A Taste of Bacon Sir? - The Secret of Shakespeare

[David Guyatt]

For the sake of accuracy, at least a degree of accuracy anyway, I think it appropriate to add a rider to the foregoing.

The personality/ies of who wrote Shakespeare is, to a large extent, a cul-de-sac; an interesting diversion, but a diversion none-the-less. It is always the message that is important, and not the messenger. :hock::

From what I have absorbed so far, and I stress again that I have just dipped my toes into the subject, is that the "anti-Stratfordians" feel that knowing the name of the messenger improves our understanding of what exactly the message was meant to be.

Just as an aside, I find it interesting that the businessman Shakspere appears to have had no fear whatsoever of the Star Chamber or any other authority. The no-doubt complex reasons for that, no matter whether the man was a dramatist or just a front man, so far elude me.

Steve, I believe both the main contenders were Rosicrucians, so you have a clear answer about what the message is pointing towards.

Rosicrucian philosophy is not alone in its knowledge on these matters. The search for this mystery dates back to the mists of times.

I, personally, have long had a great interest in Alchemy - not, I stress, the general public understanding of that term that focuses on the physical transmutation of metals and elements (although that too, as a by-product). Alchemy is a fundamental key of Rosicrucian practices and thought. As it is also a key to other esoteric systems - including eastern Yoga and Chinese Taoist disciplines.

Hope this might help...

PS, I think you'll find the Qabalah dates back well before Pythagoras, btw.