May/June 2026

Photograph of hand using a door knocker. Title text: "Returning Home to Charleston." Caption: Now adorning the entrance to the House of the Temple’s Executive Chamber, this well-worn brass knocker originally hung on the door to the Supreme Council chamber in Charleston, S.C., the birthplace of the Supreme Council, 33°, SJ, USA. On May 31, 2026, the Supreme Council, 33°, will live-stream a special session in Charleston to commemorate the 225th anniversary of the establishment of the Mother Supreme Council, 33°.

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**Please note that the back cover of the May/June 2026 print edition of the Scottish Rite Journal has incorrectly listed May 31 as a Saturday. The 225th Anniversary Special Session of the Supreme Council, 33°, will take place on SUNDAY, May 31, 2026. We apologize for the error. The online edition has the correct date.**

In this magazine:

Articles—

  • J. W. D’Acosta, “Guthrie, Oklahoma: Where Masons Unite, Part II”
  • R. A. Kratochvil, “Further Light through Many Lenses”
  • “Annual Report to Our Scottish Rite Membership”
  • B. Robin, “California Scottish Rite Foundation Receives CSHA Public Service Award”
  • M. P. Lorio, “Awen: The Breath that Inspires”
  • M. Dreisonstok, “Rite Works—First Leadership Conference a Big Winner in Las Vegas”

Features—

  • J. D. Cole, Grand Commander’s Message, “A Bookmark”
  • M. Dreisonstok, Cornerstones of the Craft, “The Four Cardinal Virtues in Select Works by Rudyard Kipling”
  • A. de Hoyos, House of the Temple Museum Highlight, “Biennial Session Coins Depicting Shepheard’s Tavern, Birthplace of the Supreme Council, 33°”
  • T. Simpkins, J. M. Bozeman, and C. Dreisonstok, Chips from the Quarry, “Pioneers in Technology”
  • Current Interest
  • P. J. Roup, Notes from the Northern Light, “333 Miles, One Mission”
  • From the Pages of Amicus, “Thomas Paine, Freemasonry, and the Druidic Tradition”
  • M. Dreisonstok, The Masonic Traveler, “The Masonic Traveler in Fabulous Las Vegas”
  • M. Dreisonstok, From the Pages of Amicus, “Preserving Friends of a Distant Past”
  • S. D. Klein, Book Reviews, “Masonic Traditions Wrapped in Trivia & Universalizing the Cardinal Virtues”
  • C. Dreisonstok, Masonic Puzzle, “Cathedrals and Churches in Newton’s The Builders”