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.

Saturday, August 31, 2019

‘Mississippi Lodge of Research DCXL’

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      I was wrong. Yesterday’s edition of The Magpie Mason does not close out the month of August. This one does. Just a few hours ago...
Friday, August 30, 2019

‘September 14: How to Serve as Lodge Historian’

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      The Magpie Mason closes the month of August with news of events in two weeks. On Saturday, September 14, I will attend the meetings ...
Thursday, August 29, 2019

‘Esoteric music symposium upstate’

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      Nazareth College’s School of Music will host this symposium next year. (Hat tip to the lovely and talented Chuck Dunning for shar...
Tuesday, August 27, 2019

‘Special screening of Hidden Treasures’

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      Tickets went on sale yesterday to a special screening of the film Hidden Treasures at the Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbo...
Monday, August 26, 2019

‘Do you Grotto?’

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I do, at least as of five months ago, and come Saturday, you can too. Living vicariously through Isaac’s entertaining Facebook updates...
Saturday, August 24, 2019

‘York Conference for the Study of Western Esotericism’

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      That’s York, England, not New York. The theme this year is “Inside Esotericism,” but there is a curious absence of Freemasonry from...
Friday, August 23, 2019

‘Calling all St. Albans lodges’

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      UPDATE: MAY 20, 2020 This event is canceled due to the pandemic. In Freemasonry, there used to be an interesting practice of ...
Thursday, August 22, 2019

‘Grand Master’s Day at DeWint House’

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      Kudos to the planning committee of Grand Master’s Day 2019! There is a change of program this time that can only make the day even...
Saturday, August 17, 2019

‘Let’s revive this defunct Masonic order!’

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      Or maybe it’s not defunct after all. Maybe it’s so secret that only Lindez knows of it. I’ll have to ask him. But in the meantime...
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Friday, August 16, 2019

‘It’s back to School of Practical Philosophy time!’

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      An abbot gathered together his students and asked them “How do we know the exact moment when night ends and day begins?” “It’s w...
Thursday, August 15, 2019

‘Farewell and thank you’

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      Magpie file photo Bro. Charles Canning at the Pennsylvania Academy of Masonic Knowledge, October 11, 2008. The first time I en...
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Tuesday, August 13, 2019

‘The Magic Flute at The Met’

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      Unlike the previous, this edition of The Magpie Mason looks only four months into the future when The Met will continue its annual t...
Monday, August 12, 2019

‘The Masonic Society at Masonic Week 2020’

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      I can barely plan six hours in advance, so I can understand not grabbing your interest with this news that comes six months ahead,...

‘The Magpie is back’

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      Well, I certainly didn’t think I’d be away for that long! A number of profound interruptions have rocked my life this year. I’ll ...
Friday, November 16, 2018

‘Natives revere the man who simply never could be king’

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      Torsten Blackwood/AFP/Getty Images Imagine a Kipling story adapted for a Jamie Uys movie, and you’ll see the st...
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