Though I still fail to see what any of this has to do with Thelema, I can at least clear up the mis-quote.
The actual quote is from chapter 15 of the novel
Coningsby which Disraeli published in 1844. It is spoken by Sidonia, who is modeled on Nathan Mayer Rothschild (2nd gen. of the famous German-Jewish banking dynasty) with a bit of Disraeli himself thrown in for good measure. It comes at the end of a long discourse wherein Sidonia educates the title character on the complete penetration that Jews have accomplished at all levels of international government, despite their semi-official status as underdogs and outcasts. After multiple examples of the various Jews that Sidonia himself has encountered as government officials in his closed-door meetings across the continent, he concludes with:
‘So you see, my dear Coningsby, that the world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined by those who are not behind the scenes.’
‘You startle, and deeply interest me.’ [says Coningsby]
The first sentence, regarding the "hidden hand", may have also been said by Disraeli (though I cannot find a source for it), but it was not said in regards to anything "behind the scenes". If it was said by him, I'd presume it did refer, as gerry assumes, to Adam Smith's "invisible hand" of the market though it could, possibly, refer to the "hidden hand" of Jewish financial firms.
[EDIT:] It appears that most of the conspiracy theory websites that utilize this quote source back to the same original document that misattributes the first half to Sidonia as well. This is incorrect. There is nothing in
Coningsby about machinery of government or a hidden hand.
Go in all ways contrary to the world.