In this episode, we discuss the 4th Degree - "Secret Master" from "Morals & Dogma: The Annotated Edition".  Transcripts, Chapter Markers and Show Notes for all episodes are available from our website - WayOfTheHermit.com.

It is highly recommended that you read the chapter in order to fully follow our discussion.  "Morals and Dogma" is available from these sites: 

• Albert Pike's Morals and Dogma: Annotated Edition (to purchase)
• Morals and Dogma (free but unannotated online PDF)
• Albert Pike's Morals and Dogma (Audible audiobook for purchase)

For the remaining degrees, we are supplementing the  "Morals and Dogma" material with selections from the Scottish Rite Ritual Monitor & Guide and A Bridge to Light.

Overview:

• Introduction (01:15 )
• Scottish Rite Degree System (04:41 )
• Morals and Dogma - Chapter (08:12 )
  • Craft Degrees - An Introduction to Masonic Philosophy
  • The True Mason is Active
  • Knowledge and Wisdom Ennoble the Soul
  • Wisdom is Better Than Strength
  • Duty is the Object of Masonry
  • Breast to Breast
  • Obedience to the Law
  • Be True and Faithful
• Scottish Rite Ritual - Monitor and Guide (23:29 ) 
• A Bridge To Light (25:14 )
• Concluding Remarks (28:09 )

Links:

• Scottish Rite Ritual Monitor & Guide (Amazon.com)
• A Bridge to Light (Amazon.com)
• The Book of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry (PDF)
• What's the Difference Between a Monitor and a Ritual Book?
• Harpocrates (Wikipedia)
• Excalibur (1981 John Boorman film)
• Excalibur (script PDF)
• Philip K. Dick (Wikipedia)
• Meditations on the Tarot (Amazon.com)