Australian occult artist Robert Buratti posted on FB: “The ‘People of the Secret’ is one of the more fascinating concepts within eastern spiritual thought, and one which is starting to be incorrectly morphed into a few fringe conspiracy theories – which is just weird and disappointing. I wrote this article on the concept a few years back for New Dawn magazine, and it’s apparently experiencing quite a resurgence.”
https://www.newdawnmagazine.com/articles/quest-for-the-people-of-the-secret.