Pure horsehocky, eh?
>> There's that term again...Eastern Star. It's a name that recalls that of Esther, a Persian name that means "Star," and may or may not refer to the Evening Star, meaning Venus. Now, there's some controversy over the etiology, but I find it fascinating that the Masonic womens' organization should bear a label that refers to Venus, a.k.a. Aphrodite. <<
What this poster doesn't know is that the ancient name of the star was neither Venus nor Aphrodite. It was known to the Greeks as Phosphorus, and to the Latins are Lucifer. So, yes, the Freemasons invoke the name of Lucifer, at least at their National Monument, but, no, they are not being Satanic.
Incidentally, the link between Lucifer and Satanism only came about by medieval esoteric angelologists: The morning star (Lucifer) is moaned as a fallen angel who had been 2nd only to God in glory. Elsewhere, however, the morning star, in seperate allusions, is heralded as proclaiming the imminent return of light.
You are such a liar.
Go read any Eastern Star, liturature. The source of the "Eastern Star" name is Matthew 2:2, as in:
"Matthew 2:2
2and asked, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east[a] and have come to worship him."