Book description
When George Washington, first President of the United States, laid
the foundation stone of the Capitol Building of the city that was to
bear his name, he did so wearing full Masonic regalia. Turning The
Solomon Key is a riveting quest to discover the Masonic
influences George Washington brought to bear on the layout of
Washington DC.
History records that the builders of Washington DC knew a great
Masonic secret about the human condition, and that their plans for the
city were laid out on a Masonic grid rich in symbolism, hidden meaning
and designed to express this secret power. Robert Lomas, an expert in
the history of Freemasonry, goes in search of the truth behind this
claim. Using Masonic rituals and Washington's diaries, Lomas uncovers
the symbolic meaning behind the siting of the White House and the
Capitol - and their connection to a secret passed down from one of the
first Grand Masters of the Freemasons, King Solomon.
Turning the Solomon Key delves into the true history behind
many of the symbols and mysteries that feature in Dan Brown's latest
international bestseller, The Lost Symbol, and will be
essential reading for all who want to discover the real significance
to the masonic secrets of Washington DC.
In 1986
Robert Lomas
became a Freemason and quickly established himself as a popular
lecturer on Masonic history, before co-authoring the international
bestsellers
The Hiram Key
and
Uriel's Machine
. He is the author of
The Secrets of Freemasonry,
and
The Invisible College.
He currently lectures in Information Systems at Bradford University
School of Management.
