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"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
John J. Spearman wrote a couple of novels with a protagonist named Alexander Pike.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57302562-pike-s-potential
> From the author of the Halberd series comes the first of a new, unrelated series. Alexander 'Sandy' Pike is an officer in the navy of the Planetary Alliance.
In Christian lore, the Spear of Destiny pierced the side of Christ during the crucifixion.
https://www.goodcatholic.com/discover-st-longinus-and-the-spear-of-destiny/
> Tradition states that he suffered from poor vision, almost to the point of blindness for most of his life, but once he drove the spearhead into Our Lord’s sacred heart, the blood and water that issued forth splashed into Longinus’ eyes and restored his clarity of vision.