New in Paperback! The Masonic secrets of our founding fathers. Turning the Solomon Key is an exhilarating quest to discover the Masonic influences which George Washington brought to bear on the layout of Washington D.C. In this second book of his Key trilogy, Robert Lomas has used Masonic rituals and Washington's own diaries to uncover the symbolic reasoning behind the positioning of the White House and the Capitol, and in the process he disposes of many anti-Masonic urban myths. This exciting, and authoritative, detective story then investigates the sources of creative behavior, to reveal a hitherto unsuspected Secret Science of Masonic Astrology which underpinned Washington's actions. The builders of Washington DC knew a great secret about the human condition. In Turning the Solomon Key , scientist and Masonic expert Robert Lomas explains exactly what it was. Turning the Solomon Key , at its heart, explains why high-achieving individuals share certain astrological characteristics, and why the Freemasons who founded our nation planned Washington, D.C., the way they did.
Some wonderfully thought out insights into our rituals, if a bit speculative. I appreciate the added footnoting of sources, compared to Robert Lomas' The Hiram Key. This book has led me to ordering the Book of Enoch, and cracking the Kyballion back open, and that always seems to be the best possible outcome for reading a book on Masonry, the new "ah-ha!" moment that leads you back to original sources.