Masonry

And he's really kind of...

Constant, or Levi, is really a very important person in Western ers- esotericism, because a lot of his ideas bled, in my understanding, has bled into Masonry.

Mm-hmm.

So the whole idea of the Sphinx, and, like, this magical precepts, and Baphomet pictures, a lot of it comes through Constant, who was French.

Also, he had this story where he met somebody who was a high level Mason, and got inducted to the 33rd degree.

Could never be confirmed, but that's what he said.

So that was, like, his introduction to Masonry, and, and getting all the way to the highest thing.

And then the Golden Dawn is a post-Masonic order.

My second observation has to do with the discovery that I am a con man on the panel of Masonic experts.

I would rather think of myself as an old pro in anything pertaining to the good of Masonry.

I am reminded of the two mosquitoes sitting on the forehead of Robinson Crusoe.

One said to the other, "Well, I must be going now.

It is a sound and an attractive, and even more, it is timeless in its style.

Perhaps we shall have to confess that we have not been as attentive to these as we should have been.

We have been so busy building additions, cupolas, lookouts, playrooms, and so on, that we have neglected the central edifice, and may even be unaware of how basic it still is to Masonry.

To me, the first three degrees of Freemasonry are the fundamental structure which we have already been given.

Like, that's, that's what I talk about.

So I, you know, I went on Tucker Carlson's show to talk about the phone calls I got the first night I was initiated into Masonry, and it was, like, exactly that.

It was, okay, there was, like, the physical realm of initiation, right? Where you go in and you do your, you know, you, you, you wear the robes and you do the, the, the ritual, like the, the play.

It's like a play, right? You have to say certain dialogue.

See, the problem is I don't wanna say Masons.

I think Mason, Mason is an initiatory group, and a lot of influentials we know, especially in Europe going back for a long time, like a lot of powerful houses, you know, dynasties, whatnot, they're initiates, initiates.

Um, the initiatory aspect of Masonry is, like, the first level of the se- the mystery schools.

And what I feel they do is when they initiate you, it's like black and white checkerboard.

Yeah.

So, uh, uh, it was very interesting, um, with your background, uh, DeMolay background gave me some background on what was going on in Masonry.

Uh, later, in later years.

But w-when I was there, you know, going to these three meetings that I went to and, and, you know, including my initial initiation, I had absolutely no idea what I was doing or what I was a part of or anything.

Mm-hmm

... that are prominent in the South.

Well, they wouldn't have got that war started if it hadn't been for, uh, Masonry.

Well, you got to...

You know, the essence of the philosophy is, in many levels, sort of magical thinking and syncretism.

And it is the basis for the New Age movement, particularly Masonry and Madame Blavatsky, who was very interested in and sort of borrowed her system of theosophy out of Masonry.

And theosophy becomes the basis for today's New Age movement from the 1960s and on.

So, yeah, I would say there's definitely a connection there.

Uh, the 10th

... especially people, especially people in the South, I mean, Masonry is like being First Baptist.

[laughs] I mean-

Well, it just comes with the territory, right?

Yeah, I guess-

That would, that would have made me crazy

... our first topic on the rundown today is Masonry.

[laughs]

Right

... uh, his Masonic funeral and Widow Son funeral is what got me in the Masonry.

Interesting.

Yeah.