<p>Where did Freemasonry come from?</p><p>This episode of <b>Masonic Muscle</b> introduces twelve major origin theories of the Craft and frames the problem every serious Mason eventually runs into: Freemasonry has no single uncontested origin story.</p><p>The theories include the Patriarchs, Pagan Mysteries, Solomon’s Temple, the Crusades, Knights Templar, Roman Collegia, operative masons, Rosicrucians, Oliver Cromwell, Prince Charles Stuart, Sir Christopher Wren, and Desaguliers with the 1717 Grand Lodge moment.</p><p>This episode solves one Masonic problem: <b>how can Masons begin studying the origin question without getting buried in scattered theories, weak claims, and recycled legends?</b></p><p>This is a foundation-stone episode for the Masonic Muscle education archive.</p><p>Have an origin theory, Masonic question, old document, book recommendation, lodge problem, or research lead?</p><p>Write to me at:<br /><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank"><b>[email protected]</b></a></p><p>Send me the theory, source, question, or lodge issue you think serious Masons should be studying.</p><p>Subscribe to Masonic Muscle, share this episode with one Brother, and help build a searchable Masonic education archive for the Craft.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>