The Ineffable Degrees The Official Ritual of the Lodge of Perfection compiled by the United Supreme Council of the Sovereign Grand Inspector-Generals of the Thirty Third and Last Degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Freemasonry for the Southern and Western Masonic Jurisdiction, United States of America, its Territories and Dependencies Organized April 5, 1869, Holy See is the Grand Orient in Washington DC - Written By Albert Pike Himself.

Scottish Rite is one of the appendant bodies of Freemasonry that a Master Mason may join for further exposure to the principles of Freemasonry. In England and some other countries, while the Scottish Rite is not accorded official recognition by the Grand Lodge, there is no prohibition against a Freemason electing to join it. In the United States, however, the Scottish Rite is officially recognized by Grand Lodges as an extension of the degrees of Freemasonry. The Scottish Rite builds upon the ethical teachings and philosophy offered in the craft lodge, or Blue Lodge, through dramatic presentation of the individual degrees.