EIGHTEEN REASONS TO JOIN THE ANCIENT & ACCEPTED RITE (ROSE CROIX)

1. The same religious requirements as in The Craft.

2. Ritual based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth.

3. You can apply at any time, but admission requires you to have been a Master Mason for at least 6 months.

4. No need to be a member of any other Order.

5. Close affinity with Craft & UGLE.

6. New members are admitted as 18^th degree brethren in the ceremony known as the Rose Croix of Heredom.

7. The 18^th Degree ceremony is dramatic, colourful, and immensely moving.

8. Any member of the Order can deliver the vast majority of the ritual.

9. There is no exclusion from any part of the ceremonies.

10. It is a quiet and dignified Order.

11. There is a special atmosphere of fellowship and friendship.

12. Our Chapters meet two or three times per year.

13. Speeches and Toasts at the meal and after-proceedings are brief.

14. Dining usually finishes by 9:30pm.

15. A flat structure is maintained with no Provincial “hierarchy”.

16. Opportunities to attain the Higher Degrees of Freemasonry, including the highest available – the 33^rd.

17. Higher Degrees meetings and ceremonies are unique, with full ritual being delivered by members of the Supreme Council

18. Please don’t wait to be invited – you can enquire now by using the “contact” details available on our website:

I encourage you to make this the next step on your masonic journey, and explore the beauty, wisdom, and teachings of this wonderful Order.

Stephen W Fowler, 33°, Inspector General, District of Warwickshire.

Knowle Centre for Freemasonry