EPISODE · Oct 31, 2022 · 37 MIN
EP 81 What Is the Masonic Path? John S. Nagy on the Trivium, Word Origins, and Freemasonry
from Masonic Muscle · host The Origin War Has Begun
What is the Masonic Path, and how can the Trivium help Masons understand the words they use every day?In this episode of Masonic Muscle, Brother John S. Nagy joins the show to bring more light to the Craft. Brother Nagy is a Masonic author, researcher, creator of the Building Better Builders series, and a regular contributor to The Craftsmen Online Podcast.We discuss his work on the Trivium, its connection to Masonic ritual, and why defining terms matters if Masons want to understand the Craft at a deeper level.Brother Nagy explains why he began studying the difference between Freemasonry and Masonry, and how that investigation led him into root definitions, etymology, ritual language, and the deeper meanings behind words Masons often repeat without fully examining.This episode solves one Masonic problem:How can Masons understand the Craft if they do not understand the words, roots, and meanings built into the ritual?We discuss:John S. Nagy’s work on the Masonic Paththe Trivium: grammar, logic, and rhetoricthe difference between Freemasonry and Masonryroot definitions and etymologythe words free, mastery, mystery, and Crafthow mystery plays connect to speculative Masonrythe meaning of ritual languagethe importance of defining termsSister Miriam Joseph’s The TriviumNagy’s books, including The Craft Unmasked and The Craft Mastered!the connection between word, Logos, wisdom, body, mind, soul, and templewhy Masonic education must go deeper than memorizationBrother Nagy does what serious Masonic education should do: he slows the words down, takes them apart, and asks what they actually mean.That is the beginning of better Masonic thinking.Find Brother John S. Nagy’s books on Amazon and his videos on YouTube under John S. Nagy and Building Better Builders.Books discussed:The Craft Unmasked: The Uncommon Origins of Freemasonry and Its Practice by John S. NagyThe Craft Mastered! Completing the Temple, The Fellow Craft Dream by John S. NagyThe Trivium by Sister Miriam JosephHave an origin theory, Masonic question, old document, book recommendation, lodge problem, or research lead?Write to me at:[email protected] Masonic Muscle on Instagram:@masonicmuscleFollow Masonic Muscle on Facebook.Subscribe to Masonic Muscle, share this episode with one Brother, and help build a searchable Masonic education archive for the Craft.
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What is the Masonic Path, and how can the Trivium help Masons understand the words they use every day?In this episode of Masonic Muscle, Brother John S. Nagy joins the show to bring more light to the Craft. Brother Nagy is a Masonic author, researcher, creator of the Building Better Builders series, and a regular contributor to The Craftsmen Online Podcast.We discuss his work on the Trivium, its connection to Masonic ritual, and why defining terms matters if Masons want to understand the Craft at a deeper level.Brother Nagy explains why he began studying the difference between Freemasonry and Masonry, and how that investigation led him into root definitions, etymology, ritual language, and the deeper meanings behind words Masons often repeat without fully examining.This episode solves one Masonic problem:How can Masons understand the Craft if they do not understand the words, roots, and meanings built into the ritual?We discuss:John S. Nagy’s work on the Masonic Paththe Trivium: grammar, logic, and rhetoricthe difference between Freemasonry and Masonryroot definitions and etymologythe words free, mastery, mystery, and Crafthow mystery plays connect to speculative Masonrythe meaning of ritual languagethe importance of defining termsSister Miriam Joseph’s The TriviumNagy’s books, including The Craft Unmasked and The Craft Mastered!the connection between word, Logos, wisdom, body, mind, soul, and templewhy Masonic education must go deeper than memorizationBrother Nagy does what serious Masonic education should do: he slows the words down, takes them apart, and asks what they actually mean.That is the beginning of better Masonic thinking.Find Brother John S. Nagy’s books on Amazon and his videos on YouTube under John S. Nagy and Building Better Builders.Books discussed:The Craft Unmasked: The Uncommon Origins of Freemasonry and Its Practice by John S. NagyThe Craft Mastered! Completing the Temple, The Fellow Craft Dream by John S. NagyThe Trivium by Sister Miriam JosephHave an origin theory, Masonic question, old document, book recommendation, lodge problem, or research lead?Write to me at:[email protected] Masonic Muscle on Instagram:@masonicmuscleFollow Masonic Muscle on Facebook.Subscribe to Masonic Muscle, share this episode with one Brother, and help build a searchable Masonic education archive for the Craft.
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