"Morals and Dogma" was written by Freemason Albert Pike.
A pike is a long spear.
https://www.britannica.com/technology/pike-weapon>a long spear with a heavy wooden shaft 10 to 20 feet (3 to 6 metres) long, tipped by a small leaf-shaped steel point.Freemasons use ceremonial rods that have spear tops.
https://californiafreemason.org/2019/04/01/leading-with-beauty/>Masonic rods are thin poles that are approximately six feet long.>According to one school of thought, this shape and length represents the asherah, wooden staffs carried by ancient attendants to the high priests.>The term “asherah” comes from the ancient West Semitic goddess of the same name, who was said to have birthed the gods of dusk and dawn.Video that shows a regular spear top alongside more symbolic ones:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=29qL8FgKqEs [Embed]John J. Spearman wrote a couple of novels with a protagonist named Alexander Pike.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57302562-pike-s-potential
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