A striking American parallel to this rite is enacted within
the mos ues ofthe Ancient Arabic Order ofthe Nobles ofthe
Mystic Shrine, an order reserved for thirty-second degree Ma-
sons. The Nobles have gracefully removed themselves from any
implication of heresy by referring to the place beyond the
Devil’s Pass as the domain where they might worship at the
shrine of Islam. - Anton Szandor Lavey - The Satanic Rituals"
