- **Historical continuity:** Ancient Babylonian/Egyptian my…

- **Historical continuity:** Ancient Babylonian/Egyptian mystery schools → Gnostic movements → Medieval occult societies → Modern Freemasonry
- **Core belief:** Esoteric knowledge superior to "exoteric" (public) religion
- **View of Abrahamic faiths:** Prison for human potential, obstacle to enlightenment
- **Goal:** "Externalization of the Hierarchy" - bringing hidden knowledge/power into open