William Wynn Westcott and the Esoteric School

By Bro. R. A. Gilbert (19 February 1987) INTRODUCTION IN 1931, ON THE occasion of his Installation as W. M. of this Lodge, Bro W. J. Williams gave as his Inaugural Address an account of The Contributions of Former Members, outlining the work of twenty-two members of the Lodge. Three years later Bro. W. J. … Read more

1st Missouri AMD Ingathering 5/21

The Missouri chapters of the Allied Masonic Degrees cordially invite all Master Masons to attend the first Missouri AMD Ingathering, on Saturday, May 21st. This inaugural event will be held at the Stoney Creek Hotel and Convention Center in Independence, Missouri. There will be six Masonic speakers at this all day event, and you can … Read more

Allied Masonic Degrees – Degrees of Significance

Of the many ‘extra-Craft’ degrees, those five controlled by the Grand Council of the Order of the Allied Masonic Degrees are probably the least known: one has to be a Mark Master and a Royal Arch Mason to be eligible and this double qualification will exclude many. There are also fewer private Allied Councils than there are lodges, or equivalent bodies, for the much larger orders of Mark and Royal Ark Mariners and even of smaller orders, such as the Royal and Select Masters.

The Allied Masonic Degrees – Red Cross of Babylon and the Holy Order of the Grand High Priest

A reprint of an article published in Freemasonry Today Issue 25, Summer 2003 © Grand Lodge Publications Ltd 1997-2014 The Allied Masonic Degrees Keith Jackson Reviews the Red Cross of Babylon and the Holy Order of the Grand High Priest The Grand Council of the Order of Allied Masonic Degrees now controls five degrees which are ‘beyond … Read more