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
- 1,433
- Earliest
- 1500
- to 2026
- Read free
- 43%
- 622 with public full text
- With covers
- 63%
How books qualify
- Query + metadata match1,329
- Metadata match47
- Query match57
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
- Secret societies231
- Freemasonry160
- History146
- Sociétés secrètes105
- Rosicrucians102
- Geheimbund94
- Freemasons77
- Fiction75
- Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn70
- Occultism60
- Social Sciences47
- Histoire46
- Rituals40
- Text40
- Magic37
- Non-fiction literature36
- Sociedades secretas35
- Philosophy30
- tajné společnosti30
- 秘密結社29
- Arts and Humanities26
- Society of Rosicrucians26
- China24
- Freimaurerei23
Top languages
- English522 · 36%
- German434 · 30%
- NOT90 · 6%
- French86 · 6%
- Japanese44 · 3%
Notable authors
All authors- Max Heindel12 in this tradition14 books
- John Michael Greer11 in this tradition21 books
- Joseph Gabriel Findel11 books
- Israel Regardie9 in this tradition18 books
- Theodor Ackermann8 in this tradition10 books
- Chic & Sandra Tabatha Cicero8 books
- H. Spencer Lewis8 books
- Chic Cicero7 in this tradition8 books
- David Icke7 in this tradition8 books
- Hermann Gruber7 books
- Michael Maier6 in this tradition28 books
- R. Swinburne Clymer6 in this tradition8 books
1,433 books
The Foundations of Re-Enchantment
Christopher Coome
2025
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The Rosicrucian Mysteries: An Elementary Exposition of Their Secret Teachings
Max Heindel
Date unknown
- Read free
Traces of a Hidden Tradition in Masonry and Medieval Mysticism
Isabel Cooper-Oakley
Date unknown
- Read free
An den Wurzeln der Tugend: Rheinischer Adel und Freimaurerei 1765–1815
Martin Otto Braun
2016German
- Read free
The Freemason's monitor, or, Illustrations of Masonry
Thomas Smith Webb
1797
- Read free
Collection of extracts related to the fraternity of the RC
Charles Rainsford
1750
- Read free
Military lodges
Robert Freke Gould
1899
- Read free
Periodical; Providence Gazette; Seixas, Moses; Ammidon, Otis; Providence, RI; 1809 June 17
Otis Ammidon, Providence Gazette
1809
- Read free
Sacred mysteries among the Mayas and the Quiches, 11,500 years ago
Augustus Le Plongeon
1886
- Read free
Rosicrucian Cosmo-Conception or Mystic Christianity an Elementary Treatise Upon Man's Past Evolution, Present Constitution and Future Development
Max Heindel
1942
- Read free
The rosicrucians
Hargrave Jennings
1870
- Read free
Letter; Baldwin, Horace E.; New York, New York, United States; 1851 April 5
Horace E. Baldwin
1851
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Letter; Donaldson, Paschal; Moss & Brother; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; 1852 October
Paschal Donaldson, Moss & Brother
1852
- Read free
Broadside; Johnson, Rodgers; International Order of Odd Fellows; San Francisco, California, United States; 1860 November 1
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Rodgers Johnson
1860
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Letter; Chubbuck, S. W.; Grand Lodge F. & A. M. of Nevada; Virginia City, Nevada, United States; 1876 October 1
S. W. Chubbuck, Grand Lodge F. & A. M. of Nevada
1876
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The secret societies of all ages and countries
Charles William Heckethorn
1875
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Envelope; Hooper, W. J.; Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Grand Lodge of Nevada; Eureka, Nevada, United States; Virginia City, Nevada, United States; 1895 November 25
Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Grand Lodge of Nevada, L. Guggenheim
1895
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Letter; W. M. Wardeus & Brethren; Baller, B. W.; Chubbuck, S. W.; Grand Lodge F. & A. M. of Nevada; Carson City, Nevada, United States; 1875 November 10
B. W. Baller, S. W. Chubbuck, Grand Lodge F. & A. M. of Nevada
1875
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Envelope; Gregovich, John; L. Guggenheim; Eureka, Nevada, United States; Virginia City, Nevada, United States; 1894 February 1
John Gregovich, Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Grand Lodge of Nevada, L. Guggenheim
1894
Keats, Hermeticism, and the Secret Societies
Jennifer N. Wunder
2008
The Power of Ritual in Prehistory
Brian Hayden
2018
Yeats and Theosophy
Ken Monteith
2008
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Broadside; Virginia Lodge, No. 3; Virginia City, Nevada, United States; 1875 September 9
No. 3 Virginia Lodge
1875
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Letter; Grand Lodge of Kentucky; Grand Lodge of Vermont; Lexington, Kentucky, United States; Montpelier, Vermont, United States; 1831 September 2
Freemasons. Grand Lodge of Kentucky
1831