Studies

The Aim of the Society is to aid and encourage each other in working out the great problems of life, and in searching out the secrets of nature; to facilitate the study of the system of philosophy founded upon the Qabalah and the doctrine of Hermes Trismegistus, which was inculcated by the original Fratres Rosae Crucis, AD 1450, and to investigate the meaning and symbolism of all that now remains of the wisdom, art and literature of the ancient world.

In order to achieve this aim, papers and discussions are undertaken in Colleges, fratres are encouraged to undertake their own researches, and additional information in support is provided by the Society and Directors of Studies. 

The provincial Study Group was reactivated in 2021 and in 2024 will likely be online quarterly on Sunday evenings. This group is led by the Provincial Directors of Studies and is currently leading fratres through the Supreme Magus' Study Course.

Many texts and papers are obtainable through the College Directors of Studies, for general study and reflection of the fratres. This material is being updated and extended. Click here for a suggested reading list.

Library

High Council has a voluminous and highly important library, now housed at UGLE Library and Museum, Great Queen Street, London, which is available to all fratres. The Museum of Freemasonry (UGLE) link is: https://museumfreemasonry.org.uk/research

High Council also has an increasingly large and valuable collection of digitial material available to fratres in their Golden Cabinet online repository: https://www.sria.uk.com/document-library/

The provincial library, which is held at the Western Masonic Centre, has an increasing collection of material: Click here for the catalogue or click here for a more detailed spreadsheet of the catalogue (c. Dec-2023).

The provincial digital library with 1000's of pieces of work, currently includes the following collections, covering a broad range of topics:

Foundational Texts                                                                 SRIA 'Red Book' series

Magazines and Newsletters                       Books on a wide variety of topics

Metropolitan College Transactions                                    Supreme Magus' Study Course (parts 1, 2 & 3)

Fratres' presentations and lecture papers                       Provincial Seminar Transactions

Fratres looking for research material on a range of topics might consider visting other external sites - click here for a list of sites (which may not be current).