We don’t experience the world directly—we experience our idea of it. In this episode, we explore the nature of perception and the realization that all of reality is filtered through the mind. Freemasonry invites us to refine this inner lens, to polish the mirror through which we see, and to move from reaction toward awareness. Seeing clearly begins with understanding how our own consciousness shapes what we see.

🔑 Key Takeaways

• Our experience of the world is filtered through perception, not direct reality
• We evaluate experience moment by moment, often unconsciously
• Freemasonry challenges us to refine our awareness—to polish the inner mirror

💬 Featured Quotes

• 0:00:00 – “There’s a sort of critical understanding that everyone has to come to… that everything that’s happening is happening in your mind.”
• 0:00:15 – “You are experiencing the world and, in that experience, perpetually evaluating it—good or bad, left or right, up or down.”
• 0:00:32 – “You are in all ways interacting less with the real world and more with your idea of the world.”
• 0:00:45 – “With this concept at hand, it becomes obvious very quickly that awareness is the first step toward understanding.”

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Creators & Guests

• Brian Mattocks - Host