Whence Came You? - Freemasonry discussed and Masonic research for today's Freemason

This week—Great news about a great Brother who is now Worshipful Master. We've also got illustrious Brother Harrison, who stops by for on new Masonic Minute. The movie Peggy Sue-- Kathleen Turner, Nicolas Cage, and…the Freemasons? Then a piece that explores the idea of the Elohim. What is it? Or they? Or him? Finally, we draw a Tarot card and discuss its implications on revelation, change, and necessary destruction. Soul growth is imminent. Stay tuned… Links: Masonic Philosophical Society https://blog.philosophicalsociety.org/2019/07/22/the-elohim-part-i-the-sons-of-god/ MO Lodge of Research HTTP://www.Molor.org WCY Podcast YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/WhenceCameYou Ancient Modern Initiation: Special Edition http://www.wcypodcast.com/the-Shop The Master's Word- A Short Treatise on the Word, the Light, and the Self - Autographed https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Wilmshurst University https://wilmshurstuniversity.com Get the new book! How to Charter a Lodge https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop The Great Books Program! https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r Links listed may or may not be Amazon affiliate links.

This week, some things are grinding Bill Hosler's gears. What could those things be? Women, Freemasons? Points in or out? Green beans? Alcohol in lodge? You'll have to listen to find out. Then we'll ask an age-old question. Who the heck was Enoch? What does it mean when he says that he walked with God? Kristen Wilson-Slack's got an excellent post on this. She explores the various facets of what we know about him, where we can read more, and she also discusses the origin of "Enochian" --Ed Kelly and John Dee, anybody?! All this and more, coming right up! Stay tuned! Links: Bill's Piece http://www.midnightfreemasons.org/2021/11/this-is-why-we-cant-have-nice-things.html Masonic Philosophical Society https://blog.philosophicalsociety.org/2018/12/14/who-put-the-enoch-in-enochian/ WCY Podcast YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/WhenceCameYou Ancient Modern Initiation: Special Edition http://www.wcypodcast.com/the-Shop The Master's Word- A Short Treatise on the Word, the Light, and the Self - Autographed https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Wilmshurst University https://wilmshurstuniversity.com Get the new book! How to Charter a Lodge https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop The Great Books Program! https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r Links listed may or may not be Amazon affiliate links.

This week, we explore the symbol of one of the lesser-known in Freemasonry--the Moon. We often think it means just relating to the equilibrium of ruling a Lodge, but could it mean more? Is the secret pertaining to divine feminine energy? And can it also have a historical and practical purpose within our ritual? We've also got a great, all-new Masonic Minute segment with Illustrious Brother Harrison. What happens when Steve sits down for lunch and realizes the Brothers he's talking to have never heard of perhaps the most considerable Masonic controversy ever? What is the danger of not knowing about this strange tale in Masonic history? All this and more, stay tuned! Links: The Sun, Moon, and Master of the Lodge https://californiafreemason.org/2019/11/14/the-sun-the-moon-and-the-master The Sun, the Moon, and the Freemason https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5644eeffe4b0b0ba349f7b3f/t/5defdd9a42a3c814ed114288/1576000922505/Sun+and+Moon.pdf NASA Confirms Longest Eclipse https://www.scientiststudy.com/2021/11/nasa-confirms-longest-lunar-eclipse-in.html https://www.scientiststudy.com/2021/11/nasa-confirms-longest-lunar-eclipse-in.html?m=1 Masonic Conferences http://www.masonicconferences.com Double Eagle Con 2021 http://www.tinyurl.com/doubleeaglecon2021 I Was Wrong, Conspiracies Are No Laughing Matter http://www.midnightfreemasons.org/2021/11/i-was-wrong-conspiracies-are-no.html Persecuted Masons: The Holocaust and Hitler's Attack on Freemasonry https://blog.philosophicalsociety.org/2020/07/20/persecuted-masons-the-holocaust-and-hitlers-attack-on-freemasonry/ Why People Latch on To Conspiracy Theories – According to Science https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/why-people-latch-on-to-conspiracy-theories-according-to-science WCY Podcast YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/WhenceCameYou The Craftsman+ Journal and Pen http://www.wcypodcast.com/the-shop Ancient Modern Initiation: Special Edition http://www.wcypodcast.com/the-Shop The Master's Word- A Short Treatise on the Word, the Light, and the Self - Autographed https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Wilmshurst University https://wilmshurstuniversity.com Get the new book! How to Charter a Lodge https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop The Great Books Program! https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r Links listed may or may not be Amazon affiliate links.

This week Darin Lahners sheds some light on some of the wild conspiratorial manifestos that have been dropped off at Masonic lodges all over Illinois. How does this speak of the collective thoughts on Freemasonry today, and what are its dangers? And what is the possible threat specifically affecting Freemasonry? Then, we'll travel nearly 70 years in the past to take a look at how Freemasons were persecuted during the Holocaust. We're not going to talk about the "Forget Me Not" at all. We'll talk about the real thing and give you some historical context on the conspiracy theories and propaganda that existed back in 1925. We'll then look at modern-day and why people believe in conspiracy theories according to science. And finally, we'll draw a Tarot card and discuss its meaning. All this and more, stay tuned! Links: Call to Conclave http://www.Call2conclave.org The Rocky Mountain Mason Podcast http://www.rockymountainmason.com Masonic Conferences http://www.masonicconferences.com Double Eagle Con 2021 http://www.tinyurl.com/doubleeaglecon2021 I Was Wrong, Conspiracies Are No Laughing Matter http://www.midnightfreemasons.org/2021/11/i-was-wrong-conspiracies-are-no.html Persecuted Masons: The Holocaust and Hitler's Attack on Freemasonry https://blog.philosophicalsociety.org/2020/07/20/persecuted-masons-the-holocaust-and-hitlers-attack-on-freemasonry/ Why People Latch on To Conspiracy Theories – According to Science https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/why-people-latch-on-to-conspiracy-theories-according-to-science WCY Podcast YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/WhenceCameYou The Craftsman+ Journal and Pen http://www.wcypodcast.com/the-shop Ancient Modern Initiation: Special Edition http://www.wcypodcast.com/the-Shop The Master's Word- A Short Treatise on the Word, the Light, and the Self - Autographed https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Wilmshurst University https://wilmshurstuniversity.com Get the new book! How to Charter a Lodge https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop The Great Books Program! https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r Links listed may or may not be Amazon affiliate links.

This week, we look at the history of the Tarot. Where it came from, who used it and what it was used for. We'll have an article from Jamie Paul Lamb about the Tarot as well, giving his high-level overview on the tarot significance. We also get a great look at the Tarot from a quasi-Masonic point of view. And if that's not cool enough, we will draw a card and see what that card could mean for us. We've also got Illustrious Brother Harrison stopping by for an all-new Masonic Minute; stay tuned! Links: Mysteries of the Unknown Visions and Prophecies https://amzn.to/3ETjKx5 MO Lodge of Research http://www.molor.org Tria Prima Blog https://triaprima.co/2020/03/23/what-do-tarot-cards-have-to-do-with-freemasonry/ Masonic Philosophical Society https://blog.philosophicalsociety.org/2019/08/05/the-tarot-symbolism-and-freemasonry/ WCY Podcast YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/WhenceCameYou The Craftsman+ Journal and Pen http://www.wcypodcast.com/the-shop Ancient Modern Initiation: Special Edition http://www.wcypodcast.com/the-Shop The Master's Word- A Short Treatise on the Word, the Light, and the Self - Autographed https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Wilmshurst University https://wilmshurstuniversity.com Get the new book! How to Charter a Lodge https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop The Great Books Program! https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r Links listed may or may not be Amazon affiliate links.

This week, we have a special guest, RW:.Brother, Christopher Earnshaw. RW:. Earnshaw is a Past Grand historian for the Grand Lodge of Japan, Past Master of the Lodge of Research for the Grand Lodge of Japan, a Past Chairman of Education! Brother Earnshaw takes us deep into the alchemical symbolism represented in Freemasonry through the East. Freemasonry often claims that light comes from the East, but just how far? Could the origins of Freemasonry be from China? We'll talk to RW:. Earnshaw about this hypothesis and the extraordinary evidence that points to it being the truth--Stay tuned! Links: RWB:. Christopher Earnshaw https://masonicinstruction.com/christopher-earnshaw/ Freemasonry: Initiation by Light https://amzn.to/3nOIjnW Freemasonry: Spiritual Alchemy https://amzn.to/3CMFBG5 Freemasonry: Search for Immortality https://amzn.to/3pQN6bj Spiritual Freemasonry https://www.youtube.com/c/SpiritualFreemasonry/videos Author homepage: chris-earnshaw.com Twitter @AuthorEarnshaw PR on Christopher's books: https://bit.ly/3io0UTP Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SpiritualFreemasonry WCY Podcast YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/WhenceCameYou The Craftsman+ Journal and Pen http://www.wcypodcast.com/the-shop Ancient Modern Initiation: Special Edition http://www.wcypodcast.com/the-Shop The Master's Word- A Short Treatise on the Word, the Light, and the Self - Autographed https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Wilmshurst University https://wilmshurstuniversity.com Get the new book! How to Charter a Lodge https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop The Great Books Program! https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r Links listed may or may not be Amazon affiliate links.

This week, we travel back to 1915 with the birth of a National Masonic Research Society. That's right, the Builder Magazine. We'll read from Brother Joseph Fort Newton, who lays out the mission of this new organization. Then we'll hear from Ill. Bro. Steve Harrison in a segment all about reaching the East. What happens when we leave? Are we valued anymore? Do people still need us? Where can we find where we fit in after the East? We'll have an all-new segment from Bro. Matt Gallagher--he talks about the five orders in architecture in his excellent segment based on practical Freemasonry. All this and more. Stay tuned! Masonic Instruction http://www.masonicinstruction.com Masonic Conferences http://www.masonicconferences.com The Builder on Archive.org https://archive.org/details/TheBuilderMagazine1930VolXVINo01/The%20Builder%20Magazine%201915%20Vol%20I%20no%2001/mode/1up?view=theater The MO Lodge of Research HTTP://www.molor.org Practical Freemasonry https://amzn.to/30xOGUP The Book Shop https://wcypodcast.com/the-bookstore Practical Freemasonry https://practicalfreemasonry.com WCY Podcast YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/WhenceCameYou The Craftsman+ Journal and Pen http://www.wcypodcast.com/the-shop Ancient Modern Initiation: Special Edition http://www.wcypodcast.com/the-Shop The Master's Word- A Short Treatise on the Word, the Light, and the Self - Autographed https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Wilmshurst University https://wilmshurstuniversity.com Get the new book! How to Charter a Lodge https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop The Great Books Program! https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r Links listed may or may not be Amazon affiliate links.

This week, we look at society's decline through perhaps one of the most influential platforms in our lives today--social media. Brother Greg Knot talks about this issue and how Freemasonry can bring society back together. Then we've got a brand-new segment from Brother Matt Gallagher. In his segment on Practical Freemasonry, he talks about just what is "Practical Freemasonry" and some of the dangers of not knowing your audience. We'll wrap it up with an exploration of science. Just what is science? In Freemasonry, we have the seven liberal arts and sciences. In what context do we study them? And can science always be trusted? All this and more in this episode of "Whence Came You?" Stay tuned! Thanks for listening, and have an amazing week! Links: Where Are We Headed?http://www.midnightfreemasons.org/2021/10/where-are-we-headed.html Civics and Freemasonry w/ Richard Dreyfuss https://masoniclegacysociety2026.com/videos Practical Freemasonry https://amzn.to/30xOGUP Etymology of Science https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=science Science Debate https://blog.philosophicalsociety.org/2020/02/10/the-science-debate/ Michael R. Poll - Covid Vaccines and Obligations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2E53FmBPCg The Book Shop https://wcypodcast.com/the-bookstore Practical Freemasonry https://practicalfreemasonry.com WCY Podcast YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/WhenceCameYou The Craftsman+ Journal and Pen http://www.wcypodcast.com/the-shop Ancient Modern Initiation: Special Edition http://www.wcypodcast.com/the-Shop The Master's Word- A Short Treatise on the Word, the Light, and the Self - Autographed https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Wilmshurst University https://wilmshurstuniversity.com Get the new book! How to Charter a Lodge https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop The Great Books Program! https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r Links listed may or may not be Amazon affiliate links.

This week, we talk about the magic in ritual. Is it truly magic, or is it a psychological change that rearranges how man thinks about life? In this great piece from Brother Akram R. Elias, PGM, we talk about the "magic" of ritual. Then, we'll hear the tale of William Dodd. A Freemason who got into some trouble, forged his signature in order to pay back some debts, and got caught up in a wild tale you're not going to want to miss in an all-new Masonic Minute from Illustrious Brother Steven L. Harrison. We'll wrap it up with a segment from Brother Matt Gallagher in Practical Freemasonry. When we talk about a lodge's retention point, this isn't some magical number that talks about how well your lodge is doing. In fact, it's the point in a man's journey in Freemasonry that he decides it's for him, and he's in for life. So, where is that point in the Masonic journey? As we'll see, it's not necessarily the third degree—all this and more. Stay tuned! App extras include the paper we read. Links PD Newman on WCY http://wcypodcast.blogspot.com/2021/04/whence-came-you-0492-philosophers-stone.html Akram R. Elias Episode http://wcypodcast.blogspot.com/2020/06/whence-came-you-0448-masonic-legacy.html Israeli Shrine Science Article https://www.sciencenews.org/article/bible-era-israel-shrine-earliest-ritual-use-marijuana Ritual Trempaning https://www.sciencenews.org/article/risky-skull-surgery-done-ritual-reasons-6000-years-ago The Book Shop https://wcypodcast.com/the-bookstore Practical Freemasonry https://practicalfreemasonry.com WCY Podcast YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/WhenceCameYou The Craftsman+ Journal and Pen http://www.wcypodcast.com/the-shop Ancient Modern Initiation: Special Edition http://www.wcypodcast.com/the-Shop The Master's Word- A Short Treatise on the Word, the Light, and the Self - Autographed https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Wilmshurst University https://wilmshurstuniversity.com Get the new book! How to Charter a Lodge https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop The Great Books Program! https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r Links listed may or may not be Amazon affiliate links.

This week, as we travel through the year Masonically, sometimes things become a little laid back--things become not exciting, and then one day, our thumbs stop scrolling. We see something inspiring, and that's just what Brother Randy Sanders has in store for us as he talks about inspiring events happening in Freemasonry. What could it mean for all of us? Then we'll hear from Brother Matt Gallagher in his exclusive, Practical Freemasonry segment. Why should you be a Mason? And perhaps, why you shouldn't? We'll wrap it up with a new piece from the Midnight Freemasons. Brother. JP brings up a very important topic. What happens when we let basic beliefs become politicized and what effect does that have on Freemasonry? All this and more, stay tuned! Links: Midnight Freemasons HTTP://www.midnightfreemasons.org The Book Shop https://wcypodcast.com/the-bookstore Practical Freemasonry https://practicalfreemasonry.com WCY Podcast YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/WhenceCameYou The Craftsman+ Journal and Pen http://www.wcypodcast.com/the-shop Ancient Modern Initiation: Special Edition http://www.wcypodcast.com/the-Shop The Master's Word- A Short Treatise on the Word, the Light, and the Self - Autographed https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Wilmshurst University https://wilmshurstuniversity.com Get the new book! How to Charter a Lodge https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop The Great Books Program! https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r Links listed may or may not be Amazon affiliate links.

This week, we ask the question, what is moral courage? How many of us have moral courage in the lodge room? Can we stand up for what's right regardless of who is infringing on the rules of Freemasonry? Then, we'll hear the story of one of the most prolific computer programmers ever to be on this planet in an all-new Masonic Minute from Ill. Bro. Steve Harrison. Finally, we wrap it up with a great new segment, Practical Freemasonry with Matt Gallagher. In this episode, he'll take us through the wages of a Master Mason in a practical sense--all this and more, stay tuned! Links: The Midnight Freemasons Article http://www.midnightfreemasons.org/2021/09/moral-courage-in-lodge-room.html MO Lodge of Research http://www.molor.org The Book Shop https://wcypodcast.com/the-bookstore Practical Freemasonry https://practicalfreemasonry.com WCY Podcast YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/WhenceCameYou Fear and Freemasonry https://blog.philosophicalsociety.org/2019/06/29/fear-the-mind-killer/ The Craftsman+ Journal and Pen http://www.wcypodcast.com/the-shop Ancient Modern Initiation: Special Edition http://www.wcypodcast.com/the-Shop The Master's Word- A Short Treatise on the Word, the Light, and the Self - Autographed https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Wilmshurst University https://wilmshurstuniversity.com Get the new book! How to Charter a Lodge https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop The Great Books Program! https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r Links listed may or may not be Amazon affiliate links.

Does Freemasonry have a mascot? If it had a mascot, What would it look like? What would it represent? What does it send as a message to the outside community? Then, we'll talk about the origin of the human species. What traits does the Homo sapien have, and how did they lead to our current state of modern survival and comfort? And likewise, what are the virtues that have been collected over time to form the civil societies that we live in? Does Freemasonry have something to do with it? Did it collect them all and put them under her own banner? All this and more on this episode of the Whence Came You? Podcast. Thanks for listening! Links: Big John - A Freemason? http://www.midnightfreemasons.org/2021/09/big-john-freemason-or-not.html Human Fossil Record https://www.sciencenews.org/article/human-evolution-species-origin-fossils-ancient-dna The Four Cardinal Virtues http://www.phoenixmasonry.org/masonicmuseum/four_cardinal_virtues.htm Virtues and Tassels https://www.masoniclibrary.org.au/research/list-lectures/82-the-four-cardinal-virtues-and-tassels.html WCY Podcast YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/WhenceCameYou Fear and Freemasonry https://blog.philosophicalsociety.org/2019/06/29/fear-the-mind-killer/ The Craftsman+ Journal and Pen http://www.wcypodcast.com/the-shop Ancient Modern Initiation: Special Edition http://www.wcypodcast.com/the-Shop The Master's Word- A Short Treatise on the Word, the Light, and the Self - Autographed https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Wilmshurst University https://wilmshurstuniversity.com Get the new book! How to Charter a Lodge https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop The Great Books Program! https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r Links listed may or may not be Amazon affiliate links.

This week we explore what the New Age Magazine once thought about Martian life and how to communicate with Mars. A Masonic magazine talking about communications with Mars? That's right. We'll be shooting for the stars as we check out this awesome article from Dr. John Bozeman. Then, we hear from Illustrious Brother Steven L. Harrison as he gives us the perfect recipe for putting on a Masonic event. We'll wrap it up with a discussion on fear and how Freemasonry can help us overcome our base fears, our irrational fears--what Sigmund Freud called our neurotic fear. All this and more coming right up. Stay tuned! Links: Register for the Richard Dreyfus 32˚ Talk on Civics - Masons Only http://www.tinyurl.com/aasrdreyfuss The Knight Templar Craziness as explained by The Rocky Mountain Mason Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rmm-060-shenanigans-at-the-grand-encampment-of/id1507408603?i=1000534625421 The Scottish Rite Journal https://scottishrite.org/media-publications/scottish-rite-journal/the-scottish-rite-journal/ Darin's Latest Piece on the Midnight Freemasons http://www.midnightfreemasons.org/2021/09/let-there-be-light.html The MO Lodge of Research http://www.molor.org WCY Podcast YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/WhenceCameYou Fear and Freemasonry https://blog.philosophicalsociety.org/2019/06/29/fear-the-mind-killer/ The Craftsman+ Journal and Pen http://www.wcypodcast.com/the-shop Ancient Modern Initiation: Special Edition http://www.wcypodcast.com/the-Shop The Master's Word- A Short Treatise on the Word, the Light, and the Self - Autographed https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Wilmshurst University https://wilmshurstuniversity.com Get the new book! How to Charter a Lodge https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop The Great Books Program! https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r Links listed may or may not be Amazon affiliate links.

Join us this week for an incredible interview with Brothers Dago and Ian of the Fraternal Review! In this episode, we discuss the results of the latest book poll, "The Best Masonic Books of the Millennium...so far." We also have a candid conversation about the role of literature in Masonic culture and the importance of recognizing what today's Freemasons are reading. What can we learn about growing our fraternity by knowing what is being actively read? Tune in and find out! Links: The Southern California Research Lodge http://www.theresearchlodge.com Fraternal Review https://www.theresearchlodge.com/subscribe The Issue https://www.theresearchlodge.com/store/thematrixandfreemasonry-fhl63 The Craftsman+ Journal and Pen http://www.wcypodcast.com/the-shop Ancient Modern Initiation: Special Edition http://www.wcypodcast.com/the-Shop The Master's Word- A Short Treatise on the Word, the Light, and the Self - Autographed https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Wilmshurst University https://wilmshurstuniversity.com Get the new book! How to Charter a Lodge https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop The Great Books Program! https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r Links listed may or may not be Amazon affiliate links.

This week we explore a conundrum about Lodges. For those of us out there who have no specific dogma in our religions, if we even have one, could Lodge be considered a church? We'll explore this question in great detail. Then, what do female hummingbirds and their flashy feathers have to do with Freemasonry? Here's a clue, flashy colors equals lapel pins and medals. How do we use those? How do we define titles? And should we get rid of titles altogether? All this and more in this edifying episode of Whence Came You--stay tuned! Links: Is Lodge My Church? http://www.midnightfreemasons.org/2021/08/is-lodge-my-church.html Flashy Colors on Female Hummingbirds https://www.sciencenews.org/article/female-hummingbird-flashy-feathers-males-harassment-attacks Why Job Titles Get in the Way https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/why-job-titles-get-in-the-way-of-growth-in-the-workplace Getting the Boss to Buy In https://hbr.org/2015/01/get-the-boss-to-buy-in The Craftsman+ Journal and Pen http://www.wcypodcast.com/the-shop Ancient Modern Initiation: Special Edition http://www.wcypodcast.com/the-Shop The Master's Word- A Short Treatise on the Word, the Light, and the Self - Autographed https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Wilmshurst University https://wilmshurstuniversity.com Get the new book! How to Charter a Lodge https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop The Great Books Program! https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r Links listed may or may not be Amazon affiliate links.

This week, we ask the question, "Is honesty the best policy? Or is there something else?" Then, we hear about an organized protest in 1874 from the nefarious Ezra A. Cook. What was he protesting, and why? We'll dive into this and uncover the proverbial storm over a corner laying ceremony. All this and a little bit more in this episode of "Whence Came You?" Stay tuned! Links: Illinois Lodge of Research www.IllinoisLodgeofResearch.org The Craftsman+ Journal and Pen http://www.wcypodcast.com/the-shop Ancient Modern Initiation: Special Edition http://www.wcypodcast.com/the-Shop The Master's Word- A Short Treatise on the Word, the Light, and the Self - Autographed https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Wilmshurst University https://wilmshurstuniversity.com Get the new book! How to Charter a Lodge https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop The Great Books Program! https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r Links listed may or may not be Amazon affiliate links.

This week, we continue the conversation about ritual--its importance and meaning, as we read a piece from New York Mason. In it, he reveals the secrets of past rituals and rites, what those rites of passages do for modern and contemporary society, and mostly lays bare one of the greatest threats to Craft Freemasonry. Then we'll hear from Ill. Bro. Steve Harrison as he tells a fantastic tale of Sammy, a Master Mason, who does some incredible things, and later, it turns personal. We'll wrap it all up with a brief discussion on the idea of balance or equilibrium. Where does the word come from? What does it mean? And as we think about it in our practical application, we ask how we can utilize that thinking in making our lives better. All this and more, stay tuned! Links: Earth and Heat Balance https://astronomy.com/news/2021/08/earths-energy-budget-is-out-of-balance The Craftsman+ Journal and Pen http://www.wcypodcast.com/the-shop Ancient Modern Initiation: Special Edition http://www.wcypodcast.com/the-Shop The Master's Word- A Short Treatise on the Word, the Light, and the Self - Autographed https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Wilmshurst University https://wilmshurstuniversity.com Get the new book! How to Charter a Lodge https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop The Great Books Program! https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r Links listed may or may not be Amazon affiliate links.

This week – we have a special guest, Bro. Cesar Rubio, the host of the new Masonic podcast Masonic Muscle. Bro. Cesar has a unique angle—personal health and fitness as it relates to Freemasonry and building our Temple. Personal health, followed by a relentless push for success—Bro Cesar and I have an aggressive conversation the likes of which we've never had before. Nothing is off the table in this no-holds-barred look at the problems affecting our Craft today… What are those problems? There's a lack of discipline, a lack of commitment to do what many of us said we would do. We'll talk about these issues and offer some potential solutions—chief among those solutions? Get off our butts and get to work. Stay tuned! There is "light" language waring in this episode. PG13. Links Masonic Muscle Google Play https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81ZjIwZTdjMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Masonic Muscle Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/masonic-muscle/id1572113948 Andersons Constitutions https://amzn.to/3lATQrM Observing the Craft https://amzn.to/3Cj1VHi The Craft Driven Lodge https://amzn.to/3jsHGhD RJ on Occult of Personality https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7biSBvTAbI The Craftsman+ Journal and Pen http://www.wcypodcast.com/the-shop Ancient Modern Initiation: Special Edition http://www.wcypodcast.com/the-Shop The Master's Word- A Short Treatise on the Word, the Light, and the Self - Autographed https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Wilmshurst University https://wilmshurstuniversity.com Get the new book! How to Charter a Lodge https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop The Great Books Program! https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r Links listed may or may not be Amazon affiliate links.

This week we ask just what it takes for you to commit to going back to Lodge. Greg not applies some tough filters to his lodge experience. Then, Brother Randy Sanders asks, "When's the last time you had a festive board for the heck of it?" He's got some great recommendations and I'll give you some of my own personal insights on the festive board event and what it brings to the Masonic experience. Finally, we'll ask the big question, 'Does all that memory work really ever pay off--making a good man better?" We'll hear from a Ph.D. on understanding the neuroscience of repetition and what some Brothers take away from this repetition and memorization of ritual work. All this and more. Stay tuned! Links: Coming Back Isn't Easy http://www.midnightfreemasons.org/2021/07/coming-back-is-not-easy.html Let's Make Time for the Festive Board http://www.midnightfreemasons.org/2021/07/lets-make-time-for-festive-board.html The Neuroscience of Repetition http://gretchenschmelzer.com/blog-1/2015/1/11/understanding-learning-and-memory-the-neuroscience-of-repetition Purpose and Power of Ritual Work https://www.nhgrandlodge.org/what-is-the-purpose-and-power-of-masonic-ritual/#.YQMRPS1h0UE Hidden Lessons of Degree Work https://txfreemasonry.org/hidden-lessons-ritual-work/ The Craftsman+ Journal and Pen http://www.wcypodcast.com/the-shop Ancient Modern Initiation: Special Edition http://www.wcypodcast.com/the-Shop The Master's Word- A Short Treatise on the Word, the Light, and the Self - Autographed https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Wilmshurst University https://wilmshurstuniversity.com Get the new book! How to Charter a Lodge https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop The Great Books Program! https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r Links listed may or may not be Amazon affiliate links.

This week, a recent 3,000-year-old inscription was found in Israel. A name is produced. What is the history of this name? And what's its connection with Freemasonry? Then we'll hear from Illustrious Brother Steven L. Harrison in an all-new Masonic Minute. We all hear that George Washington won the presidency unanimously--but is that factually correct? Steve Harrison puts it all on the line and will make us all a little better informed. All this and a little bit more in this episode of Whence Came You?—Stay tuned! Links Iowa Grand Lodge Planning Guide/Retention https://grandlodgeofiowa.org/docs/Handbooks_Courses/101_Ways_to_Improve_Interest_and_Attendance.pdf The 3,000 Y/O Inscription https://www.archaeology.org/news/9847-210713-israel-alphabet-inscription The First Two Pillars https://www.masonrytoday.com/index.php?new_month=5&new_day=13&new_year=2016 The Craftsman+ Journal and Pen http://www.wcypodcast.com/the-shop Ancient Modern Initiation: Special Edition http://www.wcypodcast.com/the-Shop The Master's Word- A Short Treatise on the Word, the Light, and the Self - Autographed https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Wilmshurst University https://wilmshurstuniversity.com Get the new book! How to Charter a Lodge https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop The Great Books Program! https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r Links listed may or may not be Amazon affiliate links.

This week we have news—an ancient play of initiation is coming back to life! Then We'll get into the education--get in a time machine and heading back to the first time Midnight Freemason contributor Darin Lahners goes to the East—over and over again. We'll explore the history of the often confounded Tracing Boards & Trestle Boards. We'll wrap it up with a practical example of planning your year in the East from W.B. Adam Thayer. All this and more in this crash course in taking the East. Stay Tuned! Links RJ on The Craftsman Online Podcast https://www.spreaker.com/user/craftsmen/craftsmen-online-podcast-business-of-fre Masonica From Denver #5 http://www.denver5.org/masonica/ What to Expect When You're Expecting - 1 http://www.midnightfreemasons.org/2017/06/what-to-expect-when-youre-expecting.html What to Expect When You're Expecting - Epilogue - 2 http://www.midnightfreemasons.org/2018/05/what-to-expect-when-youre-expecting.html What to Expect When You're Expecting Pt.2 - 3 http://www.midnightfreemasons.org/2020/06/what-to-expect-when-youre-expecting.html Planning Your Year in the East http://www.midnightfreemasons.org/2015/12/planning-your-year-as-worshipful-master.html Online Mackey's Masonic Encyclopedia http://www.phoenixmasonry.org/mackeys_encyclopedia/ The Craftsman+ Journal and Pen http://www.wcypodcast.com/the-shop Ancient Modern Initiation: Special Edition http://www.wcypodcast.com/the-Shop The Master's Word- A Short Treatise on the Word, the Light, and the Self - Autographed https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Wilmshurst University https://wilmshurstuniversity.com Get the new book! How to Charter a Lodge https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop The Great Books Program! https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r Links listed may or may not be Amazon affiliate links.

This week, we take a look at death. What are some of the oldest death rituals we have in the archaeological record? What happens when you die, and you don't follow a particular religion? We're all familiar with what funerals look like in the Western world, but what do they look like everywhere else? And finally, what is a Masonic funeral service? And why do we have them? All this and a little bit more in this reflective episode of the Whence Came You? Podcast-- stay tuned! Links: 78, 300-Year-Old Burial https://www.sciencenews.org/article/africa-oldest-known-human-burial-child-grave-cave Secular Burial https://www.vox.com/identities/2018/12/4/18078714/death-secular-age-funeral-end-of-life-reimagine Global Death Traditions https://www.newscientist.com/article/2152283-five-death-rituals-to-give-you-a-new-view-on-funerals/ Masonic Funerals https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masonic_funerals The Chris Hodapp Masonic Funeral Episode https://wcypodcast.libsyn.com/whence-came-you-episode-100 Ancient Modern Initiation: Special Edition http://www.wcypodcast.com/the-Shop The Master's Word- A Short Treatise on the Word, the Light, and the Self - Autographed https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Wilmshurst University https://wilmshurstuniversity.com Get the new book! How to Charter a Lodge https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop The Great Books Program! https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r Links listed may or may not be Amazon affiliate links.

This week, we discuss a new technology for time. How does time affect our minds, and how do our minds affect how we live? Then, we're going to hear from Illustrious Brother Steven L. Harrison in an all-new Masonic Minute--what exactly was the Star and Garter? Here's a clue, it's not the Star-Spangled Banner, as many passively assume. Then, we'll hear some interesting facts about that great, treasonous "Brother," Benedict Arnold. In the end, we'll wrap it up with an article about breaking the paradigms of the Knights Templar, when a Past Eminent Commander gives his thoughts about the fading popularity of KT Drill Teams and how we could possibly save the organization by implementing a few changes. All this and more, stay tuned! Links The Deep Space Atomic Clock (DSAC)https://www.sciencenews.org/article/atomic-clock-deep-space-travel-nasa-passed-first-test Stoics and Time https://blog.philosophicalsociety.org/2017/08/23/stoic-about-time/ Stoicism and Freemasonry - Fraternal Reviewhttps://www.theresearchlodge.com/store/stoicismanfreemasonry Murder and Treason Excepted http://www.midnightfreemasons.org/2016/01/murder-and-treason-excepted.html Benedict Arnold Video https://youtu.be/Jc-aDrKKJ4I Breaking the Paradigm - KT https://kevinhoman.info/blog/masonic-new-paradigm-for-knights-templar/ Ancient Modern Initiation: Special Edition http://www.wcypodcast.com/the-Shop The Master's Word- A Short Treatise on the Word, the Light, and the Self - Autographed https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Wilmshurst University https://wilmshurstuniversity.com Get the new book! How to Charter a Lodge https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop The Great Books Program! https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r Links listed may or may not be Amazon affiliate links.

This week, Unified Aerial Phenomena, UFOs extraterrestrials, and Freemasonry. What do these three topics have in common? Has the recent hoopla about UAPs got you thinking about what would happen if disclosure occurs? Then, we talk about the most recent holiday Father's Day, which coincided with the Summer Solstice--the longest day of the year. What are the origins of the Summer Solstice? What other holidays are similar? And how does it tie back to Freemasonry? All this and more, stay tuned. Links: Science Daily - UFOs 50 Years https://www.sciencenews.org/article/50-years-ago-ufo-sightings-united-states-went-bust UAP's, Extraterrestrials and Freemasonry - A Thought Experimenthttp://www.midnightfreemasons.org/2021/06/uaps-extraterrestrials-and-freemasonry.html BBC Article on the Solstice https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-57550606 Masonic Philosophical Solstice Articlehttps://blog.philosophicalsociety.org/2018/07/25/the-summer-solstice/ Ancient Modern Initiation: Special Edition http://www.wcypodcast.com/the-Shop The Master's Word- A Short Treatise on the Word, the Light, and the Self - Autographed https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Wilmshurst University https://wilmshurstuniversity.com Get the new book! How to Charter a Lodge https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop The Great Books Program! https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r Links listed may or may not be Amazon affiliate links.

This week we finish up an article we started a few weeks ago about the Great Pyramid and initiation. It asks the question we all want to know, "Does Masonry hold the answers to life's problems?" Then we hear a pitch for a brand new fraternity, in 1928--the Fraternity of Osiris, Temple of Memphis. What could this new fraternity offer America in the heartland of Kansas City? Money, wealth, health? We'll wrap it up with a longstanding controversy of Shakespeare--Was he a Freemason? All this and more, stay tuned for this special episode, No. 500! Links: The Oldest Bread https://www.sciencenews.org/sn-magazine/april-2-1921 4th Veil https://4thveil.com Shakespear - Creator of Freemasonry http://www.sirbacon.org/dodd.html William Shakespeare: Master Mason http://www.masoncode.com/william-shakespeare-master-mason/ Shakespeare and Freemasonry - Freemasonry Today https://www.freemasonrytoday.com/features/shakespeare-and-freemasonry The Art of Handwriting - Smithsonian https://www.si.edu/spotlight/art-of-handwriting Ancient Modern Initiation: Special Edition http://www.wcypodcast.com/the-Shop The Master's Word- A Short Treatise on the Word, the Light, and the Self - Autographed https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Wilmshurst University https://wilmshurstuniversity.com Get the new book! How to Charter a Lodge https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop The Great Books Program! https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r Links listed may or may not be Amazon affiliate links.

Join us this week as we have a shorter episode--We're behind the scenes with the guys of Esotericon and some immediate reporting on how the event went. The dates for the next Esotericon have been announced! Listen and find out all the details. We close it out with an awesome Masonic Minute with Ill. Bro. Harrison! Ancient Modern Initiation: Special Edition http://www.wcypodcast.com/the-Shop The Master's Word- A Short Treatise on the Word, the Light, and the Self - Autographed https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Wilmshurst University https://wilmshurstuniversity.com Get the new book! How to Charter a Lodge https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop The Great Books Program! https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r Links listed may or may not be Amazon affiliate links.

This week, we continue an article on the Great Pyramids at Giza and discuss their significance and their possible use. Can we reconcile the pyramids as both a place of initiation and burial? Then we're going to dive into the science of colors. We search for meaning in the colors of Freemasonry. What do the colors blue, red, yellow, and green even mean? We've got a special guest--Roy G. Biv to explain it all. Stay tuned! Links: The Secret Lives of Color https://amzn.to/3wbdCw4 Blue - It Isn't Immemorial http://www.midnightfreemasons.org/2018/04/blue-it-isnt-immemorial.html The History of Color https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/the-colourful-history-behind-the-science-of-colour/ Color in Freemasonry https://electric495.com/education/colours-in-freemasonry/ Further Reading for Color and Freemasonry http://www.masonicdictionary.com/colors.html Ancient Modern Initiation: Special Edition http://www.wcypodcast.com/the-Shop The Master's Word- A Short Treatise on the Word, the Light, and the Self - Autographed https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Wilmshurst University https://wilmshurstuniversity.com Get the new book! How to Charter a Lodge https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop The Great Books Program! https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r Links listed may or may not be Amazon affiliate links.

This week, we talk about tattoos as a ritual. How old are the oldest tattoo tools? How old are the oldest tattoos? And what does the whole process have to do with the rite of passage? Then we'll hear from Illustrious Brother Steven L. Harrison in this week's Masonic Minute. The Masonic wedding-- is that really a thing? Finally, we'll wrap it up with a piece from Initiates and the People--a Rosicrucian text from 1928 on the Great Pyramid and its purpose! All this and more--stay tuned! Links: The Oldest Tattoo Tools https://www.sciencenews.org/article/oldest-tattoo-tools-tennessee-native-american Tattoo as a Ritual https://folklife.si.edu/online-exhibitions/the-art-of-tattooing/tattooing-as-ritual/smithsonian The Art of Tatoo https://ihodl.com/lifestyle/2018-11-26/art-tattoo-ancient-rituals-modern-tech/ Masonic Ink https://craftsmenonline.com/masonic-ink/ Ancient Modern Initiation: Special Edition http://www.wcypodcast.com/the-Shop The Master's Word- A Short Treatise on the Word, the Light, and the Self - Autographed https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Wilmshurst University https://wilmshurstuniversity.com Get the new book! How to Charter a Lodge https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop The Great Books Program! https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r Links listed may or may not be Amazon affiliate links.

This week, we take a look at a gleaming book review of the Master's Word, something I found absolutely humbling. Then we look at some modern scientific discoveries in the realm of astronomy. What can the age of stars tell us about a ten billion-year-old collision of galaxies? Who were some famous astronomers who also happened to be Freemasons? Finally, we'll wrap it all up with an article from Astrology Magazine back in 1944. In an age where science was actively contradictory to the astrological understanding, how are these seeming juxtaposes explained away? Does the science and astronomy of the day take away anything from astrology as a divine science? All this and more. App extras include the original issue of Astrology Magazine. Links: New Evidence on the Milky Way https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/05/210517124938.htm Ancient Modern Initiation: Special Edition http://www.wcypodcast.com/the-Shop The Master's Word- A Short Treatise on the Word, the Light, and the Self - Autographed https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Wilmshurst University https://wilmshurstuniversity.com Get the new book! How to Charter a Lodge https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop The Great Books Program! https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r Links listed may or may not be Amazon affiliate links.

This week, we ask the question, why should you not push somebody into that officer's chair? Or maybe you should—if you want to burn them out quick. Then, we'll hear from ILL. Brother, Steven L. Harrison, as he tells us about the bicentennial of the Grand Lodge of Missouri. You'll never believe where that first building was located. Next up, joining the Masons ruins a marriage! We'll hear what Ann Landers had to say back in 1981 on the topic. Maybe it wasn't so much Freemasonry that ended that marriage. We'll wrap it all up with a first-hand account of the dedication of a building at the International Peace Garden, and how the Freemasons were intimately involved. All this and more--stay tuned! Links: How to Charter a Lodge in Hard Cover https://amzn.to/2QnXJD6 Esotericon https://home.maesotericon.com Being Human Kind https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJnIMTmRo9Ppi5sVPOs4DkQ The Books Store https://wcypodcast.com/the-bookstore Masonic Memoranda of Frederick Billon https://amzn.to/3fjofpy The episode on Frederick Billon https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/wcypodcast/310f.mp3 MO Lodge of Research http://www.molor.org International Peace Garden https://peacegarden.com/discover/history/ The Master's Word- A Short Treatise on the Word, the Light, and the Self - Autographed https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Wilmshurst University https://wilmshurstuniversity.com Get the new book! How to Charter a Lodge https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop The Great Books Program! https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r Links listed may or may not be Amazon affiliate links.

This week we talk about the revolution of the Masonic Convention. What's the real benefit to a Masonic convention? Is there a future for such events? Next, we will finish our adventure in reading Ancient and Modern Initiation by Max Heindel with Part 2, Chapter 7 The Stigmata, and the Crucifixion. What is the Stigmata? And what do occultist feel INRI really stands for? We'll wrap it all up with a reading from Illumination magazine in 1931 on the art of living by Spencer Kellogg--who let spill the beans on the secret of life! All this and more, stay tuned! Links Scottish Rite Journal https://scottishrite.org/media-publications/scottish-rite-journal/the-scottish-rite-journal/ The Life Masonic https://player.fm/series/the-life-masonic The Master's Word- A Short Treatise on the Word, the Light, and the Self - Autographed https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Wilmshurst University https://wilmshurstuniversity.com Get the new book! How to Charter a Lodge https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop The Great Books Program! https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r Links listed may or may not be Amazon affiliate links.

This week we explore the MCME. What actually is it? Is there a future for Grand Lodge sanctioned or regional Masonic education events? Then we'll ask the question, "Why are we even here?" as we explore one mason's view on that topic. We'll wrap it up with a brand new Masonic Minute featuring Jimmy Doolittle by Steven L. Harrison. All this and more. Stay tuned. Links: Midwest Conference of Masonic Education http://www.mcme1949.org/index.html MCME 2021 Review http://www.midnightfreemasons.org/2021/04/the-midwest-conference-of-masonic.html Philosophical Society Article https://blog.philosophicalsociety.org/2021/01/11/why-are-we-here/ The Master's Word- A Short Treatise on the Word, the Light, and the Self - Autographed https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Wilmshurst University https://wilmshurstuniversity.com Get the new book! How to Charter a Lodge https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop The Great Books Program! https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r Links listed may or may not be Amazon affiliate links.

Join us this week with special guest PD Newman! RJ and PD talk about his much anticipated new book, Angels in Vermillion: The Philosopher's Stone, From Dee to DMT. The talk gets into all things alchemy as PD gives us a history of what could possibly be the true 'thing' the Alchemists were after and even how PD suspects the acacia got into the Masonic ritual. Do not miss this episode! Pick up the new book on May 19th, 2021 via the Tria Prima link below. Disclaimer - This episode contains references to illicit substances. Some listeners should be advised. Don't do drugs that are illegal, and always stay safe. Links: Tria Prima https://triaprima.co Esotericon https://home.maesotericon.com/#page-top The Master's Word- A Short Treatise on the Word, the Light, and the Self - Autographed https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Wilmshurst University https://wilmshurstuniversity.com Get the new book! How to Charter a Lodge https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop The Great Books Program! https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r Links listed may or may not be Amazon affiliate links.

This week we look at the issues of being too literal or too allegorical. Then I'll read a piece about getting back involved after a 6-year break. Illustrious Bro. Harrison stops by for an all-new Masonic Minute. What can he teach us about respect and honor? Finally, we'll wrap it all up with Part 2, Chapter 6 of Max Heindel's Antient and Modern Initiation. This week's chapter is focused on the Garden of Sorrow—Gethsemane. Don't miss it! Links Midwest Conference of Masonic Edu http://www.tinyurl.com/MCME2021 Masonic Con VR Attleboro, MA http://www.tinyurl.com/masoniccon2021 Symbolism and Literalists https://blog.philosophicalsociety.org/2020/12/14/symbolism-and-the-literalists/ No Skulls in Masonry https://www.fromdarknesstolightblog.com/post/noskullsinmasonry-just-kidding-there-are The Master's Word- A Short Treatise on the Word, the Light, and the Self - Autographed https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Wilmshurst University https://wilmshurstuniversity.com Get the new book! How to Charter a Lodge https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop The Great Books Program! https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Fund the Masonic Retreat! https://gf.me/u/y36z3v Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r

This week we ask the question, "Are the Knight Templar truly Masonic?" We've got a great article that comes direct from the Knight Templar magazine. There are many split opinions on this topic. We attempt to answer them in this episode. Then we're going to dive right back into Max Heindel's, Ancient and Modern Initiation, Part 2, Chapter 5. The Last Supper and the Foot Washing. What does foot-washing have to do with the occult journey? What does the sweet smell of the saints truly represent? And what truly is the philosopher's stone? All this and more, stay tuned. Links: SCRL - Fraternal Review HTTP://www.theresearchlodge.com Esotericon https://home.maesotericon.com/#page-top The Master's Word- A Short Treatise on the Word, the Light, and the Self - Autographed https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Wilmshurst University https://wilmshurstuniversity.com Get the new book! How to Charter a Lodge https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop The Great Books Program! https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Fund the Masonic Retreat! https://gf.me/u/y36z3v Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r

This week we unveil the coolest contest ever. Then we're going to dive into the history of the ritual. Where the heck does it come from? Who came first? Thomas Smith Webb? Preston? Anderson? I don't know, but we're going to find out. Then there is a little knock at the door. Who is it? It's Steve L Harrison, the Illustrious Brother who brings us the Masonic Minute every other week. He's got a great segment on just what happens when you join a new body. Finally, we're going to wrap it up with Part 2, Chapter Four of Max Heindel's Ancient and Modern Initiation for the chapter on the Transfiguration. Is the Transfiguration something that happens in all men? Probably, but to hear all about it. You're going to have to give a listen. All this and more, coming right up. Stay tuned! SCRL - Fraternal Review HTTP://www.theresearchlodge.com Esotericon https://home.maesotericon.com/#page-top The Master's Word- A Short Treatise on the Word, the Light, and the Self - Autographed https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Wilmshurst University https://wilmshurstuniversity.com Get the new book! How to Charter a Lodge https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop The Great Books Program! https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Fund the Masonic Retreat! https://gf.me/u/y36z3v Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r

This week we hear from Steven L. Harrison. What absurd questions do non-Masons ask Masons? Steve tells us his three most experienced queries. Then we'll get insight into the man who inspired the Masonic Legacy Society. Who is John E. Fetzer? Was he a Mason? And what was his driving force throughout his life? Finally, we'll tackle Part 2, chapter 3 of Ancient and Modern Initiation by Max Heindel, The chapter on the Temptation. All this and more, stay tuned! Links: The Master's Word- A Short Treatise on the Word, the Light, and the Self - Amazon Print https://amzn.to/3rHDCwB The Master's Word- A Short Treatise on the Word, the Light, and the Self - Amazon Kindle https://amzn.to/3aX0MrY The Master's Word- A Short Treatise on the Word, the Light, and the Self - Autographed https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Wilmshurst University https://wilmshurstuniversity.com Get the new book! How to Charter a Lodge https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop The Great Books Program! https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Fund the Masonic Retreat! https://gf.me/u/y36z3v Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r

Join us this week as I have a candid conversation with my co-writer/editor, Jon Ruark, on our latest project--The Master's Word: A Short Treatise on the Word, the Light, and the Self. We talk about why we chose the book, what we found most interesting and valuable for people in the 21st century, and about George Plummer himself. Don't miss this special episode. The video version is on YouTube, if interested. I hope you enjoy it! The Master's Word- A Short Treatise on the Word, the Light, and the Self - Amazon Print https://amzn.to/3rHDCwB The Master's Word- A Short Treatise on the Word, the Light, and the Self - Amazon Kindle https://amzn.to/3aX0MrY The Master's Word- A Short Treatise on the Word, the Light, and the Self - Autographed https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Wilmshurst University https://wilmshurstuniversity.com Get the new book! How to Charter a Lodge https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop The Great Books Program! https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Fund the Masonic Retreat! https://gf.me/u/y36z3v Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r

This week, we dive back into Ancient and Modern Initiation by Max Heindel, with Part 2, Chapter 2, The Mystic Rite of Baptism. What is so Mystic about baptism? Is baptism even important? And is there such a thing as a cosmic baptism? Then, we're going to dive into the world of ancient knowledge and how it's transmitted. From the Emerald Tablets of Thoth to the pillars of Enoch, to the pillars said to have been constructed by the sons and daughters of Lamech, to the Masonic pillars. What's the truth about how all of these are conveyed throughout time? All this and more, stay tuned! Wilmshurst University https://wilmshurstuniversity.com Get the new book! How to Charter a Lodge https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop The Great Books Program! https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Fund the Masonic Retreat! https://gf.me/u/y36z3v Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r

This week we dive into part two of Max Heindel's Ancient and Modern Initiation. Are the terms Immaculate Conception and Annunciation misrepresented in scripture today? Is a tekton more than a builder? Then, we'll hear from Ill. Bro. Harrison in an all-new Masonic Minute. A new school is built, it picked out a name—then abandons the name because it was the name of a Freemason. Ultimately, the school was named after somebody else, but there's a catch. What was it? You have to stay tuned to hear more. We'll wrap it up with a profile in courage—a recent article by Ill. Bro. Steven L. Harrison about the actions of a U.S. president--a Brother who made one of the toughest calls in his life. All this and more, stay dialed in! Links: Steve's Article http://www.midnightfreemasons.org/2021/02/a-profile-in-courage.html Tales from the Craft https://amzn.to/3boyBDR Wilmshurst University https://wilmshurstuniversity.com Get the new book! How to Charter a Lodge https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop The Great Books Program! https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Fund the Masonic Retreat! https://gf.me/u/y36z3v Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r

This week we're taking on a listener requested topic with Brother Joe Martinez about Freemasonry's connection to ideas like ancient aliens, fallen angels, and biblical legends. We'll wrap it up with some big news about Wilmshurst University. Links: The Book of Enoch Wilmshurst University https://wilmshurstuniversity.com Get the new book! How to Charter a Lodge https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop The Great Books Program! https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Fund the Masonic Retreat! https://gf.me/u/y36z3v Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r

This week, we dive into Ancient and Modern Initiation by Max Heindel as we read the final chapter in part one, chapter 6, The New Moon and Initiation. According to this chapter, what is the key to success, and when are you closest to God? Then an all-new Masonic Minute with Ill. Bro. Steven L. Harrison. You've heard the stories about various people who have reportedly died but continued living--like Elvis and others. What if I told you brother Davy Crockett survived the Alamo? Bro. Harrison gives us the scoop. Then, we'll talk about making decisions the Masonic way. How do the Cardinal Virtues direct us when we make big choices? How do they direct us when making simple choices? All this and more, stay tuned. Links: Midnight Freemasons Article http://www.midnightfreemasons.org/2021/02/making-choices-thought-experiment.html MO Lodge of Research http://www.molor.org Tales from the Craft https://amzn.to/3sgkczj Man Hunt https://amzn.to/3bgf5be Get the new book! How to Charter a Lodge https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop The Great Books Program! https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Fund the Masonic Retreat! https://gf.me/u/y36z3v Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r

Join us this week with a special returning guest, Brother Gerald Fortune! Gerald called me on the phone and said we had to talk about America, its direction, and the observation effect as it pertains to the future of the Great Experiment. In this episode, we talk about the weaponization of goodness, the Negative Confessions in Egyptian Spirituality, and more. Don't miss it! App extras include a PDF of the Negative Confessions. Thanks for listening and have an amazing week! Links - Get the new book! How to Charter a Lodge https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop The Great Books Program! https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Fund the Masonic Retreat! https://gf.me/u/y36z3v Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r

This week we speak with Past Master Matt Johnson, the curator of FreemasonMarketing.com. Matt tells why he created a dedicated site to provide free tools for every Masonic Lodge to get found in the new century. Plus, we have an all-new Masonic Minute with Illustrious Bro. Steven L. Harrison. Don't miss it! Links: Freemason Marketing https://www.freemasonmarketing.com MO Lodge of Research HTTP://www.molor.org Masonic Video Contest Winner https://youtu.be/M4me91i27xQ Video Marketing https://www.freemasonmarketing.com/internet-marketing/video-marketing/ Quills Secretary Assistant https://www.freemasonmarketing.com/open-source/office-software-lodges/ Get the new book! How to Charter a Lodge https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop The Great Books Program! https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Fund the Masonic Retreat! https://gf.me/u/y36z3v Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r

This week, we consider a flower and a man's symbolic nature as we dive into chapter five of Max Heindel's Ancient and Modern Initiation. Then we'll read a piece from the New Age magazine, the Scottish Rite Southern Jurisdiction's publication from 1917--a love letter to the brain of man! All this and more--stay tuned. Links Get the new book! How to Charter a Lodge https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop The Great Books Program! https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Fund the Masonic Retreat! https://gf.me/u/y36z3v Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r

This week--chapter 4 of Ancient and Modern Initiation by Max Heindel, The Ark of the Covenant. What was it? How did a voice emanate from a cloud between two cherubim? What is the Ark concerning the human body? Then we'll have a brand new Masonic Minute with Illustrious Brother Harrison, as he tells us little known facts about Brother Nat King Cole. How did he get that "King" in the middle of his name? Why did his television show get canceled after only two seasons? We move on with a short biographical piece on Enrico Fermi, a Brother who is considered the "architect of the nuclear age." When did he join Freemasonry? What were his views on nuclear technology as a weapon? And what was his legacy for humanity? Finally, we'll wrap it all up with a book review. Newly published to paperback, The Better Angels of our Nature: Freemasonry in the Civil War, by Most Worshipful Brother and Past Grandmaster, Michael Halleran. All this and more…stay tuned! Links: MO Lodge of Research www.molor.org Get the new book! How to Charter a Lodge https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop The Great Books Program! https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Fund the Masonic Retreat! https://gf.me/u/y36z3v Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r

This week we continue our look at Max Heindel's Ancient and Modern Initiation as we tackle chapter three. We'll talk about the east room of the Temple and what it contained. The Golden Candle Stick, The Table of Shewbread, and The Altar of Incense. Then we're going to go into the Allied Masonic Degrees archives and read a paper on sacred geometry from a highly technical and practical Freemason, Ed Rund. What does Ed Rund have to say about the four levels of craftsmanship? The skill level, the knowledge level, the wisdom level, and the sacred level? Find out this and more coming right up. Links: Get the new book! How to Charter a Lodge https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop The Great Books Program! https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Fund the Masonic Retreat! https://gf.me/u/y36z3v Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r

This week, did my computer totally explode? Maybe! Did it erase all my files? Who knows? After we hear the full story there, we'll move on to a very special Masonic Minute this week--all about the Missouri Lodge of Research. What is it? When was it formed? What was its history? Then we're going to hear about one of your biggest pet peeves, those ritual vultures who pick at the flesh of those performing—all this and a little bit more, in this abbreviated episode of the WCY Podcast. Stay tuned! Links: The MO Lodge of Research HTTP://www.molor.org The Great Books Program! https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Fund the Masonic Retreat! https://gf.me/u/y36z3v Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r

This week we're continuing Max Heindel's Ancient and Modern Initiation as we read chapter 2, The Brazen Altar and Laver. What does the Brazen Altar symbolize? What was the Laver? And how is it related to Atlantis? Then, an all-new Masonic Minute with Ill. Bro. Steven L. Harrison. What if a Brother was a leader of a country and banned Freemasonry, and then brought it back, and then banned it again? This week you'll hear all about it. We'll wrap it up with a December newsletter from 1934 written by none other than Manly P. Hall. In it, he discusses the threefold nature of consciousness and the kabbalistic ties to modern psychoanalysis and psychotherapy! Thanks for listening, and have an amazing week! The MO Lodge of Research HTTP://www.molor.org The Great Books Program! https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Fund the Masonic Retreat! https://gf.me/u/y36z3v Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r

This week we're cracking open two pieces from way back in the 1920s. First up, ancient and modern initiation. We begin this week by looking at Max Heindel's work explaining initiation rites and rituals throughout history. The first in a multipart series. We'll tackle the ideas of the Atlantean mystery temple--the Tabernacle in the Wilderness and some of its various parts. Then we're going to demystify Santa Claus, or perhaps we're going to re-mystify Santa Claus. What is Santa Clause's occult significance? Spoiler alert it's not what you think. Make sure your little elves are not around for this one. All this and more, coming right up. Stay tuned! Links: God-Man The Word Made Flesh https://archive.org/stream/godmanwordmadefl00carerich/godmanwordmadefl00carerich_djvu.txt The Great Books Program! https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Fund the Masonic Retreat! https://gf.me/u/y36z3v Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r