Bio:
Darin is a Past Master of St. Joseph #970 AFAM & Homer #199 AFAM in Illinois. Member of several appendant bodies. Host and Producer of the Meet, Act, and Part Podcast, managing editor of the Meet, Act, and Part Blog. Enterprise Systems Specialist for the Administrative Information Technology Services Team for the University of Illinois Systems Office. Father of 2..
Prepared Topics:
The Magickal Royal Art: Freemasonry – 45 Min
An exploration of Freemasonry as a system of Theurgic Ritual magick.
Isaac Newton: Polymath, Alchemist, and Freemason? – 45 Min
Was Isaac Newton a Freemason? If not, what influence did he have on the foundation of what we now know of as Ancient Craft Freemasonry?
Tracing the Royal Arch of Enoch – 45 Min
An exploration of the Legends surrounding the Vault of Enoch, and its representation in pop culture.
An Esoteric Look at the EA Degree – 45 Min
An exploration of the deeper symbolism of the first step in Masonry
Mature Masculine Friendships and Scottish Rite Freemasonry: Using the NMJ’s core values to build lasting Mature Male Friendships – 40 Min
An exploration into why mature male friendships are important and why the NMJ core values help support mature masculine friendships.
Harry Potter and Freemasonry – 45 Minutes
Exploring the symbols of the Harry Potter universe and how they relate to Freemasonry.
Memento Mori – 60 Minutes
How taking time to meditate helps reinforce the ultimate lesson of the 3rd degree.
The Secret Meaning of the Symbols of Scouting – 30 Minutes
How the Fleur De Lis used by scouting relates to symbols in Freemasonry.
An Esoteric Look at the Entered Apprentice Degree – 90 Minutes
Looks at the first degree as a whole and breaks out some the of esoteric meanings behind it.
Tracing the Royal Arch of Enoch – 45 Minutes
Darin traces the commonalities between the Royal Arch Degree in the York Rite to the 13th degree in the Scottish Rite from the Knight’s Templar excavation of the Temple Mound to the legends of the rumored resting place of the Ark of Covenant to the pop culture retellings of legend as depicted in National Treasure and Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Travel Info: Willing to travel anywhere. Any travel requiring flight/hotel would need those costs covered. For any drive over 300 miles round-trip, I would ask for reimbursement for gas at the standard mileage rate (gov rate)
Website: https://meetactandpart.com
