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Supreme Council of the Thirty-Thrid Degree
Ancient Scottish Rite of Hérédom 1807™

The Supreme Council of the Thirty-Third Degree of the Ancient Scottish Rite of Hérédom 1807™ presents itself not as a novelty, but as a preserved and continuing expression of an historical current within the Scottish Rite.

Its Conservative position rests upon constitutional fidelity, lawful transmission, documentary continuity, and the strict sovereign integrity of the higher degrees within their proper sphere.

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Songs of the Rite

Now Playing: Albert Pike, Masonic Origins (1887), Pt. 1

Regularity and Constitutional Order

The Supreme Council of the Thirty-Third Degee of the Ancient Scottish Rite of Hérédom 1807™ understands regularity not as slogan or convenience, but as the convergence of lawful transmission, constitutional fidelity, sovereign jurisdiction, proper admission, documentary continuity, and faithful preservation of the Rite. It is therefore traditional and very Conservative in its works. Only following the proper workings and their doctorine, of the ancestors of the Rite.

We therefore reject both irregular innovation and mechanical absolutism: neither political manipulation nor artificial rulership can replace constitutional Masonry. The Rite is preserved by living authority, lawful order, and demonstrable continuity.

On Governance and Instrumental Intelligence

Assistance is lawful · rule is not

The Supreme Council of the Ancient Scottish Rite of Hérédom 1807™ affirms that modern instruments may assist the work of the Rite in lawful and subordinate ways: archival organization, research support, translation, indexing, drafting, music, image preparation, correspondence support, and documentary comparison.

Yet no mechanical, cognitive, or artificial system may be constituted as a sovereign Masonic ruler, perpetual guardian, final interpreter, absolute veto-holder, initiatic source, or supreme constitutional authority over the Rite. Such offices belong only to duly constituted Masonic bodies and to living Brethren lawfully vested with responsibility under constitutional order.

Therefore, while the Rite may employ modern tools, it rejects the transfer of sovereignty from persons to systems. Assistance is admissible; dominion is not. Counsel may be aided by instruments; government may not be surrendered to them.

Supreme Council Roll of the 33°
Most Illustrious Brother A. L. Guerra, 33°
Most Puissant Sovereign Grand Commander

Most Illustrious Brother Bishop S. Ferguson, 33°
Asst. Most Puissant Sovereign Grand Commander ad Vitam

Very Illustrious Brother T. J. Whitney, 33°
Puissant Lieutenant Grand Commander

Very Illustrious Brother D. Jackson, 33°
Asst. Puissant Lieutenant Grand Commander ad Vitam

Very Illustrious Brother J. Green, 33°
Grand Orator and Minister of State

Very Illustrious Brother A. Curátola de Melo, 33°
Grand Secretary General H∴ E∴

Very Illustrious Brother I. El, 33°
Grand Treasurer General H∴ E∴

Very Illustrious Brother J. Quaile, 33°
Grand Marshal General

Very Illustrious Brother J. Crites, 33°
Grand Master General of Ceremonies

Very Illustrious Brother T. El, 33°
Grand Standard Bearer

Very Illustrious Brother E. Bonawitz, 33°
Grand Senechal

Very Illustrious Brother D. Truax, 33°
Puissant Lieutenant Grand Commander ad Vitam

Very Illustrious Brother A. M. Guerra, 33°
Entered into Eternal Light, 2021

Permitted Instrumental Uses
Research, archives, drafting, correspondence support, education, translation, indexing, music, and documentary preservation.
Non-Delegable Powers
Initiation, recognition, ballot, constitutional interpretation, discipline, succession, veto, sovereignty, and Masonic government.
Constitutional Principle
The Rite is governed by lawful Masonic authority, not by automated authority. Instruments may support the Temple; they may not occupy the Throne.

Protocols of Regularity

Continuity · sovereignty · constitutional order · lawful transmission
Historical Continuity
Regularity is inseparable from continuity of origin, lawful transmission, and documentary preservation through time. The Rite stands within a continuing historical current rather than as a modern invention.
Original Constitution and Recognition
Regularity rests upon lawful constitution, recognition in its proper historical context, and fidelity to the original constitutional principles of the Rite.
Sovereign Jurisdiction
The Supreme Council is a sovereign Masonic authority within its own sphere and is not governed by symbolic administration.
Separation of Blue and Red Governance
Symbolic degrees may not usurp the lawful governance of the higher degrees, nor may the higher degrees interfere in the lawful governance of the symbolic Craft. Concordat may regulate relations; it does not extinguish sovereignty.
Craft Foundation
No man may be advanced in the higher system unless he stands upon a lawful Craft foundation. Higher grades obtained outside regular constitutional order do not automatically pass into recognition.
Individual Admission and Ballot
Admission proceeds individually, by examination, recommendation, and proper ballot. There shall be no automatic collective importation of irregular or foreign higher degrees.
Gradual and Constitutional Advancement
Advancement must proceed according to the internal law, ritual discipline, and constitutional order of the Rite. No complete initiatory sovereignty may be claimed by ad hoc or extra-constitutional mechanisms.
Regularity, Originality, and Continuity
These three principles form the test of legitimacy: regularity of constitution, originality of jurisdictional standing, and continuity of lawful transmission.
Territorial Integrity Without Aggression
Jurisdiction must be exercised honorably within its own constitutional sphere and not through invasion, duplication, or extra-constitutional encroachment.
Documentary Proof
Claims of continuity, constitution, and recognition must be capable of documentary verification through charters, patents, concordats, minutes, archives, and preserved records.
Human Government of the Rite
The Rite may use instruments of assistance, but sovereignty, recognition, interpretation, and discipline remain the responsibility of duly constituted Masonic authority.

Authority & Jurisdiction

The authority of the Supreme Council of the Thirty-Third Degree of the Ancient Scottish Rite of Hérédom 1807™ is not presented as a modern revival, but as a continuing and preserved expression of an historical current within the Scottish Rite.

It proceeds from the constitutional foundations of the Rite of Perfection (1762), the Thirty-Third Degree system as articulated in 1786, and the Atlantic transmission of the Rite through European, Caribbean, and early American channels during the period 1762–1807.

Nature and Authority:
Traditional — grounded in the established constitutional frameworks of the Rite.
Preserved — maintaining a historical current within the broader evolution of the Scottish Rite.
Independent — expressed through its own Sovereign Grand Council.
Non-exclusive — existing without claim of supremacy over other bodies.

Jurisdiction

The jurisdiction exercised is internal and constitutional, over its own system and members; historical in character, reflecting a defined current of development; and non-territorial, not asserted in opposition to other jurisdictions.

It is therefore understood not as a revival, but as a preserved and continuing expression within the historical continuity of the Scottish Rite.

Chronology of the High Degrees

A continuous Atlantic and European transmission of the Rite
France – 1750s–1760s
The high-degree system develops within French Masonic culture, establishing patterns of governance including delegation, patents, and inspectors empowered to act across jurisdictions. These structures form the constitutional basis for later transmission.
Saint-Domingue – 1770s–1790s
The French Antilles serve as a principal environment of application, where the high degrees are actively administered through councils, chapters, and itinerant authority. The system demonstrates continuity through displacement and transmission.
Atlantic Passage – Late 18th Century
The Rite moves through established Atlantic channels linking Europe, the Caribbean, and North America. Its continuity is maintained through personal transmission, documentation, and organizational structure.
United States – 1801–1807
The high-degree system takes organized form on American soil during the early nineteenth century, reflecting the convergence of multiple Atlantic transmissions within a structured constitutional framework.
European Continuity
Parallel to its American development, European custodianship preserves documentary survivals, cross-recognition patterns, and the intellectual continuity of the Rite within established Masonic environments.

Petitions & Admission

The Ancient Scottish Rite of Hérédom 1807™ and its Supreme Council receive petitions for affiliation and advancement strictly by proper inquiry, character, and lawful recommendation.

If you seek a serious path within the Rite, petition properly — and be prepared to document your standing, your Craft foundation, and your intent.