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The Masons, being one of the most widely known secret societies, have generated less gossip than those secret societies which are less visible. The Masons have lodges and members, all out in the open. That a group could survive on a premise that secrets are being shared, when none are, shows how strong the desire to be elitist, to have one up on others, can be. Founded by St. Germain, who claimed to have alchemy secrets, the Masons became simply an organization of rituals and rules, not unlike the Boy Scouts.