Incipit: From a certain manuscript of the Philosopher R.C.

An intricate Masonic engraving is set within an architectural frame. At the top, a radiant letter G sits within a triangle, flanked by torches and a double-headed eagle holding a sword. Two globes, one representing the heavens and the other representing the earth, sit atop columns. Below the eagle is a banner with the Greek words: Know Thyself original: "ΓΝΩΘΙ ΣΕΑΥΤΟΝ". A central banner reads: God and my right original: "DEUS MEUMQUE JUS". The central scene depicts a temple interior with a crucifix on an altar, a ladder, a skeleton holding a scythe, and various ritual objects including a seven-branched candelabrum and a checkered floor. At the very bottom, a stone plinth is inscribed with: Supreme Council 33.

original: "ΓΝΩΘΙ ΣΕΑΥΤΟΝ"

original: "DEUS MEUMQUE JUS"

Know Thyself: An ancient Greek aphorism inscribed on the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. It serves as a fundamental principle of philosophical and initiatory traditions.

God and My Right: The Latin motto of the thirty third degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry.

Supreme Council 33: The administrative body for the highest degree of the Scottish Rite. The number thirty three refers to the final degree of this specific Masonic hierarchy.

Double-headed eagle: An ancient symbol adopted by the Scottish Rite to represent the dual nature of man and the union of opposites.