The man was the leader of the Universal Order, a comparative religious group that grew out of the Order of Ancient Wisdom, and which under the name Hermetic Truth Society organized public lectures and produced the quarterly Shrine of Wisdom magazine.
Ese home era o líder da Orde Universal, un grupo relixioso comparativo que xurdíu da Orde da Sabedoría Ancestral, e que baixo o nome Sociedade da Verdade Hermética organizou conferencias públicas e elaborou a revista trimestral The Shrine of Wisdom.