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SUMMARY:Brother Harry Houdini - Master & Mystic
DESCRIPTION:\nLos Gatos Mt. Moriah Masonic Center Presents:\nBrother Harry 
 Houdini - Mason and Magician\nCome watch this presentation on the big scre
 en at the Los Gatos Masonic Center\, hosted by Mt. Moriah Lodge #292\n\n 	
 Open to Everyone! Bring your Friends and Neighbors!\n 	Popcorn and soda ga
 lore!\n\nOn June 28\, 2023\, the Grand Lodge of California’s virtual edu
 cational symposium will explore the life of master magician Brother Harry 
 Houdini and the relevance magic has played in Freemasonry\, featuring Mayn
 ard Edwards\, S. Brent Morris and Ralph C. Shelton II.\n\nThis will be a s
 hort two part symposium\, starting with a Masonic biographical sketch of B
 ro. Harry Houdini\, followed by a roundtable discussion that will explore 
 the profound influence and inspiration the ideals of magic have played in 
 our Craft.  The roundtable discussion will be led by California Grand Mas
 ter Most Worshipful Randall L. Brill.\n\nThere is nothing more captivating
  than the illusion of magic. From daring disappearing acts to death-defyin
 g escapes\, magic has always been a profound spectacle that entertains and
  enthralls.\n\nNo one mastered that art better than Harry Houdini (1891–
 1926). An American-Hungarian immigrant\, his humble beginnings and captiva
 tion with escapism inspired him to become the most famous and influential 
 magician of all time.\n\nOn June 28\, in observance of the the 100th anniv
 ersary of Houdini’s being raised as a Master Mason with St. Cecile Lodge
  No. 568 in New York\, the California Masonic Symposium turns its attentio
 n to the renowned magician\, mystic\, and Mason. The discussion will be le
 d by Grand Master of California Randall L. Brill.\n\nIn addition to explor
 ing the life and Masonic career of Bro. Houdini\, the symposium will inclu
 de a panel discussion of experts diving into a litany of ties between mag
 ic and Masonry. What is magic’s relevance to Freemasonry today? How impo
 rtant is showmanship in our ritual What is the magical connection between 
 Freemasonry and the ritual? Certainly the connections are more than just p
 assing: The Grand Lodge of California recently formed a new lodge made up 
 entirely of magicians\, in Ye Olde Cup &amp\; Ball No. 880. Additionally\
 , the Invisible Lodge is an international group of magician-Masons. But 
 how are the practices of magic and Masonry related—and what philosophica
 l ideas underpin them both?
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LOCATION:Los Gatos Masonic Center\, 131 Main Street\, Los Gatos\, CA\, 9503
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