Francis Bacon Research Trust

The Silver Key to the Rosicrucian Mysteries & Labour of Love
2023-09-24 17:00 - 18:30 (Europe/London)
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.
Please contact the organiser for further details if you wish to attend.

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.
Please contact the organiser for further details if you wish to attend.

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.
Please contact the organiser for further details if you wish to attend.

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.
Please contact the organiser for further details if you wish to attend.

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.
