Tradition 10 of 33
Initiatory orders and secret societies
Rosicrucian, Masonic, Golden Dawn, and other initiatory, fraternal, or secret organizations.
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- 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
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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 secret discipline
Theodore Temple
1833
The speculative temple
John A Lodor
1862
The spoliation of the propaganda
George F. Dillon
1885
The stability of Freemasonry
Ferdinand C. Ewer
1866
The status of colored freemasons
J. C. Corbin
1896
The symbol of glory
George Oliver
1850
The tenets of freemasonry
Samuel Osgood
1822
The theocratic philosophy of Freemasonry in twelve lectures on its speculative, operative, and spurious branches
George Oliver
1856
The theocratic philosophy of freemasonry
George Oliver
1840
The triad
Leon Comber, Singapore Heritage Society
2009
The true Masonic light, or, Sacred duty
J. L. Pollak
1864
The true masonic chart
Jeremy L. Cross
1846
The true masonic chart, or, Hieroglyphic monitor
Jeremy L. Cross, Amos Doolittle
1819
The true masonic guide
Robert Macoy
1858
The use and abuse of free-masonry
Captain George Smith
1783
The value of emblems and ceremonies
Thomas Beedé
1820
The young Mason's monitor
Bennett Wheeler
1791
This oration was delivered on the 26th of December 1799: at the request of the Masonic fraternity, belonging to St. John's Lodge, no. 2d. in Middletown
Alexander Collins
1800
To our venerable brethren, all patriarchs, primates, archbishops, and bishops of the Catholic world, in favor and communion with the Apostolic See
Pope Leo XIII
1884
Tombeau de Jacques Molai
C.-L Cadet de Gassicourt
1797
Transactions of St. Johns' Lodge, No. 1, in the city of New-York, at their first sorrow lodge, on the 25th of February, A.L. 5847
No. 1 Freemasons. St. John's Lodge
1847
Transactions of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Texas at its twelfth annual convocation, held at the city of Houston, commencing June 12, A.D. 1861, A.I. 2395
Royal Arch Masons. Grand Royal Arch Chapter
1861
Transactions of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Texas, and of the Council of High Priesthood, together with the Grand Council, R. & S.M. of Texas, for the year A.D. 1862, A.I. 2396, A. Dep. 2862
Royal Arch Masons. Grand Royal Arch Chapter
1862
Triad societies
Kingsley Bolton, Christopher M. Hutton
2000