Arturo de Hoyos

WBro. Arturo de Hoyos, 33°, Grand Cross, KYCH, is currently the Grand Historian of the Supreme Council, 33°, Scottish Rite and the Grand Archivist and  Chairman of Publications for the Grand College of Rites, U.S.A. WBbro de Hoyos is also a member of the executive staff at the House of the Temple, in Washington, D.C. 

He is America's foremost authority on the history and rituals of the Scottish Rite.  His is an author, editor, and translator of many books and articles on Freemasonry, including Albert Pike’s Esoterika: The Symbolism of the Blue Degrees of Freemasonry (2005), The Scottish Rite Ritual Monitor and Guide (2007), and Light on Masonry (2008). He also co-authored, with S. Brent Morris, the best-selling books "Is it True What They Say About Freemasonry? The Methods of anti-Masons?" (2004), and Committed to the Flames: The History and Rituals of a Secret Masonic Rite (2007) with whom he also co-edited Freemasonry in Context: History, Ritual, Controversy (2004).  WB de Hoyos has traveled and lectured extensively on Freemasonry and is the special consultant to the Masonic Service Association of North America. He was one of three people invited to the Vatican by the Roman Catholic Church to discuss Freemasonry. He has been featured on CNN, ABC, NBC, DC's FOX 5 News, WAMU Radio's "Metro Connection," Voice of America, and The History Channel; and has been interviewed by the New York Times, El País, and other newspapers and magazines worldwide.

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One of the best methods to increase your Masonic knowledge is through the Scottish Rite Research Society. Membership in the SRRS is a great investment to increase your knowledge of the craft and build your Masonic library. Their motto is:

Indocti discant, ament meminisse periti.
Let the unlearned learn, let the experts love to remember. 

Since 1991, the Scottish Rite Research Society (SRRS) has become one of the most dynamic forces in Masonic research today, pursuing a publication program emphasizing quality—both in content and physical form. While it has its administrative offices at the House of the Temple in Washington, D.C., it is open to all. We encourage anyone interested in deepening his or her understanding of Freemasonry to become a member and make the SRRS your research society.