In 1853, Albert Pike joined the Scottish Rite in Charleston, South Carolina.
Only four years later in 1857 Pike completed his first revision of the 4°-32° ritual, and printed 100 copies.
This revision, which Mackey[1] dubbed the "Magnum Opus" was never adopted by the Supreme Council, but became the basis for future ritual revisions. <NEXT>
Supplemental Information
[1] MacketAlbert Gallatin Mackey, (12 March 1807 - June 20, 1881) Saint Andrews Lodge No. 10, South Carolina, medical doctor, and Masonic author. Born in Charleston, South Carolina. Former Grand Lecturer and Grand Secretary of The Grand Lodge of South Carolina and former Secretary General of the Supreme Council of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States.<NEXT>
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