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Rocky Mountain MasonRMM-096: How the 25th Triennial of the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar Changed the West Forever!The 25th Triennial of the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar was held in August, 1892. It's impact cannot be overstated. With almost the same number of Knights Templar active in the US today, the 25th Triennial doubled the size of Denver overnight and made Denver perhaps the most electrified city in the world!Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2025-10-1538 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-095: History of the Order of MaltaThe Order of Malta was not conferred in the U.S. as part of the Templar rites until the mid-nineteenth century, and only then as an adjunct, didactic episode in the lectures appending the Order of the Temple. In this episode we explore the history of this rite, why it was omitted from Templary in the U.S., how it was standardized and adopted as the last rite in the Commandery, until it was moved subordinate to the Order of the Temple in 1917. Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comS...
2025-10-0119 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-094: The Sinner's BibleHow a typographical error in the 1631 edition of the King James Bible ruined Robert Barker, Printer to the King of England. Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2025-07-2314 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-093: A Stranger in the Elemental Temple: The Ancient Oriental Order of Ishmael with W. Bro. Billy Hamilton, Jr.The Ancient Oriental Order of Ishmael surfaced in 1872, the transcription of Victorian-era Mason and esotericist Ken MacKenzie (the transcriber/author of the z-ciphers used in founding the Golden Dawn). Prominent Masons and esotericists of the era, including the likes of Robert Wentworth Little and William Wynn Westcott were members. Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2025-05-211h 06Rocky Mountain Mason20250212-RMM-092-HABEMUS PAPAMSupport the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2025-05-1434 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-091: Excommunication and the Church's Official Position Against the FraternityFrom "condign penalties" (i.e. torture and murder) inflicted upon Masons by the Inquisition under In eminenti apostolauts to the incomplete and inaccurate characterization of the Fraternity in Humanum genus (which really just rails against a modernizing world), the Catholic Church's position on Freemasonry cannot pass scrutiny. The Church's position on the Freemasonry is untenable, outdated, and inaccurate. It was always based on hearsay and incorrect assumptions about the Fraternity (at least as practiced in the United States). Pope Leo XIII wasn't just wrong, his reasoning in Humanum genus is deeply flawed and fundamentally at odds with the Church's ow...
2025-02-1251 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-090: President Biden is Made a Mason at SightOn Jan. 19, 2025, the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of South Carolina Prince Hall Affiliate made then-President Joe Biden a Master Mason at sight. This episode explores the provenance of that prerogative, and ameliorates salacious headlines about Biden's excommunication from the Catholic Church.Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2025-01-2942 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-089: The Three Wise Men and the Star of BethlehemThe three wise men, the three kings, the three magi – whichever appellation they are known by – remain a fixture of Christmastime. Yet they are mentioned only once in the Bible, in twelve verses in Matthew, mysteriously appearing to venerate the Christ child before vanishing like the star they followed.Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2025-01-1526 min
Rocky Mountain MasonRMM 088: On the Church of the Holy SepulcherExplore the history of this most holy site in Christendom.Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2024-09-2520 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-087: Martinism Enters the Mainstream!Once a discreet Order plying a humble praxis in silence, meant to engender the beatific vision, Martinism is becoming more vocal. Following a split in one of the larger obediences in the U.S., recent recruiting efforts have brought Martinism to bear as solicited candidates reach out to the Grand Encampment asking, "What is this Order?", "Is it Masonic?" and "Can I join?" At the request of the Grand Master of the Grand Encampment, we detail the history of the founding – and some of the transmissions and fractures – of this often misappropriated and misrepresented system of Christian mysticism.Sup...
2024-07-0345 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM 086: To the Memory of Thurman Cleveland Pace, Jr.Bro. Thurman was a foremost Mason of his era. In life and in the Fraternity he exemplified the Masonic virtues that set men apart. He was there when, in 1945, his division moved up the west bank of the Rhine to support the 101st and 82nd Airborne Divisions at Delhoven and Hitdorf. They fought the SS directly, killing more than 700 of them, capturing over 800 prisoners of war. In addition to other roles in leadership of significance to Masonry, in 1995, he was elected an Honorary Past Grand Sovereign Grand Master of the Allied Masonic Degrees; Honorary supreme Magus of France in 1998...
2024-03-2716 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-085: Thrice Illustrious Master Martinez de PasquallyThe history of this fascinating man and his influence on spirituality Freemasonry of the latter 18th Century and founder of the esoteric Christian form of mysticism known popularly by the misnomer, "Martinism."Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2024-02-0747 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM 083: For the Glory of the One Thing: Poimandres, Luminescent NousA powerful and potent text, Ben is pleased to share a reading of sections of "Poimandres," the first book of the Corpus Hermeticum. He discusses, briefly, some tenets of the quintessential text. Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2024-01-1738 min
Rocky Mountain MasonRMM-084: T-Rex. Roberto Sanchez Explains What's Happening in GLTXRoberto explains why this upcoming Grand Session of the Grand Lodge of Texas may be the most important meeting in the history of the institution in the great state - the Masonic state - of Texas.Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2024-01-101h 01Rocky Mountain MasonRMM 082: The Definitions of Hermes Trismegistus to AsclepiusBen shares the most important and impactful writing in his life, The Definitions of Hermes Trismegistus to Asclepius: ten short logic circuits devised to engender awakening in the reader. Taken from The Way of Hermes, New Translations of the Corpus Hermeticm and The Definitions of Hermes Trismegistus to Asclepius, translated by Clement Salaman, Dorine Van Oyen, William D. Wharton, and Jean-Pierre Mahé and published by Inner Traditions.Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=c...
2024-01-1052 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM 081: Happy New (Calendar) Year!Ben contemplates an email from a racist Brother and wonders, is Masonry fulfilling its promises? How can we, as a brotherhood, inculcate the virtues Masonry claims it teaches? We can do better - become the change you wish to see in the Fraternity!Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2024-01-0328 min
Rocky Mountain MasonRMM-080: On the Origins of the Order of the Temple!Explore the historicity of the Order of the Temple and the weaving of chivalric and Templar themes into the fabric of earliest Freemasonry in this intriguing account of the origins of the Speculative Craft.Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2023-12-2750 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-079: Survivors of Murdered Mason Sue Grand Lodge of Texas for NegligenceBro. Robert Wise was mercilessly gunned down when leaving McAllen Lodge No. 1110 in July this year by an anti-Mason. On Nov 27, members of Bro. Wise's family filed suit against the Grand Lodge of Texas and McAllen Lodge for negligence and gross negligence for failing to make the Lodge and its curtilage safe. Should a Lodge be held liable for the acts of the criminally insane? What does this action mean to other Lodges going forward, and how should officers prepare to deal with anti-Masonry against their buildings and membership?Support the showwww.r...
2023-12-2041 minRocky Mountain MasonRex Hutchens In MemoriamRemarks shared at the occasion of Ill. Bro. Rex Hutchens memorial service at the Scottish Rite temple in Tucson, Arizona.Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2023-07-1213 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM 077: Why SARS-CoV-2 is Most Probably Manmade (As If That Even Matters)RMM explores the science of the SARS-CoV-2 spike that suggests a synthetic origin of the virus is statistically much more likely than a natural one. Now unclassified memos from the Department of Defense's DARPA reveal compelling context. Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2023-04-0550 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-076: Roundabout....Deconstructing the occult street pattern.... And TBOP Chapter XXXV.Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2023-03-2928 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-075: Valens Used Houses! Debunking a modern ancient mythIn Episode 075 of the RMM, we debunk the myth that ancient astrology used "whole sign houses." In fact, this system was invented in the 1990s by a clear misunderstanding of an ancient text, Valens's Anthology.Watch Deb Houlding's talk which prompted this podcast here: https://vimeo.com/765620082Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2023-03-2245 minRocky Mountain MasonInterview with M.W. Bro. Bradley S. Billings, Past Grand Master of TexasJoin the Rocky Mountain Mason for a candid interview with Brad Billings, the junior Past Grand Master of Texas. M.W. Bro. Brad has been a transformative and popular Grand Master. But as with anyone who makes change happen, he's seen his share of pushback, too. Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2023-03-151h 05Rocky Mountain MasonRMM: Interview with Josef WagesJosef Wages discusses his two most recent books: The Master's Voice and the Green Book of the Elus Cohen. Get the books at www.lewismasonic.co.uk. Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2023-03-0856 min
Rocky Mountain MasonInterview with Brent Morris 33º GCJoin the RMM for a candid interview with one of Masonry's best known Masons, Illustrious Bro. Brent Morris 33ºGC. You've probably seen Brent on TV, where he frequently represents the House of the Temple for the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States of America. Or read his book, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Freemasonry, available at all booksellers nationwide. Or perhaps you are already a member of the Scottish Rite Research Society and are familiar with his work as the managing editor of Heredom? Brent has a distinguished civilian as wel...
2022-12-281h 02
Rocky Mountain Mason2022 Christmas Special with the Officers of the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar!We share a Christmas morning with the Officers of the Grand Encampment. Hope you will join us for this candid chat as we contemplate Templary in the 21st century.For info on the Knight Templar Eye Foundation, please visit: https://www.ktef.org/For info on the Holy Land Pilgrimage Program, please visit: https://kthlp.com/Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2022-12-2551 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM: 3-02: Interview with R.W. Bro. Chris EarnshawIn this episode, the RMM interviews R.W. Bro. Chris Earnshaw, Past Grand Historian of the Grand Lodge of Japan. M.W. Bro. Chris is the author of the Spiritual Freemasonry series, including Freemasonry: Initiation by Light, Freemasonry: Spiritual Alchemy, and Freemasonry: Quest for Immortality. Check him out on Amazon at: https://www.amazon.com/Freemasonry-Initiation-Light-Spiritual/dp/B085RTMBPNSupport the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join...
2022-12-2158 minRocky Mountain MasonWe're Back!The Rocky Mountain Mason Podcast is back! In this short episode, Ben remembers his friend and mentor, Rex Hutchens, who succumbed to cancer the day before recording this episode. Rex was a highly decorated Mason in both the York and Scottish Rites, widely known for his authoring of A Bridge to Light, now given as a companion to the 29 degrees informing the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite for the Southern Jurisdiction. But he was so much more. Listen to our informal interview with him in episode 052: https://www.buzzsprout.com/992590/8244546Support the showw...
2022-12-1819 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-068: Interview with Ill. Bro. William Sizemore II, 33º, GC, U.S. Rear Admiral (retired) and Instructor at TOP GUN!!Join us for this interview with the Grand Executive Director of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States of America, Ill. Bro. William G. Sizemore II, 33º, Grand Cross, Rear Admiral for the U.S. Navy (Retired) and former instructor at the Navy Fighter Weapons School (aka TOP GUN)!Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2022-06-1551 min
Rocky Mountain MasonRMM-067: The Great Debate at Research Lodge of ColoradoJoin us for the audio of the Oxford style debate (modified format for the Masonic Lodge in open meeting) on the proposition that "The M.W. Grand Lodge of Colorado should recognize female Freemasonry!" For the motion: W.Bro. Peter Preston.Against the motion: W.Bro. Ben Williams.Moderated by: W.Bro. Grover Sardeson. Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2022-05-041h 08Rocky Mountain MasonRMM: 066: Interview with the Most Worshipful Grand Masters of Georgia!M.W. Bros. Corey Shackleford, Sr., Grand Master Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Georgia, and Don Combs, Grand Master Grand Lodge of Georgia F. & A.M. join me to discuss the historic signing of mutual recognition between their jurisdictions on April 9, 2022. Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2022-04-201h 13Rocky Mountain MasonRMM: 065: Interview with the Elected Officers of the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar of the United States of AmericaJoin us for a friendly chat with the elected officer line of the Grand Encampment! The Grand Encampment has been through the ringer recently. See why that's about to change. Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2022-03-2349 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM: 063: Report on the Special Conclave & TBOP XXXIVReport from the Special Conclave wherein the Knights Templar reinstated S.K. David Kussman as Deputy Grand Master, overturned S.K. Michael Johnson's controversial decisions (except his decisions to recognize that the C.B.C.S. is not a Templar body), and ultimately removed S.K. Michael Johnson from office.Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2022-03-1641 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-063- Interview with Thomas Winterton, Superintendent of SKINWALKER RANCH!High strangeness in the Utah desert. Join the Rocky Mountain Mason in this candid conversation with Thomas Winterton, the Superintendent of the world's most active paranormal site, the notorious SKINWALKER RANCH!Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2022-03-091h 10Rocky Mountain MasonRMM-062: Special Conclave of the Grand EncampmentDespite much disinformation on the topic, the Grand Encampment has the right to discuss all business noticed in the call for the Special Conclave. Back from a few months off, the Rocky Mountain Mason shares some insights why. Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2022-03-0226 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-061-WTF is the CBCS Anyway and Who Really Cares??In this episode we explore the history of the"CBCS," a system of esoteric Freemasonry originated in France in the latter 1770s and charted in the US in 1934 which, for reasons that become apparent, has been targeted by a particular faction of the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar's leadership for over a decade.(And hear me screw up Thomas Smith Webb's name - for some reason I always want to call him William Webb!! And Thomas Dunckerley - for some reason I call him Robert!)[EDITOR NOTE: Turns out the cufflinks mentioned in this podcast...
2021-09-1552 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-060: Shenanigans at the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar of the United States of AmericaIt must be the hats.... For some reason, an apparent series of ultra vires acts from the Grand East of the Grand Encampment have now escalated to include unilateral removal of the Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Encampment (an elected officer) without specific cause. Meanwhile, theGrand Encampment is reeling from the unilateral overturning of a super-majority decision to end the feud with the Rectified Rite. What is going on? As the cover of the Knight Templar Magazine boldly stated, the Grand Master "never forget[s] loyalty." Nor does he "forget betrayal." There's a new she...
2021-09-0733 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-059: 68th Triennial Conclave of the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar of the United States of AmericaHighlights of the 68th Triennial Conclave of the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar. Among notable moments, the voting delegates approved a statutory amendment to allow the Templar apron (triangular with skull and crossbones included); voted down including an attestation of faith incorporated into a uniform petition for the Orders of Knighthood; and, perhaps most historically of all, repealed the standing resolution from 2012 that pronounced a sister rite and chivalric order, the CBCS of Jean Baptiste Willermoz, irregular.Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com...
2021-08-2151 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-058: The Three Lesser Lights and TBOP XXXIIIAfter maybe nine months after being asked, Ben was finally able to attend a session of the Masonic Legacy Society. In this episode, Ben shares his experience during one of the sessions and posits why the format the Society has adopted is so effective - for prompting reflection, for articulating and sharing discovery, and for bringing light to your Brethren in masonry. We become the change we wish to see in the Fraternity. This format is a strong step in facilitating that becoming. And... Ben wraps the episode with Chapter XXXIII of the Three Books of Occult P...
2021-05-1242 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-057: Update on the Grand Lodge SC; Is There Efficacy in Masonic Ritual?; TBOP XXXIIAfter a two week hiatus following the death of his Dad, the RMM returns, but popular demand, with an update on the Grand Sessions of the Grand Lodge of South Carolina. Masonic procedure may seem like pomp and circumstance 99% of the time. But when needed, the rules of assembly Masons adopt prove their worth. Then, is there efficacy in Masonic ritual outside the intent of the Brethren working the degrees? Yes! Listen to find out why.Finally, we return to the Three Books of Occult Philosophy, Chapter XXXII, for more on the heavenly virtues and t...
2021-05-0543 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-056- Special on South Carolina, Anonymous Communication from the GLSCOn April 15 I received an anonymous email from a person claiming to be a Past Grand Officer of the Grand Lodge of South Carolina. He claimed to have incontrovertible evidence that Mike Smith violated the Grand Master's Edict, that he held a Zoom meeting that was more than a simple "wellness check" and constituted a business meeting for the Scottish Rite. The evidence? A copy of an email from Mike Smith and screenshots of the Zoom meeting. But what possible dispensation would a Scottish Rite valley need from a Grand Master of Masons to hold a business m...
2021-04-1839 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-055: Interview with Billy Wall, Secretary of Union-Kilwinning No. 4 in South CarolinaThe Grand Lodge of South Carolina meets this Thursday, April 22, at 10 a.m. in Charleston, SC. Ahead of what is sure to be a contentious session, we interview W.Bro. Billy Wall, the Secretary of Union-Kilwinning No. 4. In December 2020 the Grand Master and Deputy Grand Master showed up at Union-Kilwinning to arrest their Charter. Billy, his son, and some of the Officers have been charged with unmasonic conduct for holding a meeting of 6 Masons after, allegedly, an edict was pronounced that required a minimum of 7. While this requirement from the Grand Lodge is contrary to the ritual and the...
2021-04-181h 39Rocky Mountain MasonRMM-054: Antidepressants and Homicide in the USAIn this episode, Ben explores the controversial but well documented correlation between certain antidepressant drugs and homicidal mania. Nearly every mass shooter seems to have a history with this class of drugs, including Eric Harris (Columbine), who was on Luvox, and James Holmes (Aurora movie theater), who was prescribed a high dose of Zoloft. Could these drugs lead to a type of emotional disassociation, where the reward-reflex is vitiated, and a type of bio-chemical echo builds a lethal impulse? Or is it just access to firearms?Get ac joy of Dr. Hahn's book, Pre...
2021-04-0848 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-053: Mackey Rolls in his Grave! More Shenanigans at the Grand Lodge of South Carolina!We reluctantly bring you this breaking news from the GLSC where charges of unmasonic conduct have been filed against the Grand Master and his officers for, essentially, dereliction of duty for failing to hold an annual Grand Lodge as soon as reasonably practicable (or by alternative means necessary under the present COVID situation) and for, by the sounds of things, abuses of power. The Grand Lodge is the members in lodge assembled. It is not the officers of the Grand Lodge. And it sure 'aint the Grand Master who must answer at each annual convocation to the...
2021-04-0152 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-052: Interview with Rex HutchensIn this 52nd episode of the RMM podcast, Ben shares Patron's Only content - an interview with Illustrious Brother Rex Hutchens 33º Grand Cross. Illustrious Brother Rex is the author of Bridge to Light the companion text given to every Scottish Rite Mason attaining the 32º. Rex also assisted Arturo DeHoyos in annotating Morals & Dogma and has made many contributions to Freemasonry too numerous to recount in so meager a format as this blurb!If you like content like this – typically available to patrons only –please visit our Patreon page to become a patron today!Supp...
2021-03-3139 min
Rocky Mountain MasonRMM-051: Interview with Dr. Gallagher, the Psychiatrist the Church Consults to Verify Legitimate Cases of Demonic Possession!Dr. Gallagher is a board-certified psychiatrist and professor at Columbia University. He has been a practicing psychiatrist for over 25 years. He is the longest-standing American on the International Association of Exorcists, where he served as scientific advisor (and the only layman) for its governing council. He has personally witnessed over 150 cases involving phenomena for which there is no plausible alternative diagnosis than demonic possession.Read his book Demonic Foes, My Twenty-Five Years as a Psychiatrist Investigating Possessions, Diabolic Attacks, and the Paranormal, published by Harper Collins. Available on Amazon, here. Support the showw...
2021-03-241h 43Rocky Mountain MasonRMM-050: Predicate Beliefs Necessary for Masonic Standing (& TBOP XXXI)Are there predicate beliefs required for masonic standing? Do certain philosophies contradict masonic philosophy? In this episode Ben examines the question of whether certain belief systems contravene masonic conduct per se.Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2021-03-1746 min
Rocky Mountain MasonRMM-049: "Hogan's Heroes," the Truth About Timothy Hogan's "Templar" Lineages (and Chapter XXX TBOP)The other day, on the Winding Stairs Facebook group, Tim Hogan accused me of slandering him when I posted a screenshot of his facebook endorsements of Heather Twede, a.k.a. "Mary Magdalene." In proving up the veracity of my claims I posted evidence that Tim Hogan's claim to be Grand Master of the most ancient Templar lineage in the world is just fabrication. In fact, the "real" OSTI (that is, Raymond Bernard's official group) outright contradicts Tim's claims and states, officially, the illegitimacy of Tim's order.[Pictured: Tim meeting with Adnan Oktar in Turkey where Tim...
2021-03-1044 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-048: The Constitution, a Masonic Document? (TBOP XXIX)Should Masons view the Constitution of the United States as a Masonic document? Even though the Constitution is not Masonic per se, Ben argues, YES. Ben wraps the episode with Chapter XXIX of De Occulta Philosophia Libri Tres, what things are under the sphere or Mercury....Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2021-03-0327 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-047: On the Duke of Sussex, First Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of England (& TBOP XXVIII)Prince August Frederick (1773-1834) was not your typical Royal. He married without permission (three times), held contrary views to his class (including strongly supporting the abolition of slavery, the emancipation of Catholics, and the repeal of civil laws restricting the freedom of Jews). When he died, he will his body by buried in common ground - a testament, perhaps, that we are all rendered equal in death. He had amassed library of over 50,000 volumes, including a trove of ancient manuscripts (many in Hebrew, a language in which he was quite competent). He lived a true Mason.He...
2021-02-2434 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-046: Masonic Jurisprudence, Wilmshurst University & TBOP Chapter XXVIIThe negative confession to Maat; a short bit on Masonic Jurisprudence from the Summer 2019 Research Lodge of Colorado Lucerna; a rebuttal to the naysayers on Reddit in support of Wilmshurst University; and TBOP Chapter XXVII, on those things under the dominion of Mars.Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2021-02-1732 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-045: The Light of Masonic Charity (and TBOP XXVI)The light of Masonic charity covers the world. Ben relates an example of it touching a small town in rural Colorado in saving a young boy born with brittle bones. Ben caps the episode with a reading of Chapter XXVI of the Three Books of Occult Philosophy, On What Things Are Under the Power of Jupiter, and Are Called Jovial.... Which, as it happens, includes the Cornerstone Ceremony, as practiced in modern Masonic rites.Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium...
2021-02-1030 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-044: Grand Lodge of S Carolina Must Have Forgotten Albert C. Mackey Was Grand Lecturer!The Grand Lodge of S Carolina has been prone to authoritarian inflections in the past. It's done it again. In a travesty of overreach and marked abuse of office, the Grand Master of the M.W. Grand Lodge of S. Carolina has usurped all reasonable Masonic Jurisprudence, convened a unique trail forum rife with conflicts of interest, scuttled due process, simply to expel a rival. What was the egregious offense? Holding an untiled ZOOM meeting in the midst of the pandemic. Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSu...
2021-02-0532 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM 043: The West Gate (& Chapter XXV TBOP)To vouch for someone is to stand in for them and be judged in their place. The legend of Damon and Pythius, the Pythagorean brethren whose loyalty stunned the tyrant of Syracuse, Dionysius I, is a suitable metaphor for the honor that should bind Masons - that stronger tie. The most important appointment in the Lodge is not the Master's chair. It's the Investigating Committee!Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator...
2021-02-0350 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-042: To The Immortal Memory of Robert Burns (and Chapter XXIV TBOP)An episode commemorating Robert Burns, the poet laureate of Freemasonry (may heaven bless him!). And the Rocky Mountain Mason's notorious toast "to the immortal memory of Robert Burns...", for which attempted Scottish accent the Rocky Mountain Mason must humbly beg forgiveness (but only if you're Scottish). Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2021-01-2727 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-041: Activities in Lodge Assembled for Inspiring Lodge Work! (and Chapter XXIII TBOP)Join the Rocky Mountain Mason for some ideas to make your Lodge meetings more worthwhile. If Lodge meetings are boring, don't expect someone to entertain you - come to Lodge with something to say! Lodge meetings excel with preparation - and most work is done before the meeting. In such a way, the Lodge becomes vibrant and Brothers augment each other in redoubled light. Patrons, stay tuned for video post of the Debate at the 2016 Colorado Masonic Symposium between R.W. Bro. Kevn Townley and myself: "That there are secrets in Masonry!" (in which I had the u...
2021-01-2038 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-040: On the Sacredness of Lodge Business (and Chapter XXII of TBOP)In this episode Ben discusses the power of that oft overlooked function of the Lodge, the deliberative assembly. Enforcing the majority will while safeguarding the right of the minority opinion to be heard in a self-governing assembly is a profound manner of organizing human endeavor. It also is sacred - in Ancient Rome the deliberation of the Senate was a religious activity, despite its preoccupation with mundane affairs. Ben wraps the episode with Chapter XXII of the TBOP and discusses some of the knowledge Agrippa assumes in his reader.Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.com
2021-01-1348 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-039: Why the Importance of Memory Work? (and Chapter XXI TBOP)Why do we require proficiency for the degrees? Could there be a purpose beyond the simple test of perseverance it takes to get it done? Ben wraps the episode with chapter XXI, Three Books of Occult Philosophy: "Of the virtues of things which are in them only in their lifetime, and such as remain in them even after their death."Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2021-01-0640 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-038: On the History of St. John the Evangelist (and TBOP XIX and XX)A brief history of St. John the Evangelist and Chapters XIX and XX of the Three Books of Occult Philosophy. Ben also includes the Grand Commander's Christmas Toast for your enjoyment and a short opinion piece on the relevance of Masonry in the 21st Century.Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2020-12-3031 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-037: On the Immortal Light and the Celebration of Christmas (and Chapter XVIII TBOP)In this episode Ben provides an overview of the origins of Christmas and opines on the emergence of "Santa Claus" as overarching archetype of consumerism during this time of year. Ben wraps the episode with Chapter XVIII of the Three Books of Occult Philosophy "Of the Inclinations of enmities."Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2020-12-1630 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-036: On the sevenfold Symbolism of the Seven Branched Menorah (and Chapter XVII of the TBOP)In this episode Ben delves into the symbolism of the seven-branched menorah and some of the known health benefits of Frankincense. Ben wraps the episode with Chapter XVII of the Three Books of Occult Philosophy, "How by enmity and friendship the virtues of things are to be tried, and found out."Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2020-12-0933 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-035-StarofBethlehem-TBOP-XVIIn this episode Ben decodes the "Star of Bethlehem", according to a mediaeval astrological technique concerning the Great Conjunction between Jupiter and Saturn - of all the more significance in light of the upcoming Great Conjunction on the Winter Solstice this year.Ben wraps the episode with a reading of Chapter XVI of the Three Books of Occult Philosophy by Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim and a reading of the declaration left by the Rosicrucians, nailed to the walls of the city of Paris, in 1623... during the Great Conjunction in that year.Support the show
2020-12-0232 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-Episode 034: Grand Master's Speech to the San Juan Masonic Association, "On Masonry and its Relation to Religion" and Chapter XV TBOPIn 1901, M.W.Bro. Joseph Milsom, Grand Master of Masons in Colorado, was the keynote speaker at the St John The Baptist's Day Feast at the San Juan Masonic Association, hosted by Telluride Lodge No. 56. His oration, "On Masonry and its Relation to Religion" touches on various Masonic tenets that inform our institution, often misunderstood by the uninitiated, including the importance of secrecy. It demonstrates an amount of learning perhaps more commonplace to our Craft than the modern day, the benefits of a classical education during the fin-de-siècle American West.Support the showwww.r...
2020-11-2529 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-Episode 033: On the Curious Etiology of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) and Chapter XIV TBOPIn this episode Ben discusses the etiology of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Ben wraps the episode with a reading of Chapter XIV of the Three Books of Occult Philosophy.Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2020-11-1835 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-Episode 032: Marbury v. Madison, how a PGM of Virginia established the doctrine of Judicial ReviewIn this episode Ben reads Chief Justice Marshall's opinion in Marbury v. Madison. This case founded the concept of Judicial Review integral to our Separation of Powers; a quote from Marshall is written in stone in the Supreme Court today: "It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is." Struggling to maintain legitimacy for the new Court (its first Chief Justice, John Jay, had already stated the Court lacked "energy, weight, and dignity"), Marshall, Past Grand Master of Virginia, cemented the ideal of Judicial Review almost by ac...
2020-11-111h 44Rocky Mountain MasonRMM-Podcast Episode 031: On Political Theory and the Medium of Exchange (and Chapter XIII, TBOP)In this episode, recorded during the 2020 Presidential Election, Ben reads an excerpt from a book he was asked to write (but never finished) for the Grand Lodge of Colorado Education Committee regarding political theory and Masonry's role in formative modern society. In this excerpt Ben provides an overview of political theory (with citations from Plato, Aristotle, Locke, and Adam Smith among others) and details some interesting takeaways regarding the medium of exchange. Ben ends the episode with Chapter XIII of the Three Books of Occult Philosophy. Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comww...
2020-11-0457 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-030: Ten Modern Myths About Masonry Held by Masons! (and TBOP chapter XII)In this episode Ben dispels ten modern myths about the Fraternity often held by Masons! Ben then relates a brief history of Charles Martel, the famous 8th Century Major Domus who features in the Old Charges. Ben then provides a short op ed called "Hermeti-skism" discussing the so-called "unific" attributes of the Hermetica and wraps up the episode with Chapter XII of De Occulta Philosophia Libri Tres by Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim.Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard...
2020-10-2855 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-Podcast: Episode 029: The Compasses also Inscribe Tolerance to Speak of Heavenly Perfections (and TBOP XI)In this episode Ben presents three shorts for your contemplation: That the Compasses also Inscribe Tolerance to Speak of Heavenly Perfections (and why presentations on theological and religious material - where viewpoint neutral and not proselytizing - should not be discouraged); A Page from the Magical Diary of Theophilus LVX (that the three attributes of Omnipresence, Omniscience, and Omnipotence are ONE attribute); and Live By the Numbers (it is better not to make a vow than to make a vow an break it). We wrap the episode with Chapter XI of De Occulta Philosophia Libri Tres by HCA.
2020-10-2132 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-Podcast: Episode 028: On the Everlasting Universe (and Book X of TBOP)In this episode Ben shares a thought experiment wherein the universe is shown to be everlasting and everliving. That is, the modern conceit of a dark empty expanse after the last star has been extinguished is an unnecessary pessimism - it is possible for the universe to constantly remake itself: wherein the end state and the onset are, in fact, the same. Revealed twenty years ago, this thought experiment yet holds true. Modern science has not yet refuted it, and, in fact, appears to be strengthening the concept. Dr. Roger Penrose recently stated, to the Independent in t...
2020-10-1439 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-Podcast: Episode 027: On the Coevolution of Christianity and Hermeticism (and Chapter IX TBOP)In this episode Ben shares a paper first given for the Colorado College SRICF detailing the syncretism of various traditions in Alexandria around the turn of the last millennium, exploring common themes between Hermetic and Greek writings with certain Christian Apocrypha, such as were found at Nag Hammadi in 1945. Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2020-10-0744 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-Podcast: Episode 026: An Interview with Seaghan Ennis, International Congress Secretary of the International Order of Demolay (and Chapter VIII TBOP)In this episode Ben interviews Seaghan Ennis, International Congress Secretary for the International Order of Demolay, and now Fellow Craft at Manitou Springs Lodge No. 68 in Colorado Springs. Ben ends the episode with Chapter VIII of De Occulta Philosophia Libri Tres. Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2020-09-3051 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-Episode 025: Pope Francis and the Jesuits (and Chapter VII, TBOP)In this episode, Ben provides a brief biography of Pope Francis, followed by a brief biography of St. Ignatius de Loyola, and wraps up with Chapter VII of Occulta Philosophia Libri Tres.Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2020-09-2348 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-Episode 024: A Brief History of the Mark Masonry (and TBOP Chapter VI)In this episode Ben presents a brief history of the speculative use of the Mason's Mark in early, pre-Grand Lodge Masonry. Ben ends the episode with a reading and contemplation on Chapter VI of Occult Philosophia Libri Tres, on the Wondrous Nature of Water and Air.Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2020-09-1648 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-PODCAST: Episode 023: Solomon and Sheba, an overview of the two best accounts of this legendary romance (and Chapter 5, TBOP)In this episode Ben provides an overview of two of the more in depth accounts of Solomon's meeting with Makeda, the Queen of Sheba: the Kebra Negast and the Quran. Ben ends by continuing the series with Chapter 5 of his reading of De Occulta Philosophia Libri Tres.Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2020-09-0932 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-Podcast: Episode 022: Freemasonry on the Frontier - Masonry and the Founding of Denver and Colorado (and Chapter 4, TBOP)Join Ben as he details earliest Masonry in the state of Colorado, in Pike's Peak Country, before the founding of the Grand Lodge of Colorado and contemporaneous with the first townships incorporated in the region. Ben wraps up the episode with Chapter IV of De Occulta Philosophia Libri Tres.Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2020-09-0254 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-Episode 021: Evidence of the Royal Arch in Early Craft Masonry (and Chapter 3, TBOP)In this episode, Ben discusses evidence of a prototypical Royal Arch in early Craft Masonry preceding the Third Degree. Drawing from the Graham Manuscript (c. 1726), Ben details material clearly associable to the Royal Arch that was concurrent with the raising of Noah by Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and therefore precatory to the Hiramic legend of the Third Degree. Also: Chapter III, De Occulta Philosophia Libri Tres, by Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim. Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&u...
2020-08-2626 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-Episode 020: Early Christian Heresies, the Four Elements (briefly), and Chapter II of De Occulta PhilosophiaIn this episode Ben outlines some of the more major heresies of the early Christian church, provides a brief treatise on the four classical elements, provides a short biography of Agrippa, and reads the second Chapter of Book I, De Occulta Philosophia Libri Tres.Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2020-08-1940 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-Episode 019: On the Surprising and Remarkable History of Coffee!In this episode Ben discusses the rather surprising history of this most everyday beverage. What you learn might surprise you. Also, this episode includes the first chapter of the Three Books of Occult Philosophy, by Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa.Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2020-08-1233 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-Episode 018: Interview with R.J. JohnsonIn this episode Ben interviews the host of "Whence Came You," the world's largest Masonic Podcast, none other than R. J. Johnson.Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2020-08-052h 06Rocky Mountain MasonRMM-Episode 017: In the Shadow of Notre Dame. Remembering DemolayA special account of a pilgrimage to the place of Jaques Demolay's martyrdom on the 700th anniversary of his death. Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2020-07-2929 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-Podcast: Episode 016: Grand Oration on the History and Significance of the Cornerstone CeremonyBen shares the Grand Oration he was honored to deliver at the Grand Sessions of the Grand Lodge of Colorado in January of 2019 on the History and Significance of the Cornerstone Ceremony. Drawing on historical source material, Ben shows the remnants of an ancient, magical tradition exist in the modern ceremony performed today. Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2020-07-2248 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-Episode 15: The Last Time The Jehovah's Witnesses Stopped By... and More!Ben relays an account of the last time the Jehovah's Witnesses attempted to proselytize him while living in Norwood, Colorado (a small rural town on Colorado's Western Slope), an interesting theological discussion concerning the "hypostatic union." Continuing the religious theme, Ben discusses the importance of the Masonic obligation and relays a Kabbalistic parable. Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2020-07-1532 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-Episode 014: On the Life and Times of John Henry "Doc" HollidayDrawing from historical newspapers of the day and direct witness testimony surrounding the shootout at the OK Corral (not least testimony given by Wyatt Earp himself), Ben discusses the life and times of this most famous gunfighter, John "Doc" Holliday.Doc Holliday is rumored to have attended Lodge in Trinidad, CO, Leadville, CO, and Glenwood Springs, CO. Wyatt and Virgil Earp are said to have been members. (The square and compasses is displayed in various scenes in the movie Tombstone, for example). These rumors have, however, never been substantiated.Support the showwww.ro...
2020-07-0844 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-Episode 0013: Interview with Mark StavishBro. Mark Stavish is a respected authority on Western spiritual traditions. The author of 26 books, published in 7 languages, including The Path of Alchemy and Kabbalah for Health and Wellness, he is the founder and director of the Institute for Hermetic Studies and the Louis Claude de St. Martin Fund. He has appeared on radio shows, television, and in major print media, including Coast to Coast AM, the History Channel, BBC, and the New York Times.The Institute for Hermetic Studies offers practical learning for anyone interested in Western and Eastern mystery systems and, ultimately, the discovery of...
2020-07-011h 48Rocky Mountain MasonRMM-Episode 012: Ante Meridian. On the History of the LongitudeIn this episode, Ben reviews the history of the discovery of the longitude - a problem that vexed humanity for a millennium. Eventually solved by John Harrison, who spent the majority of his life on the problem, the solution of the longitude marks an important moment in social history when mankind ceased to look to the majesty of nature for external inspiration, and instead turned his attention to the mechanisms of his own contrivance. This symbolic shift from the natural to the manmade represents the ascendency of the empirical method, the coming of the modern age, and the emergence o...
2020-06-2447 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-Episode 011: All You Need to Know About the Infamous Morgan Affair!Drawing on detailed sources arising from the investigation into the disappearance of William Morgan, Ben presents the facts surrounding this remarkable and disturbing event in the history of the Fraternity. Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2020-06-1733 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-Episode 010: Interview with R.W. Bro. Kevin Townley, the Grand Lecturer of the Grand Lodge of ColoradoIn this episode Ben interviews R.W. Bro. Kevin Townley, Grand Lecturer of the Grand Lodge of Colorado. R.W. Bro. Kevin has a varied and interesting past - in his teens he joined a monastery and became a Carmelite monk. Later he would be a founding member of the Philosophers of Nature in the United States. He is the author of The Cube of Space and Meditations on the cube of Space. He also reprinted a faithful reproduction of H.P. Bromwell's impressive tome, Restorations of Masonic Geometry and Symbolry. R.W. Bro. Kevin has been...
2020-06-101h 06Rocky Mountain MasonRMM-Podcast Episode 009: The Nuclan Screed: The Religious Rumblings of an Anonymous Anti-MasonIn this episode Ben reviews a complaint stuck to the door of Norwood Lodge No. 111, posted by an anonymous anti-mason, and shows, among other important misreadings of a quintessential Masonic tome, the importance of commas.Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2020-06-0327 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-Episode 008: Lies of Larmenius.Ben presents on the several reasons why the Larmenius Charter, purporting to relay an unbroken, secret transmission of Templar Grand Masters from Jaques Demolay to Cossé Brissac, Duke of Orleans, is believed by most credible experts to be a fake probably forged by the dubious Bernard-Raymond Fabré-Palaprat, or his associates, in the early 19th Century.Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2020-05-2726 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-Episode 007: The Turk! The Awe-Inspiring Chess Playing Robot of Bro. Wolfgang von KempelenIn this episode, Ben Williams relays the story of one of history's most legendary and ingenious deceptions - Bro. Wolfgang von Kempelen's chess playing automaton. For more than a century, this ingenious illusion - perhaps the fist "cabinet illusion" ever devised - was the talk of Enlightenment court. Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2020-05-2024 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-Podcast Episode 006: On the Origin and Object of FreemasonryIn this episode, Ben Williams presents on the emergence of religious syncretism during the high middle ages, a worldview that indubitably influenced the operative craft and, in turn, the framers of the degrees of Freemasonry.Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2020-05-1318 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM Podcast Episode 005: On the History and Origins of the Order of High PriesthoodIn this episode, Ben Williams presents on the enigmatic Order of Asiatic Brethren whose influence on "high grade masonry" includes the the emergence of the Order of Anointed High Priests, extant modernly for Past Presiding Officers of the Chapter only. Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2020-05-0613 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-Podcast Episode 004: Interview with William Kiesel at Ouroboros PressIn this episode, Ben Williams interviews William Kiesel, the wizard behind Ouroboros Press and Mortlake & Co. in Seattle, WA. Ouroboros Press produces some of the most collectable reproductions of rare, quintessential esoteric books. Among several titles brought to an English readership for the first time, William was the principal force behind the translation of the infamous medieval grimoire, the Picatrix, in 2002. Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2020-04-2955 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-Episode 003: The Horns of Hattin and the Fall of JerusalemIn this episode, drawing on chronicles from the Crusades, Ben Williams provides an historical account of the events surrounding the Battle of Hattin that led to the fall of Jerusalem in 1187.Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2020-04-2221 minRocky Mountain MasonRMM-Podcast Episode 002. Kabbalah and the Creation of the WorldsBen Williams presents an introductory overview of the creation of the worlds from a kabbalistic perspective, citing Albert Pike extensively. The 4º of the AASR-SJ reminds us that, "a complete understanding of Freemasonry is impossible without some familiarity with the Kabbalah." Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2020-04-1520 minRocky Mountain MasonEpisode - 001: On the Origin of the Knights TemplarIn our first podcast, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Ben Williams relays a speech given as Northwest Department Commander to the Colorado North Encampment regarding potential origins of the Masonic Knights Templar. Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
2020-04-0813 min