hroughout his life, Francis Bacon's fondest hope
was the, creation of a Utopia across the
Atlantic, the realization of his "New Atlantis"
in the form of a society of free men, governed
by sages and scientists, in which his
Freemasonic and Rosicrucian principles would
govern the social, political and economic life
of the new nation. It was for this reason why,
as Lord Chancellor, he took such an active
interest in the colonization of America, and why
he sent his son to Virginia as one of the early
colonists. For it was in America, through the
pen of Thomas Paine and the writings of Thomas
Jefferson, as well as through the revolutionary
activities of his many Rosicrucian-Freemasonic
followers, most prominent among whom were George
Washington and Benjamin Franklin, that he hoped
to create a new nation dedicated to his
political philosophy.
In his Secret Destiny of America, Manly
Hall, Bacon's most understanding modern scholar,
refers to the appearance in America, prior to
the signing of the Declaration of Independence
in 1776, of a mysterious Rosicrucian
philosopher, a strict vegetarian who ate only
foods that grew above the ground, who was a
friend and teacher of Franklin and Washington
and who seemed to have played an important role
in the founding of the new republic. Why most
historians failed to mention him is a puzzle,
for that he existed is a certainty.
Manly P. Hall, Freemason (left) and Francis
Bacon, Rosicrucian (right)
He was known as the "Professor." Together with
Franklin and Washington, he was a member of the
committee selected by the Continental Congress
in 1775 to create a design for the American
Flag. The design he made was accepted by the
committee and given to Betsy Ross to execute
into the first model.
A year later, on July 4, 1776, this mysterious
stranger, whose name nobody knew, suddenly
appeared in Independence Hall and delivered a
stirring address to the fearful men there
gathered, who were wondering whether they should
risk their lives as traitors by affixing their
names to the memorable document which Thomas
Jefferson wrote and of whose ideals Francis
Bacon, founder of Freemasonry and Rosicrucianism,
was the true originator.
Grand Union Flag
The flag unfurled at Cambridge, Mass. in 1775,
which the Professor designed, symbolized the
union of the colonies; it was called the Grand
Union Flag, and its design was as follows: In
the blue field of the upperleft-hand corner was
the white diagonal cross of St. Andrews. Imposed
on this was the Red Cross, which was given the
name of St. George. The thirteen stripes, seven
of red and six of white, alternating in the
flag, represented the thirteen colonies.
The flag was used for some time, but owing to
its similarity with the British flag, which
supposedly symbolized the unity of England and
Scotland, considerable controversy arose over
it. In order to overcome this objection, in 1776
it was decided to design another flag which
would follow the spirit of the original design;
and the inverted triangle over the upright
triangle, generally known as the St. Andrew's
Cross, a Masonic symbol of Kabbalistic origin
and denoting that the originator of the flag was
a Freemason and Rosicrucian, was preserved by
using a six-pointed star, placed in irregular
fashion on a blue back-ground in the form of a
new constellation.
When General Johnson and Doctor Franklin visited
Mrs. Elizabeth Ross, otherwise known as Betsy
Ross, to get her cooperation in making the flag,
the five-pointed star appealed to her as being
more beautiful than the six-pointed star of the
Professor's original design which the committee
accepted. Hence, out of deference to her sense
of beauty, the five-pointed stars were used
instead, and thirteen of them were placed in a
circle on a blue field with the standard seven
red and six white stripes completing the flag.
Betsy Ross
This sample flag was made just before the
Declaration of Independence, although the
resolution endorsing it was not passed by the
Continental Congress until July 14, 1777.
A second time did this mysterious stranger, the
"Professor," whose name and origin was unknown,
pay a vital role in American history. This time
it was at the signing of the Declaration' of
Independence. It was on June 7, 1776, that
Richard Henry Lee, a delegate from Virginia,
offered in Congress the first resolution
declaring that the United Colonies were, and of
right ought. to be, free and independent states.
Soon after Mr. Lee introduced his resolution, he
was taken sick and returned to his home in
Virginia, whereupon on June 11th, 1776, Thomas
Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger
Sherman and Robert Livingston were appointed as
a committee to prepare a formal Declaration of
Independence.
On the first of July, 1776, the committee made
its report to Congress. On the second of July,
Lee's resolution was adopted in its original
words. During the third of July, the formal
Declaration of Independence was reported by the
committee and debated with great enthusiasm. The
discussion was resumed on the fourth, Jefferson
having been elected as chairman of the
committee.
On July 4th, there was great suspense throughout
the nation. Many were adverse to severing the
ties with the mother country; and many feared
the vengeance of the king and his armies. Many
battles had been fought already, but no decisive
victory had been won by the rebel colonists.
Each man in the Continental Congress realized as
Patrick Henry did that it was either Liberty or
Death. A rash move could mean death. After all,
they were not free but subjects of a king who
considered them as rebels and could punish them
accordingly. They could be convicted for treason
and put to death.
Just what connection did the mysterious stranger
who designed the American flag and encouraged
the signing of the Declaration of Independence
have to Francis Bacon or Count Saint-Germain?
Writing on this subject, Manly Hall says:
"Many times the question has been asked, Was
Francis Bacon's vision of the "New Atlantis"
a prophetic dream of the great civilization
which was so soon to rise upon the soil of
the New World? It cannot be doubted that the
secret societies of. Europe conspired to
establish upon the American continent 'a new
nation conceived in liberty and dedicated to
the proposition that all men are created
equal.' Two incidents in the early history
of the United States evidence the influence
of that secret body, which has so long
guided the destinies of peoples and
religions. By them nations are created as
vehicles for the promulgation of ideals, and
while nations are true to these ideals they
survive; when they vary from them, they
vanish like the Atlantis of old which had
ceased to 'know the gods.'"
In his admirable little treatise, "Our Flag,"
Robert Allen Campbell revives the details of an
obscure, but most important, episode of American
history—the designing of the Colonial flag of
1775. The account involves a mysterious man
concerning whom no information is available
other than that he was on familiar terms with
both General Washington and Dr. Benjamin
Franklin. The following description of him is
taken from Campbell's treatise:
"Little seems to have been known concerning
this old gentleman; and in the materials
from which this account is compiled, his
name is not even once mentioned, for he is
uniformly spoken of or referred to as 'the
Professor.' He was evidently far beyond his
threescore and ten years; and he often
referred to historical events of more than a
century previous just as if he had been a
living witness to their occurrence; still he
was erect, vigorous and active—hale, hearty
and clear-minded, as strong and energetic
every way as in the prime of life. He was
tall, of fine figure, perfectly easy, very
dignified in his manners, being at once
courteous, gracious and commanding. He was,
for those times, and considering the customs
of the Colonists, very peculiar in his
method of living; for he ate no flesh, fowl
or fish; he never used for food any 'green
thing', any roots or anything unripe; he
drank no liquor, wine or ale; but confined
his diet to cereals and their products,
fruits that were ripened on the stem in the
sun, nuts, mild tea and the sweet of honey,
sugar and molasses. [ Editor's note: The
Comte de Saint Germain's same abstemious
behavior regarding food was well documented
in Europe.]
"He was well educated, highly cultivated, of
extensive as well as varied information, and
very studious. He spent considerable of his
time in the patient and persistent scanning
of a number of very rare old books and
ancient manuscripts which he seemed to be
deciphering, translating or rewriting. These
books, and manuscripts, together with his
own writings, he never showed to anyone; and
he did not even mention them in his
conversations with the family, except in the
most casual way; and he always locked them
up carefully in a large, old-fashioned,
cubically shaped, iron-bound, heavy oaken
chest, whenever he left his room, even for
his meals. He took long and frequent walks
alone, sat on the brows of the neighboring
hills, or mused in the midst of the green
and flower-gemmed meadows. He was fairly
liberal—but in no way lavish—in spending his
money, with which he was well supplied. He
was a quiet, though a very genial and very
interesting member of the family; and he was
seemingly at home upon any and every topic
coming up in conversation. He was, in short,
one whom everyone would notice and respect,
whom few would feel well acquainted with,
and whom no one would presume to question
concerning himself—as to whence he came, why
he tarried or whither he journeyed."
"By something more than a mere coincidence,
the committee appointed by the Colonial
Congress to design a flag accepted an
invitation to be guests, while at Cambridge,
of the family with which the Professor was
staying. It was here that General Washington
joined them for the purpose of deciding upon
a fitting emblem. By the signs that passed
between them, it was evident that General
Washington and Doctor Franklin recognized
the Professor, and by unanimous approval, he
was invited to become an active member of
the committee. During the proceedings which
followed, the Professor was treated with the
most profound respect and all his
suggestions immediately acted upon. He
submitted a pattern which he considered
symbolically appropriate for the new flag,
and this was unhesitatingly accepted by the
six other members of the committee, who
voted that the arrangement suggested by the
Professor be forthwith adopted. After the
episode of the flag, the Professor quickly
vanished; and nothing further is known
concerning him.
George Washington
"Did General Washington and Doctor Franklin
recognize the Professor as an emissary of
the Mystery School which has so long
controlled the political destinies of this
planet? Benjamin Franklin was a philosopher
and a Freemason—possibly a Rosicrucian
initiate. He and the Marquis de
Lafayette—also a man of mystery—constitute
two of the important links in the chain of
circumstance that culminated in the
establishment of the original thirteen
American colonies as a free and independent
nation. Dr. Franklin's philosophic
attainments are well attested in Poor
Richard's Almanac, published by him for
many years under the name of Richard
Saunders. His interest in the cause of
Freemasonry is also shown in his publication
of Anderson's Constitutions of
'Freemasonry.
"It was during the, evening of July 4, 1776,
that the second of these mysterious episodes
occurred. In the old State House in
Philadelphia, a group of men were gathered
for the momentous task of severing the tie
between the old country and the new. It was
a grave moment, and not a few of those
present feared that their lives would be the
forfeit for their audacity. In the midst of
the debate a fierce voice rang out. The
debaters stopped and turned to look upon the
stranger. Who was this man who had suddenly
appeared in their midst and had transfixed
them with his oratory? They had never seen
him before, none knew when he had entered;
but his tall form and pale face filled them
with awe. His voice ringing with a holy
zeal, the stranger stirred them to their
very souls. His closing words rang. through
the building, 'God has given America to be
free!' As the stranger sank into a chair
exhausted, a wild enthusiasm burst forth.
Name after name was placed upon the
parchment: the Declaration of Independence
was signed. But where was the man who had
precipitated the accomplishment of this
immortal task—who had lifted for a moment
the veil from the eyes of the assemblage and
revealed to them a part at least of the
great purpose for which the, new nation was
conceived? He had disappeared, nor was he
ever seen or his identity established. This
episode parallels others of a similar kind
recorded by ancient historians attendant
upon the founding of every new nation. Are
they coincidence, or do they indicate that
the divine wisdom of the ancient mysteries
still is present in the world, serving
mankind as it did of old?"
The End
To read 'The Professor's' speech to the
Continental Congress go here:
The Speech of the Unknown:An electrifying
speech given by an unknown man, galvanizing the
reluctant signers of the Declaration of
Independence into action.
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