Erik L. Arneson - Curriculum Vitae

• Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Oregon
  • Grand Orator, 2016-17
• Esoterika Lodge №227, Grand Lodge AF&AM of Oregon
  • Worshipful Master, 2015 and 2016
  • Hiram Award recipient, 2019
  • Secretary, 2020
• Kenton Lodge №145, Grand Lodge AF&AM of Oregon
  • Secretary and Trustee, 2012 & 2014
• Siskiyou Chapter №4 Royal Arch Masons of Oregon
  • Past High Priest, 2005, 2007, 2008
• Ashland Lodge №23, Grand Lodge AF&AM of Oregon
  • Past Master, 2006
• Research Lodge of Oregon №198
  • Organist, 2019 to present
• Founding member of Meridian Chapter №60 Royal Arch Masons of Oregon, a European Concept chapter.
• Lewis & Clark Chapter of the Philalethes Society
  • Charter member
  • Secretary/Treasurer, 2014 to present
• Member of the Scottish Rite Research Society

• The Mysterious Origins of Diana Vaughan, Fraternal Review, Vol. 63, №4, May 2022.
• Commentary on Benjamin Franklin's Table of Virtues, Fraternal Review, Vol. 62, №5, June 2021.
• A Reading List for New Freemasons, Oregon Masonic News, Vol. XXXV, №10, June 2018.
• A Tale of Two Builders: Phaleg & Hiram Abiff, The Plumbline: The Quarterly Bulletin of the Scottish Rite Research Society, Vol. 23, №2, Summer 2016.
• Editor, Philalethes E-Bulletin, 2014 to 2015.
• A Brief Look at Rob Morris, Philalethes E-Bulletin, Spring 2015.
• A Brief Look at Lee E. Wells, Philalethes E-Bulletin, Fall 2014.
• Creating a Philalethes Chapter, Philalethes E-Bulletin, Spring 2014.
• The Fantastical Worlds of Carl H. Claudy: A Masonic Leader's Adventures in Speculative Fiction, Philalethes, Summer 2012.
• About Alchemy, Philalethes: The Journal of Masonic Research & Letters, Spring 2012.
• Feature Review: Albert Pike's Morals and Dogma of the Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry: Annotated Edition edited by Arturo de Hoyos, Philalethes, Winter 2012.
• "The Memory Lodge: Practicing the Art of Memory", Ahiman: A Review of Masonic Culture & Tradition, Plumbstone, 2010, Volume I.

Many of my lectures are delivered more than once. When this is the case, I will list the first time the lecture was delivered, and any particularly significant occasion after that. Unless otherwise noted, all lodges are in Portland, Oregon.

• "The Art of Memory: History and Practice," Esoterika Lodge №227, Spring Equinox 2012.
• "Saint John the Evangelist," Feast of St John the Evangelist at Washington Lodge №46, December 2012.
• "Men of Letters, Men of God," Esoterika Lodge №227, Spring Equinox 2013.
• "The Art of Memory: History and Practice," Lucis Conquisitores in McMinnville, Oregon, July 2013.
• "Hunger is the Best Pickle: Benjamin Franklin the Freemason," Table lodge at Parkrose Lodge №179, October 2014.
• "A Tale of Two Builders: Phaleg and Hiram Abiff," Portland Valley, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, May 2015.
• "The History of Grand Lodges in Freemasonry," Portland Lodge №55, September 2015.
• "Hunger is the Best Pickle: Benjamin Franklin the Freemason," Eugene Lodge №11 in Eugene, Oregon, October 2015.
• "Freemasonry and the Art of Virtue," Friendship Lodge №160, March 2016.
• "Benjamin Franklin: Freemason and Founding Father," Beaverton Lodge №100, George Washington Birthday Celebration, February 2017.
• "Masonic Memory and the Gift of Creation," Friendship Lodge №160, May 2017.
• "Mussar and Freemasonry," Enlightenment Lodge №228, May 2017.
• Panel: Grimoires, Esoterika Lodge №227, Summer Solstice 2017.
• "The Art of Memory: Freemasonry and the Magical Memory," Esotericism in Freemasonry Conference, October 2017.
• "The Illuminati and German Society," Tigard-Orenoma Lodge №207, Fourth Annual German Festive Board, October 2017.
• "Cryptanalysis and Decoding the Mysteries", Research Lodge of Oregon №198, January 2019.
• "The Art of Memory: Freemasonry and the Magical Memory," Evening of Enlightenment at Verity Lodge №59 in Kent, Washington, April 2019.
• "The Hypnerotomachia Poliphili: The Most Beautiful Book of Venice," presented online to Research Lodge of Oregon №198, April 2020.

A workshop is not strictly a lecture. It's a collaborative group activity where one person helps a group develop new skills. Since one of my goals is to spread Masonic light by encouraging other Freemasons to take a closer look at our Craft, I have begun developing and leading workshops in the Portland area.

• Geometry Lecture Workshop, Tuality Lodge №6, June 2017.

• Erik's Masonic Journey, 2000-2005
• TransforMason.org, 2010-present
• The Oblong Square, 2012-present

• History of Cryptography, 4-week class at Portland Underground Grad School, May 2015.
• History of the NSA, Portland Summer of Science, July 2015.
• History of Secret Societies, 4-week class at Portland Underground Grad School, August 2015.
• Computers and the Dawn of Modern Cryptography, OMSI Science on Screen: The Imitation Game, March 2017.
• Secret Societies in Fiction, Driftwood Public Library, March 2017.
• How Computers Changed Cryptography, Driftwood Public Library, March 2017.
• The Magical Memory, Sekhet-Maat Lodge OTO, June 2017.
• Introduction to Sigil Magic, INVOKE, September 2019.
• Anemnesis, Pansophia, and Memory, Texts and Traditions Colloquium, September 2019.

• My Alchemical Bromance, Co-Host, 2017-2019.
• Arnemancy Podcast, 2019-present.

• Minister of the Universal Life Church since 1996
• Over 20 weddings performed

• Various articles in Southern Oregon Magazine, Spring and Summer 2010
• "Nine Card Radiant Spread" in A Small Collection of Specialized Spreads, Vol. 1, edited by Coleman Stevenson, 2020

• Society for the Promotion of Rational Esotericism, editor and contributor
• Leisure Nouveau, 2008-11
• The Local Dish, contributing writer
• Arnemancy, 2014-present
• Arnesonium, 2014-present