The Magpie Mason

The Magpie Mason is an obscure journalist in the Craft who writes, with occasional flashes of superficial cleverness, about Freemasonry’s current events and history; literature and art; philosophy and pipe smoking. He is Worshipful Master of The American Lodge of Research in New York; is a Past Master of New Jersey Lodge of Masonic Research and Education 1786; and also is at labor in Virginia’s Civil War Lodge of Research 1865. He is a past president of the lamented Masonic Society as well.

Saturday, June 30, 2012

'Don Falconer, R.I.P.'

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     After a perfect evening with The American Lodge of Research in New York City Friday night, the sad news of the passing of Bro. Don Fal...
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Sunday, June 17, 2012

‘The Icarus Syndrome’

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   In the Masonic Light group last Wednesday, the brother known worldwide as the Canberra Curmudgeon posted the text of an edict from his g...
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Saturday, June 9, 2012

‘Ingathering: Change of venue’

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     The New Jersey 2012 Allied Masonic Degrees Ingathering has a change of plans. Instead of taking place at Livingston Lodge No. 11, it...
Wednesday, June 6, 2012

‘Cliff-in-Chief’

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     This just in : Ill. Cliff Jacobs, 33° is the new Commander-in-Chief of New York City Consistory , having been installed into the sym...
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Tuesday, June 5, 2012

‘Astronomy: Transit of Venus’

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      I usually sleep through the rare astronomical wonders, but I hope to catch this one, since the sun will be up. From  Nation...
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Friday, June 1, 2012

‘Anderson’s Constitutions’

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   Title page of first edition of Benjamin Franklin ’s 1734 reprint of Anderson’s Constitutions. This copy is among the special collecti...
Thursday, May 31, 2012

‘That High and Lonesome Sound’

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Posting this unexpected interesting announcement makes the sad news about the death of Doc Watson yesterday a little easi...
Wednesday, May 30, 2012

‘Light and meditation’

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     Historic Munn Lodge No. 203 will host a Festive Board June 14 to honor W. Milton Sporn for his contributions to the Craft, AND the occ...
Monday, May 28, 2012

‘Freedom is a light’

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     Facing Independence Hall is George Washington, standing in one of only five public squares planned in William Penn’s 1682 sur...
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Saturday, May 26, 2012

‘To keep and not conceal’

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         For you library conservators and museum curators out there, the Chancellor Robert R. Livingston Masonic Library will welc...

‘The Temple of Solomon’

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      Author James Wasserman will return to the Chancellor Robert R. Livingston Masonic Library for another speaking engagement next...

‘Observing the Craft’

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     Retrieved recently from a dead PC is my review of Bro. Andrew Hammer ’s terrific book Observing the Craft written for The Journal of...
Wednesday, May 23, 2012

‘The Challenge of Rudolf Steiner’

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     Courtesy Cupola Productions. New York Open Center will host the premier screening of Jonathan Stedall ’s biographical documentar...
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‘Festive Board of Research’

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      Big event next month. Book your seats now. From the Secretary’s Desk: Dear Fellows and Active Members of The American Lodge ...
Friday, May 18, 2012

‘Masonry as Mystery School’

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      Aurora Grata-Day Star Lodge No. 647 cordially invites all Master Masons to hear VW Bro. Piers Vaughan present his lecture titled “Sym...

'2012 Ingathering'

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     Alexandria Council No. 478 will host New Jersey’s Harold V.B. Voorhis AMD Ingathering this year on Saturday, July 28 at Livingston Lo...
Saturday, May 12, 2012

‘Happy anniversary to the GCR’

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      The Grand College of Rites of the United States of America marks its 80 th anniversary today. It’s almost as old as Thurman! ...
Friday, May 11, 2012

‘Have you heard the good news?’

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      Like I mentioned in a post somewhere below, there are some good things happening in New Jersey Freemasonry these days, some beginn...
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