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.

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

'A collective dream of the Western psyche'

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      Longtime readers of The Magpie Mason—well, first, you have my thanks—might remember my occasional efforts to promote study of Jungian...
Monday, July 30, 2012

‘Garibaldi EA° in October’

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     In the recent reconstruction of Washington Square Park, its statue of Giuseppe Garibaldi  was moved about twenty feet to the north,...
Saturday, July 28, 2012

‘Art on H.O.T.’

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     This news just in from Sister Janet: The Maryland Masonic Research Society will host its annual festive board Monday, August 20, whe...
Saturday, July 14, 2012

‘Liberté, égalité, fraternité’

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      Prise de la Bastille   by Jean-Pierre Houël. Watercolor, 1789. Today is French National Day, known colloquially as Bastille Day...
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Wednesday, July 11, 2012

‘The End is near’

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     Registration for the Semi-Annual Meeting of The Masonic Society in Philadelphia closes one week from Saturday. Courtesy 20th Centu...
Monday, July 9, 2012

‘Landmarks here and there’

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   The Second Masonic District Book Club and Discussion Group has its summertime plans lined up. Saturday at 1 p.m., the brethren will ho...
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Monday, July 2, 2012

'ALR Festive Board'

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      Friday night was the occasion of The American Lodge of Research ’ s Annual Meeting for the election and installation of officers, and...
Sunday, July 1, 2012

'Endeavour!'

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   Among the anti-Masonry in the entertainment media is the prejudice of one Inspector Morse, the eponymous character in the long-running (...
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...
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