Showing posts with label Travis Simpkins. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Travis Simpkins. Show all posts

Saturday, June 27, 2026

M.W. Aaron Zahn. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of South Dakota. by Travis Simpkins

M.W. Aaron Zahn. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of South Dakota. by Travis Simpkins
M.W. Aaron Zahn. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of South Dakota. by Travis Simpkins


Portrait Sketch of
Most Worshipful
Aaron Zahn
Past Grand Master
Grand Lodge of South Dakota

by Travis Simpkins


Not Just a Man, a Mason

For more info, please visit:

sdgrandlodge.org


M.W. Aaron Zahn. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of South Dakota. by Travis Simpkins
M.W. Aaron Zahn. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of South Dakota. by Travis Simpkins
 

Friday, June 26, 2026

M.E. Mark E. Megee. Grand High Priest. Grand Royal Arch Chapter of New Jersey. by Travis Simpkins

M.E. Mark E. Megee. Grand High Priest. Grand Royal Arch Chapter of New Jersey. by Travis Simpkins
M.E. Mark E. Megee. Grand High Priest. Grand Royal Arch Chapter of New Jersey. by Travis Simpkins


Portrait Sketch of
Most Excellent
Mark E. Megee
Grand High Priest
Grand Royal Arch Chapter of New Jersey
York Rite Freemasonry

by Travis Simpkins


York Rite Freemasonry

For more info, please visit:

newjerseyyorkrite.org


M.E. Mark E. Megee. Grand High Priest. Grand Royal Arch Chapter of New Jersey. by Travis Simpkins
M.E. Mark E. Megee. Grand High Priest. Grand Royal Arch Chapter of New Jersey. by Travis Simpkins
 

Thursday, June 25, 2026

Richard Tucker. Tenor and Cantor. Metropolitan Opera. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Richard Tucker. Tenor and Cantor. Metropolitan Opera. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins
Richard Tucker. Tenor and Cantor. Metropolitan Opera. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins


Portrait Sketch of
Richard Tucker
(1913 - 1975)
American Operatic Tenor and Cantor
Metropolitan Opera
Freemason
Member of Perfect Ashlar Lodge No. 604
New York City

by Travis Simpkins


Richard Tucker

For more info, please visit:

richardtucker.org


Richard Tucker. Tenor and Cantor. Rigoletto. Metropolitan Opera. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins
Richard Tucker. Tenor and Cantor. Rigoletto. Metropolitan Opera. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins
 

Wednesday, June 24, 2026

M.W. Jeffery VanCuren. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of South Dakota. by Travis Simpkins

M.W. Jeffery VanCuren. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of South Dakota. by Travis Simpkins
M.W. Jeffery VanCuren. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of South Dakota. by Travis Simpkins


Portrait Sketch of
Most Worshipful
Jeffery VanCuren
Past Grand Master
Grand Lodge of South Dakota

by Travis Simpkins


Not Just a Man, a Mason

For more info, please visit:

sdgrandlodge.org


M.W. Jeffery VanCuren. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of South Dakota. by Travis Simpkins
M.W. Jeffery VanCuren. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of South Dakota. by Travis Simpkins
 

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Dick Powell. Actor, Singer and Producer. Film Noir. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Dick Powell. Actor, Singer and Producer. Film Noir. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins
Dick Powell. Actor, Singer and Producer. Film Noir. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins


Portrait Sketch of
Dick Powell
(1904 - 1963)
Actor, Singer, Musician
Producer, Director, Studio Head
1st Actor to Portray 
Film Noir Detective Philip Marlowe
Freemason
Member of Ascot Lodge No. 538
Los Angeles, California
by Travis Simpkins


Murder, My Sweet (1944)

For more info, please visit:

imdb.com/murdermysweet


Dick Powell. Actor. Detective Philip Marlowe. Film Noir. Murder, My Sweet. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins
Dick Powell. Actor. Detective Philip Marlowe. Film Noir. Murder, My Sweet. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins
 

Monday, June 22, 2026

The Broken Sword. Poul Anderson. Fantasy

The Broken Sword. Poul Anderson. Fantasy
The Broken Sword. Poul Anderson. Fantasy

 I'm enjoying "The Broken Sword" by Poul Anderson.

 

 This acclaimed fantasy classic of men, elves, and gods is at once breathtakingly exciting and heartbreakingly tragic.

Published the same year as
The Fellowship of the Ring, Poul Anderson’s novel The Broken Sword draws on similar Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon sources. In his greed for land and power, Orm the Strong slays the family of a Saxon witch—and for his sins, the Northman must pay with his newborn son. Stolen by elves and replaced by a changeling, Skafloc is raised to manhood unaware of his true heritage and treasured for his ability to handle the iron that the elven dare not touch. Meanwhile, the being who supplanted him as Orm’s son grows up angry and embittered by the humanity he has been denied. A pawn in a witch’s vengeance, the creature Valgard will never know love, and consumed by rage, he will commit a murderous act of unspeakable vileness.
 
It is their destiny to finally meet on the field of battle—the man-elf and his dark twin, the monster—when the long-simmering war between elves and trolls finally erupts with a devastating fury. And only the mighty sword Tyrfing, broken by Thor and presented to Skafloc in infancy, can turn the tide in a terrible clashing of faerie folk that will ultimately determine the fate of the old gods.
 
Along with such notables as Isaac Asimov and Ray Bradbury, multiple Hugo and Nebula Award winner Poul Anderson is considered one of the masters of speculative fiction.

https://amzn.to/4eCrF5B 

 

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

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

Sunday, June 21, 2026

Real Sorcery. Strategies for Powerful Magick. Jason Miller

Real Sorcery. Strategies for Powerful Magick. Jason Miller
Real Sorcery. Strategies for Powerful Magick. Jason Miller

 I'm enjoying "Real Sorcery" by Jason Miller.

 

“If you’re interested in assuring that you obtain real tangible results with your spells and are willing to put the work into doing so, this is definitely the book for you. Completely filled with some amazing insights, ideas, and tips that come from experience. [Miller’s] ideas are some that I’ve never seen in other books. This book alone completely changed how I approach giving offerings to spirits and deities.” ―Mat Auryn, author of Psychic Witch

This book is about real magick, effecting real change, in a real world. There are some books on magick that teach it purely as spiritual advancement. There are others that teach it as a form of psychological self-help that affects only inner change. While magick can and should be both of these, it is something more. Real Sorcery is about success in practical magick; it is a book that aims at change in both the outer and inner worlds.

Beyond a mere spell book or training course, Real Sorcery is a field manual on successful sorcery written by a professional sorcerer. The first part of the book lays out the qualities, concepts, and exercises necessary to attempt practical magick. The second part presents clear strategies for tackling almost any type of issue with sorcery.

In this book you will learn how to:

  • Attack problems from multiple angles, not just by casting a spell
  • Blend mundane and magical action to ensure success
  • Figure out whether what you are doing is working, and fix it if it isn’t 
  • Go beyond readings, into magical intelligence-gathering 
  • Influence the minds of other people
  • Work most effectively on behalf of others
     

This book was previously published as The Sorcerer’s Secrets by New Page Books in 2009. This edition features a new introduction from the author, one new chapter, and updates throughout.

https://amzn.to/4oDPQ8l 

 

Graig Huber. Grand Principal Sojourner. Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Indiana. by Travis Simpkins

Graig Huber. Grand Principal Sojourner. Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Indiana. by Travis Simpkins
Graig Huber. Grand Principal Sojourner. Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Indiana. by Travis Simpkins


Portrait Sketch of
Graig Huber
Excellent Grand Principal Sojourner
Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Indiana

by Travis Simpkins


York Rite of Freemasonry

For more info, please visit:

indianaroyalarchmasons.org


Graig Huber. Grand Principal Sojourner. Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Indiana. by Travis Simpkins
Graig Huber. Grand Principal Sojourner. Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Indiana. by Travis Simpkins
 

Saturday, June 20, 2026

Dr. Charles H. Mayo. Medical Practitioner. Mayo Clinic. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Dr. Charles H. Mayo. Medical Practitioner. Mayo Clinic. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins
Dr. Charles H. Mayo. Medical Practitioner. Mayo Clinic. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins


Portrait Sketch of
Dr. Charles Horace Mayo
(1865 - 1939)
Medical Practitioner and
Co-Founder of the Mayo Clinic
Freemason
Member of
Rochester Lodge No. 21
Grand Lodge of Minnesota

by Travis Simpkins


Mayo Clinic

For more info, please visit:

mayoclinic.org


Dr. Charles H. Mayo. Medical Practitioner. Mayo Clinic. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins
Dr. Charles H. Mayo. Medical Practitioner. Mayo Clinic. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins
 

Friday, June 19, 2026

Tom Kelleher. Historian and Curator. Old Sturbridge Village. Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

Tom Kelleher. Historian and Curator. Old Sturbridge Village. Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins
Tom Kelleher. Historian and Curator. Old Sturbridge Village. Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of
Thomas D. Kelleher
(1958 - 2026)
Historian and Curator of Mechanical Arts
Old Sturbridge Village
Sturbridge, Massachusetts

by Travis Simpkins


Tom Kelleher - Old Sturbridge Village

Fore more info, please visit:

 

Tom Kelleher. Historian and Curator. Old Sturbridge Village. Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins
Tom Kelleher. Historian and Curator. Old Sturbridge Village. Massachusetts. by Travis Simpkins


Sir Alexander Fleming. Physician and Microbiologist. Penicillin. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Sir Alexander Fleming. Physician and Microbiologist. Penicillin. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins
Sir Alexander Fleming. Physician and Microbiologist. Penicillin. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins


Portrait Sketch of
Sir Alexander Fleming
(1881 - 1955)
Physician and Microbiologist
Known for discovering Penicillin
Recipient of the Nobel Prize in Medicine
Freemason
Member of Sancta Maria Lodge No. 2682
Past Junior Grand Warden
United Grand Lodge of England
by Travis Simpkins



Alexander Fleming - Father of Antibiotics

For more info, please visit:

nobelprize.org/fleming


Sir Alexander Fleming. Physician and Microbiologist. Penicillin. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins
Sir Alexander Fleming. Physician and Microbiologist. Penicillin. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins
 

Thursday, June 18, 2026

M.W. Glenn Davis and his wife, Joan. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Delaware. by Travis Simpkins

M.W. Glenn Davis and his wife, Joan. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Delaware. by Travis Simpkins
M.W. Glenn Davis and his wife, Joan. Past Grand Master. Grand Lodge of Delaware. by Travis Simpkins


Portrait Sketch of
Most Worshipful
Glenn F. Davis, Sr.
and his wife, Joan
Past Grand Master
Grand Secretary
Grand Lodge of Delaware

by Travis Simpkins


 Not Just a Man, a Mason

For more info, please visit:


Dr. Ferdinand J.S. Gorgas. Dentist. Freemason. Cerneau Supreme Council. by Travis Simpkins

Dr. Ferdinand J.S. Gorgas. Dentist. Freemason. Cerneau Supreme Council. by Travis Simpkins
Dr. Ferdinand J.S. Gorgas. Dentist. Freemason. Cerneau Supreme Council. by Travis Simpkins


Portrait Sketch of
Dr. Ferdinand James Samuel Gorgas
(1834 - 1914)
A Founder of Modern Dentistry
Dean of the 
Baltimore College of Dental Surgery
Freemason
Charter Master of
Oriental Lodge No. 158
Grand Lodge of Maryland
Past Sovereign Grand Commander
of a Cerneau Supreme Council

by Travis Simpkins

Cerneau Supreme Council. Scottish Rite. Cerneauism. Ferdinand J.S. Gorgas
Cerneau Supreme Council. Scottish Rite. Joseph Cerneau. Cerneauism. Ferdinand J.S. Gorgas


For more info, please visit:


Dr. Ferdinand J.S. Gorgas. Dentist. Freemason. Cerneau Supreme Council. by Travis Simpkins
Dr. Ferdinand J.S. Gorgas. Dentist. Freemason. Cerneau Supreme Council. by Travis Simpkins
 

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Edward Jenner. Physician and Scientist. Freemason. Smallpox Vaccine. by Travis Simpkins

Edward Jenner. Physician and Scientist. Freemason. Smallpox Vaccine. by Travis Simpkins
Edward Jenner. Physician and Scientist. Freemason. Smallpox Vaccine. by Travis Simpkins


Portrait Sketch of
Edward Jenner
(1749 - 1823)
English Physician and Scientist
Invented the Smallpox Vaccine
Freemason
Past Master of
Royal Lodge of Faith and Friendship No. 270
Berkeley, Gloucestershire
United Grand Lodge of England
by Travis Simpkins


Edward Jenner - Smallpox Vaccine

For more info, please visit:

jenner.ac.uk


Edward Jenner. Physician and Scientist. Freemason. Smallpox Vaccine. by Travis Simpkins
Edward Jenner. Physician and Scientist. Freemason. Smallpox Vaccine. by Travis Simpkins
 

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

John Michael Greer. Author. Occultist. Druid. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

John Michael Greer. Author. Occultist. Druid. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins
John Michael Greer. Author. Occultist. Druid. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins


Portrait Sketch of
John Michael Greer
Author, Blogger and Astrologer
Occultist and Druid
Past Grand Archdruid
Ancient Order of Druids in America
32° Freemason

by Travis Simpkins


John Michael Greer


For more info, please visit:

ecosophia.net

and

aoda.org


John Michael Greer. Author. Occultist. Druid. Freemason. The Druid Path. by Travis Simpkins
John Michael Greer. Author. Occultist. Druid. Freemason. The Druid Path. by Travis Simpkins

Monday, June 15, 2026

Walter Berger, 33°. Scottish Rite, NMJ. Grand Lodge of Connecticut. by Travis Simpkins

Walter Berger, 33°. Scottish Rite, NMJ. Grand Lodge of Connecticut. by Travis Simpkins
Walter Berger, 33°. Scottish Rite, NMJ. Grand Lodge of Connecticut. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of
Illustrious Brother
Walter Berger
33rd Degree Freemason
Scottish Rite, NMJ
Grand Lodge of Connecticut

by Travis Simpkins

For more info, please visit:


Sunday, June 14, 2026

Stanley Benner, 33°. Valley of Dayton, Ohio. Scottish Rite, NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Stanley Benner, 33°. Valley of Dayton, Ohio. Scottish Rite. NMJ. by Travis Simpkins
Stanley Benner, 33°. Valley of Dayton, Ohio. Scottish Rite. NMJ. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of
Illustrious Brother
Stanley Benner
33rd Degree Freemason
Valley of Dayton, Ohio
Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite
Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, USA

by Travis Simpkins


For more info, please visit:



 

Saturday, June 13, 2026

Brett Laird Doyle. Grand Lodge of Texas. by Travis Simpkins

Brett Laird Doyle. Grand Lodge of Texas. by Travis Simpkins
Brett Laird Doyle. Grand Lodge of Texas. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of
Right Worshipful
Brett Laird Doyle
Grand Lodge of Texas

by Travis Simpkins

For more info, please visit:


Friday, June 12, 2026

Ron Metzger, 33°. Scottish Rite, SJ. Freemason. Orient of Maryland. by Travis Simpkins

Ron Metzger, 33°. Scottish Rite, SJ. Freemason. Orient of Maryland. by Travis Simpkins
Ron Metzger, 33°. Scottish Rite, SJ. Freemason. Orient of Maryland. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of
Illustrious Brother
Ron Metzger
33rd Degree Freemason
Orient of Maryland
Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite
Southern Jurisdiction, USA

by Travis Simpkins

For more info, please visit: