Walter Leslie Wilmshurst

Walter Leslie Wilmshurst (22 June 1867 - 10 July 1939) was an English poet and prose author, and a Freemason.

Life
Born in Chichester, Wilmshurst was initiated as a Mason in the Huddersfield lodge in 1889, having moved to the town to become a solicitor, for a time becoming president of the Huddersfield Law Society. He died in Huddersfield.

He published four books on English Freemasonry and submitted articles to The Occult Review magazine.

Recognition
Three of his poems ("Anima Naturae," "Nox Nivosa," and "The Mystery of Light") were anthologized in the Oxford Book of English Mystical Verse.

Books

 * The Meaning of Masonry
 * The Ceremony of Initiation
 * The Ceremony of Passing
 * Notes on Cosmic Consciousness

Articles and papers

 * "The Fundamental Philosophic Secrets Within Masonry"
 * "The Hidden Church of the Holy Graal"
 * "The Mystical Basis of Freemasonry"
 * "Reason and Vision"
 * "The Working Tools of an Old York Master"
 * "Spurious Ecstasy and Ceremonial Magic"