Tria Prima
A blog and podcast dedicated to Freemasonry and the Western Esoteric Tradition.
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BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: WE ARE PUBLISHING A BOOK
Tria Prima was started by three Brothers whose Masonic journeys’ converged at Ascension Lodge 89, each with a passion for studying and learning about the Western Esoteric Tradition –each of us on a personal quest to “Know Thyself.”
Our goal at Tria Prima has always been to create a place where these ideas can be shared, studied, and enjoyed by all that are interested. It started with sharing research papers built with a keen eye on visuals and design, then we created the Tria Prima Podcast. We invite members of the Freemason and Western Esoteric community to contribute research papers and blogs.
Our goal with the podcast was to provide the listener with a more uncut and ‘off the cuff’ experience as we discuss topics that interest us. We seek a balance between the dense, scholarly papers and the more relaxed conversation based podcast.
Today we are excited to announce that we are taking another step in our evolution – we are publishing our first book as a print book publisher. On May 19th we will release, in partnership with acclaimed Masonic author P.D. Newman, his Angels in Vermilion: The Philosophers’ Stone: from Dee to DMT. In it, Newman explores the history, and breaks new ground concerning one of alchemy’s greatest mysteries – the philosophers’ stone.
Newman is known to many as the author of Alchemically Stoned: The Psychedelic Secret of Freemasonry, which explains his theory that practical psychoactive pharmacology lies concealed in the allegories and mysteries of Freemasonry. He is a frequent contributor of research papers to Tria Prima. We are very excited to help him publish his latest work.
The book cover is by Travis Lawrence, a very talented Masonic artis working in woodcut.
Tria Prima is a labor of love for those of us who run the site and those that contribute. This is no one’s job. It’s our gift to all that search for esoteric knowledge. If you wish to support the site the best way is to buy a book. Tria Prima earns a small percentage of each sale, with the overwhelming majority going to the author who spent countless hours researching and writing. We hope to reinvest any money we make back into the site to keep telling great stories, commission more high quality visuals and pay for the podcast hosting.
We are probably a week away from being able to take pre-orders. If you sign up for the Tria Prima newsletter we’ll send you a link as soon as we are ready,
We already have a second book in the works, and hope to release many more in the years to come! We invite those in the western esoteric community who may be interested in submitting a manuscript for review to contact us at triaprimapodcast@gmail.com.
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The Hermit Tarot Card: An example for Masons to emulate?
Composing my recent Tria Prima blog regarding Key 7 (The Chariot) has made me think more deeply on the rest of the Major Arcana of the Tarot, looking for obvious – and sometimes not-so-obvious – connections to Freemasonry. The imagery of Key 9 (The Hermit) has always...
The Chariot Tarot Card: The Lodge and Masons in Microcosm?
Recently, when studying the symbolism and meaning of the Major Arcana of the Tarot, some Masonic meanings jumped out at me when looking at Key 7 (the Chariot). As I looked at the imagery on the key – using the deck designed by Bro. Paul Foster Case for his Builders...
The Grand Communication Episode
UPDATE: This episode's audio has been updated to fix a issue where Jaime's sounds dropped out the second half of the episoide. It should now play as intended. Thanks to the listners who pointed out the issue. The Tria Prima guys are joined by author Nathan...
Botticelli should be a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle!
Slideshow of images produced by Midjourney Ai with a prompt to generate images of Sandro Botticelli asd a ninja turtle. Sandro Botticelli got screwed! When Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, the creators of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, were choosing names for their...
New Book! ‘The Grand Communication: Freemasonry’s Alchemical Quest for Divine Communion’
Editor's note: Tria Prima is excited to bring you Nathan Schick's new book The Grand Communication with a forward written by our very own Jaime Paul Lamb. Cover art by our talented brother Travis Lawrence of Infinity Prints. We believe this book will be an instant...
Demiurges and Daemons with special guests Ike Baker and Skyler Mathis
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Podcast Extra: Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference 2023
We recently chatted with Troy of The Scholomance Project about this year's Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference. Our own Jaime Paul Lamb will be a featured performer on Friday, September 29 where he will be improvising on the harmonium for each of the...
The Great Goddess Aletheia Is Dead! A Brief Essay on Platonic Truth & Virtue
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Identifying the Self: An exercise in self reflection
Theseus, having slain the Minotaur, frees one of the Athenian boys; Cretans approaching to marvel the scene. Antique fresco in PompeiiWritten By Brian Sears Editors Note: It can be argued that one of the primary goals of Freemasonry and the Western Esoteric Tradition...