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
Appears in 160 Episodes
The Master Mason Series – Part III: The Workman and the Work
At the philosophical level, the Master Mason transcends the separation between creator and creation. In this final episode, we explore the systemic view of mastery — w...
The Master Mason Series – Part II: The Stillness of Motion
Relational mastery is not found in control, but in composure. In this episode, we explore how the Master Mason remains centered amid change — resilient, adaptive, and ...
The Master Mason Series – Part I: The Work of Flow
At the practical level, the Master Mason represents the craftsman in motion — no longer burdened by self-consciousness, but guided by instinct and alignment. In this e...
The Fellow Craft Mason Series – Part III: The Architecture of Understanding
At the systemic level, the Fellow Craft begins to see how all learning connects. This episode explores the architecture of understanding — how knowledge, skill, and ex...
The Fellow Craft Mason Series – Part II: The Work of Connection
The Fellow Craft’s journey deepens as the craftsman begins to see the web of relationships surrounding the work. This episode explores the relational dimension — how u...
The Fellow Craft Mason Series – Part I: The Work of Integration
The Fellow Craft represents the craftsman at work — no longer a beginner, yet still learning through practice. In this episode, we explore the practical level of the F...
The Entered Apprentice Mason Series – Part III: The Cultivation of Wonder
At the systemic level, the Entered Apprentice teaches that the true foundation of wisdom is wonder. To see as a beginner is to live in curiosity — to acknowledge that ...
The Entered Apprentice Mason Series – Part II: The Humility of Following
To follow well is to learn deeply. In this episode, we explore the relational dimension of the Entered Apprentice — the apprenticeship of humility, listening, and repe...
The Entered Apprentice Mason Series – Part I: The Work of Beginning
Every Masonic journey begins with openness — the willingness to learn, to labor, and to make first attempts. In this episode, we explore the behavioral dimension of th...
Dark Rhetoric Series – The Game of Definitions: When Meaning Becomes a Maze
When reason fails to persuade, some retreat into semantics. This episode explores the game of definitions — a rhetorical tactic that twists clarity into confusion. By ...
Dark Rhetoric Series – Baiting: How Provocation Becomes Power
Baiting is the dark art of pulling others off balance. In this episode, we unpack how manipulators provoke emotional reactions to seize control of the narrative. What ...
Dark Rhetoric Series – Ad Hominem: How Ego Replaces Evidence
When logic fails, ego often steps in. In this episode, we explore the ad hominem attack — the rhetorical sleight of hand that targets a person instead of their ideas. ...
Dark Rhetoric Series – Gatekeeping: How Power Hides Behind Standards
At its surface, gatekeeping appears to be about quality, tradition, or protecting standards — but beneath it lies a hunger for control. In this episode, we explore how...
Dark Rhetoric Series – Tone Policing: How Control Masquerades as Civility
When emotion enters a conversation, truth often follows close behind — but so does discomfort. In this episode, we examine tone policing, a manipulative tactic that si...
Dark Rhetoric Series – Weaponized Ignorance: When Not Knowing Becomes a Shield
Ignorance can appear humble—an admission of “not knowing.” But when used strategically, it becomes a shield and a weapon: a way to flatten discourse, deflect accountab...
Liberation Begets Liberation
When you’ve untangled your own loops, you start to see the loops in others. Real help begins when projection ends—when you can observe behavior cleanly, without the ne...
Everyone You Know Starts Out as an Imaginary Friend
Before we ever meet someone as they truly are, we meet the version of them in our minds—the story we create based on fragments, memory, and meaning. In this episode, w...
We do live in a simulation - The real question is who's?
We don’t experience the world directly—we experience our idea of it. In this episode, we explore the nature of perception and the realization that all of reality is fi...
Choosing Real Community Over Algorithms
Algorithms can provide us with endless streams of curated content, but they cannot replace authentic community. In this episode, we reflect on the difference between b...
The Square and the Lens: Depths of Focus in the Craft
Focus is often misunderstood as an on-or-off switch—something you either have or don’t. In this episode, we reframe focus as a spectrum of depth: near, mid, and distan...