Ep. 12 - What Can Research Lodges Teach Modern Masons? Jeriel Smith Origins & Templars

What can a serious research lodge teach modern Masons?In this interview, four-time Southern California Research Lodge Past Master Jeriel Smith discusses Andrew Hammer’s Observing the Craft, observant lodges, Masonic education, origin theories, South Pasadena Lodge, ghost stories, and favorite Masonic conspiracy theories.This episode solves one Masonic problem: how can Masons think critically about research, observant practice, origin theories, and conspiracy claims without becoming either boring or gullible?Have an origin theory, Masonic question, old document, book recommendation, lodge problem, or research lead? Write to me at [email protected].