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 Secretary's Apron and What You Actually Know
This week Brian Mattocks introduces a new format: a running case study built around a real-world problem drawn from a Dear Abby letter. The subject is a middle-aged ma...
The Examining Room and the Feelings You're Mistaking for Logic
The Senior Master of Ceremonies in Brian's jurisdiction guards the examining room door — the room where visiting Masons are tested before being admitted. In the mental...
What's Already Inside That You Never Invited
Where the Tyler manages what gets your attention, the Inner Guard — or the Pursuivant, depending on your jurisdiction — is responsible for influence. Those are not the...
The Tyler Guards the Door You Keep Opening
The Tyler stands outside the lodge and keeps out anyone who does not belong. Translate that role into a mental framework and you get an attention gate — the function r...
Over-Prepared and Still Not Ready
Readiness is not the same thing as preparation, and the Junior Master of Ceremonies is the role that forces that distinction. In this episode, Brian places the hoodwin...