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A project dedicated to exploring the topics of Freemasonry and the Western Esoteric Tradition through podcasts, research papers, blogs, and multimedia.
Tria Prima Podcast
Jaime, Jake and Pat produce a biweekly podcast where they discuss Freemasony and the Western Esoteric tradition.
The Archetypal Temple on the Masonic Roundtable
Masonic author and Tria Prima co-founder Jaime Paul Lamb joined the Masonic Roundtable Podcast for a fascinating discussion on his latest book The Archetypal Temple and other writings on Masonic Esotericism. They touch on how the book came about, Jaime's experiences...
ANNOUNCING THE RELEASE OF THE ARCHETYPAL TEMPLE!
I'm super excited to announce the release of my third book, The Archetypal Temple and Other Writings on Masonic Esotericism, on Tria Prima Press. The official release is set for Wednesday, September 22nd at 8:17 am AZ time (more on this date and time below). Here's...
THE SYMBOLIC GEOGRAPHY OF THE LODGE
The following is a sample chapter from Jaime Paul Lamb's new book The Archetypal Temple and Other Writings on Masonic Esotericism There is an interesting, though regrettably underdeveloped passage in Mackey’s Symbolism of Freemasonry likening the form of the lodge to...
New Book: The Archetypal Temple and Other Writings on Masonic Esotericism
Abounding in unprecedented insights and observations, Jaime Paul Lamb’s The Archetypal Temple and Other Writings on Masonic Esotericism is a compendium of essays highlighting Freemasonry’s relationship to Western Esotericism, with the multivalence of the temple...
Tria Prima Podcast Episode 6: Freemasonry and Qabalah
In episode 6 of the Tria Prim Podcast Jake, Jaime and Pat discuss Freemasonry and how it might intersect with Hermetic Qabalah. Jaime explain how he became interested in the Qabalah and the differences between Qabalah and Kabbalah.Once considered the “Holy...
Tria Prima Podcast Episode 5: Building Your Masonic Memory Temple
In episode 5 of the Tria Prim Podcast, Pat, Jake and Jaime celebrate being able to record in the same room once again after taking a pandemic break, we share some big news about our latest book project in partnership with Masonic author P.D. Newman and...
Angels in Vermilion: Now on Sale!
•Read and Excerpt •About the Cover Artist •Book Landing PageTria Prima Press is excited to announce that P.D. Newman’s latest book Angels in Vermilion, The Philosophers’ Stone: From Dee to DMT is now on sale through the above link. In Angels in Vermilion, Newman...
Art of the Esoteric: A Conversation with Printmaker Travis Lawrence
Artist Travis Lawrence of Infinity Prints creates allegorical imagery influenced by mythology, Jungian psychology, Hermeticism and medieval woodcuts. His artwork is made by hand, carving his images into a solid surface and printing them onto paper. One of his images...
AYAHUASCA AND CHAMPAGNE: Entheogenic Alchemy and the Fulcanelli Affair
The following is a sample chapter from P.D. Newman's book Angel's in Vermilion: The Philosophers' Stone From Dee to DMT During the whole of the French alchemical revival, there is perhaps no phenomenon more alluring than what French occultist, Robert Amadou, called...
IS FREEMASONRY HERMETIC?
Have you ever wondered why it is that we periodically encounter the word “Hermetic” or “Hermeticism” in our research in and around the Craft? If so, have you ever said to yourself, “One of these days I’m going to look that up?” Well I did, and have, and I’m going to...
THE FALL AND THE RETURN: The Hermetic and Mythological Poems of Nocturnea
On a recent trip to Washington DC for a Masonic event, I had the good fortune of befriending a truly inspiring and illuminated couple. The husband is a member of a Regular F. & A. M. Blue Lodge and the wife is a member of the UGLE-recognized Honorable Fraternity...
Of Carnivals and Kings: Myth, Meaning, and Mischief in Mardi Gras
Main Image: The Fight Between Carnival and Lent, 1559, by Pieter Bruegel the Elder. “Today I asked for a god to pour some wine in my eyes Today I asked for someone to shake some salt on my life Look! Everything’s spinnin’!” – Faith No More, ‘King for a Day’ Neatly...
Tria Prima Podcast | Episode 4 | The rosicrucians
In this episode we talk about the Rosicrucians, their origin story, influence on other groups, and how they exist today. It's been a while since we've posted a podcast. The pandemic put a stop to us getting together to record these in person. We recorded...
THE SIN EATERS, RAHU & KETU
One week before the Great Conjunction of 2020, on December 14th, the Sun’s energy will be devoured by the Moon. Allegorically speaking, this “eating” of solar energy may have been historically personified as a “Sin Eater” priest or Shaman who lived on the fringes of...
CAN FREEMASONRY SAVE THE WORLD?
These are uncertain times, to be sure. We’re in the midst of a global pandemic while simultaneously contending with socio-political upheaval; potential economic collapse; climate change; overpopulation; the existential risks of artificial intelligence; etc. etc. Yet,...
THE ARCHETYPAL TEMPLE
For most of us, when we think of a Masonic Temple, we think of the brick-and-mortar building downtown where Lodges meet. While this is true, it is not the only temple with which we are concerned as Masons – nor is it the only temple our labors are designed to raise....
The Devil Within
Out of the night that covers me, Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance My head is bloody, but unbowed. ...
Why Ritual is so Important in my Life.
If I may be cliché, allow me to begin with a definition. Bing.com says the definition of Ritual is “a religious or solemn ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order.” Rituals can range from ones as complex as weddings and...
THE RED HORUS
Most people are familiar with Horus in his role as a protective, or tutelary deity; however, this sky god was worshipped under various epithets and by various attributions, over a relatively vast period of time. [1] Regional characteristizations, subsumations due to...
The Moon Goddess Columbia and the Birth of America
The labor pains that drove our Founding Fathers to break ties with the tyrannical British Empire, were mirrored in the Heavens as we inched ever closer to formally declaring our independence on the 4th of July 1776. King George III played the role of Saturn and we,...