Rocky Mountain Mason

We share a Christmas morning with the Officers of the Grand Encampment. Hope you will join us for this candid chat as we contemplate Templary in the 21st century. For info on the Knight Templar Eye Foundation, please visit: https://www.ktef.org/ For info on the Holy Land Pilgrimage Program, please visit: https://kthlp.com/ Support the show www.rockymountainmason.com www.esotericmason.com Support t...

In this episode, the RMM interviews R.W. Bro. Chris Earnshaw, Past Grand Historian of the Grand Lodge of Japan. M.W. Bro. Chris is the author of the Spiritual Freemasonry series, including Freemasonry: Initiation by Light, Freemasonry: Spiritual Alchemy, and Freemasonry: Quest for Immortality. Check him out on Amazon at: https://www.amazon.com/Freemasonry-Initiation-Light-Spiritual/dp/B085RTMBPN S...

The Rocky Mountain Mason Podcast is back! In this short episode, Ben remembers his friend and mentor, Rex Hutchens, who succumbed to cancer the day before recording this episode. Rex was a highly decorated Mason in both the York and Scottish Rites, widely known for his authoring of A Bridge to Light, now given as a companion to the 29 degrees informing the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite for th...

Join us for this interview with the Grand Executive Director of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States of America, Ill. Bro. William G. Sizemore II, 33º, Grand Cross, Rear Admiral for the U.S. Navy (Retired) and former instructor at the Navy Fighter Weapons School (aka TOP GUN)! Support the show www.rockymountainmason.com www.esotericmason.com Su...

Join us for the audio of the Oxford style debate (modified format for the Masonic Lodge in open meeting) on the proposition that "The M.W. Grand Lodge of Colorado should recognize female Freemasonry!"  For the motion: W.Bro. Peter Preston. Against the motion: W.Bro. Ben Williams. Moderated by: W.Bro. Grover Sardeson.  Support the show www.rockymountainmason.com www.esotericmason.com Supp...

M.W. Bros. Corey Shackleford, Sr., Grand Master Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Georgia, and Don Combs, Grand Master Grand Lodge of Georgia F. & A.M. join me to discuss the historic signing of mutual recognition between their jurisdictions on April 9, 2022.  Support the show www.rockymountainmason.com www.esotericmason.com Support the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboar...

Join us for a friendly chat with the elected officer line of the Grand Encampment! The Grand Encampment has been through the ringer recently. See why that's about to change.  Support the show www.rockymountainmason.com www.esotericmason.com Support the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_c...

Report from the Special Conclave wherein the Knights Templar reinstated S.K. David Kussman as Deputy Grand Master, overturned S.K. Michael Johnson's controversial decisions (except his decisions to recognize that the C.B.C.S. is not a Templar body), and ultimately removed S.K. Michael Johnson from office. Support the show www.rockymountainmason.com www.esotericmason.com Support the show: http...

High strangeness in the Utah desert. Join the Rocky Mountain Mason in this candid conversation with Thomas Winterton, the Superintendent of the world's most active paranormal site, the notorious SKINWALKER RANCH! Support the show www.rockymountainmason.com www.esotericmason.com Support the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_c...

Despite much disinformation on the topic, the Grand Encampment has the right to discuss all business noticed in the call for the Special Conclave. Back from a few months off, the Rocky Mountain Mason shares some insights why.  Support the show www.rockymountainmason.com www.esotericmason.com Support the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&...

In this episode we explore the history of the"CBCS," a system of esoteric Freemasonry originated in France in the latter 1770s and charted in the US in 1934 which, for reasons that become apparent, has been targeted by a particular faction of the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar's leadership for over a decade. (And hear me screw up Thomas Smith Webb's name - for some reason...

It must be the hats.... For some reason, an apparent series of ultra vires acts from the Grand East of the Grand Encampment have now escalated to include unilateral removal of the Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Encampment (an elected officer) without specific cause.  Meanwhile, theGrand Encampment is reeling from the unilateral overturning of a super-majority decision to end the feud with the Re...

Highlights of the 68th Triennial Conclave of the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar. Among notable moments, the voting delegates approved a statutory amendment to allow the Templar apron (triangular with skull and crossbones included); voted down including an attestation of faith incorporated into a uniform petition for the Orders of Knighthood; and, perhaps most historically of all, repealed the...

After maybe nine months after being asked, Ben was finally able to attend a session of the Masonic Legacy Society. In this episode, Ben shares his experience during one of the sessions and posits why the format the Society has adopted is so effective - for prompting reflection, for articulating and sharing discovery, and for bringing light to your Brethren in masonry. We become the change we wish...

After a two week hiatus following the death of his Dad, the RMM returns, but popular demand, with an update on the Grand Sessions of the Grand Lodge of South Carolina. Masonic procedure may seem like pomp and circumstance 99% of the time. But when needed, the rules of assembly Masons adopt prove their worth.  Then, is there efficacy in Masonic ritual outside the intent of the Brethren working the...

On April 15 I received an anonymous email from a person claiming to be a Past Grand Officer of the Grand Lodge of South Carolina. He claimed to have incontrovertible evidence that Mike Smith violated the Grand Master's Edict, that he held a Zoom meeting that was more than a simple "wellness check" and constituted a business meeting for the Scottish Rite. The evidence? A copy of an e...

The Grand Lodge of South Carolina meets this Thursday, April 22, at 10 a.m. in Charleston, SC. Ahead of what is sure to be a contentious session, we interview W.Bro. Billy Wall, the Secretary of Union-Kilwinning No. 4. In December 2020 the Grand Master and Deputy Grand Master showed up at Union-Kilwinning to arrest their Charter. Billy, his son, and some of the Officers have been charged with unma...

In this episode, Ben explores the controversial but well documented correlation between certain antidepressant drugs and homicidal mania.  Nearly every mass shooter seems to have a history with this class of drugs, including Eric Harris (Columbine), who was on Luvox, and James Holmes (Aurora movie theater), who was prescribed a high dose of Zoloft.  Could these drugs lead to a type of emotional di...

We reluctantly bring you this breaking news from the GLSC where charges of unmasonic conduct have been filed against the Grand Master and his officers for, essentially, dereliction of duty for failing to hold an annual Grand Lodge as soon as reasonably practicable (or by alternative means necessary under the present COVID situation) and for, by the sounds of things, abuses of power. The Grand Lodg...

In this 52nd episode of the RMM podcast, Ben shares Patron's Only content - an interview with Illustrious Brother Rex Hutchens 33º Grand Cross. Illustrious Brother Rex is the author of Bridge to Light the companion text given to every Scottish Rite Mason attaining the 32º. Rex  also assisted Arturo DeHoyos in annotating Morals & Dogma and has made many contributions to Freemasonry too num...

Dr. Gallagher is a board-certified psychiatrist and professor at Columbia University. He has been a practicing psychiatrist for over 25 years. He is the longest-standing American on the International Association of Exorcists , where he served as scientific advisor (and the only layman) for its governing council. He has personally witnessed over 150 cases involving phenomena for which there is no p...

Are there predicate beliefs required for masonic standing? Do certain philosophies contradict masonic philosophy? In this episode Ben examines the question of whether certain belief systems contravene masonic conduct per se. Support the show www.rockymountainmason.com www.esotericmason.com Support the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&am...

The other day, on the Winding Stairs Facebook group, Tim Hogan accused me of slandering him when I posted a screenshot of his facebook endorsements of Heather Twede, a.k.a. "Mary Magdalene." In proving up the veracity of my claims I posted evidence that Tim Hogan's claim to be Grand Master of the most ancient Templar lineage in the world is just fabrication. In fact, the "real&...

Should Masons view the Constitution of the United States as a Masonic document? Even though the Constitution is not Masonic per se , Ben argues, YES.  Ben wraps the episode with Chapter XXIX of De Occulta Philosophia Libri Tres , what things are under the sphere or Mercury.... Support the show www.rockymountainmason.com www.esotericmason.com Support the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason...

Prince August Frederick (1773-1834) was not your typical Royal. He married without permission (three times), held contrary views to his class (including strongly supporting the abolition of slavery, the emancipation of Catholics, and the repeal of civil laws restricting the freedom of Jews). When he died, he will his body by buried in common ground - a testament, perhaps, that we are all rendered...