New paper to download for free – The Masonic Pathway to Cosmic Consciousness
Earlier this year, I presented this paper to the Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia, and I now have it published in the latest volume of Scriptorium. The paper examines the history of the experience of what has been termed cosmic consciousness, … Continue reading →
The Esoteric World of The Beatles – a free paper to download from my academia profile
The magician and Occultist Aleister Crowley appears on the cover of The Beatles’ 1967 masterpiece Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, situated on the back row of a crowd of people that the band admired. Crowley famously put forward in … Continue reading →
A New Short Paper to Download for Free: Arthur Evans and his notes on Illyria; the snake people and cultural identity in Albania and Kosovo
Arthur Evans and his notes on Illyria; the snake people and cultural identity in Albania and Kosovo For the past few years, I’ve been visiting Kosovo and Albania and have been working on a number of academic projects. One such … Continue reading →
Review of Goetic Evocation by Steve Savedow
Review of Goetic Evocation by Steve Savedow Hadean Press ISBN: 978-1-914166-15-0 Hardback price: £30.00 The new hardback edition of Steve Savedow’s Goetic Evocation by Hadean Press is a welcome re-presentation of a great occult work. Besides being a beautiful hardback … Continue reading →
Down the Rabbit Hole – new fiction by David Harrison
I’ve been writing short stories since the early 1990s, and have amassed quite a collection over the years, so when I was asked by Surrealist artist Jens Rusch to donate a short story for his visual project The Magic Carpet … Continue reading →
Elihu Palmer, the Columbian Illuminati and Richard Carlile – a free paper to download from my Academia profile
The following paper examines the little known story of the Columbian Illuminati and has been edited from my recent publication Rediscovered Rituals of English Freemasonry. The book presents an in-depth examination of the Masonic work of the early nineteenth century … Continue reading →
Jimmy Page, Boleskine House and the occult themes found in the British music scene of the 1960s and 1970s – free published paper to download
It was with great pleasure that I recently had a short paper published with the excellent Journal of the Boleskine House Foundation, Issue 5, (December 2021), which supports the rebuilding of the famed Boleskine House, in which occultist Aleister Crowley … Continue reading →
Masonic Lodge Visits
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Tercentenary Event at the Masonic Temple, Birkenhead, Cheshire
I was honoured to be able to attend a very special event on Friday; a tercentenary celebration held by Minerva Lodge on behalf of the Cheshire Province at the Masonic Temple at Clifton Road, Birkenhead. I was also a keynote … Continue reading →
Talk to the Welsh Installed Masters Lodge held at Rhyl, North Wales
I had the pleasure to give a talk on 300 years of Freemasonry at the Welsh Installed Masters Lodge No. 9857, which was held at Elwy Hall in Rhyl, North Wales. The lodge, which was founded in 2010, meets in … Continue reading →