***Secret Chiefs ***
In a magical LODGE or order, the most powerful and highest-ranking ADEPTS; also, discarnate adepts. Traditionally, the Secret Chiefs were living persons who provided guidance and direction and for the most part were hidden from others. In the late 19th century, the **HERMETIC ORDER OF THE **GOLDEN DAWN encouraged the idea that the Secret Chiefs were discarnate beings who could be contacted only by certain high level initiates through
magical and mediumistic techniques.