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]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Troy Spreeuw https://storage.buzzsprout.com/2ul4bc3ea2j3uai3oh5ciers2a0z?.jpg The Mystic Tye https://www.buzzsprout.com/2227972 Bringing the Work to Life with Bro. Salman Arif Bringing the Work to Life with Bro. Salman Arif What does it actually mean to be good at Masonic ritual? Bro. Salman Arif of Duke of Connaught Lodge turns the microphone around for a second time, with a page of written questions and one theme: the Work. Troy, newly installed as District Deputy Grand Master, takes them one at a time, and argues that getting the words right is only the barest minimum of what makes Masonry amazing.

Salman starts with the word itself. Why call it work? Troy separates the capital W Great Work of the spiritual aspirant from the ritual work of a lodge, estimates roughly 200 man-hours to confer a single degree once every part is shared across the officers, and explains why antiquarian words like inculcate and delineate end up infecting the way a Mason thinks. From there to the magic that works whether you want it to or not, Lon Milo DuQuette's line that even a terrible man who gets through the door comes out a much less terrible one, and Ike Baker's EFC presentation on the call and answer teaching method found in Egyptian training texts. Salman offers a phrase Troy runs with: not a diminishing echo, but an evolving one.

Then the core question. What separates good ritual from ritual that is merely correct? Troy has watched plenty of word perfect delivery rattled off with no inflection, and would rather a brother missed half the words and felt the half he said. He talks about the way he brings a candidate to light, the actor's trick of saying one line every possible way, the twelve minute Entered Apprentice tracing board in the Canadian work, and the night Bro. Lawrence Putnam delivered it and made it Troy's favourite piece. Along the way: cipher books, the jurisdictions where the ritual is still passed only mouth to ear, and what mentorship loses when a brother can learn alone.

A long and very Troy detour follows: TikTok versus The King and I, the Leone westerns he has never seen, Thunderball, every James Bond, Star Wars, and a plea to go and talk to real people. Then back to the work. Salman asks how much of Troy's esoteric practice comes into lodge, and Troy describes ritual as performing a prayer rather than reciting one, symbols treated as if they are alive, and the different perspective that each chair around the lodge gives on the same ceremony.

The chicken and the egg: memorize first, or internalize first? It depends on the time you have. Troy explains how to get the gist and deliver with confidence when you are handed an installation at the last minute, why you should record a piece in your own voice and play it while you sleep, and why, if you have six weeks, you start not now but right now. Then memory palaces, the lodge as the ideal palace, the archetypal temple not made with hands, and Jiddu Krishnamurti on being well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.

Troy also tells the story behind his new approach. A hypoxic brain injury last year took a toll on his memory, and after a disastrous performance this spring he stopped learning by brute force and started using Kim March's The Five Minute Ritualist. He plans a monthly Zoom class on it starting in November, plus a tarot and Qabalah class, and the bonus round takes in Krishnamurti, Alan Watts, Joseph Campbell, a conversion at twelve, and a reconciliation with a former employer.

Coming up with Troy

October 9: District Deputy Grand Master visit, Mount Garibaldi Lodge October 17: Funeral in the morning and a Fellowcraft degree at noon, Mount Elphinstone Lodge, Roberts Creek October 27: Obligating Entered Apprentice candidates, North Shore Lodge No. 93 October 28: Freedom of Conscience, a new presentation, Capilano Lodge November: The Five Minute Ritualist classes begin on Zoom. Sign up for the newsletter at mystictye.com for details. November 28: A showing of Join or Die, open to seekers, at the Agnes Street Temple, New Westminster Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference 2027: speaker applications and advance tickets at esotericmasonry.com

Books mentioned in this episode

The Five Minute Ritualist, Kim March Giordano Bruno and the Hermetic Tradition, Frances Yates The Key of It All, Book One: The Eastern Mysteries, David Allen Hulse The Key of It All, Book Two: The Western Mysteries, David Allen Hulse Bowling Alone, Robert D. Putnam

Also mentioned

Join or Die, the documentary on Robert D. Putnam John Stuart Mill, Troy's current reading for Freedom of Conscience W. L. Wilmshurst, Ike Baker, Jiddu Krishnamurti, Alan Watts, Joseph Campbell

Links and resources


Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> What does it actually mean to be good at Masonic ritual? Bro. Salman Arif of Duke of Connaught Lodge turns the microphone around for a second time, with a page of written questions and one theme: the Work. Troy, newly installed as District Deputy Grand Master, takes them one at a time, and argues that getting the words right is only the barest minimum of what makes Masonry amazing.

Salman starts with the word itself. Why call it work? Troy separates the capital W Great Work of the spiritual aspirant from the ritual work of a lodge, estimates roughly 200 man-hours to confer a single degree once every part is shared across the officers, and explains why antiquarian words like inculcate and delineate end up infecting the way a Mason thinks. From there to the magic that works whether you want it to or not, Lon Milo DuQuette's line that even a terrible man who gets through the door comes out a much less terrible one, and Ike Baker's EFC presentation on the call and answer teaching method found in Egyptian training texts. Salman offers a phrase Troy runs with: not a diminishing echo, but an evolving one.

Then the core question. What separates good ritual from ritual that is merely correct? Troy has watched plenty of word perfect delivery rattled off with no inflection, and would rather a brother missed half the words and felt the half he said. He talks about the way he brings a candidate to light, the actor's trick of saying one line every possible way, the twelve minute Entered Apprentice tracing board in the Canadian work, and the night Bro. Lawrence Putnam delivered it and made it Troy's favourite piece. Along the way: cipher books, the jurisdictions where the ritual is still passed only mouth to ear, and what mentorship loses when a brother can learn alone.

A long and very Troy detour follows: TikTok versus The King and I, the Leone westerns he has never seen, Thunderball, every James Bond, Star Wars, and a plea to go and talk to real people. Then back to the work. Salman asks how much of Troy's esoteric practice comes into lodge, and Troy describes ritual as performing a prayer rather than reciting one, symbols treated as if they are alive, and the different perspective that each chair around the lodge gives on the same ceremony.

The chicken and the egg: memorize first, or internalize first? It depends on the time you have. Troy explains how to get the gist and deliver with confidence when you are handed an installation at the last minute, why you should record a piece in your own voice and play it while you sleep, and why, if you have six weeks, you start not now but right now. Then memory palaces, the lodge as the ideal palace, the archetypal temple not made with hands, and Jiddu Krishnamurti on being well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.

Troy also tells the story behind his new approach. A hypoxic brain injury last year took a toll on his memory, and after a disastrous performance this spring he stopped learning by brute force and started using Kim March's The Five Minute Ritualist. He plans a monthly Zoom class on it starting in November, plus a tarot and Qabalah class, and the bonus round takes in Krishnamurti, Alan Watts, Joseph Campbell, a conversion at twelve, and a reconciliation with a former employer.

Coming up with Troy

October 9: District Deputy Grand Master visit, Mount Garibaldi Lodge October 17: Funeral in the morning and a Fellowcraft degree at noon, Mount Elphinstone Lodge, Roberts Creek October 27: Obligating Entered Apprentice candidates, North Shore Lodge No. 93 October 28: Freedom of Conscience, a new presentation, Capilano Lodge November: The Five Minute Ritualist classes begin on Zoom. Sign up for the newsletter at mystictye.com for details. November 28: A showing of Join or Die, open to seekers, at the Agnes Street Temple, New Westminster Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference 2027: speaker applications and advance tickets at esotericmasonry.com

Books mentioned in this episode

The Five Minute Ritualist, Kim March Giordano Bruno and the Hermetic Tradition, Frances Yates The Key of It All, Book One: The Eastern Mysteries, David Allen Hulse The Key of It All, Book Two: The Western Mysteries, David Allen Hulse Bowling Alone, Robert D. Putnam

Also mentioned

Join or Die, the documentary on Robert D. Putnam John Stuart Mill, Troy's current reading for Freedom of Conscience W. L. Wilmshurst, Ike Baker, Jiddu Krishnamurti, Alan Watts, Joseph Campbell

Links and resources


Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Troy Spreeuw Buzzsprout-19925359 Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0700 4015 56 full false A Life in Many Colours with Bro. Julian Rees A Life in Many Colours with Bro. Julian Rees Julian Rees, nearly sixty years a Freemason, an accomplished English Emulation ritualist, and one of the best-known writers on the spiritual side of the Craft, returns to The Mystic Tye to talk about a book that turns his own lens around. A Life in Many Colours: A Masonic Memoir, published by Arima Publishing, started with a nudge from Dr. David Harrison, who told Julian his life in Freemasonry had been exceptional enough to merit one. Julian explains why Lewis Masonic passed ("we don't do biographies"), why a memoir is not a biography, and how a Romanian artist friend came to draw the cover.

Troy opens with Socrates on the unexamined life and asks what Julian found when he went looking. The answer is that early events shape the way you think: a 1957 call-up for National Service and a sergeant who taught him humility by making a platoon run the field again and again, a four year old in 1940 overhearing adults talk about invasion, a V-2 strike seen across the Thames while his mother scrambled for cover. Julian describes a father who was a stern Anglo-Catholic priest, a young American mother in a mismatched marriage, and how a troubled home makes you stop and ask on what ground a lodge stands. Troy shares his own view from a family of divorces.

From there the conversation turns to ritual. Julian earned the Emulation silver matchbox for word perfect delivery, then realised he had spent years parroting words that were meant to work on him. He talks about sitting with a newly initiated brother and asking how it felt, because Freemasons think with the intellect of the heart, about the tracing boards chapter of the memoir, the Harris boards, the blazing star that outshines the sun, and Jacob's ladder resting on the Volume of the Sacred Law. Troy brings in freedom of conscience, the abuse of the holy book as a weapon, and why the magic works whether you want it to or not.

Then the story Julian calls the reason he left the United Grand Lodge of England. When an Anglican priest was ordered by his bishop to give up Freemasonry, the Deputy Grand Master defended him, then added that Freemasonry "most certainly does not deal in spirituality." Julian wrote a letter, enclosed his keynote on The Spiritual Path of Freemasonry for the Masonic Restoration Foundation in Alexandria, Virginia, and got a two line reply saying his views were noted. He left, joined Le Droit Humain, and says he would not go back even if he could. Along the way: Troy on churches losing members and the toothpaste that will not go back in the tube, Julian on French laïcité and the charge to a candidate to receive "a light more pure which vivifies the spirit," and the Emulation prayer that says the divinity is unfolded from within.

They ask whether fraternity and the spiritual path are two approaches to one institution, and why American lodges talk civic pride where European ones increasingly talk self-knowledge. Julian tells the story of Gerry Gerrard, a 96 year old stone sculptor and long absent member who stopped attending lodge in 1938 because Freemasons always do the same thing again. Troy's advice for any brother who has drifted away: try another lodge, every lodge is its own city. They weigh whether "esoteric Freemasonry" is a useful label, forbearance versus tolerance, Lon Milo DuQuette's big tent, and Troy's Thelemic orbit next to Julian's.

The episode closes on the memoir's title, which came from a kaleidoscope of experiences and Newton's point that light is all the colours, and on Julian's insistence that the journey is nothing like a straight line, from a chapter on interrogation by the East German police to the lesson of the mosaic pavement. A last detour compares the Emulation ritual Julian says has not changed since the 1813 union with the four approved works in Troy's jurisdiction, and the Canadian work that grew out of the colonies. Troy also recommends the Straight White American Jesus and Conspirituality podcasts.

Books mentioned in this episode

A Life in Many Colours: A Masonic Memoir, Julian Rees, Arima Publishing
Here Comes the Light!, Julian Rees
Making Light: A Handbook for Freemasons, Julian Rees, Lewis Masonic
So You Want To Be a Freemason?, Julian Rees, Lewis Masonic
Tracing Boards of the Three Degrees in Craft Freemasonry Explained, Julian Rees, Lewis Masonic
Freemasonry: Heart and Mind. Sketches on Esotericism in English Ritual, Julian Rees

Podcasts recommended

Straight White American Jesus, Brad Onishi
Conspirituality

Links and resources


Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Julian Rees, nearly sixty years a Freemason, an accomplished English Emulation ritualist, and one of the best-known writers on the spiritual side of the Craft, returns to The Mystic Tye to talk about a book that turns his own lens around. A Life in Many Colours: A Masonic Memoir, published by Arima Publishing, started with a nudge from Dr. David Harrison, who told Julian his life in Freemasonry had been exceptional enough to merit one. Julian explains why Lewis Masonic passed ("we don't do biographies"), why a memoir is not a biography, and how a Romanian artist friend came to draw the cover.

Troy opens with Socrates on the unexamined life and asks what Julian found when he went looking. The answer is that early events shape the way you think: a 1957 call-up for National Service and a sergeant who taught him humility by making a platoon run the field again and again, a four year old in 1940 overhearing adults talk about invasion, a V-2 strike seen across the Thames while his mother scrambled for cover. Julian describes a father who was a stern Anglo-Catholic priest, a young American mother in a mismatched marriage, and how a troubled home makes you stop and ask on what ground a lodge stands. Troy shares his own view from a family of divorces.

From there the conversation turns to ritual. Julian earned the Emulation silver matchbox for word perfect delivery, then realised he had spent years parroting words that were meant to work on him. He talks about sitting with a newly initiated brother and asking how it felt, because Freemasons think with the intellect of the heart, about the tracing boards chapter of the memoir, the Harris boards, the blazing star that outshines the sun, and Jacob's ladder resting on the Volume of the Sacred Law. Troy brings in freedom of conscience, the abuse of the holy book as a weapon, and why the magic works whether you want it to or not.

Then the story Julian calls the reason he left the United Grand Lodge of England. When an Anglican priest was ordered by his bishop to give up Freemasonry, the Deputy Grand Master defended him, then added that Freemasonry "most certainly does not deal in spirituality." Julian wrote a letter, enclosed his keynote on The Spiritual Path of Freemasonry for the Masonic Restoration Foundation in Alexandria, Virginia, and got a two line reply saying his views were noted. He left, joined Le Droit Humain, and says he would not go back even if he could. Along the way: Troy on churches losing members and the toothpaste that will not go back in the tube, Julian on French laïcité and the charge to a candidate to receive "a light more pure which vivifies the spirit," and the Emulation prayer that says the divinity is unfolded from within.

They ask whether fraternity and the spiritual path are two approaches to one institution, and why American lodges talk civic pride where European ones increasingly talk self-knowledge. Julian tells the story of Gerry Gerrard, a 96 year old stone sculptor and long absent member who stopped attending lodge in 1938 because Freemasons always do the same thing again. Troy's advice for any brother who has drifted away: try another lodge, every lodge is its own city. They weigh whether "esoteric Freemasonry" is a useful label, forbearance versus tolerance, Lon Milo DuQuette's big tent, and Troy's Thelemic orbit next to Julian's.

The episode closes on the memoir's title, which came from a kaleidoscope of experiences and Newton's point that light is all the colours, and on Julian's insistence that the journey is nothing like a straight line, from a chapter on interrogation by the East German police to the lesson of the mosaic pavement. A last detour compares the Emulation ritual Julian says has not changed since the 1813 union with the four approved works in Troy's jurisdiction, and the Canadian work that grew out of the colonies. Troy also recommends the Straight White American Jesus and Conspirituality podcasts.

Books mentioned in this episode

A Life in Many Colours: A Masonic Memoir, Julian Rees, Arima Publishing
Here Comes the Light!, Julian Rees
Making Light: A Handbook for Freemasons, Julian Rees, Lewis Masonic
So You Want To Be a Freemason?, Julian Rees, Lewis Masonic
Tracing Boards of the Three Degrees in Craft Freemasonry Explained, Julian Rees, Lewis Masonic
Freemasonry: Heart and Mind. Sketches on Esotericism in English Ritual, Julian Rees

Podcasts recommended

Straight White American Jesus, Brad Onishi
Conspirituality

Links and resources


Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Troy Spreeuw Buzzsprout-19889243 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0700 4111 55 full false The Best of Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference Interviews The Best of Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference Interviews Episode 54 is a change of pace: a forty five minute Best of EFC collection built around this year's Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference, pairing longer explanations from past Mystic Tye guests with two archival interviews Troy recorded for Scholomance at EFC 2024.

It opens with Troy's original Scholomance interview, A Space for Esoteric Freemasonry, laying out why the conference exists in the first place, that all of Freemasonry is wholly esoteric even if not everything Freemasons do is esotericism itself. From there it moves into Doug Russell's explanation of the classical art of memory, first written about in Rome around 80 BCE, and his grandfather clock example of how images, not words, are what the mind actually holds onto. That conversation is pulled from Episode 47.

Next is Dago Rodriguez from Episode 48 on Fight Club and Freemasonry, the talk born out of a pop culture panel at MasonicCon that grew into an article for the Fraternal Review and then a full conference presentation. Dago's read on the film is not really about Fight Club at all, it is about what happens when men have no role models to guide them, and what a lodge owes the man who walks in looking for one. The excerpt continues into a longer conversation about lodge culture, generational turnover, and why a monoculture lodge is a dying lodge.

Ike Baker, from Episode 51, walks through Walter Leslie Wilmshurst, the early twentieth century esoteric Mason and author of The Meaning of Masonry and Masonic Initiation, whose tracing board Ike restored from a notebook found by Robert Lomas. From there the conversation turns to Ike's own presentation for this year's conference, drawn from his work on the academic advisory board of the Hermopolis Academy and a new translation of the ancient Egyptian Book of Thoth, retitled Conversations in the House of Life, and the startling parallels between that text's initiation ritual for the priests of Thoth and the structure of Masonic ritual today.

From Episode 52, Lon Milo DuQuette takes the working tools of the Craft and reads them through Hermetic Kabbalah: the Tetragrammaton, the Tree of Life, and the Cube of Space as three working tools for building a spiritual temple rather than a literal one. He calls the study a cosmic lube job, and connects it directly to his Tarot Architect material and the rough ashlar becoming the perfect ashlar.

A short excerpt from Episode 50 with Troy, Brett Wolfe, and Ken Lane makes the case for showing up in person, the jurisdictions represented, the connections that only happen face to face. The episode closes back in Scholomance territory with Troy's Finding Brotherhood, the story of taking his wedding ring off before his Entered Apprentice degree and being told not to worry, just put it down, a small moment that still gets him.

Full episodes referenced: 47, 48, 50, 51, and 52. Guest episodes are credited as interviews, not recordings of conference presentations.

Links and resources


Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Episode 54 is a change of pace: a forty five minute Best of EFC collection built around this year's Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference, pairing longer explanations from past Mystic Tye guests with two archival interviews Troy recorded for Scholomance at EFC 2024.

It opens with Troy's original Scholomance interview, A Space for Esoteric Freemasonry, laying out why the conference exists in the first place, that all of Freemasonry is wholly esoteric even if not everything Freemasons do is esotericism itself. From there it moves into Doug Russell's explanation of the classical art of memory, first written about in Rome around 80 BCE, and his grandfather clock example of how images, not words, are what the mind actually holds onto. That conversation is pulled from Episode 47.

Next is Dago Rodriguez from Episode 48 on Fight Club and Freemasonry, the talk born out of a pop culture panel at MasonicCon that grew into an article for the Fraternal Review and then a full conference presentation. Dago's read on the film is not really about Fight Club at all, it is about what happens when men have no role models to guide them, and what a lodge owes the man who walks in looking for one. The excerpt continues into a longer conversation about lodge culture, generational turnover, and why a monoculture lodge is a dying lodge.

Ike Baker, from Episode 51, walks through Walter Leslie Wilmshurst, the early twentieth century esoteric Mason and author of The Meaning of Masonry and Masonic Initiation, whose tracing board Ike restored from a notebook found by Robert Lomas. From there the conversation turns to Ike's own presentation for this year's conference, drawn from his work on the academic advisory board of the Hermopolis Academy and a new translation of the ancient Egyptian Book of Thoth, retitled Conversations in the House of Life, and the startling parallels between that text's initiation ritual for the priests of Thoth and the structure of Masonic ritual today.

From Episode 52, Lon Milo DuQuette takes the working tools of the Craft and reads them through Hermetic Kabbalah: the Tetragrammaton, the Tree of Life, and the Cube of Space as three working tools for building a spiritual temple rather than a literal one. He calls the study a cosmic lube job, and connects it directly to his Tarot Architect material and the rough ashlar becoming the perfect ashlar.

A short excerpt from Episode 50 with Troy, Brett Wolfe, and Ken Lane makes the case for showing up in person, the jurisdictions represented, the connections that only happen face to face. The episode closes back in Scholomance territory with Troy's Finding Brotherhood, the story of taking his wedding ring off before his Entered Apprentice degree and being told not to worry, just put it down, a small moment that still gets him.

Full episodes referenced: 47, 48, 50, 51, and 52. Guest episodes are credited as interviews, not recordings of conference presentations.

Links and resources


Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Troy Spreeuw Buzzsprout-19860694 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:00:00 -0700 2768 54 full false Students of the Work with Bro. Salman Arif Students of the Work with Bro. Salman Arif This week the microphones turn around. Bro. Salman Arif of Duke of Connaught Lodge, a brother Troy vouched for and watched take his obligation, sits down to ask the questions that guys who find Troy a little unapproachable have been saving up. No preamble, no plan, two Master Masons on the level.

Salman opens with his own inheritance: a grandfather in Lahore who belonged to the lodge the locals nicknamed Jadu Ghar, the magic house, met privately in homes after Freemasonry was disbanded in Pakistan, quoted poetry in Persian, Arabic, and Latin, read palms and numerology charts, and took the secrets to his grave. A father in AMORC in Nigeria. Five hundred books in a Canadian storage locker, including the Ian Fleming originals, which sends Troy off on John Dee, the 007 signature, and the long crossover between esotericism and espionage.

From there Troy answers, at length. Why ten books beat fifty summaries. What sits on the wall of his library and why The Chicken Qabalah is still his favourite book on the Kabbalah. Why the 24-inch gauge is the first tool of science, and why a journal is the measuring tool you build for your own inner life, so you can go back, see yourself growing, and eventually, as Lon Milo DuQuette would say, go crazy in a socially acceptable manner. The magical diary, the suit of swords, Hermes, quicksilver, and memory palaces.

Then Salman asks the big one: why do so many lodges seem more interested in politics and offices than in the lessons themselves? Troy's answer starts with "the magic works whether you want it to or not," and goes through the older-man-to-younger-man transmission that changes a candidate whether he studies or not, the concordant bodies, the invisible friend, the third way of Freemasonry that says reach out and get instruction directly, and Luke 17:21. Plus the Liber Librae, Taurus stability, a Christian conversion at 12, a high-control faith at 15, Thelema, the pushback that comes with it, and the religion on which all men can agree.

Also in this episode: the Picatrix and the Arabic roots of the Western grimoires, Peterson's grimoires, the forgotten sciences on the margins of materialism, Freemasonry taking exactly as much as you give it, and Troy's plan for a tarot and Kabbalah class on Zoom with live sessions in the Lower Mainland, once he is back from EFC.

Books mentioned in this episode

The Temple and the Lodge, Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh

Holy Blood, Holy Grail, Baigent, Leigh, and Lincoln

The Chicken Qabalah of Rabbi Lamed Ben Clifford, Lon Milo DuQuette (expanded edition coming in December)

Book 4, Magick Without Tears, and The Vision and the Voice, Aleister Crowley

The Picatrix, Ouroboros Press edition

Initiation in the Aeon of the Child and The Angel and the Abyss, J. Daniel Gunther

Coming up on The Mystic Tye: the Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference, Saturday September 19th, Ballard, Seattle. Keynote by Lon Milo DuQuette. Tickets at esotericmasonry.com.

Links and resources


Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> This week the microphones turn around. Bro. Salman Arif of Duke of Connaught Lodge, a brother Troy vouched for and watched take his obligation, sits down to ask the questions that guys who find Troy a little unapproachable have been saving up. No preamble, no plan, two Master Masons on the level.

Salman opens with his own inheritance: a grandfather in Lahore who belonged to the lodge the locals nicknamed Jadu Ghar, the magic house, met privately in homes after Freemasonry was disbanded in Pakistan, quoted poetry in Persian, Arabic, and Latin, read palms and numerology charts, and took the secrets to his grave. A father in AMORC in Nigeria. Five hundred books in a Canadian storage locker, including the Ian Fleming originals, which sends Troy off on John Dee, the 007 signature, and the long crossover between esotericism and espionage.

From there Troy answers, at length. Why ten books beat fifty summaries. What sits on the wall of his library and why The Chicken Qabalah is still his favourite book on the Kabbalah. Why the 24-inch gauge is the first tool of science, and why a journal is the measuring tool you build for your own inner life, so you can go back, see yourself growing, and eventually, as Lon Milo DuQuette would say, go crazy in a socially acceptable manner. The magical diary, the suit of swords, Hermes, quicksilver, and memory palaces.

Then Salman asks the big one: why do so many lodges seem more interested in politics and offices than in the lessons themselves? Troy's answer starts with "the magic works whether you want it to or not," and goes through the older-man-to-younger-man transmission that changes a candidate whether he studies or not, the concordant bodies, the invisible friend, the third way of Freemasonry that says reach out and get instruction directly, and Luke 17:21. Plus the Liber Librae, Taurus stability, a Christian conversion at 12, a high-control faith at 15, Thelema, the pushback that comes with it, and the religion on which all men can agree.

Also in this episode: the Picatrix and the Arabic roots of the Western grimoires, Peterson's grimoires, the forgotten sciences on the margins of materialism, Freemasonry taking exactly as much as you give it, and Troy's plan for a tarot and Kabbalah class on Zoom with live sessions in the Lower Mainland, once he is back from EFC.

Books mentioned in this episode

The Temple and the Lodge, Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh

Holy Blood, Holy Grail, Baigent, Leigh, and Lincoln

The Chicken Qabalah of Rabbi Lamed Ben Clifford, Lon Milo DuQuette (expanded edition coming in December)

Book 4, Magick Without Tears, and The Vision and the Voice, Aleister Crowley

The Picatrix, Ouroboros Press edition

Initiation in the Aeon of the Child and The Angel and the Abyss, J. Daniel Gunther

Coming up on The Mystic Tye: the Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference, Saturday September 19th, Ballard, Seattle. Keynote by Lon Milo DuQuette. Tickets at esotericmasonry.com.

Links and resources


Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

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]]> Troy Spreeuw Buzzsprout-19822544 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 09:00:00 -0700 2742 53 full false The Three Working Tools of the Kabbalist, with Bro. Lon Milo DuQuette The Three Working Tools of the Kabbalist, with Bro. Lon Milo DuQuette Two weeks before the Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference, Bro. Lon Milo DuQuette, author, magician, Freemason, and one of Troy’s own longtime teachers, joins the show to preview his Seattle keynote. Lon is coming in person, and at 78 he has a pretty good argument for why you should be there too.

The talk is the three working tools of the Kabbalist, from his book The Tarot Architect: the divine name, the Tree of Life, and the cube of space, treated the way a Mason treats the square and compasses, as tools for building your own spiritual temple. Lon starts with the rough and perfect ashlars and makes the case that a perfect stone has to do more than look perfect: it has to be a working miniature model of the whole universe. His image for it is a giant tuning fork. If the Great Architect is a B flat, your job is to true yourself into a little B flat and let the sympathetic vibration do the rest. The Temple of Solomon, in that light, is a house built to the proportions of God. Tarot cards are the flashcards of the Kabbalah, and Kabbalistic study is, in Lon’s words, a cosmic lube job. You will be lubricated.

Troy asks whether this is material a lodge should already be teaching, which gets Lon onto the Kabbalah classes he gave for his Scottish Rite bodies in Long Beach, the way a Blue Lodge’s character changes with every Master and every Grand Master, and the big tent. Troy adds his own hobby horse about brothers who claim every concordant body as Freemasonry and then insist there is no esotericism in it. Lon’s answer: Masonry makes a good man better, and even the man who is not as good as we’d like would be worse without it. The magic works whether you want it to or not.

Also in this episode: Gary and Dino, the Kwisatz Haderach, and the rumoured spring reappearance of Rabbi Lamed Ben Clifford; Danny Kaye, Bing Crosby, and why an EFC ticket works out to eight dollars a speaker; the sober table in the corner of the Ballard pub; Lon’s novel Young Aleister Crowley, written with filmmaker Jim Brickowski, still the number one new release in teen and young adult fantasy since June; the expanded Chicken Qabalah coming from Weiser Classics in December, with a newly surfaced deathbed lecture and the Jehovah talisman class; the expanded Homemade Magick from Red Feather in October and Accidental Christ in spring 2027; the black wax Round Table of Nalvage that turned an oven into an eternal flame; and three days at Joshua Tree next spring with Magical Retreats.

Bring your tarot deck. Any 78-card deck will do. Bring your rare unsigned editions too.

Books mentioned in this episode

The Tarot Architect, Lon Milo DuQuette
The Chicken Qabalah of Rabbi Lamed Ben Clifford, Lon Milo DuQuette (expanded Weiser Classics edition, December 2026)
Young Aleister Crowley, Lon Milo DuQuette and Jim Brickowski (novel, June 2026, also on audio)
Homemade Magick, Lon Milo DuQuette (expanded Red Feather edition, October 2026)
Accidental Christ, Lon Milo DuQuette (Red Feather reissue, spring 2027)
The Magick of Aleister Crowley, Lon Milo DuQuette (Weiser Classics)
My Life with the Spirits, Lon Milo DuQuette

Coming up on The Mystic Tye: the Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference, Saturday September 19th, Ballard, Seattle. Keynote by Lon Milo DuQuette, with Ike Baker, Doug Russell, Dago Rodriguez, and Josef Wäges. Fifty dollars, lunch included. Tickets at esotericmasonry.com.

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Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Two weeks before the Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference, Bro. Lon Milo DuQuette, author, magician, Freemason, and one of Troy’s own longtime teachers, joins the show to preview his Seattle keynote. Lon is coming in person, and at 78 he has a pretty good argument for why you should be there too.

The talk is the three working tools of the Kabbalist, from his book The Tarot Architect: the divine name, the Tree of Life, and the cube of space, treated the way a Mason treats the square and compasses, as tools for building your own spiritual temple. Lon starts with the rough and perfect ashlars and makes the case that a perfect stone has to do more than look perfect: it has to be a working miniature model of the whole universe. His image for it is a giant tuning fork. If the Great Architect is a B flat, your job is to true yourself into a little B flat and let the sympathetic vibration do the rest. The Temple of Solomon, in that light, is a house built to the proportions of God. Tarot cards are the flashcards of the Kabbalah, and Kabbalistic study is, in Lon’s words, a cosmic lube job. You will be lubricated.

Troy asks whether this is material a lodge should already be teaching, which gets Lon onto the Kabbalah classes he gave for his Scottish Rite bodies in Long Beach, the way a Blue Lodge’s character changes with every Master and every Grand Master, and the big tent. Troy adds his own hobby horse about brothers who claim every concordant body as Freemasonry and then insist there is no esotericism in it. Lon’s answer: Masonry makes a good man better, and even the man who is not as good as we’d like would be worse without it. The magic works whether you want it to or not.

Also in this episode: Gary and Dino, the Kwisatz Haderach, and the rumoured spring reappearance of Rabbi Lamed Ben Clifford; Danny Kaye, Bing Crosby, and why an EFC ticket works out to eight dollars a speaker; the sober table in the corner of the Ballard pub; Lon’s novel Young Aleister Crowley, written with filmmaker Jim Brickowski, still the number one new release in teen and young adult fantasy since June; the expanded Chicken Qabalah coming from Weiser Classics in December, with a newly surfaced deathbed lecture and the Jehovah talisman class; the expanded Homemade Magick from Red Feather in October and Accidental Christ in spring 2027; the black wax Round Table of Nalvage that turned an oven into an eternal flame; and three days at Joshua Tree next spring with Magical Retreats.

Bring your tarot deck. Any 78-card deck will do. Bring your rare unsigned editions too.

Books mentioned in this episode

The Tarot Architect, Lon Milo DuQuette
The Chicken Qabalah of Rabbi Lamed Ben Clifford, Lon Milo DuQuette (expanded Weiser Classics edition, December 2026)
Young Aleister Crowley, Lon Milo DuQuette and Jim Brickowski (novel, June 2026, also on audio)
Homemade Magick, Lon Milo DuQuette (expanded Red Feather edition, October 2026)
Accidental Christ, Lon Milo DuQuette (Red Feather reissue, spring 2027)
The Magick of Aleister Crowley, Lon Milo DuQuette (Weiser Classics)
My Life with the Spirits, Lon Milo DuQuette

Coming up on The Mystic Tye: the Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference, Saturday September 19th, Ballard, Seattle. Keynote by Lon Milo DuQuette, with Ike Baker, Doug Russell, Dago Rodriguez, and Josef Wäges. Fifty dollars, lunch included. Tickets at esotericmasonry.com.

Links and resources


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If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Troy Spreeuw Buzzsprout-19786502 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 11:00:00 -0700 2208 52 full false Esoteric Mythology and EFC2026 with Ike Baker Esoteric Mythology and EFC2026 with Ike Baker Three weeks out from the Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference, Bro. Ike Baker joins Troy for a preview of a very full Seattle weekend, and a tour of everything else the man some call omnipresent has going on.

Ike opens with his Friday night talk at Verity Lodge: the tracing board of Walter Leslie Wilmshurst, author of The Meaning of Masonry and founder of the Lodge of the Living Stones in Leeds. Found by Robert Lomas in one of Wilmshurst's personal notebooks and posted online at a resolution too poor to read, the board is almost rudimentary, communicating in pure geometry rather than beautiful imagery. Ike restored it and deciphered nearly the entirety of the chart, working through The Meaning of Masonry with a brother out of Montana along the way.

Then the Saturday EFC talk: Conversations in the House of Life, the new public translation of the ancient Egyptian Book of Thoth by Richard Jasnow and Karl-Theodor Zauzich. Reading it line by line with the academic advisory board of the newly launching Hermopolis Academy (alongside Dr. Aaron Cheak, Dr. Shannon Grimes, Dr. Charles Stang, and Wouter Hanegraaff), Ike found the correlations to Freemasonic ritual startling: the text works as an initiation ritual for the scribe-priests of Thoth, structured like an entered apprentice degree, catechism and all.

The conversation ranges from there into Ike's sold-out week in the South of France with Magical Retreats: Cathar strongholds, consecrated caves, Templar country, the cult of the Black Madonna, Martinism and the Élus Coëns, Rosicrucian France, and the Dan Brown history that needs dispelling along the way. Plus the story of how a hidden page on the band Tool's website about Bérenger Saunière and Rennes-le-Château set a teenage Ike on this path in the first place.

Also in this episode: Ike's new book Esoteric Mythology, coming from Inner Traditions in November, and the number theology hiding inside the world's cosmological myths; the book tour through the Adocentyn Research Library, the Philosophical Research Society, and the Embassy of the Free Mind in Amsterdam; his public courses on Rosicrucian ceremonial evocation, astral travel, and the magic of Dion Fortune; the one-on-one trajectory through the seven classical liberal arts; freedom of conscience in the craft; and Troy's very full September, including a cornerstone relaying at the rebuilt Lynn Valley Masonic building and his first official visit as District Deputy Grand Master.

EFC 2026 has record advance attendance and may sell out. Tickets at <a href="https://esotericmasonry.com">esotericmasonry.com</a>.

Books mentioned in this episode

The Meaning of Masonry, Walter Leslie Wilmshurst Conversations in the House of Life, translated by Richard Jasnow and Karl-Theodor Zauzich Stellar Theology and Masonic Astronomy, Robert Hewitt Brown The Secret Freemasonry of a Priest in the Temple of Nature, edited by Josef Wäges Holy Blood, Holy Grail, Baigent, Leigh, and Lincoln The Temple and the Lodge, Baigent and Leigh The Templar Revelation, Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince Esoteric Mythology, Ike Baker (Inner Traditions, November)

Coming up on The Mystic Tye: the Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference, Saturday September 19th, Ballard, Seattle.


Links and resources


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If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Three weeks out from the Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference, Bro. Ike Baker joins Troy for a preview of a very full Seattle weekend, and a tour of everything else the man some call omnipresent has going on.

Ike opens with his Friday night talk at Verity Lodge: the tracing board of Walter Leslie Wilmshurst, author of The Meaning of Masonry and founder of the Lodge of the Living Stones in Leeds. Found by Robert Lomas in one of Wilmshurst's personal notebooks and posted online at a resolution too poor to read, the board is almost rudimentary, communicating in pure geometry rather than beautiful imagery. Ike restored it and deciphered nearly the entirety of the chart, working through The Meaning of Masonry with a brother out of Montana along the way.

Then the Saturday EFC talk: Conversations in the House of Life, the new public translation of the ancient Egyptian Book of Thoth by Richard Jasnow and Karl-Theodor Zauzich. Reading it line by line with the academic advisory board of the newly launching Hermopolis Academy (alongside Dr. Aaron Cheak, Dr. Shannon Grimes, Dr. Charles Stang, and Wouter Hanegraaff), Ike found the correlations to Freemasonic ritual startling: the text works as an initiation ritual for the scribe-priests of Thoth, structured like an entered apprentice degree, catechism and all.

The conversation ranges from there into Ike's sold-out week in the South of France with Magical Retreats: Cathar strongholds, consecrated caves, Templar country, the cult of the Black Madonna, Martinism and the Élus Coëns, Rosicrucian France, and the Dan Brown history that needs dispelling along the way. Plus the story of how a hidden page on the band Tool's website about Bérenger Saunière and Rennes-le-Château set a teenage Ike on this path in the first place.

Also in this episode: Ike's new book Esoteric Mythology, coming from Inner Traditions in November, and the number theology hiding inside the world's cosmological myths; the book tour through the Adocentyn Research Library, the Philosophical Research Society, and the Embassy of the Free Mind in Amsterdam; his public courses on Rosicrucian ceremonial evocation, astral travel, and the magic of Dion Fortune; the one-on-one trajectory through the seven classical liberal arts; freedom of conscience in the craft; and Troy's very full September, including a cornerstone relaying at the rebuilt Lynn Valley Masonic building and his first official visit as District Deputy Grand Master.

EFC 2026 has record advance attendance and may sell out. Tickets at <a href="https://esotericmasonry.com">esotericmasonry.com</a>.

Books mentioned in this episode

The Meaning of Masonry, Walter Leslie Wilmshurst Conversations in the House of Life, translated by Richard Jasnow and Karl-Theodor Zauzich Stellar Theology and Masonic Astronomy, Robert Hewitt Brown The Secret Freemasonry of a Priest in the Temple of Nature, edited by Josef Wäges Holy Blood, Holy Grail, Baigent, Leigh, and Lincoln The Temple and the Lodge, Baigent and Leigh The Templar Revelation, Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince Esoteric Mythology, Ike Baker (Inner Traditions, November)

Coming up on The Mystic Tye: the Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference, Saturday September 19th, Ballard, Seattle.


Links and resources


Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

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Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Troy Spreeuw Buzzsprout-19749623 Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:00:00 -0700 4354 51 full false “The Tables Turned” - A milestone, an interview in reverse, and an EFC update “The Tables Turned” - A milestone, an interview in reverse, and an EFC update Fifty episodes. For this milestone we do things a little differently, in two parts.

First, Troy sits down with his fellow organizers Brett Wolfe and Ken Lane for a quick update on the Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference 2026, coming to Ballard, Seattle on September 19th. The lineup is the strongest yet: keynote Lon Milo DuQuette in person, plus Ike Baker, Dago Rodriguez of Fraternal Review, Josef Wäges, and Doug Russell, with lunch once again courtesy of the brethren of Occidental Lodge No. 72. Tickets are at esotericmasonry.com, and if you cannot make it, buy a ticket anyway and call it a donation.

Then the tables are turned. Art Szabo, the designer behind all of the Mystic Tye artwork, takes over the microphone and puts Troy in the guest chair. They cover the road that led here: a small-town bookstore in Powell River, a Golden Dawn paperback lost on a train and returned ten years later with the bookplate still inside, discovering Aleister Crowley's The Book of Lies in a New Westminster bookshop, initiations and Gnostic Masses between Vancouver and Seattle, and the path into the craft at Duke of Connaught Lodge, where Troy now serves as District Deputy Grand Master for District 17.

They also get into why a podcast at all (a certain talk radio host is to blame), what fifty conversations with authors and scholars have changed about Troy's own practice, and where this is all going: a monthly online class on the rudiments of tarot and Kabbalah, in-person salons for supporters in the Lower Mainland, a published proceedings collecting ten years of EFC talks, and a community for Freemasons drawn to the contemplative side of the craft.

Books mentioned in this episode

The Book of Lies and The Book of the Law, Aleister Crowley
A Garden of Pomegranates and The Golden Dawn, Israel Regardie
The Chicken Qabalah of Rabbi Lamed Ben Clifford and The Tarot Architect, Lon Milo DuQuette
The Templar Revelation, Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince

Coming up on The Mystic Tye: EFC keynote Brother Lon Milo DuQuette, and Brother Ike Baker previews his talk at the Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference.

Links and resources


Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Fifty episodes. For this milestone we do things a little differently, in two parts.

First, Troy sits down with his fellow organizers Brett Wolfe and Ken Lane for a quick update on the Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference 2026, coming to Ballard, Seattle on September 19th. The lineup is the strongest yet: keynote Lon Milo DuQuette in person, plus Ike Baker, Dago Rodriguez of Fraternal Review, Josef Wäges, and Doug Russell, with lunch once again courtesy of the brethren of Occidental Lodge No. 72. Tickets are at esotericmasonry.com, and if you cannot make it, buy a ticket anyway and call it a donation.

Then the tables are turned. Art Szabo, the designer behind all of the Mystic Tye artwork, takes over the microphone and puts Troy in the guest chair. They cover the road that led here: a small-town bookstore in Powell River, a Golden Dawn paperback lost on a train and returned ten years later with the bookplate still inside, discovering Aleister Crowley's The Book of Lies in a New Westminster bookshop, initiations and Gnostic Masses between Vancouver and Seattle, and the path into the craft at Duke of Connaught Lodge, where Troy now serves as District Deputy Grand Master for District 17.

They also get into why a podcast at all (a certain talk radio host is to blame), what fifty conversations with authors and scholars have changed about Troy's own practice, and where this is all going: a monthly online class on the rudiments of tarot and Kabbalah, in-person salons for supporters in the Lower Mainland, a published proceedings collecting ten years of EFC talks, and a community for Freemasons drawn to the contemplative side of the craft.

Books mentioned in this episode

The Book of Lies and The Book of the Law, Aleister Crowley
A Garden of Pomegranates and The Golden Dawn, Israel Regardie
The Chicken Qabalah of Rabbi Lamed Ben Clifford and The Tarot Architect, Lon Milo DuQuette
The Templar Revelation, Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince

Coming up on The Mystic Tye: EFC keynote Brother Lon Milo DuQuette, and Brother Ike Baker previews his talk at the Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference.

Links and resources


Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Troy Spreeuw Buzzsprout-19712096 Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:00:00 -0700 4629 50 full false Masonic Wisdom Cards Bro Jonti Marks and Bridie Blaze Masonic Wisdom Cards Bro Jonti Marks and Bridie Blaze What happens when the symbolic language of Freemasonry is taken off the tracing board and placed directly into your hands? This episode, I'm joined by Jonti Marks and Bridie Blaze, creators of the Masonic Wisdom Cards, A Deck for Daily Reflection, a 78-card illustrated deck exploring Masonic symbols, working tools, virtues, and sacred geometry as prompts for contemplation rather than divination.

We talk through Bridie's folk-art-inspired illustration process, built from a hand-chiselled, linocut-style technique that echoes the working tools themselves, and Jonti's approach to writing a companion booklet that invites quiet reflection rather than instruction. Given that the deck shares its 78-card count with a tarot deck, we spend real time on the comparison: where the two overlap as tools for memory and self-examination, and where the Masonic Wisdom Cards depart from tarot entirely, since there is no divination and no fortune telling built into the design.

The conversation also opens into the art of memory more broadly, how Freemasonry, Kabbalah, and tarot all draw on the same rhetorical memory tradition, and how a deck of cards can work as a modern entry point into lodge education and personal study. Jonti and Bridie close out talking about how the two of them came to collaborate, the year and a half it took to bring the deck from idea to print, and the early feedback coming in from the first backers.

Books mentioned in this episode

A Mosaic Palace, Freemasonry and the Art of Memory by Martin Faulks (Lewis Masonic, 2018).

The Masonic Wisdom Cards are distributed through Lewis Masonic. Find them at lewismasonic.co.uk.

Links and resources


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If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

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Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> What happens when the symbolic language of Freemasonry is taken off the tracing board and placed directly into your hands? This episode, I'm joined by Jonti Marks and Bridie Blaze, creators of the Masonic Wisdom Cards, A Deck for Daily Reflection, a 78-card illustrated deck exploring Masonic symbols, working tools, virtues, and sacred geometry as prompts for contemplation rather than divination.

We talk through Bridie's folk-art-inspired illustration process, built from a hand-chiselled, linocut-style technique that echoes the working tools themselves, and Jonti's approach to writing a companion booklet that invites quiet reflection rather than instruction. Given that the deck shares its 78-card count with a tarot deck, we spend real time on the comparison: where the two overlap as tools for memory and self-examination, and where the Masonic Wisdom Cards depart from tarot entirely, since there is no divination and no fortune telling built into the design.

The conversation also opens into the art of memory more broadly, how Freemasonry, Kabbalah, and tarot all draw on the same rhetorical memory tradition, and how a deck of cards can work as a modern entry point into lodge education and personal study. Jonti and Bridie close out talking about how the two of them came to collaborate, the year and a half it took to bring the deck from idea to print, and the early feedback coming in from the first backers.

Books mentioned in this episode

A Mosaic Palace, Freemasonry and the Art of Memory by Martin Faulks (Lewis Masonic, 2018).

The Masonic Wisdom Cards are distributed through Lewis Masonic. Find them at lewismasonic.co.uk.

Links and resources


Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Troy Spreeuw Buzzsprout-19678791 Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:00:00 -0700 2853 49 full false Fight Club and Freemasonry: A Conversation with WB Dago Rodriguez Fight Club and Freemasonry: A Conversation with WB Dago Rodriguez Troy sits down with WB Dago Rodriguez, PM, 32°, creative director of Fraternal Review and two-time past master of South Pasadena Masonic Lodge No. 290, for a wide-ranging first meeting that covers the magazine's origin story, the surprising philosophical overlap between Fight Club and the Masonic path, and what keeps a lodge alive across generations.

Dago has been with the Southern California Research Lodge since 2015, first as managing editor and, since the magazine's 2016 rebrand, as creative director of Fraternal Review. What started as black and white photocopies folded and mailed out became a full color monthly periodical, one of the only Masonic publications still hitting eleven issues a year. Dago describes it as a bridge into Masonic education rather than a heavy research journal, and the conversation traces its growth from that first test issue through today's rotating slate of guest editors.

The centerpiece of the conversation is Dago's talk Fight Club and Freemasonry, born out of a MasonicCon pop culture panel and now headed to the Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference 2026 on September 19th at the Ballard Masonic Center in Seattle. Troy and Dago dig into the talk's real subject, masculinity, role models, and the difference between building and destroying, then connect it to broader threads on Observant Masonry, generational unity, and why a lodge that stops evolving stops existing.

Tickets for EFC 2026 are available at esotericmasonry.com.

Books mentioned in this episode:

The Lost Keys of Freemasonry by Manly P. Hall

Freemasonry For Dummies by Christopher Hodapp

Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk

Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk

Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community by Robert D. Putnam

Join or Die, the 2023 documentary built around Putnam's research

Links and resources


Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Troy sits down with WB Dago Rodriguez, PM, 32°, creative director of Fraternal Review and two-time past master of South Pasadena Masonic Lodge No. 290, for a wide-ranging first meeting that covers the magazine's origin story, the surprising philosophical overlap between Fight Club and the Masonic path, and what keeps a lodge alive across generations.

Dago has been with the Southern California Research Lodge since 2015, first as managing editor and, since the magazine's 2016 rebrand, as creative director of Fraternal Review. What started as black and white photocopies folded and mailed out became a full color monthly periodical, one of the only Masonic publications still hitting eleven issues a year. Dago describes it as a bridge into Masonic education rather than a heavy research journal, and the conversation traces its growth from that first test issue through today's rotating slate of guest editors.

The centerpiece of the conversation is Dago's talk Fight Club and Freemasonry, born out of a MasonicCon pop culture panel and now headed to the Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference 2026 on September 19th at the Ballard Masonic Center in Seattle. Troy and Dago dig into the talk's real subject, masculinity, role models, and the difference between building and destroying, then connect it to broader threads on Observant Masonry, generational unity, and why a lodge that stops evolving stops existing.

Tickets for EFC 2026 are available at esotericmasonry.com.

Books mentioned in this episode:

The Lost Keys of Freemasonry by Manly P. Hall

Freemasonry For Dummies by Christopher Hodapp

Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk

Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk

Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community by Robert D. Putnam

Join or Die, the 2023 documentary built around Putnam's research

Links and resources


Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Buzzsprout-19643793 Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:00:00 -0700 4670 48 full false " Remembering the Past, Present, and Future" with Bro. Doug Russell " Remembering the Past, Present, and Future" with Bro. Doug Russell "The Esoteric Art of Memory" with Doug Russell

The night he took his first degree, Doug Russell watched officers deliver the entire ritual from memory, including a lengthy lecture, and asked a question that would take him the next fourteen years to answer. Why do Masons memorize?

Doug Russell returns to the show to reveal his forthcoming book, Remembering the Past, Present, and Future: Esoteric Memory Arts and Spiritual Freemasonry. It is a book about memory, about how memory connects to spirituality and to the esoteric side of our nature, and it is going to the publisher now, timed to launch at the Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference.

The conversation is a guided tour through the whole argument. Doug opens with three kinds of memory drawn from Aristotle, Plato, and Gurdjieff: exoteric memory of the world of the senses, esoteric memory of the inner and divine world where all learning is remembering, and self-remembering, the awareness of who you really are and where you are heading. From there he walks the classical art of memory, first written down in a Roman treatise on rhetoric around 80 BCE, the technique of placing vivid images in the rooms of an imagined building so that anything can be recalled in order.

Then the heart of it. Memory palaces. Doug traces the term back to St. Augustine, who described his own memory as a vast realm with spacious palaces, and through Hugh of Saint Victor, whose Mystical Ark of around 1225 turned Noah's Ark into an enormous memory diagram of the whole of sacred history. That thread runs straight into the Craft, where Noah's Ark, the Tabernacle, and Solomon's Temple all function as memory palaces, and where the tracing board, the winding stairs, the two pillars, and the apron are all, read correctly, memory technology.

Along the way the discussion opens onto the wider esoteric tradition: Antoine Faivre and his three great currents of alchemy, astrology, and magic, the perennial philosophy and its golden chain of sages, Giordano Bruno and his fantastic memory work, the influence that reached the court of King James VI and the William Shaw statutes of 1598 and 1599 as modern Masonry began to form, and Ken Wilber's account of the pre-modern, modern, and post-modern eras and the flatland that a purely materialist science leaves behind.

It is a wide, generous, deeply learned conversation, and it is only a preview. Doug is saving the rest for the conference.

About our guest

Doug Russell is a retired psychotherapist and a longtime student of the Western esoteric tradition, with roots in modern theosophy going back some fifty years. Raised in Freemasonry in 2012, he came to the Craft looking for its spiritual dimension and has spent the years since making the case that it is there and can be named. He served seven years as editor-in-chief of the Fraternal Review, the magazine of the Southern California Research Lodge, and has presented on the art of memory at lodges and research bodies across the country, including the Masonic Restoration Foundation. He is among the most consistent presenters at the Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference.

Referenced in this episode

Remembering the Past, Present, and Future: Esoteric Memory Arts and Spiritual Freemasonry by Doug Russell, published by Plumbstone, with copies or pre-orders expected at the conference

Integral Psychology by Ken Wilber

The work of Antoine Faivre on the currents of Western esotericism, and a Masonic ritual by Willermoz from the 1780s

The Mystical Ark by Hugh of Saint Victor

The scholarship of Shawn Eyer, editor of the Philalethes magazine, on the eighteenth century Masonic textual tradition

The monitors of Thomas Smith Webb and the rituals of William Preston

Recurring at the conference: Ken Lane, Brett Wolfe, and Martin Faulks

Upcoming: Doug presents as one of the first speakers at the Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference on Saturday, September 19th, 2026, where the book launches.

You can find us online at mystictye.com. Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/mystictye. Email feedback, guest suggestions, and any other questions to troy@mystictye.com.

Thanks for listening today. You can support the show by liking, sharing, and subscribing on your favourite podcast syndicator. Even more helpful, leave us a review.

We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up, please let me know by email. In the meantime, check out the Masonic Conferences website at masonicconferences.com.

The Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference will be held on Saturday, September 19th, 2026. Our keynote speaker will be Bro. Lon Milo DuQuette, author of The Tarot Architect. Bros. Ike Baker, Doug Russell, Dago Rodriguez, and Josef Wages are all slated to present. Get your tickets at esotericmasonry.com.

For other events, check out our calendar at mystictye.com, and don't forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there.

Graphics and web hosting are by Art Szabo Creative. A special thanks to Organist for our theme music.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.

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]]> "The Esoteric Art of Memory" with Doug Russell

The night he took his first degree, Doug Russell watched officers deliver the entire ritual from memory, including a lengthy lecture, and asked a question that would take him the next fourteen years to answer. Why do Masons memorize?

Doug Russell returns to the show to reveal his forthcoming book, Remembering the Past, Present, and Future: Esoteric Memory Arts and Spiritual Freemasonry. It is a book about memory, about how memory connects to spirituality and to the esoteric side of our nature, and it is going to the publisher now, timed to launch at the Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference.

The conversation is a guided tour through the whole argument. Doug opens with three kinds of memory drawn from Aristotle, Plato, and Gurdjieff: exoteric memory of the world of the senses, esoteric memory of the inner and divine world where all learning is remembering, and self-remembering, the awareness of who you really are and where you are heading. From there he walks the classical art of memory, first written down in a Roman treatise on rhetoric around 80 BCE, the technique of placing vivid images in the rooms of an imagined building so that anything can be recalled in order.

Then the heart of it. Memory palaces. Doug traces the term back to St. Augustine, who described his own memory as a vast realm with spacious palaces, and through Hugh of Saint Victor, whose Mystical Ark of around 1225 turned Noah's Ark into an enormous memory diagram of the whole of sacred history. That thread runs straight into the Craft, where Noah's Ark, the Tabernacle, and Solomon's Temple all function as memory palaces, and where the tracing board, the winding stairs, the two pillars, and the apron are all, read correctly, memory technology.

Along the way the discussion opens onto the wider esoteric tradition: Antoine Faivre and his three great currents of alchemy, astrology, and magic, the perennial philosophy and its golden chain of sages, Giordano Bruno and his fantastic memory work, the influence that reached the court of King James VI and the William Shaw statutes of 1598 and 1599 as modern Masonry began to form, and Ken Wilber's account of the pre-modern, modern, and post-modern eras and the flatland that a purely materialist science leaves behind.

It is a wide, generous, deeply learned conversation, and it is only a preview. Doug is saving the rest for the conference.

About our guest

Doug Russell is a retired psychotherapist and a longtime student of the Western esoteric tradition, with roots in modern theosophy going back some fifty years. Raised in Freemasonry in 2012, he came to the Craft looking for its spiritual dimension and has spent the years since making the case that it is there and can be named. He served seven years as editor-in-chief of the Fraternal Review, the magazine of the Southern California Research Lodge, and has presented on the art of memory at lodges and research bodies across the country, including the Masonic Restoration Foundation. He is among the most consistent presenters at the Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference.

Referenced in this episode

Remembering the Past, Present, and Future: Esoteric Memory Arts and Spiritual Freemasonry by Doug Russell, published by Plumbstone, with copies or pre-orders expected at the conference

Integral Psychology by Ken Wilber

The work of Antoine Faivre on the currents of Western esotericism, and a Masonic ritual by Willermoz from the 1780s

The Mystical Ark by Hugh of Saint Victor

The scholarship of Shawn Eyer, editor of the Philalethes magazine, on the eighteenth century Masonic textual tradition

The monitors of Thomas Smith Webb and the rituals of William Preston

Recurring at the conference: Ken Lane, Brett Wolfe, and Martin Faulks

Upcoming: Doug presents as one of the first speakers at the Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference on Saturday, September 19th, 2026, where the book launches.

You can find us online at mystictye.com. Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/mystictye. Email feedback, guest suggestions, and any other questions to troy@mystictye.com.

Thanks for listening today. You can support the show by liking, sharing, and subscribing on your favourite podcast syndicator. Even more helpful, leave us a review.

We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up, please let me know by email. In the meantime, check out the Masonic Conferences website at masonicconferences.com.

The Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference will be held on Saturday, September 19th, 2026. Our keynote speaker will be Bro. Lon Milo DuQuette, author of The Tarot Architect. Bros. Ike Baker, Doug Russell, Dago Rodriguez, and Josef Wages are all slated to present. Get your tickets at esotericmasonry.com.

For other events, check out our calendar at mystictye.com, and don't forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there.

Graphics and web hosting are by Art Szabo Creative. A special thanks to Organist for our theme music.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.

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If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

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Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Troy Spreeuw Buzzsprout-19611549 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:00:00 -0700 5552 47 full false "The Secret Freemasonry of a Priest in the Temple of Nature" w Bro. Josef Wages "The Secret Freemasonry of a Priest in the Temple of Nature" w Bro. Josef Wages The Secret Freemasonry of a Priest in the Temple of Nature with Bro. Josef Wages

Bro. Josef Wages returns to the show to discuss The Secret Freemasonry of a Priest in the Temple of Nature, an eighteenth century Rosicrucian Masonic system recorded by Johann Samuel Mund. The manuscript predates the Golden Rosy Cross by three years, and until Bro. Wages and his research partners transcribed, translated, and published it, no one had ever studied the system at all. The book appeared in a limited run of only 500 copies, and the last of them are disappearing fast.

The conversation ranges across the wild landscape of continental high degree Masonry: the Chevalier de Beauchêne peddling degrees from a wagon behind the French army at Frankfurt, the patents of Bouchère de Lennoncourt, and how the trail leads directly to Étienne Morin and the Kadosh degree. Along the way, Bro. Wages makes his case for why primary sources matter, why the era was far more organized than the old assumption of institutional chaos suggests, and why researchers who rely on Gould and Mackey are recycling secondary sources.

The episode closes with a frank discussion of stasis in English speaking Freemasonry since the middle of the nineteenth century, and the growing appetite for variety: French Rite and Rectified Scottish Rite craft lodges are now at work in the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia, and brethren with ideas are finding brothers who are open to them.

Books mentioned in this episode:

  • The Secret Freemasonry of a Priest in the Temple of Nature by Johann Samuel Mund, transcribed, translated, and edited by Bro. Josef Wages and his research partners. A bilingual German and English limited edition of 500 copies.
  • The Lost Ritual, the Bonseigneur Rituals retranslated by Bro. Josef Wages, coming from Cornerstone Book Publishers on August 21st.
  • Étienne Morin: From the French Rite to the Scottish Rite by Bro. Arturo de Hoyos and Bro. Josef Wages.
  • The Green Book of the Élus Coëns: A Treasury of Coën Texts, two volumes, edited by Bro. Josef Wages, translated and annotated by Bro. Stewart Clelland.
  • The Master's Voice: The Rituals and Letters of Martinés de Pasqually.
  • The Secret School of Wisdom: The Authentic Rituals and Doctrines of the Illuminati, edited by Bro. Josef Wages and Reinhard Markner.
  • The Correspondence of the Illuminati Order, Volume 2, edited by Reinhard Markner.
  • The Square and the Tower by Niall Ferguson.
  • Espionage, Diplomacy and the Lodge by Bro. Ric Berman.
  • The Genesis of American Freemasonry by Bro. Ric Berman, discussed in our previous episode.
  • Bernhard Beyer's 1925 German study of the Golden Rosy Cross, Das Lehrsystem des Ordens der Gold- und Rosenkreuzer.

Also mentioned as forthcoming from Bro. Wages: the Élu Parfait volume drawn from the Morin manuscript, a collection of the Jacobite high degrees, and an edition of the Golden Rosy Cross rituals of 1763 and 1777 with its ninth degree.

Bro. Wages' next book, The Lost Ritual, arrives from Cornerstone Book Publishers on August 21st, and copies will be at the book table at the Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference in Seattle on Saturday, September 19th, where Bro. Wages is slated to present. Tickets are available at esotericmasonry.com.

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Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> The Secret Freemasonry of a Priest in the Temple of Nature with Bro. Josef Wages

Bro. Josef Wages returns to the show to discuss The Secret Freemasonry of a Priest in the Temple of Nature, an eighteenth century Rosicrucian Masonic system recorded by Johann Samuel Mund. The manuscript predates the Golden Rosy Cross by three years, and until Bro. Wages and his research partners transcribed, translated, and published it, no one had ever studied the system at all. The book appeared in a limited run of only 500 copies, and the last of them are disappearing fast.

The conversation ranges across the wild landscape of continental high degree Masonry: the Chevalier de Beauchêne peddling degrees from a wagon behind the French army at Frankfurt, the patents of Bouchère de Lennoncourt, and how the trail leads directly to Étienne Morin and the Kadosh degree. Along the way, Bro. Wages makes his case for why primary sources matter, why the era was far more organized than the old assumption of institutional chaos suggests, and why researchers who rely on Gould and Mackey are recycling secondary sources.

The episode closes with a frank discussion of stasis in English speaking Freemasonry since the middle of the nineteenth century, and the growing appetite for variety: French Rite and Rectified Scottish Rite craft lodges are now at work in the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia, and brethren with ideas are finding brothers who are open to them.

Books mentioned in this episode:

  • The Secret Freemasonry of a Priest in the Temple of Nature by Johann Samuel Mund, transcribed, translated, and edited by Bro. Josef Wages and his research partners. A bilingual German and English limited edition of 500 copies.
  • The Lost Ritual, the Bonseigneur Rituals retranslated by Bro. Josef Wages, coming from Cornerstone Book Publishers on August 21st.
  • Étienne Morin: From the French Rite to the Scottish Rite by Bro. Arturo de Hoyos and Bro. Josef Wages.
  • The Green Book of the Élus Coëns: A Treasury of Coën Texts, two volumes, edited by Bro. Josef Wages, translated and annotated by Bro. Stewart Clelland.
  • The Master's Voice: The Rituals and Letters of Martinés de Pasqually.
  • The Secret School of Wisdom: The Authentic Rituals and Doctrines of the Illuminati, edited by Bro. Josef Wages and Reinhard Markner.
  • The Correspondence of the Illuminati Order, Volume 2, edited by Reinhard Markner.
  • The Square and the Tower by Niall Ferguson.
  • Espionage, Diplomacy and the Lodge by Bro. Ric Berman.
  • The Genesis of American Freemasonry by Bro. Ric Berman, discussed in our previous episode.
  • Bernhard Beyer's 1925 German study of the Golden Rosy Cross, Das Lehrsystem des Ordens der Gold- und Rosenkreuzer.

Also mentioned as forthcoming from Bro. Wages: the Élu Parfait volume drawn from the Morin manuscript, a collection of the Jacobite high degrees, and an edition of the Golden Rosy Cross rituals of 1763 and 1777 with its ninth degree.

Bro. Wages' next book, The Lost Ritual, arrives from Cornerstone Book Publishers on August 21st, and copies will be at the book table at the Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference in Seattle on Saturday, September 19th, where Bro. Wages is slated to present. Tickets are available at esotericmasonry.com.

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If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Troy Spreeuw Buzzsprout-19575885 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 09:00:00 -0700 3720 46 full false "The Genesis of American Freemasonry" with Dr. Ric Berman "The Genesis of American Freemasonry" with Dr. Ric Berman There was no England and no America. There was a greater Britain, and a few thousand people in London held most of the levers.

Dr. Ric Berman joins us to talk about his new book, The Genesis of American Freemasonry, published this June and timed for the semiquincentennial. It traces the craft in America from its earliest colonial footholds, through independence, to the creation of the state Grand Lodges, and it asks a question most American brethren have never had answered plainly: how did our ritual, our structure, and our lodges actually get here?

The answer runs through some remarkable people. Charles Delafaye, a Huguenot refugee who became undersecretary of state, a senior investigating magistrate, and head of the Secret Intelligence Service, sat at the heart of British government with correspondents across Europe and the Americas. The first Provincial Grand Master of New York was his nephew. The first Provincial Grand Master of South Carolina was a colleague from his own lodge. Trace the appointments and a network appears.

We also get into the split between the Antients and the Moderns as a social rupture rather than a ritual one, the role of Philadelphia in driving the Antient movement down the wagon trails and over the Blue Ridge, and what happened when the craft reached the frontier. In Lexington, Kentucky, forty percent or more of the male population belonged to Lodge Number One. Often the first act of a new lodge was to establish a burial ground, because no one wants to die unremembered thousands of miles from home. Every state but the original thirteen founded a Grand Lodge before it achieved statehood.

The conversation ranges into the Enlightenment machinery underneath all of it: religious tolerance and meritocracy as radical propositions, the 1738 papal encyclical In Eminenti, Desaguliers and Payne and the 1723 Constitutions, Locke, Newton, and Montesquieu, who was initiated in a London lodge before writing the political theory that echoes through the American constitutions. Ric is also candid about the parts that are harder to celebrate, including how thoroughly Southern Freemasonry was built on the wealth of a slave economy.

He closes on the future of the craft, and his answer as a historian is three words: relevance, leadership, aspiration.

About our guest

Dr. Ric Berman is a Masonic historian and a member of Quatuor Coronati Lodge No. 2076, the premier lodge of Masonic research, where he has served in the chair and now leads the Quatuor Coronati Correspondence Circle. Under his stewardship the Correspondence Circle has grown roughly fivefold. He is a past Prestonian Lecturer, and the author of some ten books across eighteen years of research in England, Ireland, and America, including The Foundations of Modern Freemasonry, Schism, and now The Genesis of American Freemasonry.

Initiated at twenty-one, he found the craft incomprehensible, drifted away for two decades, and came back only when a work colleague asked whether he was on the square. He has spent the years since writing the books he could not find when he needed them.

Referenced in this episode

The Genesis of American Freemasonry by Dr. Ric Berman, available through Lewis Masonic, Macoy, and Amazon

The Foundations of Modern Freemasonry, third edition, and Schism, second edition, both now reissued at reduced prices

Quatuor Coronati Lodge and Correspondence Circle: quatuorcoronati.com

Upcoming: Ric speaks in Sacramento on Saturday, August 8th alongside John Cooper and Susan Summers on the Declaration and the semiquincentennial, at the Scottish Rite building, 10:00 to 4:00. Details and tickets through the Quatuor Coronati website.

Looking ahead: a major Quatuor Coronati conference in Cambridge, England, in early September 2027, held in one of the colleges on the Cam.

You can find us online at mystictye.com. Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/mystictye. Email feedback, guest suggestions, and any other questions to troy@mystictye.com.

Thanks for listening today. You can support the show by liking, sharing, and subscribing on your favourite podcast syndicator. Even more helpful, leave us a review.

We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up, please let me know by email. In the meantime, check out the Masonic Conferences website at masonicconferences.com.

The Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference will be held on Saturday, September 19th, 2026. Our keynote speaker will be Bro. Lon Milo DuQuette, author of The Tarot Architect. Bros. Ike Baker, Doug Russell, Dago Rodriguez, and Josef Wages are all slated to present. Get your tickets at esotericmasonry.com.

For other events, check out our calendar at mystictye.com, and don't forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there.

Graphics and web hosting are by Art Szabo Creative. A special thanks to Organist for our theme music.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.

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If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> There was no England and no America. There was a greater Britain, and a few thousand people in London held most of the levers.

Dr. Ric Berman joins us to talk about his new book, The Genesis of American Freemasonry, published this June and timed for the semiquincentennial. It traces the craft in America from its earliest colonial footholds, through independence, to the creation of the state Grand Lodges, and it asks a question most American brethren have never had answered plainly: how did our ritual, our structure, and our lodges actually get here?

The answer runs through some remarkable people. Charles Delafaye, a Huguenot refugee who became undersecretary of state, a senior investigating magistrate, and head of the Secret Intelligence Service, sat at the heart of British government with correspondents across Europe and the Americas. The first Provincial Grand Master of New York was his nephew. The first Provincial Grand Master of South Carolina was a colleague from his own lodge. Trace the appointments and a network appears.

We also get into the split between the Antients and the Moderns as a social rupture rather than a ritual one, the role of Philadelphia in driving the Antient movement down the wagon trails and over the Blue Ridge, and what happened when the craft reached the frontier. In Lexington, Kentucky, forty percent or more of the male population belonged to Lodge Number One. Often the first act of a new lodge was to establish a burial ground, because no one wants to die unremembered thousands of miles from home. Every state but the original thirteen founded a Grand Lodge before it achieved statehood.

The conversation ranges into the Enlightenment machinery underneath all of it: religious tolerance and meritocracy as radical propositions, the 1738 papal encyclical In Eminenti, Desaguliers and Payne and the 1723 Constitutions, Locke, Newton, and Montesquieu, who was initiated in a London lodge before writing the political theory that echoes through the American constitutions. Ric is also candid about the parts that are harder to celebrate, including how thoroughly Southern Freemasonry was built on the wealth of a slave economy.

He closes on the future of the craft, and his answer as a historian is three words: relevance, leadership, aspiration.

About our guest

Dr. Ric Berman is a Masonic historian and a member of Quatuor Coronati Lodge No. 2076, the premier lodge of Masonic research, where he has served in the chair and now leads the Quatuor Coronati Correspondence Circle. Under his stewardship the Correspondence Circle has grown roughly fivefold. He is a past Prestonian Lecturer, and the author of some ten books across eighteen years of research in England, Ireland, and America, including The Foundations of Modern Freemasonry, Schism, and now The Genesis of American Freemasonry.

Initiated at twenty-one, he found the craft incomprehensible, drifted away for two decades, and came back only when a work colleague asked whether he was on the square. He has spent the years since writing the books he could not find when he needed them.

Referenced in this episode

The Genesis of American Freemasonry by Dr. Ric Berman, available through Lewis Masonic, Macoy, and Amazon

The Foundations of Modern Freemasonry, third edition, and Schism, second edition, both now reissued at reduced prices

Quatuor Coronati Lodge and Correspondence Circle: quatuorcoronati.com

Upcoming: Ric speaks in Sacramento on Saturday, August 8th alongside John Cooper and Susan Summers on the Declaration and the semiquincentennial, at the Scottish Rite building, 10:00 to 4:00. Details and tickets through the Quatuor Coronati website.

Looking ahead: a major Quatuor Coronati conference in Cambridge, England, in early September 2027, held in one of the colleges on the Cam.

You can find us online at mystictye.com. Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/mystictye. Email feedback, guest suggestions, and any other questions to troy@mystictye.com.

Thanks for listening today. You can support the show by liking, sharing, and subscribing on your favourite podcast syndicator. Even more helpful, leave us a review.

We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up, please let me know by email. In the meantime, check out the Masonic Conferences website at masonicconferences.com.

The Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference will be held on Saturday, September 19th, 2026. Our keynote speaker will be Bro. Lon Milo DuQuette, author of The Tarot Architect. Bros. Ike Baker, Doug Russell, Dago Rodriguez, and Josef Wages are all slated to present. Get your tickets at esotericmasonry.com.

For other events, check out our calendar at mystictye.com, and don't forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there.

Graphics and web hosting are by Art Szabo Creative. A special thanks to Organist for our theme music.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.

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Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Troy Spreeuw Buzzsprout-19538887 Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:00:00 -0700 3549 45 full false "The Rosicrucian" Vol 1 with RWBro. Alex Rofaila "The Rosicrucian" Vol 1 with RWBro. Alex Rofaila "The Rosicrucian" with RW Bro. Alex Rofaila

For over one hundred and fifty years, the Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia has pursued its founding mission quietly, rigorously, and away from public view: to investigate the philosophy of Hermes Trismegistus, the secrets of the Kabbalah, and the meaning and symbolism of the wisdom, art, and literature of the ancient world. Now, for the first time, that work steps into the open.

The Rosicrucian is the first global publication to emerge from the world's oldest independent society of Masonic Rosicrucians. Produced in partnership with Lewis Masonic, its purpose is to bring the mysteries of the Western Tradition into the light, in a voice that is scholarly in its foundations and accessible to every sincere seeker.

The first edition is devoted to Hermeticism. From the Emerald Tablet to the Corpus Hermeticum, this is the tradition attributed to Hermes Trismegistus that stands at the very root of the Western esoteric project. Not merely one strand of the Mystery Tradition, but the thread from which most of the others are woven.

We are joined today by RW Bro. Alex Rofaila, Editor of The Rosicrucian and a member of SRIA since 2007. Welcome, Alex.

About our guest

RW Frater Alex Rofaila became a member of Metropolitan College SRIA in July 2007, a day he calls his first real initiation. He was installed as Celebrant of Metropolitan College No. 1 in April 2016 and of the College of Holy Sepulchre in 2018, and is a founder of the College of Sophia Hermetica, the first college formed in London in over one hundred years. In 2020 he was installed as the first Chief Adept of the newly formed SRIA Province of Greater London. When lockdown struck, his provincial team revived the Rosicrucian Pamphlets and extended the reach of the century-old Metropolitan Study Group to a global audience over Zoom. That momentum led to the return of The Rosicrucian, the little-known Victorian periodical the Society published between 1868 and 1879, revamped for a modern readership and launched in June with its first issue on Hermeticism, available through Lewis Masonic.

Alex is a keen Freemason and a member of several orders beyond the craft, including Royal Arch, Mark, RAM, Royal and Select, Rose Croix, Royal Order of Scotland, and Knights Templar.

Referenced in this episode

34:15 Over 300 Years of Masonic Ritual by Martin Gandoff: Lewis Masonic

Cholmeley Lodge No. 1731: cholmeleylodge.org

The Atlantis Bookshop: theatlantisbookshop.com

SRIA London and the Metropolitan Study Group: srialondon.org

You can find us online at mystictye.com. Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/mystictye. Email feedback, guest suggestions, and any other questions to troy@mystictye.com.

Thanks for listening today. You can support the show by liking, sharing, and subscribing on your favourite podcast syndicator. Even more helpful, leave us a review.

We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up, please let me know by email. In the meantime, check out the Masonic Conferences website at masonicconferences.com.

The Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference will be held on Saturday, September 19th, 2026. Our keynote speaker will be Bro. Lon Milo DuQuette, author of The Tarot Architect. Bros. Ike Baker, Doug Russell, Dago Rodriguez, and Josef Wages are all slated to present. Get your tickets at esotericmasonry.com.

For other events, check out our calendar at mystictye.com, and don't forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there.

Graphics and web hosting are by Art Szabo Creative. A special thanks to Organist for our theme music.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.

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If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> "The Rosicrucian" with RW Bro. Alex Rofaila

For over one hundred and fifty years, the Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia has pursued its founding mission quietly, rigorously, and away from public view: to investigate the philosophy of Hermes Trismegistus, the secrets of the Kabbalah, and the meaning and symbolism of the wisdom, art, and literature of the ancient world. Now, for the first time, that work steps into the open.

The Rosicrucian is the first global publication to emerge from the world's oldest independent society of Masonic Rosicrucians. Produced in partnership with Lewis Masonic, its purpose is to bring the mysteries of the Western Tradition into the light, in a voice that is scholarly in its foundations and accessible to every sincere seeker.

The first edition is devoted to Hermeticism. From the Emerald Tablet to the Corpus Hermeticum, this is the tradition attributed to Hermes Trismegistus that stands at the very root of the Western esoteric project. Not merely one strand of the Mystery Tradition, but the thread from which most of the others are woven.

We are joined today by RW Bro. Alex Rofaila, Editor of The Rosicrucian and a member of SRIA since 2007. Welcome, Alex.

About our guest

RW Frater Alex Rofaila became a member of Metropolitan College SRIA in July 2007, a day he calls his first real initiation. He was installed as Celebrant of Metropolitan College No. 1 in April 2016 and of the College of Holy Sepulchre in 2018, and is a founder of the College of Sophia Hermetica, the first college formed in London in over one hundred years. In 2020 he was installed as the first Chief Adept of the newly formed SRIA Province of Greater London. When lockdown struck, his provincial team revived the Rosicrucian Pamphlets and extended the reach of the century-old Metropolitan Study Group to a global audience over Zoom. That momentum led to the return of The Rosicrucian, the little-known Victorian periodical the Society published between 1868 and 1879, revamped for a modern readership and launched in June with its first issue on Hermeticism, available through Lewis Masonic.

Alex is a keen Freemason and a member of several orders beyond the craft, including Royal Arch, Mark, RAM, Royal and Select, Rose Croix, Royal Order of Scotland, and Knights Templar.

Referenced in this episode

34:15 Over 300 Years of Masonic Ritual by Martin Gandoff: Lewis Masonic

Cholmeley Lodge No. 1731: cholmeleylodge.org

The Atlantis Bookshop: theatlantisbookshop.com

SRIA London and the Metropolitan Study Group: srialondon.org

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]]> Troy Spreeuw Buzzsprout-19505344 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:00:00 -0700 6375 44 full false "Astrology in the Western Esoteric Traditions" Bro. Jaime Paul Lamb at EFC2022 "Astrology in the Western Esoteric Traditions" Bro. Jaime Paul Lamb at EFC2022 Recorded at the Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference 2022, this throwback episode features Br. Jaime Paul Lamb, professional astrologer and author. Recently uncovered from an archive of conference recordings, this presentation is titled Astrology in the Western Esoteric Traditions. Please forgive any audio irregularities, as this was captured live at the event. Slides are available to follow along on our YouTube channel.

Br. Lamb opens with a personal story: two weeks after being raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason, he came across Robert Hewitt Brown's Stellar Theology and Masonic Astronomy, a book he describes as producing a kind of Sixth Sense moment, where the symbolic architecture of the Craft suddenly resolved into something far larger. That book remains a touchstone for everything that follows.

The presentation offers a definition of astrology as the study of the mirroring of celestial events on the terrestrial sphere, the sympathetic resonant relationship between microcosm and macrocosm. Lamb draws a structural analogy: astrology is to astronomy as alchemy is to chemistry, as magic is to technology. What separates the pairs, he argues, is the quality of enchantment, the qualitative dimension that the Enlightenment stripped from the quantitative sciences and which he identifies as a genuine cultural loss.

Lamb traces the history of astrology beginning in the Mesopotamian cultures of Sumer, Akkadia, Assyria, and Babylon, where a proto-astrology of celestial omens developed into electional astrology, astrological magic, and the first recorded articulation of the as-above-so-below axiom, found in the Babylonian diviners' manuals centuries before the Tabula Smaragdina formalized it. He follows this transmission through Homer and Porphyry's interpretation of the Cave of the Nymphs, Plato's Myth of Er, and into Hellenistic astrology proper, which he defines precisely: planets in signs in houses and how they are aspected. Those four components, he argues, are what distinguish astrology from related but distinct celestial traditions.

The cosmological model underlying all of this is Ptolemaic: the sublunary sphere of the four elements surrounded concentrically by the seven etheric planetary spheres, the sphere of the fixed stars and zodiac beyond that, and the primum mobile or unmoved mover at the outermost limit. Lamb calls mastery of this model the ring-not-pass of understanding everything else in the tradition. Without it, the rest won't hold.

He develops the Platonic-Hermetic account of the soul's descent through the planetary spheres accompanied by its daimon, taking on character qualities at each sphere, and connects this to the predictive logic of natal astrology: Heraclitus' ethos anthropos daimon, character is destiny. The natal chart, on this reading, is a schematic of that descent, a map of the character the native carries into embodied life.

Porphyry receives particular attention as Lamb's preferred Neoplatonist, distinguished from Plotinus and Iamblichus by his technicianlike insistence on understanding the mechanics of the ascent rather than simply contemplating union with the One. His commentary on the Cave of the Nymphs and his introduction to Ptolemy's Tetrabiblos are recommended as entry points.

The presentation continues through Gnosticism (which Lamb engages with reluctantly, finding its cosmology inelegant but noting the relevance of the demiurge concept for Freemasons thinking about the Grand Architect), Mithraism (its planetary grades, the Anabasis through the spheres, and the tauroctony as a star map showing Perseus atop Taurus with Scorpio, Canis Major, and Hydra below), and the Perso-Arabic transmission through Baghdad and Harran, where the Sabians preserved and developed the tradition, producing the Picatrix and forming the basis of the Solomonic grimoire tradition in Europe.

The Sefer Yetzirah is addressed as proto-Kabbalistic rather than Kabbalistic proper: its three mother letters corresponding to three of the four elements, its seven double letters explicitly planetary, and its twelve single letters explicitly zodiacal. This is not interpretation, Lamb notes. It is in the text.

Marsilio Ficino and the Renaissance reception of the Hermetic corpus receive dedicated attention. Ficino learned to play a seven-stringed modal lyre specifically to draw down planetary influences by matching musical modes to planetary spheres, an act Lamb identifies as practical Hermetic magic in the Neoplatonic sense.

The single slide devoted to Freemasonry proper covers the circumambulation of the lodge as primary motion mirroring the sun's path, the Senior Deacon as a Hermetic psychopomp archetype corresponding to Mercury, and the tetramorph, the lion, ox, eagle, and man of Royal Arch heraldry, as the four fixed signs of the zodiac traced from the Babylonian lamassus through Ezekiel's vision in captivity and into Revelation.

Lamb closes with a brief critique of Theosophical astrology, sun-sign pop astrology, and the twelve-letter alphabet system, contrasting these with the ongoing scholarly recovery of Hellenistic and Perso-Arabic techniques from critical editions of the Greek, Latin, and Arabic sources. He identifies this as a significant moment in the history of the art. The Q&A touches on the difference between Vedic (sidereal) and Hellenistic (tropical) astrology, and the foundational document of Jyotish, the Yavanajataka, which translates as Nativities of the Greeks.

Br. Jaime Paul Lamb's published works are available at the sales table. His next manuscript, which he describes as addressing Platonic cosmology before the Kabbalistic Tree of Life, is underway.

Resources mentioned:

  • Stellar Theology and Masonic Astronomy by Robert Hewitt Brown (available as a Kessinger reprint)
  • Approaching the Middle Chamber by Br. Jaime Paul Lamb
  • Tetrabiblos by Ptolemy, with Porphyry's introduction
  • The Corpus Hermeticum, especially the passage on anagogic ascent through the seven planetary spheres (cf. Romans 1:25 in context)
  • Picatrix (Perso-Arabic grimoire, foundational to the Solomonic tradition)
  • Sefer Yetzirah (proto-Kabbalistic, letter-to-planet and letter-to-zodiac attributions)
  • Chris Brennan's Hellenistic Astrology course
  • Christian Astrology by William Lilly
  • Masonic Conferences
  • https://www.jaimepaullamb.com/

Links and resources


Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Recorded at the Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference 2022, this throwback episode features Br. Jaime Paul Lamb, professional astrologer and author. Recently uncovered from an archive of conference recordings, this presentation is titled Astrology in the Western Esoteric Traditions. Please forgive any audio irregularities, as this was captured live at the event. Slides are available to follow along on our YouTube channel.

Br. Lamb opens with a personal story: two weeks after being raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason, he came across Robert Hewitt Brown's Stellar Theology and Masonic Astronomy, a book he describes as producing a kind of Sixth Sense moment, where the symbolic architecture of the Craft suddenly resolved into something far larger. That book remains a touchstone for everything that follows.

The presentation offers a definition of astrology as the study of the mirroring of celestial events on the terrestrial sphere, the sympathetic resonant relationship between microcosm and macrocosm. Lamb draws a structural analogy: astrology is to astronomy as alchemy is to chemistry, as magic is to technology. What separates the pairs, he argues, is the quality of enchantment, the qualitative dimension that the Enlightenment stripped from the quantitative sciences and which he identifies as a genuine cultural loss.

Lamb traces the history of astrology beginning in the Mesopotamian cultures of Sumer, Akkadia, Assyria, and Babylon, where a proto-astrology of celestial omens developed into electional astrology, astrological magic, and the first recorded articulation of the as-above-so-below axiom, found in the Babylonian diviners' manuals centuries before the Tabula Smaragdina formalized it. He follows this transmission through Homer and Porphyry's interpretation of the Cave of the Nymphs, Plato's Myth of Er, and into Hellenistic astrology proper, which he defines precisely: planets in signs in houses and how they are aspected. Those four components, he argues, are what distinguish astrology from related but distinct celestial traditions.

The cosmological model underlying all of this is Ptolemaic: the sublunary sphere of the four elements surrounded concentrically by the seven etheric planetary spheres, the sphere of the fixed stars and zodiac beyond that, and the primum mobile or unmoved mover at the outermost limit. Lamb calls mastery of this model the ring-not-pass of understanding everything else in the tradition. Without it, the rest won't hold.

He develops the Platonic-Hermetic account of the soul's descent through the planetary spheres accompanied by its daimon, taking on character qualities at each sphere, and connects this to the predictive logic of natal astrology: Heraclitus' ethos anthropos daimon, character is destiny. The natal chart, on this reading, is a schematic of that descent, a map of the character the native carries into embodied life.

Porphyry receives particular attention as Lamb's preferred Neoplatonist, distinguished from Plotinus and Iamblichus by his technicianlike insistence on understanding the mechanics of the ascent rather than simply contemplating union with the One. His commentary on the Cave of the Nymphs and his introduction to Ptolemy's Tetrabiblos are recommended as entry points.

The presentation continues through Gnosticism (which Lamb engages with reluctantly, finding its cosmology inelegant but noting the relevance of the demiurge concept for Freemasons thinking about the Grand Architect), Mithraism (its planetary grades, the Anabasis through the spheres, and the tauroctony as a star map showing Perseus atop Taurus with Scorpio, Canis Major, and Hydra below), and the Perso-Arabic transmission through Baghdad and Harran, where the Sabians preserved and developed the tradition, producing the Picatrix and forming the basis of the Solomonic grimoire tradition in Europe.

The Sefer Yetzirah is addressed as proto-Kabbalistic rather than Kabbalistic proper: its three mother letters corresponding to three of the four elements, its seven double letters explicitly planetary, and its twelve single letters explicitly zodiacal. This is not interpretation, Lamb notes. It is in the text.

Marsilio Ficino and the Renaissance reception of the Hermetic corpus receive dedicated attention. Ficino learned to play a seven-stringed modal lyre specifically to draw down planetary influences by matching musical modes to planetary spheres, an act Lamb identifies as practical Hermetic magic in the Neoplatonic sense.

The single slide devoted to Freemasonry proper covers the circumambulation of the lodge as primary motion mirroring the sun's path, the Senior Deacon as a Hermetic psychopomp archetype corresponding to Mercury, and the tetramorph, the lion, ox, eagle, and man of Royal Arch heraldry, as the four fixed signs of the zodiac traced from the Babylonian lamassus through Ezekiel's vision in captivity and into Revelation.

Lamb closes with a brief critique of Theosophical astrology, sun-sign pop astrology, and the twelve-letter alphabet system, contrasting these with the ongoing scholarly recovery of Hellenistic and Perso-Arabic techniques from critical editions of the Greek, Latin, and Arabic sources. He identifies this as a significant moment in the history of the art. The Q&A touches on the difference between Vedic (sidereal) and Hellenistic (tropical) astrology, and the foundational document of Jyotish, the Yavanajataka, which translates as Nativities of the Greeks.

Br. Jaime Paul Lamb's published works are available at the sales table. His next manuscript, which he describes as addressing Platonic cosmology before the Kabbalistic Tree of Life, is underway.

Resources mentioned:

  • Stellar Theology and Masonic Astronomy by Robert Hewitt Brown (available as a Kessinger reprint)
  • Approaching the Middle Chamber by Br. Jaime Paul Lamb
  • Tetrabiblos by Ptolemy, with Porphyry's introduction
  • The Corpus Hermeticum, especially the passage on anagogic ascent through the seven planetary spheres (cf. Romans 1:25 in context)
  • Picatrix (Perso-Arabic grimoire, foundational to the Solomonic tradition)
  • Sefer Yetzirah (proto-Kabbalistic, letter-to-planet and letter-to-zodiac attributions)
  • Chris Brennan's Hellenistic Astrology course
  • Christian Astrology by William Lilly
  • Masonic Conferences
  • https://www.jaimepaullamb.com/

Links and resources


Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Troy Spreeuw Buzzsprout-19472508 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 17:00:00 -0700 3793 full false Freemasonry in Academic Studies of Western Esotericism with Bro. Doug Russel | EFC 2022 Freemasonry in Academic Studies of Western Esotericism with Bro. Doug Russel | EFC 2022 In this throwback episode recorded to support Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference 2022, Bro. Doug Russell sits down to explore how Freemasonry fits into the growing academic field of Western Esotericism. A past editor of the Fraternal Review and an officer of the Academy of Reflection, Bro. Russel brings a unique perspective that bridges scholarly research and lived Masonic practice.

The conversation digs into why academics are only now beginning to take Freemasonry seriously as a subject of study, how the craft intersects with broader currents in Western Esoteric thought, and what it means for brethren when scholars start examining the traditions from the outside looking in.

Bro. Doug Russell returns to the Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference 2026 this September, where he will be leading the Friday night meditation session and presenting his upcoming book. Tickets are available at esotericmasonry.com.

Links and resources


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If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> In this throwback episode recorded to support Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference 2022, Bro. Doug Russell sits down to explore how Freemasonry fits into the growing academic field of Western Esotericism. A past editor of the Fraternal Review and an officer of the Academy of Reflection, Bro. Russel brings a unique perspective that bridges scholarly research and lived Masonic practice.

The conversation digs into why academics are only now beginning to take Freemasonry seriously as a subject of study, how the craft intersects with broader currents in Western Esoteric thought, and what it means for brethren when scholars start examining the traditions from the outside looking in.

Bro. Doug Russell returns to the Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference 2026 this September, where he will be leading the Friday night meditation session and presenting his upcoming book. Tickets are available at esotericmasonry.com.

Links and resources


Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Troy Spreeuw Buzzsprout-19437513 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:00:00 -0700 3672 full false “Elias Ashmole, Initiation, and Freemasonry” w/ Bro. Richard Harris Throwback Episode “Elias Ashmole, Initiation, and Freemasonry” w/ Bro. Richard Harris Throwback Episode "Elias Ashmole, Initiation, and Freemasonry" with Bro. Richard Harris (Throwback Episode)

Recorded in support of the Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference 2022, this throwback episode features Grand Lodge of Washington State brother Richard Harris in conversation with Troy about his conference presentation on Elias Ashmole, initiation, alchemy, and Freemasonry.

Please forgive the minor audio issues and edits. Enjoy.

Bro. Richard Harris is a member of Esoterica Lodge No. 316 in Seattle, a serious student of alchemical and Hermetic history, a licensed therapist, and an avid collector of ancient coins. He studied at the Sophia Centre for the Study of Cosmology in Culture in Wales, focusing on cultural astronomy, archaeoastronomy, and the history of astrology.

In this episode, Richard and Troy explore:

  • Who Elias Ashmole actually was, and why Richard calls him "Superman"
  • Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum and its place as the most important English-language alchemical anthology
  • The relationship between alchemy, Rosicrucianism, and early operative and speculative Masonry
  • How Ashmole's royalism, legal career, and obsessive collecting all tied together
  • Isaac Newton's debt to Ashmole and the Theatrum, and what Newton was really obsessing over
  • The cross-currents between the alchemists, poets, and spy networks of 16th- and 17th-century England
  • John Dee, Edward Kelley, and the Enochian system that Ashmole helped preserve
  • The checkerboard floor and why Richard believes it is one of the most misunderstood symbols in Masonic and Western history
  • Tobias Churton's biography Magus of Freemasonry as an entry point to Ashmole
  • Richard's personal journey from Roman Catholicism to evangelical theology, Jungian psychology, Chinese medicine, and finally Masonry
  • Troy's own path into the Craft, from teenage conspiracy theory rabbit holes and the Satanic Panic through Israel Regardie and Aleister Crowley to Thelema

Books and figures mentioned in this episode:

  • Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum by Elias Ashmole
  • The Order of the Garter by Elias Ashmole
  • Magus of Freemasonry by Tobias Churton
  • Israel Regardie, The Garden of Pomegranates and The Golden Dawn
  • Aleister Crowley, The Book of Lies
  • John Dee and Edward Kelley (Enochian system)
  • Francis Bacon, The New Atlantis
  • Philip Sidney, Edmund Spenser, Christopher Marlowe, John Milton
  • Nick Campion, Sophia Centre for the Study of Cosmology in Culture
  • John Belanger (bookseller and Masonic contact)
  • Bro. John Gerardi (Masonic scholar and research partner)
  • William Kissel's Esoteric Book Conference

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.

Links and resources


Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> "Elias Ashmole, Initiation, and Freemasonry" with Bro. Richard Harris (Throwback Episode)

Recorded in support of the Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference 2022, this throwback episode features Grand Lodge of Washington State brother Richard Harris in conversation with Troy about his conference presentation on Elias Ashmole, initiation, alchemy, and Freemasonry.

Please forgive the minor audio issues and edits. Enjoy.

Bro. Richard Harris is a member of Esoterica Lodge No. 316 in Seattle, a serious student of alchemical and Hermetic history, a licensed therapist, and an avid collector of ancient coins. He studied at the Sophia Centre for the Study of Cosmology in Culture in Wales, focusing on cultural astronomy, archaeoastronomy, and the history of astrology.

In this episode, Richard and Troy explore:

  • Who Elias Ashmole actually was, and why Richard calls him "Superman"
  • Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum and its place as the most important English-language alchemical anthology
  • The relationship between alchemy, Rosicrucianism, and early operative and speculative Masonry
  • How Ashmole's royalism, legal career, and obsessive collecting all tied together
  • Isaac Newton's debt to Ashmole and the Theatrum, and what Newton was really obsessing over
  • The cross-currents between the alchemists, poets, and spy networks of 16th- and 17th-century England
  • John Dee, Edward Kelley, and the Enochian system that Ashmole helped preserve
  • The checkerboard floor and why Richard believes it is one of the most misunderstood symbols in Masonic and Western history
  • Tobias Churton's biography Magus of Freemasonry as an entry point to Ashmole
  • Richard's personal journey from Roman Catholicism to evangelical theology, Jungian psychology, Chinese medicine, and finally Masonry
  • Troy's own path into the Craft, from teenage conspiracy theory rabbit holes and the Satanic Panic through Israel Regardie and Aleister Crowley to Thelema

Books and figures mentioned in this episode:

  • Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum by Elias Ashmole
  • The Order of the Garter by Elias Ashmole
  • Magus of Freemasonry by Tobias Churton
  • Israel Regardie, The Garden of Pomegranates and The Golden Dawn
  • Aleister Crowley, The Book of Lies
  • John Dee and Edward Kelley (Enochian system)
  • Francis Bacon, The New Atlantis
  • Philip Sidney, Edmund Spenser, Christopher Marlowe, John Milton
  • Nick Campion, Sophia Centre for the Study of Cosmology in Culture
  • John Belanger (bookseller and Masonic contact)
  • Bro. John Gerardi (Masonic scholar and research partner)
  • William Kissel's Esoteric Book Conference

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.

Links and resources


Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Troy Spreeuw Buzzsprout-19403012 Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:00:00 -0700 3461 41 full false “Four Freemasonic Leaders, One Epic Panel” Grand Masonic Day 2026 w Wages, de Hoyos, McCune and Regan “Four Freemasonic Leaders, One Epic Panel” Grand Masonic Day 2026 w Wages, de Hoyos, McCune and Regan The final recording from Grand Masonic Day 2026 brings together four distinguished brothers for a panel discussion moderated by Bro. Wes Regan. Joining the conversation are Bro. Josef Wages, Bro. Arturo de Hoyos and Bro. Zane McCune

The panel opens with the state of Masonic research. Bro. de Hoyos recounts his twenty-year quest to reverse-engineer Albert Pike's Morals and Dogma, tracing its unattributed sources across libraries throughout the United States. Bro. Wages describes their joint archival photography expeditions across Europe, capturing tens of thousands of images from collections that even local archivists had never fully explored. Both scholars reflect on their mentor-mentee relationship and the chronic underutilization of Masonic libraries and archives worldwide.

The conversation shifts to ritual. Bro. de Hoyos compares Freemasonry to an onion, each layer a product of time, culture, and the brethren who practiced it. The panel examines how degree systems evolved, why the York Rite and Scottish Rite survived while hundreds of other systems were consigned to archives, and whether there is room for new ritual innovation in the craft today.

Technology and artificial intelligence in the lodge draw spirited responses from every panelist. Virtual degree conferrals, AI-generated ritual set to music, and the merits of memorization versus reading from a cipher all come under scrutiny. The panel lands firmly on the value of in-person, sensory, participatory experience, while leaving room for technology as a tool for education and outreach.

Audience members contribute questions on lodge culture, seeker processes, the use of Zoom and conferencing tools for brethren who can no longer attend in person, and whether memorization is essential or merely one path among many.

Please forgive the occasional audio issues and edits as this was recorded at a live event.

Links and resources


Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> The final recording from Grand Masonic Day 2026 brings together four distinguished brothers for a panel discussion moderated by Bro. Wes Regan. Joining the conversation are Bro. Josef Wages, Bro. Arturo de Hoyos and Bro. Zane McCune

The panel opens with the state of Masonic research. Bro. de Hoyos recounts his twenty-year quest to reverse-engineer Albert Pike's Morals and Dogma, tracing its unattributed sources across libraries throughout the United States. Bro. Wages describes their joint archival photography expeditions across Europe, capturing tens of thousands of images from collections that even local archivists had never fully explored. Both scholars reflect on their mentor-mentee relationship and the chronic underutilization of Masonic libraries and archives worldwide.

The conversation shifts to ritual. Bro. de Hoyos compares Freemasonry to an onion, each layer a product of time, culture, and the brethren who practiced it. The panel examines how degree systems evolved, why the York Rite and Scottish Rite survived while hundreds of other systems were consigned to archives, and whether there is room for new ritual innovation in the craft today.

Technology and artificial intelligence in the lodge draw spirited responses from every panelist. Virtual degree conferrals, AI-generated ritual set to music, and the merits of memorization versus reading from a cipher all come under scrutiny. The panel lands firmly on the value of in-person, sensory, participatory experience, while leaving room for technology as a tool for education and outreach.

Audience members contribute questions on lodge culture, seeker processes, the use of Zoom and conferencing tools for brethren who can no longer attend in person, and whether memorization is essential or merely one path among many.

Please forgive the occasional audio issues and edits as this was recorded at a live event.

Links and resources


Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Troy Spreeuw Buzzsprout-19369961 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 19:00:00 -0700 3702 40 full false "Discovering Secrets Of The Unlawful Societies Act" with Dr. Paul Calderwood "Discovering Secrets Of The Unlawful Societies Act" with Dr. Paul Calderwood Episode 39 · Discovering Secrets of the Unlawful Societies Act

Featuring V.W. Bro. Dr. Paul Calderwood

Every March, for the better part of two centuries, lodge secretaries across England and Wales sat down and did something we almost never think about today. They wrote out a full list of their members, names, addresses, occupations, and sent it to the clerk of the peace, sworn before a magistrate as a legal document. They had to. Under the Unlawful Societies Act of 1799, it was the price of staying lawful while other clubs and societies were being driven underground.

Most of those returns were filed, shelved, and forgotten. In this episode I sit down with V.W. Bro. Dr. Paul Calderwood to talk about what happened when somebody finally went looking for them.

Paul went into his research expecting maybe 450 surviving documents in Wales. He found more than 2,000. Every one of them photographed, transcribed, and dropped into a searchable database that now records the names, addresses, and trades of lodge members year by year, going back to the very first returns. It is one of the richest and least explored sources in all of Masonic history, and it tells us who our brethren actually were, not the legends, the real men.

We get into what the returns reveal: how Freemasonry gave men stability and continuity as the rest of their lives changed around them, how the networking ran deeper than anyone assumed, and the small surprising details, like the fact that across all those Welsh lodges, only 44 venues outside of Masonic premises ever showed up. It is social history, family history, and Craft history all at once, and Paul makes a strong case that what he found in Wales is waiting to be found everywhere else too.


What we cover

  • The Unlawful Societies Act of 1799 and why Freemasonry survived it when other societies did not
  • The annual return: a sworn, signed legal snapshot of an entire lodge, filed every March
  • Why the law ran all the way to its 1967 repeal, and why some secretaries kept filing for five years after
  • Building a searchable database of more than 2,000 documents, names, addresses, occupations, year by year
  • What the records reveal about Masonry as a source of stability, continuity, and networking across a lifetime
  • Freemasonry as a rich and largely untapped source for social and family historians
  • Why this Welsh study is really a template for similar work in English regions and beyond


Guest

V.W. Bro. Dr. Paul Richard Calderwood, PGSwdB, is a specialist in this period of Masonic history. He was awarded a PhD by Goldsmiths, University of London for his thesis on the history of Freemasonry in the twentieth century. He has been active in the Craft since his initiation in 1974, is a member of Quatuor Coronati Lodge No. 2076, and was appointed Prestonian Lecturer in 2013.

His book, Discovering Secrets of the Unlawful Societies Act, is published by Lewis Masonic. Our thanks to Martin Faulks and the team at Lewis Masonic for the introduction.


Where to see Paul Calderwood speak

2026

June 16 | North Devon Installed Masters Lodge | Tiverton, Devon
June 19 | Albert Edward Court Lodge of Research | Porthcawl, South Wales
July 29 | Lord Swansea Mark Lodge | Bridgend, South Wales
September 21 | Dean Leigh Installed Masters Lodge | Hereford, Herefordshire
November 4 | Llangeinor Lodge | Bridgend, South Wales
November 30 | Senatores Chapter of Installed First Principals | Blackpool, West Lancashire
November (date to confirm) | Lodge of Advancement | Neath, South Wales

2027

January 20 | Ymlaen Lodge | Cardiff, South Wales
January 28 | Hendre Lodge | Cardiff, South Wales
January 29 | East Surrey Installed Masters | Croydon, Surrey
February 19 | Bucks Masters | Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire
February 25 | Charles Lyne Installed Masters Lodge | Risca, Monmouthshire
March 18 | Leeds Installed Masters Lodge | Leeds, West Yorkshire
March 25 | Cambria Meridian Lodge | Rhyl, North Wales
June 24 | North Notts Installed Masters Lodge | Worksop, Nottinghamshire
July 7 | Durham Lodge of Installed Masters | Durham

Most of these are Installed Masters lodges, so attendance is generally restricted to qualified brethren.


Referenced in this episode

  • Discovering Secrets of the Unlawful Societies Act by Paul Calderwood (Lewis Masonic)
  • The Square and the Tower, on history and networks
  • The National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth, where the complete database has been deposited and is going online
  • The Library and Museum of Freemasonry in London, where copies have also been placed


Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference 2026

Save the date. The Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference takes place Saturday, September 19th. Our keynote speaker is Lon Milo DuQuette, author of The Tarot Architect, with Bro. Ike Baker and Bro. Doug Russell also in attendance. Reserve your tickets in advance by RSVP to esotericmasonry@gmail.com.

We are also building a directory of Masonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, email me. In the meantime, have a look at the Masonic Conferences website.


Links and resources


Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Episode 39 · Discovering Secrets of the Unlawful Societies Act

Featuring V.W. Bro. Dr. Paul Calderwood

Every March, for the better part of two centuries, lodge secretaries across England and Wales sat down and did something we almost never think about today. They wrote out a full list of their members, names, addresses, occupations, and sent it to the clerk of the peace, sworn before a magistrate as a legal document. They had to. Under the Unlawful Societies Act of 1799, it was the price of staying lawful while other clubs and societies were being driven underground.

Most of those returns were filed, shelved, and forgotten. In this episode I sit down with V.W. Bro. Dr. Paul Calderwood to talk about what happened when somebody finally went looking for them.

Paul went into his research expecting maybe 450 surviving documents in Wales. He found more than 2,000. Every one of them photographed, transcribed, and dropped into a searchable database that now records the names, addresses, and trades of lodge members year by year, going back to the very first returns. It is one of the richest and least explored sources in all of Masonic history, and it tells us who our brethren actually were, not the legends, the real men.

We get into what the returns reveal: how Freemasonry gave men stability and continuity as the rest of their lives changed around them, how the networking ran deeper than anyone assumed, and the small surprising details, like the fact that across all those Welsh lodges, only 44 venues outside of Masonic premises ever showed up. It is social history, family history, and Craft history all at once, and Paul makes a strong case that what he found in Wales is waiting to be found everywhere else too.


What we cover

  • The Unlawful Societies Act of 1799 and why Freemasonry survived it when other societies did not
  • The annual return: a sworn, signed legal snapshot of an entire lodge, filed every March
  • Why the law ran all the way to its 1967 repeal, and why some secretaries kept filing for five years after
  • Building a searchable database of more than 2,000 documents, names, addresses, occupations, year by year
  • What the records reveal about Masonry as a source of stability, continuity, and networking across a lifetime
  • Freemasonry as a rich and largely untapped source for social and family historians
  • Why this Welsh study is really a template for similar work in English regions and beyond


Guest

V.W. Bro. Dr. Paul Richard Calderwood, PGSwdB, is a specialist in this period of Masonic history. He was awarded a PhD by Goldsmiths, University of London for his thesis on the history of Freemasonry in the twentieth century. He has been active in the Craft since his initiation in 1974, is a member of Quatuor Coronati Lodge No. 2076, and was appointed Prestonian Lecturer in 2013.

His book, Discovering Secrets of the Unlawful Societies Act, is published by Lewis Masonic. Our thanks to Martin Faulks and the team at Lewis Masonic for the introduction.


Where to see Paul Calderwood speak

2026

June 16 | North Devon Installed Masters Lodge | Tiverton, Devon
June 19 | Albert Edward Court Lodge of Research | Porthcawl, South Wales
July 29 | Lord Swansea Mark Lodge | Bridgend, South Wales
September 21 | Dean Leigh Installed Masters Lodge | Hereford, Herefordshire
November 4 | Llangeinor Lodge | Bridgend, South Wales
November 30 | Senatores Chapter of Installed First Principals | Blackpool, West Lancashire
November (date to confirm) | Lodge of Advancement | Neath, South Wales

2027

January 20 | Ymlaen Lodge | Cardiff, South Wales
January 28 | Hendre Lodge | Cardiff, South Wales
January 29 | East Surrey Installed Masters | Croydon, Surrey
February 19 | Bucks Masters | Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire
February 25 | Charles Lyne Installed Masters Lodge | Risca, Monmouthshire
March 18 | Leeds Installed Masters Lodge | Leeds, West Yorkshire
March 25 | Cambria Meridian Lodge | Rhyl, North Wales
June 24 | North Notts Installed Masters Lodge | Worksop, Nottinghamshire
July 7 | Durham Lodge of Installed Masters | Durham

Most of these are Installed Masters lodges, so attendance is generally restricted to qualified brethren.


Referenced in this episode

  • Discovering Secrets of the Unlawful Societies Act by Paul Calderwood (Lewis Masonic)
  • The Square and the Tower, on history and networks
  • The National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth, where the complete database has been deposited and is going online
  • The Library and Museum of Freemasonry in London, where copies have also been placed


Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference 2026

Save the date. The Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference takes place Saturday, September 19th. Our keynote speaker is Lon Milo DuQuette, author of The Tarot Architect, with Bro. Ike Baker and Bro. Doug Russell also in attendance. Reserve your tickets in advance by RSVP to esotericmasonry@gmail.com.

We are also building a directory of Masonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, email me. In the meantime, have a look at the Masonic Conferences website.


Links and resources


Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Troy Spreeuw Buzzsprout-19332136 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:00:00 -0700 4877 39 full false Ecossais Masonry and the "Higher" degrees w/Bro. Josef Wages and Bro. Arturo de Hoyos Ecossais Masonry and the "Higher" degrees w/Bro. Josef Wages and Bro. Arturo de Hoyos Ecossais Masonry and the "Higher" Degrees with Bro. Josef Wages and Bro. Arturo de Hoyos

This is a recording of the opening presentation from Grand Masonic Day 2026, featuring Bro. Josef Wages and Bro. Arturo de Hoyos. These respected Masonic historians ran through an impressive number of slides in record time. We join RWBro. Wes Regan for his introduction.

Bro. Wages is especially well regarded for his work publishing The Secret School of Wisdom, the authentic rituals and doctrines of the Illuminati. He is currently preparing forthcoming volumes on Écossais masonry, documenting the transformation of speculative Freemasonry into a philosophical tradition. He is a member of Plano Lodge 768 and the Scottish Rite Valley of Dallas in the Southern Masonic Jurisdiction, a member of the Society of Blue Friars, a fellow of the Philalethes Society, and a board member of the Scottish Rite Research Society.

Bro. Arturo de Hoyos is Grand Archivist and Grand Historian of the Supreme Council, 33° Southern Jurisdiction, and an executive officer at the House of the Temple in Washington, D.C. He is the author, editor, and translator of more than fifty books and articles, and is considered America's foremost scholar on the history, rituals, and symbolism of Scottish Rite Freemasonry.

In this presentation, Wages and de Hoyos trace the origins of the Élu Parfait degree system from its roots in the Irish wine trade in Bordeaux through the Atlantic networks of ships' captains and merchants who carried French high degrees to the Caribbean and North America. They examine how Stephen Morin's capture at sea in 1744 led to an unlikely chain of Masonic authority, how the original Scots Master degree forked into what became the Royal Arch, and how Laurence Dermott strategically appropriated French high degree material to build the Ancients Grand Lodge system that ultimately won the day in the Union of 1813.

Please forgive the occasional audio issues and edits, as this was recorded at a live event.

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Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Ecossais Masonry and the "Higher" Degrees with Bro. Josef Wages and Bro. Arturo de Hoyos

This is a recording of the opening presentation from Grand Masonic Day 2026, featuring Bro. Josef Wages and Bro. Arturo de Hoyos. These respected Masonic historians ran through an impressive number of slides in record time. We join RWBro. Wes Regan for his introduction.

Bro. Wages is especially well regarded for his work publishing The Secret School of Wisdom, the authentic rituals and doctrines of the Illuminati. He is currently preparing forthcoming volumes on Écossais masonry, documenting the transformation of speculative Freemasonry into a philosophical tradition. He is a member of Plano Lodge 768 and the Scottish Rite Valley of Dallas in the Southern Masonic Jurisdiction, a member of the Society of Blue Friars, a fellow of the Philalethes Society, and a board member of the Scottish Rite Research Society.

Bro. Arturo de Hoyos is Grand Archivist and Grand Historian of the Supreme Council, 33° Southern Jurisdiction, and an executive officer at the House of the Temple in Washington, D.C. He is the author, editor, and translator of more than fifty books and articles, and is considered America's foremost scholar on the history, rituals, and symbolism of Scottish Rite Freemasonry.

In this presentation, Wages and de Hoyos trace the origins of the Élu Parfait degree system from its roots in the Irish wine trade in Bordeaux through the Atlantic networks of ships' captains and merchants who carried French high degrees to the Caribbean and North America. They examine how Stephen Morin's capture at sea in 1744 led to an unlikely chain of Masonic authority, how the original Scots Master degree forked into what became the Royal Arch, and how Laurence Dermott strategically appropriated French high degree material to build the Ancients Grand Lodge system that ultimately won the day in the Union of 1813.

Please forgive the occasional audio issues and edits, as this was recorded at a live event.

Links and resources


Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Troy Spreeuw Buzzsprout-19297938 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:00:00 -0700 4033 1 38 full false The Writing of the Secret School of Wisdom with Bro Josef Wages The Writing of the Secret School of Wisdom with Bro Josef Wages Troy welcomes back Brother Joseph Wages for the story behind one of the most important Masonic source books of the last decade, The Secret School of Wisdom: The Authentic Rituals and Doctrines of the Illuminati.

This is not another Illuminati conspiracy episode. It is the opposite. Wages traces the five year project that carried him from a skeptical teenager reading of John Robison's Proofs of a Conspiracy to assembling, alongside translator Jeva Singh-Anand and co-editor Reinhard Markner, the order's actual ritual system in the words of the men who wrote it. Along the way, buying rare 18th century German books a hundred dollars at a time before Google Books existed, learning to read Kurrent cursive off microfilm, chasing the Urtext through thousands of pages of archival material, and decoding ciphers where even partial fidelity is enough to recover the meaning.

You will get the real architecture of the order, Knigge writing the rituals and Weishaupt writing the lectures, the Congress of Wilhelmsbad, and why the whole story makes far more sense as a Masonic phenomenon than a political one. Wages puts it plainly. These were men after a rationalist society with freedom of conscience, not a shadow world government, and the modern alarmism says more about us than about them.

The conversation closes on something quieter, the loss of Jeva Singh-Anand, and the decision to carry his translation work forward in his memory. If you are carrying something heavy, please reach out to someone you trust.

Looking ahead, Wages teases new work on the Bode reform and a remarkable retranslation of the early rituals of free people of color in Saint-Domingue.

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]]> Troy welcomes back Brother Joseph Wages for the story behind one of the most important Masonic source books of the last decade, The Secret School of Wisdom: The Authentic Rituals and Doctrines of the Illuminati.

This is not another Illuminati conspiracy episode. It is the opposite. Wages traces the five year project that carried him from a skeptical teenager reading of John Robison's Proofs of a Conspiracy to assembling, alongside translator Jeva Singh-Anand and co-editor Reinhard Markner, the order's actual ritual system in the words of the men who wrote it. Along the way, buying rare 18th century German books a hundred dollars at a time before Google Books existed, learning to read Kurrent cursive off microfilm, chasing the Urtext through thousands of pages of archival material, and decoding ciphers where even partial fidelity is enough to recover the meaning.

You will get the real architecture of the order, Knigge writing the rituals and Weishaupt writing the lectures, the Congress of Wilhelmsbad, and why the whole story makes far more sense as a Masonic phenomenon than a political one. Wages puts it plainly. These were men after a rationalist society with freedom of conscience, not a shadow world government, and the modern alarmism says more about us than about them.

The conversation closes on something quieter, the loss of Jeva Singh-Anand, and the decision to carry his translation work forward in his memory. If you are carrying something heavy, please reach out to someone you trust.

Looking ahead, Wages teases new work on the Bode reform and a remarkable retranslation of the early rituals of free people of color in Saint-Domingue.

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/suicide-prevention.html 

https://mhanational.org/resources/suicide-prevention/ 

Links and resources


Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Troy Spreeuw Buzzsprout-19254439 Thu, 28 May 2026 08:00:00 -0700 4226 full false “Early Scots Masonry, The Blue Lodge, and the Higher Degrees” by Bro. Arturo DeHoyos GMD2026 “Early Scots Masonry, The Blue Lodge, and the Higher Degrees” by Bro. Arturo DeHoyos GMD2026 "Early Scots Masonry, The Blue Lodge, and the Higher Degrees" by Bro. Arturo de Hoyos

Grand Masonic Day 2026 took place several weeks ago. We were pleased to welcome Arturo de Hoyos to the podium on his own, after a first joint presentation with Josef Wages.

Arturo de Hoyos is Grand Archivist and Grand Historian of the Supreme Council, 33rd Degree, Southern Jurisdiction, and an executive officer at the Scottish Rite's headquarters, The House of the Temple, in Washington, D.C.

He is the author, editor, and translator of more than 50 books and articles, and is considered America's foremost scholar on the history, rituals, and symbolism of Scottish Rite Freemasonry and most other Masonic orders, rites, and systems.

We join the event where Arturo de Hoyos presents "Early Scots Masonry, The Blue Lodge, and the Higher Degrees." Slides are available on our YouTube channel.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arturo_de_Hoyos

You can find us online at mystictye.com.

Support the show on Patreon.

Email feedback, guest suggestions and any other questions to troy@mystictye.com.

Thanks for listening today. You can support the show by liking, sharing and subscribing on your favourite podcast syndicator. Even more helpful, leave us a review.

We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up, please let me know by email. In the meantime, check out the Masonic Conferences website at masonicconferences.com.

The Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference will be held on Saturday, September 19th. Our keynote speaker will be Lon Milo DuQuette, author of The Tarot Architect. Get your tickets in advance by RSVP to esotericmasonry@gmail.com.

For other events, check out our calendar at mystictye.com and don't forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there.

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If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

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Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> "Early Scots Masonry, The Blue Lodge, and the Higher Degrees" by Bro. Arturo de Hoyos

Grand Masonic Day 2026 took place several weeks ago. We were pleased to welcome Arturo de Hoyos to the podium on his own, after a first joint presentation with Josef Wages.

Arturo de Hoyos is Grand Archivist and Grand Historian of the Supreme Council, 33rd Degree, Southern Jurisdiction, and an executive officer at the Scottish Rite's headquarters, The House of the Temple, in Washington, D.C.

He is the author, editor, and translator of more than 50 books and articles, and is considered America's foremost scholar on the history, rituals, and symbolism of Scottish Rite Freemasonry and most other Masonic orders, rites, and systems.

We join the event where Arturo de Hoyos presents "Early Scots Masonry, The Blue Lodge, and the Higher Degrees." Slides are available on our YouTube channel.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arturo_de_Hoyos

You can find us online at mystictye.com.

Support the show on Patreon.

Email feedback, guest suggestions and any other questions to troy@mystictye.com.

Thanks for listening today. You can support the show by liking, sharing and subscribing on your favourite podcast syndicator. Even more helpful, leave us a review.

We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up, please let me know by email. In the meantime, check out the Masonic Conferences website at masonicconferences.com.

The Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference will be held on Saturday, September 19th. Our keynote speaker will be Lon Milo DuQuette, author of The Tarot Architect. Get your tickets in advance by RSVP to esotericmasonry@gmail.com.

For other events, check out our calendar at mystictye.com and don't forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there.

Links and resources


Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

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Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Troy Spreeuw Buzzsprout-19217890 Thu, 21 May 2026 12:00:00 -0700 3299 full false "The Life and Death of John Yarker" with Bro. David Harrison "The Life and Death of John Yarker" with Bro. David Harrison "The Life and Death of John Yarker" by Bro. David Harrison

Dr. David Harrison is a UK-based Masonic historian and lecturer who has written fifteen books on the history of English Freemasonry and has published many papers and articles. Harrison has also appeared frequently on TV and radio discussing his work, and he is with us today to discuss his most recent book, The Life and Death of John Yarker.

In this episode, Bro. David Harrison takes us on the journey behind his award-winning biography of John Yarker, the Victorian-era Freemason who abandoned mainstream Masonry in 1862 to pursue a deeper, more esoteric path. Harrison describes how the project grew out of the Covid lockdown period, combining archival research with fieldwork in South Manchester, Didsbury, and the Cumbrian villages of Shap and Swindale where Yarker originated.

We explore Yarker's world of fringe Masonic rites, including the Ancient and Primitive Rite, the Swedenborgian Rite, and his involvement with organizations like the SRIA and other like-minded esoteric bodies. Harrison draws a vivid portrait of a working-class northerner who became one of the most prolific figures in esoteric Freemasonry, all while navigating the tension between the "chain chasers" of mainstream Masonry and the seekers drawn to alchemy, Rosicrucianism, and the deeper mysteries.

The conversation covers Harrison's own Masonic journey of twenty-eight years, from a village lodge in Cheshire through a PhD at the University of Liverpool, and the honest realities of lodge life: falling membership, cliquish dynamics, and the revitalizing power of simply trying a different lodge. We discuss the perennial tension between esoteric and mainstream Freemasonry, how that tension may be worse today than in Yarker's time, and practical advice for younger brethren navigating it.

We also touch on Harrison's research into the formation of the third degree in the 1720s, the influence of Sir Isaac Newton and Dr. John Theophilus Desaguliers on Masonic ritual, and the explosion of concordant bodies in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Harrison shares his personal practice with tarot, his early introduction to divination through his grandmother, and his paper on cosmic consciousness.

Looking ahead, Harrison previews his current projects: a set of W.L. Wilmshurst ritual booklets published through Porchway in collaboration with Dr. Robert Lomas, timed to the centenary of the Lodge of Living Stones next year, and a forthcoming book with Lewis Masonic examining Jacques and Marconis and the first eighteen degrees of the Memphis Rite.

Connect with Dr. David Harrison:

Books mentioned in this episode:

  • The Life and Death of John Yarker by David Harrison
  • The Lost Rites and Rituals of Freemasonry by David Harrison
  • The Genesis of Freemasonry by David Harrison
  • The Quick Guide to Freemasonry by David Harrison
  • The Arcane Schools by John Yarker
  • The Meaning of Masonry by W.L. Wilmshurst
  • Alchemically Stoned by P.D. Newman
  • Angels in Vermilion by P.D. Newman

Links and resources


Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> "The Life and Death of John Yarker" by Bro. David Harrison

Dr. David Harrison is a UK-based Masonic historian and lecturer who has written fifteen books on the history of English Freemasonry and has published many papers and articles. Harrison has also appeared frequently on TV and radio discussing his work, and he is with us today to discuss his most recent book, The Life and Death of John Yarker.

In this episode, Bro. David Harrison takes us on the journey behind his award-winning biography of John Yarker, the Victorian-era Freemason who abandoned mainstream Masonry in 1862 to pursue a deeper, more esoteric path. Harrison describes how the project grew out of the Covid lockdown period, combining archival research with fieldwork in South Manchester, Didsbury, and the Cumbrian villages of Shap and Swindale where Yarker originated.

We explore Yarker's world of fringe Masonic rites, including the Ancient and Primitive Rite, the Swedenborgian Rite, and his involvement with organizations like the SRIA and other like-minded esoteric bodies. Harrison draws a vivid portrait of a working-class northerner who became one of the most prolific figures in esoteric Freemasonry, all while navigating the tension between the "chain chasers" of mainstream Masonry and the seekers drawn to alchemy, Rosicrucianism, and the deeper mysteries.

The conversation covers Harrison's own Masonic journey of twenty-eight years, from a village lodge in Cheshire through a PhD at the University of Liverpool, and the honest realities of lodge life: falling membership, cliquish dynamics, and the revitalizing power of simply trying a different lodge. We discuss the perennial tension between esoteric and mainstream Freemasonry, how that tension may be worse today than in Yarker's time, and practical advice for younger brethren navigating it.

We also touch on Harrison's research into the formation of the third degree in the 1720s, the influence of Sir Isaac Newton and Dr. John Theophilus Desaguliers on Masonic ritual, and the explosion of concordant bodies in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Harrison shares his personal practice with tarot, his early introduction to divination through his grandmother, and his paper on cosmic consciousness.

Looking ahead, Harrison previews his current projects: a set of W.L. Wilmshurst ritual booklets published through Porchway in collaboration with Dr. Robert Lomas, timed to the centenary of the Lodge of Living Stones next year, and a forthcoming book with Lewis Masonic examining Jacques and Marconis and the first eighteen degrees of the Memphis Rite.

Connect with Dr. David Harrison:

Books mentioned in this episode:

  • The Life and Death of John Yarker by David Harrison
  • The Lost Rites and Rituals of Freemasonry by David Harrison
  • The Genesis of Freemasonry by David Harrison
  • The Quick Guide to Freemasonry by David Harrison
  • The Arcane Schools by John Yarker
  • The Meaning of Masonry by W.L. Wilmshurst
  • Alchemically Stoned by P.D. Newman
  • Angels in Vermilion by P.D. Newman

Links and resources


Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Troy Spreeuw Buzzsprout-19178962 Thu, 14 May 2026 15:00:00 -0700 3931 full false "Lodge Leadership Retreat GLW" VW Bro. Zane McCune at Grand Masonic Day 2026 "Lodge Leadership Retreat GLW" VW Bro. Zane McCune at Grand Masonic Day 2026 "Lodge Leadership Retreat, Grand Lodge of Washington" — Organizer VW Bro. Zane McCune

You can find us online at mystictye.com

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The Grand Lodge of Washington State has held a Lodge Leadership Retreat for many years. In more recent years, VW Bro. Zane McCune has been one of the organizers. He kindly agreed to present a talk about this event at Grand Masonic Day 2026. Note: a video edition of this podcast can be found on The Mystic Tye YouTube channel.

Learn more about the Lodge Leadership Retreat.

Thanks for listening today. You can support the show by liking, sharing and subscribing on your favourite podcast syndicator. Even more helpful, leave us a review.

We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up please let me know by email. In the meantime check out the Masonic Conferences website.

The Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference will be held on Saturday, September 19th. Our keynote speaker will be Lon Milo DuQuette, author of The Tarot Architect. Get your tickets in advance by RSVP to esotericmasonry@gmail.com.

For other events check out our calendar at mystictye.com and don't forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there.

Graphics and web hosting are by Art Szabo Creative. A special thanks to Organist for our theme music.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.


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]]> "Lodge Leadership Retreat, Grand Lodge of Washington" — Organizer VW Bro. Zane McCune

You can find us online at mystictye.com

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Email me feedback, guest suggestions and any other questions at troy@mystictye.com

The Grand Lodge of Washington State has held a Lodge Leadership Retreat for many years. In more recent years, VW Bro. Zane McCune has been one of the organizers. He kindly agreed to present a talk about this event at Grand Masonic Day 2026. Note: a video edition of this podcast can be found on The Mystic Tye YouTube channel.

Learn more about the Lodge Leadership Retreat.

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We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up please let me know by email. In the meantime check out the Masonic Conferences website.

The Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference will be held on Saturday, September 19th. Our keynote speaker will be Lon Milo DuQuette, author of The Tarot Architect. Get your tickets in advance by RSVP to esotericmasonry@gmail.com.

For other events check out our calendar at mystictye.com and don't forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there.

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]]> Troy Spreeuw Buzzsprout-19141920 Thu, 07 May 2026 16:00:00 -0700 3669 1 34 full false "Is Freemasonry Esoteric" with Bro. Lon Milo DuQuette EFC2022 Keynote "Is Freemasonry Esoteric" with Bro. Lon Milo DuQuette EFC2022 Keynote Is Freemasonry Esoteric? — Lon Milo DuQuette EFC 2022 Keynote

Throwback episode: Bro. Lon Milo DuQuette delivers the opening keynote of Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference (2022).

"Is Freemasonry esoteric? The simple answer is yes, of course it is. It is, if you are."

To kick off the first Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference in 2022, we invited one of the most respected voices in modern Western esotericism to set the tone. Lon Milo DuQuette did not disappoint.

In this throwback episode, DuQuette opens with a haunting, dreamlike vision of what Masonry could be: a secret international gathering of esoterically-minded brothers, meeting in a magnificent temple to labor for the soul of the Craft. From there he asks the harder question: why has so much of mainstream Masonry turned away from its own esoteric roots, and what does that mean for the future of the fraternity?

This is essential listening for any Mason who has ever felt the pull of the symbols, sensed there was something deeper behind the ritual, and wondered whether anyone else in their lodge was seeing the same thing.


What we cover

  • The dream of esoteric Masonry: a vivid imagining of what the Craft is supposed to be
  • Why anti-esoteric attitudes inside the fraternity are both ill-timed and self-defeating
  • Membership decline and the one demographic still applying in significant numbers
  • Symbols as living messengers, and how to follow the ones that find you
  • DuQuette's own path: 25 years of ceremonial magic, the O.T.O., and A∴A∴ before joining the Craft at fifty
  • Why an esoteric Mason is not made by Masonry — but esoteric Masons make Masonry esoteric


Q&A highlights

  • Comparing the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, O.T.O., and the A∴A∴ to the Masonic experience
  • The Chamber of Reflection and why it deserves a place in every lodge
  • "Blue lightning" one-day classes and what gets lost when degrees are rushed
  • How to nurture esoteric curiosity in brothers whose initiation experience left it dormant
  • Concordant bodies versus the Blue Lodge: where the real treasure actually is


About the guest

Lon Milo DuQuette is an author, lecturer, musician, and one of the leading voices on Hermetic Qabalah, Tarot, and the work of Aleister Crowley. He is a long-time member of the Ordo Templi Orientis and the author of more than twenty books, including The Magick of Aleister Crowley, Understanding Aleister Crowley's Thoth Tarot, and Low Magick. His latest book is The Tarot Architect. He returns as our keynote speaker for the upcoming Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference, alongside Ike Baker and Doug Russell.


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Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.


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If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Is Freemasonry Esoteric? — Lon Milo DuQuette EFC 2022 Keynote

Throwback episode: Bro. Lon Milo DuQuette delivers the opening keynote of Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference (2022).

"Is Freemasonry esoteric? The simple answer is yes, of course it is. It is, if you are."

To kick off the first Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference in 2022, we invited one of the most respected voices in modern Western esotericism to set the tone. Lon Milo DuQuette did not disappoint.

In this throwback episode, DuQuette opens with a haunting, dreamlike vision of what Masonry could be: a secret international gathering of esoterically-minded brothers, meeting in a magnificent temple to labor for the soul of the Craft. From there he asks the harder question: why has so much of mainstream Masonry turned away from its own esoteric roots, and what does that mean for the future of the fraternity?

This is essential listening for any Mason who has ever felt the pull of the symbols, sensed there was something deeper behind the ritual, and wondered whether anyone else in their lodge was seeing the same thing.


What we cover

  • The dream of esoteric Masonry: a vivid imagining of what the Craft is supposed to be
  • Why anti-esoteric attitudes inside the fraternity are both ill-timed and self-defeating
  • Membership decline and the one demographic still applying in significant numbers
  • Symbols as living messengers, and how to follow the ones that find you
  • DuQuette's own path: 25 years of ceremonial magic, the O.T.O., and A∴A∴ before joining the Craft at fifty
  • Why an esoteric Mason is not made by Masonry — but esoteric Masons make Masonry esoteric


Q&A highlights

  • Comparing the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, O.T.O., and the A∴A∴ to the Masonic experience
  • The Chamber of Reflection and why it deserves a place in every lodge
  • "Blue lightning" one-day classes and what gets lost when degrees are rushed
  • How to nurture esoteric curiosity in brothers whose initiation experience left it dormant
  • Concordant bodies versus the Blue Lodge: where the real treasure actually is


About the guest

Lon Milo DuQuette is an author, lecturer, musician, and one of the leading voices on Hermetic Qabalah, Tarot, and the work of Aleister Crowley. He is a long-time member of the Ordo Templi Orientis and the author of more than twenty books, including The Magick of Aleister Crowley, Understanding Aleister Crowley's Thoth Tarot, and Low Magick. His latest book is The Tarot Architect. He returns as our keynote speaker for the upcoming Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference, alongside Ike Baker and Doug Russell.


Links and resources


Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist (Moka Only).

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.


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Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Troy Spreeuw Buzzsprout-19104427 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0700 2444 full false “The Lost Seeker” by RWBr. Royston Colbourne “The Lost Seeker” by RWBr. Royston Colbourne "The Lost Seeker" by RWBr. Royston Colbourne

RWBr. Royston Colbourne is introduced by friend of the show RWBr. Wes Regan. This was recorded during the traditional address of the Grand Junior Warden of the Grand Lodge of BC & Yukon, just after lunch at the 43rd Annual Grand Masonic Day on Saturday, April 18th.


Connect


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We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up please let me know by email. In the meantime, check out the Masonic Conferences website.


Upcoming Events

Br. Troy Spreeuw presents Memory Palaces Everywhere Emblematic Imagery and Western Esotericism Wednesday, April 22 ... Capilano Lodge #164, Vancouver Masonic Centre (tyles at 7:30 PM) Wednesday, May 13 ... Star of the West Lodge #29, Nakusp For other dates, check The Mystic Tye Patreon.

Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference Saturday, September 19 Keynote Speaker: Lon Milo DuQuette, author of The Tarot Architect RSVP: esotericmasonry@gmail.com

For other events, check out our calendar at mystictye.com and don't forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there.


Credits

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Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.


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If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> "The Lost Seeker" by RWBr. Royston Colbourne

RWBr. Royston Colbourne is introduced by friend of the show RWBr. Wes Regan. This was recorded during the traditional address of the Grand Junior Warden of the Grand Lodge of BC & Yukon, just after lunch at the 43rd Annual Grand Masonic Day on Saturday, April 18th.


Connect


Support the Show

Thanks for listening today. You can support the show by liking, sharing and subscribing on your favourite podcast syndicator. Even more helpful, leave us a review.

We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up please let me know by email. In the meantime, check out the Masonic Conferences website.


Upcoming Events

Br. Troy Spreeuw presents Memory Palaces Everywhere Emblematic Imagery and Western Esotericism Wednesday, April 22 ... Capilano Lodge #164, Vancouver Masonic Centre (tyles at 7:30 PM) Wednesday, May 13 ... Star of the West Lodge #29, Nakusp For other dates, check The Mystic Tye Patreon.

Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference Saturday, September 19 Keynote Speaker: Lon Milo DuQuette, author of The Tarot Architect RSVP: esotericmasonry@gmail.com

For other events, check out our calendar at mystictye.com and don't forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there.


Credits

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Special thanks to Organist for our theme music.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.


Links and resources


Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Troy Spreeuw Buzzsprout-19066784 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:00:00 -0700 2435 full false Constructing Yourself with "The Tarot Architect" by Br. Lon Milo DuQuette Constructing Yourself with "The Tarot Architect" by Br. Lon Milo DuQuette The Tarot Architect w/Br. Lon Milo DuQuette

You can find us online at mystictye.com Support us on Patreon Email me feedback, guest suggestions and any other questions at troy@mystictye.com

Br. Lon Milo DuQuette is an internationally recognized authority on Tarot, Qabalah, and Ceremonial Magick, and has written extensively about the life and works of the controversial English magician, Aleister Crowley. He has written more than 20 books, is an award winning singer/songwriter and recording artist, and somebody I am proud to call my good friend. Please welcome Lon Milo DuQuette.

lonmiloduquette.net

Support the Show

Thanks for listening today. You can support the show by liking, sharing and subscribing on your favourite podcast syndicator. Even more helpful, leave us a review.

We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up please let me know by email. In the meantime check out the Masonic Conferences website.

Upcoming Events

Grand Masonic Day 2026 Last chance! Grand Masonic Day 2026 will be held at 10am on April 18th at Vancouver Masonic Center at 7th and Granville. Our keynote speaker will be historian, scholar and author Josef Wages, with Special Guest Speaker Arturo De Hoyos. Tickets available on Eventbrite.

Memory Palaces Everywhere with Br. Troy Spreeuw I, Br. Troy Spreeuw will be speaking at Capilano Lodge #164 on Wednesday April 22nd. I will be presenting my talk "Memory Palaces Everywhere" about emblematic imagery and Western Esotericism. Lodge Tyles at 7:30 pm at the Vancouver Masonic Centre. This same talk will also be presented on Wednesday May 13th at Star of the West Lodge #29 in Nakusp. To see other dates for my presentations, check out my updates on The Mystic Tye Patreon.

Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference The Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference will be held on Saturday September 19th. Our keynote speaker will be Lon Milo DuQuette, author of The Tarot Architect. Get your tickets in advance by RSVP to esotericmasonry@gmail.com.

For other events check out our calendar at mystictye.com and don't forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there.

Credits Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. A special thanks to Organist for our theme music.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.


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Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> The Tarot Architect w/Br. Lon Milo DuQuette

You can find us online at mystictye.com Support us on Patreon Email me feedback, guest suggestions and any other questions at troy@mystictye.com

Br. Lon Milo DuQuette is an internationally recognized authority on Tarot, Qabalah, and Ceremonial Magick, and has written extensively about the life and works of the controversial English magician, Aleister Crowley. He has written more than 20 books, is an award winning singer/songwriter and recording artist, and somebody I am proud to call my good friend. Please welcome Lon Milo DuQuette.

lonmiloduquette.net

Support the Show

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We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up please let me know by email. In the meantime check out the Masonic Conferences website.

Upcoming Events

Grand Masonic Day 2026 Last chance! Grand Masonic Day 2026 will be held at 10am on April 18th at Vancouver Masonic Center at 7th and Granville. Our keynote speaker will be historian, scholar and author Josef Wages, with Special Guest Speaker Arturo De Hoyos. Tickets available on Eventbrite.

Memory Palaces Everywhere with Br. Troy Spreeuw I, Br. Troy Spreeuw will be speaking at Capilano Lodge #164 on Wednesday April 22nd. I will be presenting my talk "Memory Palaces Everywhere" about emblematic imagery and Western Esotericism. Lodge Tyles at 7:30 pm at the Vancouver Masonic Centre. This same talk will also be presented on Wednesday May 13th at Star of the West Lodge #29 in Nakusp. To see other dates for my presentations, check out my updates on The Mystic Tye Patreon.

Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference The Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference will be held on Saturday September 19th. Our keynote speaker will be Lon Milo DuQuette, author of The Tarot Architect. Get your tickets in advance by RSVP to esotericmasonry@gmail.com.

For other events check out our calendar at mystictye.com and don't forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there.

Credits Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. A special thanks to Organist for our theme music.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.


Links and resources


Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Troy Spreeuw Buzzsprout-19027979 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:00:00 -0700 3859 1 31 full false “What to expect as DDGM” w/ RWBr. Michael Demers DDGM District 17 GLBCY “What to expect as DDGM” w/ RWBr. Michael Demers DDGM District 17 GLBCY "What to Expect as DDGM" w/ RWBr. Michael Demers, DDGM District 17 GLBCY

RWBr. Michael Demers has been honored to serve MWBr. Ken Christofferson as Deputy Grand Master of District 17 of the GLBCY for the 2025/2026 Masonic Year. I was recently informed that I would be his successor. We get together to discuss what this was like for him.


Connect


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Coming Up on The Mystic Tye

Stay tuned for more great interviews... Br. Lon Milo DuQuette, Br. Chris Berson and many others scheduled.

We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up, please let me know by email. In the meantime, check out the Masonic Conferences website.


Upcoming Events

Grand Masonic Day 2026 April 18, 10:00 AM Vancouver Masonic Center, 7th & Granville Keynote Speaker: Historian, scholar and author Josef Wages Special Guest Speaker: Arturo De Hoyos Tickets on Eventbrite

Br. Troy Spreeuw presents "Memory Palaces Everywhere" Emblematic Imagery and Western Esotericism Wednesday, April 22 ... Capilano Lodge #164, Vancouver Masonic Centre (tyles at 7:30 PM) Wednesday, May 13 ... Star of the West Lodge #29, Nakusp For other dates, check The Mystic Tye Patreon.

Esotericon 2026 June 20 Tickets at esotericon.net

Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference Saturday, September 19 Keynote Speaker: Lon Milo DuQuette, author of The Tarot Architect RSVP: esotericmasonry@gmail.com

For other events, check out our calendar at mystictye.com and don't forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there.


Credits

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Special thanks to Organist for our theme music.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.












Links and resources


Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> "What to Expect as DDGM" w/ RWBr. Michael Demers, DDGM District 17 GLBCY

RWBr. Michael Demers has been honored to serve MWBr. Ken Christofferson as Deputy Grand Master of District 17 of the GLBCY for the 2025/2026 Masonic Year. I was recently informed that I would be his successor. We get together to discuss what this was like for him.


Connect


Support the Show

Thanks for listening today. You can support the show by liking, sharing and subscribing on your favourite podcast syndicator. Even more helpful, leave us a review.


Coming Up on The Mystic Tye

Stay tuned for more great interviews... Br. Lon Milo DuQuette, Br. Chris Berson and many others scheduled.

We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up, please let me know by email. In the meantime, check out the Masonic Conferences website.


Upcoming Events

Grand Masonic Day 2026 April 18, 10:00 AM Vancouver Masonic Center, 7th & Granville Keynote Speaker: Historian, scholar and author Josef Wages Special Guest Speaker: Arturo De Hoyos Tickets on Eventbrite

Br. Troy Spreeuw presents "Memory Palaces Everywhere" Emblematic Imagery and Western Esotericism Wednesday, April 22 ... Capilano Lodge #164, Vancouver Masonic Centre (tyles at 7:30 PM) Wednesday, May 13 ... Star of the West Lodge #29, Nakusp For other dates, check The Mystic Tye Patreon.

Esotericon 2026 June 20 Tickets at esotericon.net

Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference Saturday, September 19 Keynote Speaker: Lon Milo DuQuette, author of The Tarot Architect RSVP: esotericmasonry@gmail.com

For other events, check out our calendar at mystictye.com and don't forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there.


Credits

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Special thanks to Organist for our theme music.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.












Links and resources


Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

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Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Troy Spreeuw Buzzsprout-18989486 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0700 2717 1 30 full true Br. J.P. Gomez of Fraternal Ties dot com Br. J.P. Gomez of Fraternal Ties dot com Br. J.P. Gomez is an active Freemason and founder of www.fraternalties.com. He is most well known for doing battle with the forces of superstition and intolerance on various social media platforms. No small feat! Please welcome JP Gomez!

Thanks for listening today. You can support the show by liking, sharing and subscribing on your favourite podcast syndicator. Even more helpful, leave us a review.

Stay tuned to this space for more great interviews on The Mystic Tye! If you think you would make a great interview for our listeners, or if you have a book or event of interest to Freemasons, reach out to me at troy@mystictye.com

We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up please let me know by email. In the meantime check out the Masonic Conferences website: masonicconferences.com


Upcoming Events

Grand Masonic Day 2026 April 18th at 10am — Vancouver Masonic Centre, 7th and Granville Keynote speaker: historian, scholar and author Josef Wages, with special guest speaker Arturo De Hoyos Tickets available on Eventbrite

Br. Troy Spreeuw — Memory Palaces Everywhere A talk on emblematic imagery and Western Esotericism Wednesday, April 22nd — Capilano Lodge #164, Vancouver Masonic Centre, lodge tyles at 7:30pm Wednesday, May 13th — Star of the West Lodge #29, Nakusp For other dates, check The Mystic Tye Patreon

Esotericon 2026 June 20th — Tickets available at esotericon.net

Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference Saturday, September 19th Keynote speaker: Lon Milo DuQuette, author of The Tarot Architect RSVP for advance tickets: esotericmasonry@gmail.com

For other events check out our calendar at mystictye.com and don't forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Special thanks to Organist for our theme music.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.


Links and resources


Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Br. J.P. Gomez is an active Freemason and founder of www.fraternalties.com. He is most well known for doing battle with the forces of superstition and intolerance on various social media platforms. No small feat! Please welcome JP Gomez!

Thanks for listening today. You can support the show by liking, sharing and subscribing on your favourite podcast syndicator. Even more helpful, leave us a review.

Stay tuned to this space for more great interviews on The Mystic Tye! If you think you would make a great interview for our listeners, or if you have a book or event of interest to Freemasons, reach out to me at troy@mystictye.com

We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up please let me know by email. In the meantime check out the Masonic Conferences website: masonicconferences.com


Upcoming Events

Grand Masonic Day 2026 April 18th at 10am — Vancouver Masonic Centre, 7th and Granville Keynote speaker: historian, scholar and author Josef Wages, with special guest speaker Arturo De Hoyos Tickets available on Eventbrite

Br. Troy Spreeuw — Memory Palaces Everywhere A talk on emblematic imagery and Western Esotericism Wednesday, April 22nd — Capilano Lodge #164, Vancouver Masonic Centre, lodge tyles at 7:30pm Wednesday, May 13th — Star of the West Lodge #29, Nakusp For other dates, check The Mystic Tye Patreon

Esotericon 2026 June 20th — Tickets available at esotericon.net

Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference Saturday, September 19th Keynote speaker: Lon Milo DuQuette, author of The Tarot Architect RSVP for advance tickets: esotericmasonry@gmail.com

For other events check out our calendar at mystictye.com and don't forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Special thanks to Organist for our theme music.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.


Links and resources


Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Troy Spreeuw Buzzsprout-18951633 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:00:00 -0700 2857 1 29 full true Br. Kim March on The Master Mason’s Friend Br. Kim March on The Master Mason’s Friend About This Episode

Brother Kim March is a Freemason, published author, and philanthropist based in Shropshire, England. The story of how he came to publish "The Five Minute Ritualist" and subsequently the "Freemason's Friend" series of degree guides is a great example of how the content and messaging from the craft degrees themselves can have an amazing positive effect in the world. I was particularly impressed by how Brother March's charitable activities have been such a positive influence on his community.

We talk about his memory system for Masonic ritual, the motivation behind his three companion books for the Entered Apprentice, Fellowcraft, and Master Mason degrees, and why he believes Freemasonry has genuine therapeutic qualities. Brother March draws a fascinating comparison to the Men's Shed movement in the UK and shares a powerful story about how fraternal connection can quite literally save lives. We also get into the historical cycles of Masonic membership, the collapse of volunteerism, and why reconnecting with the real world matters more now than ever.

Kim March is the author of "The Five Minute Ritualist", "The Entered Apprentice Friend", "The Fellowcraft Friend", and "The Master Mason's Friend", all published by Lewis Masonic. He is a current Worshipful Master and trustee of a provincial Masonic charity in Shropshire, England.

Upcoming Events

Grand Masonic Day 2026 April 18th, 10am | Vancouver Masonic Center, 7th and Granville Keynote Speaker: Historian, scholar and author Josef Wages Special Guest Speaker: Arturo De Hoyos Get Tickets on Eventbrite

"Memory Palaces Everywhere" with Br. Troy Spreeuw A talk on emblematic imagery and Western Esotericism Wednesday April 22nd | Capilano Lodge #164 | Vancouver Masonic Centre | Lodge Tyles at 7:30 pm Wednesday May 13th | Star of the West Lodge #29 | Nakusp See other dates on The Mystic Tye Patreon

Esotericon 2026 June 20th | Tickets at esotericon.net

Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference Saturday September 19th Keynote Speaker: Lon Milo DuQuette, author of The Tarot Architect RSVP for advance tickets: esotericmasonry@gmail.com

We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up please let me know by email. In the meantime check out the Masonic Conferences website.

For other events check out our calendar at mystictye.com and don't forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there.

Connect with The Mystic Tye

mystictye.com | Patreon | troy@mystictye.com

Thanks for listening today. You can support the show by liking, sharing and subscribing on your favourite podcast syndicator. Even more helpful, leave us a review.

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If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

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Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> About This Episode

Brother Kim March is a Freemason, published author, and philanthropist based in Shropshire, England. The story of how he came to publish "The Five Minute Ritualist" and subsequently the "Freemason's Friend" series of degree guides is a great example of how the content and messaging from the craft degrees themselves can have an amazing positive effect in the world. I was particularly impressed by how Brother March's charitable activities have been such a positive influence on his community.

We talk about his memory system for Masonic ritual, the motivation behind his three companion books for the Entered Apprentice, Fellowcraft, and Master Mason degrees, and why he believes Freemasonry has genuine therapeutic qualities. Brother March draws a fascinating comparison to the Men's Shed movement in the UK and shares a powerful story about how fraternal connection can quite literally save lives. We also get into the historical cycles of Masonic membership, the collapse of volunteerism, and why reconnecting with the real world matters more now than ever.

Kim March is the author of "The Five Minute Ritualist", "The Entered Apprentice Friend", "The Fellowcraft Friend", and "The Master Mason's Friend", all published by Lewis Masonic. He is a current Worshipful Master and trustee of a provincial Masonic charity in Shropshire, England.

Upcoming Events

Grand Masonic Day 2026 April 18th, 10am | Vancouver Masonic Center, 7th and Granville Keynote Speaker: Historian, scholar and author Josef Wages Special Guest Speaker: Arturo De Hoyos Get Tickets on Eventbrite

"Memory Palaces Everywhere" with Br. Troy Spreeuw A talk on emblematic imagery and Western Esotericism Wednesday April 22nd | Capilano Lodge #164 | Vancouver Masonic Centre | Lodge Tyles at 7:30 pm Wednesday May 13th | Star of the West Lodge #29 | Nakusp See other dates on The Mystic Tye Patreon

Esotericon 2026 June 20th | Tickets at esotericon.net

Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference Saturday September 19th Keynote Speaker: Lon Milo DuQuette, author of The Tarot Architect RSVP for advance tickets: esotericmasonry@gmail.com

We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up please let me know by email. In the meantime check out the Masonic Conferences website.

For other events check out our calendar at mystictye.com and don't forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there.

Connect with The Mystic Tye

mystictye.com | Patreon | troy@mystictye.com

Thanks for listening today. You can support the show by liking, sharing and subscribing on your favourite podcast syndicator. Even more helpful, leave us a review.

Graphics and web hosting are by Art Szabo Creative. A special thanks to Organist for our theme music.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.

Links and resources


Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Troy Spreeuw Buzzsprout-18913339 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:00:00 -0700 4026 full false Br. Ike Baker on Freedom of Conscience and Anti-Masonry Br. Ike Baker on Freedom of Conscience and Anti-Masonry About This Episode

Br. Ike Baker is the creative force behind The Arcanvm Podcast, co-host of Aetherica Podcast, and organizer of the 2026 Southeastern Masonic Symposium. He is deeply versed in hermetic philosophy and magical practice with a long history in Freemasonry, The Golden Dawn and other esoteric traditions. Ike is friendly, erudite and outspoken, all qualities I hold in high esteem. Ike will be joining us at EFC2026. Please welcome Ike Baker.

Connect with Ike Baker: ikebaker.com | The Arcanvm on YouTube | 2026 Asheville Masonic Symposium Tickets

Listen to Ike's previous appearance: A Formless Fire, Interview with Ike Baker

Support the show! Buy Ike's book from Troy

Coming Up on The Mystic Tye

Lewis Masonic Author Kim March and JP Gomez of Fraternalties.com

Upcoming Events

Grand Masonic Day 2026 April 18th, 10am | Vancouver Masonic Center, 7th and Granville Keynote Speaker: Historian, scholar and author Josef Wages Special Guest Speaker: Arturo De Hoyos Get Tickets on Eventbrite

"Memory Palaces Everywhere" with Br. Troy Spreeuw A talk on emblematic imagery and Western Esotericism Wednesday April 22nd | Capilano Lodge #164 | Vancouver Masonic Centre | Lodge Tyles at 7:30 pm Wednesday May 13th | Star of the West Lodge #29 | Nakusp See other dates on The Mystic Tye Patreon

Esotericon 2026 June 20th | Tickets at esotericon.net

Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference Saturday September 19th Keynote Speaker: Lon Milo DuQuette, author of The Tarot Architect RSVP for advance tickets: esotericmasonry@gmail.com

We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up please let me know by email. In the meantime check out the Masonic Conferences website.

For other events check out our calendar at mystictye.com and don't forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there.

Connect with The Mystic Tye

mystictye.com | Patreon | troy@mystictye.com

Thanks for listening today. You can support the show by liking, sharing and subscribing on your favourite podcast syndicator. Even more helpful, leave us a review.

Graphics and web hosting are by Art Szabo Creative. A special thanks to Organist for our theme music.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.

Links and resources


Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> About This Episode

Br. Ike Baker is the creative force behind The Arcanvm Podcast, co-host of Aetherica Podcast, and organizer of the 2026 Southeastern Masonic Symposium. He is deeply versed in hermetic philosophy and magical practice with a long history in Freemasonry, The Golden Dawn and other esoteric traditions. Ike is friendly, erudite and outspoken, all qualities I hold in high esteem. Ike will be joining us at EFC2026. Please welcome Ike Baker.

Connect with Ike Baker: ikebaker.com | The Arcanvm on YouTube | 2026 Asheville Masonic Symposium Tickets

Listen to Ike's previous appearance: A Formless Fire, Interview with Ike Baker

Support the show! Buy Ike's book from Troy

Coming Up on The Mystic Tye

Lewis Masonic Author Kim March and JP Gomez of Fraternalties.com

Upcoming Events

Grand Masonic Day 2026 April 18th, 10am | Vancouver Masonic Center, 7th and Granville Keynote Speaker: Historian, scholar and author Josef Wages Special Guest Speaker: Arturo De Hoyos Get Tickets on Eventbrite

"Memory Palaces Everywhere" with Br. Troy Spreeuw A talk on emblematic imagery and Western Esotericism Wednesday April 22nd | Capilano Lodge #164 | Vancouver Masonic Centre | Lodge Tyles at 7:30 pm Wednesday May 13th | Star of the West Lodge #29 | Nakusp See other dates on The Mystic Tye Patreon

Esotericon 2026 June 20th | Tickets at esotericon.net

Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference Saturday September 19th Keynote Speaker: Lon Milo DuQuette, author of The Tarot Architect RSVP for advance tickets: esotericmasonry@gmail.com

We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up please let me know by email. In the meantime check out the Masonic Conferences website.

For other events check out our calendar at mystictye.com and don't forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there.

Connect with The Mystic Tye

mystictye.com | Patreon | troy@mystictye.com

Thanks for listening today. You can support the show by liking, sharing and subscribing on your favourite podcast syndicator. Even more helpful, leave us a review.

Graphics and web hosting are by Art Szabo Creative. A special thanks to Organist for our theme music.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.

Links and resources


Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Troy Spreeuw Buzzsprout-18875743 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 11:00:00 -0700 3542 full false Br. Julian Rees Tracing Boards of the 3 Degrees Br. Julian Rees Tracing Boards of the 3 Degrees The Mystic Tye Podcast Website: https://www.mystictye.com | Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mystictye | Email: troy@mystictye.com

Guest Introduction Br. Julian Rees has been a Freemason for more than 60 years and is a long-time contributor and News Editor of Freemasonry Today periodical. He is the author of five books, including the recently updated "Tracing Boards of the Three Degrees in Craft Freemasonry Explained." Please welcome Br. Julian Rees.

Resources Freemasonry Today Magazine (Spring 2024): https://www.ugle.org.uk/discover-freemasonry/freemasonry-today-magazine/spring-2024 The Temple and the Lodge: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Temple_and_the_Lodge V.I.T.R.I.O.L: https://tuonenportti.fi/article-v-i-t-r-i-o-l/

Support the Show Thanks for listening. Support us by liking, sharing, subscribing on your favourite podcast syndicator, and leaving a review. Email feedback, guest suggestions, and questions to troy@mystictye.com.

Coming Up on The Mystic Tye Next Episodes: Lewis Masonic Author Kim March, JP Gomez of Fraternalties.com, and Ike Baker of The Arcanvm Podcast

Masonic Events & Publications Directory We're creating a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. Know of something coming up? Email us. In the meantime, check out Masonic Conferences: https://masonicconferences.com/

Upcoming Events

Grand Masonic Day 2026 — April 18th, 10:00 AM at Vancouver Masonic Center (7th and Granville). Keynote: Josef Wages (historian, scholar, author). Special Guest: Arturo De Hoyos. Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/grand-masonic-day-2026-tickets-1981075074878?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

Br. Troy Spreeuw Speaking Engagements Capilano Lodge #164 — Wednesday, April 22nd, 7:30 PM at Vancouver Masonic Centre. Topic: "Memory Palaces Everywhere" Star of the West Lodge #29 — Wednesday, May 13th in Nakusp. Topic: "Memory Palaces Everywhere" For other dates: https://www.patreon.com/c/mystictye

Esotericon 2026 — June 20th. Tickets: esotericon.net

Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference — Saturday, September 19th. Keynote: Lon Milo DuQuette, author of The Tarot Architect. RSVP: esotericmasonry@gmail.com

More Events Check our calendar at https://www.mystictye.com and sign up for our newsletter.

Credits Graphics and web hosting: Art Szabo Creative | Theme music: Organist

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.

Links and resources


Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> The Mystic Tye Podcast Website: https://www.mystictye.com | Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mystictye | Email: troy@mystictye.com

Guest Introduction Br. Julian Rees has been a Freemason for more than 60 years and is a long-time contributor and News Editor of Freemasonry Today periodical. He is the author of five books, including the recently updated "Tracing Boards of the Three Degrees in Craft Freemasonry Explained." Please welcome Br. Julian Rees.

Resources Freemasonry Today Magazine (Spring 2024): https://www.ugle.org.uk/discover-freemasonry/freemasonry-today-magazine/spring-2024 The Temple and the Lodge: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Temple_and_the_Lodge V.I.T.R.I.O.L: https://tuonenportti.fi/article-v-i-t-r-i-o-l/

Support the Show Thanks for listening. Support us by liking, sharing, subscribing on your favourite podcast syndicator, and leaving a review. Email feedback, guest suggestions, and questions to troy@mystictye.com.

Coming Up on The Mystic Tye Next Episodes: Lewis Masonic Author Kim March, JP Gomez of Fraternalties.com, and Ike Baker of The Arcanvm Podcast

Masonic Events & Publications Directory We're creating a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. Know of something coming up? Email us. In the meantime, check out Masonic Conferences: https://masonicconferences.com/

Upcoming Events

Grand Masonic Day 2026 — April 18th, 10:00 AM at Vancouver Masonic Center (7th and Granville). Keynote: Josef Wages (historian, scholar, author). Special Guest: Arturo De Hoyos. Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/grand-masonic-day-2026-tickets-1981075074878?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

Br. Troy Spreeuw Speaking Engagements Capilano Lodge #164 — Wednesday, April 22nd, 7:30 PM at Vancouver Masonic Centre. Topic: "Memory Palaces Everywhere" Star of the West Lodge #29 — Wednesday, May 13th in Nakusp. Topic: "Memory Palaces Everywhere" For other dates: https://www.patreon.com/c/mystictye

Esotericon 2026 — June 20th. Tickets: esotericon.net

Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference — Saturday, September 19th. Keynote: Lon Milo DuQuette, author of The Tarot Architect. RSVP: esotericmasonry@gmail.com

More Events Check our calendar at https://www.mystictye.com and sign up for our newsletter.

Credits Graphics and web hosting: Art Szabo Creative | Theme music: Organist

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.

Links and resources


Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Troy Spreeuw Buzzsprout-18838128 Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:00:00 -0700 2590 1 26 full false Br. Lucas Minton DGM Grand Lodge of Arkansas Br. Lucas Minton DGM Grand Lodge of Arkansas
Connect With Us

Website: https://www.mystictye.com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mystictye
Email: troy@mystictye.com


Guest Introduction

Br. Lucas Minton is the Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Arkansas. We have been friends for a number of years, but something happened at their recent Grand Communication which is exciting.

Please welcome Br. Lucas Minton


Support the Show

Thanks for listening today. You can support the show by:

  • Liking the episode
  • Sharing with friends
  • Subscribing on your favourite podcast syndicator
  • Leaving a review (especially helpful!)

Email feedback, guest suggestions, and any other questions to troy@mystictye.com


Coming Up on The Mystic Tye

Next Episodes:

  • Lewis Masonic Authors Kim March and Julian Rees
  • JP Gomez of Fraternalties.com


Masonic Events & Publications Directory

We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up, please let us know by email.

In the meantime, check out the Masonic Conferences website: https://masonicconferences.com/


Upcoming Events


Grand Masonic Day 2026

Date: April 18th, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Vancouver Masonic Center (7th and Granville)

Keynote Speaker: Historian, scholar, and author Josef Wages
Special Guest Speaker: Arturo De Hoyos

Tickets: Available on Eventbrite
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/grand-masonic-day-2026-tickets-1981075074878?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl


Br. Troy Spreeuw Speaking Engagements


Capilano Lodge #164

Date: April 22nd
Time: Lodge Tyle at 7:30 PM
Location: Vancouver Masonic Centre
Topic: "Memory Palaces Everywhere" — about emblematic imagery and Western Esotericism


Star of the West Lodge #29

Date: Wednesday, May 13th
Location: Nakusp
Topic: "Memory Palaces Everywhere" — about emblematic imagery and Western Esotericism

For other dates and presentation schedules: Check out The Mystic Tye Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/c/mystictye


Esotericon 2026

Date: June 20th
Tickets: Available on esotericon.net


Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference

Date: Saturday, September 19th
Keynote Speaker: Lon Milo DuQuette, author of The Tarot Architect

RSVP Required: esotericmasonry@gmail.com


More Events

For other events, check out our calendar at https://www.mystictye.com

Don't forget to sign up for our newsletter while you're there!


Credits

Graphics and web hosting: Art Szabo Creative
Theme music: Organist

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.

Links and resources


Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]>
Connect With Us

Website: https://www.mystictye.com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mystictye
Email: troy@mystictye.com


Guest Introduction

Br. Lucas Minton is the Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Arkansas. We have been friends for a number of years, but something happened at their recent Grand Communication which is exciting.

Please welcome Br. Lucas Minton


Support the Show

Thanks for listening today. You can support the show by:

  • Liking the episode
  • Sharing with friends
  • Subscribing on your favourite podcast syndicator
  • Leaving a review (especially helpful!)

Email feedback, guest suggestions, and any other questions to troy@mystictye.com


Coming Up on The Mystic Tye

Next Episodes:

  • Lewis Masonic Authors Kim March and Julian Rees
  • JP Gomez of Fraternalties.com


Masonic Events & Publications Directory

We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up, please let us know by email.

In the meantime, check out the Masonic Conferences website: https://masonicconferences.com/


Upcoming Events


Grand Masonic Day 2026

Date: April 18th, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Vancouver Masonic Center (7th and Granville)

Keynote Speaker: Historian, scholar, and author Josef Wages
Special Guest Speaker: Arturo De Hoyos

Tickets: Available on Eventbrite
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/grand-masonic-day-2026-tickets-1981075074878?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl


Br. Troy Spreeuw Speaking Engagements


Capilano Lodge #164

Date: April 22nd
Time: Lodge Tyle at 7:30 PM
Location: Vancouver Masonic Centre
Topic: "Memory Palaces Everywhere" — about emblematic imagery and Western Esotericism


Star of the West Lodge #29

Date: Wednesday, May 13th
Location: Nakusp
Topic: "Memory Palaces Everywhere" — about emblematic imagery and Western Esotericism

For other dates and presentation schedules: Check out The Mystic Tye Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/c/mystictye


Esotericon 2026

Date: June 20th
Tickets: Available on esotericon.net


Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference

Date: Saturday, September 19th
Keynote Speaker: Lon Milo DuQuette, author of The Tarot Architect

RSVP Required: esotericmasonry@gmail.com


More Events

For other events, check out our calendar at https://www.mystictye.com

Don't forget to sign up for our newsletter while you're there!


Credits

Graphics and web hosting: Art Szabo Creative
Theme music: Organist

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.

Links and resources


Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Troy Spreeuw Buzzsprout-18797190 Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:00:00 -0800 2375 full false Br. Martin Faulks on “Long Livers” Pt 3 Br. Martin Faulks on “Long Livers” Pt 3 RBr. Martin Faulks on “Long Livers” Pt 3

You can find us online at mystictye.com 

https://www.patreon.com/mystictye

Email me feedback, guest suggestions and any other questions at troy@mystictye.com

Br. Martin Faulks is a dedicated spiritual seeker, Freemason and martial arts enthusiast. This is the third and final part of this interview. Br. Faulks and begin by discussing WHO might have been involving in publishing Long Livers the first time around. We join the conversation in progress. 

Part one and two of this interview can be found here: https://www.mystictye.com/episodes/br-martin-faulks-on-long-livers-pt-1

https://www.mystictye.com/episodes/br-martin-faulks-on-long-livers-pt-2

Br. Martin was already featured on The Mystic Tye episode 13. https://www.mystictye.com/episodes/grand-masonic-day-2025-keynote-br-martin-faulks

Coming up on Mystic Tye: Lewis Masonic Authors Kim March and Julian Rees, JP Gomez of Fraternalties.com and DGW of GL of Arkansas Lucas Minton. 


We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up please let me know by email. In the meantime check out the Masonic Conferences website https://masonicconferences.com/

Br. Troy Spreeuw will be speaking at Mt. Hermon Lodge #7 Tuesday March 3rd. Presenting “Memory Palaces Everywhere” about emblematic imagery and Western Esotericism. Lodge Tyle at 7:30 pm at the Vancouver Masonic Centre. This same talk will also be presented at Capilano Lodge #164 on Wednesday April 22nd as well as Wednesday May 13th at Star of the West Lodge# 29 in Nakusp.  To see other dates for my presentations, check out my updates on The Mystic Tye Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/mystictye

Grand Masonic Day 2026 will be held at 10am on April 18th at Vancouver Masonic Center at 7th and Granville. Our keynote speaker will be historian, scholar and author Josef Wages, with Special Guest Speaker Arturo De Hoyos. Tickets are available on Eventbrite. 

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/grand-masonic-day-2026-tickets-1981075074878?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

Esotericon 2026 will be June 20th. Tickets are available on the esotericon.net website. 

Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference will be held on Saturday September 19thth. Our keynote speaker will be Lon Milo DuQuette author of The Tarot Architect. Get your tickets in advance by RSVP to esotericmasonry@gmail.com. 

For other events check out our calendar at mystictye.com and don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there. 

Graphics and web hosting are by Art Szabo Creative. A special thanks to Organist for our theme music. 

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again. 

https://www.patreon.com/mystictye

 


Links and resources


Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> RBr. Martin Faulks on “Long Livers” Pt 3

You can find us online at mystictye.com 

https://www.patreon.com/mystictye

Email me feedback, guest suggestions and any other questions at troy@mystictye.com

Br. Martin Faulks is a dedicated spiritual seeker, Freemason and martial arts enthusiast. This is the third and final part of this interview. Br. Faulks and begin by discussing WHO might have been involving in publishing Long Livers the first time around. We join the conversation in progress. 

Part one and two of this interview can be found here: https://www.mystictye.com/episodes/br-martin-faulks-on-long-livers-pt-1

https://www.mystictye.com/episodes/br-martin-faulks-on-long-livers-pt-2

Br. Martin was already featured on The Mystic Tye episode 13. https://www.mystictye.com/episodes/grand-masonic-day-2025-keynote-br-martin-faulks

Coming up on Mystic Tye: Lewis Masonic Authors Kim March and Julian Rees, JP Gomez of Fraternalties.com and DGW of GL of Arkansas Lucas Minton. 


We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up please let me know by email. In the meantime check out the Masonic Conferences website https://masonicconferences.com/

Br. Troy Spreeuw will be speaking at Mt. Hermon Lodge #7 Tuesday March 3rd. Presenting “Memory Palaces Everywhere” about emblematic imagery and Western Esotericism. Lodge Tyle at 7:30 pm at the Vancouver Masonic Centre. This same talk will also be presented at Capilano Lodge #164 on Wednesday April 22nd as well as Wednesday May 13th at Star of the West Lodge# 29 in Nakusp.  To see other dates for my presentations, check out my updates on The Mystic Tye Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/mystictye

Grand Masonic Day 2026 will be held at 10am on April 18th at Vancouver Masonic Center at 7th and Granville. Our keynote speaker will be historian, scholar and author Josef Wages, with Special Guest Speaker Arturo De Hoyos. Tickets are available on Eventbrite. 

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/grand-masonic-day-2026-tickets-1981075074878?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

Esotericon 2026 will be June 20th. Tickets are available on the esotericon.net website. 

Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference will be held on Saturday September 19thth. Our keynote speaker will be Lon Milo DuQuette author of The Tarot Architect. Get your tickets in advance by RSVP to esotericmasonry@gmail.com. 

For other events check out our calendar at mystictye.com and don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there. 

Graphics and web hosting are by Art Szabo Creative. A special thanks to Organist for our theme music. 

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again. 

https://www.patreon.com/mystictye

 


Links and resources


Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Troy Spreeuw Buzzsprout-18756586 Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:00:00 -0800 2299 1 24 full false Br. Martin Faulks on “Long Livers” Pt 2 Br. Martin Faulks on “Long Livers” Pt 2 You can find us online at mystictye.com 

https://www.patreon.com/mystictye

Email me feedback, guest suggestions and any other questions at troy@mystictye.com

Br. Martin Faulks is a dedicated spiritual seeker, Freemason and martial arts enthusiast. This is part two of a three part interview. Br. Faulks and I cover a lot of material from his personal experiences as well as his recent reprint of “Long Livers”. We join the conversation in progress. 

Part one of this interview can be found here: https://www.mystictye.com/episodes/br-martin-faulks-on-long-livers-pt-1

Br. Martin was already featured on The Mystic Tye episode 13. https://www.mystictye.com/episodes/grand-masonic-day-2025-keynote-br-martin-faulks

Coming up on The Mystic Tye: Part three of my interview with Martin Faulks. Authors Kim March and Julian Rees, JP Gomez of Fraternalties.com and DGW of GL of Arkansas Lucas Minton. 

We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up please let me know by email. In the meantime check out the Masonic Conferences website https://masonicconferences.com/

 Br. Troy Spreeuw will be speaking at Mt. Hermon Lodge #7 Tuesday March 3rd. Presenting “Memory Palaces Everywhere” about emblematic imagery and Western Esotericism. Lodge Tyle at 7:30 pm at the Vancouver Masonic Centre. This same talk will also be presented at Capilano Lodge #164 on Wednesday April 22nd as well as Wednesday May 13th at Star of the West Lodge# 29 in Nakusp.  To see other dates for my presentations, check out my updates on The Mystic Tye Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/mystictye

Grand Masonic Day 2026 will be held at 10am on April 18th at Vancouver Masonic Center at 7th and Granville. Our keynote speaker will be historian, scholar and author Josef Wages, with Special Guest Speaker Arturo De Hoyos. Tickets are available on Eventbrite. 

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/grand-masonic-day-2026-tickets-1981075074878?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

Esotericon 2026 will be June 20th. Tickets are available on the esotericon.net website. 

Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference will be held on Saturday September 19thth. Our keynote speaker will be Lon Milo DuQuette author of The Tarot Architect. Get your tickets in advance by RSVP to esotericmasonry@gmail.com. 

 For other events check out our calendar at mystictye.com and don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there. 

Graphics and web hosting are by Art Szabo Creative. A special thanks to Organist for our theme music. 

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again. 

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If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> You can find us online at mystictye.com 

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Email me feedback, guest suggestions and any other questions at troy@mystictye.com

Br. Martin Faulks is a dedicated spiritual seeker, Freemason and martial arts enthusiast. This is part two of a three part interview. Br. Faulks and I cover a lot of material from his personal experiences as well as his recent reprint of “Long Livers”. We join the conversation in progress. 

Part one of this interview can be found here: https://www.mystictye.com/episodes/br-martin-faulks-on-long-livers-pt-1

Br. Martin was already featured on The Mystic Tye episode 13. https://www.mystictye.com/episodes/grand-masonic-day-2025-keynote-br-martin-faulks

Coming up on The Mystic Tye: Part three of my interview with Martin Faulks. Authors Kim March and Julian Rees, JP Gomez of Fraternalties.com and DGW of GL of Arkansas Lucas Minton. 

We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up please let me know by email. In the meantime check out the Masonic Conferences website https://masonicconferences.com/

 Br. Troy Spreeuw will be speaking at Mt. Hermon Lodge #7 Tuesday March 3rd. Presenting “Memory Palaces Everywhere” about emblematic imagery and Western Esotericism. Lodge Tyle at 7:30 pm at the Vancouver Masonic Centre. This same talk will also be presented at Capilano Lodge #164 on Wednesday April 22nd as well as Wednesday May 13th at Star of the West Lodge# 29 in Nakusp.  To see other dates for my presentations, check out my updates on The Mystic Tye Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/mystictye

Grand Masonic Day 2026 will be held at 10am on April 18th at Vancouver Masonic Center at 7th and Granville. Our keynote speaker will be historian, scholar and author Josef Wages, with Special Guest Speaker Arturo De Hoyos. Tickets are available on Eventbrite. 

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/grand-masonic-day-2026-tickets-1981075074878?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

Esotericon 2026 will be June 20th. Tickets are available on the esotericon.net website. 

Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference will be held on Saturday September 19thth. Our keynote speaker will be Lon Milo DuQuette author of The Tarot Architect. Get your tickets in advance by RSVP to esotericmasonry@gmail.com. 

 For other events check out our calendar at mystictye.com and don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there. 

Graphics and web hosting are by Art Szabo Creative. A special thanks to Organist for our theme music. 

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again. 

https://www.patreon.com/mystictye

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If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Troy Spreeuw Buzzsprout-18714049 Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:00:00 -0800 2451 23 full false Br. Martin Faulks on “Long Livers” Pt 1 Br. Martin Faulks on “Long Livers” Pt 1 You can find us online at mystictye.com 

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Br. Martin Faulks is a dedicated spiritual seeker, Freemason and martial arts enthusiast. He is well known for his interest in mediation and various memory improvement practices. He is the author of many books and Managing Director at Lewis Masonic. 

Br. Martin was already featured on The Mystic Tye episode 13. https://www.mystictye.com/episodes/grand-masonic-day-2025-keynote-br-martin-faulks

Coming up on The Mystic Tye: Part 2 and 3 of my interview with Martin Faulks. Authors Kim March and  Julian Rees, JP Gomez of Fraternalties.com and DGW of GL of Arkansas Lucas Minton. 

We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up please let me know by email. In the meantime check out the Masonic Conferences website https://masonicconferences.com/

Br. Troy Spreeuw will be speaking at Mt. Hermon Lodge #7 Tuesday March 3rd. Presenting “Memory Palaces Everywhere” about emblematic imagery and Western Esotericism. Lodge Tyles at 7:30 pm at the Vancouver Masonic Centre. This same talk will also be presented at Capilano Lodge #164 on Wednesday April 22nd as well as Wednesday May 13th at Star of the West Lodge# 29 in Nakusp.  To see other dates for my presentations, check out my updates on The Mystic Tye Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/mystictye

Grand Masonic Day 2026 will be held at 10am on April 18th at Vancouver Masonic Center at 7th and Granville. Our keynote speaker will be historian, scholar and author Josef Wages, with Special Guest Speaker Arturo De Hoyos. Tickets are available on Eventbrite. 

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/grand-masonic-day-2026-tickets-1981075074878?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

Esotericon 2026 will be June 20th. Tickets are available on the esotericon.net website. 

Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference will be held on Saturday September 19thth. Our keynote speaker will be Lon Milo DuQuette author of The Tarot Architect. Get your tickets in advance by RSVP to esotericmasonry@gmail.com. 

For other events check out our calendar at mystictye.com and don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there. 

Graphics and web hosting are by Art Szabo Creative. A special thanks to Organist for our theme music. 

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again. 

 https://www.patreon.com/mystictye

 

                                                                                              

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If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> You can find us online at mystictye.com 

https://www.patreon.com/mystictye

Email me feedback, guest suggestions and any other questions at troy@mystictye.com

Br. Martin Faulks is a dedicated spiritual seeker, Freemason and martial arts enthusiast. He is well known for his interest in mediation and various memory improvement practices. He is the author of many books and Managing Director at Lewis Masonic. 

Br. Martin was already featured on The Mystic Tye episode 13. https://www.mystictye.com/episodes/grand-masonic-day-2025-keynote-br-martin-faulks

Coming up on The Mystic Tye: Part 2 and 3 of my interview with Martin Faulks. Authors Kim March and  Julian Rees, JP Gomez of Fraternalties.com and DGW of GL of Arkansas Lucas Minton. 

We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up please let me know by email. In the meantime check out the Masonic Conferences website https://masonicconferences.com/

Br. Troy Spreeuw will be speaking at Mt. Hermon Lodge #7 Tuesday March 3rd. Presenting “Memory Palaces Everywhere” about emblematic imagery and Western Esotericism. Lodge Tyles at 7:30 pm at the Vancouver Masonic Centre. This same talk will also be presented at Capilano Lodge #164 on Wednesday April 22nd as well as Wednesday May 13th at Star of the West Lodge# 29 in Nakusp.  To see other dates for my presentations, check out my updates on The Mystic Tye Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/mystictye

Grand Masonic Day 2026 will be held at 10am on April 18th at Vancouver Masonic Center at 7th and Granville. Our keynote speaker will be historian, scholar and author Josef Wages, with Special Guest Speaker Arturo De Hoyos. Tickets are available on Eventbrite. 

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/grand-masonic-day-2026-tickets-1981075074878?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

Esotericon 2026 will be June 20th. Tickets are available on the esotericon.net website. 

Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference will be held on Saturday September 19thth. Our keynote speaker will be Lon Milo DuQuette author of The Tarot Architect. Get your tickets in advance by RSVP to esotericmasonry@gmail.com. 

For other events check out our calendar at mystictye.com and don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there. 

Graphics and web hosting are by Art Szabo Creative. A special thanks to Organist for our theme music. 

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again. 

 https://www.patreon.com/mystictye

 

                                                                                              

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If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Troy Spreeuw Buzzsprout-18672144 Thu, 12 Feb 2026 14:00:00 -0800 3296 22 full true Br. Josef Wäges Pre-Grand Masonic Day 2026 Interview Pt 2 Br. Josef Wäges Pre-Grand Masonic Day 2026 Interview Pt 2 You can find us online at mystictye.com

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Email me feedback, guest suggestions and any other questions at troy@mystictye.com

 Br. Josef Wäges is a Freemason, historian, editor and author. He is active in both the Scottish Rite Research Society and The Blue Friars. This is Part 2 of an interview in advance of his appearance at Grand Masonic Day 2026

Part One can be found here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2227972/episodes/18601774

 Thanks for listening today. You can support the show by liking, sharing and subscribing on your favourite podcast syndicator. Even more helpful, leave us a review. 

Outtakes from this entire interview, too controversial for public distribution, can be accessed by our Patreon supporters. https://patreon.com/mystictye

We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up please let me know by email. In the meantime check out the Masonic Conferences website https://masonicconferences.com/

 I, Br. Troy Spreeuw will be speaking at Mt. Hermon Lodge #7 Tuesday March 3rd. I will presenting my talk “Memory Palaces Everywhere” about emblematic imagery and Western Esotericism. Lodge Tyle at 7:30 pm at the Vancouver Masonic Centre. This same talk will also be presented at Capilano Lodge on Wednesday April 22nd. To see other dates for my presentations, check out my updates on The Mystic Tye Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/mystictye

Grand Masonic Day 2026 will be held at 10am on April 18th at Vancouver Masonic Center at 7th and Granville. Our keynote speaker will be historian, scholar and author Josef Wages, with Special Guest Speaker Arturo De Hoyos. Tickets are available on Eventbrite. 

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/grand-masonic-day-2026-tickets-1981075074878?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

Esotericon 2026 will be June 20th. Tickets are available on the esotericon.net website. 

Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference will be held on Saturday September 19thth. Our keynote speaker will be Lon Milo DuQuette author of The Tarot Architect. Get your tickets in advance by RSVP to esotericmasonry@gmail.com. 

For other events check out our calendar at mystictye.com and don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there. 

Graphics and web hosting are by Art Szabo Creative. A special thanks to Organist for our theme music. 

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again. 

https://www.patreon.com/mystictye

 

                                                                                              

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If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> You can find us online at mystictye.com

https://www.patreon.com/mystictye

Email me feedback, guest suggestions and any other questions at troy@mystictye.com

 Br. Josef Wäges is a Freemason, historian, editor and author. He is active in both the Scottish Rite Research Society and The Blue Friars. This is Part 2 of an interview in advance of his appearance at Grand Masonic Day 2026

Part One can be found here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2227972/episodes/18601774

 Thanks for listening today. You can support the show by liking, sharing and subscribing on your favourite podcast syndicator. Even more helpful, leave us a review. 

Outtakes from this entire interview, too controversial for public distribution, can be accessed by our Patreon supporters. https://patreon.com/mystictye

We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up please let me know by email. In the meantime check out the Masonic Conferences website https://masonicconferences.com/

 I, Br. Troy Spreeuw will be speaking at Mt. Hermon Lodge #7 Tuesday March 3rd. I will presenting my talk “Memory Palaces Everywhere” about emblematic imagery and Western Esotericism. Lodge Tyle at 7:30 pm at the Vancouver Masonic Centre. This same talk will also be presented at Capilano Lodge on Wednesday April 22nd. To see other dates for my presentations, check out my updates on The Mystic Tye Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/mystictye

Grand Masonic Day 2026 will be held at 10am on April 18th at Vancouver Masonic Center at 7th and Granville. Our keynote speaker will be historian, scholar and author Josef Wages, with Special Guest Speaker Arturo De Hoyos. Tickets are available on Eventbrite. 

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/grand-masonic-day-2026-tickets-1981075074878?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

Esotericon 2026 will be June 20th. Tickets are available on the esotericon.net website. 

Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference will be held on Saturday September 19thth. Our keynote speaker will be Lon Milo DuQuette author of The Tarot Architect. Get your tickets in advance by RSVP to esotericmasonry@gmail.com. 

For other events check out our calendar at mystictye.com and don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there. 

Graphics and web hosting are by Art Szabo Creative. A special thanks to Organist for our theme music. 

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again. 

https://www.patreon.com/mystictye

 

                                                                                              

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Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Troy Spreeuw Buzzsprout-18631240 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 20:00:00 -0800 2429 21 full false Br. Josef Wages Pre-Grand Masonic Day 2026 Interview Pt 1 Br. Josef Wages Pre-Grand Masonic Day 2026 Interview Pt 1 https://www.patreon.com/mystictye

You can find us online at mystictye.com

Email me feedback, guest suggestions and any other questions at troy@mystictye.com

Br. Josef Wäges is a Freemason, historian, and editor of The Secret School of Wisdom, the Authentic Rituals and Doctrines of the Illuminati, The Green Book of Elus Coens, and On Materialism and Idealism. He is also author of many essays, papers and books of Freemasonic interest in his work with the Scottish Rite Research Society. 

Br. Josef Wäges will be the Keynote Speaker at Grand Masonic day 2026. He will be joined by his mentor and research partner Br. Arturo De Hoyos.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-wages-86027514/

https://scottishriteresearch.com/

You can support the show by liking, sharing and subscribing on your favourite podcast syndicator. Even more helpful, leave us a review. 

We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up please let me know by email. In the meantime check out the Masonic Conferences website https://masonicconferences.com/

Br. Troy Spreeuw will be speaking at Mt. Hermon Lodge #7 Tuesday March 3rd. He will presenting his talk “Memory Palaces Everywhere” about emblematic imagery and Western Esotericism. Lodge Tyles at 7:30 pm at the Vancouver Masonic Centre. This same talk will also be presented at Capilano Lodge on Wednesday April 22nd. To see other dates for my presentations, check out my updates on The Mystic Tye Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/mystictye


Grand Masonic Day 2026 will be held at 10am on April 18th at Vancouver Masonic Center at 7th and Granville. Our keynote speaker will be historian, scholar and author Josef Wages, with Special Guest Speaker Arturo De Hoyos. Tickets are available on Eventbrite. 


https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/grand-masonic-day-2026-tickets-1981075074878?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl


Esotericon 2026 will be June 20th. Tickets are available on the esotericon.net website. 

Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference will be held on Saturday September 19thth. Our keynote speaker will be Lon Milo DuQuette author of The Tarot Architect. Get your tickets in advance by RSVP to esotericmasonry@gmail.com. 

For other events check out our calendar at www.mystictye.com and don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there. 

Graphics and web hosting are by Art Szabo Creative. A special thanks to Organist for our theme music. 

www.troyspreeuw.com

https://patreon.com/mystictye


Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again. 

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Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> https://www.patreon.com/mystictye

You can find us online at mystictye.com

Email me feedback, guest suggestions and any other questions at troy@mystictye.com

Br. Josef Wäges is a Freemason, historian, and editor of The Secret School of Wisdom, the Authentic Rituals and Doctrines of the Illuminati, The Green Book of Elus Coens, and On Materialism and Idealism. He is also author of many essays, papers and books of Freemasonic interest in his work with the Scottish Rite Research Society. 

Br. Josef Wäges will be the Keynote Speaker at Grand Masonic day 2026. He will be joined by his mentor and research partner Br. Arturo De Hoyos.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-wages-86027514/

https://scottishriteresearch.com/

You can support the show by liking, sharing and subscribing on your favourite podcast syndicator. Even more helpful, leave us a review. 

We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up please let me know by email. In the meantime check out the Masonic Conferences website https://masonicconferences.com/

Br. Troy Spreeuw will be speaking at Mt. Hermon Lodge #7 Tuesday March 3rd. He will presenting his talk “Memory Palaces Everywhere” about emblematic imagery and Western Esotericism. Lodge Tyles at 7:30 pm at the Vancouver Masonic Centre. This same talk will also be presented at Capilano Lodge on Wednesday April 22nd. To see other dates for my presentations, check out my updates on The Mystic Tye Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/mystictye


Grand Masonic Day 2026 will be held at 10am on April 18th at Vancouver Masonic Center at 7th and Granville. Our keynote speaker will be historian, scholar and author Josef Wages, with Special Guest Speaker Arturo De Hoyos. Tickets are available on Eventbrite. 


https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/grand-masonic-day-2026-tickets-1981075074878?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl


Esotericon 2026 will be June 20th. Tickets are available on the esotericon.net website. 

Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference will be held on Saturday September 19thth. Our keynote speaker will be Lon Milo DuQuette author of The Tarot Architect. Get your tickets in advance by RSVP to esotericmasonry@gmail.com. 

For other events check out our calendar at www.mystictye.com and don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there. 

Graphics and web hosting are by Art Szabo Creative. A special thanks to Organist for our theme music. 

www.troyspreeuw.com

https://patreon.com/mystictye


Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again. 

Links and resources


Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Troy Spreeuw Buzzsprout-18601774 Sat, 31 Jan 2026 14:00:00 -0800 2127 1 20 full true Br. Wes Regan 2026 Research Update Conspiracism and Freemasonry Br. Wes Regan 2026 Research Update Conspiracism and Freemasonry https://www.patreon.com/mystictye

Welcome to The Mystic Tye. A podcast for Freemasons. You can find us online at mystictye.com

Today’s guest needs no introduction. Here to talk about his current research, past presentations and all things Masonic, please welcome Wes Regan.

Referred Philalethes paper: https://victoriacolumbia.ca/MODO%20Updates/PHILALETHES%20The%20Journal%20of%20Masonic%20Research%20and%20Letters%20Vol%2076%20No%204.pdf 

Organist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/127xdvu1HJd04qaXNIRWRc?si=cAiTTdVsThe66G8CvWZVXg

Thanks for listening today. You can support the show by liking, sharing and subscribing on your favourite podcast syndicator. Even more helpful, leave us a review. 

 We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up please let me know by email. In the meantime check out the Masonic Conferences website https://masonicconferences.com/

Grand Masonic Day 2026 will be held at 10am on April 18th at Vancouver Masonic Center at 7th and Granville. Our keynote speaker will be historian, scholar and author Josef Wages, with Special Guest Speaker Arturo De Hoyos. Tickets are available on Eventbrite. 

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/grand-masonic-day-2026-tickets-1981075074878?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

Br. Troy Spreeuw will be featured at Prince of Wales Lodge on January 26th presenting the EA* tracing board and expanding on some of the symbolism of this complex emblem. Meeting tyles at 7:30pm at the VMC. 

For other events check out our calendar at mystictye.com and don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there. 

Graphics and web hosting are by Art Szabo Creative. A special thanks to Organist for our theme music. 

 Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again. 

https://www.mystictye.com/

https://troyspreeuw.com/

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Links and resources


Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> https://www.patreon.com/mystictye

Welcome to The Mystic Tye. A podcast for Freemasons. You can find us online at mystictye.com

Today’s guest needs no introduction. Here to talk about his current research, past presentations and all things Masonic, please welcome Wes Regan.

Referred Philalethes paper: https://victoriacolumbia.ca/MODO%20Updates/PHILALETHES%20The%20Journal%20of%20Masonic%20Research%20and%20Letters%20Vol%2076%20No%204.pdf 

Organist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/127xdvu1HJd04qaXNIRWRc?si=cAiTTdVsThe66G8CvWZVXg

Thanks for listening today. You can support the show by liking, sharing and subscribing on your favourite podcast syndicator. Even more helpful, leave us a review. 

 We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up please let me know by email. In the meantime check out the Masonic Conferences website https://masonicconferences.com/

Grand Masonic Day 2026 will be held at 10am on April 18th at Vancouver Masonic Center at 7th and Granville. Our keynote speaker will be historian, scholar and author Josef Wages, with Special Guest Speaker Arturo De Hoyos. Tickets are available on Eventbrite. 

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/grand-masonic-day-2026-tickets-1981075074878?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

Br. Troy Spreeuw will be featured at Prince of Wales Lodge on January 26th presenting the EA* tracing board and expanding on some of the symbolism of this complex emblem. Meeting tyles at 7:30pm at the VMC. 

For other events check out our calendar at mystictye.com and don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there. 

Graphics and web hosting are by Art Szabo Creative. A special thanks to Organist for our theme music. 

 Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again. 

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Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

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]]> Buzzsprout-18545106 Wed, 21 Jan 2026 13:00:00 -0800 2969 19 full false Freemasonry In The Time of Conspiracism w/ Br. Wes Regan (2021) Freemasonry In The Time of Conspiracism w/ Br. Wes Regan (2021) https://www.patreon.com/mystictye

Welcome to The Mystic Tye. A podcast for Freemasons. 

You can find us online at mystictye.com

Back in 2021 I interviewed Brother Wes Regan for a different podcast. He was presenting at Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference shortly after this interview and we were at the tail end of the global pandemic. This interview, which I present nearly in whole today, as well as the full presentation with Q&A, which will come in a future episode, provides a great backdrop to the upcoming interview with Wes where I check in with him about the state of his research. We join the interview in progress now…

Thanks for listening today. You can support the show by liking, sharing and subscribing on your favourite podcast syndicator. Even more helpful, leave us a review. 

 We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up please let me know by email. In the meantime check out the Masonic Conferences website https://masonicconferences.com/

Grand Masonic Day 2026 will be held at 10am on April 18th 2026. Our keynote speaker will be historian, scholar and author Josef Wages. Tickets are available on Eventbrite. 

For other events check out our calendar at mystictye.com and don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there. 

Graphics and web hosting are by Art Szabo Creative. A special thanks to Organist for our theme music. 

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.

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If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> https://www.patreon.com/mystictye

Welcome to The Mystic Tye. A podcast for Freemasons. 

You can find us online at mystictye.com

Back in 2021 I interviewed Brother Wes Regan for a different podcast. He was presenting at Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference shortly after this interview and we were at the tail end of the global pandemic. This interview, which I present nearly in whole today, as well as the full presentation with Q&A, which will come in a future episode, provides a great backdrop to the upcoming interview with Wes where I check in with him about the state of his research. We join the interview in progress now…

Thanks for listening today. You can support the show by liking, sharing and subscribing on your favourite podcast syndicator. Even more helpful, leave us a review. 

 We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up please let me know by email. In the meantime check out the Masonic Conferences website https://masonicconferences.com/

Grand Masonic Day 2026 will be held at 10am on April 18th 2026. Our keynote speaker will be historian, scholar and author Josef Wages. Tickets are available on Eventbrite. 

For other events check out our calendar at mystictye.com and don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there. 

Graphics and web hosting are by Art Szabo Creative. A special thanks to Organist for our theme music. 

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.

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If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Troy Spreeuw Buzzsprout-18505620 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 09:00:00 -0800 3159 1 18 full false Br. Lane Dossett EFCx 2025 Br. Lane Dossett EFCx 2025 https://www.patreon.com/mystictye

Hailing from Mississippi, Bro. Lane Dossett, 33°, serves as the Personal Representative of the Scottish Rite Valley of Hattiesburg and is a member of Mystic Tie, #222, a practicing TO Lodge.  He has served as Grand Orator for the Grand Lodge of Mississippi and Illustrious Grand Master for the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of Mississippi.  He is currently the Deputy Grand Commander for their Grand Commandery.  In his spare time, he practices law in the field of civil government defense. Br. Dossett is speaking at Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference 2025. 

Thanks for listening today. You can support the show by liking, sharing and subscribing on your favourite podcast syndicator. Even more helpful, leave us a review. 

We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up please let me know by email. In the meantime check out the Masonic Conferences website https://masonicconferences.com/

Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference will be held on Saturday September 20th. Our keynote speaker will be Robert G. Davis, well known Scottish Rite scholar and author of “In Search of Light”. Get your tickets in advance by RSVP to esotericmasonry@gmail.com. Details upcoming to conference website at https://www.esotericmasonry.com/

For other events check out our calendar at mystictye.com and don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there. 

Graphics and web hosting are by Art Szabo Creative. A special thanks to Moka Only for our theme music. 

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again. 

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If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> https://www.patreon.com/mystictye

Hailing from Mississippi, Bro. Lane Dossett, 33°, serves as the Personal Representative of the Scottish Rite Valley of Hattiesburg and is a member of Mystic Tie, #222, a practicing TO Lodge.  He has served as Grand Orator for the Grand Lodge of Mississippi and Illustrious Grand Master for the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of Mississippi.  He is currently the Deputy Grand Commander for their Grand Commandery.  In his spare time, he practices law in the field of civil government defense. Br. Dossett is speaking at Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference 2025. 

Thanks for listening today. You can support the show by liking, sharing and subscribing on your favourite podcast syndicator. Even more helpful, leave us a review. 

We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up please let me know by email. In the meantime check out the Masonic Conferences website https://masonicconferences.com/

Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference will be held on Saturday September 20th. Our keynote speaker will be Robert G. Davis, well known Scottish Rite scholar and author of “In Search of Light”. Get your tickets in advance by RSVP to esotericmasonry@gmail.com. Details upcoming to conference website at https://www.esotericmasonry.com/

For other events check out our calendar at mystictye.com and don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there. 

Graphics and web hosting are by Art Szabo Creative. A special thanks to Moka Only for our theme music. 

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again. 

https://www.patreon.com/mystictye

Links and resources


Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Buzzsprout-17863396 Wed, 17 Sep 2025 16:00:00 -0700 3725 full false Dr. Nathan Schick EFCx 2025 Dr. Nathan Schick EFCx 2025 https://www.patreon.com/mystictye

Dr. Nathan Schick is a university professor, active Freemason, and friend of the show. I interviewed him on Episode 3 of The Mystic Tye about his book “The Grand Communication”. His presentation “Tarot, Kabbalah, and the Hermetic Ascent” is featured on the programme for EFC 2025. Please welcome Dr. Nathan Schick. 


https://triaprima.co/product/the-grand-communication/


Thanks for listening today. You can support the show by liking, sharing and subscribing on your favourite podcast syndicator. Even more helpful, leave us a review. 


 We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up please let me know by email. In the meantime check out the Masonic Conferences website https://masonicconferences.com/


Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference will be held on Saturday September 20th. Our keynote speaker will be Robert G. Davis, well known Scottish Rite scholar and author of “In Search of Light”. Get your tickets in advance by RSVP to esotericmasonry@gmail.com. Details upcoming to conference website at https://www.esotericmasonry.com/

 

For other events check out our calendar at mystictye.com and don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there. 

 

Graphics and web hosting are by Art Szabo Creative. A special thanks to Moka Only for our theme music. 

 

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again. 

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If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> https://www.patreon.com/mystictye

Dr. Nathan Schick is a university professor, active Freemason, and friend of the show. I interviewed him on Episode 3 of The Mystic Tye about his book “The Grand Communication”. His presentation “Tarot, Kabbalah, and the Hermetic Ascent” is featured on the programme for EFC 2025. Please welcome Dr. Nathan Schick. 


https://triaprima.co/product/the-grand-communication/


Thanks for listening today. You can support the show by liking, sharing and subscribing on your favourite podcast syndicator. Even more helpful, leave us a review. 


 We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up please let me know by email. In the meantime check out the Masonic Conferences website https://masonicconferences.com/


Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference will be held on Saturday September 20th. Our keynote speaker will be Robert G. Davis, well known Scottish Rite scholar and author of “In Search of Light”. Get your tickets in advance by RSVP to esotericmasonry@gmail.com. Details upcoming to conference website at https://www.esotericmasonry.com/

 

For other events check out our calendar at mystictye.com and don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there. 

 

Graphics and web hosting are by Art Szabo Creative. A special thanks to Moka Only for our theme music. 

 

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again. 

https://www.patreon.com/mystictye

Links and resources


Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Buzzsprout-17843935 Mon, 15 Sep 2025 15:00:00 -0700 2243 1 16 full false Robert Davis EFCx 2025 Keynote Robert Davis EFCx 2025 Keynote https://www.patreon.com/mystictye


Bro. Robert G. Davis is the Secretary Emeritus of the Guthrie Scottish Rite Bodies, having served the Scottish Rite as Executive Secretary for 30 years. He is a Past Master of three Masonic lodges in Oklahoma,  33° Mason and recipient of the Grand Cross, and he has served as the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Oklahoma in 2021. He is the author of four books “In Search of Light”, a course of hieroglyphic and moral instruction for the Symbolic Lodge. He is also the Keynote speaker at Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference 2025 in Seattle Washington September 20th. One of the organizers of EFC, Ken Lane, joins me to co host. Please welcome Brother Robert G. Davis.

https://robertgdavis.net/


Thanks for listening today. You can support the show by liking, sharing and subscribing on your favourite podcast syndicator. Even more helpful, leave us a review. 

We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up please let me know by email. In the meantime check out the Masonic Conferences website https://masonicconferences.com/

Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference will be held on Saturday September 20th. Our keynote speaker will be none other than today’s guest Robert G. Davis, well known Scottish Rite scholar and author of “In Search of Light”. Get your tickets in advance by RSVP to esotericmasonry@gmail.com. Details upcoming to conference website at https://www.esotericmasonry.com/

For other events check out our calendar at mystictye.com and don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there. 

Graphics and web hosting are by Art Szabo Creative. A special thanks to Moka Only for our theme music. 

Happy to meet. Sorry to part. Happy to meet again. 

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If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> https://www.patreon.com/mystictye


Bro. Robert G. Davis is the Secretary Emeritus of the Guthrie Scottish Rite Bodies, having served the Scottish Rite as Executive Secretary for 30 years. He is a Past Master of three Masonic lodges in Oklahoma,  33° Mason and recipient of the Grand Cross, and he has served as the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Oklahoma in 2021. He is the author of four books “In Search of Light”, a course of hieroglyphic and moral instruction for the Symbolic Lodge. He is also the Keynote speaker at Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference 2025 in Seattle Washington September 20th. One of the organizers of EFC, Ken Lane, joins me to co host. Please welcome Brother Robert G. Davis.

https://robertgdavis.net/


Thanks for listening today. You can support the show by liking, sharing and subscribing on your favourite podcast syndicator. Even more helpful, leave us a review. 

We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up please let me know by email. In the meantime check out the Masonic Conferences website https://masonicconferences.com/

Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference will be held on Saturday September 20th. Our keynote speaker will be none other than today’s guest Robert G. Davis, well known Scottish Rite scholar and author of “In Search of Light”. Get your tickets in advance by RSVP to esotericmasonry@gmail.com. Details upcoming to conference website at https://www.esotericmasonry.com/

For other events check out our calendar at mystictye.com and don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there. 

Graphics and web hosting are by Art Szabo Creative. A special thanks to Moka Only for our theme music. 

Happy to meet. Sorry to part. Happy to meet again. 

https://www.patreon.com/mystictye

Links and resources


Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Troy Spreeuw Buzzsprout-17719080 Mon, 25 Aug 2025 14:00:00 -0700 2803 1 15 full false Organist Releases “Thank God We Die” Organist Releases “Thank God We Die” https://www.patreon.com/mystictye

Email me feedback, guest suggestions and any other questions at troy@mystictye.com

Organist is a collective of Initiates encourage artistic expressions of the initiatic experience. The first release “Thank God We Die” will be available everywhere April 16th. Please welcome Justin, Billy, and Wes of Organist. 

Thank God We Die - Organist

Gothic Culture Mag - Official Video

 Thanks for listening today. You can support the show by liking, sharing and subscribing on your favourite podcast syndicator. Even more helpful, leave us a review. 

We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up please let me know by email. In the meantime check out the Masonic Conferences website https://masonicconferences.com/

Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference will be held on Saturday September 20th. Our keynote speaker will be none other than Robert G. Davis, well known Scottish Rite scholar and author of “In Search of Light”. Get your tickets in advance by RSVP to esotericmasonry@gmail.com. Details upcoming to conference website at https://www.esotericmasonry.com/

 For other events check out our calendar at mystictye.com and don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there. 

Graphics and web hosting are by Art Szabo Creative. A special thanks to Moka Only for our theme music. 

 Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again. 

https://www.patreon.com/mystictye

 

Links and resources


Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> https://www.patreon.com/mystictye

Email me feedback, guest suggestions and any other questions at troy@mystictye.com

Organist is a collective of Initiates encourage artistic expressions of the initiatic experience. The first release “Thank God We Die” will be available everywhere April 16th. Please welcome Justin, Billy, and Wes of Organist. 

Thank God We Die - Organist

Gothic Culture Mag - Official Video

 Thanks for listening today. You can support the show by liking, sharing and subscribing on your favourite podcast syndicator. Even more helpful, leave us a review. 

We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up please let me know by email. In the meantime check out the Masonic Conferences website https://masonicconferences.com/

Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference will be held on Saturday September 20th. Our keynote speaker will be none other than Robert G. Davis, well known Scottish Rite scholar and author of “In Search of Light”. Get your tickets in advance by RSVP to esotericmasonry@gmail.com. Details upcoming to conference website at https://www.esotericmasonry.com/

 For other events check out our calendar at mystictye.com and don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there. 

Graphics and web hosting are by Art Szabo Creative. A special thanks to Moka Only for our theme music. 

 Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again. 

https://www.patreon.com/mystictye

 

Links and resources


Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Buzzsprout-16997965 Sat, 19 Apr 2025 13:00:00 -0700 4278 1 14 full true Grand Masonic Day 2025 Keynote Br. Martin Faulks Grand Masonic Day 2025 Keynote Br. Martin Faulks Email me feedback, guest suggestions and any other questions at troy@mystictye.com

Today’s guest is a Brother who works every day to advance Freemasonry. Brother, seeker, student of The Work and Friend of the show Martin Faulks will be our Keynote at Grand Masonic Day 2025 on Saturday February 1st. 

Get your tickets on Eventbrite by searching Grand Masonic Day 2025 or use the link in the show notes.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/grand-masonic-day-2025-tickets-1108931396659

https://www.lewismasonic.co.uk/martin-faulks

Grand Masonic Day 2025 will be February 1st. Get your tickets on Eventbrite by searching for Grand Masonic Day 2025 

Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference will be on September 20th at Ballard Masonic Centre in Seattle WA. www.esotericmasonry.com

For other events check out our calendar at mystictye.com and don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there. 

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again. 



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If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Email me feedback, guest suggestions and any other questions at troy@mystictye.com

Today’s guest is a Brother who works every day to advance Freemasonry. Brother, seeker, student of The Work and Friend of the show Martin Faulks will be our Keynote at Grand Masonic Day 2025 on Saturday February 1st. 

Get your tickets on Eventbrite by searching Grand Masonic Day 2025 or use the link in the show notes.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/grand-masonic-day-2025-tickets-1108931396659

https://www.lewismasonic.co.uk/martin-faulks

Grand Masonic Day 2025 will be February 1st. Get your tickets on Eventbrite by searching for Grand Masonic Day 2025 

Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference will be on September 20th at Ballard Masonic Centre in Seattle WA. www.esotericmasonry.com

For other events check out our calendar at mystictye.com and don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there. 

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again. 



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If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Troy Spreeuw Buzzsprout-16508021 Sun, 26 Jan 2025 21:00:00 -0800 4108 1 13 full false Initiation of Pinocchio w Zane McCune Initiation of Pinocchio w Zane McCune https://www.patreon.com/mystictye

Initiation of Pinocchio w Zane McCune

You can find us online at mystictye.com

Email me feedback, guest suggestions and any other questions at troy@mystictye.com

Born and raised in the picturesque landscape of the Puget Sound in Washington State, Zane McCune embarked on his Masonic journey in 2007 in Verity Lodge No. 59 with an earnest determination to make a lasting impact. His path to success within the fraternity is marked by milestones that reflect his passion and dedication.

A Past Master of Verity Lodge No. 59, he has also served the Grand Lodge of Washington in several capacities such as Grand Orator, Grand Lecturer and Deputy of the Grand Master. Zane has also served on numerous Grand Lodge committees over his years as a Freemason, but the one he is most passionate about is chairing the states Lodge Leadership Training Program, which conducts a weekend long seminar for lodge officers and teaches classes which are designed to help lodges succeed.

In recognition of his contributions, Zane is a past recipient of the prestigious Hiram Award and the Grand Master’s Achievement Award. He is also a prior winner of the annual Senior Warden State Ritual Competition. Zane was the Keynote Speaker at the Conference of Grand Masters of Masons in North America in 2024 and is a sought-after guest speaker at various lodges and Masonic conferences, including the Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference. His thought-provoking presentations have enlightened and inspired countless brethren.

www.esotericmasonry.com

https://point-within-the-circle.com/orderdirectlol.php

Thanks for listening today. You can support the show by liking, sharing and subscribing on your favourite podcast syndicator. Even more helpful, leave us a review. 

We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up please let me know by email. In the meantime check out the Masonic Conferences website https://masonicconferences.com/

Don’t miss The Hermopolis Symposium hosted by Dr. Mervat Nasser and Ike Baker runs from October 24th-27th and is available to attend digitally. See https://www.hermopolis-foundation.org/symposium

 

“The Hero’s Journey – The Initiation of Pinnochio” presented by Zane McCune at Heritage Lodge. October 28th 2024 7:30pm at Park Lodge Building. EA* and FC* welcome. 

Grand Masonic Day 2025 will be February 2nd. Listen to future episodes for updates. 

For other events check out our calendar at mystictye.com and don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there. 

Graphics and web hosting are by Art Szabo Creative. A special thanks to Moka Only for our theme music. 

 

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again. 

https://www.patreon.com/mystictye

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                              

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Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> https://www.patreon.com/mystictye

Initiation of Pinocchio w Zane McCune

You can find us online at mystictye.com

Email me feedback, guest suggestions and any other questions at troy@mystictye.com

Born and raised in the picturesque landscape of the Puget Sound in Washington State, Zane McCune embarked on his Masonic journey in 2007 in Verity Lodge No. 59 with an earnest determination to make a lasting impact. His path to success within the fraternity is marked by milestones that reflect his passion and dedication.

A Past Master of Verity Lodge No. 59, he has also served the Grand Lodge of Washington in several capacities such as Grand Orator, Grand Lecturer and Deputy of the Grand Master. Zane has also served on numerous Grand Lodge committees over his years as a Freemason, but the one he is most passionate about is chairing the states Lodge Leadership Training Program, which conducts a weekend long seminar for lodge officers and teaches classes which are designed to help lodges succeed.

In recognition of his contributions, Zane is a past recipient of the prestigious Hiram Award and the Grand Master’s Achievement Award. He is also a prior winner of the annual Senior Warden State Ritual Competition. Zane was the Keynote Speaker at the Conference of Grand Masters of Masons in North America in 2024 and is a sought-after guest speaker at various lodges and Masonic conferences, including the Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference. His thought-provoking presentations have enlightened and inspired countless brethren.

www.esotericmasonry.com

https://point-within-the-circle.com/orderdirectlol.php

Thanks for listening today. You can support the show by liking, sharing and subscribing on your favourite podcast syndicator. Even more helpful, leave us a review. 

We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up please let me know by email. In the meantime check out the Masonic Conferences website https://masonicconferences.com/

Don’t miss The Hermopolis Symposium hosted by Dr. Mervat Nasser and Ike Baker runs from October 24th-27th and is available to attend digitally. See https://www.hermopolis-foundation.org/symposium

 

“The Hero’s Journey – The Initiation of Pinnochio” presented by Zane McCune at Heritage Lodge. October 28th 2024 7:30pm at Park Lodge Building. EA* and FC* welcome. 

Grand Masonic Day 2025 will be February 2nd. Listen to future episodes for updates. 

For other events check out our calendar at mystictye.com and don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there. 

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]]> Troy Spreeuw Buzzsprout-15945593 Thu, 17 Oct 2024 21:00:00 -0700 3770 1 12 full true Troy and Ken talk EFC24 Troy and Ken talk EFC24 https://www.patreon.com/mystictye

Troy and Ken talk EFC24

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My Esotericism in Freemasonry Co-Organizer Ken Lane and I talk about some of the presentations, the Masonic Buildings Panel, and how you don’t NEED to read the books you buy at the conference. 

www.esotericmasonry.com

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We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up please let me know by email. In the meantime check out the Masonic Conferences website https://masonicconferences.com/

Coming up September 27-29th in Seattle Washington is Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference. 

Our keynote will be none other than Ike Baker of Arcanvm podcast. Dr. Nathan Schick, Br. Doug Blake, Br. Jaime Paul Lamb, Br. Doug Russel, Br. P.D. Newman and others will be speaking. Check out www.esotericmasonry.com for details. 

Grand Masonic Day 2025 will be February 2nd. Listen to future episodes for updates. 

For other events check out our calendar at mystictye.com and don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there. 

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]]> https://www.patreon.com/mystictye

Troy and Ken talk EFC24

You can find us online at mystictye.com

Email me feedback, guest suggestions and any other questions at troy@mystictye.com

My Esotericism in Freemasonry Co-Organizer Ken Lane and I talk about some of the presentations, the Masonic Buildings Panel, and how you don’t NEED to read the books you buy at the conference. 

www.esotericmasonry.com

Thanks for listening today. You can support the show by liking, sharing and subscribing on your favourite podcast syndicator. Even more helpful, leave us a review.

We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up please let me know by email. In the meantime check out the Masonic Conferences website https://masonicconferences.com/

Coming up September 27-29th in Seattle Washington is Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference. 

Our keynote will be none other than Ike Baker of Arcanvm podcast. Dr. Nathan Schick, Br. Doug Blake, Br. Jaime Paul Lamb, Br. Doug Russel, Br. P.D. Newman and others will be speaking. Check out www.esotericmasonry.com for details. 

Grand Masonic Day 2025 will be February 2nd. Listen to future episodes for updates. 

For other events check out our calendar at mystictye.com and don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there. 

Graphics and web hosting are by Art Szabo Creative. A special thanks to Moka Only for our theme music. 

 

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again. 

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]]> Troy Spreeuw Buzzsprout-15752856 Sun, 15 Sep 2024 20:00:00 -0700 837 1 11 full false Jaime Paul Lamb’s EFC Experience Jaime Paul Lamb’s EFC Experience https://www.patreon.com/mystictye

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Jaime Paul Lamb is an astrologer and tarotist interested in the intersection of the Western Esoteric Tradition and Freemasonry. He is the author of three books and a regular article contributor to many journals and periodicals. He is a Past Master of Ascension Lodge #89 Free and Accepted Masons in Phoenix, Arizona, a co-founder of Tria Prima Podcast, well as an ardent supporter of Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference. This year at EFC he will be presenting a class on practical astrology. I have known Jaime a number of years now and I always appreciate his approach and style, and I hope you will too. Please welcome Jaime Paul Lamb.

https://ascensionlodge89.com/

https://www.jaimepaullamb.com/

https://triaprima.co/

https://freemason.org/symposium/

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We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up please let me know by email. In the meantime check out the Masonic Conferences website https://masonicconferences.com/

Coming up September 27-29th in Seattle Washington is Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference.

Our keynote will be none other than Ike Baker of Arcanvm podcast. Dr. Nathan Schick, Br. Doug Blake, Br. Jaime Paul Lamb, Br. Doug Russel, Br. P.D. Newman and others will be speaking. Check out www.esotericmasonry.com for details. 

Grand Masonic Day 2025 will be February 2nd. Listen to future episodes for updates. 

For other events check out our calendar at mystictye.com and don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there. 

Graphics and web hosting are by Art Szabo Creative. A special thanks to Moka Only for our theme music. 

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Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> https://www.patreon.com/mystictye

You can find us online at mystictye.com

Email me feedback, guest suggestions and any other questions at troy@mystictye.com

Jaime Paul Lamb is an astrologer and tarotist interested in the intersection of the Western Esoteric Tradition and Freemasonry. He is the author of three books and a regular article contributor to many journals and periodicals. He is a Past Master of Ascension Lodge #89 Free and Accepted Masons in Phoenix, Arizona, a co-founder of Tria Prima Podcast, well as an ardent supporter of Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference. This year at EFC he will be presenting a class on practical astrology. I have known Jaime a number of years now and I always appreciate his approach and style, and I hope you will too. Please welcome Jaime Paul Lamb.

https://ascensionlodge89.com/

https://www.jaimepaullamb.com/

https://triaprima.co/

https://freemason.org/symposium/

Thanks for listening today. You can support the show by liking, sharing and subscribing on your favourite podcast syndicator. Even more helpful, leave us a review.
We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up please let me know by email. In the meantime check out the Masonic Conferences website https://masonicconferences.com/

Coming up September 27-29th in Seattle Washington is Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference.

Our keynote will be none other than Ike Baker of Arcanvm podcast. Dr. Nathan Schick, Br. Doug Blake, Br. Jaime Paul Lamb, Br. Doug Russel, Br. P.D. Newman and others will be speaking. Check out www.esotericmasonry.com for details. 

Grand Masonic Day 2025 will be February 2nd. Listen to future episodes for updates. 

For other events check out our calendar at mystictye.com and don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there. 

Graphics and web hosting are by Art Szabo Creative. A special thanks to Moka Only for our theme music. 

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again. 

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Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

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]]> Troy Spreeuw Buzzsprout-15603459 Sun, 18 Aug 2024 22:00:00 -0700 3991 1 10 full false Wes & Troy Commentary on Chris Hodapp Address Wes & Troy Commentary on Chris Hodapp Address https://www.patreon.com/mystictye

Wes & Troy Commentary on Chris Hodapp Address

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This special edition of Mystic Tye Wes Regan and I try something new. We listened to the recent address by Chris Hodapp at Grand Masonic Day 2024 and stopped occasionally to provide some of our own commentary. This is our first attempt at something like this, and we both really enjoyed it. I hope you will too!

 

Here are some references from our chat:

 

https://www.vox.com/the-gray-area/23813985/christine-emba-masculinity-the-gray-area

 

https://freemasonsfordummies.blogspot.com/

 

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 We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up please let me know by email. 

 

August 3rd I will be attending an outdoor Master Mason degree in Granite Falls with a few other members of the Duke of Connaught and many members of the GLBCY, GLW, and other visiting dignitaries. If you are a brother and want to join us please email me. 


Coming up September 27-29th in Seattle Washington is Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference  

Our keynote will be none other than Ike Baker of Arcanvm podcast. Dr. Nathan Schick, Br. Doug Blake, Br. Jaime Paul Lamb, Br. Doug Russel, Br. P.D. Newman and others will be speaking. Check out www.esotericmasonry.com for details. 


 Grand Masonic Day 2025 will be February 2nd. Listen to future episodes for updates. 

 

For other events check out our calendar at mystictye.com and don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there. 

 

Graphics and web hosting are by Art Szabo Creative. A special thanks to Moka Only for our theme music. 

 

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again. 

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Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> https://www.patreon.com/mystictye

Wes & Troy Commentary on Chris Hodapp Address

You can find us online at mystictye.com

 

Email me feedback, guest suggestions and any other questions at troy@mystictye.com

 

This special edition of Mystic Tye Wes Regan and I try something new. We listened to the recent address by Chris Hodapp at Grand Masonic Day 2024 and stopped occasionally to provide some of our own commentary. This is our first attempt at something like this, and we both really enjoyed it. I hope you will too!

 

Here are some references from our chat:

 

https://www.vox.com/the-gray-area/23813985/christine-emba-masculinity-the-gray-area

 

https://freemasonsfordummies.blogspot.com/

 

Thanks for listening today. You can support the show by liking, sharing and subscribing on your favourite podcast syndicator. Even more helpful, leave us a review. 


 We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up please let me know by email. 

 

August 3rd I will be attending an outdoor Master Mason degree in Granite Falls with a few other members of the Duke of Connaught and many members of the GLBCY, GLW, and other visiting dignitaries. If you are a brother and want to join us please email me. 


Coming up September 27-29th in Seattle Washington is Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference  

Our keynote will be none other than Ike Baker of Arcanvm podcast. Dr. Nathan Schick, Br. Doug Blake, Br. Jaime Paul Lamb, Br. Doug Russel, Br. P.D. Newman and others will be speaking. Check out www.esotericmasonry.com for details. 


 Grand Masonic Day 2025 will be February 2nd. Listen to future episodes for updates. 

 

For other events check out our calendar at mystictye.com and don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there. 

 

Graphics and web hosting are by Art Szabo Creative. A special thanks to Moka Only for our theme music. 

 

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again. 

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]]> Troy Spreeuw Buzzsprout-15489803 Sun, 28 Jul 2024 21:00:00 -0700 6105 1 9 full true Chris Hodapp Address Grand Masonic Day 2024 Chris Hodapp Address Grand Masonic Day 2024 Welcome to the Mystic Tye. A podcast for Freemasons. I am your host Troy Spreeuw.

This recording took place at Grand Masonic Day 2024 at the Agnes Street Masonic Centre on May 25th 2024. Brother Christopher Hodapp was the keynote speaker that day and he delivered a great presentation full of the candor and humour about our Gentle Craft that he is known for. Br. Hodapp was a gracious guest to our jurisdiction for several days and I was blessed to be able to spend so much time with this humble brother. I am now proud to be able to call him a friend as well as a brother. 

Please note that this was recorded with nearly 100 people in attendance as well as broadcast through our zoom audience that afternoon. Apologies for any loss of sound quality as events such as this are organised to be attended live not recorded in a studio. Still, I am ecstatic that this turned out so well and expect my processing and mastering of it will increase the listening quality before release. 

Stay tuned to our channel for a future episode where Br. Wes Regan and I provide a running commentary of this event. Also, watch for future episodes with recordings of the other four presentations from GMD2024. 

Christopher L. Hodapp is the author of Freemasons For Dummies, the world's best-selling introduction to the Masonic fraternity. His blog of the same name is the most widely read source of current national and international news about Freemasonry. Check out his website for a full biography of his publications and accomplishments. 

https://freemasonsfordummies.blogspot.com/

Email me feedback, guest suggestions and any other questions at troy@mystictye.com

You can find us online at https://www.mystictye.com/ 

Thanks for listening today. You can support the show by liking, sharing and subscribing on your favourite podcast syndicator. Even more helpful, leave us a review. 

We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up please let me know by email. 

Happening this weekend July 12-14th first ever EnochiaCon hosted by The Arcane Research Society online and in Vancouver, BC. See the Arcane Research Society’s website for details. https://www.arcaneresearchsociety.com/

 In the evening of July 18th in Vancouver, BC I will be hosting our first listener event at a secret location. This would be an ideal place for seekers or other interested listeners to meet some Freemasons. Please email me at troy@mystictye.com to RSVP or for further details.

Coming up September 27-29th in Seattle Washington is Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference

Our keynote will be none other than Ike Baker of Arcanvm podcast. Dr. Nathan Schick, Br. Doug Blake, Br. Jaime Paul Lamb, Br. Doug Russel, Br. P.D. Newman and others will be speaking. Check out www.esotericmasonry.com for details. 

For other events check out our calendar at mystictye.com and don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there. 

Graphics and web hosting are by Art Szabo Creative. A special thanks to Moka Only for our theme music. 

 

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again. 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                              

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Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Welcome to the Mystic Tye. A podcast for Freemasons. I am your host Troy Spreeuw.

This recording took place at Grand Masonic Day 2024 at the Agnes Street Masonic Centre on May 25th 2024. Brother Christopher Hodapp was the keynote speaker that day and he delivered a great presentation full of the candor and humour about our Gentle Craft that he is known for. Br. Hodapp was a gracious guest to our jurisdiction for several days and I was blessed to be able to spend so much time with this humble brother. I am now proud to be able to call him a friend as well as a brother. 

Please note that this was recorded with nearly 100 people in attendance as well as broadcast through our zoom audience that afternoon. Apologies for any loss of sound quality as events such as this are organised to be attended live not recorded in a studio. Still, I am ecstatic that this turned out so well and expect my processing and mastering of it will increase the listening quality before release. 

Stay tuned to our channel for a future episode where Br. Wes Regan and I provide a running commentary of this event. Also, watch for future episodes with recordings of the other four presentations from GMD2024. 

Christopher L. Hodapp is the author of Freemasons For Dummies, the world's best-selling introduction to the Masonic fraternity. His blog of the same name is the most widely read source of current national and international news about Freemasonry. Check out his website for a full biography of his publications and accomplishments. 

https://freemasonsfordummies.blogspot.com/

Email me feedback, guest suggestions and any other questions at troy@mystictye.com

You can find us online at https://www.mystictye.com/ 

Thanks for listening today. You can support the show by liking, sharing and subscribing on your favourite podcast syndicator. Even more helpful, leave us a review. 

We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up please let me know by email. 

Happening this weekend July 12-14th first ever EnochiaCon hosted by The Arcane Research Society online and in Vancouver, BC. See the Arcane Research Society’s website for details. https://www.arcaneresearchsociety.com/

 In the evening of July 18th in Vancouver, BC I will be hosting our first listener event at a secret location. This would be an ideal place for seekers or other interested listeners to meet some Freemasons. Please email me at troy@mystictye.com to RSVP or for further details.

Coming up September 27-29th in Seattle Washington is Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference

Our keynote will be none other than Ike Baker of Arcanvm podcast. Dr. Nathan Schick, Br. Doug Blake, Br. Jaime Paul Lamb, Br. Doug Russel, Br. P.D. Newman and others will be speaking. Check out www.esotericmasonry.com for details. 

For other events check out our calendar at mystictye.com and don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter while you are there. 

Graphics and web hosting are by Art Szabo Creative. A special thanks to Moka Only for our theme music. 

 

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again. 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                              

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Support the show

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Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Troy Spreeuw Buzzsprout-15376575 Mon, 08 Jul 2024 17:00:00 -0700 2554 1 8 full false "The Civility Mosiac" with Russ Charvonia "The Civility Mosiac" with Russ Charvonia Russ Charvonia is the Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of California and co-author of “The Civility Mosiac, How Anyone Can Use The Principals of Freemasonry to Repair Our World”

https://www.macoy.com/The-Civility-Mosaic

https://civilitymosaic.com/

https://urgencyofcivility.org/

You can find us online at mystictye.com

Email me feedback, guest suggestions and any other questions at troy@mystictye.com

We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up please let me know by email. 

Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference www.esotericmasonry.com 

The New Hermopolis Conference https://thenewhermopolisconference.org/

Remember to sign up for our newsletter at mystictye.com to get notified of upcoming episodes and events. 

Graphics and web hosting are by Art Szabo Creative. A special thanks to Moka Only for our theme music. 

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again. 

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Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Russ Charvonia is the Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of California and co-author of “The Civility Mosiac, How Anyone Can Use The Principals of Freemasonry to Repair Our World”

https://www.macoy.com/The-Civility-Mosaic

https://civilitymosaic.com/

https://urgencyofcivility.org/

You can find us online at mystictye.com

Email me feedback, guest suggestions and any other questions at troy@mystictye.com

We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up please let me know by email. 

Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference www.esotericmasonry.com 

The New Hermopolis Conference https://thenewhermopolisconference.org/

Remember to sign up for our newsletter at mystictye.com to get notified of upcoming episodes and events. 

Graphics and web hosting are by Art Szabo Creative. A special thanks to Moka Only for our theme music. 

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again. 

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Support the show

If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Troy Spreeuw Buzzsprout-15337801 Sun, 30 Jun 2024 16:00:00 -0700 3343 1 7 full false Mystic Tye Update June 2024 Mystic Tye Update June 2024 A new feature we hope to update regularly. If you have an upcoming event or publication please reach out to us at troy@mystictye.com to be included in future shows and updates. 

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]]> A new feature we hope to update regularly. If you have an upcoming event or publication please reach out to us at troy@mystictye.com to be included in future shows and updates. 

Sign up for our newsletter at mystictye.com 


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If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Troy Spreeuw Buzzsprout-15248801 Thu, 13 Jun 2024 22:00:00 -0700 389 1 6 bonus false Grand Masonic Day 2024 Keynote Chris Hodapp Interview Grand Masonic Day 2024 Keynote Chris Hodapp Interview Grand Masonic Day 2024 Keynote Chris Hodapp Interview

 

In this episode I am honored to present my recent interview with Br. Chris Hodapp. We talk about his upcoming appearance at Grand Masonic Day 2024 as our keynote speaker, how posting over 5000 entries in his blog was no big deal, and whether Freemasonry is ONLY for Dummies. Enjoy!

 

https://freemasonsfordummies.blogspot.com/

 

Grand Masonic Day https://gmd2024.eventbrite.com/

 

You can find us online at https://www.mystictye.com/ 

 

Christopher L. Hodapp is the author of Freemasons For Dummies, the world's best-selling introduction to the Masonic fraternity. His blog of the same name is the most widely read source of current national and international news about Freemasonry. He has been a Mason since 1998, and is a Past Master of Broad Ripple Lodge 643, Lodge Vitruvian 767 and the Dwight L. Smith Lodge of Research, all in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was also the founding editor of the Journal of the Masonic Society twelve years ago. His most recent Masonic book was Heritage Endures for the 200th anniversary of the founding of the Grand Lodge of Indiana in 2018.

Chris is a 33rd degree Mason in the Scottish Rite. In the York Rite, he is a founding member of Levant Preceptory, Indiana’s medieval Knight Templar degree team. He’s belongs to countless other Masonic organizations and research groups, and is Friar #101 in the Society of Blue Friars, an organization that honors Masonic authors. In 2018 he was awarded the Caleb B. Smith Medal of Honor by the Grand Lodge F&AM of Indiana for his "distinguished service to Freemasonry in Indiana and worldwide." He currently serves the Grand Lodge as Director of the Indiana Masonic Library and Museum and numerous committees.

Chris has authored six books about Freemasonry, fraternalism, and various secretive societies, and two have been with his wife and collaborator, Alice Von Kannon.  He and Alice have appeared on the History Channel, NatGeo, Discovery, and the American Heroes Channel. They have both written for the History Channel and TruTV, and they’ve written several books for the For Dummies series, most recently, RVs & Campers For Dummies.

 Chris and Alice recently celebrated their 47th anniversary, and they live in Indianapolis with their canine companions, Sophie the Flying Poodle and Max the idiot circus dog, who have them both answering to basic commands. They can frequently be found startling the wildlife and dazzling the rustics in their Airstream trailer as they crisscross the country. Appropriately, their newest book together is RV Vacations For Dummies, released in June 2023.

 Email me feedback, guest suggestions and any other questions at troy@mystictye.com

 We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up please let me know by email. 

Coming up on May 25th is Grand Masonic Day at Agnes Street in New Westminster BC. Also mark your calendars for Sept 27th-29th for Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference 2024 in Seattle Washington.

 Grand Masonic Day https://gmd2024.eventbrite.com/

 Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference www.esotericmasonry.com 

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Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again. 

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]]> Grand Masonic Day 2024 Keynote Chris Hodapp Interview

 

In this episode I am honored to present my recent interview with Br. Chris Hodapp. We talk about his upcoming appearance at Grand Masonic Day 2024 as our keynote speaker, how posting over 5000 entries in his blog was no big deal, and whether Freemasonry is ONLY for Dummies. Enjoy!

 

https://freemasonsfordummies.blogspot.com/

 

Grand Masonic Day https://gmd2024.eventbrite.com/

 

You can find us online at https://www.mystictye.com/ 

 

Christopher L. Hodapp is the author of Freemasons For Dummies, the world's best-selling introduction to the Masonic fraternity. His blog of the same name is the most widely read source of current national and international news about Freemasonry. He has been a Mason since 1998, and is a Past Master of Broad Ripple Lodge 643, Lodge Vitruvian 767 and the Dwight L. Smith Lodge of Research, all in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was also the founding editor of the Journal of the Masonic Society twelve years ago. His most recent Masonic book was Heritage Endures for the 200th anniversary of the founding of the Grand Lodge of Indiana in 2018.

Chris is a 33rd degree Mason in the Scottish Rite. In the York Rite, he is a founding member of Levant Preceptory, Indiana’s medieval Knight Templar degree team. He’s belongs to countless other Masonic organizations and research groups, and is Friar #101 in the Society of Blue Friars, an organization that honors Masonic authors. In 2018 he was awarded the Caleb B. Smith Medal of Honor by the Grand Lodge F&AM of Indiana for his "distinguished service to Freemasonry in Indiana and worldwide." He currently serves the Grand Lodge as Director of the Indiana Masonic Library and Museum and numerous committees.

Chris has authored six books about Freemasonry, fraternalism, and various secretive societies, and two have been with his wife and collaborator, Alice Von Kannon.  He and Alice have appeared on the History Channel, NatGeo, Discovery, and the American Heroes Channel. They have both written for the History Channel and TruTV, and they’ve written several books for the For Dummies series, most recently, RVs & Campers For Dummies.

 Chris and Alice recently celebrated their 47th anniversary, and they live in Indianapolis with their canine companions, Sophie the Flying Poodle and Max the idiot circus dog, who have them both answering to basic commands. They can frequently be found startling the wildlife and dazzling the rustics in their Airstream trailer as they crisscross the country. Appropriately, their newest book together is RV Vacations For Dummies, released in June 2023.

 Email me feedback, guest suggestions and any other questions at troy@mystictye.com

 We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up please let me know by email. 

Coming up on May 25th is Grand Masonic Day at Agnes Street in New Westminster BC. Also mark your calendars for Sept 27th-29th for Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference 2024 in Seattle Washington.

 Grand Masonic Day https://gmd2024.eventbrite.com/

 Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference www.esotericmasonry.com 

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Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again. 

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]]> Troy Spreeuw Buzzsprout-15074314 Wed, 15 May 2024 09:00:00 -0700 3305 1 5 full true “A Formless Fire” interview with Ike Baker “A Formless Fire” interview with Ike Baker https://www.patreon.com/mystictye

Br. Ike Baker and I open the interview talking about his first book “A Formless Fire”, including his motivations for writing the book and who he thinks would enjoy reading it. We then talk a little about some upcoming conferences and events, closing with an extensive background of his time in The Craft. 


Ike Baker is an initiate of several lineages within the modern Western Esoteric traditions including Freemasonry, Martinism and the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. He is Imperator of the Aroueris-Hathor Temple in Asheville, North Carolina, as well as an author and content creator who hosts the ARCANVM YouTube Channel and Podcast. creating documentary-style presentations and interviewing some of the top scholars, practitioners, and authors in occultism, magic, and esoteric traditions. He is also a co-founder of the 2024 New Hermopolis International Conference being held in October of this year at the New Hermopolis eco-village in Egypt near the ruins of Hermopolis Magna, which will host keynote speakers and presentations from scholars and practitioners in the modern esoteric traditions. Ike is also one of the co-founders and organizer of the 2024 Southeastern Masonic Symposium in Asheville, North Carolina taking place June 8th and 9th. His debut book entitled A Formless Fire: Rediscovering the Magical Traditions of the West was published earlier this year by Tria Prima Press.


A Formless Fire: Rediscovering the Magical Traditions of the West, is podcaster, lecturer, and practitioner Ike Baker’s debut book on the history, theory, and practice of the Western Esoteric Traditions. An ambitious first offering, A Formless Fire takes the reader on an epic tour of the ancient histories, philosophies, and worldview from which the modern occult and magical traditions emerged, supplying much-needed context and insight culled from two decades of research and practice in such arts as astrology, alchemy, tarot, geomancy, and ceremonial magic. Baker follows the astro-theological and theurgic threads of magical philosophy and practice beginning in Hellenized Egypt, culminating in their transmission throughout the history of western civilization to the modern day, while elaborating their detailed and exhaustive theoretical bases and practical applications.

Tria Prima Press https://triaprima.co/tria-prima-press/

Ike Baker’s Personal Page https://ikebaker.com/

Email me feedback, guest suggestions and any other questions at troy@mystictye.com

We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up please let me know by email. 

Coming up on May 25th is Grand Masonic Day at Agnes Street in New Westminster BC. Also mark your calendars for Sept 27th-29th for Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference 2024 in Seattle Washington.

Grands Masonic Day https://gmd2024.eventbrite.com/

Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference www.esotericmasonry.com 

The New Hermopolis Conference https://thenewhermopolisconference.org/

Remember to sign up for our newsletter at mystictye.com to get notified of upcoming episodes and events. 

Graphics and Web by Art Szabo Creative. A special thanks to Moka Only for our theme music. 

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again. 

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Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> https://www.patreon.com/mystictye

Br. Ike Baker and I open the interview talking about his first book “A Formless Fire”, including his motivations for writing the book and who he thinks would enjoy reading it. We then talk a little about some upcoming conferences and events, closing with an extensive background of his time in The Craft. 


Ike Baker is an initiate of several lineages within the modern Western Esoteric traditions including Freemasonry, Martinism and the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. He is Imperator of the Aroueris-Hathor Temple in Asheville, North Carolina, as well as an author and content creator who hosts the ARCANVM YouTube Channel and Podcast. creating documentary-style presentations and interviewing some of the top scholars, practitioners, and authors in occultism, magic, and esoteric traditions. He is also a co-founder of the 2024 New Hermopolis International Conference being held in October of this year at the New Hermopolis eco-village in Egypt near the ruins of Hermopolis Magna, which will host keynote speakers and presentations from scholars and practitioners in the modern esoteric traditions. Ike is also one of the co-founders and organizer of the 2024 Southeastern Masonic Symposium in Asheville, North Carolina taking place June 8th and 9th. His debut book entitled A Formless Fire: Rediscovering the Magical Traditions of the West was published earlier this year by Tria Prima Press.


A Formless Fire: Rediscovering the Magical Traditions of the West, is podcaster, lecturer, and practitioner Ike Baker’s debut book on the history, theory, and practice of the Western Esoteric Traditions. An ambitious first offering, A Formless Fire takes the reader on an epic tour of the ancient histories, philosophies, and worldview from which the modern occult and magical traditions emerged, supplying much-needed context and insight culled from two decades of research and practice in such arts as astrology, alchemy, tarot, geomancy, and ceremonial magic. Baker follows the astro-theological and theurgic threads of magical philosophy and practice beginning in Hellenized Egypt, culminating in their transmission throughout the history of western civilization to the modern day, while elaborating their detailed and exhaustive theoretical bases and practical applications.

Tria Prima Press https://triaprima.co/tria-prima-press/

Ike Baker’s Personal Page https://ikebaker.com/

Email me feedback, guest suggestions and any other questions at troy@mystictye.com

We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up please let me know by email. 

Coming up on May 25th is Grand Masonic Day at Agnes Street in New Westminster BC. Also mark your calendars for Sept 27th-29th for Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference 2024 in Seattle Washington.

Grands Masonic Day https://gmd2024.eventbrite.com/

Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference www.esotericmasonry.com 

The New Hermopolis Conference https://thenewhermopolisconference.org/

Remember to sign up for our newsletter at mystictye.com to get notified of upcoming episodes and events. 

Graphics and Web by Art Szabo Creative. A special thanks to Moka Only for our theme music. 

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again. 

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Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Troy Spreeuw Buzzsprout-14967707 Sat, 27 Apr 2024 22:00:00 -0700 3410 1 4 full false “The Grand Communication” interview with Dr. Nathan Schick “The Grand Communication” interview with Dr. Nathan Schick https://www.patreon.com/mystictye

Dr. Nathan Schick was brought to my attention by Jaime Paul Lamb at Tria Prima Press. Br. Schick and I discuss his new book “The Grand Communication”,  what led him to become a Freemason, and how the REAL secret of The Craft is “Gumbo.” 

 

Nathan Schick is a faculty member in the School of History, Philosophy, and Religious Studies at Arizona State University. He has been a Freemason and active member of Glendale Lodge #23 since 2017, where he currently serves as Senior Warden. He is a master ritualist and master lecturer under the Grand Lodge of Arizona. He has been avidly homebrewing beer, cider, and wine for over a decade.

 

Tria Prima Press https://triaprima.co/tria-prima-press/

 

You can find us online at mystictye.com

 

Email me feedback, guest suggestions and any other questions at troy@mystictye.com

 

Thanks for listening today. You can support the show by liking, sharing and subscribing on your favourite podcast syndicator. Even more helpful, leave us a review. 


 We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up please let me know by email. 


 Coming up on May 25th is Grand Masonic Day at Agnes Street in New Westminster BC. Also mark your calendars for Sept 27th-29th for Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference 2024 in Seattle Washington.

 

https://gmd2024.eventbrite.com/

 

www.esotericmasonry.com

 

Remember to sign up for our newsletter at mystictye.com to get notified of upcoming episodes and events. 

 

Graphics and web hosting are by Art Szabo Creative. A special thanks to Moka Only for our theme music. 

 

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again. 

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Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> https://www.patreon.com/mystictye

Dr. Nathan Schick was brought to my attention by Jaime Paul Lamb at Tria Prima Press. Br. Schick and I discuss his new book “The Grand Communication”,  what led him to become a Freemason, and how the REAL secret of The Craft is “Gumbo.” 

 

Nathan Schick is a faculty member in the School of History, Philosophy, and Religious Studies at Arizona State University. He has been a Freemason and active member of Glendale Lodge #23 since 2017, where he currently serves as Senior Warden. He is a master ritualist and master lecturer under the Grand Lodge of Arizona. He has been avidly homebrewing beer, cider, and wine for over a decade.

 

Tria Prima Press https://triaprima.co/tria-prima-press/

 

You can find us online at mystictye.com

 

Email me feedback, guest suggestions and any other questions at troy@mystictye.com

 

Thanks for listening today. You can support the show by liking, sharing and subscribing on your favourite podcast syndicator. Even more helpful, leave us a review. 


 We are looking to create a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you are aware of something coming up please let me know by email. 


 Coming up on May 25th is Grand Masonic Day at Agnes Street in New Westminster BC. Also mark your calendars for Sept 27th-29th for Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference 2024 in Seattle Washington.

 

https://gmd2024.eventbrite.com/

 

www.esotericmasonry.com

 

Remember to sign up for our newsletter at mystictye.com to get notified of upcoming episodes and events. 

 

Graphics and web hosting are by Art Szabo Creative. A special thanks to Moka Only for our theme music. 

 

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again. 

https://www.patreon.com/mystictye

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Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Troy Spreeuw Buzzsprout-14864511 Wed, 10 Apr 2024 07:00:00 -0700 3948 1 3 full false Br. Wes Regan, Freemasonry and Conspiracy Theories Br. Wes Regan, Freemasonry and Conspiracy Theories https://www.patreon.com/mystictye

Bro. Wes Regan joins me to talk a little about our involvement in organizing Grand Masonic Day 2024, which is scheduled for May 25. Br. Chris Hodapp has been formally announced as keynote speaker this year. Wes will also be speaking, presenting some of his research about attacks on Freemasonic buildings. 

We talk a little about his interest in why conspiracy theories are so influential in modern society and how we both came to The Craft from this common interest. 

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Br. Chris Hodapp personal blog: https://freemasonsfordummies.blogspot.com/

Br. Wes Regan has been an active Freemason since 2008. He is a paster Master of Mount Hermon Lodge No. 7 where he was initiated, passed, and raised and is also a past Master of University Lodge No 91 (Now Acacia No. 22) and the Vancouver Lodge of Education & Research. Wes’ masonic research and thoughts have been published in leading Masonic journals and magazines including the Journal of the Masonic Society, Philalethes: The Journal of Masonic Research & Letters, California Freemason Magazine, and The Lamp. He was also the Editor in Chief of the Grand Lodge of BC & Yukon’s 150th Anniversary Magazine. Wes served as Junior Grand Deacon for the Grand Lodge of BC & Yukon in 2014-2015 and District Deputy Grand Master in 2018-2019. He is also an active member of Valley of Vancouver Scottish Rite and Joppa Chapter No 31 Royal Arch as well as other appendant/concordant bodies. Professionally, Bro. Regan has worked in planning and public health for nearly fifteen years and in multiple levels of government. He holds a BA in Geography and Master’s of Urban Studies from Simon Fraser University and is currently completing his PhD in Planning at the University of British Columbia where he received the 2023 Public Scholar Initiative Award and Bombardier Fellowship for Sustainable Transportation. His dissertation research focuses on the impacts of digital misinformation and populist anti-governmental conspiracy beliefs on public policy discourse and the relationship between publics and governments in planning processes. In his free time Wes enjoys boxing, archery, cycling

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Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> https://www.patreon.com/mystictye

Bro. Wes Regan joins me to talk a little about our involvement in organizing Grand Masonic Day 2024, which is scheduled for May 25. Br. Chris Hodapp has been formally announced as keynote speaker this year. Wes will also be speaking, presenting some of his research about attacks on Freemasonic buildings. 

We talk a little about his interest in why conspiracy theories are so influential in modern society and how we both came to The Craft from this common interest. 

Sign up for our newsletter to stay updated on Grand Masonic Day and other upcoming events.

Br. Chris Hodapp personal blog: https://freemasonsfordummies.blogspot.com/

Br. Wes Regan has been an active Freemason since 2008. He is a paster Master of Mount Hermon Lodge No. 7 where he was initiated, passed, and raised and is also a past Master of University Lodge No 91 (Now Acacia No. 22) and the Vancouver Lodge of Education & Research. Wes’ masonic research and thoughts have been published in leading Masonic journals and magazines including the Journal of the Masonic Society, Philalethes: The Journal of Masonic Research & Letters, California Freemason Magazine, and The Lamp. He was also the Editor in Chief of the Grand Lodge of BC & Yukon’s 150th Anniversary Magazine. Wes served as Junior Grand Deacon for the Grand Lodge of BC & Yukon in 2014-2015 and District Deputy Grand Master in 2018-2019. He is also an active member of Valley of Vancouver Scottish Rite and Joppa Chapter No 31 Royal Arch as well as other appendant/concordant bodies. Professionally, Bro. Regan has worked in planning and public health for nearly fifteen years and in multiple levels of government. He holds a BA in Geography and Master’s of Urban Studies from Simon Fraser University and is currently completing his PhD in Planning at the University of British Columbia where he received the 2023 Public Scholar Initiative Award and Bombardier Fellowship for Sustainable Transportation. His dissertation research focuses on the impacts of digital misinformation and populist anti-governmental conspiracy beliefs on public policy discourse and the relationship between publics and governments in planning processes. In his free time Wes enjoys boxing, archery, cycling

https://www.patreon.com/mystictye

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Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Troy Spreeuw Buzzsprout-14776657 Tue, 26 Mar 2024 22:00:00 -0700 3146 1 2 full false The Mystic Tye Intro and RWBr. Wes Regan The Mystic Tye Intro and RWBr. Wes Regan https://www.patreon.com/mystictye

The Mystic Tye is a podcast for Freemasons. 

I intend to curate a environment where brethren and other aspirants can discuss ideas in a civil and productive way. We will not be afraid to tackle controversial or difficult topics, but all discussions will be done in a respectful and understanding manner. With the forbearance exemplified by our ancient brethren we will labour in the quarry together to prepare the stones of our thoughts and actions. All these prepared for the temple not made with hands. 

 

A few weeks ago I caught up with Right Worshipful Brother Wes Regan to record this brief sample episode. Wes and I talk a little bit about this project and some topics he would like to cover on his recurring visits. 

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Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> https://www.patreon.com/mystictye

The Mystic Tye is a podcast for Freemasons. 

I intend to curate a environment where brethren and other aspirants can discuss ideas in a civil and productive way. We will not be afraid to tackle controversial or difficult topics, but all discussions will be done in a respectful and understanding manner. With the forbearance exemplified by our ancient brethren we will labour in the quarry together to prepare the stones of our thoughts and actions. All these prepared for the temple not made with hands. 

 

A few weeks ago I caught up with Right Worshipful Brother Wes Regan to record this brief sample episode. Wes and I talk a little bit about this project and some topics he would like to cover on his recurring visits. 

https://www.patreon.com/mystictye

Links and resources


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If this episode resonated with you, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. We are also building a directory of Freemasonic events and publications. If you know of something coming up, send Troy an email at troy@mystictye.com.

Graphics and web hosting by Art Szabo Creative. Theme music by Organist.

Happy to meet, sorry to part, happy to meet again.



]]> Troy Spreeuw Buzzsprout-13732324 Fri, 06 Oct 2023 19:00:00 -0700 973 1 1 full false