Secret Chiefs

Secret Chiefs are said to be transcendent cosmic authorities, a spiritual hierarchy responsible for the operation and moral calibre of the cosmos, or for overseeing the operations of an esoteric organization that manifests outwardly in the form of a magical order or lodge system. 

Their names and descriptions have varied through time, differing among those who have claimed experience of contact with them. They are variously held to exist on higher planes of being or to be incarnate; if incarnate, they may be described as being gathered at some special location, or scattered through the world working anonymously.

The Cloud upon the Sanctuary—published 1795

The Chiefs have been known as the Elder Brothers, and The Esoteric Order. 
The Mystery Tradition: 

Cipher Manuscripts

Collection of 60 folios regarding magical initiation rituals

The cipher used in the manuscripts, shown in a 1561 edition of Trithemius' Polygraphia. Another cipher known as "Theban" is given above it.

On the notion of cyphers: 

Cryptograms are series of puzzles that consists of a short piece of encrypted text. Generally the cipher used to encrypt the text is simple enough that the cryptogram can be solved by hand. Substitution ciphers where each letter is replaced by a different letter or number are frequently used. To solve the puzzle, one must recover the original lettering. Though once used in more serious applications, they are now mainly printed for entertainment in newspapers and magazines.

Other types of classical ciphers are sometimes used to create cryptograms. An example is the book cipher where a book or article is used to encrypt a message. [Could Scriptures also be the same? Seeing as though it’s full of mysteries and allegories]

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