Today was the meeting of Clwyd College of The Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia (S.R.I.A.).

This meeting was again up by the coast, but this time it was at Lady Augusta Hall in Mostyn. What more can you ask for, a trip to the seaside and a Masonic meeting.

Clwyd College has been doing very well these last few years since it moved its meeting location and was saved from closing. To help them out I have agreed to go into the Celebrant’s chair for the year, which means that while I may have work to do at the meetings, I do get to pick the meal.

This evening we did a multiple Theoricus Grade, followed by my postponed Celebrant’s paper. In the S.R.I.A. it is traditional for the Celebrant to present a paper when he goes into the chair, but when I went into the chair at the last meeting, I postponed mine to allow another Frater to present one so he could secure his admission into the Second Order.

My paper was titled “21st Century Alchemy : Alchemy in the Digital Age” and it seemed to go down well, and led to a very interesting discussion, which even continued into the Festive Board. As soon as I format the paper up neatly, and add some images for colour, I will post the paper online.

NOTE: I am calling this series of posts “The Year of a Busy Mason” for a good reason. Tonight was my first double booking of the year, and it will not be the last. I had to skip another meetings rehearsals to attend this meeting.