An ancient society of warriors, and one that has inspired so many societies that followed.

Is the Illuminati a New World Order? Although the ultimate secret order was disbanded in 1785, some claim this elite group continues to control power from behind closed doors.

Yale's ultra-secret society is a pinnacle of the elite, and its members have become Presidents, Supreme Court Justices, and heads of industry; to be "tapped" is to be welcomed into a line of power brokers with the promise of life-long opportunities.

Perhaps the hardest society to crack, Le Cercle goes all the way to the top; what started in the post-war years as a Catholic conservative group built to broker European rapprochement now operates as a shadow intelligence agency.

From an ancient stoneworker's guild through to the modern era, their mythologies, beliefs, and secret rituals have inspired countless works of fiction and speculation.

The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn was a secret society that dabbled in the occult. It laid the groundwork for modern Wiccanism and esoteric practices and its members studied alchemy and astral travel.