Has anyone reached the 32nd degree in Freemasonry?

Question

And if so, after being enlightened that Lucifer is God did you decide to leave or continue in your deception?

Answer 1

At no point in Freemasonry are you "enlightened" to the thought that Lucifer is God, lets not be completely ridiculous here.

There are very few speculative Freemasons who still study in the operative sense, but those that do will discover Lucifer, and it's true identity, want to know what it is.....

It is a PLANET, Lucifer is the translated name of Venus.

So in a sense those who wish to say Freemasons believe Lucifer is the morning star are sort of correct and closer to the mark than those who wish to keep slapping their gums about Lucifer being God and yet aren't able to provide any proof other than "thats what I was told" (gullable springs to mind lol)

Lucifer means "Morning Star".

The most common application to Lucifer is the planet Venus, it is the translation from the Greek word Hesperos.

The Greeks saw Venus as two different entities, the morning star, which they called Φωσφόρος, Phosphorus, the "Bringer of Light" or Εωσφόρος, Eosphorus, the "Bringer of Dawn"; when Venus appeared in the Sky before the Sun. And Hesperos (Ἓσπερος, the star of the dusk) when Venus appeared first in the night sky.

Venus 'overtakes' the Earth every 584 days as it orbits the Sun. As it does so, it goes from being the 'Evening star', visible after sunset, to being the 'Morning star', visible before sunrise.

It is not the modern use of the term Lucifer.

Lucifer was then attributed to fallen Angels, not one but all fallen angels.

It wasn't until modern to late Medieval Christian times that Lucifer was associated to one fallen angel commonly associated with Satan, the embodiment of evil and enemy of God. It became a part of Christian legend and folklore and as we can see from the answers previously provided, people are blind followers to what they are told.

Reference to Lucifer and Freemasonry is most often attributed to the writer Albert Pike, with numerous mis-quotes from his book Morals and Dogma, another common masonic writer often, again misquoted, is Mackey.

Freemasonry even before Speculative times was a study of the Sciences, including Astronomy and those Freemasons who delve into the literal aspect of studying these sciences are fully versed in what Lucifer is, how the term came about, and how the term is mis-used in todays world thanks to legends taught in a religion.

Freemasons do not "believe" Lucifer is anything, especially not Lucifer of the Christian church ie Satan, they know that Lucifer is a name from ancient times associated with Venus and this understanding does not change from start to finish!!

Answer 2

I am a 32 degree Scottish Rite Mason which is one of the appendant bodies of Freemasonry. I am also a Royal Arch Mason of the Chapter and Knights Templar of the Commandry which is the bodies that make up the York Rite of Freemasonry. No where in any of my degrees have I learned that Lucifer was God. It are the people like who you keep insane thoughts like this going, and frankly it is just plain ignorant.

I hope you have a wonderful day.

Answer 3

I know many people who are actually higher than the 32nd, degree. All of them are very nice and considerate towards others religious beliefs, unlike someone we both know. In case you are wondering, the highest I have met is 8th degree.