Francis Bacon Research Trust

The Milky Way Shakespeare
2025-03-23 17:00 - 18:30 (Europe/London)
Talk on Zoom by Peter Dawkins about the three key Shakespeare Theatre locations in England that were indicated by certain stellar phenomena in the heavens during the Elizabethan-Jacobean era and brought into being in the British landscape zodiac on earth.
The British landscape zodiac, which was first identified and laid out by the ancient Britons, and used by the initiates and rulers of successive cultures, was known to the 16th/17th century English Rosicrucians. As the extraordinary stellar phenomena occurred in the Milky Way during the Elizabethan-Jacobean times, so the English Rosy Cross Shakespeare fraternity set out to establish its counterpart on earth in the British (English) landscape zodiac, knowing that if they were successful, great things could occur.
These three Shakespeare Theatre locations exist today, and are thriving and helping to spread the Shakespeare inspiration, artistry, education and entertainment throughout the world.
As the ancient axiom says, “Time brings forth the hidden truth,” so it is now the right time for the deeper reason to be known more publicly as to why this huge success has occurred – the reason being a science that the world has largely forgotten or ignored, or never appreciated or knew.
For those who attend the talk, there will be time for questions, answers and insights after the talk. This post-talk sharing is usually full of extra information.
To book, please contact the Organiser (FBRT).
On receipt of payment, the Zoom link will be sent to you.
A recording of the talk (but not of the sharing afterwards) can be made available for attendees if requested, as also for those who pay for the talk but do not attend it live on Zoom. Please contact the Organiser (FBRT).
Details about the British landscape zodiac:

The British Landscape Zodiac
Discovery of the British Landscape Zodiac

The displayed picture is a panoramic image of our Milky Way, by AstroAnthony.
Wikimedia Commons: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.

Cryptic Meanings of Rosicrucian Tailpieces and other such Emblems
2024-12-22 17:00 - 18:30
This illustrated talk on Zoom by Peter Dawkins is the last of the series of talks on Rosicrucian Cryptography that are being given in 2024 to celebrate the Quatercentenary of the publication in 1624 of the great cipher manual, Cryptomenytices et Cryptographiae (‘Cryptomenytics and Cryptography’), which gives a multitude of cryptographic keys to decrypting the Bacon-Shakespeare-Rosicrucian publications and correspondence.
As before, the main focus will be on the hidden meanings of the cryptographic pictures and their associated ciphers, but dealing this time with the deeply symbolic tailpieces (graphic endpieces) and highly revealing end page of Cryptomenytices.
For those who attend the talk, there will be time for questions, answers and insights after the talk. This post-talk sharing is usually full of information.
To book, please contact the Organiser (FBRT).
On receipt of payment, the Zoom link will be sent to you.
A recording of the talk (but not of the sharing afterwards) can be made available for attendees if requested, as also for those who pay for the talk but do not attend it live on Zoom. Please contact the Organiser (FBRT).

The All-Seeing Eye
2024-11-09 10:00 - 2024-11-10 18:00 | Bonnington House, Jupiter Artland, Wilkieston, Edinburgh, EH27 8BB, United Kingdom
Expanding awareness and vision in ourselves and the land
Bonnington House, Jupiter Artland, Wilkieston, Edinburgh, Scotland
This weekend event led by Peter and Sarah Dawkins – which is open to all who want to delve into the mysteries of the landscape, nature and the human soul – will include an education and training in expanding our awareness and raising our consciousness so that our inner vision is enhanced to such an extent that it opens the third eye, the all-seeing eye. There is a science behind this.
We will also learn about the Edinburgh-Pentlands landscape temple that functions as the brow chakra of the Grail Land, of which both Bonnington/Jupiter Artland and Rosslyn Chapel and Castle are key parts. We will explore these two places to see their differences and how they work together.
The Grail Land is a landscape temple stretching from the south of France to the north of Scotland, complete with all seven major chakras and three alta-major chakras. We will learn something about this and how it works, and how it can work better and help the whole of Europe when we do the right things in the right places at the right times within it.
The weekend event will take place at Bonnington House, which sits within Jupiter Artland, the award-winning sculpture park created by Robert and Nicky Wilson, and is a perfect location for a mystery school event. The weekend will include talks, meditations and training, plus good food and the chance to explore Jupiter Artland and visit Rosslyn Chapel and its surrounds.
For further information and booking, see ‘The All-Seeing Eye’ pdf.
For information on the Grail Land, see ‘The European Myth and Mystery’ essay on this website, and the Zoence webpage ‘The Grail Land of Europe‘.

Milan & Prospero's Magic
2024-10-24 17:00 - 2024-10-28 11:00
A hybrid event, part talks on Zoom and part on-site pilgrimage in Milan.
20-22 October 2024 Zoom talks
24-28 October 2024 Milan pilgrimage
3 November 2024 Zoom Meeting Conclusion
In the Shakespeare play, The Tempest, Prospero is the Duke of Milan. During the play we discover that Prospero is a magus – a magician in the initiatory sense, who has acquired the wisdom to become a master of nature. The play shows how he demonstrates and develops his mastery by means of acting as a hierophant, teaching, testing and transforming the various characters as a redeemer and saviour of human souls. These characters represent the various levels of humanity, from the basest and most corrupt, to the most virtuous and pure in heart.
Why Prospero was made the Duke of Milan, rather than of another place, is part of the Mystery – a Mystery that we shall delve into during this hybrid event – a Mystery that concerns the whole of Europe in particular and the whole world in general, and is of particular relevance at this momentous and dangerous time in world history.
This hybrid event is being carried out not only as a Mystery of Shakespeare event but also as a pilgrimage in Milan and local landscapes elsewhere. In this way, via pilgrimage, meditation and prayer, and working with ancient wisdom and celestial-terrestrial energy, magic can be done to help the world. During the talks and the pilgrimage, we will learn why and how.
For this hybrid event, there will be three types of attendees: (1) Talk attendees, (2) Virtual pilgrims, and (3) Milan pilgrims.

The Talk attendees are those who would like to attend the pre-pilgrimage talks on Zoom by Peter Dawkins and Julia Cleave.
The Virtual pilgrims are those who cannot be in Milan for this event, but who can take part ‘virtually’ in all the Zoom talks and other Zoom meetings, and who can carry out a pilgrimage in their own chosen area.
The Milan pilgrims are those who are able to be in Milan for this event. They will be there as a small group or groups of friends, and entirely responsible for themselves, but with a plan of action for each day. They will take part ‘virtually’ in all the Zoom talks and other Zoom meetings, including the Zoom Pilgrimage Conclusion on 3 November 2024.

The event will be introduced by three pre-pilgrimage talks on Zoom – two by Peter Dawkins and one by Julia Cleave – which Talk attendees, Virtual pilgrims and Milan pilgrims will be able to attend.
These three pre-pilgrimage talks on Zoom will take place on:

Sunday 20 October – Peter Dawkins – Milan and the Swan of Europe
Monday 21 October – Julia Cleave – Alchemy in Shakespeare’s Play, The Tempest
Tuesday 22 October – Peter Dawkins – Milan, The Dukedom of Prospero, the Magus

Information about each talk can be found on each talk advert web page.
The 3-day pilgrimage in Milan will take place on Friday 25 October, Saturday 26 October, and Sunday 27 October 2024, with arrivals on Thursday 24 October and departures on Monday 28 October 2024.
COSTS & BOOKINGS

For Talk attendees, the cost is £60 per person for all three talks, or £25 for each individual talk, payable to FBRT.
For Virtual pilgrims, please contact the Organiser (FBRT) for further information.

For Milan pilgrims, please contact the Organiser (FBRT) for further information.

Recommended reading: The Wisdom of Shakespeare in The Tempest, by Peter Dawkins.

Milan, the Dukedom of Prospero, the Magus
2024-10-22 17:00 - 19:00
A talk on Zoom by Peter Dawkins about why, in Shakespeare’s play, The Tempest, Milan was chosen as the dukedom of Prospero, and the science of the mystery connected with this.
In the Shakespeare play, The Tempest, Prospero is the Duke of Milan. During the play we discover that Prospero is a magus – a magician in the initiatory sense, who has acquired the wisdom to become a master of nature. The play shows how he demonstrates and develops his mastery by means of acting as a hierophant, teaching, testing and transforming the various characters as a redeemer and saviour of human souls. These characters represent the various levels of humanity, from the basest and most corrupt, to the most virtuous and pure in heart.
Why Prospero was made the Duke of Milan, rather than of another place, is part of the Mystery – a Mystery that concerns the whole of Europe in particular and the whole world in general, and is of particular relevance at this momentous and dangerous time in world history.
This the third of three talks given as part of the Milan & Prospero’s Magic hybrid event.
The talk can be attended by non-participants in the hybrid event, as well as participants.
For those who attend the talk, there will be time for a questions-answers-insights discussion after the talk.
The talk will be recorded and made available to event participants and those who book the talk.
(The discussion session after the talk will not be recorded.)
Cost of individual talk = £25.
Cost for all three talks = £60.
For further information and booking, please contact the Organiser (FBRT).
Also recommended: the e-book, The Wisdom of Shakespeare in The Tempest, by Peter Dawkins.

The Alchemy in Shakespeare’s play, The Tempest
2024-10-21 17:00 - 19:00
A talk on Zoom by Julia Cleave about the alchemy in Shakespeare’s play, The Tempest.
During the play we discover that Prospero is a magus who has acquired the wisdom to become a master of nature. The play shows how he demonstrates and develops his mastery by means of acting as a hierophant, teaching, testing and transforming the various characters as a redeemer and saviour of human souls. But the whole play is a mastery in itself, showing that Shakespeare was a supreme magus of alchemy, the universal science or chemistry of all.
This the second of three talks given as part of the Milan & Prospero’s Magic hybrid event.
The talk can be attended by non-participants in the hybrid event, as well as participants.
For those who attend the talk, there will be time for a questions-answers-insights discussion after the talk.
The talk will be recorded and made available to event participants and those who book the talk.
(The discussion session after the talk will not be recorded.)
Cost of individual talk = £25.
Cost for all three talks = £60.
For further information and booking, please contact the Organiser (FBRT).
Also recommended: the e-book, The Wisdom of Shakespeare in The Tempest, by Peter Dawkins.

Milan and the Swan of Europe
2024-10-20 17:00 - 19:00
A talk on Zoom by Peter Dawkins about the importance of Milan in terms of Europe and the Swan landscape temple of Europe, including its significance in terms of the three ‘Great Pillars’ of Europe – the Gallic Axis, Swan Line, and Nilotic Meridian – and the Herculean Line that links them in a special way.
Peter will also show how all this is part of the enactment of the Europa and Bull Myth (or Dionysian Mystery) on a grand scale, which is happening right now, and how pilgrimage helps.
This the first of three talks given as part of the Milan & Prospero’s Magic hybrid event.
The talk can be attended by non-participants in the hybrid event, as well as participants.
For those who attend the talk, there will be time for a questions-answers-insights discussion after the talk.
The talk will be recorded and made available to event participants and those who book the talk.
(The discussion session after the talk will not be recorded.)
Cost of individual talk = £25.
Cost for all three talks = £60.
For further information and booking, please contact the Organiser (FBRT).

Cryptic Meanings of Rosicrucian Headpieces and other such emblems
2024-09-22 17:00 - 18:30
A talk on Zoom by Peter Dawkins, about the cryptography and meanings of key headpieces used in Duke Augustus’ Cryptomenytices et Cryptographiae, Francis Bacon’s De Dignitate et Augmentis Scientiarum, and the Shakespeare Poems, Sonnets and First Folio of Plays, including the secret signatures of the authors of the Shakespeare works.
This talk is the fourth of the series of five talks on Rosicrucian Cryptography that are being given to celebrate the Quatercentenary of the publication of the great cipher manual, Cryptomenytices et Cryptographiae – a manual that provides keys to cryptography in publications such as the 1623 twin Folios, Francis Bacon’s De Dignitate et Augmentis Scientiarum and the Shakespeare First Folio, Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies, and other books authored by members of the Rosy Cross fraternity. It is a cryptography still useful (and used) today.
For further information and booking, please contact the Organiser (FBRT).
For those who attend the talk, there will be time for questions, answers and insights after the talk.
(This is Part 4 of the ‘Rosicrucian Cryptology’ series, and Part 9 of ‘The Rosicrucian Mysteries’ series.)

The Second Trithemius, the Rosicrucian Master
2024-06-23 17:00 - 18:30
A talk on Zoom by Peter Dawkins, demonstrating how Cryptomenytices et Cryptographiae, the encyclopaedic cipher manual published in 1624, reveals the Rosicrucian Master known as the Second Trithemius, together with cryptography that enshrines a wisdom that speaks of universal laws.
This talk is the third of the series of five talks on Rosicrucian Cryptography that are being given to celebrate the Quatercentenary of the publication of the great cipher manual – a manual that provides keys to cryptography in publications such as the 1623 twin Folios, Francis Bacon’s De Dignitate et Augmentis Scientiarum and the Shakespeare First Folio, Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies, and other books authored by members of the Rosy Cross fraternity. It is a cryptography still useful (and used) today.
For further information and booking, please contact the Organiser (FBRT).
For those who attend the talk, there will be time for questions, answers and insights after the talk.
(This is Part 3 of the ‘Rosicrucian Cryptology’ series, and Part 8 of ‘The Rosicrucian Mysteries’ series.)

The Rosy Cross Blazing Star, Then and Now
2024-06-22 12:00 - 13:30
A talk on Zoom by Peter Dawkins, to explain what the Rosy Cross Blazing Star is, when it occurred, and how it has been affecting us now as we move into the new Great Age.
Truth is always double and for that reason is known traditionally as the Double Truth. Then and Now is a Double Truth – a twinship – as also is the Blazing Star, which is a key to everything good and true. How to work with this key is our challenge. But first we need to understand something of it, and then we can work with it, turning the key to open the door to something better.
This talk will be shown on the FBRT YouTube Channel, and will be made public at 12 noon, 22 June 2024, St Alban’s Day.

Cryptomenytices et Cryptographiae, intelligencers, and Cryptology generally
2024-05-25 19:30 - 21:00
Talk on Zoom by Peter Dawkins, giving some background information about Cryptomenytices et Cryptographiae, its author, and the secret society and intelligence networks involved.
The great cipher manual, Cryptomenytices et Cryptographiae, was published in 1624, the year immediately after the 1623 twin Folios, Francis Bacon’s De Dignitate et Augmentis Scientiarum and the Shakespeare First Folio, Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies.
Cryptomenytices provides keys to the cryptology in the 1623 publications, as also in many other publications of that time which were composed by members of the Society of the Golden and Rosy Cross. Indeed, some of the ciphers appear to have been used, suitably adapted and developed, in the last two world wars, and the fundamentals of Francis Bacon’s Biliteral cipher provide the foundation of all computer language we use today.
This talk is additional to the series of four talks originally designed and advertised for this year, and in fact forms part of the The Swan Flight: The Third Heaven event, during which Hitzacker, on the river Elbe in Germany, the place where Cryptomenytices was written, and Lüneburg, where it was published, will be visited.
So, for this reason, this talk will be the second talk of the Rosicrucian Cryptography series this year, and talk 7 of the whole Rosicrucian Mysteries series.
For further information and booking, please contact the Organiser (FBRT).
For those who attend the talk, there will be time for questions, answers and insights after the talk.
(This is Part 2 of the ‘Rosicrucian Cryptology’ series, and Part 7 of ‘The Rosicrucian Mysteries’ series.)

Swan Flight: The Third Heaven
2024-05-23 18:00 - 2024-05-26 12:30
A celebration of the Quatercentenary of the 1624 great cipher manual, Cryptomenytices et Cryptographiae, led by Peter and Sarah Dawkins in England, and Heidemarie and Oliver Falldorf in Germany.
This hybrid event will include a 3-day site visit in Germany to Wienhausen Abbey, Celle, Hitzacker and Luneburg led by Oliver and Heidemarie Falldorf (24-26 May), and a 1-day site visit in England to Kenilworth Castle led by Peter and Sarah Dawkins (25 May), with attendees choosing either one or the other.
The event will be introduced with a talk on Zoom by Peter Dawkins on Thursday 23 May (6pm UK time), explaining the whys and wherefores of the event, plus a second talk on Zoom by Peter Dawkins on Saturday 25 May (7:30pm UK time), giving some background information about Cryptomenytices et Cryptographiae and the secret society and intelligence networks involved.
English-German and German-English translations of talks will be available, plus a follow-up Zoom meeting on 1 June 2024 to share experiences and discuss further things.
Cryptomenytices et Cryptographiae was compiled and written by Augustus ‘the Younger’, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg, when he resided at Hitzacker, before he became Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel in 1635. He was closely linked with Francis Bacon in the Rosicrucian movement. Cryptomenytices et Cryptographiae was published in Luneburg under Augustus’ pseudonym of Gustavus Selenus.
Celle, Hitzacker and Luneburg are located in the upper throat area of the landscape Swan of Europe, whose root is in Sardinia and crown is in Norway.
2024 is also the Quatercentenary of Ben Jonson’s The Masque of Owls, which was performed at Kenilworth Castle on 19 August 1624 for Prince Charles, the surviving son and heir of King James I of England. Jonson was at that time still assisting Francis Bacon, whom he revered, and was a key player in the Rosicrucian fraternity. Not only is the owl an emblem of Pallas Athena, but it also signifies secret or cryptic writing.
Kenilworth forms the beak of one of the two landscape Swans of Avon, whose root or tail is marked by the Rollright Stones, and whose head is marked by old Warwick town, complete with a castle (Warwick Castle) overlooking the river Avon, and the Collegiate Church of St Mary on its highest point.
This event forms part of the ‘Swan Flight through the Seven Heavens of the Rosicrucian Mysteries’ series, which is enacting out the Dionysian Mystery in the Swan landscape temples of Europe.
For further details, choices, costs and booking, see:

Swan-Flight: Third Heaven pdf (English).
Der dritte Himmel pdf (German).

The Orphic Mysteries
2024-04-12 08:00 - 17:00
In this Fintry Trust Zoom meeting Peter and Sarah Dawkins will bring different perspectives to the important subject of the Orphic Mysteries.
Peter will look first at the connection between these Mysteries and the landscape of the Rila and Rhodope Mountains (present day Bulgaria), where it is believed that they originated. Orpheus is seen as the great Reformer of the Dionysian Mysteries, and it is thought by some that Jesus and his disciples were Orphic initiates and masters. In this light Jesus is considered to be the second Orpheus who reformed the Orphic Mysteries even further, by example, and at the same time reformed the Hebraic/Judaic Mysteries.
Through Paneurhythmy, a system of meaningful exercises, developed by Peter Deunov, Sarah will then show us something of the deep connection between the Rila Mountains and the Orphic- Christian Mysteries.
See The Fintry Trust’s The Orphic Mysteries advert for further details.
Book online on the Fintry Trust website.

Gustavus Selenus, Rosicrucian Cryptography, and the Tomb of Christian Rosicross
2024-03-24 17:00 - 18:30
Talk on Zoom by Peter Dawkins.
2024 is the Quatercentenary of the great cipher manual, Cryptomenytices et Cryptographiae, by Gustavus Selenus. In this talk Peter will share some of his insights and discoveries concerning why the Cryptomenytices et Cryptographiae is a Rosicrucian work, and how it relates to the Rosicrucian manifestos, to the Opening of the Tomb of Christian Rosicross, to the Shakespeare works, and to Bacon’s Great Instauration, as well as revealing some cryptography therein.
The Cryptomenytices et Cryptographiae provides keys to the cryptography used in Rosicrucian publications of the 16th and 17th century, and in particular acts as a cryptographic twin to the 1623 twin Folios, Francis Bacon’s De Dignitate et Augmentis Scientiarum and the Shakespeare First Folio, Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies.
During this talk and the following talks in this 5-talk series this year, Peter will be dealing with the cryptography that was incorporated into those three great Folio publications of 1623 and 1624, and in other books also, which were produced by members of the Rosicrucian Society or Fraternity, as it came to be called.
For further information and booking, please contact the Organiser (FBRT).
For those who attend the talk, there will be time for questions, answers and insights after the talk.
(This is Part 1 of the ‘Rosicrucian Cryptology’ series, and Part 6 of ‘The Rosicrucian Mysteries’ series.)

Opening the Door to the Rosicrucian Hermetic Mystery
2023-12-17 17:00 - 18:30
Talk given on Zoom by Peter Dawkins about how the 1623 Twin Publications – the English Shakespeare First Folio and the Latin Advancement of Learning – both conceal and reveal the Keys to the Door.
Both William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies and Francis Bacon’s De Dignitate et Augmentis Scientiarum have had a considerable and still on-going effect on the whole world. Both works contain profound symbolism, cryptography, mystery, and wisdom, and twin each other as part of a greater work, of which they are the ‘lights’ and the ‘keys’.
This talk explores further the twinship of these two publications, including their Hermetic ‘heaven and earth’ connection with the sky and the land. This connection indicates that they are a true Mystery, wherein the actors, inspired from above, perform their roles on the stage of the world. Moreover, it is a Mystery drama that is still continuing, but needs now to be better known.
Since 1970 we have been living in the time of its key moment Quatercentenaries.
The Rosicrucian Mysteries derive their name from the ancient symbol of the Rose Cross, but the use of the symbol to name a society or fraternity practising these mysteries began in 1570, when the Society of the Golden and Rosy Cross was founded in England. In 1604 the RC Society began to make its name and work public, thereby ushering in the modern scientific era. At that time Francis Bacon was the ‘Apollo’ and ‘Fra. CRC’ of the Rosicrucian Fraternity, and he, together with others, set this work in motion across Europe, and eventually the world, under the name of ‘The Great Instauration’.
(This talk was originally advertised as ‘Rosicrucian Mysteries Part 5.)
Cost £15. Please contact the organiser for further details if you wish to attend.
After the talk, there will be time for questions and answers, insights and comments.

St Alban, Christian Rosicross & Elias the Artist: The Guiding Light into the Future
2023-10-28 | St Michael’s Parish Centre, St Michael’s Street, St Albans, Herts, England.
A day seminar in St Albans, given by Peter Dawkins, on the lights in heaven that provide guidance for the Rosicrucian work on earth – then, now, and into the future.
2023 is the 400th Anniversary of the 1623 twin publications, the Shakespeare First Folio and Francis Bacon’s De Dignitate et Augmentis Scientiarum (‘Of the Dignity and Advancement of Science’).
The twinning of the two 1623 publications on earth echoed the Saturn-Jupiter great conjunction in heaven which occurred that year, which in turn twinned the previous great conjunction in 1603 that was joined in 1604 by an effulgent ‘new star’, a supernova in the constellation of Ophiuchus, with a nova in Cygnus shining brightly in the Milky Way.
As prophesied by Paracelsus, the 1603-4 celestial display marked the appearance of a ‘Great Light’ called Elias the Artist. The Rosicrucian fraternity identified this ‘Great Light’ with their Father, Christian Rosicross, with the supernova marking the opening of his tomb and start of making the Rosicrucian work public and spreading it across the globe.
These celestial phenomena, together with a previous super-bright supernova in Cassiopeia in 1572, identified to the initiates not only who and what this ‘Great Light’ was, but also how the Rosicrucian work was to proceed on earth.
These lights, heavenly and earthly, still provide a great guiding light into the future, and act like Hermes, the Wayshower.
St Alban, the person, and St Albans, the place, are connected with all this.
Peter Dawkins will talk about these things and more, with insights that have never been discussed or revealed openly before.
The day will include talks, Q&A’s, discussions, and a visit to St Michael’s Church.
Places are limited. All bookings should be made via the organiser (see below).

The Silver Key to the Rosicrucian Mysteries & Labour of Love
2023-09-24 17:00 - 18:30
Talk given on Zoom by Peter Dawkins about the Shakespeare First Folio, twin to the De Dignitate et Augmentis Scientiarum, which constitute the hierophantic golden and silver keys to the Rosicrucian Mysteries and were deliberately published in 1623, the year of a Great Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter, so as to act out the “As above, so below” Hermetic teachings.
2023 is the Quatercentenary of these two major works, which were published at the same time, like twins, and which have had a considerable and on-going effect on the whole world.
This talk focuses on the key symbolism, cryptography, mystery and underlying wisdom in the Shakespeare First Folio, titled Mr William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies, to show how it twins with the De Dignitate et Augmentis Scientiarum, and how twinship is key to everything.
The Rosicrucian Mysteries derive their name from the ancient symbol of the Rose Cross, but the use of the symbol to name a society or fraternity practising these mysteries began in 1570, when the Society of the Golden and Rosy Cross was founded in England. In 1604 the RC Society began to make its name and work public, thereby ushering in the modern scientific era. At that time Francis Bacon was the ‘Apollo’ and ‘Fra. CRC’ of the Rosicrucian Fraternity, and he, together with others, set this work in motion across Europe, and eventually the world, under the name of ‘The Great Instauration’.
(This talk was originally advertised as ‘Rosicrucian Mysteries Part 4.)
Cost £15. Please contact the organiser for further details if you wish to attend.
After the talk, there will be time for questions and answers, insights and comments.

The Golden Key to the Rosicrucian Mysteries & Labour of Love
2023-06-25 17:00 - 18:30
Talk given on Zoom by Peter Dawkins about the 1623 De Dignitate et Augmentis Scientiarum Folio, twin to the 1623 Shakespeare First Folio, which constitute the hierophantic golden and silver keys to the Rosicrucian Mysteries and were deliberately published in 1623, the year of a Great Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter, so as to act out the “As above, so below” Hermetic teachings.
2023 is the Quatercentenary of these two major works, which were published at the same time, like twins, and have had a considerable and on-going effect on the whole world.
This talk focuses on the key symbolism, cryptography, mystery and underlying wisdom in Bacon’s Latin version of The Advancement of Learning, published under the title of De Dignitate et Augmentis Scientiarum, to show how it twins with the Shakespeare First Folio, and how twinship is key to everything.
The Rosicrucian Mysteries derive their name from the ancient symbol of the Rose Cross, but the use of the symbol to name a society or fraternity practising these mysteries began in 1570, when the Society of the Golden and Rosy Cross was founded in England. In 1604 the RC Society began to make its name and work public, thereby ushering in the modern scientific era. At that time Francis Bacon was the ‘Apollo’ and ‘Fra. CRC’ of the Rosicrucian Fraternity, and he, together with others, set this work in motion across Europe, and eventually the world, under the name of ‘The Great Instauration’.
(This talk was originally advertised as ‘Rosicrucian Mysteries Part 3.)
Cost £15. Please contact the organiser for further details if you wish to attend.
After the talk, there will be time for questions and answers, insights and comments.

The Beauty & Mystery of Florence
2023-04-12 17:00 - 2023-04-19 11:00
Shakespeare Mystery in Florence led by Peter Dawkins and Julia Cleave.
Enter into the beauty, secrets and art of Shakespeare and the Renaissance. A special cultural and educational week in Florence, the cradle of the European Renaissance and inspirational nourishment of modern times. We shall explore its poetic beauty, art and architecture, and delve into its symbolism, wisdom and mystery that gave rise to the stream of initiatic consciousness with which Shakespeare is imbued and which underlies the work of Francis Bacon, the Comte de St Germain, the Freemasons and the Rosicrucians.
At present, this event is fully booked.

The Twin Rosicrucian Publications, Keys to the Rosicrucian Mysteries
2023-03-19 17:00 - 18:30
Talk given on Zoom by Peter Dawkins about the twinship of the English Shakespeare First Folio and the Latin Advancement of Learning, and their connection with the 1623 great conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter, and how they comprise the keys to the Rosicrucian Mysteries, as well as to life itself.
2023 is the Quatercentenary of the Shakespeare First Folio and Francis Bacon’s Latin version of The Advancement of Learning – two major works that were published at the same time, like twins, and which have had a considerable and on-going effect on the whole world. Both works contain profound symbolism, cryptography and mystery, all of which is founded upon ageless wisdom knowledge or science.
The Rosicrucian Mysteries derive their name from the ancient symbol of the Rose Cross, but the use of the symbol to name a society or fraternity practising these mysteries began in 1570, when the Society of the Golden and Rosy Cross was founded in England. In 1604 the RC Society began to make its name and work public, thereby ushering in the modern scientific era. At that time Francis Bacon was the ‘Apollo’ and ‘Fra. CRC’ of the Rosicrucian Fraternity, and he, together with others, set this work in motion across Europe, and eventually the world, under the name of ‘The Great Instauration’.
(This talk was originally advertised as ‘Rosicrucian Mysteries Part 2.)
Cost £15. Please contact the organiser for further details if you wish to attend.
After the talk, there will be time for questions and answers, insights and comments.

The Rosicrucian Mysteries
2022-09-25 17:00 - 18:30
A talk on Zoom by Peter Dawkins, the seventh in a series about the various Mystery traditions and their ageless wisdom teachings.
The Rosicrucian Mysteries comprise a synthesis of the various classical and Christian wisdom teachings and mysteries. They contain the essence of all the wisdom knowledge gained by and passed on to initiates down the ages. In particular they represent the higher degrees of initiation – a state of illumination. They also represent a mode of operation by means of which this world can be redeemed and a Golden Age brought about, which Francis Bacon, together with others, set in motion under the name of ‘The Great Instauration’, otherwise called ‘The Six Days’ Work’ – a labour of love based on a fundamental esoteric knowledge of Genesis, the first book of the Torah and Holy Bible.
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The Christian Mysteries
2022-06-19 17:00 - 18:30
A talk on Zoom by Peter Dawkins, the sixth in a series about the various Mystery traditions and their ageless wisdom teachings.
The Christian Mysteries are not only based on the Hebraic Mysteries but also the Orphic-Dionysian Mysteries of initiation as known to the original founders of the Hebraic Mysteries, Abraham and Sarah. Jesus Christ acted out, with his disciples, the Orphic-Dionysian degrees of initiation in the associated key places in the landscape temple of Israel, and reminded the Jews of their original teachings, wherein God is Love (i.e. Eros) and that one should not only love God (Love) but also love each other. Jesus then sent his disciples into Europe, for a special reason, in preparation for the end of the Great Age.
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The Freemasonic Mysteries
2022-03-20 17:00 - 18:30
A talk on Zoom by Peter Dawkins, the fifth in a series about the various Mystery traditions and their ageless wisdom teachings.
The Freemasonic Mysteries employ the symbolism of the building and then the rebuilding of Solomon’s Temple, referring respectively to the Lesser Mysteries (the Craft Degrees) and the Greater Mysteries (the Holy Royal Arch Degrees) of initiation. Not only are various Shakespeare plays masonic in their design and language, but also Francis Bacon’s Great Instauration is designed using this symbolism and its wisdom, which relate to the biblical Hebraic-Christian symbolism and wisdom, and that of the Dionysian Artificers.
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The Swan Mysteries
2021-12-19 17:00 - 18:30
A talk on Zoom by Peter Dawkins, the fourth in a series about the various Mystery traditions and their ageless wisdom teachings.
The Swan Mysteries concern some of the deepest truths, and are embodied in the whole mystery of Shakespeare – the collection of works and their authors – and in the land. They provide particular keys to the mystery of life itself and the pathway to the stars. The Swan is the emblem of the great Poet, the one who speaks the truth. Such a person is inspired with wisdom, and both sees and knows the truth. Thus the Swan is emblematic of a person who is illumined and can give light to others. Moreover, this not only relates to individual persons, but also to the landscape and the stars, giving clues as to how the landscape itself as well as humans can become like stars. In fact, the Swan references the very centre from where the universe is laid out or given birth.
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The Grail Mysteries
2021-09-19 17:00 - 18:30
A talk on Zoom by Peter Dawkins, the third in a series about the various Mystery traditions and their ageless wisdom teachings.
The Grail Mysteries are intimately associated with not only the Christian Mysteries but also the Bardic and Dionysian Mysteries. Indeed, the Grail Mysteries are more ancient than Christianity and can also be discovered in the Hebrew Kabbalah. They are profoundly connected with the land and are a way of accessing and experiencing some of the deepest truths of all.

Revelation & Celebration
2021-06-21 - 2021-06-25 | Schleswig, North Germany – Himmelbjerget, Jutland, Denmark – Jotunheimen Mountains, Norway
A Golden Child ‘Quantum’ Pilgrimage led by Peter and Sarah Dawkins.
The ‘Golden Child’ refers to the good or golden heart, both of humanity and of nature. The Golden Child pilgrimages are designed to act as a prayer, working with key power-points in nature and the archetypal wisdom in the Dionysian mythology, to help rescue, protect, strengthen and enable all good hearts everywhere to more fully open and manifest their inherent goodness.
Due to the coronavirus and ongoing restrictions to travel, etc., this Golden Child pilgrimage will take place as an on-line ‘quantum’ pilgrimage. The power-points in nature that we shall be focusing on are the alta-major, brow and crown chakras of the Swan landscape temple of Europe, located respectively at Schleswig in North Germany, the Himmelbjerget in Jutland, Denmark, and the Jotunheimen Mountains in Norway.
This event is now fully booked.

The Bardic Mysteries
2021-06-19 17:00 - 18:30
A talk on Zoom by Peter Dawkins, the second in a series about the various Mystery traditions and their ageless wisdom teachings.
The Bardic Mysteries, which include the Arthurian Mysteries, were developed by the Brythonic branch (Cymry) of the Celtic people in Britain to a high point and had a major influence on early Christianity when the first disciples of Jesus reached the country. The origins of the Bardic Mysteries are very ancient and had much in common with the Dionysian and Christian Mysteries, as also with the Hebraic and Egyptian Mysteries. But, like all Mystery traditions, it was also unique to the land that shaped its form – the form it gave to the wisdom. Indeed, the wisdom is in the land, waiting to be recognised, released and known. In this, the British Isles have a particularly unique role to play on the world stage. Like the Dionysian Mysteries, they are key to understanding the English Renaissance, as indeed to much of what is happening now.

The Dionysian Mysteries
2021-03-20 17:00 - 18:30
A talk on Zoom by Peter Dawkins, the first in a series about the various Mystery traditions and their ageless wisdom teachings.
The Dionysian Mysteries are amongst the oldest of the Mystery traditions. Established first in ancient Thracia, and renovated by Orpheus (hence known sometimes as the Orphic Mysteries), its wisdom underlies that of Christ and the Christian Mysteries. The Hebraic Mysteries, as founded by Abraham, also had a basis in the Dionysian Mysteries, a form of which was being practiced in Haran, Mesopotamia, from where Abraham originated. The Dionysian Mysteries are key to understanding the mystery of Europe as a whole, as also that of Francis Bacon and the Rosicrucians.
Future talks of the series: –

Sat. 19 June 2021 – The Bardic Mysteries
Sat. 18 Sept. 2021 – The Grail Mysteries
Sat. 18 Dec. 2021 – The Swan Mysteries

Details available on application to secretary@fbrt.org.uk.
