Inside History Collection Magazine

15 August 2022

THE SECRET WORLD OF THE INITIATE Throughout history, people have gathered in exclusive groups for occult, religious, economic or political purposes. Common to these closed societies are arcane rituals and strict rules, not least about silence. No one outside must know what goes on. This secrecy gives them inner strength, but also arouses the suspicion of the outside world. For what happens when powerful men meet behind closed doors? Read about the history of the Ku Klux Klan and other secret societies, including the Freemasons with their mysterious rituals, religious cults that seek to destroy lives and the scheming that underpins America’s elite and the Catholic Church.