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
When the Plumb Is Set: Purpose, Vocation, and Ikigai
The final step in the week's framework isn't a conclusion so much as a reorientation. Once you have done the excavation work — identified the recurring qualities, tria...
The Room as a Mirror: Reading Resonant Feedback
At some point in the excavation process, the internal signals — the rawness, the vulnerability, the recurring qualities — need to be cross-referenced against something...
Rawness Is the Signal, Not the Problem
When something uncomfortable happens, most people have a default response ready: make it funny, walk away, fidget, redirect. These aren't character flaws — they're the...
Excavating Purpose from Personal History
Brian spent close to a decade trying to pick the right degree, the right path, the right answer — and the decision got so heavy it just stalled. That experience turns ...
The Plumb Is Not a Vibe
Brian Mattocks opens the week with a confession: he spent years in lodge not really understanding what the plumb was supposed to teach. \"Stay upright through your sev...