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, May 30, 2021

‘CoinWeek tries again for Masonic angle’

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      Courtesy PCGS Obverse and reverse of a 1950 Franklin half dollar (proof, deep cameo). CoinWeek , an online periodical for numismatists...
Tuesday, May 25, 2021

‘A St. John’s Lodge Bible’

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      So you know about the famous Bible owned by St. John’s Lodge 1 in Manhattan—that employed for George Washington’s first presidential i...
Sunday, May 23, 2021

‘New Grotto in Jersey’

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      Courtesy Simba Grotto Congratulations are in order to Monarch Mark, Chief Justice Donald, and Master of Ceremonies Craig—Esteemed Prop...
Monday, May 17, 2021

‘Our first meeting back’

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      Publicity Lodge 1000 met tonight for the first time since March of last year. A short one, just for our elections. If you’re looking f...
Sunday, May 16, 2021

‘Book launch: Freemasonry on the Frontier’

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      At last, the fruits of the research that went into the Freemasonry on the Frontier conference will be published soon. It’s remarkable ...
Wednesday, May 12, 2021

‘BBC video today is latest publicity win’

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      A three-minute video from the BBC today is the latest in a number of recent positive portrayals of Freemasonry in British news media f...
Tuesday, May 11, 2021

‘Pennsylvania Lodge of Research’

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      Pennsylvania Lodge of Research will meet next month in Conshohocken for its Installation of Officers and to hear Moises present a pape...
Sunday, May 9, 2021

‘A look at the Philly Temple’

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      The executive director of the Masonic Temple in Philadelphia will be available Saturday for an online talk on what it’s like to manage...
Friday, May 7, 2021

‘Three held in thwarted lodge attack plot’

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      French authorities arrested six today, having prevented their alleged plot to attack a Masonic lodge in eastern Moselle , according to...
Monday, May 3, 2021

‘The Order of the Phantom Knighthood’

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      Why can’t the makers of crappy movies leave us alone? Incidentally, this is the kind of nonsense inspired by silly neo-templarism.    ...
Saturday, May 1, 2021

‘Brethren and allies in the Masonic war’

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      Allies Day, May 1917 is an oil-on-canvas by American artist Childe Hassam from 1917. It is said to be the most famous of his ‘flag pa...
Thursday, April 29, 2021

‘The ALR and YOU, Part II’

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      I’ll close out a pretty inactive month of April with the encouraging news coming from The American Lodge of Research. Twenty-four hour...
Saturday, April 17, 2021

‘Raise your glass to Horus Lodge’

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      With all the gods of ancient Egypt that were connected to the brewing and drinking of beer, it’s unexpected how the Masonic Craft Beer...
Friday, April 16, 2021

‘Our last lunar lodge’

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      Courtesy Steven A. Rub in Under the Grand Lodge of New York, there have been several lodges named for Revolutionary martyr Joseph Warr...
Thursday, April 15, 2021

‘Philly temple on TV’

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      Courtesy Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania I’ll be sure to update this when the broadcast date is known but, in the meantime, it has been an...
Saturday, April 10, 2021

‘Live respected and die regretted’

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      Associated Press Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth, Baron Greenwich, died yesterday at Windsor Castle, just two mont...
Thursday, April 8, 2021

‘Bringing the Dead Sea Scrolls to life’

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      I had a feeling the recent discovery of Dead Sea Scrolls fragments would inspire more Lawrence Schiffman lectures, and so it has. Regi...
Tuesday, March 30, 2021

‘Two Sages: Hall and Jung’

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      The Philosophical Research Society offers an online discussion that will address two thinkers who contributed mightily to the twentiet...
Sunday, March 28, 2021

‘Never gonna do it without the fez on’

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Today, I finally make a point to sit down and watch D.W. Young’s documentary from last year The Booksellers . A few minutes in, a dealer of,...
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Wednesday, March 24, 2021

‘History in Tennessee’

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      Courtesy Amazon A new chapter in the history of Freemasonry in Tennessee was started today when the voting members of the Grand Lodge ...
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