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, June 29, 2016

‘Brand new Masonic tarot deck’

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      The pollination of Masonic symbolism to tarot cards has intrigued me for a number of years. Both systems of symbols have venerable ...
Wednesday, June 22, 2016

‘Angel Millar lecture at Livingston Masonic Library next month’

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      Bro. Angel Millar will present a lecture July 28 on “Freemasonry and Traditionalism in the East and West” at the Chancellor Rober...
Tuesday, June 21, 2016

‘Summertime Stories’

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      We’re about 24 hours into summer, and if you are looking for things to do in the coming months, keep the School of Practical Philosop...
Sunday, June 19, 2016

‘Livingston Masonic Library on the radio’

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      Last Sunday, WFDU broadcast an interview with the librarian and the curator of the Chancellor Robert R. Livingston Masonic Library ...
Saturday, June 18, 2016

‘Grand Master Sardone. Has a nice ring to it!’

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      Congratulations to Bill Sardone, a brother New York Freemason, on becoming today the new Grand Master of DeMolay Internatio...
Friday, June 17, 2016

‘The Masonic Society brings the school to you’

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      Masonic Society School announces pilot course The Masonic Society School is proud to announce its pilot course, The Histor...

‘See Eleven Beatus on Tuesday’

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      In other Jean-Luc Leguay news , word comes from Bro. Francis Dumaurier of a special night planned for Tuesday in his lodge. Speci...

‘Celebrating a historic grand master’

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      Magpie file photo Bust of Daniel D. Tompkins at the church. I didn’t know this was an annual tradition, but the Freemasons of T...

‘New Light on the Gormogons’

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      Maryland Masonic Research Society will host its Annual Festive Board August 1 in Columbia, Maryland. RSVP here before July 20. From...
Wednesday, June 15, 2016

‘Now on sale: Freemasonry on the Frontier’

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      Tickets to The Masonic Society’s Fall 2016 Conference, titled “Freemasonry on the Frontier,” scheduled for October 7 to 9 in Cal...

‘Illuminating Livingston Library lectures’

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      Courtesy Jean-Luc Leguay The Chancellor Robert R. Livingston Masonic Library of the Grand Lodge of New York will launch its 2016...
Monday, June 13, 2016

‘How about a nice game of (Rosicrucian) chess?’

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      A mention of chess is sure to halt me in my tracks; add the name Rosicrucian to the word chess, and I’ll do a double take; and expose...

‘Emerson and Spiritual Knowledge’

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      Ralph Waldo Emerson, as a topic at least, will return to the School of Practical Philosophy next month in another lecture to be prese...
Tuesday, June 7, 2016

‘Art, music & books’

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      The Anthroposophical Society of New York City has a busy calendar of events for June, including these two that are open to the public...
Sunday, May 29, 2016

‘From the clay grounds between Succoth and Zeredatha?’

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      I’m always happy to turn the discussion to pipe smoking. Part of the unsung work inherent in being the Magpie Mason is assisting arch...
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Saturday, May 28, 2016

‘Chemical Wedding: The first book of science fiction?’

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      On Monday, The Guardian published a story on the The Chemical Wedding of Christian Rosencreutz , one of the three Rosicrucian manife...

‘Hermetic Rite, Fratres Lucis, Fiery Heart, and more’

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      I hate to sound like a broken record, but if you’re a thinking Mason but not yet a member of the Grand College of Rites , then you le...
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