Robert Burns; Poet, Scotsman, Freemason
As many lodges will be celebrating Burns Night soon, I thought I would write a brief biopic of one of my favourite poets. Robert Burns, poet, Scotsman, and Freemason, was born on 25th January, 1759, in Alloway near Ayr in … Continue reading →
Dr John Theophilus Desaguliers and ‘The Newtonian System of the World’
Recently, I had a short paper published in the summer (2018) issue of Philalethes: The Journal of Masonic Research & Letters, the paper examining Dr John Theophilus Desaguliers’ poem ‘The Newtonian System of the World’. The poem was published in … Continue reading →
Horn Dancers, Mummers and Morris Men
Being a fan of the classic Edward Woodward film The Wicker Man, I’ve always had a soft spot for the Morris Dancing that goes on outside village pubs in the summer months, and recently I was handed an old … Continue reading →
Oronhyatekha and the Independent Order of Foresters
This article appeared in Knight Templar Magazine in November 2013, and was a leader article for a book that I co-wrote with Fred Lomax entitled Freemasonry and Fraternal Societies, which was published the following year. As with the other fraternal … Continue reading →
Sir Charles Warren, a Victorian Freemason; the Search for the Temple and Jack the Ripper
This article first appeared in Knight Templar Magazine, September, 2012. Freemasonry in England during the Victorian age witnessed a surge of interest in researching the origins of the order and answering questions about its connection with the historical Temple of … Continue reading →
Articles by David Harrison in Masonic Magazines – Living Stones
Over the years I’ve been very honoured to have my articles published in many Masonic Magazines, many of which are now available free online. This post is dedicated to an article of mine called ‘Freemasonry and Occultists’ that appeared in … Continue reading →
The Count Cagliostro Masonic E-Library
One of the best online Masonic libraries I’ve found to date is the Count Cagliostro Masonic Library. Seventeen years in the making, this online library gives access to out-of-copyright material in pdf format such as works by Adam Weishaupt, John … 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 →
Dr. David Harrison’s Masonic videos
Books by Dr. David Harrison
