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, June 4, 2020

'Grand Masters' joint statement'

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      The two grand masters of the two Masonic grand lodges in New York State have released a statement concerning current events: Dear ...
Monday, June 1, 2020

‘Build Your Inexpensive Masonic Library’

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      Every month,  Open Lectures on Freemasonry takes to Zoom to share with viewers a, well, lecture on Freemasonry . This month, John...
Saturday, May 30, 2020

‘Masonic Temple’s The Bond bronze vandalized’

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    Photo credit: Daryll Slimmer Artist James West’s bronze statue titled The Bond , depicting Franklin and Washington, installed out...
Tuesday, May 26, 2020

‘Nuts and bolts of public speaking’

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      Oscar Alleyne, the Junior Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge of New York and the First Vice President of the Masonic Society, will be...
Monday, May 25, 2020

‘Lexington & Rubicon lectures’

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      It’s becoming very difficult to stay abreast of all the Masonic lectures offered online these days. I no longer make much of an effor...
Sunday, May 24, 2020

‘QC2076 conference is canceled’

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      “Freemasonry on the Frontier,” the conference planned by Quatuor Coronati Lodge 2076 for Boston this September, is canceled. No...

‘Unfolding the Rose’

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      Mark Stavish, the founder and the director of studies of the Institute for Hermetic Studies, invites you to partake of the IHS’ intro...
Saturday, May 23, 2020

‘The post-COVID Masonic fraternity?’

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      Here is your due and timely notice: The next episode of The Masonic Roundtable podcast will be a special one. Don’t look for it ...
Thursday, May 21, 2020

‘Italian Freemasons support Catholic-Muslim signed accord’

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      The Grand Orient of Italy reportedly has endorsed a breakthrough document signed last year by the head of the Catholic Church and t...
Monday, May 18, 2020

‘Masons in a different kind of video’

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      Here is something a little different to enjoy amid our various online Masonic activities these days. Two Past Masters of l’Union...
Sunday, May 17, 2020

‘Knight Masons on Zoom soon’

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      The three councils of Knight Masons located in New Jersey will host Mohamad Yatim for an esoteric talk that will be shared with Kni...
Saturday, May 16, 2020

‘Mid-Atlantic Esotericon change of plans’

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      As civil and Masonic authorities around the United States are kind of, sort of, nearly about to come around and maybe announce pro...

‘Take this Masonic Jeopardy! survey’

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      New Jersey Lodge of Masonic Research and Education 1786 is preparing for some Masonic Jeopardy!-type entertainment, and wants to asse...
Friday, May 15, 2020

‘Dead Sea Scrolls online conference next week’

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      New York University will host “New Discoveries on the Dead Sea Scrolls,” an international online conference, starting Sunday. The ...
Thursday, May 14, 2020

‘Midnight’s Light Paranormal lodge’

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      Courtesy Midnight’s Light Paranormal A random comment I just saw on Twitter from an English Freemason prompted me to look up som...
Tuesday, May 12, 2020

‘Masonic Con 2021’

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      UPDATE—MARCH 2021: It’s been announced the event will be a hybrid. Those who currently  hold the full package tickets may attend i...
Sunday, May 10, 2020

‘An endeavor for perfection’

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      Sorry for the poor quality of the photo. Watch the video here . Visiting a friend during the weekend, he was excited to show me ...
Friday, May 8, 2020

‘It was twenty years ago today…’

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      On this date way back in 2000, two “e-Masons” founded a discussion group that would wield influence far beyond what anyone could h...
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Wednesday, May 6, 2020

‘Weird Fact Wednesday: The Last and Only Grand Master of America’

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      Joseph Montfort This edition of Weird Fact Wednesday concerns the embryonic period of Freemasonry in the New World, that four-dec...
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