(Continued from page 36) Anti's don't include that part of the quote when they cite it as proof of Satan worship. Pike is trying to make a few points here: Number 1: Don't judge a book by it's cover. There is always more than meets the eye. Never be content with the surface explanations of things. There is always a deeper, underlying meaning. Number 2: Light cannot exist without the presence of darkness so, in a weird way, Satan may actually be a bearer of light for he provides the darkness, without which, illumination would be impossible. Number 3: The only souls in which Lucifer can become a ruling force are ones that are feeble and selfish. He is telling us to doubt not that Lucifer exists in the hearts of the feeble and selfish, who are too ignorant to know any better. In my opinion, number 3 is of the most importance because it actually encompasses numbers 1 & 2. Lucifer is actually the people of the world who allow themselves to be controlled by their egos. They are selfish, arrogant, and ignorant of the presence of the Divine within themselves. They do exist and are a serious detriment to betterment of humanity. Doubt it not! But if not for the existence of these people, it would be impossible for us to see the light. They are the black squares on the checkered pavement of humankind and it behooves us to despise their ways.
Pike was following his own advice when he restricted the dissemination of these texts by hiding them from the eyes of the Lucifers of the world. These people were not prepared for what they contained and would never be able to make any valuable use of their information. Selfishness was the ruling force of these people and because of their inability to see the error of their ways, a book on using symbolism as a roadmap to the special center would be useless. Pike includes Masons in this group for he considers any Mason who is merely a dues card carrying member to be in the same boat as someone who has not even been initiated at all. Pike's quote in Morals and Dogma admonishes us to not waste our time attempting to provide light for those who do not wish to receive it. And, even though they choose to remain in darkness, it is because of them that our light shines so obviously and so brightly. Because of this, Lucifer, applying it's Latin root of light bearer, is quite true. Regardless of how these people attempt to put out our light, by doing so, they only make it stronger. In this sense, I find it quite funny that the Anti-Masons use this quote to defile Freemasonry because the quote is actually telling us that, by them doing so, they only assist us in bearing light. Thanks, AntiMasons, for helping us shine our light brighter in this world of selfishness and darkness! We couldn't do it without you!
TWT
Pike wrote many works (Esoterika, for example) that were not intended for the eyes of the uninitiated. These were for true travelers on the road to the Divine, not Masons in name only.
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