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.

Thursday, July 31, 2014

‘Summer blockbusters coming to a theater near you’

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      Actually these movies probably will not be showing at a theater near you, nor will they likely be blockbusters. These are independent...
Monday, July 28, 2014

‘High Degrees discussion in Maryland’

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      Unfortunately the deadline for reservations was Friday, but I’ll announce just FYI that the Maryland Masonic Research So...
Sunday, July 27, 2014

‘Grand Master’s Day next month’

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      Usually held on the first Sunday of October, Grand Master’s Day this year is scheduled for Sunday, August 24. The typical great day o...
Tuesday, July 22, 2014

‘A new Fama translation 400 years on’

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      Enigmatic literature of the esoteric world is at its most powerful when it intrigues and inspires occultist practitioner, academic ...
Monday, July 21, 2014

‘ICHF 2015 canceled’

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      Word is getting out—there may even be an official announcement somewhere, although I do not see it on the web—that the International ...

‘Philately Freemasons to examine Harry Potter symbolism’

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      The George Washington Masonic Stamp Club meets twice annually, and its second gathering of 2014 will take place Saturday, August 30...
Saturday, July 19, 2014

‘Intendants of the Building’

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      A mid-summer announcement from the Grand Lodge of New York, F&AM. Masonic Hall, the headquarters in Manhattan, will undergo some ...
Wednesday, July 16, 2014

‘Upcoming Events in Freemasonry’

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      I can’t get to any of these, but there’s no reason why you shouldn’t. Saturday, July 19 – A big day in New York Capitular Mason...
Monday, July 14, 2014

‘A Midsummer’s Night Mythology’

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      New York Mythology Group, the New York City Chapter of the Joseph Campbell Foundation, will take it outside for a night under the sta...
Saturday, July 12, 2014

‘A Thoreau understanding’

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      Born on this date in 1817 was Henry David Thoreau—philosopher, poet, abolitionist and, most importantly, tax resister. (Do click th...
Friday, July 11, 2014

'Flashback Friday: Where no man has gone before'

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      DeWint House in Tappan, New York. DeWint House is one of my favorite places in Freemasonry. Owned and operated by the Grand Lod...
Tuesday, July 8, 2014

‘The Garden of Eden in Midtown’

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      An exhibit underway at the Museum of Biblical Art in New York City may be of interest to all manner of esotericists, students of symb...
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