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
Follow the Rationalization, Find the Work
Most of the setup for your worst moments happened well before the moment itself. By the time you're trying to lower your blood pressure or walk back something you just...
Opening the History Book of Your Own Behavior
Looking at your own behavioral history honestly is genuinely difficult, and the main reason isn't that the material is too painful — it's that most people can't separa...
You Cannot See the Lesson While It Is Happening
The frustrating truth about recurring patterns is that they're nearly invisible in the moment they're operating. When you're emotionally enmeshed in a situation — angr...
You Will Work the Same Stone Again
Workman's Rule 5 from Brian Mattocks's book A Mason's Work is blunt: you will work the same stone until you get it right. That isn't a metaphor for punishment. It's a ...
Don't Chase the Suck: Balance in the Work
The full arc of the ARAA process — awareness, reflection, analysis, action — is a tool for extracting genuine value from the discomfort that ordinary life hands you. B...