Bacon’s philosophical scheme, The Great Instauration or Six Days Work, is still not fully understood and practised in the way intended. To do so could bring enormous benefits to the world and help create a 'New Atlantis' or Golden Age.
Bacon not only headed the Rosy Cross Fraternity (Rosicrucians) but his Great Instauration is based on ancient wisdom and biblical and cabalistic principles. A study and knowledge of this is a major gateway into the true but veiled ever-living Wisdom Tradition. The aim is to discover truth.
Both Divinity and Poetry (Drama) play major roles in the Great Instauration. Shakespeare is not only an important part of this but the Shakespeare Authorship enigma was set up to train us in what Bacon calls the Art of Discovery, so that eventually we might discover and know the Author of All.
Bacon was a man of mystery and secrets, both of necessity and choice. Partly because of this, and because he had to act the role of a martyr to truth like the first St Alban before him, his name and memory have been slandered. This hurt needs to be redressed. The truth needs to be known, as does all truth.
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Sir Francis Bacon, Baron Verulam of Verulam, Viscount St Alban.
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Bacon, Shakespeare, Hermes, echo Bacon's tripartite division of the sciences (History, Poetry, Philosophy).
Mysteries concern the deeper aspects of what Bacon delved into or was involved with.
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Events 2026 – Bacon400 – America250
2026 is the Quatercentenary of Sir Francis Bacon's death on Easter Day, 9th April 1626. Throughout the year there will be many events to commemorate and celebrate the life of this great man, and to enable more people to become aware of what he did for humanity and the huge debt that we owe him.
Sir Francis Bacon was created Viscount St Alban just before his martyrdom as a scapegoat to save those in high places who were corrupt. This makes him the second St Alban, twin to the first St Alban.
Both were martyred to save others and both were founders of Freemasonry in Britain/England – St Alban I founded Operative Freemasonry; St Alban II founded Speculative Freemasonry.
Not many realise that Francis Bacon's grand project, the 'Great Instauration', involves both divinity and philosophy in order to help us develop a science or knowledge of divine wisdom, the laws of the universe, of which the summary (universal) law is love in action. The Great Instauration is designed to discover the laws governing the three natures – natural, human, and divine. It is, therefore, a complete philosophy and science based on love, designed to help all life.
Also, not many realise Francis Bacon's founding role in the democratic Constitution of the United States of America, including the Declaration of Independence, which proclaim that that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, that amongst these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, and guarantee freedom of speech and faith, and the right of every citizen to vote.
Future Bacon400 Events include:
- 8 February 2026 – talk on Zoom about the 'Immortalising Power of the Shakespeare Folio Preface, Part 2'.
- 9 April 2026 - 'Bacon, Author of the Modern World?' – a celebratory event at St Michael's Church, St Albans, to mark the Quatercentenary of Francis Bacon's death in 1623, with talks by Sir Mark Rylance and Peter Dawkins.
- 4 July 2026 – 'Francis Bacon's Founding Role in the Democratic Constitution of the USA' – day event at the Parish Centre of St Michael's Church, St Albans, celebrating FBRT’s 46th Anniversary and the USA’s 250th Independence Day Anniversary.
- 4-10 October 2026 – 'Living the Beauty of Golden Friendship' pilgrimage in Sardinia.
The FBRT is also giving equinox-solstice talks on Zoom, to help celebrate this vitally important solar-terrestrial 'heart-beat' rhythm.
See Events for details, including booking, of all these FBRT events, and more.
New Webpages
The webpage "The Good Name" has been added to the website (see 'Bacon' on menu).
The webpage "FBRT Logo" has been added to the website (see 'About Us' on menu).
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