I may be incorrect here. But I thought that one of the reasons that the Eastern Star was considered Satanic was that it is associated with Venus (the planet) in the morning sky, which the Romans call Lucifer.
Originally, the word "Lucifer" only meant Venus in the morning sky. Later authors, perhaps Dante, took this name to refer to Satan.
Any thoughts on this?
That all may be true. The star in the east is used as the symbol for the Eastern Star. I know little of, nor do I care, what the pagans/neo-pagans do or think. The Eastern Star was hijacked from it's Creator who used it's long tail to point to his Son my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.