 In his book "The Great Initiates", French philosopher Édouard Schuré, indicates that Hindu, Egyptian and Ancient Greek initiation traditions use the description "Son of God" to mean "a consciousness identical with divine truth, a will capable of manifesting it".Icke directly compared himself to Jesus Christ whilst being interviewed on Wogan in 1991.Icke appeared on the show in a turquoise tracksuit and claiming to be "a son of the Godhead".