Whence Came You? - Freemasonry discussed: Recent Episodes
Robert Johnson
This is a podcast which is for Freemasons and anyone who wants to know more about Freemasonry. Hosted by Robert Johnson, a member of several appendant bodies within Freemasonry. The show features a weekly episode where Masonic papers are read and discussed, famous Freemasons are explored and Masonic news is shared. Freemasonry for today.
This week we explore a conundrum about Lodges. For those of us out there who have no specific dogma in our religions, if we even have one, could Lodge be considered a church? We'll explore this question in great detail. Then, what do female hummingbirds and their flashy feathers have to do with Freemasonry? Here's a clue, flashy colors equals lapel pins and medals. How do we use those? How do we define titles? And should we get rid of titles altogether?
This week we talk about the revolution of the Masonic Convention. Is there a future for such events? Next, we will finish our adventure in reading Ancient and Modern Initiation by Max Heindel with Pt. 2, Ch. 7 The Stigmata, and the Crucifixion. What is the Stigmata? And what do occultist feel INRI really stands for? We'll wrap it all up with a reading from Illumination magazine-the art of living by Spencer Kellogg--who let spill the beans on the secret of life! All this and more, stay tuned!
This week we're taking on a listener requested topic with Brother Joe Martinez about Freemasonry's connection to ideas like ancient aliens, fallen angels, and biblical legends. We'll wrap it up with some big news about Wilmshurst University.
This week, we continue Ancient and Modern Initiation by Max Heindel. The New Moon and Initiation. According to this chapter, what is the key to success, and when are you closest to God? You've heard the stories about various people who have reportedly died but continued living--like Elvis and others. What if I told you brother Davy Crockett survived the Alamo? Bro. Harrison gives us the scoop. Then, we'll talk about making decisions the Masonic way. How do the Cardinal Virtues direct us when making choices?
This week we speak with Past Master Matt Johnson, the curator of FreemasonMarketing.com. Matt tells why he created a dedicated site to provide free tools for every Masonic Lodge to get found in the new century. Plus, we have an all-new Masonic Minute with Illustrious Bro. Steven L. Harrison. Don't miss it!
This week, we consider a flower and a man's symbolic nature as we dive into chapter five of Max Heindel's Ancient and Modern Initiation. Then we'll read a piece from the New Age magazine, the Scottish Rite Southern Jurisdiction's publication from 1917--a love letter to the brain of man! All this and more--stay tuned.
This week--chapter 4 of Ancient and Modern Initiation by Max Heindel, The Ark of the Covenant. Then we'll have a brand new Masonic Minute with Ill. Bro. Harrison-- little known facts about Bro. Nat King Cole. We move on with a short biographical piece on Enrico Fermi, a Brother who is considered the "architect of the nuclear age." We'll wrap it all up with a book review. Newly published to paperback, The Better Angels of our Nature: Freemasonry in the Civil War.
This week we continue our look at Max Heindel's Ancient and Modern Initiation as we tackle chapter three. We'll talk about the east room of the Temple and what it contained. The Golden Candle Stick, The Table of Shewbread, and The Altar of Incense. Then we're going to go into the AMD archives and read a paper on sacred geometry from Ed Rund. What does he say about the four levels of craftsmanship? Find out this and more coming right up.
This week, did my computer totally explode? Maybe! Did it erase all my files? Who knows? After we hear the full story there, we'll move on to a very special Masonic Minute this week--all about the Missouri Lodge of Research. What is it? When was it formed? What was its history? Then we're going to hear about one of your biggest pet peeves, those ritual vultures who pick at the flesh of those performing—all this and a little bit more, in this abbreviated episode of the WCY Podcast. Stay tuned!