As the representative of Solomon, King of Israel, the Presiding officer of a Council of Select Masters has the duty of reciting the secret tradition. There is nothing in the ritual of Cryptic Masonry that explicitly tells us what this secret tradition is, but there is much in the symbolism of the degrees and certain … Continue reading "Digital Series #4 – The Secret Tradition and the Cryptic Council by Bro. Eric C. Friedman"