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Appendant bodies

David612

Registered User
Hello Gents,
I’m quite excited as my friendly neighborhood DGIW is hosting an information session about appendant bodies in the area with representatives of each speaking including the invitational bodies.
I have to say I’m very keen to hear more about the more secular bodies.
 

Glen Cook

G A Cook
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Hello Gents,
I’m quite excited as my friendly neighborhood DGIW is hosting an information session about appendant bodies in the area with representatives of each speaking including the invitational bodies.
I have to say I’m very keen to hear more about the more secular bodies.
DGIW = ?
 

David612

Registered User
Deputy Grand Inspector of Workings?


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Yes indeed, or is it District...

Here we don’t do the York rite and as the Scottish rite here from what I understand (I haven’t looked too deep into it for obvious reasons) requires you to profess to be a Christian, which I cannot honestly claim to be. However there are instances of people being allowed to join through dispensation.

Really interested to know what else is in my area.
 
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Glen Cook

G A Cook
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Yes indeed, or is it District...

Here we don’t do the York rite and as the Scottish rite here from what I understand (I haven’t looked too deep into it for obvious reasons) requires you to profess to be a Christian, which I cannot honestly claim to be. However there are instances of people being allowed to join through dispensation.

Really interested to know what else is in my area.
Found it. District.
You do have the individual bodies which, in the US, comprise the misnamed YR.
 
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CLewey44

Registered User
Going down the rabbit hole of appendant/concordant bodies, are any or all of you familiar with the Hermetic Order of Martinists? It is primarily in UK but it's requirements are to be a MM in a lodge recognized under the UGLE or a GL recognized by the UGLE. You also have to be a member of the SRIA (Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia or SRICF in the U.S.) to be a member of this particular Order. It is by default a Christian Order since being a member of the SRIA requires being a believer in the Trinitarian Christian Faith.
 

Warrior1256

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Going down the rabbit hole of appendant/concordant bodies, are any or all of you familiar with the Hermetic Order of Martinists? It is primarily in UK but it's requirements are to be a MM in a lodge recognized under the UGLE or a GL recognized by the UGLE. You also have to be a member of the SRIA (Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia or SRICF in the U.S.) to be a member of this particular Order. It is by default a Christian Order since being a member of the SRIA requires being a believer in the Trinitarian Christian Faith.
Hadn't heard of this. Will check it out.
 

Glen Cook

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Yeah, it looks pretty interesting. I don't know of any Martinist Orders in the U.S. that are Masonic related. There are a few here but they are totally unrelated to Freemasonry to the best of my knowledge.
CBCS, Rectified Rite.
 

CLewey44

Registered User
CBCS, Rectified Rite.
I'e heard of the CBCS (but didn't think it had a Masonic prerequisite) but not too familiar with the Rectified Rite or Priory Orders. Are they all invite only, U.S. Masonically recognized? Very interesting.
 

dfreybur

Premium Member
I don't know of any Martinist Orders in the U.S. that are Masonic related. There are a few here but they are totally unrelated to Freemasonry to the best of my knowledge.

I learned of Martinists when I was considering AMORC membership as a part of my study of many fraternal and service orders before I selected Masonry as the one I would petition. As with plenty of Rosicrucian groups they have plenty of Masonic overlap among members and some amount of Masonic descent but are not currently Masonic.
 

Keith C

Registered User
At our last stated meeting we had a presentation on the Allied Masonic Degrees. It was quite interesting. However the membership of each Council is limited to 27 members and they are an invitation only body, so interest in this group might just prove moot!
 

Warrior1256

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However the membership of each Council is limited to 27 members and they are an invitation only body, so interest in this group might just prove moot!
Here if you express too much of an interest in an invitational only body you are forever disqualified from it. Not to say that you can't inquire about it but if you ask to be admitted you will never be invited.
 

Glen Cook

G A Cook
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At our last stated meeting we had a presentation on the Allied Masonic Degrees. It was quite interesting. However the membership of each Council is limited to 27 members and they are an invitation only body, so interest in this group might just prove moot!
You can always petition to start another Council.
 
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