Does Freemasonry Endorse The Ideals Behind Immortality?

Does Freemasonry Endorse the Ideals Behind Immortality?
This topic of often brought up in many of my private conversation. The simple answer is No and YES. On the surface, the simple answer is NO. You see, the ideals that support the teachings of Immortality are clearly not immediately visible. In fact, finding Immortal teachings requires a key of sorts. The general teachings or understandings that most people have regarding this topic often misguide even the most diligent researcher. I can comfortably say this, because even my own research was misguided, that is until I understood the key.
You see, I went into studying the ancient mysteries from a pure Christian perspective regarding Immortality; that being, the soul separated from the body
Freemasonry does in fact teach many Immortal principles. Case in point: when Pike writes about Immortality of the soul, he may in fact be writing about the division of the soul upon death; however, there is also the ancient belief that the soul is only of affective use while the body is alive. Therefore, there is a dual meaning to the Immortality of the soul. Moreover, when he writes about Immortality as a stand-alone topic, he may be writing about three different meanings.
The first being what I like to call Life Extension; i.e. Immortality. A little history lesson is in order for this idea to make sense. In our past, the average life span was about 30 and 40 years old. Therefore, when one generation witnessed someone much older living multiple generations, they simply referred to him as an Immortal. As such, an Immortal was a person who simply lived two to three times longer than the average person did. As well, we have accounts of others living hundreds of
While reading, I pay close attention to the ages of the departed brothers. Inevitably, most of the ages range between 90 and 105. I find this this most fascinating. These men simply lived good Masonic lives and as a result lived much longer than the average man does. How is this possibly? Simply stated, one lives longer when he is good, does good deeds and spreads love upon this earth. Yet, if they only studied the mysteries deeper, they may have in fact lived even longer.
Moreover, the third type of Immortality is what I was taught when I was a young man. In essence, the soul is be purified before death in order to have an afterlife. Otherwise, your soul will not ascend to heaven.
Now, I am not dismissing any of these. The first two are very similar. The idea that one must purify his soul in order to extend his life (Life Extension) aligns well with simply living a good life. As well, I have no problem with the idea that if Life Extension is not attained, the alternative is an everlasting life in Heaven. I really do not think it is an all or nothing equation.
It should also be understood, there is the theory that one must also purify his body in order to attain an Immortal state. This is where the principles of Alchemy come in; but this subject will be discussed at a later time