Why is the pentagram one of the official symbols in Freemasonry?
There are many women involved in the Eastern Star, an organization for the female relatives of Masons. The inverted pentagram is their official emblem. The Masonic ‘Adoptive Rite Ritual, a Book of Instruction’ states that the purpose of the Eastern Star is “for inciting the influence of females towards the purposes of the Masonic institution…” One could wonder how many of these women are aware of Pike’s comments towards the Square and Compass. How many of these women are aware that the Masonic book, ‘History of the Ancient and Honorable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons, and Concordant Orders’ states (on page 101)”When the Pentagram elevates two of it’s points, it represents Satan, or the goat of the mysteries; and when it elevates one of its points only, it represents the Savior, goodness, virtue.”? On page 49, it says, “This star represents God, all that is pure, virtuous, and good, when represented with one point upward: but when turned with one point down it represents Evil,
