The song bring out the clowns starts to ring in my head when ever I start to think about the Shrine in a large way. Not out of any misanthropy but because of their excellent work and commitment to the happiness and well being of so many children. To say the name of the Shrine […]
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Social Capital and the era of Gate City Lodge
Join us in this episode, recorded on April 4, 2009, as Greg and Dean welcomes brothers Beaux Pettys and Mike Bjelajac of Gate City Lodge No 2. from the beautiful city of Atlanta, in the state of Georgia. In the episode, we dig into the antebellum origins of the lodge and its present-day revival in […]
Continue readingThe Occult of Personality on Masonic Central
Few places give you consistent discourse on the occult and the western mystery tradition. And even fewer present the thought leaders within that field. Masonic circles aside, few are the sources to find this type of conversation, and even fewer that produce it with the passion that Greg does. Greg is the spirit, production, and […]
Continue readingTraditional Observance Lodges & the MRF
In this episode, recorded on March 7, 2010, Mark Tabbert and Cliff Porter talk about Traditional Observance Lodges and the Masonic Restoration Foundation.
Continue readingFrom HELL: Masonic Central by Gas Light
In this episode Greg, Dean and several special guests dig into the depths of the film adaption of the Alan Moore story, From Hell. Originally published on March 21, 2010. This show takes a number of twists and turns digging into European freemasonry and the nuances included in the film. If you haven’t seen the […]
Continue readingMasonic Central Japan with guest Br. Jim Johnston
Masonic Central Japan! Brothers Michael Pearce and Bill Patterson launch their inaugural edition Masonic Central Asia with their guest Br. Jim Johnston, PhD., who is one of the foremost scholars on Masonry in Japan. Also, Br. Johnston is a Past Grand Master of the island nation, a 33º Brother of the Scottish Rite, and a […]
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Karl Grube from the Bonisteel Masonic Library
Motor City Masonry has quite a tale to tell. In the shadow of the automotive decline the memories of a Masonic heyday still stand as testament of the fraternities grandeur in the not so distant past. Memories tend to be short when the immediate effect of the past is spread out over decades worth of […]
Continue readingTable Talk – post holiday catch up on 2009
Update, leave your comment on this post to enter to win a signed edition of the book Crown of Serpents! I know, its been a few weeks since the holiday… now that the christmas trees down, the bits of wrapping paper out of the nooks and the couch, and all the returns of unwanted gifts […]
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Mark Koltko-Rivera on Masonic Central
Author Mark Koltko-Rivera joined Masonic Central on Sunday, September 27, 2009, to talk about Dan Brown’s book The Lost Symbol. With the release of The Lost Symbol, many have had the opportunity to read though the work and see the results of Dan Brown’s non-Masonic contribution to the mythology of the fraternity. Like his past work, […]
Continue readingPublisher and Br. Michael Poll of Cornerstone Publishing on Masonic Central
Ever stop to think for a few moments where some of your favorite Masonic books and imprints come from? Or how certain books get published (or don’t end up in print)? What about e-books, or that really rare hard to find text that you heard mentioned once, but can’t seem to find? This week on […]
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