Une franc-maçonnerie « ésotérique », mettant l'accent sur le processus initiatique censé faire passer le membre des « ténèbres » extérieures à une « illumination » intérieure. ------------------------------------------An "esoteric" Freemasonry , emphasizing the initiatory process supposed to make the member pass from outer "darkness" to inner "illumination" .

The Freemasonry of the S.O.O.  has no doctrine. It is a system of symbols with implications for a way of living that leads to self-improvement through service to the world. As such, it is compatible with a variety of worldviews and religious or philosophical traditions, without being itself limited to any one of them.