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
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- 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 Supreme Council of Canada Annual Session for 1893
Supreme Council of Canada
1893
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Proceedings of the Supreme Council of Canada Annual Session for 1894
Supreme Council of Canada
1894
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Proceedings of the Supreme Council of Canada Annual Session for 1895
Supreme Council of Canada
1895
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Proceedings of the Supreme Council of Canada Annual Session for 1896
Supreme Council of Canada
1896
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Proceedings of the Supreme Council of Canada Annual Session for 1897
Supreme Council of Canada
1897
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Proceedings of the Supreme Council of Canada Annual Session for 1898
Supreme Council of Canada
1898
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Proceedings of the Supreme Council of Canada Annual Session for 1899
Supreme Council of Canada
1899
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The War of Antichrist with the Church and Christian Civilization ... Lectures delivered in Edinburgh in October, 1884
George F Dillon
1885
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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 Original Mr. Jacobs
Timayenis Telemachus Thomas
1888
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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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Free-Masonry - A Word to the Wise
Unknow
1796
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Mission to Gelele, King of Dahome
Richard F. Burton
1864
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Lawrie Alex History Of Freemasonry & Scotland 1804
Alex Lawrie
1804
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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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The history of free masonry and the grand lodge of Scotland, with chapters on the Knight templars, Knights of St. John, mark masonry, and R.A. degree
William Alexander Laurie
1859
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Cryptic Masonry
Albert G. Mackey
1897
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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
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Historical Narrative, Explanation, and Vindication of the Course Pursued by the Grand Lodge of the State of New York, in Relation to the Unmasonic and Unconstitutional Attempt of a Portion of Their Body to Revolutionize the Organization Thereof
Phillips Grand Lodge of New York
1849
Keats, Hermeticism, and the Secret Societies
Jennifer N. Wunder
2008
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Proceedings of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Massachusetts
Royal Arch Masons. Grand Chapter
1840
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Proceedings of the M. W. Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of California, at the ... annual communication
Freemasons. Grand Lodge of California
1850
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St. Andrew's Royal Arch Chapter, of Boston, Massachusetts
Alfred F Chapman
1883