Why do people join secret society?

Answer 1

People do not join an Occult. The Occult is defined as - matters regarded as involving the action or influence of supernatural or supernormal powers or some secret knowledge of them.

People on occasion do join a cult, a Cult is defined as - great devotion to a person, idea, object, movement, or work (as a film or book) ; especially : such devotion regarded as a literary or intellectual fad -or- the object of such devotion - or- a usually small group of people characterized by such devotion.

Answer 2

I've done quite a bit of research on secret societies and the answers are different for each member. If you're joining the masons you might do it for business benefit or to help charities or for the social side of meeting other men with similar interests. If you're joining the mafia I'm guessing you're probably a criminal and want to extort or kill people! If you're joining the secret order of libertines it's about wild parties, royalty-behaving-badly and corruptly influencing political agendas run by your fellow party-goers. If you're in the Illuminati (if they exist) then it's supposed to be about running the world like a business and giving secret signs on television to influence presidents and kings. Who knows the real truth but I think that the biggest overall reason is power. Men are obsessed with power and all these groups seems to give the unfair advantages in different parts of society.

Answer 3

Men join the masons for a number of reasons. Some of these reasons will result in satisfaction in their membership. Men who become masons because they enjoy meeting a variety of people, having a close bond with other men, performing rituals (rather like acting), organizing and providing social charity, having intellectually stimulating discussions, improving themselves morally, and generally being helpful, or any combination of them will find satisfaction in the Masonic Order. Those who join in order to become rich or powerful, or to learn magical secrets will be completely disappointed.

Answer 4

To plagiarize the answer from the question "Why are Freemasons Freemasons?"

"Men join the Fraternity of Freemasons for the same or similar reasons as people join any other service or fraternal organisation. "

In short, it builds a sense of community and places you in the company of like minded good folks. It doesn't make you rich, powerful or part of some puppeteering conspiracy.

Answer 5

1. You have a way to meet people from all around the world.
2. You form a special bond with other men of good character.
3. You participate in learning by ritual, an interesting and otherwise rare procedure.
4. You are encouraged to involve yourself in giving charity, not only to your brothers and their families, but to everyone. Charity here means relieving suffering by whatever means, not just raising money.
5. You are encouraged to improve your knowledge and ability to think. You are among other men who want to explore the world of thought and ideas and to go beyond the narrow confines of prejudice.
6. You are mandated to improve yourself as a moral human being. Masons all join with the reputation of being a good man, and your objective is to become better.
7. You are encouraged to become a more confident leader within the limits of your capacities, to learn public speaking, and to take on and exercise responsibilities.

Answer 6

Why is impossible to answer here. It is impossible to join what does not exist.