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FOREWORD HIS BOOK makes no claim to literary merit. It T is simply a work of research and documenta­ tion, 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. Let me tell every woman, however much " protected", whether Dairymaid or Duchess, that the safeguards which she imagines to be thrown around herself are but a mirage of the past. Her own and her children's future are at the mercy of those " forces " the activities of which it has been my business, for the 8 OCCULT THEOCRASY last ten years, to follow as one of a group of investigators. Today, most of the good people are afraid to be good. They strive to be broadminded and tolerant ! It is fashionable to be tolerant — but mostly tolerant of evil — and this new code has reached the proportions of demanding intolerance of good. The wall of resistance to evil has thus been broken down and no longer affords protection to those who, persecuted by evil doers, stand in need of it. Worse still, there are cases wherein virtuous people's good name is relentlessly " filched from them ", but no effort will be made by the presumed good people to rally to their defence. Happy are they if they themselves can discover the cause of their ruin, materiel or moral, either partial or total. 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. There are those who feel confident that if they refrain from joining any society or group and avoid entangle­ ments, no harm can befall them. To such, let me say that situations can be, and are, created for innocent dupes every day and wrecked homes are the direct result. Neither fortune nor a blameless FOREWORD 9 life led, as it were, in an island of strict virtue in the midst of a tumultuous sea of evil, spells security. Irrefutable evidence of a particular example of underworld tyranny has come into my possession. The victim's guilt was her reluctance to step from virtue into the mire of evil which surrounded her. Moreover she was intolerant of evil and sought to oppose and destroy it. The case of her persecution at the hands of her foes is complete. She belonged to what is termed Society as did also some of the other actors in this bewildering drama. The world, social, financial, legal and, shall we say also, the underworld, leaving to this word its generally accepted literal meaning, knows them. So many Jekylls and Hydes stalk about unsuspec­ tingly in our midst ! From such an example I have been led to the conclusion that, among others, three factors can help one from being completely destroyed by the combined forces of that '' underworld " : a flawless life, independent means and real friends, all three of which must be backed by a fearless determina­ tion to fight evil on all points of the Masonic compass. In these days when apparently vice triumphs and virtue must be penalized, it may be well for all of us to fight the undertow by which our children may be dragged under and must of necessity perish. Vice rings and secret societies 10 OCCULT THEOCRASY form but one vortex into which youth is drawn and destroyed whilst the " good people ", because of their ignorance, look on helplessly in despair. It is for their instruction that this book has been written. Its compilation has taken several years and, had it not been for the generous efforts of one of my friends, Mme de Shishmareff, and of several other persons, I would never have been able to complete the task which I set out to accomplish. What must concern us all now is the protection of decency or, in other words — Equal rights — for such as are not vice adepts. This book is not complete. It will never be complete, but for the present it must remain as a study of the root conditions which have led to present day subversive upheavals and the over­ throw of the principles of Christian civilization. EDITH QUEENBOROUGH OCCULT THEOCRASY TABLE OF CONTENTS VOLUME I PART I THE MYSTERIES OF FREEMASONRY Chapter 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 12 OCCULT THEOCRASY Chapter 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 Date of Foundation XXXIV. — 1520 The Illuminati of Spain 307 XXXV. — 1541 The Order of the Jesuits.... 308 XXXVI. — 1562 The Defenders (Roman Catho­ lic) 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 TABLE OF CONTENTS 13 Chapter Date of Foundation XLIV. — 1751 The Strict Observance 350 XLV. — 1754 The Martinist Order 353 XLVI. — 1760 The Illuminati of Avignon 355 XLVII. — 1761 Antient and Accepted Scottish Rite (American), Antient and Accepted Rite (England) 357 XLVIII. — 1763 The Order of the Mopse 365 XLIX. — 1766 The Rite of Zinnendorf 368 L. — 1773 The Philaletes (Chercheurs de la Verité) 369 LI. — 1776 The Illuminati of Bavaria 370 LII. — 1786 The Tugendbund 376 LIII. — 1786 The Jacobins 379 LIV. — 1790 The Knights Templar of Ame­ rica 384 VOLUME II LV. — 1791 The United Irishmen 385 LVI. — 1795 The Orange Society (Protestant and Masonic) 391 LVII. — 1798 The Philadelphians (The Olym­ pians) 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 14 OCCULT THEOCRASY Chapter Date of Foundation. LXVI. — 1810 The Manchester Unity of Odd­ fellows, England 436 LXVII. — 1814 The Hetairia of Greece (Ethe- rists) 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 Ma­ sonry) 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 Brother­ hood (The Fenians) 481 LXXXIII. — 1858 Phoenix Society of Skibbereen. 485 LXXXIV. — 1860 L'Alliance Israelite Univer- selle 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 TABLE OF CONTENTS 15 Chapter Date of Foundation. XCIV. — 1874 Ancient and Archaeological Order of Druids 528 XCV. — 1875 The Theosophical Society.... 529 XCVI. — 1876 Primitive and Original Phre- masons, 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.
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