The real problem with Freemasonry is that is has been steered away from its Truth and have become a low-diet light version of the real thing, just there to grab the masses without giving anything truly useful back. The same is the case with the religions of today, same principle.

This is of course speaking of MAINSTREAM freemasonry and MAINSTREAM religion.

You will still find the TRUE MASONIC SPIRIT in some of those rites and masonic bodies beyond the irregular ones, and these are often banished by the mainstream freemasonry of today.

True masonry is very esoteric, with broad practices including the occult & spiritual explorations. These deep parts of masonry have been cut out of the mainstream masonry you find in the world today, even though you may be invited into such authentic rites from involvement in mainstream masonry. This will often be a more corrupt form of masonry though.

Myself I am active in both the regular, irregular and underground freemasonry, and we are a few that have grouped together to carry on the true Light of Masonry and its original Great Work.