I agree that this is where this rabbit holes goes more or less. Secret societies all seem to be based on Hermetic wisdom. This is the foundation of Egyptian, Greek & Jewish mysticism.
It's alchemy but not lead to gold but human to something else? Transmutation of people after death? That is the meaning behind the Cicada 3301 programming. We're fighting for souls!
The goys are stuck in the qliphoth.
Wake up. Seek the truth and speak the truth.