Join us for this episode from March 8, 2009, as Greg and Dean are joined W. Kirk MacNulty, who is an exceptional Freemason and author of several books on the fraternity. A longtime Freemason, MacNulty brings a special understanding of Freemasonry delving into the esoteric and deeper “mystical” underpinnings of the craft. In this conversation […]
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The Uses of Ritual and Symbolism
Our age glories in skepticism and high technology. Science explores every corner of the universe, from the infinitesimal level of subatomic particles to that of the millions of galaxies spreading in an ever expanding universe, overwhelming us with an endless flood of new facts, while imagination is banished to the sidelines of fiction, and faith […]
Continue readingThe Banks of the Euphrates
Welcome to my column, The Banks of the Euphrates. You may recognize the title from a location mentioned during the Holy Royal Arch degree. During the journey which the candidates of that degree are required to take, they find themselves along the River Euphrates. While the river doesn’t play a prominent role in the degree, […]
Continue readingJames Wasserman, the author of “The Secrets of Masonic Washington”
James Wasserman, the author of “The Secrets of Masonic Washington” and compiler of the book “The Mystery Traditions
Continue readingMaja D’Aoust from the Philosophical Research Society
Join us on Masonic Central this Sunday, February 8th, as we speak to Maja D’Aoust who is the Librarian of the Philosophical Research Society in Los Angeles, California. Missed the Recording? Listen to the show now! Our program will cover a range of topics including Hermetics, Freemasonry, the occult , astrology, religious and scientific disciplines […]
Continue readingTech Talk with guest Mark Menard and Tim Bryce
Masonic Central Tech Talk with guest Mark Menard and Tim Bryce. I know were up against the Super Bowl but this will be a great show to sneak away from the TV for a bit and give it a listen to. Were talking Masonic data management 2.0. We have as our guest Br. Mark Menard […]
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Howie Damron on Masonic Central
We’ve all heard the saying “Music calms the savage beast,” but it can also warm the Freemasons heart. This interview goes all the way back to January of 2009 where Dean and I had the pleasure of interviewing Howie Damron. A decade on and his name might not resonate the way it did then, but […]
Continue readingMorals and Dogma in the 21st Century
Missed the live pod cast? Listen to it Now! Join us as we talk to the authors and editors from Stone Guild Publishing about their recent release of the the book Morals & Dogma for the 21st Century which is the only edition that is not abridged, a digest, or an editorial commentary of the […]
Continue readingThe new Bible called “the book”
There was an article on NPR’s Marketplace a short while ago that talked about a new high gloss slick designed Holy Bible called Bible Illuminated: The Book coming from illuminatedworld.com, whose publisher Dag Soderberg released it in Sweden to a seemingly starving audience of believers to ashamed to carry and display the good book. Sales […]
Continue readingMasonic Central – Back to Basics
Join us this Sunday evening for a Masonic Central episode that is going back to the basics. We catch up on the mail bag, talk about the hot topics on the web, in the blogs, and in the news, discuss some new books on the shelf and open the forum for caller questions and comments. It […]
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