Brandon Sanderson. Fantasy Author. The Cosmere. The Stormlight Archive. The Way of Kings. by Travis Simpkins

Brandon Sanderson. Fantasy Author. The Cosmere. The Mistborn Saga. The Stormlight Archive. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Brandon Sanderson

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writer

Creator of

The Cosmere

Author of

The Mistborn Saga

The Stormlight Archive

Completed

The Wheel of Time series

by Travis Simpkins

Brandon Sanderson

For more info, please visit:

brandonsanderson.com

 

Brandon Sanderson. Fantasy Author. The Cosmere. The Stormlight Archive. The Way of Kings. by Travis Simpkins

The Three Graces. Roman. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. by Travis Simpkins

The Three Graces. Ancient Roman. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of

The Three Graces

Aglaia (Beauty), Euphrosyne (Mirth) 

and Thalia (Abundance)

Ancient Roman, Imperial Period

2nd Century A.D.

Collection of the

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

by Travis Simpkins

Greek and Roman Galleries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

For more info, please visit:

metmuseum.org

The Three Graces. Roman. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. by Travis Simpkins

George R.R. Martin. Author. A Song of Ice and Fire. A Storm of Swords. by Travis Simpkins

George R.R. Martin. Author. A Song of Ice and Fire. Game of Thrones. House of the Dragon. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

George R.R. Martin

George Richard Raymond Martin

Writer and Television Producer

Author of

A Song of Ice and Fire

HBO adaptations include

Game of Thrones

and House of the Dragon

by Travis Simpkins

George R.R. Martin Q&A

For more info, please visit:

georgerrmartin.com

 

George R.R. Martin. Author. A Song of Ice and Fire. A Storm of Swords. by Travis Simpkins

Henry Lynde Palmer, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Henry Lynde Palmer, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Most Worshipful and Illustrious

Henry Lynde Palmer

( 1819 - 1909 )

Past Grand Master

Grand Lodge of Wisconsin

(1852 - 1853) and (1871 - 1872)

Past Sovereign Grand Commander

Supreme Council, 33°, NMJ

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite

Northern Masonic Jurisdiction

( 1879 - 1909 )

Past Master of Evening Star Lodge No. 75

West Troy, New York

Past Master of Tracy Lodge No. 13

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

by Travis Simpkins

History of the Scottish Rite

Supreme Council, 33°, NMJ. Scottish Rite document. Henry L. Palmer

 For more info, please visit:

scottishritenmj.org

 and 

wisc-freemasonry.org

Henry Lynde Palmer, 33°. Sovereign Grand Commander. Supreme Council. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

J.R.R. Tolkien. Author. Philologist. The Silmarillion. by Travis Simpkins

J.R.R. Tolkien. Author. The Hobbit. The Lord of the Rings. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

J.R.R. Tolkien

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

(1892 - 1973)

Writer and Philologist

Author of

The Hobbit

The Lord of the Rings

The Silmarillion

and other works

by Travis Simpkins

J.R.R. Tolkien Documentary

For more info, please visit:

tolkiensociety.org

 

J.R.R. Tolkien. Author. The Silmarillion. by Travis Simpkins

Killian Henry Van Rensselaer, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Killian Henry Van Rensselaer, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Illustrious Brother

Killian Henry Van Rensselaer

( 1800 - 1881 )

Past Sovereign Grand Commander

Supreme Council, 33°, NMJ

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite

Northern Masonic Jurisdiction

(1861 - 1867)

Voluntarily resigned at the 1867 Union

Served as Lieutenant Grand Commander & 

Acting Sovereign Grand Commander

after Edward Asa Raymond's abrupt departure

( 1860 )

Organized and Instituted

numerous Scottish Rite bodies

throughout the Northern Jurisdiction states

between 1848 and 1863

by Travis Simpkins

History of the Scottish Rite

Killian Henry Van Rensselaer, 33°. Documents. Supreme Council. Scottish Rite, NMJ

 For more info, please visit:

scottishritenmj.org

Killian Henry Van Rensselaer, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

M.W. Gregory J. Scott. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of New Jersey. by Travis Simpkins

M.W. Gregory J. Scott. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of New Jersey. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait of

Most Worshipful

Gregory J. Scott

Past Grand Master

Grand Lodge of New Jersey

33rd Degree Freemason

Scottish Rite, NMJ

Past Master of Peninsula Lodge No. 99

Bayonne, New Jersey

Oil on Canvas

by Travis Simpkins

 Not Just a Man. A Mason.

M.W. Gregory J. Scott. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of New Jersey. by Travis Simpkins

 For more info, please visit:

newjerseygrandlodge.org

M.W. Gregory J. Scott. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of New Jersey. by Travis Simpkins

William Robert Woodman. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Ceremonial Magick. by Travis Simpkins

William Robert Woodman. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Ceremonial Magick. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Dr. William Robert Woodman

(1828 - 1891)

Co-Founder of 

The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn

Freemason, Member of

St. George’s Lodge No. 129, Exeter

Past Grand Sword Bearer of the

United Grand Lodge of England

Supreme Magus

Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia (SRIA)

by Travis Simpkins

Hermetic Qabalah - Tree of Life

Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. William Wynn Westcott, William Robert Woodman and S.L. MacGregor Mathers. by Travis Simpkins

For more info, please visit:

hermeticgoldendawn.org

William Robert Woodman. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Ceremonial Magick. by Travis Simpkins

M.W. Robert T. Thomas. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Missouri. by Travis Simpkins

M.W. Robert T. Thomas. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Missouri. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Most Worshipful

Robert T. Thomas

Past Grand Master

Grand Lodge of Missouri

Member and Past Master of

Galena Lodge No. 515
Life Member of the

Missouri Lodge of Research

33rd Degree Scottish Rite Mason

Valley of Joplin, Missouri
Kimberling City Chapter No. 164
Order of the Eastern Star
Missouri York Rite
(Springfield Chapter No. 15
Zabud Council No. 25
St. John's Commandery No. 20
St. Christopher Conclave)

by Travis Simpkins

The Missouri Masonic Library

The Grand Lodge of Missouri

 For more info, please visit:

momason.org

M.W. Robert T. Thomas. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Missouri. by Travis Simpkins

The Well of Ascension. Mistborn Trilogy Era One. Brandon Sanderson. The Cosmere

The Well of Ascension. Mistborn Trilogy Era One. Brandon Sanderson. The Cosmere

 I'm enjoying "The Well of Ascension." Book Two in the Mistborn Trilogy Era One by Brandon Sanderson.

 

Now with over 10 million copies sold, The Mistborn Series has the thrills of a heist story, the twistiness of political intrigue, and the epic scale of a landmark fantasy saga.

They did the impossible, ending the thousand-year reign of the godlike Lord Ruler. Now Vin, the former street urchin turned powerful Mistborn, and Elend Venture, the idealistic young nobleman who loves her, must build a healthy new society in the ashes of an empire.

As tensions grow in the wake of the uprising, an ancient legend seems to offer a glimmer of hope. But even if it really exists, no one knows where to find the Well of Ascension or what manner of power it bestows.

It may just be that killing the Lord Ruler was the easy part. Surviving the aftermath of his fall is going to be the real challenge.

https://amzn.to/3ZRxzcu 

 

General Douglas MacArthur, 33°. United States Army. WWII. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Douglas MacArthur, 33°. United States Army General. WWII. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Douglas MacArthur

( 1880 - 1964 )

Five-Star General in the United States Army

Field Marshall of the Philippine Army

Commander of U.S. Forces in the Far East

Pacific Theater during World War II

Recipient of the Medal of Honor

Freemason

Made a "Mason at Sight" in the Philippines

on January 14, 1936

Received the 4° to 32° at Gaumata Consistory

on March 28, 1936

Received the 33rd Degree

at the American Embassy in Japan

on December 8, 1947

by Travis Simpkins

 Douglas MacArthur

 For more info, please visit:

macarthurmemorial.org

General Douglas MacArthur, 33°. United States Army. WWII. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

The Keys to the Gateway of Magic. Dr Stephen Skinner. David Rankine. Occult. Grimoire

The Keys to the Gateway of Magic. Dr Stephen Skinner. David Rankine. Occult. Grimoire

 I'm reading through "The Keys to the Gateway of Magic: Summoning the Solomonic Archangels and Demon Princes." Edited by Dr. Stephen Skinner and David Rankine.

 

This classic text of the Nine Great Keys details the invocation of the Archangels, the full hierarchy of spiritual beings (including Olympic Spirits and Elementals) and the evocation of the four Demon Princes.

Highly sought-after, this edition of a rare early seventeenth century grimioire has never before appeared in English. Occult scholar Stephen Skinner, along with magician and author David Rankine, trace the history of the Keys and offer full transcriptions of four key seventeenth century manuscripts in the British Library and in the Bodleian Library.

https://amzn.to/4k6xcSs 

 

William Wynn Westcott. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Ceremonial Magick. by Travis Simpkins

William Wynn Westcott. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Ceremonial Magick. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of 

Dr. William Wynn Westcott 

(1848 - 1925) 

Co-Founder of 

The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn 

Past Master of 

Quatuor Coronati Lodge No. 2076 

Member and Past Master of 

Parrett and Axe Lodge No. 814 

Crewkerne, Somersetshire, England 

Supreme Magus 

Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia (SRIA) 

Member 

Lodge of Brotherly Love No. 329, Yeovil 

Rite of Swedenborg 

Member of the Theosophical Society 

by Travis Simpkins

Hermetic Qabalah - Tree of Life

Hermetic Order of the Golden Daw. William Wynn Westcott, William Robert Woodman and S.L. MacGregor Mathers. by Travis Simpkins

For more info, please visit:

hermeticgoldendawn.org

William Wynn Westcott. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. Ceremonial Magick. by Travis Simpkins

Mistborn: The Final Empire. Mistborn Trilogy Era One. Brandon Sanderson. The Cosmere

Mistborn: The Final Empire. Mistborn Trilogy Era One. Brandon Sanderson. The Cosmere

 I'm enjoying "Mistborn: The Final Empire" by Brandon Sanderson.

 

Now with over 10 million copies sold, The Mistborn Series has the thrills of a heist story, the twistiness of political intrigue, and the epic scale of a landmark fantasy saga.

Once, a hero arose to save the world. He failed.

Ever since, the world has been a wasteland of ash and mist controlled by the immortal emperor known as the Lord Ruler.

But hope survives. A new uprising is forming, one built around the ultimate caper, the cunning of a brilliant criminal mastermind, and the determination of an unlikely heroine: a street urchin who must learn to master the power of a Mistborn.

https://amzn.to/44j5cFw

 

R.W. Lawrence Bethune. Past Deputy Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

R.W. Lawrence Bethune. Past Deputy Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Right Worshipful

Lawrence E. Bethune

Past Deputy Grand Master (2019)

Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

Past District Deputy Grand Master

(5th Masonic District)

Past Master of 

Dalhousie Lodge in Newtonville, MA

32nd Degree Mason

Scottish Rite Valley of Boston, MA

Ambassador for the

George Washington Masonic National Memorial

Retired Vice-President of

Berklee College of Music

by Travis Simpkins

Not Just a Man, a Mason

Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

 For more info, please visit:

massfreemasonry.org

R.W. Lawrence Bethune. Past Deputy Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

John Bizzack. Past Master. Lexington Lodge No. 1. Grand Lodge of Kentucky. by Travis Simpkins

John Bizzack. Past Master. Lexington Lodge No. 1. Grand Lodge of Kentucky. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Worshipful Brother

John W. Bizzack, Ph.D.

Freemason and Author

Past Master

Lexington Lodge No. 1

Lexington, Kentucky

Grand Lodge of Kentucky

Former Commissioner of the

Department of Criminal Justice Training

Kentucky Justice Cabinet

by Travis Simpkins

 Lexington Lodge No. 1

Lexington Lodge No. 1. Grand Lodge of Kentucky

 For more info, please visit:

lexingtonlodge1.org

John Bizzack. Past Master. Lexington Lodge No. 1. Freemasonry. Taking Issue. by Travis Simpkins

Franklin Delano Roosevelt. 32nd President of the United States. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Franklin Delano Roosevelt. 32nd President of the United States. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

 Portrait Sketch of

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

( 1882 - 1945 )

32nd President of the United States

Author of the "New Deal"

Commander in Chief during World War II

former Governor of New York

32nd Degree Freemason

Member of

Holland Lodge No. 8

New York City

Scottish Rite Valley of Albany, New York

by Travis Simpkins

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

 For more info, please visit:

fdrlibrary.org

Franklin Delano Roosevelt. 32nd President of the United States. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Maurizio Seracini. Bio-Engineer. The Da Vinci Detective. by Travis Simpkins

Maurizio Seracini. Bioengineer, Diagnostician. The Da Vinci Detective. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Maurizio Seracini

"The Da Vinci Detective"

Bioengineer & Diagnostician

Founder of Editech srl

Great Masters Art Authentication

by Travis Simpkins

Maurizio Seracini: The Secret Lives of Paintings

For more info, please visit:

abcnews.go.comleonardo-da-vincis-lost-painting

Maurizio Seracini. by Travis Simpkins. The Da Vinci Detective. Bioengineer

Leon Martin Abbott, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Leon Martin Abbott, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Most Worshipful and Illustrious

Leon Martin Abbott

( 1867 - 1932 )

Past Provincial Grand Master

Royal Order of Scotland

(1914 - 1916)

Past Grand Master

Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

(1917 - 1919)

Past Sovereign Grand Commander

Supreme Council, 33°, NMJ

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite

Northern Masonic Jurisdiction

(1921 - 1932)

Provided gifts in his will that established the NMJ's

Leon M. Abbott Scholarship Fund

by Travis Simpkins

 Scottish Rite, NMJ - Our Core Values

Leon Martin Abbott. 33° and Active Member diplomas, 1906 & 1909. Supreme Council. Scottish Rite, NMJ

Leon M. Abbott Scholarship Fund. Supreme Council, 33°. Scottish Rite, NMJ

 For more info, please visit:

scottishritenmj.org

Leon Martin Abbott, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins