Alchemically Stoned (published by Laudable Pursuit, 2017) is a new book written by PD Newman, a 32nd degree Scottish Rite Southern Jurisdiction, and an expert in the study of the use of mind altering substances in rituals. The book broke … Continue reading →
Cornerstone Lodge No. 4369 is a Cheshire based lodge meeting at Neston Masonic Hall and I had the honour of giving a talk to the lodge on Saturday 21st April on the origins of Freemasonry. The talk was also open … Continue reading →
John Lane was a Masonic historian who first published his magnum opus Masonic Records in 1886, the work being a listing of all the lodges formed under the English Grand Lodges (both Antient and Modern), including the numbers and various … Continue reading →
It has been a year since my biography was published on the lost Liverpool nineteenth century philanthropist Christopher Rawdon and to celebrate, the Rawdon history group invited Timothy Rawdon-Mogg, a descendant of Christopher’s brother Joshua, to visit some of the … Continue reading →
Jens Rusch is a German based artist and Freemason whose surrealism and Masonic expressionism blend to form a unique artistic style. I wrote an article on his life and work in the US Masonic Journal last year, and when I … Continue reading →
The Masonic influences on education run deep in certain towns and cities, such as Warrington in England for example, where, during the nineteenth century, certain Freemasons were involved in founding the local Museum and Library, the School of Art, the … Continue reading →
Quatuor Coronati Lodge No. 2076 is the premier research lodge in the world and includes some of the leading Masonic academics as its members. So it was a great honour to have presented a paper to the lodge, which meets in a … Continue reading →
It has been suggested by esoteric writers of the occult revival such as John Yarker and Arthur Edward Waite that the Rose Croix degree was the ultimate degree practiced by the Rite de Elus Coens in the later eighteenth century. The degree … Continue reading →
The book I’m currently researching examines the lost Rites and rituals of Freemasonry, a fascinating subject matter that has led me down some extremely interesting pathways. Indeed, pathway is the key word here, as many eighteenth century Freemasons longed to … Continue reading →
There were a number of Freemasons involved in the American War of Independence and the French Revolution; prominent men such as George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Lafayette, and Jean Paul Marat. The revolution that emerged in Latin America also involved a … Continue reading →
