Turning the Solomon Key: George Washington, the Bright Morning Star, and the Secrets of Masonic Astrology
Turning the Solomon Keyis an exhilarating quest to discover the Masonic influences which George Washington brought to bear on the layout of the Federal City.  Using Masonic rituals and Washington's own diaries Lomas uncovers the symbolic reasoning behind the sitting of the White House and the Capitol, and in the process disposes of many anti-Masonic urban myths.  This exciting and authoritative detective story also investigates the sources of creative behavior, to reveal an until now unsuspected secret science of Masonic astrology which underpinned Washington's actions.The rising of the Bright Morning Star, so celebrated in Masonic ritual, does have a measurable effect on creativity and achievement in a society.  Combining the work of statisticians, economists, and anthropologists, Lomas reveals startling insights about the mechanisms which reinforce Masonic astrology.Lomas shows how Washington was a prime candidate to become a high achiever and was sensitized by patterns of ionospheric pulses which helped shape his growing brain.  The theory says he would have been inspired to new creative heights when the Bright Morning Star appeared in the dawn sky without knowing why.  Washington's Masonic knowledge of the ritual of the Key of Solomon explained this spiritual uplift and Lomas shows how he set out to share this source of inspiration with his newly founded country.Lomas's previous bookTurning the Hiram Keyis the first of a trilogy investigating the purpose of three ritual keys to Freemasonry held by legendary Grand Masters: Hiram Abif; Solomon, King of Israel; and Hiram, King of Tyre.