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A Mason's Work

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.

Recent Episodes

OCT 12, 2026
Restraint Is a Skill, Not a Setback
This episode closes out the Workman's Rules series from A Mason's Work by Brian Mattocks, the operative method for using Masonic tools as a practical framework for self-development. The final rule — right tool, right place, right time — lands on a princip
5 MIN
OCT 9, 2026
Helping Others Is How You Work Your Own Stone
The week closes with the paradox that was embedded in Rule Eight from the beginning: helping other people is one of the most effective ways to work your own stone. Every risk flagged across this week's episodes — ego identification, attachment to outcomes
4 MIN
OCT 8, 2026
Activating the Network Without Losing Yourself
There are moments when presence, adjacent support, and Masonic mentoring aren't enough — when the situation calls for mobilizing other people. Activating the network means stepping into a hub role: coordinating brethren, calling in professionals, organizi
6 MIN
OCT 7, 2026
Borrowed Aprons and Better Questions
When someone wants more than a listening ear but less than a solution, there's a third option that most people skip entirely: structured questioning from a declared perspective. Brian calls this Masonic mentoring, and it's built directly on the symbolic r
8 MIN
OCT 6, 2026
Sweep the Path, Not the Stone
Most offers of help are useless. \"Let me know if you need anything\" is a statement of comfort to the person saying it, not to the person carrying the load. This episode gets specific about what useful support actually looks like: identifying and removin
7 MIN