Sacred Order of Sophisians

their own homeland their sacred order, which they claimed to have discovered in the Pyramids. They even allowed the pretension to appear that they would destroy all secret Masonic and other societies, to substitute their new foundation, which, they said, contained the original type of all mysteries and all religions.

The organization of the mysterious notebook presented many difficulties, because those who worked on it, while rich in Sciences, lacked the administrative knowledge indispensable in such a work.

The Venerable and Very Illustrious Brother Cuveillier, informed of what was happening, presented himself and was immediately admitted into the Sacred college. This rich material offered a precious nourishment to his inventive genius, which knew how to divide and instruct everything in the clearest manner, and to endow each of its parts with emblems proper to bring out all its interest.

Having become, himself, the supreme head of this beautiful institution, he had it practiced in all its developments with much exactitude and severity. Freemasonry being a crucible suitable for testing and purifying men, the Lodge of the Artist Brothers, of which Brother Cuveillier is the founder, serves as an outer veil for the order of the Sophisians, and offers it at the same time a nursery of candidates who, when they are judged worthy, are admitted successively into the classes composing the sacred institution.

The order of the Sophisians admits both sexes. The titles of the officers and officers referring to both male and female officers of this androgynous society are drawn from the Egyptian mysteries and the Greek language. The regulation of the aspirants, from which the first degree of the order is formed, was printed in the year 9 /1800/. It contains a nomenclature of the officers and the designation of their functions. This small print in square 16mo format contains 16 pages. It has been joined to the present notebook after adding leaves to the extent of its format.

The Lodge of the Artist Brothers is, as we have said, the peristyle of the mystical edifice. This Lodge is directed by a Grand Isiarque assisted by a Council of Seven...

Whose titleholders are unknown. The orders are transmitted by a meeting of seven visible members called Sosis.

Each Society of Sophisians is called a Pyramid. There are several in France. The place of meeting is named a Cavern.

The information above was given to me verbally.