Whence Came You? - Freemasonry Discussed And Masonic Research For Today's Freemason

  This week we’re diving into the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite. We asked the contributors to the show what they wanted to hear about in the future. This week, we’re delivering the first in a series of requested shows. We’ll talk about the differences between the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, the Southern Jurisdiction, their education schemes, degree structures, and even how they tease each other. Don’t miss this edifying episode! Stay tuned.  Links Scottish Rite Southern Jurisdiction https://scottishrite.org Master Craftsman Program - (SJ Edu.) https://scottishrite.org/members/general-membership-information/masonic-education/srmc/ Scottish Rite Northern Masonic Jurisdiction https://scottishritenmj.org Haute Grade Academy - (NMJ Edu.) https://scottishritenmj.org/hauts-grades-academy Hodapp's Blog on the Differences https://freemasonsfordummies.blogspot.com/2016/05/the-two-us-scottish-rite-jurisdictions.html?fbclid=IwAR1t-xCPvC4wHt7R__ydU2GbbzQax1WLc1R1Fh2dBVyJFmUu7ISk52gfij4 A Division of Empires

This week we learn about the Anti Masonic Apron, it’s symbols from Ill. Bro Harrison in an all-new Masonic Minute. Did it have to do with the Anti-Masonic Party? Maybe— Then we have a special interview with Brother Dan Hrinko, author of the new book the Purple of the Fraternity. We talk about what happens. When you’re a new Master Mason and you want answers. Why doesn’t anyone know anything? We talk about being engaged in the Craft and most importantly the new book. Don’t miss it! Thanks for listening and have an amazing week! Links: Contact Dan - danhrinko@att.net The Purple of the Fraternity https://www.macoy.com/Masonic-Bible-Masonic-Books/Masonic-Books-on-Managing-a-Lodge/The-Purple-of-the-Fraternity-A-Handbook-for-DDGMs-Grand-Lodge-Officers The Craft Driven Lodge https://amzn.to/3g6D7qa Missouri Lodge of Research http:www.molar.org So-Cal Lodge of Research http:www.molar.org Illinois Lodge of Research http://www.illinoislodgeofresearch.com The Masonic Legacy Society http://www.masoniclegacysociety.com

This week we interview Bro. Gerald Fortune, a man in search of real truth. From his incredible story about coming into the fraternity to his studies into the mystic origins of the Craft--Are Freemasonry’s rituals a type of archetype for Egyptian schools that taught the same things? Find out right now! Thanks for listening and have an amazing week! Links In Search of the Miraculous Sacred Science The Masonic Legacy Society http://www.masoniclegacysociety.com Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Intellectual Linear Progression https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r Masonic Con Chicago http://www.masonicconchicago.com

This week, what is it about a vision of a lake that brings Hope for the future? Greg Knott gives us the clues. Then, what did Queen Anne have to do with Freemasonry going Speculative? Well, you’ll want to stay dialed in when Steve Harrison gives you the scoop. Then we wrap it up this week with an in-depth look at the legend of the Noachides. Coming up right now. Links Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Intellectual Linear Progression https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r Masonic Con Chicago http://www.masonicconchicago.com

This week, we unravel the traditional story of Genesis in a perspective that makes man, the custodian of God’s new temple--the human body. Then, we take a look at an excerpt from Thomas Paine’s The Rights of Man. What does he say about the French Declaration of Rights? Don't miss it. App extras include the paper we read. Thanks for listening and have an amazing week! Links: Thomas Paine's Rights of Man https://amzn.to/3eVtbyY The Masonic Legacy Society http://www.masoniclegacysociety.com Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Intellectual Linear Progression https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r Masonic Con Chicago http://www.masonicconchicago.com  

This week, we hear from Illustrious Bro. Harrison for an all-new Masonic Minute, A 50-year pin? A jewel? Does it matter? Well, let’s leave it to Steve. Then, an interview with PGM:. Akram Elias 33˚ about the Masonic Legacy Society and its mission to fulfill the Masonic promise. We ask fundamental questions about America and also, what has Freemasonry done for the United States? Links: The Masonic Legacy Society http://www.masoniclegacysociety.com Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Intellectual Linear Progression https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r Masonic Con Chicago http://www.masonicconchicago.com

This week, we interview Ben Williams, the legendary proprietor of The Rocky Mountain Mason Magazine. We talk about the curious path that leads him to Freemasonry, Masonry’s duty to the world, occult traditions, and even Skin Walker Ranch…Get ready for Sixty Minutes with the curious, Ben Williams! The Rocky Mountain Magazine https://www.rockymountainmason.com The Rocky Mountain Magazine Podcast https://rockymountainmason.buzzsprout.com The Bookstore https://wcypodcast.com/the-bookstore Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Intellectual Linear Progression https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r Masonic Con Chicago http://www.masonicconchicago.com

This week, hear the story about how Herbert Hoover almost became a Freemason in an all-new Masonic Minute with Illustrious Brother Harrison. Then stick around for an interview with the Worshipful Master of America Lodge 57, the first Regular Masonic Lodge for women in America. Links: America Lodge 57  www.americalodgeusa.org The Video https://youtu.be/Hq-5fJEa7Z0 Missouri Lodge of Research www.molor.org Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Intellectual Linear Progression https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r Masonic Con Chicago http://www.masonicconchicago.com

This week, we remember a special Masonic Educator, Ed Rund who recently passed away. We’ll read one of his classic papers on how to Make Masonic Education better by ensuring it’s equity among other Grand Lodge programs. Then, we’ll take a deep dive into the human brain, explore its parts, it’s chemistry, and answer the question—Can we rewire the brain to act Masonically? Stay Tuned! Links Illinois Lodge of Research http://www.illinoislodgeofresearch.org Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Intellectual Linear Progression https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r Masonic Con Chicago http://www.masonicconchicago.com

This week we re-examine a piece from the past. Who wrote Ode to the Skull? Was it inspired by an earlier medieval work? We continue by examining the legend of Espinosa, one of America's first mass murderers and his trail of blood…is his skull on display at one of the oldest Commanderies in America? Plus an all-new Masonic Minute with Steve Harrison! App extras include the articles we read. Thanks for listening and have a great week! Links: The Missouri Lodge of Research http://molor.org Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Intellectual Linear Progression https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r Masonic Con Chicago http://www.masonicconchicago.com

This week, The Western Mystery Tradition is often said to be a leading influence on many members of the Craft today. But what good is a tradition if it has no continuity? This week we’ll get honest about it and explore what’s considered its greatest influencer, the Medieval Grimoires. Join us with special guest, Brother Patrick Dey of the Rocky Mountain Mason for an unapologetic and real discussion about Magik. Thanks for listening, and have an amazing week! Links: Research Lodge of Colorado Papers https://www.rlcolo.org/items The Rocky Mountain Mason https://www.rockymountainmason.com The Arbatel https://amzn.to/3aWB2Kx The Key of Solomon https://amzn.to/2KVWftp Heptameron https://amzn.to/3aYP7ab Lemegaton https://amzn.to/3dc7aLt Ceremonial Magic https://amzn.to/2WjahdQ Abramelon https://amzn.to/2z7JXeC Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Intellectual Linear Progression https://wcypodcast.

This week, we ask a hard question, do you have enough positive male influence in your life? Bro. Harrison stops by in an all-new Masonic Minute - We get the scoop on the first artificer of metals…Then we get some insights into what the Mason of the 1970s thought about Masonic Education. Finally, we wrap it up with a segment about the Columbian Exposition World’s Fair and the Masons that made it possible. Don’t miss it. Thanks for listening and have ana amazing week! Links The Illinois Lodge of Research Http://www.illinoislodgeofresearch.com Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Intellectual Linear Progression https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r Masonic Con Chicago http://www.masonicconchicago.com

This week, we read a poem from famed writer Rudyard Kipling. Equality among the workmen and honor for all are themes that wind through it. Then, we’ll take you from the meeting room where the Statue of Liberty was first mentioned as a casual idea and follow it through its construction as it’s built in the streets of Paris….Bronze towering over the city..before being dismantled loaded and delivered to the United States of America and finally unveiled to the world…the face of Liberty - unmasked. Stay tuned…App extras include the pieces we read plus a bonus workshop paper on benevolence. Thanks for listening and have an amazing week! Links Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Intellectual Linear Progression https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r Masonic Con Chicago http://www.masonicconchicago.com

This week, we read harsh words from Manly P. Hall as he exposes fake occultists, those who would be masters if not for their lack of true knowledge or work ethic. Don’t miss what’s perhaps some of the most critical things Manly P Hall ever wrote. We’ll dive into a segment that defines the Rosicrucians from the early 19th century—Elite Masons, who are on a quest. Steve Harrison stops by to remind us of the other 66% of what makes up great Freemasonry. It seems we’re all missing it. Finally, we wrap it up with a piece on the Spiritualist ideas of the great Brotherhood of Man—A praise for the working man occultist and more. Don’t miss it.  Links: IAPSOP www.iapsop.com Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Intellectual Linear Progression https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r Masonic Con Chicago http://www.masonicconchicago.com

This week we’re traveling back in time to look at the history of the Mason’s Mark - Do Freemasons put a secret mark on all the things they create? We’ll take a look at what Freemasonry is charging itself to do in order to assist in this time of high strangeness and COVID-19. But first, we’re going to hear about the esoteric lesson of the Shriner’s degree according to one Manly P. Hall. Keep your dial tuned within due bounds…App extras include the pieces we read. Thanks for listening and have an amazing week! Links: Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Intellectual Linear Progression https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r Masonic Con Chicago http://www.masonicconchicago.com

This week, a rare piece from 1923 that lays out the importance of the public school system and why Freemasons should support it. Illustrious Brother Steve Harrison stops in for an all-new Masonic Minute - How are you getting your Freemasonry now that we can’t meet? We wrap it up with two pieces of Masonic Fiction. A St. John’s Day haunting? We’ll wrap it up with a trip to the old West and view the Craft through the eyes of the Square and Compasses. Stay dialed in… Links: MSA https://www.msana.com/ MSA Podcast https://shorttalkbulletin.com/blog/ Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get Alpha Brain https://wcypodcast.com/onnit-labs Intellectual Linear Progression https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r Masonic Con Chicago http://www.masonicconchicago.com

This week, we talk about the balance of depression - Are Freemasonry’s constituents manic? You asked for it, we’re delivering - an all-new Occult Profile on the eccentric Arthur Edward Waite. Then, startling new evidence on the Big Bang Theory - Are we ready to accept new evidence? Is fluidity of opinion a Masonic Virtue? And a small bonus, we’ll take a look at a short piece from decades ago that aimed to inform our significant others what Freemasonry is. Stay dialed in! Links:  The Masonic Philosophical Society https://blog.philosophicalsociety.org/2017/05/10/do-you-want-some-of-this/ Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get Alpha Brain https://wcypodcast.com/onnit-labs Intellectual Linear Progression https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r Masonic Con Chicago http://www.masonicconchicago.com

In this episode, we remember and demystify the matriarch of this country..decoding Columbia. We then get the straight dope on Saint Patrick, who he was, what he did, what it meant…and who made it a holiday anyway? We’ll wrap it up with a review of the Southeastern Masonic Symposium and the call to action we all have. Stay tuned… Links: The Masonic Philosophical Society https://blog.philosophicalsociety.org/2017/05/10/do-you-want-some-of-this/ Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get Alpha Brain https://wcypodcast.com/onnit-labs Intellectual Linear Progression https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r Masonic Con Chicago http://www.masonicconchicago.com

This week, we explore a paper on what Freemasonry means in the context of Rosicrucianism. What are you Due as a Mason? Titles? Honors? Lapel pins? This 1940s author didn't think so. Next, we’ll look at an issue that’s largely politicized, Entitlement…but what happens when we de-politicize it and talk about tackling it the Masonic way? We’ll wrap it up with a piece defining Masonic Education from a Past Grand Master of Washington in 1943.  The Masonic Philosophical Society https://blog.philosophicalsociety.org/2017/05/10/do-you-want-some-of-this/ Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get Alpha Brain https://wcypodcast.com/onnit-labs Intellectual Linear Progression https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r Masonic Con Chicago http://www.masonicconchicago.com

This week, we’ll get a glimpse into the dreams of a legendary Masonic Researcher and writer, Silas H. Shepherd. He dreamt of the future where Freemasonry is gone…what did it leave behind? We’ll expose a tale of an epic poem on the skull and the man who turned a friars skull into a drinking cup. We’ll wrap with a piece from Illustrious Bro. Harrison. How do you get your 33˚ taken away? Well, …you’ll have to stay tuned in to find out. Thanks for listening and have a great week! Steve's Article http://www.midnightfreemasons.org/2020/02/clash-of-titans.html Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on Paypal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get Alpha Brain https://wcypodcast.com/onnit-labs Intelectual Linear Progression https://wcypodcast.com/the-great-books-program Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r Masonic Con Chicago http://www.masonicconchicago.com Music Credit - Purple Planet Music