Ravenous11yt: One frequently posted comment said to be Pike's was part of the Taxil Hoax and never said by Pike. His use of "Lucifer" refers, it is said, to a light bringer, such as the person who called himself "the bright and morning star," and the figure in Peter II described as "the Day Star." Pike offered his view of the Scottish Rite in the US, a series of degrees Masons may elect to pursue or not as they choose.