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

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

This week we read an article from Steve Harrison when he asks, "What exactly does hold the universe together? And will it be around forever?" Then, we'll hear from Ill. Bro. Harrison in his all-new Masonic Minute segment-- this week, a love story. Then, we're going to wrap it all up when we talk about the similarities between Freemasonry and Raja Yoga. Is there a connection between Freemasonry's search for morality and what Yoga teaches? All this and more. Thanks for listening, and have an awesome week! Links: Masonic Philosophical Society https://blog.philosophicalsociety.org/2020/09/07/raja-yoga-and-freemasonry/ Midnight Freemasons http://www.midnightfreemasons.org/2020/11/heaven-and-earth-will-pass-away.html MO Lodge of Research http://molor.org 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, I read a letter from my own Area Deputy Grandmaster on the Humanity of Being Brothers. What did we do is kids that we don't do today? Then we'll take a look at a bizarre experiment done at Stanford University-- The prison experiment. We explore the roles of Prudence, Temperance, Fortitude, and Justice have in such an experiment and what Masonry can teach us about behaviors. Then we'll wrap it all up with a piece from Darren Lahners on creating the ideal Lodge experience. If pizza is available, why do you keep eating ketchup on a saltine? All this and more. Stay tuned! Links: Darin's Piece on Midnight Freemasons http://www.midnightfreemasons.org/2020/11/ketchup-on-saltine.html Masonic Philosophical Society Article https://blog.philosophicalsociety.org/2020/08/09/masonry-morality-stanford-prison-experiment/ 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, I talk to two Brothers who are expert marketers in the real world. I ask them hard questions about our time-honored slogans. As we get in the weeds of what Freemasonry encompasses, startling revelations manifest. When confronted with the facts about how to actually grow Freemasonry, what can we say? Has Freemasonry forgotten about an entire generation? And ultimately, we confront some hard truths. Plus an all-new Masonic Minute with Ill. Bro. Harrison. All this and more, coming right up. Stay tuned. Links: Be More than a Freemason http://www.midnightfreemasons.org/2018/10/be-more-than-mason.html Social Media Marketing - TMR https://youtu.be/CwCsep1t6SA The Elevator Pitch - Midnight Freemasons http://www.midnightfreemasons.org/2012/10/the-craft-in-thirty-seconds.html 41 Million Men https://amzn.to/2IVceul Reclaiming the Soul of Freemasonry https://amzn.to/36W2qrV 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 The ELevator Pitch - TMR https://youtu.be/U6Ei-H0uuGc

This week, we dive into the illustrated symbols of Freemasonry. Do they represent elements of the consciousness? Then, we'll read a poem that allows us to reflect on our own mortality. Are we building that house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens? Finally, we'll wrap it up with a piece that aims to shed some light on Ms. Harriet Martineau, in her retrospect of the western travels, when she relates the tale of a pirate who was also a Brother. All this and more. Stay Tuned. Links: 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 explore concepts of Masonic leadership using three architects in a paper by brother Doyle Freeman. The "sharing leader," "the reconciling leader," "the building leader," which do you represent? Then we open up another chapter in Alphonse Cerza's virtual book on Freemasonry when he talks about Masonry's most valuable asset. Is it philosophy? Is it a search for truth? Is it just…friendship? Illustrious Brother Steven L. Harrison stops by with another amazing installment of the Masonic Minute. Baseball legend Mordecai Brown--did a childhood accident keep him from joining the Masons and create possibly the greatest pitcher baseball has ever known? Finally, we'll wrap it up with a piece on the intrinsic symbol of secrecy in Freemasonry. What makes it so valuable? Does its secret relate to the law of attraction? All this, and more--coming right up. Links: 13 Questions Podcast https://13questions.libsyn.com/042-robert-johnson Meet Act Part Podcast http://meetactandpart.com/portfolio/episode-25-talent-development-in-freemasonry/ Mike Shirley's Article Mentioned http://www.midnightfreemasons.org/2015/07/physical-perfection.html 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 explore a piece by Joseph Fort Newton. What does he have to say about a Lodge that simply makes Masons? Then we read a short article from Brother Steven E Patrick. Is there a history of tracing boards on beer mugs? We'll wrap it up with a piece that explores the early days of Masonry—Apprentice, Masters, then Fellows? Was the Fellow more important than the Master? Find out this and a whole lot more in this episode coming right up. Stay tuned! 13 Questions Podcast https://13questions.libsyn.com/042-robert-johnson Meet Act Part Podcast http://meetactandpart.com/portfolio/episode-25-talent-development-in-freemasonry/ 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 one of the founders of the Illinois Lodge of Research, Alphonse Cerza, in his piece titled, "Work, Work, Work." What does the American way of life have in parallel to the Masonic Lodge? What does Masonic unemployment mean for the profits of a Lodge? Then, We'll read a piece from a Past Grand Master of Michigan, as he gives a parable of a Cherry Tree. Each branch of a tree-- a tree that represents Freemasonry where each branch represents an independent body. When those branches get full of fruit, fall, and break off, what happens? What other parallels can we draw? Find out this, and a whole lot more, coming right up. Stay Tuned. Links: 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 talk about Leo Tolstoy, author of War and Peace. Was he a Freemason or did he just know a lot? Then we'll take a look at an exclusive piece from the Midnight Freemasons, published by Bro. Darin Lahners. He asks the important question, does Freemasonry develop talent? Why are Grand Lodges everywhere raving about this article? You'll have to listen to find out. Stay tuned! Links: Fund the Masonic Retreat! https://gf.me/u/y36z3v The Great Books Program https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program The Midnight Freemasons Http://www/midnightfreemasons.org

This week. We take apart the word, Elohim. We ask the question, where does it come from? Could it have hidden meanings? And how does it possibly connect to ideas of leadership? Then, we hear the exciting and bizarre conclusion to William Wirt, the first anti-Masonic party nominee. What would you do if you got a phone call asking if you wanted William Wirt's head? We follow it up with some great perspectives from brother Thomas Williams in his new piece, Redefining the 3 Great Pillars. What new meanings could you assign to these pillars? Lastly, we'll wrap it up with some psychology. Hacking the human brain--Freemasonry's been doing it a long time. All this and more, stay tuned! Links: Elohim Pt. 1 https://blog.philosophicalsociety.org/2019/07/22/the-elohim-part-i-the-sons-of-god/ Elohim Pt. 2 https://blog.philosophicalsociety.org/2019/08/31/the-elohim-part-ii-a-crooked-path/ Fund the Masonic Retreat! https://gf.me/u/y36z3v The Great Books Program https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program The Midnight Freemasons Http://www/midnightfreemasons.org

This week, In Defense of Appendant Organizations: settling the competition with the Lodges. Do the Shriners really steal our blue Lodge members? Does the Scottish Rite scout out good ritualists and steal them away? Does the blue Lodge resent all the other organizations? We'll answer that in a new paper from Brother William Boyd. Then, the wildly bizarre tale of William Wirt-- the anti-masonic parties choice to run for president--who was a brother? We'll hear about it in part one of this week's Masonic minute with Illustrious Brother Steven L. Harrison. Then, we'll reminisce a little bit about some of my feelings in relation to going to Grand Lodge sessions… maybe we're not going. We'll wrap it up with a great piece on platonic idealism and why it matters right now in this moment of history. Don't Miss it! Links: The Masonic Philosophical Society http://www.philosophicalsociety.org 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 Intellectual Linear Progression https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r