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, August 7, 2017

‘Bergman’s Magic Flute: beauty, intelligence, wit, and fun’

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      Courtesy Sveriges Radio The Metropolitan Opera and the Film Society of Lincoln Center will co-host an outdoor screening of Ingma...

‘Hear ye, hear ye: Short Talk Bulletins’

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      For twenty bucks a year, you can subscribe to the Masonic Service Association’s Short Talk Bulletin Online Audio Library . There are ...
Sunday, August 6, 2017

‘Back to the quarries’

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      There have been a few degrees conferred at rock quarries in and around New York this summer. I missed two recent Royal Arch events, b...
Wednesday, August 2, 2017

‘Celebrate the 300th in fine style’

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      I hope things are more in order where you are, but in the New York City area there doesn’t seem to be much celebratio...
Tuesday, July 25, 2017

‘No Esoteric Book Conference? Try this instead’

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      I’m sorry to say there will be no 2017 Esoteric Book Conference in Seattle, but there will be a Masonic event there in October that m...
Wednesday, July 19, 2017

‘Stories that Can Change Your Life’

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     There is one more evening on the calendar at the School of Practical Philosophy for the Summer Stories Program, “Stories that Can Ch...
Sunday, July 16, 2017

‘Consolidated lectures this fall’

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      Courtesy Consolidated 31 Consolidated Lodge 31, of the First Manhattan District, has two star guest lecturers coming in the fall ...
Wednesday, July 12, 2017

‘A home run of a lecture in two weeks’

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      Courtesy remnantradio.org Want to know about Freemasonry and baseball? (What, did you not read The Philalethes from 1985 to 200...
Tuesday, July 11, 2017

‘Peerless Piers to appear at Phoenix Lodge’

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      Piers Vaughan is on the road, and will visit New Hampshire’s Observant lodge next month for a reading from his most recent book. Fr...
Sunday, July 9, 2017

‘Journal 37 is a gem’

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      It’s been out for several weeks actually. The Journal of the Masonic Society No. 37 for Summer 2017 hit members’ mailboxes right ...
Saturday, July 8, 2017

‘MLMA Rhode Island plans’

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      The 2017 Annual Meeting of the Masonic Library and Museum Association is coming into focus. This will take place at the Grand Lodge...
Thursday, June 29, 2017

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

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      Here is an edition of The Magpie Mason from nine months ago. The exhibit will open tomorrow. The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum w...
Wednesday, June 28, 2017

‘If we’re all pretty lucky, we’ll wind up in Kentucky’

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      It is just about two months away. The Masonic Society ’s 2017 Conference in Lexington, Kentucky awaits you September 7 through 10. An...
Saturday, June 24, 2017

'The Magic Flute on the radio today'

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    I really wish I had something profound and original to write today on this 300th anniversary of the public debut in London of Freemason...
Sunday, June 18, 2017

‘The Persecution of Freemasonry’

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      Magpie file photo For the first time in a long time, a brother Freemason will present a lecture on Freemasonry at Fraunces Tavern...
Saturday, June 17, 2017

‘Freemasonry and the Underground Railroad’

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      Upcoming lecture. From the publicity: Moises Gomez The Chancellor Robert R. Livingston Masonic Library of the Grand Lodge of Ne...
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Thursday, June 15, 2017

‘EAº with Rosicrucian elements next Tuesday’

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      Courtesy worldofstock.com The Empire State Building no doubt will be illuminated in the blue, white, and red of the Tricolou...
Monday, June 12, 2017

‘A little Masonic music at Mostly Mozart’

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      Lincoln Center’s annual Mostly Mozart program will begin July 25, and it won’t take long to get into the Masonic material. On Friday,...
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