Alexander the Great. 356-323 B.C. The British Museum. by Travis Simpkins

Alexander the Great. 356-323 B.C. The British Museum. by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of

Alexander III of Macedon

commonly known as

Alexander the Great

( 356 - 323 B.C. )

Ruler of the Ancient Greek Kingdom of Macedon

Member of the Argead Dynasty

Collection of the British Museum

by Travis Simpkins

Alexander the Great - Historical Facts

For more info, please visit:

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Alexander the Great. 356-323 B.C. The British Museum. 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 in Kentucky. by Travis Simpkins

Albert R. Marshall, 33°. Supreme Council. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Albert R. Marshall, 33°. Supreme Council. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Illustrious Brother

Albert R. Marshall

33rd Degree Freemason

Active Emeritus Member

Supreme Council, 33°

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite

Northern Masonic Jurisdiction

by Travis Simpkins

for more info, please visit:

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Kurt Vonnegut. American Author. Timequake. Kurt Vonnegut Museum & Library. by Travis Simpkins

Kurt Vonnegut. American Author. Kurt Vonnegut Museum & Library. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

( 1922 - 2007 )

American Writer

Literature, Satire & Science Fiction

Most famous for his Bestselling novel

Slaughterhouse-Five (1969)

United States Army Veteran 

World War II

by Travis Simpkins

Collection of the Kurt Vonnegut Museum & Library
Indianapolis, Indiana

Kurt Vonnegut

 For more info, please visit:

vonnegutlibrary.org

Kurt Vonnegut. Timequake. Kurt Vonnegut Museum & Library. by Travis Simpkins

William Powers, 33°. Supreme Council. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

William Powers, 33°. Supreme Council. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Illustrious Brother

William Powers, Jr.

33rd Degree Freemason

Active Emeritus Member

Supreme Council, 33°

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite

Northern Masonic Jurisdiction

by Travis Simpkins

for more info, please visit:

scottishritenmj.org

Jeffrey N. Nelson. M.E. Grand Master. Grand Encampment of Knights Templar. York Rite. by Travis Simpkins

Jeffrey N. Nelson. M.E. Grand Master. Grand Encampment of Knights Templar. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Sir Knight

Jeffrey N. Nelson

Most Eminent Grand Master

Grand Encampment of Knights Templar

U.S.A.

(2018 - 2021)

by Travis Simpkins

Grand Encampment of Knights Templar, U.S.A.

For more info, please visit:

knightstemplar.org

Jeffrey N. Nelson. M.E. Grand Master. Grand Encampment of Knights Templar. by Travis Simpkins

Garry Hageness, 33°. Supreme Council. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Garry Hageness, 33°. Supreme Council. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Illustrious Brother

Garry Hageness

33rd Degree Freemason

Active Emeritus Member

Supreme Council, 33°

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite

Northern Masonic Jurisdiction

by Travis Simpkins

for more info, please visit:

scottishritenmj.org

Walt Whitman. American Poet, Essayist and Journalist. Leaves of Grass. by Travis Simpkins

Walt Whitman. American Poet, Essayist and Journalist. Leaves of Grass. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Walt Whitman

( 1819 - 1892 )

American Poet, Essayist and Journalist

called the "Father of Free Verse"

Author of the Poetry Collection titled

Leaves of Grass

His style served as a transition between

Transcendentalism and Realism

by Travis Simpkins

Walt Whitman - Biography

 For more info, please visit:

poetryfoundation.org/walt-whitman

Walt Whitman. American Poet, Essayist and Journalist. O Captain! My Captain! by Travis Simpkins

James L. Tungate, 33°. Supreme Council. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

James Tungate, 33°. Supreme Council. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Illustrious Brother

James L. Tungate

33rd Degree Freemason

Active Emeritus Member for Illinois

Supreme Council, 33°

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite

Northern Masonic Jurisdiction

by Travis Simpkins

For more info, please visit:

scottishritenmj.org

Hank Williams. Country Singer Songwriter. Musician. Grand Ole Opry. by Travis Simpkins

Hank Williams. Country Singer Songwriter. Musician. Grand Ole Opry. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Hank Williams

Hiram King Williams

( 1923 - 1953 )

Singer-Songwriter

Country Musician

by Travis Simpkins

 Hank Williams - Lovesick Blues

Hank Williams - Cold, Cold Heart

Hank Williams - Hey, Good Lookin'

 For more info, please visit:

hankwilliams.com

Hank Williams. Country Singer Songwriter. Musician. Grand Ole Opry. by Travis Simpkins

M.W. Gary Henningsen. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of New York. by Travis Simpkins

M.W. Gary Henningsen. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of New York. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Most Worshipful

Gary Henningsen

Past Grand Master

Grand Lodge of New York

33rd Degree Freemason

Active Emeritus Member

Supreme Council, 33°

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite

Northern Masonic Jurisdiction

by Travis Simpkins

Not Just a Man, a Mason

For more info, please visit:

nymasons.org

 

M.W. Gary Henningsen. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of New York. 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

Edward Asa Raymond, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Edward Asa Raymond, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Most Worshipful and Illustrious

Edward Asa Raymond

( 1791 - 1864 )

Past Grand Master

Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

(1849 - 1851)

Past Sovereign Grand Commander

Supreme Council, 33°, NMJ

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite

Northern Masonic Jurisdiction

(1851 - 1860)

Abandoned the Supreme Council in August, 1860

and formed the schismatic Raymond Council (1860 - 1863)

Past Grand High Priest

Grand Chapter of Massachusetts

(1834 - 1836)

Past Most Illustrious Grand Master

Grand Council of Massachusetts

(1857 - 1859)

Past Grand Master

Grand Encampment of Massachusetts & Rhode Island

(1834 - 1835)

by Travis Simpkins

 History of the Scottish Rite

Edward Asa Raymond. Documents. Supreme Council, 33°. Scottish Rite, NMJ

 For more info, please visit:

scottishritenmj.org

Edward Asa Raymond, 33°. Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Frederic B. Stevens, 33°. Honorary Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Frederic Beckwith Stevens, 33°. Honorary Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

 Portrait Sketch of

Illustrious Brother

Frederic Beckwith Stevens

( 1855 - 1934 )

Acting Sovereign Grand Commander
and
Honorary
Past Sovereign Grand Commander

Supreme Council, 33°, NMJ

Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite

Northern Masonic Jurisdiction

( 1932 - 1933 )

Member of the

Royal Order of Scotland

by Travis Simpkins

 Scottish Rite, NMJ - Our Core Values

 Scottish Rite, NMJ - Seeking Further Light

 

 For more info, please visit:

scottishritenmj.org

Frederic Beckwith Stevens, 33°. Honorary Past Sovereign Grand Commander. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

John Hays Hammond, Jr. Hammond Castle Museum. Gloucester, Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

John Hays Hammond, Jr. (1888-1965). Hammond Castle. Gloucester, MA. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

John Hays Hammond, Jr.

( 1888 - 1965 )

American Inventor

"The Father of Radio Control"

Collector of

Roman, Medieval and Renaissance Art

Owner of

Hammond Castle

Gloucester, Massachusetts

by Travis Simpkins

Hammond Castle Museum - Gloucester, MA

For more info, please visit:

hammondcastle.org

John Hays Hammond, Jr. by Travis Simpkins. Hammond Castle Museum. Gloucester, MA

John E. Fetzer and the Quest for the New Age. Brian C. Wilson

John E. Fetzer and the Quest for the New Age. Brian C. Wilson

 I'm reading through "John E. Fetzer and the Quest for the New Age" by Brian C. Wilson.

John E. Fetzer and the Quest for the New Age follows the spiritual sojourn of John E. Fetzer, a Michigan business tycoon. Born in 1901 and living most of his life in Kalamazoo, Fetzer parlayed his first radio station into extensive holdings in broadcasting and other enterprises, leading to his sole ownership of the Detroit Tigers in 1961. By the time he died in 1991, Fetzer had been listed in Forbes magazine as one of the four hundred wealthiest people in America. And yet, business success was never enough for Fetzer―his deep spiritual yearnings led him from the Christianity of his youth to a restless exploration of metaphysical religions and movements ranging from Spiritualism, Theosophy, Freemasonry, UFOology, and parapsychology, all the way to the New Age as it blossomed in the 1980s.

Author Brian C. Wilson demonstrates how Fetzer's quest mirrored those of thousands of Americans who sought new ways of thinking and being in the ever-changing spiritual movements of the twentieth century. Over his lifetime, Fetzer's worldview continuously evolved, combining and recombining elements from dozens of traditions in a process he called "freedom of the spirit." Unlike most others who engaged in a similar process, Fetzer's synthesis can be documented step by step using extensive archival materials, providing readers with a remarkably rich and detailed roadmap through metaphysical America. The book also documents how Fetzer's wealth allowed him to institutionalize his spiritual vision into a thriving foundation―the Fetzer Institute―which was designed to carry his insights into the future in hopes that it would help catalyze a global spiritual transformation.

John E. Fetzer and the Quest for the New Age offers a window into the rich and complex history of metaphysical religions in the Midwest and the United States at large. It will be read with interest by those wishing to learn more about this enigmatic Michigan figure, as well as those looking for an engaging introduction into America's rapidly shifting spiritual landscape.

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Roger Salloom. Singer Songwriter. Northampton, Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

Roger Salloom. Singer Songwriter. Northampton, Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Roger Salloom

Singer/Composer

Subject of the Documentary:

So Glad I Made It: The Saga of Roger Salloom

America's Best Unknown Songwriter

From Worcester, Massachusetts

Resides in Northampton, Massachusetts

by Travis Simpkins

Roger Salloom - In the Snow

For more info, please visit:

rogersalloom.com

Roger Salloom. Singer Songwriter. So Glad I Made It. Documentary. by Travis Simpkins

The Lesser Key of Solomon. Lemegeton Clavicula Salomonis. Grimoire. Joseph H. Peterson

The Lesser Key of Solomon. Lemegeton Clavicula Salomonis. Grimoire. Joseph H. Peterson

 I'm reading through Joseph H. Peterson's edition of "The Lesser Key of Solomon."

Compiled from original manuscripts and fragments in the British Museum Library, Joseph Peterson's new presentation is the most complete and accurate edition of this famous magical grimoire.

A widely respected scholar and archivist of occult texts, Peterson goes to great length to establish the provenance of each part of The Lessor Key of Solomon, and possible derivative works, including critical analyses of all major variations, utilizing fresh translations of earlier magical texts such as Johann Trithemius's Steganographia, The Archidoxes of Magic by Paracelsus, and newly discovered Hebrew manuscripts of the original Key of Solomon.

Abundantly illustrated, Peterson includes reproductions of the original magical circles, tools, and seals of the spirits with variations of certain drawings from various sources and notae missing from earlier editions.

This definitive edition of The Lesser Key of Solomon includes:

• Goetia—The ritual invocation of evil spirits and Solomons devices for binding them
  Theurgia Goetia—Continues the study of spirits that are “partly good and partly evil”
  Ars Paulina—Outlines the good spirits or angles governing the hours of the day and the signs of the zodiac. The text is purported to have been discovered by the Apostle Paul after he had been snatched up to heaven and includes “The Conjuration of the Holy Guardian Angel.”
  Ars Almadel—attributed to an Arab of the same name, this text describes twenty beneficial sprits that govern the zodiac
  Ars Notoria—With roots that go back to the 13th century Latin manuscripts, and probably even early oral traditions, this collection of orations and prayers in interspersed with magical words said to have mystical properties that can impart communion with God and knowledge of divine and human arts and sciences.
  Appendices, which include addenda found in the Sloan Manuscript 2731, Johan Weyer’s Psuedomonarchia demonum
  List of Sources
  Index 

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Masonic Symbolism. Master Mason Emblems. Degree Ritual. Painting Series by Travis Simpkins

Masonic Symbolism. Master Mason Emblems. Degree Ritual. Painting Series by Travis Simpkins

Four Paintings of the

Master Mason Emblems

Masonic Symbolism

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. Master Mason Emblems. Degree Ritual. Painting Series by Travis Simpkins

Masonic Symbolism. Master Mason Emblems. Degree Ritual. Painting Series by Travis Simpkins

Masonic Symbolism. Master Mason Emblems. Degree Ritual. Painting Series by Travis Simpkins

Masonic Symbolism. Master Mason Emblems. Degree Ritual. Painting Series by Travis Simpkins

Spencer Allen. Ocean Lodge No. 214. Grand Lodge of Georgia. by Travis Simpkins

Spencer Allen. Ocean Lodge No. 214. Grand Lodge of Georgia. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Spencer Allen

Member of Ocean Lodge No. 214

Grand Lodge of Georgia, F. & A.M.

by Travis Simpkins

Not Just a Man, a Mason

Ocean Lodge No. 214. Grand Lodge of Georgia.

For more info, please visit:

glofga.com

Spencer Allen. Ocean Lodge No. 214. Grand Lodge of Georgia. by Travis Simpkins