La loge White Swan (le cygne blanc) Au Coeur de Londres en Angleterre, il existe un petit nombre de loges qui n’entre pas sous la juridiction de la Grande Loge Unie d’Angleterre (GLUA). En fait, elles ne sont pas du … Continue reading →
It was a great honour to be asked to contribute to two beautiful and quality publications that celebrate the tercentenary of the Grand Lodge of England; the first was the United Grand Lodge of England’s own book The Treasures of … Continue reading →
The long awaited new book The Lost Rites and Rituals of Freemasonry is finally available, published by Lewis Masonic. It was a pleasure to research, and examines many of the lost rites of the eighteenth century and how they inspired … Continue reading →
I have presented the following paper a number of times over the years; the first time was at the International University of Venice during the summer of 2007 at the Byron conference. Recently I have developed the paper for publication after … Continue reading →
The current political climate in both the US and the UK is very unsettling, there are deep divisions in the UK with Brexit and in the US we are witnessing violent clashes between left and right with tragedy never far … Continue reading →
A recent paper by Andrew Prescott and Susan Sommers has suggested that the London based Premier Grand Lodge actually began in 1721 rather than 1717. I’ve not read the complete paper but I believe it has been quite thorough in … Continue reading →
The much anticipated third season of Twin Peaks is now being aired on Showtime and has certainly not failed to deliver. Much has been discussed on internet blogs and in books of its occult references, such as the backward speech … Continue reading →
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 →
The Masonic influences on education run deep in certain towns and cities, such as Warrington in England for example, where, during the nineteenth century, certain Freemasons were involved in founding the local Museum and Library, the School of Art, the … Continue reading →
Quatuor Coronati Lodge No. 2076 is the premier research lodge in the world and includes some of the leading Masonic academics as its members. So it was a great honour to have presented a paper to the lodge, which meets in a … Continue reading →
