Knowledge may have been lost so they leaned towards the occult after time.
Glad you mention the Rosicrucians too. Esoteric, they were.
Anons are looking at the wrong trees when looking into the Masons. Have two 33 degrees in my bloodline then my paternal grandfather broke the chain after WWII. Masons may be corrupted now. I see no point in them anymore. I am confident they have lost the esoteric pieces. Knowledge is what man seeks most of all. Knowledge can be lost.
Much of the people in Central and South America come from a European decent. That crest is similar to mine. Very similar. Except mine has a sheep in the middle.
Words are still valid today.
That may be correct anon. Masonry, to my knowledge, was about enlightenment. Not in an evil sense either.
Going to throw holy water on myself now. Too effing creepy.