Tradition 10 of 33
Initiatory orders and secret societies
Rosicrucian, Masonic, Golden Dawn, and other initiatory, fraternal, or secret organizations.
Membership means relevance, not endorsement.
- Books
- 3,102
- Earliest
- 1396
- to 2026
- Read free
- 48%
- 1,481 with public full text
- With covers
- 57%
How books qualify
- Query + metadata match2,985
- Metadata match59
- Query match58
Every placement records its evidence — the controlled subject queries that found the book at its sources and the bibliographic metadata retained through merging. Each book page shows its own. How the rationale system works.
Key subjects
- Freemasonry1.2K
- Secret societies583
- Freemasons436
- History332
- Rosicrucians250
- Sociétés secrètes186
- Rituals166
- Religious aspects110
- Early works to 180099
- Catholic Church94
- Geheimbund94
- Fiction86
- occultism84
- Franc-maçonnerie78
- Freimaurerei78
- Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn70
- Lodges67
- Symbolism59
- Histoire58
- Controversial literature55
- Social Sciences48
- christianity48
- Magic44
- John the Baptist's Day43
Top languages
- English1,613 · 52%
- German611 · 20%
- French322 · 10%
- NOT89 · 3%
- Spanish88 · 3%
Notable authors
All authors- Supreme Council of Canada26 books
- Johann Valentin Andreä18 books
- Joséphin Péladan16 in this tradition17 books
- George Oliver16 books
- Moritz Amster15 books
- Freemasons. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts13 books
- Freemasons. Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania13 books
- Joseph Gabriel Findel13 books
- Royal Arch Masons. Grand Chapter13 books
- Max Heindel12 in this tradition14 books
- Friedrich Grick12 in this tradition13 books
- Michael Maier11 in this tradition53 books
3,102 books
The masonic manual
Robert Macoy, William M. Cunningham
1867
The masonic trestle-board
Charles W. Moore, S. W. B. Carnegy
1843
The master mason's guide
A. J. Utley
1865
The miniature monitor
Thomas Smith Webb, Robert Morris
1863
The mutual influence of religion and freemasonry upon the knowledge, virtue and happiness of mankind
Samuel Ripley
1817
The mystery of Freemasonry unveiled
Jose Maria Archbishop of Santiago de Chile Caro y Rodriguez
1920
The mythology of secret societies
J. M Roberts
1974
The mythology of the secret societies
J. M Roberts
1972
The nature and evidence of the inspiration of the sacred scriptures
William Cogswell, Cheever Felch
1819
The new Free-mason's monitor, or, Masonic guide
James Hardie
1818
The old constitutions belonging to the ancient and honourable society of free and accepted masons
Freemasons
1722
The old masonic lodge of Falkirk
Thomas Johnston
1887
The opposition of "the world" to religious and moral societies
Ezekiel L. Bascom, Freemasons. Friendly Society Lodge
1815
The origin and objects of ancient Freemasonry, its introduction into the United States, and legitimacy among colored men
Martin Robison Delany
1853
The philosophy of freemasonry, or, An illustration of its speculative features, based upon the "interrogatories" and "the ancient charges" of the institution
Jacob Ernst
1870
The principles of freemasonry explained
Joseph Boodey
1814
The principles of masonry and the duties of masons illustrated in an address delivered before the Evening Star Lodge, at Lenox
Eldad Lewis
1814
The proceedings of the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia ... commencing on the thirteenth July, A.D. 1813 ..
Freemasons. Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia
1818
The proceedings of the incorporated Grand Lodge of South Carolina, Ancient York Masons
Freemasons. Grand Lodge of South-Carolina. Corresponding Committee
1815
The rationale and ethics of freemasonry, or, The masonic institution considered as a means of social and individual progress
Augustus C. L. Arnold
1860
The realities of Freemasonry
Edith Mrs Blake
1879
The reply of Rev. Wm. G. Starr, to the pamphlet of Rev. W.B. Wellons (published July 15th, 1872)
William Gabriel Starr
1872
The rosy cross, and other psychical tales
Mina Sandeman
1896
The sacred conspiracy
Georges Bataille, Marina Galletti, Alastair Brotchie, Natasha Lehrer, John Harman, Meyer Barash, Roger Caillois, Pierre Klossowski, Michel Leiris, André Masson, Acéphale
2017