Much of the Fire that heated the old caves and cutouts has dwindled.
Long ago, the orders were infiltrated and plenty of the knowledge in the orders was deliberately fucked with. They are no longer allowed to keep Fire and now they're convinced to perform homosexual acts in order to "get a little more knowledge".
>it was disappointing that no one seemed to have answers for my many questions regarding Freemasonry/Masonry
Well, now's your chance.
I can explain some things, but I'm not promising I'll be able to explain everything adequately.
What would you like to ask about?
Shriners and Jesters, yes. They tend to be rather mischievous.
Lucifer isn't just equal to Jesus, Lucifer and Jesus are the same exact being or archetype.
There's several levels to this too. There's a predominant notion that permeates many occult frames which suggest that all beings are apart of one fractured being. That's one way.
In addition, Jesus and Lucifer are the same because they're both the Light-Bringer. Also, they both act as the protagonist in the story of Eden and subsequently the whole New Testament. This also coincides with Jung's archetypal philosophy, where he establishes the patterns of history or just general mythology and explains the areas in which they overlap.
Masons and their counterparts are largely just traitors.
They have no national commitment, let alone a familial commitment.
>The regular folks are lured in to the region or group.
There need not be a distinction. Probably only the real high level masons have any clue about what the Fire really entails these days.
I'd wager few really know what they're doing.
There are prerequisites similar to being a police officer or a MIL INT officer.
You cannot be too intelligent or too conscientious.
Part of the journey means getting a fuller grasp of what "Christianity" really means.
It's best not to reveal too deep of an emotional investment here, anon.
I take it you aren't aware that you don't really need to approach anyone if you want to become a mason.
Fire is at times offered to those who convey their ability to wield it.
It's weird that you disagree and then go on to essentially just reiterate what I've already said.
It makes more sense when you learn the other stories and view them with the same lens.
See Marduk, see Prometheus, see Thoth, Mercury/Hermes and so much more.
It makes an awful lot of sense once you start to pick up on the important parts.
Oh, you're upset about that part.
Well, isn't it weird that grown men would trust another man over his own family?
Why the secret oaths that you can't share with family?
Does your secret oath really take precedence over your family?
Most of them would likely scoff and insist I'm speaking out the side of my mouth.
Forbidden knowledge is among one of very few ways the Deceiver can affect us.
The catch is that no Fire the Deceiver is willing to offer comes about untainted.
No, that's exactly what you should be doing.
The problem is too many let it consume them without summoning Perseus so they can slay Medusa and steal her Gold.
The harsh reality is that the vast majority of what you've come to understand, especially from a spiritual perspective, was purposefully twisted so that you would reliably see right past Truth.
One must see where things overlap and use that to explain the allegories.
Cower not. Liberation is at hand.
One might benefit from stealing [their] methods and using them against [them].