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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Events 2026 – Bacon400
2026 is the Quatercentenary of Sir Francis Bacon's death on Easter Day, 9th April 1626. This is the year to resurrect his good name, as 400 is a key number with deep meaning.
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.
Francis Bacon's grand project, the Great Instauration, involves a combination of Divinity and Philosophy in order to help us develop a Science or Knowledge of Divine Wisdom, the Word or Will of God, as expressed in the laws of the universe, both physical and metaphysical.
Poetry is needed to build the Pyramid of Philosophy and Science, so as to develop ideas from experiences and then to put the ideas into action for more experiences, until the truth is known. Poetry is disciplined, rigorous, musical, with rhythm and melody; it is not chaotic, undisciplined noise. This is why Poetry is required. It is an art, which good scientists and artists know well.
God is love, whose nature is goodness. Francis Bacon knew this well. He also knew that the supreme law of the universe is love in action, and that a morality of love, friendship and goodness is what is required of humanity in order to live in peace.
The Gemini twinship myth is an example of the universal law of love – love in action – for it takes two to express love, and the Gemini myth is about love and friendship, which, when reciprocated, brings delight. Such delight is called 'light', because it makes us shine. This is the law which we must endeavour to get to know, which can only be done by expressing and experiencing love in action.
Future Events include:
- 27 September 2026 – 'Sardinia, the Footprint of Divinity' – a talk on Zoom.
- 4-10 October 2026 – 'Living the Beauty of Golden Friendship' – a hybrid pilgrimage in Sardinia.
- 18 October 2026 – 'The Connection between Hercules and Ophiuchus' – a talk on Zoom.
- 20 December 2026 – 'The Mystery of the Christmas Saturnalia and Knights of the Helmet' – a talk on Zoom.
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