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.
Welcome to this website about
Sir Francis Bacon, Baron Verulam of Verulam, Viscount St Alban,
and the Society of the Golden and Rosy Cross which he led as their President.
The dropdown Menu will take you to the various pages of this website.
The website is organised with three main sections, according to Bacon's tripartite division of the sciences (History, Poetry, Philosophy): -
- Bacon - dealing with history
- Shakespeare - dealing with poetry
- Hermes - dealing with philosophy
Plus a section on the Mysteries, in which Bacon and the Rosicrucians were deeply involved.
Plus Resources (Books, Videos, Essays, Works of Art), Events (past, present and future), FBRT Friendship (benefits, how to join, subscriptions, how to donate), and a section About Us (who we are, how to contact us, cookie and privacy policies, etc.).
Latest News
New Essay
The essay, The Historical St George, has been added to the Essay section.
Events 2025
The special annual weekend retreat at Bonnington House, near Edinburgh, Scotland, will take place on the weekend 22-23 November. It is later this year than usual, due to the ever-growing success of Jupiter Artland in the grounds of Bonnington, which is now open all year.
We have called the retreat 'The Healing Power of Archetypal Patterns', during which, besides the personal angle, we aim to show attendees why Bonnington is so important in the scheme of things with which we work.
The final midwinter talk of the equinox-solstice series of talks on Zoom this year will take place on Sunday 21 December. It's title is 'The Immortalising Power of the Shakespeare Folio Preface'. The aim is to show how and why this famous preface does this, and what it might mean in terms of each of us.
Events 2026
2026 is the Quatercentenary of Sir Francis Bacon's death on Easter Day, 9th April 1626. A year-long commemorative celebration is planned for this, to give due honour to this great man and to enable more people to become aware of what he did for humanity and the debt that we owe him.
St Albans, Gorhambury estate, and St Michael's Church, St Albans, are planning many events for this celebration, as also the Francis Bacon Research Trust, the Francis Bacon Society, and Gray's Inn, London.
Easter Day celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the great exemplar for all of us. For this reason, we are hoping that 2026 will prove a resurrection for Bacon's good name and memory, and for the fact that the last title bestowed on him (Viscount St Alban), just before his political and psychological assassination, makes him the second St Alban, a twin to the first St Alban, both in name and deed.
A St Alban II pilgrimage route is planned to be launched early next year, so as to twin the original St Alban I pilgrimage. The St Alban II pilgrimage will start in London, visiting places connected with Francis Bacon, Viscount St Alban, and end in St Albans at St Michael's Church, where Francis Bacon's deceased body was buried in the chancel crypt and where a memorial was erected above, in the chancel of the church, in commemoration of him.
FBRT Friends are being alerted to all the events that are being organised by the FBRT and other organisations for 2026, to celebrate the Bacon Quatercentenary. Some events are by invitation, others are public.
