When talking to people who have little knowledge of Masonry, the darker mythology of the New World Order and modern Illuminati groups soon emerge in the conversation. Within this usual swirl of dark modern myths there is an actual historical … Continue reading →
Vale Chapter No. 5256 meets only twice a year in differing locations in the West Lancashire Province, sometimes in Carnforth, sometimes in Barrow-in-Furness, and I was honoured to have given a talk on their May meeting again, this time in … 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 →
In this current economic climate where numerous live venues up and down the country have closed, it’s extremely refreshing to see a new one not only open, but also doing very well indeed. The Alchemy which opened last year in … Continue reading →
The relationship between alchemy and Freemasonry is a subject that I’ve written about in my recent work The Lost Rites and Rituals of Freemasonry; certainly some of the symbolism used in English Freemasonry reflects the theme of the transmutation of … Continue reading →
I recently gave an interview to a journalist for the Economist in regards to some background information he needed for an article he was writing on a recent backlash to Freemasonry in West Africa. The article, which can be seen … Continue reading →
I’ll be avoiding most of the speculative ideas that have been attached to the chapel by recent writers, but after a friend visited the site and took these great photos, I thought I’d write a brief history of the chapel, … Continue reading →
It is obvious that Freemasonry impacts the lives of those that become involved, though it impacts each life differently; what one Freemason gains from the Craft is sometimes very different from what another Mason gains. I was talking to a … Continue reading →
It was an honour to be installed as the Worshipful Master for the Lodge of Lights No.148, Warrington, Province of West Lancashire, UGLE, on Monday 22nd of January, 2018. One of my ancestors Henry Harrison was a member of the … Continue reading →
