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+ Jour

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

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-scotti

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

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/t

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://wcypodc

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

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://a

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-learnin

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

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.midnightfreem

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 Initi

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.theresearchlod

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

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-handwriti

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 - Au

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 t

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://wcyp

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 Fre