The Tempest- The Theater Of Intiation For The Science Of Empire - Intro

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Prospero


Royal Society Emblem
The History Of The Royal Society by Thomas Sprat, 1666, title page engraving.

That's Francis Bacon on the right, honored as the inspiration for the founding of the worlds first scientific organization. What's he holding? What's he pointing towards?

Show Notes

Colin Still's book Shakespeare's Mystery Play

Wigston: Bacon, The Rosicrucians and Shakespeare

William Smedley: The Mystery Of Francis Bacon

Audible: Francis Bacon's "The Wisdom Of The Ancients"

Freemasonry and Empire

Masonic initiation

The Assassins- Bill Cooper YouTube. I have not yet corroborated some of the more fantastical claims made in this talk. The basic outline is corroborated however. The Assassins were an antinomian cult

Story of Stephen Hopkins and Stephano
Samoset

The Tempest With link to full play

Was Columbus Greek?

Freemasonry and The Slave Trade The Transformations Of Freemasonry. David Harrison