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, May 28, 2015

‘334 Auburn Avenue’

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      I read late into the night, and in the summer months I often return to books I had read in my youth. You’ve heard of comfort food? ...
Saturday, May 23, 2015

‘Alchemy exhibit on the Summer Solstice’

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      Courtesy Rosicrucian Alchemy Museum The Rosicrucian Order is constructing its Alchemy Museum, to be the first of its kind in the...
Sunday, May 17, 2015

‘The Masonic Society begins its eighth year’

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      If it’s May, it is another anniversary for The Masonic Society. This is the seventh anniversary of our launch, and what has been acco...
Friday, May 15, 2015

‘A Day with Plato’

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      I had a great night Saturday at the School of Practical Philosophy on East 79th attending a lecture titled “The Meaning of Meaning,...
Thursday, May 14, 2015

‘Livingston Masonic Library’s digital archives’

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      I’ve been sworn to secrecy since January, but with the Grand Lodge Communication behind us, I feel free to share this great news fr...
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015

‘You know any Freemasons?’

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      Anyone catch the mention of Freemasons on Mad Men Sunday night? Roger Sterling and Peggy Olson were getting high on vermouth(!) whil...

‘The Bernie’

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      One of the highlights of the Masonic calendar in Pennsylvania is near. It’s always a good time. Make sure you get there. From the pub...
Friday, May 1, 2015

‘Abraham Lincoln and Anthroposophy’

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      Things to do and places to be in Anthroposophy this month in and near New York City. Friday, May 1 —“Inquiries on God: A Talk by Jo...
Thursday, April 30, 2015

‘That’s Italian!’

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      Magpie file photo It’s an event that deserves six months advance notice, so mark your calendars and charter your buses. Garibald...
Tuesday, April 28, 2015

‘Sad news: MOBIA to close’

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      Sad news announced this afternoon by the Museum of Biblical Art: Museum of Biblical Art Board of Trustees Announces Closure of ...
Saturday, April 25, 2015

‘Rose Circle on Facebook’

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      It made me realize it has been—amazingly—nine years since the Rose Circle Research Foundation’s first conference, but today the offic...
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Thursday, April 23, 2015

‘Rules of Civility, gratis’

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      Civility: Without it, there can be no society worth inhabiting, no human interaction in peace, and certainly no life in a private squ...
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