Travis Simpkins: March 2024

Sunday, March 31, 2024

Christopher M. Potts. Most Illustrious Grand Master. Grand Council of Michigan. York Rite. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Christopher M. Potts

Most Illustrious Grand Master

Grand Council of Royal & Select

Masons of Michigan

York Rite Freemasonry

by Travis Simpkins

York Rite Freemasonry

For more info, please visit:

rsm-mi.org/wp/

Christopher M. Potts. Most Illustrious Grand Master. Grand Council of Michigan. York Rite. by Travis Simpkins

Elias Ashmole. Antiquary, Alchemist and Freemason. Ashmolean Museum. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Elias Ashmole

( 1617 - 1692 )

Antiquary, Politician, Astrologer and Alchemist

First Recorded Speculative Freemason

at Warrington in Lancashire (1646)

Founder of the

Ashmolean Museum of Art & Archaeology

by Travis Simpkins

Elias Ashmole - Masonic Minute

For more info, please visit:

ashmolean.org

Elias Ashmole. Antiquary, Alchemist and Freemason. Ashmolean Museum. by Travis Simpkins

Saturday, March 30, 2024

J. Stan Dodd, 33°. Supreme Council. Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Illustrious Brother

J. Stan Dodd

33rd Degree Freemason

Supreme Council, 33°, SJ

Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite

Southern Jurisdiction, USA

by Travis Simpkins

House of the Temple

For more info, please visit:

scottishrite.org

Graham Hancock, Co-Author of "Heaven's Mirror." by Travis Simpkins

Graham Hancock. Author. Heaven's Mirror. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Graham Hancock

Writer & Journalist

Best-Selling Author of

Fingerprints of the Gods

by Travis Simpkins

Graham Hancock: Lost Civilizations

For more info, please visit:

grahamhancock.com

Graham Hancock. by Travis Simpkins. Heaven's Mirror. Santha Faiia

Friday, March 29, 2024

Eric Wylie, 32°, KCCH. Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Eric Wylie

32°, KCCH

Orient of Texas

Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite

Southern Jurisdiction, USA

by Travis Simpkins

House of the Temple

For more info, please visit:

scottishrite.org

James Morgan III. MWPHGL District of Columbia. Prince Hall Think Tank. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

James R. Morgan III

Past Master

Corinthian Lodge No. 18, F&AM-PHA

Washington, D.C.

Worshipful Associate Grand Historian & Archivist

Most Worshipful

Prince Hall Grand Lodge

District of Columbia

Co-Host of "The Prince Hall Think Tank"

by Travis Simpkins

The Prince Hall Think Tank

For more info, please visit:

mwphgldc.com

James Morgan III. MWPHGL District of Columbia. Prince Hall Think Tank. by Travis Simpkins

Thursday, March 28, 2024

Masonic Symbolism. Freemasons. Degree Ritual. Painting Series by Travis Simpkins

Nine Paintings of

Masonic Symbolism

Entered Apprentice, Fellowcraft

and Master Mason Degrees

Oil on Canvas

by Travis Simpkins

added details by Janet Simpkins

Created for

Joel H. Prouty Lodge

Auburn, MA

Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

Masonic Symbolism. Freemasons. Degree Ritual. Painting Series by Travis Simpkins

Hygeia. Goddess of Health. Antioch, Roman. Worcester Art Museum. by Travis Simpkins

Hygeia. Goddess of Health. Antioch. Worcester Art Museum. by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of an

Ancient Roman Statue of

Hygieia

Goddess of Health & Hygiene

1st or 2nd Century A.D.

Excavated at Antioch

Collection of the

Worcester Art Museum

by Travis Simpkins

Statue of Hygeia - Worcester Art Museum

For more info, please visit:

worcesterart.org

Hygeia. Goddess of Health. Antioch. Worcester Art Museum. by Travis Simpkins

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Ron Metzger. Past Master. Freemason. Grand Lodge of Maryland. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Ron Metzger

Past Master

Patapsco Lodge No. 183

Dundalk, Maryland

by Travis Simpkins

Not Just a Man, a Mason

For more info, please visit:

mdmasons.org

Henry C. Clausen, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, SJ. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Most Worshipful and Illustrious

Henry Christian Clausen

( 1905 - 1992 )

Past Grand Master

Grand Lodge of California

( 1954 )

Past Sovereign Grand Commander

Supreme Council, 33°, SJ

Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite

Southern Jurisdiction, U.S.A.

( 1969 - 1985 )

Former Asst. U.S. Attorney General

Author of the 800-page Clausen Report

for the Army Board's Pearl Harbor Investigation

by Travis Simpkins

Henry C. Clausen, 33°. Sovereign Grand Commander

Henry C. Clausen, 33° discusses Manly P. Hall, 33°

Henry C. Clausen. Pearl Harbor. Final Judgement. The Clausen Report

For more info, please visit:

scottishrite.org

Henry C. Clausen, 33°. Supreme Council. Scottish Rite, SJ. Practice and Procedure for the Scottish Rite. by Travis Simpkins

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

M.W. Robert Waldron. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Tennessee. by Travis Simpkins

M.W. Robert Waldron. Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Tennessee. by Travis Simpkins

M.W. Robert Waldron. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Tennessee. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Most Worshipful

Robert Waldron

Past Grand Master

Grand Lodge of Tennessee

by Travis Simpkins

Grand Lodge of Tennessee

For more info, please visit:

grandlodge-tn.org

M.W. Robert Waldron. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Tennessee. by Travis Simpkins

R.W. Craig W. Claflin. Past DDGM. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

R.W. Craig Claflin. Past DDGM. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Right Worshipful

Craig W. Claflin

Past District Deputy Grand Master

22nd Masonic District

Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

Past Master of

Wilder Lodge - Leominster, MA

32° - Scottish Rite Valley of Boston

by Travis Simpkins

Massachusetts Freemasonry

For more info, please visit:

massfreemasonry.org

R.W. Craig Claflin. Past DDGM. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

Monday, March 25, 2024

House of the Temple. Washington, DC. Supreme Council, 33°. Scottish Rite, SJ. by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of the

House of the Temple

Designed by John Russell Pope

inspired by the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

Constructed 1911 - 1915

1733 16th Street NW

Washington, D.C.

Headquarters of the

Supreme Council, 33°

Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite

Southern Jurisdiction, U.S.A.

by Travis Simpkins

commissioned by the Arkansas Scottish Rite

The House of the Temple - Washington, D.C.

For more info, please visit:

scottishrite.org

Pillars of Charity. House of the Temple. Washington, DC. Supreme Council, 33°. Scottish Rite, SJ. by Travis Simpkins

Sunday, March 24, 2024

James Buchanan. 15th President of the United States. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

James Buchanan

(1791 - 1868)

15th President of the United States

Freemason

Member of Lodge No. 43

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

by Travis Simpkins

President James Buchanan

For more info, please visit:

whitehouse.gov/james-buchanan

James Buchanan. 15th President of the United States. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Tenzin Gyatso. Tibetan Buddhism. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

His Holiness

The 14th Dalai Lama

Tenzin Gyatso

Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso

(born Lhamo Dhondup)

Reincarnation of

Avalokitesvara, Boddhisattva of Compassion

Spiritual Leader of the

Gelug or "Yellow Hat" School

of Tibetan Buddhism

Recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (1989)

by Travis Simpkins

The Dalai Lama - Biography

The Dalai Lama - Overcoming Anger and Anxiety

The Dalai Lama - Vision of a Compassionate and Peaceful World

For more info, please visit:

dalailama.com

His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Tenzin Gyatso. Tibetan Buddhism. Bodhichitta. by Travis Simpkins

Saturday, March 23, 2024

Book of Shadows. Phyllis Curott. Autobiography. Wicca. Witchcraft

I'm enjoying Phyllis Curott's autobiography "Book of Shadows."

When Phyllis Curott, a high-powered Manhattan lawyer began exploring Witchcraft, she discovered a spiritual movement that defied all stereotypes. Encountering neither satanic rites nor eccentric spinsters, she came to embrace the reconstruction of Europe's indigenous spirituality; the religion of the Goddess. Book of Shadowschronicles Phyllis' introduction and initiation inteo Wicca, her ascension to the position of Wiccan High Priestess, and her efforts to reconcile her newfound spirituality with her struggles as a woman rising through the ranks of the corporate world. Along the way, she relates the history of Witchcraft and shares many traditional Wiccan practices. Engagingly written and rich with detailed rituals, spells, and techniques, this inspirational book traces a modern woman's spiritual journey into a realm of extraordinary experience and enlightenment.

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Stu Young. Worshipful Master. Caleb Butler Lodge. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

Stu Young. Worshipful Master. Freemason. Caleb Butler Lodge. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Stu Young

Worshipful Master

Caleb Butler Lodge

Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

by Travis Simpkins

Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

For more info, please visit:

massfreemasonry.org

John F. Hickey. Past Master. MG Henry Knox Lodge. Boston, MA. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

John F. Hickey

MSG, USAR (ret.)

Past Master of

Major General Henry Knox Lodge

Boston, Massachusetts

Member of

Morning Star Lodge, A.F. & A.M.

Scottish Rite Valley of Worcester

York Rite Bodies of Worcester

( Eureka Royal Arch Chapter, Hiram Council

and Worcester County Commandery No. 5 )

by Travis Simpkins

Jack Hickey with art by Travis Simpkins at the Knox Museum. Thomaston, Maine

For more info, please visit:

massfreemasonry.org

John F. Hickey. Major General Henry Knox Lodge. Boston, MA. by Travis Simpkins

Friday, March 22, 2024

The Richest Man in Babylon. George S. Clason

I'm enjoying "The Richest Man in Babylon" by George S. Clason... a classic book on wealth and finance.

The Richest Man in Babylon is considered as the greatest of all inspirational works on the subject of thrift, financial planning, and personal wealth. Revealed inside are the secrets to acquiring money, keeping money, and making money earn more money. Providing financial wisdom through parables, 'The Richest Man in Babylon' was originally a set of pamphlets, written by the author and distributed by banks and insurance companies. These pamphlets were later bundled together, giving birth to a book. In this new rendering by Charles Conrad, the classic tale is retold in clear, simple language for today's readers. These fascinating and informative stories set you on a sure path to prosperity and its accompanying joys. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: George Samuel Clason was born in Louisiana, Missouri, on November 7, 1874. He attended the University of Nebraska and served in the United States Army during the Spanish-American War. Beginning a long career in publishing, he founded the Clason Map Company of Denver, Colorado, and published the first road atlas of the United States and Canada. In 1926, he issued the first of a famous series of pamphlets on thrift and financial success, using parables set in ancient Babylon to make each of his points. These were distributed in large quantities by banks and insurance companies and became familiar to millions, the most famous being 'The Richest Man in Babylon', the parable from which the present volume takes its title. These 'Babylonian parables' have become a modern inspirational classic.

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David Brown and Dathan Brown. Father and Son. Prince Hall Freemasons. by Travis Simpkins

David Brown. Prince Hall Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketches of

David Brown and Dathan Brown

Father and Son

Prince Hall Freemasons

Acacia Lodge No. 25, PHA

Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge

of the District of Columbia

by Travis Simpkins

Dathan Brown. Prince Hall Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Stephen Salisbury III. Pre-Columbian Art- American Antiquarian Society. Worcester, MA. by Travis Simpkins

Stephen Salisbury III. Worcester Art Museum. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Stephen Salisbury III

(1835 - 1905)

Benefactor & Philanthropist

Patron of the Arts

Founder of the Worcester Art Museum

by Travis Simpkins

Salisbury Mansion: Worcester Historical Museum

For more info, please visit:

worcesterhistory.org/salisbury-mansion

Stephen Salisbury III. by Travis Simpkins. Pre-Columbian Art. Worcester, MA

Thursday, March 21, 2024

The Lord of the Rings. Part Three. The Return of the King. J.R.R. Tolkien

I'm on to the last leg of the journey... "The Lord of the Rings Part Three: The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien.

The third volume in J.R.R. Tolkien's classic epic fantasy, The Lord of the Rings. This edition of The Return Of The King includes the complete appendices and index for The Lord of the Ringstrilogy.

One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.

As the shadow of Mordor grows across the land, the Companions of the Ring have become involved in separate adventures. Aragorn, revealed as the hidden heir of the ancient Kings of the West, has joined with the Riders of Rohan against the forces of Isengard and takes part in the desperate battle of the Hornburg. Merry and Pippin, captured by Orcs, escape into Fangorn Forest and there encounter the Ents.

Gandalf has miraculously returned and defeated the evil wizard, Saruman. Sam has left his master for dead after a battle with the giant spider, Shelob; but Frodo is still alive—now in the foul hands of the Orcs.

Meanwhile, the armies of the Dark Lord are massing as the One Ring draws ever nearer to the Cracks of Doom.

“A triumphant close ... a grand piece of work, grand in both conception and execution. An astonishing imaginative tour de force.”—Daily Telegraph

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