In this show we discuss the practical applications of masonic symbolism and how the working tools can be used to better yourself, your family, your lodge, and your community. We help good freemasons become better men through honest self development. We talk quite a bit about mental health and men's issues related to emotional and intellectual growth as well.
Latest Episodes
The Hoodwink and Who Guides You
The hoodwink is one of the more uncomfortable symbols to sit with, precisely because most Masons only experience it once and then move on. Brian Mattocks, building on ...
The Senior Warden's Gavel: Knowing When the Work Is Done
The Senior Warden closes the lodge. That's the ritual function—pay the craft, declare the work complete, bring the session to a proper end. Symbolically, this makes th...
The Guide's Gavel: Protecting the Candidate Experience
The Guide—or Steward, depending on your jurisdiction—has a specific charge: bring the candidate from the outside world into fitness for the lodge. When that role holds...
The Tyler's Gavel: Managing Distraction Without Hiding In It
The Tyler's job is to stand at the door and keep out anyone who doesn't belong. In the operative framework Brian works from, giving the Tyler the gavel means applying ...
Secretary and Treasurer: Auditing Your Personal Record
Every person carries a personal record—a running account of experiences, identities, and narratives that shape how they move through the world. When the gavel passes t...