Author: Abu Raef
Freemasonry (part 24)
Symbols of planets and stars in Masonic thought
The symbol of the five-pointed star
The five-pointed star has had various meanings throughout the history of religions and beliefs:
First, it is a secret symbol of esoteric knowledge, as it was among the Pythagoreans, and it is also considered a symbol of the “microcosmic human world.” [1]
However, among the Jews, this star is a symbol of the five sacred books of the Torah of the Prophet of Allah Moses (PBUH).
This symbol is also considered the official emblem of the Freemasonic organization and Satanist groups; and its five points represent the elements of life: spirit, air, water, fire, and earth.
In Christianity, this star symbolizes the five wounds of Jesus Christ (PBUH) that were inflicted upon him at the time of crucifixion; that is, the marks of the nails driven into his hands and feet, as well as the mark of the spear wound that pierced his side. [2] (All of this is according to Christian belief, and from the Islamic perspective, the crucifixion of Jesus Christ (PBUH) is rejected.)
The symbol of the five-pointed star with the goat’s head “Baphomet”
The five-pointed star that contains within it the head of the goat “Baphomet” is an idolatrous symbol that appeared in medieval Christianity. This symbol represented the condemned and accursed, the foul animal, impurity, and Satan. Baphomet was depicted as the mount of a naked woman and was considered a symbol of lust. He was a satanic god worshipped by the group known as the “Knights Templar”; for this reason, Philip IV, the King of France, accused them simultaneously of religious heresy and sexual deviation. [3]
In Freemasonic thought, the symbolism of the goat’s head of Baphomet continued, just as it had previously symbolized evil and the fallen Satan mentioned in the Book of Isaiah (14:12). Rather, this symbol became a god for Satanists; they established a church called the “Church of Satan” for him, founded in 1966 in the United States by the Bohemian Jew, the author of the first satanic book entitled “The Satanic Bible,” Anton LaVey. In this church, satanic and magical rituals are carried out with extreme secrecy. [4]
The symbol of the bright red sun
The bright red sun among Freemasons is a symbol of their worship of their god, namely Iblis (the fallen god “Lucifer”), who is mentioned in the Book of Isaiah (14:12). [5]
The symbol of the double yellow lightning bolt
Although the symbol of lightning and storm (whose echo can be found in the two ancient Sumerian and Babylonian religions) was embodied in the figure of the god “Adad,” the god of air, storm, and lightning, and was venerated by the Assyrians. [6]
From what has been mentioned, the following conclusions can be drawn:
These aforementioned symbols are among the most important Masonic symbols and carry extremely dangerous implications:
The symbol of the six-pointed star has been the emblem of the Jewish state since 1897, although originally it was a symbol of magic, sorcery, occult sciences, and astrological calculations among the ancient peoples of the Eastern lands. The symbol of the five-pointed star is the emblem of the Masonic organization and Satanist groups; and the five-pointed star containing the head of the goat Baphomet is a symbol of lust and a satanic god worshipped by the Knights Templar and Bohemian Satanists.
Likewise, the symbol of the bright red sun represents the Freemasons’ worship of their god, the fallen Satan, Lucifer.
Freemasonry has been influenced by the symbols of ancient nations and civilizations and has reshaped them in accordance with its presence and political objectives, especially with regard to the symbol of the six-pointed star. [7]
To be continued…
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References:
- Symbols, Signs, and Myths, p. 65.
- Illustrated Encyclopedia of Traditional Symbols, p. 397.
- Symbols in Art, Religions, and Life, p. 76.
- Indications of Sacred Symbols and Numbers in Masonic Thought, p. 221.
- Symbols in Art, Religions, and Life, pp. 380–386.
- The Worshipers of Satan, p. 147.
- Indications of Sacred Symbols and Numbers in Masonic Thought, p. 223.
