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The Rectified Scottish Rite (RER), also known as the Rectified Rite or RSR, is a Christian Masonic rite with a long and complex history. It was founded in 1778 at the Convent of Lyon in France under the leadership of Jean-Baptiste Willermoz, who served as the primary architect and driving force behind its formation.[1][2] It emerged as a reform and restructuring of the earlier Templar Strict Observance system that had spread in Germany and France in the mid-18th century.[3]
The rite is explicitly Christian, requiring candidates to profess faith in Jesus Christ. It incorporates influences and symbolism from branches of esoteric Christianity as well as Masonic Templar movements.[4] The central teachings of the Rectified Scottish Rite focus on the loss and restoration of mankind's original innocence, integrating elements of Martinez de Pasqually's occult Coën theology and Louis-Claude de Saint-Martin's mystical Christianity.[5]
- ^ Ligou, Daniel (1987). Histoire des francs-maçons en France. Toulouse: Privat. pp. 128-136.
- ^ "Histoire du RER Archives".
- ^ Var, Jean-François (1991). "La Stricte Observance". Villard de Honnecourt (23): 33–60.
- ^ Faivre, Antoine (1973). L'ésotérisme au XVIIIe siècle en France et en Allemagne. Paris: Seghers. pp. 147–176.
- ^ Joly, Alice (2011). Un mystique lyonnais et les secrets de la franc-maçonnerie, 1730-1824. Paris: Dervy. pp. 57–89.