“This book makes no claim to literary merit. It is simply a work of research and documentation, giving evidence and facts which I trust will help the reader in drawing his own conclusions. In the course of my researches as an international political investigator into the causes of social unrest, I have probed the depths of infamy which now surrounds, not ours only, but also the next generation, whose right to lead a decent life should be as good as was ours. As a woman of the world I have witnessed things the existence of which I did not suspect and I have realised that, due to my “protected” position in life. they should never have been expected to have come to my knowledge.

In offering this book to the public, I have endeavoured to expose some of the means and methods used by a secret world, one might
almost say an underworld, to penetrate, dominate and destroy not only the so-called upper classes, but also the better portion of all classes.”

- Lady Queenborough

Table of Contents

THE MYSTERIES OF FREEMASONRY
I. — The Religion of the Secret 21
II. — The Meaning of Occultism 24
III. — Brahminism 44
IV. — Mazdeism (Zoroastrianism), Jainism 65
V. — Confucianism and Taoism 71
VI. — Egyptian Esoterism 73
VII. — Judaism, The Pharisees 75
VIII. — Orpheism and the Pagan Mysteries 90
IX. — The Druids 100
X. — Christianity 105
XI. — Manicheism 108
XII. — Witchcraft 112
XIII. — The Gnostics (The Heretics) 118
XIV. — Lamaism 123
XV. — The Yezidees (Devil Worshippers) 131
XVI. — Orthodox Islam 133
XVII. — Unorthodox Islam, The Ishmaelites, The
Lodge of Cairo 134
XVIII. — The Druses 138
XIX. — The Assassins 140
XX. — The Knights Templar 143
XXI. — Knights of Malta 146
XXII. — The Rosicrucians 147
XXIII. — Cathares, Albigenses, Waldenses 163
XXIV. — The Moravians or The Order of Religious Freemasons, etc 165
XXV. — The Anabaptists 171
XXVI. — Grand Lodge of England 174
XXVII. — The Gospel of Revolution 183
XXVIII. — The Preparation 188
XXIX. — General Pepe and ” The One Big Union “. 200
XXX. — Albert Pike and Giuseppe Mazzini…. 207
XXXI. — Practical Politics 241
XXXII. — Adriano Lemmi 253
XXXIII. — The Interlocking Directorate 297

PART II
CHRONOLOGICAL SERIES
ASSOCIATIONS OF THE 16TH CENTURY

XXXIV. — 1520 The Illuminati of Spain 307
XXXV. — 1541 The Order of the J e s u i t s . . . . 308
XXXVI. — 1562 The Defenders (Roman Catholic) 320
ASSOCIATIONS OF THE 17TH CENTURY
XXXVII. — 1641 Ancient Order of Hibernians (Roman Catholic) 323
XXXVIII. — 1638 Jansenism 325
XXXIX. — 1688 Camisards of the Cevennes 327
ASSOCIATIONS OF THE 18TH CENTURY
XL. — 1721 Rite of Swedenborg or Illuminati of Stockholm 331
XLI. — 1725 Supreme Conseil and Grand Orient de France 333
XLI I. — 1731 The Convulsionaries of St. Médard 343
XLI II. — 1750 The Royal Order of Scotland… 349

The Strict Observance 350
The Martinist Order 353
The Illuminati of Avignon 355
Antient and Accepted Scottish
Rite (American), Antient and
Accepted Rite (England) 357
The Order of the Mopse 365
The Rite of Zinnendorf 368
The Philaletes (Chercheurs de la Verité) 369
The Illuminati of Bavaria 370
The Tugendbund 376
The Jacobins 379
The Knights Templar of America

LV. — 1791 The United Irishmen 385
LVI. — 1795 The Orange Society (Protestant and Masonic) 391
LVII. — 1798 The Philadelphians (The Olympians) 395
LVIII. — 1799 The Scottish Philosophic Rite… 397
ASSOCIATIONS OF THE 19TH CENTURY
LIX. — 1804 Modern Knights Templar, England 399
LX. — 1804 Modern Knights Templar, France 402
LXI. — Modern Knights Templar, Sweden 406
LXII. — 1805 The Rite of Mizraim 407
LXIII. — 1805 The Ribbon Society (Roman Catholic) 421
LXIV. — 1808 The Cerneau Rite (A. & A. Scottish Rite) 423
LXV. — 1809 Carbonarism (Alta Vendita)… 427
LXVI. — 1810 The Manchester Unity of Oddfellows, England 436
LXVII. — 1814 The Hetairia of Greece (Etherists) 438
LXVIII. — 1815 The Hung Society of China.. 441
LXIX. — 1815 The Rite of Memphis 443
LXX. — 1816 The Calderari 445
LXXI. — 1820 French Carbonarism 447
LXXII. — 1822 Modern Knights Templar, Poland 452
LXXIII. — 1825 The St. Patrick Boys 454
LXXIV. — 1830 Brahmo Somaj 455
LXXV. — 1830 The Mormons 459
LXXVI. — 1843 The Independent Order of B’nai B’rith (Jewish Masonry) 465
LXXVII. — 1843 Young Ireland 467
LXXVI II. — 1844 The Bahai Movement 469
LXXIX. — 1844 The Independent Order of Oddfellows (I. O. O. F.) (American) 471
LXXX. — 1848 Modern Spiritism 473
LXXXI. — 1850 The Eastern Star 480
LXXXII. — 1857 The Irish Republican Brotherhood (The Fenians) 481
LXXXIII. — 1858 Phoenix Society of Skibbereen. 485
LXXXIV. — 1860 L’Alliance Israelite Universelle 486
LXXXV. — 1860 The International (First and Second) 489
LXXXVI. — 1865 The Ku-Klux Klan 497
LXXXVII. — 1866 Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia.. 499
LXXXVIII. — 1869 The Clan-na-Gael (V. C.)….. 513
LXXXIX. — 1869 The Nihilists 518
XC. — 1871 The Cryptic Rite 519
XCI. — 1872 The Sat Bhai of Prague 520
XCII. — 1872 Ancient and Primitive Rite, Rite of Memphis (England). 522
XCIII. — 1872 The Anarchists 526
XCIV. — 1874 Ancient and Archaeological Order of Druids 528
XCV. — 1875 The Theosophical Society…. 529
XCVI. — 1876 Primitive and Original Phremasons, Swedenborgian Rite. 536
XCVII —1879 The National Land League… 538
XCVIII. — 1879 Russellites or International Bible Students 539
XCIX. — 1881 The Invincibles 541
C. — 1882 Société Théosophique d’Orient et d’Occident 542
CI. — 1882 Grand Lamaistic Order of Light (Fratres Lucis) 543
CII. — 1882 The ahmadiyyah Sect 545
GUI. — 1882 Co-Masonry 547
CIV. — 1882 Knights of Columbus 550
CV. — 1883 Christian Science 553
CVI. — 1883 The Fabian Society 557
CVII. — 1884 Gaelic Athletic Association.. 565
CVIII. — 1884 Hermetic Society 566
CIX. — 1888 Order of The Golden Dawn in the Outer 568
CX. — 1895 Modern Illuminism, Ancient Order of Oriental Templars (Ordo Templi Orientis) (To Ov) 571
CXI. — 1895 Theosophical Society of America 582
CXII. — 1896 Irish Socialist Republican Party 584
ASSOCIATIONS OF THE 20TH CENTURY
CXIII. — 1900 The Young Turk Movement.. 585
CXIV. — 1901 The Amsterdam International. 587
CXV. — 1903 Stella Matutina 588
CXVI. — 1905 Sinn Fein 590
CXVII. — 1908 The Honourable Fraternity of Antient Masonry (Female Lodges) 593
CXVIII. — 1908 Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America 595
CXIX. — 1910 Sufism (Occidental) 599
CXX. — 1911 Narodna Odbrana 601
CXXI. — 1913 The Anthroposophical Society. 604
CXXII. — 1915 Friends of Irish Freedom….. 606
CXXIII. — 1915 The Knights of the Ku-Klux 607 Klan 607
CXXIV. — 1917 Sinn Fein in America 613
CXXV. — 1919 The Third International (Communist) 614
CXXVI. — 1919 The Fascisti 619
CXXVII. — 1920 American Prohibition and the Anti-Saloon League 621
CXXVIII. — 1920 The American Civil Liberties Union 627
CXXIX. — 1920 The V. V. V. (Vereinigung Vergewältigter Voelker) 631
CXXX. — 1920 Juvenile Freemasonry 634
CXXXI. — 1920 The League Of Nations 636
CXXXII. — 1920 Tenri Kenjukai 641
CXXXIII. — 1928 Buchmanism 643
CXXXIV. — 1928 The Rackets 645
CXXXV. — 1930 The New History Society 651
CXXXVI. — 1930 The Youth Peace Federation.. 653
CXXXVII. — 1930 The International Bank 658
Conclusion 661
Bibliography , 667
APPENDICES
I. — Manifesto of the O. T. O 677
II. — Extract from the Charter for Royal Order of
Scotland in U. S. A 706
III. — Masonic and Pagan Symbolism 709
IV. — Photographic Reproductions of Documents
interesting to Freemasonry etc, following p. 720
GENERAL INDEX 721