A Letter in Response to the article concerning Freemasonry in The Guardian 5/2/2018 (rediscovered)
Way back in February 2018, The UK newspaper The Guardian ran a story entitled ‘Secret Freemasons Should Have no Place in Public Life’. It was a rather sensationalist and negative piece that caused a stir at the time, and … Continue reading →
The Home of Pierre Lambert de Lintot
In my next book, which is due to be published this year, I’ll be exploring the Rite of Seven Degrees, the Masonic rite of engraver Pierre Lambert de Lintot, which flourished in London during the latter eighteenth century. We know … Continue reading →
Bram Stoker, Freemasonry and the Byronic Hero
I have a new academic paper entitled ‘Bram Stoker, Freemasonry and the Byronic Hero’, published in the renowned Romanian Masonic journal Gnosis, Anul VII / nr. 7, (2021), pp.13-32, which can be accessed and downloaded for free at my academia … Continue reading →
Review of Turning the Templar Key by Dr Robert Lomas
Turning the Templar Key, Robert Lomas. Lewis Masonic, paperback, 2020. ISBN: 159233279X When I was first initiated into Freemasonry way back in April 1998, I was presented with a gift by my main proposer, that gift was a book called … Continue reading →
How to Write a Masonic Book Part II
I knew a Masonic researcher a good few years ago, that told me had a million words of a ground breaking book on the origin of Freemasonry. While we’re still awaiting the book, the word count of a work on … Continue reading →
Review of The Genesis of Freemasonry by ‘Coach’ John S Nagy
I met ‘Coach’ John S Nagy on social media many years ago, but finally got to meet him back in May 2016 when I was giving a talk at the Tampa Valley Scottish Rite Temple. I have always liked John’s … Continue reading →
The Apocryphal Books of Enoch
The Apocryphal Books of Enoch are not an official part of the Bible, but are seen as an extended text, a Biblical supplement with the story expanding on the character of Enoch, who is briefly mentioned in Biblical text. Biblical … Continue reading →
Masonic Lodge Visits
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Tercentenary Event at the Masonic Temple, Birkenhead, Cheshire
I was honoured to be able to attend a very special event on Friday; a tercentenary celebration held by Minerva Lodge on behalf of the Cheshire Province at the Masonic Temple at Clifton Road, Birkenhead. I was also a keynote … Continue reading →
Talk to the Welsh Installed Masters Lodge held at Rhyl, North Wales
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 →