Sacred Order of the Sophisians

Its headquarters was in Paris, where it was founded in 1801 within the Lodge of the Frères-Artistes by the playwright Jean-Guillaume-Antoine Cuvelier. The Sacred Order of the Sophisians presented its teachings and rituals as derived from ancient Egypt, drawing on esoteric interpretations of Classical antiquity and using ritual and symbolism as instruments of moral, intellectual, and spiritual instruction.The Order existed for only a brief period. Active during the early years of the nineteenth century, it disappeared by 1807, leaving behind limited documentary evidence and remaining known primarily through contemporary Masonic records and later historical references.^[1]

• Spieth, Darius Alexander (2007). Napoleon's sorcerers: the Sophisians. Newark (N.J.): University of Delaware press. ISBN 978-0-87413-957-0.