Brian Lewis
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My name is Brian and I am a Master Mason in Oklahoma and I belong to the Anadarko Masonic Lodge #21. I will be confering my York Rite degrees in a week and hopefully Scottish Rite this fall.
Awesome.
What's York Rite ?
LOL.. I know... it's just that people often think this is Universal rather than being a Nth American thing...The North American Amalgamation!
I probably shouldn’t say that either.
The York Rite (along with the Scottish Rite) is one of two appendant Bodies of Masonry beyond the level of the Craft or Blue Lodge that is focused on expanding a Master Mason’s understanding of several important ideas introduced in the first three degrees of the Blue Lodge. It covers 10 degrees beyond the Master Masons degree that includes the Knights Templar degree.
From a non-american perspective: The york rite is a collection of degrees that normally would be given by a few diffrent bodies. There are more then just two appendant bodies in masonry.