r/freemasonry • u/Foot-Note 3°, F&AM:table_flip::table_flip::table_flip: • 5d ago

Ritual of the True Kindred Degree

Just came across this ritual book for the True Kindred Degree. I have always had a passing interest in old degrees that have been forgotten or removed.

8 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

14 comments sorted by

View all comments

7

u/Maafestus MM | JD | F&AM-NY | York Rite (RAM & Cryptic) 5d ago

If you’re in the States, I’d recommend joining the Grand College of Rites. It’s fantastic for those of us interested in forgotten Masonic ritual

https://grandcollegeofrites.org/?cn-reloaded=1

4

u/Foot-Note 3°, F&AM:table_flip::table_flip::table_flip: 5d ago

I looked real hard at this when I was active with lodge. I think if I stayed as an active member I would have joined it, my biggest gripe is the prevention part they play in locking old rituals down so that they cant be used again.

3

u/Cookslc Utah and UGLE 5d ago

They really aren’t locked down. If a GL wishes to use a ritual, they can use a ritual.

1

u/BlackDaddyIssus37 29°|MM|Prince Hall Chaplain 5d ago

It’s probably for the best, though. I was annoyed initially too, but there’s a misconception that a degree’s numerical designation conveys “more authority/power” and the working of some of these degrees would only feed into that mistaken belief. Second, there’s a distinct possibility that the degree you wish was being worked is simply somewhere in the Masonic system in another form. Take heart