Books like The secret temple by Peter Levenda

The Lost Symbol follows Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon as he unravels a conspiracy in Washington, D.C., using Freemasonry and cryptographic puzzles to uncover hidden truths.

A single‑volume abridgment of Blavatsky’s 1888 foundational work on the universe, humanity, and theosophical cosmology, edited by Michael Gomes for modern accessibility.

"With its ancient ritual, closely guarded secrets, arcane symbols and intriguing regalia, Freemasonry has fascinated people for almost three hundred years--but the mystery has led to myth and often to misunderstanding...The picture is completed with coverage of the various Higher Degrees and affiliated organizations around the world, including the Shriners, the Order of the Eastern Star, the Knights Templar, and Scottish and York Rites"--Inside jacket cover.

Christopher Knight examines the Shroud of Turin, revealing scientific insights that demonstrate the cloth is authentic yet not a copy of Christ’s burial shroud, and traces its medieval origins and link to Jesus.

Its mysterious symbols and rituals had been used in secret for centuries before Freemasonry revealed itself in London in 1717. Once known, Freemasonry spread throughout the world and attracted kings, emperors, and statesmen to take its sacred oaths. It also attracted great revolutionaries such as George Washington and Sam Houston in America, Juarez in Mexico, Garibaldi in Italy, and Bolivar in South America. It was outlawed over the centuries by Hitler, Mussolini, and the Ayatollah Khomeini. But where had this powerful organization come from? What was it doing in those secret centuries before it rose from underground more than 270 years ago? And why was Freemasonry attacked with such intense hatred by the Roman Catholic church? This amazing detective story answers those questions and proves that the Knights Templar in Britain, fleeing arrest and torture by pope and king, formed a secret society of mutual protection that came to be called Freemasonry. Based on years of meticulous research, this book solves the last remaining mysteries of the Masons—their secret words, symbols, and allegories whose true meanings had been lost in antiquity. With a richly drawn background of the bloody battles, the opportunistic kings and scheming popes, the tortures and religious persecution throughout the Middle Ages, it is an important book that may require that we take a new look at the history of events leading to the Protestant Reformation.

An A-to-Z guide to hundreds of sometimes sinister and coercive groups, packed with details on organizations, religions and cults, government plots, and personalities, including their histories, beliefs, intentions, and impact. Redfern deals with the facts--and the fictions--of the groups. He debunks the myths of conspiracy theorists, while also exposing the deep reach that some of the organization maintain in today's world.

How do cult leaders establish intellectual, physical, spiritual and sexual control over their followers - and what are the ends to which this is put? Read how the charismatic megolamiacs who lead cults often pit themselves against the rest of the world, amassing weapons ahead of an apocalyptic showdown - sometimes ging on the offensive to bring forward Armageddon. For others, the goal seems to be soem form or another of mass suicide.