I truely hope that there is something after death. All of the preparation that we make throughout our lives, mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually, I would hope is for something to be appreciated. As far as re-incarnated as an animal, well I hope the information gained in this life isn't "wasted" on an animal at the "bottom of the food chain"
It's hard to tell, if we are re-incarnated as another human being following our eternal rest, would it be possible that our founding fathers of free-masonry were re-incarnated from those masons and templars of the crusades, or even that we may be a re-incarnation of one of the founding fathers.