Author Blogs

The quality of Dorflinger glasswork showcases the work of nineteenth-century artisans who utilised copper and stone wheels to cut quality glass to a high degree of perfection and s...  more  

In the north east corner of the nave at Worcester Cathedral, England, lies the tomb of John Thornborough (1551-1641), an Anglican bishop and chaplain to Elizabeth I. Thornborough w...  more  

While it is true that Freemasonry characterises itself as a "society with secrets" rather than a "secret society", it is also the case that the Roman Catholic Church has been consi...  more  

The perils and pitfalls of the European Single Market and why Britain should embrace fair trade and never rejoin.   more  

Reverence of the Holy Spirit was important to Martinez de Pasqually, who understood that the liturgy of the Church contained spiritual power. He recognised the authority of the Chu...  more  

In Stanley Kubrick's 1980 movie ‘The Shining’, we see how malefic influences are concentrated and gathered in The Overlook Hotel, itself a metaphor of the world we occupy, beset by...  more  

Audio script of a paper presented live to Sapere Aude on 22 December 2024  more  

As we age, there is a sense in which we also begin to feel closer to the dead, as if the passing of time makes the veil between our world and theirs increasingly thin.   more  

Boehme's metaphysical experiment is important because it presents a God who understands our suffering and embraces both the Dark and Light Worlds, albeit a Divinity where no evil m...  more  

Excerpt from the author's book 'Time Slip Phenomena: The Ghosts of the Trianon, The Legend of Lucy Lightfoot and the Haunting of William Hogarth'. A curious instance of a time sli...  more