In Summary:
The 32nd degree of the Scottish Rite, known as the Sublime Prince of the Royal Secret, as well as the Master of the Royal Secret, is a degree that teaches that the Royal Secret, which is the eternal gift of God, is Love. It is a reminder of the Masonic obligation to aid and assist all Brother Master Masons. This degree emphasizes two of the Scottish Rite Core Values; Integrity, and Service. It is organized into Orients (generally states) and Valleys. Each Valley has up to four Scottish Rite bodies, and each body confers a set of degrees.

Initial Note:
The lessons of this degree are that “genuine brotherhood requires mutual regard, opinion, esteem, and charity”. We always look for the good in all and make allowances for others’ shortcomings. We trust the Supreme Architect to lead us to friendship, morality, and brotherly love.

Regalia Notes:
The cordon is worn from the right shoulder to the left hip and is four inches wide, double, and black-edged with white on the principal side and crimson on the other. At the point of the principal side is embroidered a red Teutonic cross with a silver, double-headed eagle superimposed.

On the crimson side, at the height of the heart, is embroidered a Teutonic cross in black. The jewel of the order is a Teutonic cross of gold with arms frosted. In the center are the letters ‘XXXII’, surrounded by a green wreath.

The apron is of white silk or velvet, twelve inches square, edged with two stripes of gold lace, each half an inch wide, and an inch apart, and fringed with gold. Between the stripes of the lace is a stripe of black velvet.

On the flap are embroidered six flags, three on each side, the lower one blue, the middle one red, and the upper one gold. On these, in the center, is a Teutonic cross of gold, and over that, an eye of gold, surrounded by two rays.

On the cross, a black double-headed eagle, with a beak and claws of gold, holding a sword of gold, one claw on the hilt. On the body of the apron is the Tracing-Board of the degree in all the colors. The reverse side of the apron is of crimson silk or velvet. It is tied by a heavy cord of crimson silk. A Cap is also worn.

Duties are:
• A Soldier of the Light seeks truth and knowledge.
A Soldier of Freedom demands the people free vote and voice and attains freedom of voice, vote, and opinion for himself. A Soldier of True Religion combats spiritual tyranny with reason and truth. A Soldier of the People encourages men to be self-reliant and independent. A Soldier of Scottish Rite Masonry is zealous and ardent in the performance of his duties to God, his country, his family, his brethren, and himself.

For Reflection:
• Do you endeavor to achieve the Royal Secret in your life and within yourself?

Lessons:
• The human is ever interlaced with the Divine.
Only doctrines, faith, or knowledge which bear fruit in action are of value. To work is to worship.

Important Symbols:
• The Camp, Lesser Tetractys, five-pointed star, Greater Tetractys, seven-pointed star, triple interlaced triangles, Trimurti (3-faced bust).

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Additional Notes:
The degree of Master of the Royal Secret selects, clarifies, and unifies into a single coherent doctrine all of the duties and lessons of the preceding degrees. In it we continue our journey eastward in search of the Holy Doctrine of which the Royal Secret is the foundation. To unveil the symbolism of the ages is a journey backward in time to the basic truths known by the ancient sages. Once the truths are revealed, our special charge is to maintain them in their purity, passing them on to the future concealed in allegory and symbolism and revealing them only to worthy men.

Sources:
Purchase ‘A Bridge To Light‘ by Rex R. Hutchens
Purchase ‘Morals & Dogma‘ by Albert Pike.