The cult of Amun represents one of the most remarkable religious phenomena of the ancient world; a deity who rose from obscure origins as a primordial personification of hiddenness to become the supreme god of the Egyptian empire, whose influence extended from the Nile Valley into Nubia, Libya, and the Greek world.

The exoteric teachings were designed for the masses. They presented truth in simplified, personified forms—stories of gods and goddesses, myths of creation and destruction, moral tales accessible to the common understanding.

The identity of the Greco-Egyptian Serapis (known to the Greeks as Serapis and the Egyptians as Asar-Hapi) is shrouded by an impenetrable veil of mystery. While this deity was a familiar figure among the symbols of the secret Egyptian initiatory rites, his arcane nature was revealed only to those who had fulfilled the requirements of the Serapic cultus.

The Odinic Mysteries represent one of the most profound and influential esoteric traditions of Northern Europe, yet they remain among the least understood of the ancient mystery schools.

The entire history of Christian and pagan Gnosticism is shrouded in the deepest mystery and obscurity; for, while the Gnostics were undoubtedly prolific writers, little of their literature has survived.