isn't it the same in every organization of dual loyalty?
Members are trolled for the "special ones" who are recruited into the higher and darker aspects of whatever org.
Show a preclevity for evil and step to the front of the (secret) line
the cover of the daily normal operations hides the nefarious black ops from history itself (almost)
church
mason
cop
gov't
state
manufacturers
bankers
entertainers
media
authors
artists
etc etc
dark light
esoteric exoteric