The legend of the ineffable degree begins with a legend that forms the basis of the 3rd-degree ritual of the symbolic degrees and ends in triumph and disaster: the Temple (why capitalized) is finished, the sacred name of Deity is discovered, and the Perfect Elus are created. The Perfect Elu’s maintain the true faith in the face of much adversity and continue to transmit with scrupulous purity the knowledge of the true God. These degrees offer many opportunities to reflect on the nature of God and the innate limitations of human language to express the inexpressible.