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A Mason's Work

A Mason's Work

De: Brian Mattocks
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 In this show we discuss the practical applications of masonic symbolism and how the working tools can be used to better yourself, your family, your lodge, and your community. We help good freemasons become better men through honest self development. We talk quite a bit about mental health and men's issues related to emotional and intellectual growth as well.© 2023 Brian Mattocks Ciencias Sociales Filosofía Hygiene & Healthy Living Psicología Psicología y Salud Mental
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  • Put On Your Apron: Becoming the Mason You Were Raised to Be

    Put On Your Apron: Becoming the Mason You Were Raised to Be
    May 23 2025

    In this episode, we revisit the Hiramic Legend—not for its historical allegory, but as a mirror for our modern emotional lives. What does it mean to stand in the moment of overwhelm and choose accountability? Freemasonry doesn’t promise control over life’s chaos—it teaches us how to respond when we’ve lost it.


    🔑 Key Takeaways

    • The Hiramic Legend models how to face moments beyond our control with honor.
    • Emotional discipline is a Masonic virtue, not just a personal struggle.
    • The apron symbolizes readiness—not to know everything, but to choose rightly.

    💬 Featured Quotes

    “There will perpetually be situations beyond your control—and you have choices.” — [00:01:30]
    “You get about a second, maybe a second and a half, to be overwhelmed by your emotions.” — [00:01:42]
    “We are not allowed to tend toward dark, violent, awful things. We have to process them as men.” — [00:02:14]
    “What does that teach us about the Masonic tools and lexicon?” — [00:01:23]

    🔗 Explore Related Episodes

    • The Trowel and the Limits of Patience
      A reflection on care, discernment, and how compassion can go too far.
    • One of the Twelve – An Invitation to the Real Work of the Craft
      Explores the internal transformation symbolized in the Hiramic journey.
    • The Tuxedo and the Trowel: Wearing the Symbol, Living the Labor
      Examines the symbolic significance of Masonic dress and the embodiment of labor.

    Creators & Guests

    • Brian Mattocks - Host
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    7 m
  • One of the Twelve: An Invitation to the Real Work of the Craft

    One of the Twelve: An Invitation to the Real Work of the Craft
    May 21 2025

    In this cornerstone episode, we explore the Hiramic legend as a metaphor for self-awareness and moral choice—focusing on the twelve Fellowcrafts who step back from destruction and choose integrity over ego.

    The episode introduces a teleological framework to help Masons examine their own behavior: not just what we do, but why we do it—and what unconscious value that behavior might be delivering. This is an invitation to become one of the Twelve—to stop conspiring against your own growth.


    🔑 Key Takeaways

    • Avoidance is not weakness—it’s often a signpost to unresolved value conflict.
    • To become one of the Twelve is to choose alignment over sabotage—again and again.
    • The real work of the Craft begins when we stop lying to ourselves.

    💬 Featured Quotes

    “This episode is about being one of the Twelve in the Hiramic legend.” — [00:00:28]
    “Twelve of them recant and step away from that plan. And so you are one of the twelve… Everything you do is from the perspective of that choice.” — [00:00:46]
    “Whatever the behavior that you are doing that is not furthering your work is delivering a value to you… that facilitates you in not delivering that work.” — [00:03:22]
    “A teleological approach… helps you understand your behavior through the value it’s delivering, even if that value is escape or avoidance.”
    — [00:01:33]
    “Why am I doing this, and how do I stop?” — [00:06:04]

    🔗 Explore Related Episodes

    🎧 Ep. 79 – Why Technique Fails: What Freemasonry and Musashi Agree On
    Unpacks the gap between ritual performance and transformational practice—where real value work begins.

    🎧 Ep. 82 – The Trowel and the Limits of Patience
    Explores the tension between compassion and accountability—especially in the context of growth and discomfort.

    🎧 Ep. 69 – The Grammar of the Lodge: Structure, Symbol, and the Spoken Word
    Symbolically reframes communication as a structural mechanic for inner and outer alignment.


    Creators & Guests

    • Brian Mattocks - Host
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    8 m
  • The Tuxedo and the Trowel: Wearing the Symbol, Living the Labor

    The Tuxedo and the Trowel: Wearing the Symbol, Living the Labor
    May 19 2025

    In this episode, we reflect on the ritual and symbolic role of Masonic dress—especially the tuxedo—not as a marker of status, but as a signal of readiness, humility, and inner alignment.

    The conversation invites us to examine why we wear what we wear, how discomfort can support presence, and how the most meaningful moments often come not from polished appearances, but from shared effort, learning, and care.

    🔑 Key Takeaways

    • Masonic dress is not about impressing—it’s about intention and alignment.
    • Discomfort in attire can become a tool of mental focus and symbolic presence.
    • The Trowel reminds us: care isn’t always visible, but it’s always shared.

    💬 Featured Quotes

    “Back as you are… as you're reinvested with all of your clothing… I think it's important to kind of look at this in a lot of ways…” — [00:01:00]
    “It helps me put my right frame of mind on so I can go to lodge… Now that said, the tux itself may not be the most comfortable…” — [00:01:41]
    “There are going to be folks that work off of a hand-me-down suit from the Goodwill—and that’s okay too.” — [00:03:13]
    “The quality of my tux, or your tux, relative to somebody else's… there's a price range for all of those things.” — [00:02:10]

    🔗 Explore Related Episodes

    🎧 Ep. 82 – The Trowel and the Limits of Patience
    A meditation on care, discomfort, and holding space for members at different levels of development.

    🎧 Ep. 41 – Charity Starts Where?
    Focuses on inward-directed charity and how symbolic tools guide compassionate behavior.

    🎧 Ep. 45 – Journaling Your Way to Clarity and Insight
    Explores how personal reflection deepens the inner work behind outward ritual.


    Creators & Guests

    • Brian Mattocks - Host
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    6 m
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