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
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
Proceedings of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient Free Masons of Florida, at an annual convocation, begun and held in the city of Tallahassee, Monday, January 9th, A.L. 5865
Freemasons. Grand Lodge of Florida
1865
Proceedings of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient Freemasons of South Carolina, at five several annual communications, November, 5861, 5862, 5863, 5864, 5865
Freemasons. Grand Lodge of South Carolina
1866
Proceedings of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Georgia, at the annual communication for the year 5863
Freemasons. Grand Lodge of Georgia
1863
Proceedings of the N.Y. State Association Opposed to Secret Societies
New York State Association Opposed to Secret Societies
1871
Proceedings of the Sangerfield meeting
Nathan N. Whiting
1830
Proceedings of the sixth anniversary of the National Christian Association
National Christian Association
1874
Providence, November [blank] 1796
No. 1 Freemasons. St. John's Lodge
1796
Psonthophachia, or, A quintuple Rosie-crucian scourge for the due correction of that pseudo-chymist and scurrilous emperick Geo. Thomson
John Heydon
1665
Reasons, assigned by the Church in North Wrentham, for withdrawing from their Masonic brethren and others, and being formed into a distinct and separate church
Mass.) Church in North Wrentham (Wrentham
1830
Rebellion in the North! Extraordinary disclosures! Vallandigham's plan to overthrow the government! The Peace Party plot!
Confederate States of America Collection
1864
Rebellion in the North!!
Sons of Liberty
1864
Records of the hole crafte and fellowship of Masons
Edward Conder
1894
Regulations of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of the State of New-Hampshire
Royal Arch Masons. Grand Chapter of the State of New Hampshire
1819
Regulations of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of the State of New-Hampshire
Royal Arch Masons. Grand Chapter
1819
Regulations of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of the State of Vermont, adopted January 6, A.L. 5807
Royal Arch Masons. Grand Chapter of the State of Vermont
1818
Report of the committee on the abduction of William Morgan
1829. Senate. Select committee on the abduction of William Morgan New York. Legislature
1829
Report of the select committee on that part of the governor's message relating to the abduction of William Morgan
New York. Legislature. Assembly. Select committee on abduction of William Morgan
1829
Report of the trial had at the court-house, Green-Street, on the 23rd, 24th, 25th, and 29th days of June, 1840 of Richard Jones
Richard secretary of the Ribbon Society Jones
1840
Report on secret societies and monopolies
Massachusetts. General Court. Joint Committee to Investigate Freemasonry
1836
Revised digest of decisions, constitution, by-laws, order of business and rules of order of the Grand Lodge, I.O.O.F. of the State of Michigan
Jonathan Sprague, Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Grand Lodge of Michigan
1884
Revisiting the "Nazi occult"
Monica Black, Eric Kurlander
2015
Ribbonism in Ireland
Richard secretary of the Ribbon Society Jones
1840
Richardson's monitor of free-masonry
Benjamin Henry Day
1860
Richmond Lodge, No. 10
No. 10 Freemasons. Richmond Lodge
1799