{"id":44,"date":"2021-06-28T03:09:40","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T03:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tallyyorkrite.org\/?page_id=44"},"modified":"2026-04-05T14:16:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T14:16:39","slug":"council","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tallyyorkrite.org\/index.php\/council\/","title":{"rendered":"Council"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-vivid-purple-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\">Seminole Council \u2116 30 &#8211; Royal &amp; Select Masters<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Chartered in St. Petersburg, Florida on the May 19th, 1953<br><br>Companions meet the 2nd Thursday, at 7:00PM of odd months at Jackson Lodge No. 1<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>The degrees of the Council include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<ul id=\"block-292f8dd1-5558-4b29-9ae0-f36aa6f696d1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The&nbsp;<em>Royal Master&#8217;s<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;degree examines in more detail the story of the recovery of the \u201clost\u201d word and the Holy of Holies of the Temple of King Solomon.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The&nbsp;<em>Select Master<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;degree is concerned with the construction and embellishment of the subterranean vault introduced in the Royal Arch degree of the Chapter.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The&nbsp;<em>Super Excellent Master<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;degree concerns the story of the Babylonian Captivity, and of Zedekiah and his betrayal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/tallyyorkrite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Logo-Council-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-354\" style=\"width:195px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tallyyorkrite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Logo-Council-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/tallyyorkrite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Logo-Council-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/tallyyorkrite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Logo-Council-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/tallyyorkrite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Logo-Council-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/tallyyorkrite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Logo-Council-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/tallyyorkrite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Logo-Council-60x60.png 60w, https:\/\/tallyyorkrite.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Logo-Council.png 1668w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>After the degrees of Royal Arch Masonry, the second set of degrees within York Rite Masonry encompasses the degrees of the Council of Royal and Select Masters. These degrees expound upon the Royal Arch degree and, to a lesser extent, the Master Mason degree. They are often said to be among Masonry\u2019s most beautiful and impressive ceremonies, complete one\u2019s education in Ancient Craft Masonry. The degrees of the Council comprise what is called Cryptic Masonry or the Cryptic Rite because a crypt or underground room figures prominently in the degrees. The symbolic foundation of these rites is the subterranean Vault constructed by King Solomon as a stockpile for certain secret knowledge which was guarded by a select priesthood. Through these ceremonies, a Mason learns more details concerning the building of the first temple. He discovers why the word was lost, and the secret of its preservation and recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the most vivid occurs during the Super Excellent Master degree contains impressive dramatizations of truth and fidelity. 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