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| Initiation as a Freemason. — Stirred expectations. original: "Erregte Erwartungen." This refers to the intense curiosity and high hopes often felt by new members regarding the "secrets" they expected to uncover within the lodge. | 3 |
| Internal unrest. — Investigations into goals that come to an end without ever having begun. | 19 |
| First appearance of the Rosicrucians. The Rosicrucians were a mystical secret society that claimed to possess ancient alchemical and spiritual wisdom; in the 18th century, they often recruited from within Masonic lodges. — Their influence on the Hamburg lodges. Hamburg was a vital hub for German Freemasonry, serving as a point of entry for various esoteric rites and organizational systems from across Europe. | 49 |
| Various causes leading to a single result. | 59 |