Brother of the Third Degree

Originally published in 1894, this is an occult novel and a tale of eternal love. In this metaphysical classic, Alphonso Colono, a Mexican, is born into a family with connections to the Illuminati, here called the 'White Brotherhood.' He moves to Paris to enter the Masters' secret school. There he meets his soul mate, who is an initiate of a higher order. In his eagerness to make rapid progress he falls prey to the dark brotherhood. The Masters use this near deadly experience to further test and teach him as part of their ultimate plan. He and his true love learn to work together in service to the Masters and humanity. Brother of the Third Degree shows that the modern beliefs about the Illuminati was complete in all of its aspects in the last decade of the 19th century. The wandering eternal masters, the use of occult power to leverage political change, and the strange powers of the adepts, are all present.