Making Darkness Visible by Robert Lomas

The international bestselling writer and co-author of THE HIRAM KEY seriesTurning the Hiram Key invites readers to join a gripping journey of discovery to find the real secrets of Freemasonry. Robert Lomas - co-author of the best-selling book The Hiram Key - has finally tackled the big unanswered questions about The Brotherhood...

• What is the purpose of Freemasonry?
• What do Masons gain from working the Rituals?
• Can anybody benefit from the spiritual teachings of The Craft?
• Does Freemasonry hold the secret to unlocking the hidden potential of the human mind?
• Are Masonic rituals simple moral plays designed to encourage people to behave well?
• Are they a secret tradition preserved from a long lost civilisation?
• Are they meaningless formalities? Or do they serve a deeper purpose?

In this ground-breaking new book Lomas describes his personal journey through the mystical rituals of Freemasonry. Drawing from personal spiritual insights, hidden Masonic texts and modern scientific knowledge, he reveals why people join Freemasonry, what they expect to find and how they benefit.

IN THE PAST, THESE INNER SECRETS HAVE BEEN PRESERVED FOR A SELECT FEW...
...UNTIL NOW!

Turning the Hiram Key would never have been written had Lewis Masonic not recruited an eager young Mason to take over its line of traditional Masonic books. Martin Faulks, who was attracted into Freemasonry after reading The Hiram Key, thought that the Craft needed a serious book about its spiritual aspects. Without standing on ceremony, he emailed me and started a correspondence in the course of which he teased out of me my views on the spiritual side of Freemasonry. Before I knew it, I'd agreed to put together a synopsis for a book exploring the deep feelings that Freemasonry evokes in me. Soon after that, Martin arranged for me to meet David Allan, Managing Director of Lewis Masonic, and I found myself agreeing to write this book.
For me, this is a totally new genre. Masonic history I know, but this is a venture into an area which stirs deep emotions in me, and I wasn’t at all sure anybody else would be interested in how I felt about Freemasonry. David and Martin both assured me the book was a good idea, so I went away and wrote a full outline. At this point my American editor, Paula Munier of Fair Winds Press, rang me up and asked me what I was working on. I told her about this project, and she asked to see the outline. After she'd read it she got back to me saying she thought it was a great idea, and could I do a simultaneous launch in the United States and Canada, as well as the UK? I am grateful to all three of them for their encouragement and inspiration.