EP 61 How Should Masons Face Death? Memento Mori, Freemasonry, Fear, and the L.E.O. Method

How should Masons face death?In this episode of Masonic Muscle, I talk with Juan Ascencio, creator of the L.E.O. Method — Life Energization Optimization, about fear, death, Memento Mori, Freemasonry, inner energy, and the hard reality that human beings have been wrestling with mortality from the beginning.Death appears throughout scripture, ancient texts, myth, philosophy, ritual, and human memory. From the long lives of the Patriarchs in the Old Testament, to ancient king lists, to the Bhagavad Gita, mankind has always tried to understand life, death, time, fear, and the unknown.Juan wanted to talk about fear and death.I wanted to talk about Memento Mori and Freemasonry.This episode is where those paths meet.This episode solves one Masonic problem:How can a Mason contemplate death without becoming paralyzed by fear, fantasy, or avoidance?We discuss:fear and deathMemento MoriFreemasonry and mortalitythe L.E.O. MethodLife Energization Optimizationinner energy techniquesself-sabotaging habitsresponsibility and accountabilitythe Book of Five Ringsthe Four AgreementsJohn Taylor Gatto and critical thinkingthe Trivium Discussion GroupSocratic dialoguethe Holy Saints Johnsummer and winter solstice symbolismathletes, pain, failure, and growthwhy Masons must learn to face difficult truths directlyThe purpose of Memento Mori is not to make a man morbid.It is to wake him up.If a man remembers that his time is limited, he should stop wasting it. He should train harder, think better, love deeper, speak more truthfully, and build something worthy while he still has breath.Freemasonry gives us symbols that point directly at mortality, time, conduct, and transformation. Fitness gives us the physical reminder that the body must be disciplined while we still have it.Nobody can do that work for you.Learn more about Juan Ascencio and the L.E.O. Method at:leomethod.comYou can contact Juan at:[email protected] 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 and follow Masonic Muscle on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Overcast, or wherever you get your podcasts.Share this episode with one Brother who needs to stop running from hard truths.