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Ancient Mystic Oriental Masonry
R. Swinburne Clymer · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordA dispensation permits an authorized exception or separation; a warrant authorizes the formation and standing of a lodge.
- In Ancient Mystic Oriental MasonryThe regulations require permission for members to separate from a crowded lodge and authority for a new lodge to be formed.
- In this editionAn earlier dispensation from monastic vows is a different use of the same word.
- A place to readR.20: … “and capacity of the Candidate; unless by Special Dispensation. No man can be admitted or made” …
Meaning
A dispensation permits an authorized exception or separation; a warrant authorizes the formation and standing of a lodge.
Use in the book
The regulations require permission for members to separate from a crowded lodge and authority for a new lodge to be formed. An unauthorized group is to be treated as rebellious rather than as duly constituted brethren. The Supreme Grand Master’s power to issue these instruments supports the unity of the order and the dependence of local bodies on its central government.
Places to read
- Rules and Regulations · Block 20… “and capacity of the Candidate; unless by Special Dispensation. No man can be admitted or made unless he first becomes a member of the ………………”
- Rules and Regulations · Block 22… “becomes too numerous; nor even then, without a Dispensation from the Supreme Grand Master; and when they are thus separated, they must either immediately join themselves to such other Lodge as” …
- Rules and Regulations · Block 23… “form a Lodge without the Supreme Grand Master's Warrant, the regular Lodges are not to countenance them, nor own them as fair Brethren and duly formed, but treat them as Rebels.” …
- Rules and Regulations · Block 28“26. The Supreme Grand Master issues all Dispensations and Warrants for Lodges throughout the known world. He shall keep a book, or appoint a Secretary to keep such book, wherein be” …
In this edition
An earlier dispensation from monastic vows is a different use of the same word. Its lexical occurrence is included in the concordance and should not be read as a lodge warrant.
Reading the argument
The regulations state how Clymer’s order defines legitimacy. They do not establish that every other Masonic jurisdiction accepts its warrants. Read the instrument’s internal function separately from external recognition.
Dispensation
“Dispensation” — 4 occurrences in 4 text blocks: M.9; F.43; R.20, 22.
Dispensations
“Dispensations” — 2 occurrences in 2 text blocks: S.4; R.28.
warrant
“warrant” — 2 occurrences in 2 text blocks: R.22–23.
warrants
“warrants” — 1 occurrence in 1 text block: R.28.