All fair points, and very interesting to say the least. I'll be brief, as I'm on my mobile now and homemade french fries just landed on the supper table 😊 It would make sense that Cabal and Kabbalah are intertwined, but I'm surprised that the origin of the word "cabal" (now somewhat commonplace) is actually derived from that teaching method. Equally interesting, although not surprising, that this is passed down in word-of-mouth/teacher-student fashion. There's likely a layer of just-for-show Ritual, and then it seems that at some point that.... Shifts. Just a guess: perhaps the above is somewhat similar to how most Freemasons are just good people seeking Brotherhood within their localities and provide scholarships & philanthropy to their communities, and a deeper meaning to Life instead of Birth-Work-Death. -- but at some point, this secrecy lends to deeper Power Circles and Blackballed/Clandestine activities that intertwine into politics/business, but I digress..... Maybe the Kaballah was a similar structure as the Freemasons, but tended to farm psychopaths instead -- those without Heart or Conscious who would perform the Occult blood rituals that would allow them to "meet the Oracle" so to speak. 🙄🤢🤮 Personal experience: the Boy Scouts' "Order of the Arrow" or "Firecrafter" are Good Service organizations with visible influence from Freemasonry (their Rituals are, at times, like a copy/paste with different Characters - and some of their Founders were indeed Freemasons much higher up the chain than my 3rd Degree Master Mason) Speculative wonder: I wonder just how much the Kaballah/Cabal have influenced the creation of the Masonic structure and teachings. (Not to say that it has affected my local chapter in any 'Satanic/Evil' sense -- they really are great guys and role models for anyone. Men of strong character & Family sense, leaders within the community, albeit aging out and finding youth participation harder and harder to come by. Understandable -- our world has become too busy, too full of 'easy' distractions that are expensive and require more labor. Kind of sad as well, because those guys are full of a lot of wisdom and generational knowledge about our small town that very well may die along with them.) Fact: I've got a lot more digging to do. Shortcuts are how people fall into the Trap, as you suggest. Also fact: ....I wasn't brief. Supper was great. I kind of wish I saved this one for a keyboard, so I could spellcheck and put down a more concise stream of thought..... Although meandering and taking the Scenic Route certainly has its value as well. Comes off a bit more candid that way 🙂 (TL;DR--I'm More interested in the Truth than any sort of shortcut, as well as see what others had to say. You've given me quite a few dive-off points to research, and I like where your thinking is on it overall [[[no shortcuts]]] Thank you for your input and your time, kind Sir!)