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 a Past Master of both The American Lodge of Research in New York City and 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.

Monday, March 30, 2015

‘Meaning, laws, and attunement in life’

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      Unbelievably, April is practically here, and I haven’t yet written about Masonic Week, Royal Arch weekend in Albany, and a number of ...
Tuesday, March 17, 2015

‘Savini to present Walker Lecture’

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      One of the many great traditions in New York Freemasonry is the annual Wendell K. Walker Memorial Lecture sponsored by Independent ...
Monday, March 16, 2015

‘The slender thread of life’

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      Mortality is a huge subject in Freemasonry. Maybe it’s not the dominant topic or theme, but death looms almost everywhere in Masonic ...
Friday, March 13, 2015

‘The Great Masonic Debate’

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      I really want to be there, but my Masonic lodge is to confer the Fellow Craft Degree on a number of Apprentices Monday night. Maybe I...
Wednesday, March 11, 2015

‘Pennsylvania Academy to host Rashied’

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      A late change of plans was announced a few minutes ago by the Pennsylvania Academy of Masonic Knowledge. George Braatz will not appea...
Monday, March 9, 2015

‘Ancient Judaism and Christianity at NYU’

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      New York University ’s  Center for Ancient Studies announces the 
 Ranieri Colloquium on Ancient Studies . From the publicity: ...
Wednesday, March 4, 2015

‘Intendant of the Building’

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      When we attend our various meetings and other functions at Masonic Hall, I suppose we do not give much thought to building maintenanc...
Sunday, March 1, 2015

‘Two tours of France’

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      I don’t feel France is the place for me, but here are two opportunities for you to visit the Hexagon in June. Both Esoteric Quest an...
Friday, February 27, 2015

‘Live long and prosper’

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      The signature line from one of American television’s best known characters: “Live long and prosper.” When Star Trek debuted on NBC i...
Friday, February 20, 2015

‘Hermes, Gurdjieff, Superstitions, Tarot and Rosicrucians’

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      Four great events in New York City, and one in California, you may want to attend. The Mythic Moment The New York Mythology G...
Wednesday, February 18, 2015

‘SteinerBooks Spiritual Research Seminar at NYU’

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      Anthroposophists and enthusiasts of the teachings of Rudolf Steiner will converge on New York University next month to attend the Ann...

‘A Psychology of Freedom’

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      Yehuda K. Tagar, director of the Psychophonetics Institute International in Slovakia, is undertaking a speaking tour of Anthroposophi...

‘And now for something completely different’

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      Courtesy Python (Monty) Pictures Well, maybe not completely different, but this will be a new one for me. I foreswore lodges of...
Tuesday, February 17, 2015

‘Welcome to New York!’

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      I know, I know. I should have done this years ago. Like in 2004. But as of seven o’clock Monday night, I am a New York Freemason...
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