# The Oculists were a fraternity with a genuine interest in eyes and eye surgery whose imagery was literal.

> Disputed: The Oculists were a fraternity with a genuine interest in eyes and eye surgery whose imagery was literal.

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# The Oculists were a fraternity with a genuine interest in eyes and eye surgery whose imagery was literal.

The Oculists were a fraternity with a genuine interest in eyes and eye surgery whose imagery was literal.

**Disputed** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Disputed** None pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Members include eye practitioners; the eye tests in the ritual have a medical purpose.

## What would rule it out

- Members were not eye practitioners and the tests are purely symbolic.

## Evidence none for · 1 against

[The rituals show an interest in eye surgery and ophthalmology, though the members apparently were not eye…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/copiale-cipher/evidence/EVD0CYVFR04058X/the-rituals-show-an-interest-in-eye-surgery-and)

Suggestive

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[What were the Oculists?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/copiale-cipher/questions/QST0CYVFJ4M6TJP/what-were-the-oculists)

Part of [Is the 2011 decipherment of the Copiale cipher correct?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/copiale-cipher/questions/QST0CYVFHD600F6/is-the-2011-decipherment-of-the-copiale-cipher-correct)

Most likelyThe Oculists were a Masonic or para-Masonic order at Wolfenbüttel that recorded and practised high-degree…

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The Oculists were a fraternity with a genuine interest in eyes and eye surgery whose imagery was literal. [Answer ANS0CYVFQRA6CH7]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CYVFQRA6CH7
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**ANS** 0CYVFQRA6CH7

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