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

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

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! http

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.pat

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-progra

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://wcy

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

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

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