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Appearance on America Unearthed – The Ripper Unmasked

Dr. David Harrison avatarPosted on April 22, 2021 by David HarrisonApril 22, 2021

I was very much honoured to appear on Scott Wolter’s America Unearthed (episode 4, season 4) in the episode entitled The Ripper Unmasked. I gave some information on Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle and examined the symbols on the kerbstones, which I … Continue reading →

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New Interview on my YouTube Channel

Dr. David Harrison avatarPosted on April 22, 2021 by David HarrisonApril 22, 2021
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I have some new interviews posted on my YouTube channel that give some insight into my latest book The Rite of Seven Degrees which will be out with Lewis Masonic at the end of the year. This particular interview was … Continue reading →

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Elias Ashmole’s mention of the Half Moon Tavern, Cheapside, London: Its precise location

Dr. David Harrison avatarPosted on May 13, 2020 by David HarrisonMay 13, 2020

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 →

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The Ancient Order of Froth Blowers

Dr. David Harrison avatarPosted on March 29, 2020 by David HarrisonMay 13, 2020

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 →

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The Brotherhood of the Bell

Dr. David Harrison avatarPosted on January 12, 2020 by David HarrisonJanuary 12, 2020

‘It just occurred to me that I’m part of the establishment now’ ‘Not part – The establishment.’ A few weeks ago I was a guest on the excellent podcast Aeon Byte Gnostic Radio with Miguel Conner (which can be heard … Continue reading →

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Freemasons and Angels

Dr. David Harrison avatarPosted on July 24, 2019 by David HarrisonJuly 24, 2019

Arch Angels have been mentioned over the centuries in various Masonic rites, and though they are more familiar to the magician who calls on them for protection, they have been summoned for similar use in certain Masonic rituals in the … Continue reading →

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The Masonic Moon

Dr. David Harrison avatarPosted on July 21, 2019 by David HarrisonJuly 21, 2019

The moon is a prominent symbol in Freemasonry, and can be seen in Masonic prints and banners dating back to the eighteenth century. The moon is mentioned in the ritual as one of the lesser lights; the light in the … Continue reading →

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Freemasonry, the Masonic story and the Fall of Man

Dr. David Harrison avatarPosted on July 17, 2019 by David HarrisonJuly 17, 2019

In my latest book, due out in the autumn, one of the many themes I discuss is how a Masonic story is displayed in the collection of Richard Carlile’s rituals in his Manual of Freemasonry, a work that emerged in … Continue reading →

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Arthur Edward Waite, the Tree of Life and the Tarot

Dr. David Harrison avatarPosted on May 8, 2019 by David HarrisonMay 8, 2019

The Tree of Life appears in many religions and cultures, in Islam it appears in the Quran as the tree of immortality, the tree which is forbidden to Adam and Eve by Allah. In Catholic Christianity it represents the immaculate … Continue reading →

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George Canning, Freemason

Dr. David Harrison avatarPosted on February 4, 2019 by David HarrisonFebruary 4, 2019

George Canning (1770-1827) has gone down in history as having served the shortest period as Prime Minister in Great Britain, but he also had another side to his life; he was a Freemason, he fought a duel, and was a … Continue reading →

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Dr. David HarrisonDr David Harrison is a Masonic historian and leading academic expert on the study of Freemasonry. He has lectured at the University of Liverpool and Hope University, and has worked as an archaeologist, specializing in industrial archaeology in England.


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