A History of Secret Societies Author:Arkon Daraul Secret societies exist all over the world. Almost anyone you meet may be a member of one. To gather firsthand information on these exotic cults, the author traveled throughout Europe and the Middle East. He attended ceremonies of clandestine organizations in major cities and respectable suburbs. Here are details, never before revealed, of th... more »eir signs, passwords, rituals, and beliefs, including chapters on: The latter days of the Assassins, the rise and fall of the Knights Templar, the secret rites of Mithra, the castrations of Russia, false cults and societies, the secrets of the Witches, the cult of the Black Mother, the Rosicrucians, and Tongs of Terror.« less