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Chevalier d’Éon; French spy and cross-dressing Freemason

Dr. David Harrison avatarPosted on August 20, 2018 by David HarrisonAugust 20, 2018

  Chevalier d’Éon is perhaps one of the most intriguing Masonic characters of the eighteenth century. Born in Tonnerre, Burgundy, France in 1728 to a noble family, d’Éon entered into the secret network of spies called the Secret du Roi … Continue reading →

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, his short story ‘Playing with Fire’ and the theme of the occult

Dr. David Harrison avatarPosted on July 24, 2018 by David HarrisonJuly 25, 2018

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, writer and Freemason, became mesmerised by the occult, and this filtered through into his writing, most notably in his Sherlock Holmes stories, such as the hints of vampirism displayed in the Adventure of the Sussex Vampire, … Continue reading →

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Review of The Lost Rites and Rituals of Freemasonry in The Square

Dr. David Harrison avatarPosted on June 24, 2018 by David HarrisonJune 24, 2018

It sometimes takes a while for the reviews to be published for a book. Here is a great review for my latest book The Lost Rites and Rituals of Freemasonry that was recently published in the excellent Square magazine, the … Continue reading →

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Visit to Shakespeare & Equity Lodge No. 1018

Dr. David Harrison avatarPosted on June 17, 2018 by David HarrisonJune 17, 2018

I’ve been invited to some excellent lodges this year to give talks, and the Shakespeare & Equity Lodge No. 1018 was no exception. I presented my paper on the Lost Rites and Rituals of Freemasonry in the famed Egyptian Temple … Continue reading →

Posted in History of Freemasonry, Masonic Talks and Lectures | Tagged Dr. David Harrison, Freemasonry, Hoyle Court, Shakespeare Lodge | Leave a reply

P2

Dr. David Harrison avatarPosted on May 11, 2018 by David HarrisonMay 11, 2018

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 →

Posted in Freemasonry, History of Freemasonry | Tagged Blackfriars Bridge murder, Italian Masonic history, Licio Gelli, P2 lodge, Roberto Calvi | Leave a reply

John Lane’s Masonic Records

Dr. David Harrison avatarPosted on April 15, 2018 by David HarrisonApril 15, 2018

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 →

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Τα Απολεσθέντα Σύμβολα του Ελευθεροτεκτονισμού: Η Κυψέλη

Dr. David Harrison avatarPosted on April 3, 2018 by David HarrisonApril 4, 2018
Masonic Beehive

Η Κυψέλη είναι ένα πολύ παλαιό Τεκτονικό σύμβολο το οποίο εξακολουθεί να χρησιμοποιείται σε πολλές χώρες, αν και στην Αγγλία και την Ουαλία η χρήση του εγκαταλείφθηκε μετά την ένωση του 1813.1 Παρόλα αυτά, απαντάται ακόμη σε μερικές παλαιές (προ … Continue reading →

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Talk to the Welsh Installed Masters Lodge held at Rhyl, North Wales

Dr. David Harrison avatarPosted on June 10, 2017 by David HarrisonJune 10, 2017

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 →

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Rose Croix

Dr. David Harrison avatarPosted on April 4, 2017 by David HarrisonApril 4, 2017

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 →

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The Secret Science of Symbolism

Dr. David Harrison avatarPosted on January 27, 2016 by David HarrisonJanuary 27, 2016

In Freemasonry, we are used to seeing and understanding our Masonic symbols, as taught to us in our ritual and our further studies. But symbols have been used throughout the millennia for many different Orders, religions, aristocratic families and indeed, … 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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Events Calendar

  • 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm, May 28, 2020 – Talk at ADLIM Lodge No.8341
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  • 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm, October 28, 2020 – Talk at Coleshill lodge, Flint, North Wales

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