The Esoteric Lexicon·Lineage

Franklin Masonic Order

A masonic order in which Francis Bacon might have been involved

Concordance & Cross-References

Primary Correspondences & Figures

Francis Bacon→Person

Suggested Bacon's involvement in this masonic lineage

Rituals Of FreemasonsRitual

As part of the Freemasonry, rituals are directly connected to the mentioned order

Mediate Correspondences

Sympathetic Chains & Distant Affinities

Franklin Masonic OrderthroughFrancis BaconilluminatesFreemasonry →

I. Franklin Masonic Order & Francis Bacon

Suggested Bacon's involvement in this masonic lineage

II. Francis Bacon & Freemasonry

Bacon is believed to have been a master of the Freemasons, and his symbols are used in Masonic symbolism

Franklin Masonic OrderthroughFrancis BaconilluminatesAristotle →

I. Franklin Masonic Order & Francis Bacon

Suggested Bacon's involvement in this masonic lineage

II. Francis Bacon & Aristotle

Bacon's methodological approach was influenced by Aristotle's emphasis on empirical observation

Franklin Masonic OrderthroughFrancis BaconilluminatesSocrates →

I. Franklin Masonic Order & Francis Bacon

Suggested Bacon's involvement in this masonic lineage

II. Francis Bacon & Socrates

Both men emphasized the role of reason and the empirical method in their respective philosophical approaches

Franklin Masonic OrderthroughFrancis BaconilluminatesFraternity Of R.c. →

I. Franklin Masonic Order & Francis Bacon

Suggested Bacon's involvement in this masonic lineage

II. Francis Bacon & Fraternity Of R.c.

Francis Bacon was a member of the Fraternity of R.C. And disseminated their arcana

Franklin Masonic OrderthroughFrancis BaconilluminatesShakespeare →

I. Franklin Masonic Order & Francis Bacon

Suggested Bacon's involvement in this masonic lineage

II. Francis Bacon & Shakespeare

Theories suggest that Shakespeare and Francis Bacon could be the same person

Franklin Masonic OrderthroughFrancis BaconilluminatesThomas Aquinas →

I. Franklin Masonic Order & Francis Bacon

Suggested Bacon's involvement in this masonic lineage

II. Francis Bacon & Thomas Aquinas

Both men tried to reconcile philosophical and empirical approaches to understanding the world, though in opposite directions

Franklin Masonic OrderthroughFrancis BaconilluminatesHobbes →

I. Franklin Masonic Order & Francis Bacon

Suggested Bacon's involvement in this masonic lineage

II. Francis Bacon & Hobbes

Hobbes followed Bacon in the move toward empirical science and away from the scholastic tradition

Franklin Masonic OrderthroughFrancis BaconilluminatesRose Crose Watermark →

I. Franklin Masonic Order & Francis Bacon

Suggested Bacon's involvement in this masonic lineage

II. Francis Bacon & Rose Crose Watermark

Baconian ciphers often used paper with this watermark

Franklin Masonic OrderthroughFrancis BaconilluminatesWoodward's Notation

I. Franklin Masonic Order & Francis Bacon

Suggested Bacon's involvement in this masonic lineage

II. Francis Bacon & Woodward's Notation

The title page's 157 letters, noting "ON" from London, form a cryptic signature of Francis Bacon, per Woodward's research

Franklin Masonic OrderthroughFrancis BaconilluminatesScotus

I. Franklin Masonic Order & Francis Bacon

Suggested Bacon's involvement in this masonic lineage

II. Francis Bacon & Scotus

Both men worked to clarify and extend philosophical ideas but in fundamentally different ways