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.

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

‘This lodge is your lodge’

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      The Fourth Manhattan District, known among New York Masons as “The Capital of the Metropolitan Districts,” includes a fascinating div...
Tuesday, September 27, 2016

‘Why the soul is immortal’

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      Another great opportunity at the School of Practical Philosophy has been announced. A day-long class on Plato’s Phaedo , replete with...
Monday, September 26, 2016

‘Washington Monument closed indefinitely’

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      The National Park Service closed the Washington Monument for an indefinite period, it announced today, citing nagging elevator malfun...
Sunday, September 25, 2016

‘Prince Hall cornerstone ceremony in Jersey’

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      Prince Hall Freemasons will gather at Pilgrim Baptist Church in Summit, New Jersey next month to dedicate a cornerstone. From the pub...

‘Arnold Palmer, 1929-2016’

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      Courtesy Ezekiel Bates Lodge 1870 Golf legend and Brother Mason Arnold Palmer died today, just a few weeks afte...

‘The Secret of the Golden Silence’

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      I’ll continue advertising events where the hosts impart mindfulness techniques and insights into mindfulness techniques because I bel...

‘The Work for Awakened Attention’

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      The Gurdjieff Foundation of New York will offer another of its introductory events next month to explain a bit about its mystical te...
Thursday, September 22, 2016

‘LaPlace to head MSANA’

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      Simon R. LaPlace Connecticut Past Grand Master Simon R. LaPlace will become Executive Secretary of the Masonic Service Associatio...
Monday, September 19, 2016

‘Emerson’s point with circles’

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      The School of Practical Philosophy will host another study day to examine more writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson next month. This will ...
Saturday, September 17, 2016

‘Setting out for the Masonic frontier’

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      The deadline for registration is near for The Masonic Society’s “Freemasonry on the Frontier” conference in California in three weeks...
Friday, September 16, 2016

‘The Resurgence of Freemasonry’

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      The Livingston Library is at it again, this time welcoming the Right Worshipful Grand Historian to the lectern. The library is locat...
Thursday, September 15, 2016

‘Next Week: Knight of the Sword’

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      If you’re a Cousin in Knight Masonry, you ought to consider attending the meeting next week of Northern New Jersey Council, where the...
Thursday, September 8, 2016

‘Friday the 16th’

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      It’s September, so our Masonic lodges are emerging from hibernation. My lodge, Publicity 1000, will hold its first meeting of the new...
Tuesday, September 6, 2016

‘Guggenheim to exhibit Symbolist art of the Rose+Croix salons’

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      Okay, calm down. It won’t open until next summer, but it will happen, and it will be a first for any museum. The Solomon R. Guggen...
Saturday, August 27, 2016

‘Check out the Pennsylvania Academy in October’

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      The Pennsylvania Academy of Masonic Knowledge has announced the line-up of speakers for its October session. From the publicity: ...
Monday, August 22, 2016

‘The Royal Arch Pendant of a Civil War Hero’

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      The Livingston Library continues its outreach to the Masonic fraternity and the public—on a very regular basis apparently—and not ju...
Wednesday, August 17, 2016

‘Traubenfest date set for October’

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      This just in: The Freemasons of the Ninth Manhattan District will host their annual Traubenfest on Sunday, October 2 at German Maso...
Tuesday, August 16, 2016

‘Help Masons' Hall survive another 200 years’

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      Courtesy Masons' Hall 1785. A treasure of an eighteenth century Masonic historic site in Virginia is in serious need of repa...
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