Ep. 9 - What Was the Power of Knowledge in the 1300s? Secret Societies, the Trivium, and Freemasonry

What was the real source of power in the 1300s?This episode looks at secret societies, knowledge systems, the Trivium, medieval education, and the strength of the stone masons of that period. The power was not merely physical. It was also intellectual: grammar, logic, rhetoric, discipline, memory, craft, and control of knowledge.This episode solves one Masonic problem: how can Masons understand the Trivium as a tool for thinking, not just a historical curiosity?Have an origin theory, Masonic question, old document, book recommendation, lodge problem, or research lead? Write to me at [email protected].