Top Ten Lost Tombs Still to be Found Article written by Duncan Burden In this modern age it is hard to believe that there are any famous lost graves to be discovered, but this has proven not to be true, especially when given the fact the body of the famous …
Samuel Prichard’s ‘Masonry Dissected’ A Masonic Exposure that Changed Freemasonry Article by Duncan Burden A Masonic Exposure, or Exposé, is a publication released to the general public claiming to, at times successfully, revealing the secrets of Freemasonry. Samuel Prichard’s ‘Masonry Dissected’, released on the 20th October 1730 in London, was …
Article Written by Duncan Burden Hiram Abiff is, arguably, the most famous character in Freemasonry. His story not only is central to a Mason being recognized as a Master Mason, it is from the Legend of Freemasonry that all the sinister and dark imagery of the Order can be found. …
Top Ten Treasure Hunt Films for Treasure Hunters ~by Duncan Burden Although films like ‘The Goonies’, ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’, ‘Lara Croft – Tomb Raider’ and modern blockbusters like ‘National Treasure’ and ‘The Da Vinci Code’ may be a few of the great titles that have inspired generations, and new …
The Stone of Destiny by Duncan Burden When is a found treasure, still a lost treasure? Such is the question with the famous The Stone of Scone – The King Maker Stone. In reality all that is being discussed here is an oblong block of red sandstone. It is around …
Guest Post by Duncan Burden Duncan’s Masonic Book Collection and Reviews The Most Important Book in Any Masonic Researcher’s Library! ‘The Early Masonic Catechisms’ by Douglas Knoop, G. P. Jones and Douglas Hamer GB SBN 7190 1201 5; The University of Manchester; The University Press. Seriously this, without doubt or …
Guest Post by Duncan Burden The Ring of Gyges – The Lord of Rings The pun in the title is intended, as the legend of the Ring of Gyges surely must be the Lord of all Rings, as not only is it one of the earliest ring of power stories, …
Guest Post by Duncan Burden What is Freemasonry? and 10 Common Myths on What Freemasonry isn’t 1)Freemasonry is a Universal System A common assumption is that Freemasonry is so universal that every mason around the world practises the same Masonic structure and rituals, with possibly only native languages representing any …
Guest Post by Duncan Burden Top Ten Masonic Movies and References to Freemasonry Secrets in Films: Part Two Here is the second part of what I would consider the top ten Masonic Movies that hold a significant Masonic connection, either by referring to Freemasonry directly, or indirectly, but in a …
Guest Post by Duncan Burden Top Ten Masonic Movies and References to Freemasonry Secrets in Films: Part One There have been several masonic movies that draw their plots directly by referencing Freemasonry, such as the comedy ‘Are You a Mason?’ in 1915 and remade in 1934, and Johnny Depp’s horror-thriller …
