fascinating stuff. The oak island article I stumbled upon rekindled my interest in freemasonry, though I doubt I'd gain much where I live where they meet one Tuesday per month.. probably just a bunch of beer drinking good natured guys with no real inside knowledge around here.

Makes me wonder what's under the surface that would 'wear on a person's soul' ... what are they being asked to do? I can only speculate... I'd be interested I should join and try to get up the ranks.. got nothing better to do and nothing to lose.

Perhaps it's the information that they are suddenly given is now being intrusted to them in such a way that they feel their life is in danger just for possessing it...

It wouldn't surprise me that there is an organization within an organization, actually I'd be surprised if there wasn't. Are their motives really that bad, however?

Nobody here can say for sure, and those who know who might be reading will never say.