THE EGYPTIAN RITE

The Egyptian Rites, in the opinion of all, constitute a world apart within Freemasonry.

We must understand the adjective '' Egyptian '' not as the origin of the wisdom in the land of Egypt alone, but as a concept of a traditional affiliation, coming from a land that has marked the history of men. It is the underground continuation of Mediterranean and Western wisdom through channels which have existed since the earliest times, dating back to the Middle Ages and the Renaissance through an uninterrupted chain of societies being linked through secrets.