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.

Sunday, August 30, 2020

‘33° congratulations’

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      Magpie file photo Bro. Greg Knott Congratulations to Greg Knott, who will receive the 33° of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite...
Saturday, August 29, 2020

‘Bicentenary of Grand Master Henry Clay’

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      On this date 200 years ago, Bro. Henry Clay was elected Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Kentucky. To make a point about “Famous Fr...
Wednesday, August 26, 2020

‘Weird Fact Wednesday: The oldest Masonic Bible?’

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      Magpie file photo The oldest Bible in Masonic use in the United States? I believe so. This is a Koberger, printed in Nuremberg in...
Tuesday, August 25, 2020

‘Midwest Conference on Masonic Education’

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      Evidently we have to look into 2021 for a resumption of larger-scale Masonic events in the United States. While this one is far outsi...
Monday, August 24, 2020

’10 weeks of Philosophy Works for free’

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      Who says nothing in this life comes for free? The School of Practical Philosophy offers its 10-week introductory Fall semester, via...
Sunday, August 23, 2020

‘Esoteric Wisdom in a Time of Crisis’

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      Next Saturday will be the 30th anniversary of the death of Manly Palmer Hall. The Philosophical Research Society will present an on-l...
Saturday, August 22, 2020

‘(Digital) Legends of the Craft lectures’

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      The Fifth Manhattan District and Legends of the Craft continue the popular lecture series, taking it to the web with these three upco...
Wednesday, August 19, 2020

‘Weird Fact Wednesday: KST and geomagnetic dating’

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      Courtesy Biblical Archaeology The Givati parking lot excavation site in Jerusalem. A scientific study published earlier this m...
Friday, August 14, 2020

‘Kybalion movie is coming’

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      “The universe is mental.” It is said to be in post-production, but they’ll still be filming next week in New York City, accordi...
Thursday, August 13, 2020

‘ESSWE Call for papers!’

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      The European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism’s 2021 conference is set for Ireland next July, and the call for papers ...
Sunday, August 9, 2020

‘New book provokes burst of positive press for Masonry in Britain’

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      Freemasonry is enjoying a burst of positive media in the British papers this weekend! Prompted by the pending (August 18) releas...
Saturday, August 8, 2020

‘Bernard Bailyn, R.I.P.’

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      Courtesy The British Journal The American historian Bernard Bailyn died yesterday. If not for his being very elderly, at age 97...
Thursday, August 6, 2020

‘Esoteric Quest goes virtual’

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Esoteric Quest, in its 25th year, is on for October—and it’ll be hosted as a “digital summit.” Tickets will be available soon, and I’ll...
Wednesday, August 5, 2020

‘Haywood’s outline for Masonic education’

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      Masonic Dictionary Although education-minded Masons in the United States a century ago did not have The Journal of the Masonic So...
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