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
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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
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Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of the most ancient and honorable fraternity of Free and accepted Masons of the state of Ohio
Freemasons. Ohio. Grand Lodge, Freemasons. Grand Lodge of Ohio
1857
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The Mysteries of Free Masonry
William Morgan
1850
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The text book of advanced freemasonry
Author of The text book of freemasonry
1873
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Clypeum veritatis, das ist, Kurtze jedoch gründliche Antwort respectivè vnd Verthädigung, auff alle vnd jede Schrifften vnd Missiven
Friedrich Grick, F. G. Dodecas epigrammatum Menapius
1618German
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Origine de la maçonnerie adonhiramite
Louis Guillemain de Saint-Victor, Pre-1801 Imprint Collection DLC
1787French
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Die Masken und Geheimbünde Afrikas
Leo Frobenius
1898German
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New England Anti-Masonic almanac for the year of Our Lord 1833
1832
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Alexander B. Davis Masonic lecture
Alexander B. Davis
1853
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Ancient and Modern Initiation
Max Heindel
1909
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Knights of Pythias Warrant Ledger
Alex Guerra
1896
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List of Slides used in Secret Societies: Stereopticons, Moving Picture Machines, Accessories and Slides
Chas. M. Stebbins Picture Supply
1899
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Morals And Dogma Of The Ancient And Accepted Scottish Rite Of Freemasonry
Unknown
1871
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Papers, 1880-1924
Locke Craig
1880
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Paul Foster Case - Seven Step In Practical Occultism - 1936
Paul Foster Case
1396
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Records of the Grand Chapter of the State of Vermont: 1804 to 1850, Inclusive
Free Press and Times Print
1878
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The "Know Nothings"
Thomas E Bond
1855
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The Cloud Upon the Sanctuary
Karl Von Eckartshausen
1802
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The Comte De Saint Germain
Isabel Cooper-Oakley
1912
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The History of a Slave (1889) by H. H. Johnston
H. H. Johnston
1889
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The Secret Doctrine of the Rosicrucians
William Walker Atkinson
1918
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Turris Babel, siue, Judiciorum de Fraternitate Rosaceae Crucis chaos
Johann Valentin Andreä
1619Latin
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[Christian pamphlets
met at Philadelphia Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church Extracts from the minutes of the acts and proceedings of the Associate Reformed Synod, M. Letters on the Colonization Society. 1832 Carey, Committee on Foreign Missions. Second annual essay of the Committee on Foreign Missions. 1833, Female Seamen's Friend Society. First annual report of the Philadelphia Female Seamen's Friend Society. 1834, of Weathersfield Genesee Consociation. Reply of the Genesee Consociation to the letter of the Rev. Joseph Emerson, Benjamin Franklin Morris, to the inhabitants of the commonwealth. 1832 Pennsylvania State Temperance Society. Address of the Pennsylvania State Temperance Society, John Philip, Philadelphia. 1834 Sansom Street Female Bible Association. First annual report of the Sansom Street Female Bible Association, Daniel Webster
1798
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[Christian pamphlets. Vol. 8]
Edwin Hubbell Chapin Henry Martyn Dexter
1800
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The English physitians guide: or a holy-guide, leading the way to know all things past, present and to come
John Heydon
1662