STORYLINE The 18th degree uses the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth to exemplify the universal principles of life and urge us to be tolerant of others. This degree uses the symbol of the rose cross; the rose signifies dawn and the cross is a sacred symbol of antiquity. PHILOSOPHY The Book of Life is opened. The new law is a law of love, which all men everywhere may understand and practice. CORE VALUE Integrity Find this Degree See the 18° - Knight of the Rose Croix of H. R. D. M. at the Valleys below. Pennsylvania Harrisburg Secretary: John D. Cook, 33° Address PO BOX 2423, HARRISBURG, PA, 17105-2423 Phone: 717-238-8867 Indiana Indianapolis Secretary: Thomas A. Fallis, 33° Address 650 NORTH MERIDIAN STREET, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46204-1294 Phone: 317-262-3111 Wisconsin Madison Secretary: Scott R. Magnusson, 32°, MSA Address SCOTTISH RITE BODIES, 301 WISCONSIN AVE, MADISON, WI, 53703-2107 Phone: 608-215-4921 Wisconsin Milwaukee Secretary: Michael A. Reindl, 33° Address 11020 W. Plank Court Suite C, Wauwatosa, WI, 53226-3279 Phone: 414-727-3153 Pennsylvania Reading Secretary: Herbert K. Swisher, 33° Address P.O. BOX 6013, READING, PA, 19610-0013 Phone: 610-621-6127 •Fax: 610-373-0795 Maine Rockland Secretary: Jeffrey W. Sukeforth, 33°, MSA Address 47 Rawson Ave., Camden, ME, 04843 Phone: 207-691-2270 New York The Hudson Secretary: Aram M. Adishian, 33°, MSA, HGA Address PO Box 321, Westwood, NJ, 07675 Phone: 917-327-1712 Ohio Toledo Secretary: Michael E. Shobe, 33° Address 309 W. Sophia St, Maumee, OH, 43537-2169 Phone: 419-893-2942 •Fax: 419-893-2962 Ohio Youngstown Secretary: Timothy N. Flack, 33° Address PO Box 1420, Warren, OH, 44482-1420 Phone: 330-373-0890 •Fax: 330-373-0898 The Chapter of Rose Croix Degrees The Chapter of Rose Croix confers the 17th and 18th degrees, known as the philosophical degrees. These degrees make use of Christian symbols and historical settings, but their spiritual message is universal for all Masons, who are united in the belief of a Supreme Being. Both degrees use the Book of Life to advance the concept of avoiding the mistakes of the past. The term “Rose Croix” literally means “rose cross,” and is derived from the symbol of the order of the Rosicrucians: a rose on a cross. Aspects of the Scottish Rite’s 18th degree, Knight of the Rose Croix, were inspired by Rosicrucianism. The History of the 18°