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
A sermon on freemasonry
Abiel Carter
1817
A sermon on secret societies
P. B. Chamberlain
1858
A sermon on the nature and tendencies of secret societies
Joel Wakeman
1847
A sermon preached before the masonic societies of Richmond and Manchester, on St. John's Day, December 27, A.L. 5818
William H. Hart
1819
A sermon preached in Christ-Church, Dover, before the general communication of Free and Accepted Masons of the Delaware state
Samuel Magaw
1781
A sermon preached in Roxbury before Washington Lodge, 24th June 1817
Daniel Clarke Sanders
1817
A sermon preached in St. Michael's Church, Charleston on the festival of St. John the Evangelist Dec. 27th, 5817
Frederick Dalcho
1817
A sermon preached in St. Michael's Church, Charleston, on the festival of St. John the Evangelist, Dec. 27, 5817, before the Grand Lodge of Ancient Free-Masons in South Carolina ..
Frederick Dalcho
1818
A sermon, delivered at Danbury, June 24, 1814
Daniel Burhans
1814
A sermon, delivered at Lanesborough, on the festival of St. John the Baptist, June 24, A.L. 5807
Daniel Burhans
1807
A sermon, delivered at the installation of Pythagoras Lodge of Free Masons
Frederick William Hotchkiss
1800
A sermon, preached at Waterbury, (Salem Parish) Dec. 2, A.L. 5808, on the death of Mr. Asahel Lewis
Daniel Burhans, No. 42 Freemasons. Harmony Lodge
1809
A sermon, preached before the Grand Lodge, and the other lodges of Ancient Free Masons, in New-York, at St. Paul's Chapel
Samuel Seabury
1783
A sermon, preached in Middlebury, before Union Lodge, Nov. 5, on the festival of St. John the Baptist, 24 June, 1812
Nathaniel Kendrick
1812
A sermon, preached in St. Andrews Church, in the town of Montgomery, on the 24th of June, 1804
Frederick Van Horne
1804
A solemn warning against free-masonry
Solomon Southwick
1827
A souvenir
Knights Templar. Colorado Commandery No. 1
1882
A study of Freemasonry
Félix Dupanloup
1875
A treatise on the anti-scriptural character and dangerous tendency of secret societies...
Samuel Griffin
1849
A trestle-board for the use of the lodges under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
Freemasons. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
1876
A winter with Robert Burns
James Marshall
1846
Address before the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, March 10, 1869
William Sewall Gardner
1869
Address delivered at Portland before the Grand Lodge and Chapter of Maine and visiting lodges
J. H. Sheppard
1844
Address delivered at the consecration of the room, accommodated for the meetings of the Independent Royal-Arch Lodge, No. 2
Reinier John Vanden Broek
1796