Through my old mate Scott Wolter of American Unearthed fame, I was introduced to genealogist Diana Muir, who has been busy assembling my family tree over the last month. I had traced my paternal side to the 1590s and my … Continue reading →
I have a collection of papers that have been published in various journals over the years that I have made available to download for free via my academia profile. These papers span from the early years of my PhD research … Continue reading →
For a slim volume, this book packs a big punch, and is part 1 of a lecture series that celebrated Masonic author Dr Robert Lomas has been giving to lodges, mainly in the north of England, for a few years … Continue reading →
I’ve been meaning to post this for some months now, but lockdown has had a way of distracting me with work that came from nowhere, so as life gradually gets back to normal, I can now catch up on my … Continue reading →
Freemasonry for the Heart and Mind: Sketches from an Esoteric Notebook By Julian Rees Published by Arima This is the latest book from Julian Rees, and it is a book that explores the essence and spirituality of Freemasonry in a … Continue reading →
The Half Moon Tavern on Cheapside was mentioned in Elias Ashmole’s diary, where he ‘dyned’ with a number of Freemasons after a lodge meeting at Masons Hall in London, held at 5pm on the 11th of March 1682. Ashmole mentioned … Continue reading →
One of the many questions I get asked is how does one write a Masonic book and get it published. Over the years, I’ve met so many Freemasons that want to write a book. Perhaps they are inspired by the … Continue reading →
At the moment I am having a number of my works translated into various languages; A Journey Through Freemasonry was translated into Spanish by Darren Lorente-Bull, A Quick Guide to Freemasonry is being translated into Albanian by Mevi Rafuna, and … Continue reading →
As everyone is ware, the Coronavirus pandemic has led to the cancellation of events, flights and lodge meeting for the next few months, which meant the cancellation of my talks to Boynton Lodge in Florida, and my talks to the … Continue reading →
The Ancient Order of Froth Blowers could have easily found a place in my book Freemasonry and Fraternal Societies, which discussed the many fraternal Orders such as the Oddfellows, the Buffaloes, the Foresters and the Druids. Like these societies, the … Continue reading →
