All Episodes

232 Did the Enlightenment shape modern Freemasonry, or did Freemasonry help shape the Enlightenment?

231 Before Solomon — Nathan St. Pierre on the Patriarchal Origins of Freemasonry

230 Why Were Non-Operatives Made Masons? | Sandbach's Passport Theory

229 What if some Masonic symbols were meant to be read against the sky?

228 Why Does the Light Have to Die? | The Autumn Mysteries, Part 2

227 Freemasonry, the Autumn Equinox & the Mystery of Light | Autumn Mysteries #1

226 Did Freemasonry Begin With the Men Who Hired the Masons? | Markham's Associate Theory

225 Did Freemasonry Come From the Monasteries? | Cyril Batham Challenges the Transition Theory

224 Did Rosicrucianism Influence Freemasonry? | A. Cosby F. Jackson's Theory

223 Did Religion Help Shape Freemasonry? | Colin Dyer's Religious Base Theory

Did Political Secrecy Shape Freemasonry? | Conspiracy to Fellowship | Ep. 222

221 Eric Ward's Original Birth Theory | Was Speculative Freemasonry Created, Not Transformed?

220 Harry Carr's Transitional Theory: Did Operative Masonry Become Speculative Freemasonry?

219 The Great Investigation Begins | How Quatuor Coronati Changed Masonic History

218 Did Freemasonry Begin in 1717? | Desaguliers & the Final Origin Theory (#12 of 12)

217 | Did Sir Christopher Wren Shape Freemasonry? | The Wren Theory (#11 of 12)

216 Did the Jacobites Shape Freemasonry? | Prince Charles Stuart Theory 10 of 12

215 Why Was Oliver Cromwell Linked to Freemasonry? | Theory #9 of 12 – The Political Battlefield

214 Did Rosicrucian Ideas Shape Freemasonry? | Theory #8 of 12 – The Invisible Brotherhood

213 Did Freemasonry Come From the Pagan Mysteries? | Theory #2 of 12 – Ancient Initiation

212 Is the Operative Mason Theory Complete? | Theory #7 of 12 – The Medieval Builders

211 Did Ancient Rome Shape Freemasonry? | Theory #6 of 12 – The Roman Collegia

210 Did the Knights Templar Become Freemasons? | Theory #5 of 12 – Romance Is Not Evidence

209 Did the Crusades Shape Freemasonry? | Theory #4 of 12 – Sacred War, & Masonic Origins

208 Why Does Freemasonry Have So Many Origin Stories? The Catholic Encyclopedia Problem

207 Did Freemasonry Begin at King Solomon's Temple? | Theory #3 of 12 – The Symbolic Blueprint

206 Was Adam a Mason? | Theory #1 of 12 – The Patriarch Theory

205 | Origins of Freemasonry: The 12 Theories Every Mason Should Know

EP 204 Why Must Freemasonry Take the Hard Way? Dwight L. Smith’s Warning to Modern Lodges

EP 203 Where Are Real Masons Made? Dwight L. Smith on Lodge Work, Labor, and Brotherhood

EP 202 How Can a Masonic Lodge Set Better Goals? A Real Leadership Breakdown

EP 201 Why Do Masonic Lodges Confuse Activity With Purpose? Dwight L. Smith on Lodge Culture

EP 200 Should Freemasonry Get Political? Dwight L. Smith on Protecting Lodge Harmony

EP 199 Why Does Freemasonry Need Inner Stillness? Dwight L. Smith on Earthquake, Wind, and Fire

EP 198 Should Masonic Lodges Publicize Everything? Dwight L. Smith on Freemasonry’s Public Image

EP 197 Why Does Freemasonry Keep Repeating the Same Mistakes? Dwight L. Smith Chapters 4–6

EP 196 Why Is Freemasonry Still Confused? Dwight L. Smith on Masonic Drift and Lodge Purpose

EP 195 Masonic Installation: Why Repetition, Ritual, and Responsibility Build Better Officers

EP 194 What Went Wrong in Freemasonry? Dwight L. Smith’s Warning, Chapters 1–3

EP 193 What Is Masonic Astronomy? Winter Solstice, Saint John, and the Circle Between Parallel Lines

EP 192 The Holy St John Matter in Freemasonry? Winter Solstice, Masonic Festivals, and Sacred Time

EP 191 What Does the Winter Solstice Reveal About Freemasonry?

EP 190 Whither Are We Traveling? Dwight L. Smith, Masonic Wisdom, and Lodge Problems

EP 189 Where Is Freemasonry Going? Dwight L. Smith’s 1963 Warning to Modern Lodges

EP 188 What Does the Regius Poem Reveal About Masonic Origins? The 1390 Manuscript — Part 2

EP 187 What Is the Regius Manuscript? Freemasonry’s Oldest Known Masonic Text Explained

EP 186 Is Anderson’s Legend of the Craft Just Myth? AQC, the 1723 Constitutions, and Masonic Origins

EP 185 What Did the Catholic Encyclopedia Say About Freemasonry? Rosicrucians, Illuminati, Part 2

EP 184 Why Did the Catholic Church Condemn Freemasonry? A 1910 article, Illuminati, and Rosicrucians

EP 183 Have You Read the Ancient Masonic Documents?

EP 182 What Are the 12 Origin Theories of Freemasonry? The Royal Masonic Cyclopedia Explained

EP 181 Why Do Anderson’s Constitutions Matter? AQC on the 1723 Masonic Text

EP 180 Why Does June 24 Matter in Freemasonry? Saint John, Cooke Manuscript, and Masonic Mystery

EP 179 Summer Solstice and Freemasonry: Saint John the Baptist, Lodge Cycles, and Masonic Life

EP 178 The Cooke Manuscript of 1450 Explained: Freemasonry, Medieval Builders, and Lost Brotherhood

EP 177 What Is the Cooke Manuscript? Freemasonry’s 1450 Origin Document Explained

EP 176 Was Anderson’s Constitution Political? Empire, Legitimacy, and the 1723 Masonic Text

EP 175 James Anderson, Grand Lodge Power, and the Politics Behind 1723 Pt3

EP 174 What Should Masons Pay Attention to Masonic Debates, Vatican Archives and Lodge Purpose

EP 173 Was James Anderson Already a Mason Before the 1723 Constitutions? — Part 2

EP 172 Who Was James Anderson? The Man Behind the 1723 Masonic Constitutions

EP 171 Why Did Lionel Vibert Critique Anderson’s Constitutions? A Masonic Document Under Review

EP 170 Hidden Symbolism in Anderson’s Constitutions? Hermetic Codes, Masonry, and the 1723 Text

EP 169 Foundations of the Lodge: Anderson’s General Regulations and Masonic Power

EP 168 Are Masons Still Following Anderson’s Ancient Rules?

EP 167 Why Does the Legend of the Craft Matter? Freemasonry, Geometry, and Masonic Origins — Part 2

EP 166 What Is the Legend of the Craft? Anderson’s Masonic Origin Story Pt-1

EP 165 Anderson’s Constitutions of 1723: Why Every Mason Should Read This Book

EP 164 F3 and Freemasonry: Why Men Need Brotherhood, Discipline, and Purpose

EP 163 Born in Blood and the Knights Templar Theory: Is John J. Robinson Worth Reading?

EP 162 Why I Started Searching for the Origins of Freemasonry

EP 161 Did Monks Influence Masonic Ritual? Harry Carr, Cyril Batham, and 600 Years of Craft Ritual

EP 160 The Entered Apprentice Charge and Current Events: Masonic Thinking Under Pressure

EP 159 How Did Masonic Ritual Spread? Harry Carr, Scotland, England, and 600 Years of Craft Ritual

EP 158 Where Did Masonic Ritual Come From? Harry Carr’s 600 Years of Craft Ritual — Part 1

EP 157 Why Should Freemasons Understand Conspiracy Theories? Illuminati, Freemasonry

EP 156 What Do the Plumb, Level, and Perpendicular Teach Masons? A Fellow Craft Reflects

EP 155 What Does the 2024 CA Masonic Fraternity Report Reveal? Membership, $, and GL Accountability

EP 154 How Should Masons Think During Current Events? The Entered Apprentice Charge and the Trivium

EP 153 What Are the Mysteries of the FC Degree? Jesus Marquez on Redlands Lodge and Masonic Study

EP 152 What Are the Old Charges? The Ancient Documents Behind Freemasonry

EP 151 Why Freemasonry Avoids Its Hardest Problems: The Great Masonic Can-Kicking Problem

EP 150 Why Is Freemasonry Losing Direction? Dwight L. Smith on Membership, Activity, & Lodge Purpose

E 149 Why Should Lodge Officers Read Dwight L. Smith? Masonic Leadership, Education, & Lodge Purpose

EP 148 Can Freemasonry Save Itself? Dwight L. Smith on the State of Masonry

EP 147 Why Is Freemasonry Still Confused? Dwight L. Smith on the Problems Facing the Craft — Part 2

EP 146 Why This Confusion in the Temple? Dwight L. Smith’s Follow-Up Warning to Freemasonry

EP 145 Where Did California Masonic Ritual Come From? GL, Ritual Committees, and Uniform Work — Pt 2

EP 144 Where Did California Masonic Ritual Come From? One Hundred Years of CA Masonry Explained

EP 143 Should Freemasonry Become Easier? Dwight L. Smith on Lodge Standards, Masonic Drift — Part 3

EP 142 Why Are Dwight L. Smith’s Warnings Still Relevant? Freemasonry, Lodge Drift, &Masonic Purpose

EP 141 Where Is Freemasonry Going? Dwight L. Smith’s Warning to Modern Lodges

EP 140 How Was the Grand Lodge of California Organized? Early California Masonry — Part 2

EP 139 How Can Freemasonry Help a Man Lose Weight? Jason Reichenberg on Health & Discipline

EP 138 Why Was the Grand Lodge of California Formed? Origins, Authority, & Early California Masonry

EP 137 Did Freemasonry Begin With the Patriarchs? Masonic Origins, and Strength Training

EP 136 What Is Old Masonry? Rain Man on Shangri-La, Prince Hall, High Standards, and Grand Lodge

EP 135 The Midnight Move: When Masonic Politics Hit a Lodge Rebuild Pt11

EP 134 Why Was the Grand Lodge of California Formed? Early California Masonry, Ritual, and Authority

EP 133 Who Gave Grand Lodge Its Authority? Rain Man Questions Lodge Charters, Power, & Lodge Purpose