The Chapter of
Rose Croix

The Chapter of Rose Croix confers the 17° and 18°, and is the spiritual heart of the Scottish Rite. These degrees teach that the only lasting Temple is in the soul of man.

The Philosophical and Doctrinal Degrees of the Chapter of Rose Croix

17° - Knight of the East and West - The lessons of this degree are that loyalty to God is man's primary allegance, and the temporal governments not founded upon God and His righteousness will enevitably fall.

18° - Knight of the Rose Croix of H.R.D.M. - The lessons taught in this degree are that man must have a new Temple in his heart where God is worshiped in spirit and in truth and that he must have a new law of love which all men everywhere may understand and practice. This degree affirms the broad principles of universality and tolerance.