One of the important teaching methods in Royal Arch Masonry is the use of color to help reveal the significance of symbols that are inadequately expressed in words. Examining the psychology of chromotherapy; the emblematic purpose and colorings of the protective coverings; and antediluvian allusions to the elementals; "Parting the Veils of Mystery" links the lessons of Symbolic Masonry to the ancient schools of mystery hidden within the Capitular Degrees of Royal Arch Masonry.