Flow and Form: The Water Scroll and the Fellow Craft
Download MP3In this episode, we continue our symbolic alignment between The Book of Five Rings and Masonic working tools—turning now to the Water Scroll, paired with the Fellow Craft degree.
The Water Scroll invites us to explore adaptability, responsive effort, and continuous skill refinement. Through the lens of the Fellow Craft, it becomes clear that learning is not a passive task—it is the practice of recognizing context, applying tools in real time, and developing symbolic awareness through action.
🔑 Key Takeaways
- The Water Scroll emphasizes adaptive behavior and situational mastery.
- The Fellow Craft mind is constantly learning what good work looks like.
- Conscious attention in motion defines the working Mason’s growth.
💬 Featured Quotes
“Personally, as an individual… you're in that Fellow Craft space where you're understanding how the tools work and where to apply them.” — [00:01:21]
“As you go through the Water Book… you really can benefit from bringing that Fellow Craft Mason’s mind to the work itself.” — [00:02:01]
“The Book of Five Rings… is a heightened and perpetual state of attention. It is about consciousness in motion.” — [00:02:33]
“You are instantaneously evaluating everything that's happening… while building the repertoire of skills and understandings to solve problems.” — [00:03:49]
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Creators and Guests
Host
Brian Mattocks
Host and Founder of A Mason's Work - a podcast designed to help you use symbolism to grow. He's been working in the craft for over a decade and served as WM, trustee, and sat in every appointed chair in a lodge - at least once :D
