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.

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

‘Huguenot Lodge to host Maynard Edwards‘

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     Huguenot Lodge 46 will host a special guest speaker next Tuesday. The publicity: Click to enlarge. I’d love to get there that night, bu...
Sunday, October 19, 2025

‘Finally got to visit Masons’ Hall’

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     The view of Masons’ Hall in Richmond, Virginia from across East Franklin Street. Last weekend, I finally got to visit Masons’ Hall in R...
Saturday, October 18, 2025

‘The return of The Magic Flute’

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     The Met It’s almost time for The Magic Flute , Mozart’s Masonic opera, to return to The Met for its annual run. I promote this producti...
Friday, October 17, 2025

‘Eugenius Philalethes at Masonic Week’

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     I swore off attending Masonic Week several years ago so I may allocate my limited travel budget (both money and time) to other destinat...
Wednesday, October 15, 2025

‘2025 AVDA finalists announced’

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     Among the news I had neglected during the summer is Magnus Geometra’s announcement of the finalists in this year’s Arcana Veritas Disti...
Monday, October 13, 2025

‘Buy these books to celebrate Virginia’s 250th’

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     In addition to what, I’m sure, will be many 2026 Masonic festivities for the 250th anniversary of the Founding of the United States via...
Thursday, October 9, 2025

‘Podcast hosts Masonic myth buster’

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     The Masonic Shelf podcast published its latest episode last night, and I really hope all of you will watch. The hosts welcome Pete Nor...
Wednesday, October 8, 2025

‘Heredom update’

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     Scottish Rite Research Society Not part only, but the whole of life is a school. There never comes a time, even amidst the decays of ag...
Tuesday, October 7, 2025

‘Grand Lodge announces new historians’

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     I won’t try to recap all the news from the summer I neglected, except I have to congratulate two deserving brethren on their appointmen...
Monday, October 6, 2025

‘Next month at Quinta Essentia 500’

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     I keep bumping into Bro. Jonathan, Worshipful Master of Quinta Essentia Lodge 500, at the MRF weekends, and that’s how I learned of thi...
Sunday, October 5, 2025

‘Tracing board garners more than $37K at auction’

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     Antiques and the Arts Weekly Speaking of auctions (see post below), Antiques and the Arts Weekly reports the sale last month of a nine...
Saturday, October 4, 2025

‘For the bibliophile who has everything’

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     eBay Here’s a gift idea for the Masonic bibliophile who has everything. An auction on eBay claims to offer a first edition of The Cons...
Wednesday, October 1, 2025

‘When Lafayette was knighted a Templar’

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     The American Lodge of Research will meet four weeks from tonight for a special Lafayette night. The ALR Wednesday, October 29 7 p.m. Ma...
Monday, September 29, 2025

‘Another year of Magpie Masonry’

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     Macoy Masonic Supply Thank you for reading The Magpie Mason . Seventeen years ago, late on a Monday night, and at this very minute evid...
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