When It Comes To Mysteries Appearances Can Be Misleading

One of the most interesting, albeit somewhat overlooked figures in history has to be Sir Francis Bacon (1561 – 1626) Bacon was a philospher, lawyer, politician, jurist and author. He was a man who by all accounts, had a strong interest in the esoteric, and infact, is said to have been a Freemason and possibly a Rosicrucian. He is said to have often gathered with other men to discuss politics and philosophy. That...of course is something familiar to most Masons, who particularly in years past, met to discuss those same things.

That said, there is apparently some disagreement among historians as to Bacon's membership in secret societies, which is not unusual, since they were, 'secret' after all.....He was said to have been an intellectual, and reading about his life certainly describes a person of education and free thought. Bacon also had ideas about advancing learning, which of course is something that is also within the scope of Freemasonry, where doing things for the betterment of mankind is a basic tenent of that society and for that matter, other secret organizations, who at least make that claim.

Bacon is also suspected of being "Shakespeare" writing under an assumed name, for whatever reasons, not the least of which might have been his political connections at the time. Little is actually known or proven to be known about William Shakespeare, so nothing is out of the realm of possibility. It wouldn't be that difficult to create a persona, to create a person, in the 1600's.

That leads us to Oak Island, where, in addition to Captain Kidd's treasure, there exists a theory that the original manuscripts of William Shakespeare are the actual treasure hidden beneath the island. Or is it something else entirely, although, something that Sir Francis Bacon masterminded. It is entirely possible, and entirely possible, that the story of buried treasure, in the sense that it is Captain Kidd's buried pirate treasure, is a beard, pardon the pun, to cover up the real truth, and the real reason for such interest in Oak Island. As you will learn, Oak Island is hugely steeped in Masonic 'stuff' Masons have been involved in the Oak Island mystery since it's beginning, or at least they appear to have been....but again, that is the trouble when you are working with mysterious secret societies....appearances can be deceptive.....

If you want to learn more about the theory of Sir Francis Bacon and his role in Oak Island, I found this site to be very useful. It's called Baconiana by Betty McKaig.

Underwater Images Around Oak Island

It's link week here at Mysterious Societies, when I post some links to some sites that I personally find interesting for example, I was reading one of my favorite sites about Oak Island tonight, Oak Island Treasure, and came across a post they had written that features some interesting underwater images of the waters surrounding Oak Island. The pictrues are from Thermacline Marine Technology and show some interesting and curious shapes showing up under the water, some with rather rectangular forms, which obviously require further investigation. Check out the pictures Click Here

Why Now?

In my previous post I wrote about Dan Brown's latest book, The Lost Symbol a book that is already on Amazon's best seller list and it hasn't been released yet, at least not at the time of this posting. It's scheduled for release September 15th.

I was thinking about Dan Brown's books and their impact on the types of things those of us with an interest in the ancient mysteries think about. It got me wondering, do books like The Lost Symbol and The Da Vinci Code add to our information or take away from it? Does expanding the ideas of esoteric thought and mysteries to reach a wider audience improve the information, or take away from it?

Dan Brown spins fictional stories around the legends of mysterious societies like the Masonic Lodge, and others, creating exciting, and informative stories. Informative if you know that the story has some basis in esoteric history. In other words, the plot, storyline and characters are fictional, but the ideas, facts and information are based on what many believe to be true. What does this do? Does it further the idea of many that these stories are just that, stories? Or does it create a sense of curiousity, prompting readers to search for more information about things like the Holy Grail, or the bloodline of Jesus etc?

Personally, I was interested in esoteric mystery before the advent of the Dan Brown phenonemon, especially after stumbling upon and reading Holy Blood, Holy Grail by Michael Baigent, Henry Lincoln and Richard Leigh. That was the book that really caught my interest, prompting me to read more books on the same subject which not only expanded my knowledge, but increased my understanding of how much was out there on the topic of Masonic legend, The Illuminati, ancient mysteries, the holy bloodline and the search for the holy grail.

Dan Brown brings these ideas and thoughts to the masses, to people who might otherwise never read or learn anything about it. Folks who would never purchase a non-fiction book on the topic of the search for the holy grail for example, suddenly do, because of books like The DaVinci Code, which has turned their attention to these wonderful mysteries, and created a sense of curiousity.

So...why now? These stories and mysteries, like the search for the Holy Grail have existed for centuries and have always been popular in some circles. Now however, they have experienced a resurgence, and a serious following of folks who are engrossed with this facet of history, which until very recently was unknown by most, and not taught in schools. Is it because the world is now ready? Have these stories been kept on the back burner so to speak until everyday folks have reached a sophistication that allows them to read and understand? Or did they just turn up now purely by accident?

Since I have started on my own quest for the holy grail, I am learning, very little happens by accident.....