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.

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...
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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