I’ll be avoiding most of the speculative ideas that have been attached to the chapel by recent writers, but after a friend visited the site and took these great photos, I thought I’d write a brief history of the chapel, … Continue reading →
It is obvious that Freemasonry impacts the lives of those that become involved, though it impacts each life differently; what one Freemason gains from the Craft is sometimes very different from what another Mason gains. I was talking to a … Continue reading →
It was an honour to be installed as the Worshipful Master for the Lodge of Lights No.148, Warrington, Province of West Lancashire, UGLE, on Monday 22nd of January, 2018. One of my ancestors Henry Harrison was a member of the … Continue reading →
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 →
