Cryptic Masonry consists of three degrees. The first two are presented in all Councils; however, the Super Excellent Master is normally presented in larger region/state-wide gatherings.
1. Royal Master
2. Select Master
3. Super Excellent Master
To become a Cryptic Mason you must have completed to Royal Arch degree and be in good standing.
Cryptic degrees complete the York Rite Masonic Story; they provide the last bits of history to close the story of our speculative profession. The Cryptic degrees are the last degrees presented. If you choose to continue to the Commandary, those “degrees” are called orders.
The Council’s stated meetings are on the first Thursday of the month and meet with the other two York Rite Bodies, the Royal Arch and Commandary.
Each Council reports to the Grand Council of Indiana, who in turn is under the jurisdiction of the General Grand Council.
The Cryptic Masonry philanthropical workings support the Cryptic Masons Medical Research Foundation. The General Grand Council established the Cryptic Masons Medical Research Foundation to give Cryptic Masons an opportunity to turn Masonic philosophy into a living practice. Currently the Foundation is working with medical researchers to find agents to prevent atherosclerosis or more commonly known as hardening of the arteries. This work places thousands of dollars annually into the needed research to stop our nation's largest killer, atherosclerosis and heart disease.
