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
- Read free
The American Jew: An Exposé of His Career
Timayenis Telemachus Thomas
1888
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Letters of Rush, Adams and Wirt
Richard Rush
1831
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Negro Criminality
Walter F. Willcox
1899
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NicholasDeBonneville-LesJsuitesChasssDeLaMaonnerie
Nicholas de Bonneville
1788
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A charge, delivered to the African Lodge, June 24, 1797, at Menotomy
Prince Hall
1797
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A sketch of Boston Commandery of Knights Templars
Knights Templar. Boston Commandery. Triennial Committee
1895
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Address delivered on the centennial anniversary of St. John's Lodge, no. 1., at Portsmouth, N.H., June 24, 1836
Charles Charles Whitlock Moore
1836
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Address of M.W. William Sewall Gardner, grand master
William Sewall Gardner
1869
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By-laws of St. John's Lodge, A.F. & A.M., Boston, Massachusetts
Freemasons. Boston. St. John's Lodge
1899
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Charter and by-laws of St. Paul's Royal Arch Chapter, Boston; instituted December 10, A.D. 1818. Together with biographical sketches of distinguished members
Mass. St. Paul's Royal Arch Chapter Freemasons. Boston
1884
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FREEMASONS BIBLE
FREEMASON
1611
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Illustrations of the four first degrees of female Masonry, as practised in Europe
Lady
1827
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Origin and management of the charity fund of the Massachusetts lodge
Henry J. Parker
1880
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The Negro Problem
W. Cabell Bruce
1891
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The Royal Arch companion
Alfred F Chapman
1893
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The proceedings of the Second United States Anti-Masonic Convention, held at Baltimore, September, 1831
United States Anti-Masonic Convention
1832
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Christianity and freemasonry antagonistic; a discourse, delivered in the Congregational church, Peru, N.Y., Lord's day, March 6, 1864
Moses Thacher
1864
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The anit-masonic almanac, for the year of the Christian era…: calculated for the horizon of Rochester, N.Y…
Edward Giddins
1828
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Le voile levé pour les curieux, ou, Histoire de la franc-maconnerie, depuis son origine jusqu'a nos jours. Avec continuation extraite des meilleurs ouvrages
Lefranc, François, abbé
1826French
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Freemasons' quarterly magazine
1834
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Lettere apostoliche della santità di nostro signore papa Pio Settimo con le quali si condanna la società detta de' Carbonari
Catholic Church. Pope, Pius VII
1821Italian
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Rebellion in the North! Extraordinary disclosures! Vallandigham's plan to overthrow the government! The Peace Party plot!
1864
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The mystic star
1870
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The mystic star
1872