[cgbg]

This is an excellent classic book that you could teach you a lot about many groups ancient and modern:

https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Teachings-all-Ages/dp/1604590955

Hint: One reason they are called “secrets” is that most people do not know about them.

[Billie Bud]

That book was written decades before Hall joined freemasonry. He was basically trying to define and tie two things together twenty-five years beforehand. Hard pass.