Whence Came You? - Freemasonry Discussed And Masonic Research For Today's Freemason

This week--can an infrared thermometer affect your pineal gland and destroy your third eye? (˵ ͠ಥ‿ ͠ಥ˵) Some conspiracy theorists say yes! We'll read a short article from Discover Magazine talking about just such a conspiracy. Then we'll explore the strange home of Aleister Crowley, Boleskine. What exactly happened there? What are the 115 demons that he unleashed? What happened after not one but two tragic fires occurred on the property formerly owned by Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page? How can you visit there today? We’ll wrap the show up with a single card Tarot draw and talk about the “warrior poet.” All this and more, stay tuned! Links: Myth of the Pineal Gland https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/the-myths-of-the-pineal-gland TMR Pineal Gland https://themasonicroundtable.libsyn.com/the-masonic-roundtable-0384-the-pineal-gland Boleskine House https://www.cultofweird.com/occult/boleskine-ruins-for-sale/ Visit Boleskine https://www.boleskinehouse.org SPML Masonic Con http://www.masoniccon.com Mas

This week, we tackle the first in a series of episodes and topics about little-known organizations and philosophical quirks. This week we're talking about Martinism. What is it? How many branches are there, and where did it come from? Then we'll talk about the luxury of anger, something Freemasons don't really have. In a piece by Kristine Wilson-Slack, she tells us exactly why. Then, Bro. Steve Harrison stops by for the Masonic Minute. We're all pretty familiar with the Morgan affair. We even know that a body was recovered, but that it probably wasn't Morgan. But there was a second body that was recovered, and the effects which were contained with the body stand to blow the case wide open again. Steve Harrison tells all. We’ll wrap it up with a look at an archetype. Are you vigilant? Are you searching for truth? All this and more, stay tuned! Links: Martinism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martinism MOUP https://moup.org The Luxury of Being Angryhttps://bloguniversalfreemasonry.wordpress.com/2022/03/07/th

The Holiday of July 4th, Independence Day, is upon us. A holiday that has its roots and foundations in the ideas of freedom, liberty, and more. We’ll explore what writer and philosopher Thomas Payne had to say about American independence. We’ll then explore what Freemasonry has to do during its ritual work with the idea of freedom. We'll talk about the reason for the War of Independence—and what we get wrong about the American Revolution. Was it about taxes or representation? You'll need to listen to find out; perhaps, it's even more profound. We will then go into a short review of a text by Rudolf Steiner on the Philosophy of Freedom before wrapping it up with a few rousing quotes from Thomas Paine. All this and more--stay tuned Links: Essential Writings of Thomas Paine https://amzn.to/3IbPT5S Paine Calls for American Independence  https://www.americanyawp.com/reader/the-american-revolution/thomas-paine-calls-for-american-independence-1776/ Freedom and Freemasonry https://fairfaxmasoniclodge556.com/his

This week, we’re talking about the fate of the Knights Templar. What happened in 1129 CE and then in 1307? We’ll follow this up with a look at a group that came before the Knight Templar, the Cathars, and then we will follow it up with a piece on the Merovingians. In a three-part series composed by Kristine Wilson-Slack, she explores all three of these groups and the connections they may or may not have to Freemasonry and their influence in the world today. Finally, we'll wrap it up with the qualities associated with independence, judgment in unbiased ways, and direct communication. All this and more—Stay Tuned! Links: The Templar Fate https://blog.philosophicalsociety.org/2019/01/21/the-templar-fate-a-primer/ Who Were the Cathars https://blog.philosophicalsociety.org/2019/02/21/who-were-the-cathars/ The Merovingians https://blog.philosophicalsociety.org/2019/02/24/the-merovingians/ The Antique Anatomy Tarot https://amzn.to/3R2cztB SPML Masonic Con http://www.masoniccon.com Masonic Con Kansas Http://www.maso

This week, we look at why a Masonic “Lodge” is also referred to as a “temple” and why it's not called a temple anymore or is it? In this philosophical look at the Temple versus Lodge debate, we’ll take apart both terms and see what they mean and how they are interchangeable and maybe not interchangeable--within the greater umbrella of Freemasonry. Then Ill. Bro. Steven L. Harrison stops by—this week, a fantastic journey stemming from the Grand Lodge of the state of Missouri. The One Grand Lodge that gave us more Freemasonry than any other Grand Lodge!  We’ll also look at last month’s Fraternal Review examining the Leo Taxil Hoax. Finally, we'll wrap it up with a contemplative exercise. Are you out there solving problems and moving toward your goals using a massive force of your intellect? Find out this and a whole lot more. Stay tuned! Links Temple or Lodge?https://blog.philosophicalsociety.org/2018/10/07/the-real-reason-a-masonic-temple-is-called-a-lodge/ MOLOR http://www.molor.org Freemasonry Crosses the

This week--for immediate release--Information on the brand new and upcoming South Pasadena Masonic Con event happening this July. Who will be there? Where can you get the tickets? And what's included? Then, we'll take a deep dive into a three-part series on ancient Egyptian Religion --from creation to administration to the variance that exists from Kingdom to Kingdom. Through this exploration, we’ll understand the ancient Egyptians fascination and need for the mysteries. And finally, we'll wrap it up with a single Tarot card draw. Great News brings security and contentment! All this and more, stay tuned! Links: Press Release - See App Bonus Content Ancient Egyptian Religion Series https://blog.philosophicalsociety.org/2018/10/22/ancient-egyptian-religion-part-i/ SPML Masonic Con http://www.masoniccon.com Masonic Con Kansas Http://www.masonicconkansas.com Craftsman+ FB Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftsmanplus/ WCY NFT https://wcypodcast.com/nft Get a Tarot Reading by RJ http://www.wcypodcast.c

This week, do words have the power to manifest your individual or group realities? Watch your thoughts--they become words! We’ll look at the topic in an article on the power of the spoken word in Freemasonry. Then, a quick message from the WCY Podcast on this special month. Finally, we'll wrap it up with a short interview with RWB:. Alex Powers, all about the upcoming Masonic Con Kansas! Who's going to be there? What are the topics? Why is it unique? Don't miss this episode if you're excited about bringing large Masonic education to the Midwest! All this and more, stay tuned. Links: Masonic Con Kansas Http://www.masonicconkansas.com The Power of Spoken Word https://bloguniversalfreemasonry.wordpress.com/2018/02/23/the-power-of-the-spoken-word-in-freemasonry/ Freemasons of QLD FAQ https://uglq.org.au/about/faqs/ Is Homosexuality Unmasonic? http://www.midnightfreemasons.org/2021/06/is-homosexuality-unmasonic-revisit.html For Freemasons - NPR Article https://www.npr.org/2016/03/22/471414979/for-freemason

This week, we have the author of a four-part series of books. In it, a fictional character, Brother Deacon, a larger-than-life Freemason, extols lessons in Masonic philosophy through stories considered by many to be the contemporary version of the old Claudy Tyler Talks. We’ll talk with Brother James “Chris” Williams and find out why he wrote the books, what they mean to him, and some personal stories that are sure to get you right in the feels. Then, we’ll have a quick contemplative session on the idea of independence-- alone time, collaborations, what's it all mean? All this is and more!  Links: Big John Deacon Vol 1 https://amzn.to/3Gt7LbG Big John Deacon Vol 2 https://amzn.to/3wQULIq Big John Deacon Vol 3 https://amzn.to/3wXUSln Big John Deacon Vol 4 https://amzn.to/3m16rmJ Robin Wood Tarot https://amzn.to/3Gv7tAV Craftsman+ FB Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftsmanplus/ WCY NFT https://wcypodcast.com/nft Get a Tarot Reading by RJ http://www.wcypodcast.com/tarot Masonic Curators https://

This week, we talked with a Brother of the Jewish faith about his particular experience in Freemasonry. Is Freemasonry compatible with Judaism? What's it like to join a fraternity that's overwhelmingly Christian, which uses a Jewish text as the foundation for the allegory and being Jewish In the fraternity? This week, we're talking to Brother Sean Rothberg and gaining a unique perspective on the Craft. All this and more. Stay tuned! Links: The Masonic Kippah - A Place for Jewish Freemasons https://www.facebook.com/groups/346235886012575 Bro. Sean Rotherberg - SBRothberg@gmail.com Follow on TikTok - @The_Wizard_of_Arj MO Lodge of Research http://www.molor.org Craftsman+ FB Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftsmanplus/ WCY NFT https://wcypodcast.com/nft Get a Tarot Reading by RJ http://www.wcypodcast.com/tarot Masonic Curators https://www.youtube.com/c/MasonicCurators WCY Podcast YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/WhenceCameYou Ancient Modern Initiation: Special Edition http://www.wcypodcas

This week, how can we adjust our lives to be more Masonic, and connect with the people around us? Is the answer truly in putting down our phones and electronics? Are they truly a plague upon modern mankind? We’ll explore this idea in a piece by Darin A. Lahners, where he lays out many of the significant issues with mental health and our dependence on electronics. Then Ill. Bro. Harrison tells us about famous last words--those words spoken by prolific and interesting people throughout history, at the end of their earthly existence. We'll explore the idea of Egregore and Freemasonry, a commonly misunderstood concept. It has as many definitions as you could imagine, including some that are laughable. We’ll define it, and you'll get a true sense of what this actually is. And finally, we'll wrap it up in a contemplation on your next steps in life. Reaching the higher self for your greatest good. All this and more! Follow on TikTok - @The_Wizard_of_Arj Egregore and Freemasonry https://blog.philosophicalsociety.o

This week, we get a rundown of what happened at the Midwest Conference of Masonic Education, 2022, in Kansas City, MO. What were some of the ideas passed around from state education officer to state education officer regarding best practices and discoveries within the realm of Masonic education? Then we'll hear, from Greg Knott, who tells us about a recent visit he had to a used bookstore. What treasures did he find? Finally, we'll wrap it up with reflections on being your own teacher--what that means and the duality of such an idea. Truth from within, or teenage angst? Going against the grain. Challenging the status quo. All this and more. Stay tuned! MCME http://mcme1949.org/index.html Smith Waite Deck https://amzn.to/3vUEset Craftsman+ FB Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftsmanplus/ WCY NFT https://wcypodcast.com/nft Get a Tarot Reading by RJ http://www.wcypodcast.com/tarot Masonic Curators https://www.youtube.com/c/MasonicCurators WCY Podcast YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/WhenceC

This week, is there value in the rubbish of the temple? What do those less than perfect stones do for us for the rest of our lives? Could they be lessons preparing us for future obstacles? Then we'll hear a response from a festive board regarding the 47th problem of Euclid. At a recent festive board, one Brother brings a personal touch to his 47th problem of Euclid response in a special segment he's recorded for us. Then, a letter to the Brothers the world over about the importance of the esoteric in Freemasonry and our charge to light the fire of education in every man that comes through our doors. Steve Harrison stops by for an all-new Masonic Minute about the Cable Tow and gives us a contemporary response to what it could mean for us. Lastly, we wrap it up with a Tarot card draw. What do we do about adversity? All this and more! Reclaiming the Rejected Stone http://www.midnightfreemasons.org/2022/04/reclaiming-rejected-stone.html The Marseilles Deck https://amzn.to/38wVrKw Craftsman+ FB Group https://ww

This week, how critical is the idea of an individual degree and an individual catechism to the future of Freemasonry? We’ll explore a piece by William H. Boyd in which he outlines the several reasons why the future of the Craft depends on the practice of individual degrees and catechisms. Then, we'll talk about the investigation committee and the concerns of a Grand Lodge in the 1950s. As the Grand Lodge put it, is there a “serious lack of discretion?” We’ll explore some of the questions that we are charged to find the answers to within the Investigation committee and talk about how things have changed over the years. Lastly, I read my response from a festive board on the idea of World-Wide Brotherhood. What does it mean to truly be a brotherhood that spans the world? What makes us brothers? It's not just the obligation--it's something deeper. All this and more, stay tuned. Links: The Criticality of Our Individual Degrees and Catechisms http://www.midnightfreemasons.org/2022/04/the-criticality-of-our-indivi

This week, we wrap up the contemporary look at Whither Are We Traveling with part 11 of Darin A. Lahner's series. Are there not too many well-meaning Brethren working overtime to make Freemasonry something other than Freemasonry? Should we abandon free will and accord? Should we take positions on public issues of the day? Go all out for materialism? Subsidize? Then we hear a tale from Illustrious Brother Steven L. Harrison in this week's Masonic Minute about Winston Churchill--The most difficult decision he ever had to make-- to fire on allies. We wrap it up with a Tarot card draw and contemplate what a specific card could mean in terms of practical application through the lens of Freemasonry. Are you on the verge of a breakthrough? Or a new success? All this and more. Stay tuned. Whither Are We Traveling Pt 11 http://www.midnightfreemasons.org/2022/02/whither-are-we-traveling-part-eleven.html A Laudable Pursuit PDF http://www.knightsofthenorth.com/documents/laudablepursuit.pdf A Laudable Pursuit Aud

This week, Whither Are We Traveling? (Pt 10) and Worshipful Brother Darin A. Lahners' contemporary examination of the text. Hasn't the so-called 'century of the common man' contributed to making our fraternity a little too common? Is it so easy for anybody to join Freemasonry? And what happens when common men become part of our uncommon fraternity? Ritual cheapened? The public image of the fraternity sullied? Then, we'll take a look at a recent article from the Knight Templar Magazine--all about the history of Golgotha and how it got its name—"the place of the skull." How did this place get its name? What place does the skull and the Chamber of Reflection have in our Craft today? All this and more, stay tuned! Whither Are We Traveling Pt. 10 http://www.midnightfreemasons.org/2022/02/whither-are-we-traveling-part-ten.html Craftsman+ FB Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftsmanplus/ WCY NFT https://wcypodcast.com/nft Get a Tarot Reading by RJ http://www.wcypodcast.com/tarot Masonic Curators https://

This week, "What has become of that course of moral instruction, veiled and illustrated by symbols that Freemasonry is supposed to be?" Has Freemasonry lost its Masonic education edge? Are we too hung up on crafted programs created by our membership committees that change every year? What could be a simple way of ensuring Masonic education finds its way to every member? Then, we've got an all-new Masonic Minute with Ill. Bro. Steven L. Harrison in which he discusses the topic of heaven and earth. A supreme philosophical outlook on what God is, and how the end of time as we know it will happen, and what that means for us--philosophically, of course. All this and more, stay tuned! Links: MO Lodge of Research http://www.molor.org Whither Are We Traveling Pt. 9 http://www.midnightfreemasons.org/2022/02/whither-are-we-traveling-part-nine.html The Southeastern Masonic Symposia https://www.h25smes.org Craftsman+ FB Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftsmanplus/ WCY NFT https://wcypodcast.com/nft Get a

This week we welcome Illustrious Brother Austin Shifrin from the Valley of Pittsburgh, PA. He's the author of the upcoming book More Light, Collected Masonic Writings from 2017 to 2021. What's the difference between ethics and etiquette? What makes a gentleman? We'll get to these questions and a whole lot more. Stay tuned! Links: The Soustheastern Masonic Symposia https://www.h25smes.org Craftsman+ FB Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftsmanplus/ WCY NFT https://wcypodcast.com/nft Get a Tarot Reading by RJ http://www.wcypodcast.com/tarot Masonic Curators https://www.youtube.com/c/MasonicCurators 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 Get the new book! How to Charter a Lodge https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcy

This week, Darin A. Lahners dives into the seventh question of "Whither Are We Traveling?" Do we pay enough attention to the festive board? Does your lodge know the difference between a festive board and a table lodge? If the answer is, "… It's the same thing.", I'm sorry to tell you that's just not true. We'll break apart the differences. We'll talk about the necessity for the festive board--one of Freemasonry's fundamental tools for making this world better by making good men better. Then we'll hear the tale of Nathaniel Beverly Tucker, as illustrious Brother Steven L. Harrison takes us through this week's Masonic Minute. A troubled Past Grandmaster moving from Christian denomination to Christian denomination due to his dubious beliefs. Did Nathaniel Beverley Tucker plan the entire secession of the South? You'll have to listen to find out. Finally, we'll wrap it up with a single Tarot card draw. We'll be working with the coveted Manly P. Hall and J. A Knapp Tarot deck. Are you strong-willed, bold, and read

This week, we're back with part seven of Whither Are We Traveling? Darin Lahners gives his generational outlook on the question of whether America's passion for bigness and efficiency has ruined Masonic charity. Why do we, as Americans, need to be acknowledged for our charitable efforts? Doesn't looking for acknowledgment stray from the path of altruism? Then, a staple of romanticized Freemasonry, the Lodge Over Simpkin's Store, an original poem written by Most Worship Lawrence N. Greenleaf for the Grand Lodge of Colorado. Some say it was a real place. Brother Patrick Dey takes on The Lodge Over Simpkin's Store in this week's Masonic Mythbusters. Finally, we'll wrap it up with the discussion around the ace of pentacles. As a Tarot card, what does it mean for you masonically? What does it mean for you and your personal life? Do its prescribed meanings give rise to thoughts in your mind about future opportunities? All this and more-- stay tuned! Whither Are We Traveling Part 7 http://www.midnightfreemasons.

This week, Darin Lahners tackles the question, what happens when we allow Freemasonry to be broken up into several smaller organizations that demand our time and market themselves as something more or greater than symbolic lodge? Is that even appropriate? Then, we'll have an all-new Masonic Minute with Illustrious Brother Steven L Harrison. Do you remember that time you were asked to deposit something and were unable to? Steve talks about the Rite of Destitution, its importance, and the lesson it teaches all of us. Finally, we'll draw a Tarot card from an apropos deck for this month. Is it time to just take a nap? Maybe! All this and more, stay tuned!Links: Whither Are We Traveling Part 6 http://www.midnightfreemasons.org/2022/01/whither-are-we-traveling-part-six.html Observing the Crafthttps://amzn.to/3Klgsp5 MO Lodge of Research HTTP://www.molor.org Our Tarot https://amzn.to/3MrVruP BOTA HTTP://www.BOTA.org Craftsman+ FB Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftsmanplus/ WCY NFT https://wcypodcast.c