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
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
- 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
Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania in grand extra communication
Freemasons. Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania
1811
Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, in grand quarterly communication
George A. Baker, Freemasons. Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania
1816
Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. In grand extra communication. Philadelphia, Saturday, 24th September, A.D. 1811
George A. Baker, Freemasons. Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania
1811
Grand Lodge of the Most Ancient and Honorable Society of Free & Accepted Masons of the State of Vermont, [Most] Worshipful Jonathan Nye, Grand Master
Freemasons. Grand Lodge of Vermont
1817
Grand Lodge of the Most Ancient and Honourable Society of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Vermont, Worshipful Lemuel Whitney, Grand Master
Freemasons. Grand Lodge of Vermont
1819
Grand Lodge of the Most Antient and Honorable Society of Free and Accepted Masons of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Freemasons. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
1814
Grand Lodge of the most ancient ... fraternity of Free ... Masons of Pennsylvania ... at a Grand Quarterly Communication, held at ... Philadelphia ... 6th December ... Anno Lucis 5819 ..
Freemasons. Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania
1819
Grand Lodge of the most ancient ... fraternity of Free ... Masons of Pennsylvania ... at a Grand Quarterly Communication, held at ... Philadelphia ... 7th December ... Anno Lucis 5818 ..
Freemasons. Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania
1818
Grand Lodge of the most ancient and honourable fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania, and masonic jurisdiction thereunto belonging, according to the old institutions
Freemasons. Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania
1798
Grand Lodge, Knights of Honor, of New Hampshire ... allow me to respectfully call your attention to the law relating to medical examiners, adopted by the Supreme Lodge last year ...
T. medical examiner Rogers
1880
Handschriften der Rosenkreuzer-Lehrtafeln oder Einfältig ABC Büchlein
Walter Schneider
2025
Hardcastle's Annual Masonic register and pocket magazine for the year of masonry 5819
John Hardcastle
1819
Hardcastle's Annual Masonic register for the year of masonry 5812
John Hardcastle
1811
History of Ancient Land-Mark Lodge, No. 17, Free and Accepted Masons, Portland, Maine
Stephen Berry
1883
History of Freemasonry, from its rise down to the present day
J. G. Findel
1866
History of Hiram Lodge, no. 180
no. 180 Freemasons. Hiram Lodge
1892
History of Masonic persecutions in different quarters of the globe
George Oliver
1867
History of Phoenix Lodge, No. 24, of Belfast, Maine
John L. Locke
1863
History of York Lodge, no. 197, Free and Accepted Masons, from its formation Jan. 13, 1824, to June 7, 1887
Thomas Keating, No. 197 Freemasons. York Lodge
1887
History of secret societies and of the Republican party of France from 1830 to1848..
Lucien de la Hodde
1856
History of secret societies, and of the Republican party of France from 1830 to 1848
Lucien de La Hodde
1856
History of the ancient and honorable fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons, and concordant orders
Illman Brothers
1892
Horrid tortures; or, The unparalleled sufferings of John Coustos
John Coustos
1798
Humanum genus
Pope Leo XIII
1884