I have spent a bit of time trying to discover what esoteric groups are still operating today. I am not meaning wacko the world is going to end and you must join us to save the day groups. I'm talking about age old groups that may have hundreds of years of esoteric study under their belts and be able to teach and/or share some of it.

I try to check my sources very well. I don't go to Barnes & Noble, buy a book then trust what it says just becaues the author assures me its true (remind me to comment on the wicca situation sometime).

I can identify with Freemasons as being a very old esoteric group as well as the Rose Cross Order. Both however seem to have gone in many directions since the old time, and I'm not even sure any current branches are true to their initial doctrine or practices.

I have traced both those back to the Essene (potentially) and the Essene back even further. The oldest references I can find are to King Solomon which seems to be a point in history where many things branched.

Whatever occult practices were done then seem to in some way have passed down thru time with different groups. And I am curious which groups might have this knowledge or any knowledge pertaining to those.

Has anyone done any research into modern esoteric groups and which may contain some good information (and not just invented wisdom)?