Mysteries Revealed
It is certainly time to show this information. For almost 20 years, I have seriously researched information about Secret Societies. Today, it is near 2020 and it’s the perfect time for me to show information again on these topics. It feels like old times doing this further. A lot have changed in the world since 2005. It seems like yesterday. Now, we see Ipads, I Phone Xs Max, and other devices. Today, many people dismiss such research as “false” and “theories,” but I have no fear of criticism. You have to show the truth regardless of how the haters and the skeptics feel. That is why I will show this information with sources and great insights. This is a controversial work, but I have shown many issues under sun for a long time now. It's time now. Throughout history, many people have worked together in forming secret organizations, political groups, fraternities, sororities, and likeminded groups for various reasons. Some people want to be part of something and express a sense of belonging. Others desire political connections, and some desire money plus power to influence the common people. This is not new. What is new is that technological advances like the Internet and social media have spread information like no other time in human history. Facts can come at the fingertips of humanity on a plethora of subjects. This work will show sources, quotes from people, and historical analysis. It will trace secret societies among the thousands of years of human history, this work will explain symbolism found in the globe, and this prose will outline solutions to many issues found in our world. The world needs healing since too many folks seek revenge and greed instead of compassion and justice.
This work is personal since so many since, great researchers have been demonized by folks who abhor any research into secret societies or certain political groups for years and decades. That ends today. Now, with the censorship of many articles in the Internet, we have to stand up for Internet free speech and being for net neutrality. The Internet is one of the few places on Earth where tons of people can get the truth. The Internet had major innovations in 1969 by DARPA. It was limited until 1990 when the World Wide Web was formed. From 1990, the world has never been the same with massive information spreading to people of every color, every sex, and of every background. It is ironic that back in the day, the FBI was involved in COINTELPRO and the CIA has been involved in Operation Paperclip, MK Ultra, Operation Mockingbird, and other evil programs, but many people in the establishment wants to glamorize the FBI/CIA as nearly infallible. We have to never omits the criminal actions of the Western military industrial complex. One example of this was when the CIA caught in Operation Phoenix organizing assassination of Vietnamese people and Operation Gladio. Even in our time, it is taboo for some to write about the real history of the Jesuits, Freemasonry, Opus Dei, the Skulls and Bones, the Knights of Malta, the Order of the Garter, and other like-minded organizations. Yet, these groups should have their history known to the public. Furthermore, some researchers legitimately expose Western imperialism, but give Putin a pass since they view him as against imperialism.
The truth is that Putin is no hero. Russia has suppression of free speech and the free press. Putin is a far right nationalist. Russia is not a communist or even a socialist state. It is a state dominated by oligarchy with massive income inequality. So, while we must reject U.S. imperialism, we should never glamorize Russia as some Utopia. Far right wing racist groups exist in Russia just like in America. Unlike what some neo-cons like John Bolton advocate, I reject a potential military confrontation against Iran. I send great appreciation to countless scholars, websites, and other unsung human beings who write or discuss about this subject. They know who they are and I have a great deal of respect for you. This work will outline facts as proven by tons of documentation. I wanted to create this information as a template for future generations, so future generations can see the truth in amazing detail (and develop their own works with excellent analysis). Not to mention that I'm not a reactionary person. I do believe in global trade, technological development, and international cooperation. What I don't believe in are unfair exploitation, xenophobia, violations to human rights, suppression of the freedom of the press, and economic injustice. We know about the 1% having massive wealth and the current economic inequality in the world is deplorable. That should change.
Also, I wanted to write this work to outline the points that there is nothing divine about that Nine and that the true cornerstone doesn’t relate to offensive oaths plus it doesn’t equate to a square and compass. I thought about doing this since 2018 and now it is the perfect time to expose the truth about the Skulls and Bones, Freemasonry, the CFR, the Bilderberg Group, Skulls and Bones, the Bohemian Grove, and other such organizations in early 2019. I will never waver in my core convictions after 35 years of living on this Earth.
Even near 2020, I have still maintained my ideologies. I will continue to keep the faith forever.
History
Since the beginning of human history, people have joined groups to promote survival, the cultivation of resources, and the invention of tools to maintain a community. From the Lascaux cave paintings in France to the spreading of Goddess worship, human beings had a diverse array of cultural developments. By the time of the Stone Age, human beings developed modern religious organizations and structures. The Neolithic Age saw further growth of cities and more domestication of animals worldwide from sheep to goats. The ancient Egyptian civilization held many keys to the origins of occult secret societies. That is why many modern occult group copy the knowledge from the ancient Egyptians. Many ancient Egyptian priests guarded the secrets of mathematics, medicine, spirituality, politics, and other topics as a means for them to maintain the control of the people by the pharaoh. The pharaohs were viewed as gods by the ancient Egyptians. Monarchical, theocratic rule dominated ancient Egyptian society. The Egyptian gods of Thoth, Set, Ra, Ptah, and Hathor were very commonly worshiped in ancient Memphis, Thebes, etc. From ca. 3,000 B.C. to 2,000 B.C., ancient humanity built up the Sphinx, the Great Pyramids of Giza, the ziggurats, and ancient structures in Africa, the Americas, Asia, etc. There were many purposes for these buildings from astronomical purposes to the organization of polytheistic worship. With the rise of Akhenaton, he believed in monotheism or the worship of the sun. In fact, by the time of 2,000-1,000 B.C., many monotheistic religions rose up in the world. Akhenaton believed in the sun as the symbol of the Supreme Creator. Tutankhamun or his son hated this monotheistic group so much that he reestablished the old pantheon of ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses. The ancient Hebrews believed in Yah or Elohim as God. The Hebrews formed the Solomon Temple to celebrate Judaism. The ancient Greeks had the Dionysian Artificers, they formed the city states of Greece, and they established the pantheon of Greek gods plus goddesses to represent Nature. More temples existed in Mexico, Peru, and other parts of the Americas. Goddess worship received competition from patriarchal gods as expressed by priest-kings. Rome was formed in the 700’s B.C.
By the time of the Iron Age in ca. 500 B.C., Celtic culture dominated Europe as found in Spain, France, the British Isles, Switzerland, and parts of Germany. During the age of the 500’s-100 B.C., new religions and philosophies develop worldwide. There was the Hebrew prophet Daniel who made exciting predictions for the future. Buddha formed his insights about life in Buddhism. Lao Tze and Confucius made known their own principles about living, government, and family life in China. Plato envisioned his vision for the Utopian society in ancient Greece. Zoroaster preached a new religion about good, evil, and other aspects of spirituality. The Maya culture flourished in the Americas. The Eleusinian mystery cults were formed in ancient Greece along with the Essence sect in Israel. The birth of Jesus Christ changed the world forever. He was a great rabbi who challenged the religious establishment (of the Pharisees and Sadducees). He healed on the Sabbath and his followers or the apostles called him the long awaited Messiah. Christians believe that Jesus Christ was predicted from the book of Isaiah and other Old Testament scriptures. Jesus’ views traveled heavily in the world. The resurrection of Jesus Christ is an article of faith among Christians worldwide as well. His apostles traveled from Spain to India spreading the Gospel. Every apostle died by murder except the Apostle John who passed away at ca. 100 A.D. While this was going on, sects of the Druids, Mithraism, and Zoroastrianism were still strong in the ancient world. While Christianity spread, many elites would centralize the teachings and make Rome the headquarters of the Catholic Church. The Council of Nicea focused on the views of the Trinity (it is fair to point out that the concept of the Trinity existed long before 325 A.D. Early Christian writer Theophilus of Antioch wrote about the Trinity in ca. 180 A.D. in his work called Chapter XV. - Of the Fourth Day, To Autolycus 2:15) and it condemned paganism. There was the union of the church and state with Emperor Constantine too. Many unapproved church during the later periods of the Roman Empire faced persecution. Paganism believes in the worship of Nature and other things like polytheism. Many pagans experienced persecution by the Roman Catholic Church during the Middle Ages via the evil Inquisition and other efforts. The Inquisition didn't just involve the murder of pagan. Many Bible-believing Christians were murdered by the Inquisition too and that was wrong as murder is always evil. That is why many pagans have a vendetta against organized religion as many followers of paganism worked in the underground for fear of overt persecution. I don't believe in paganism, but pagans shouldn't be murdered because of their belief system.
The ancient Western Roman Empire ended by 476 A.D., because of economic issues, lax leadership, Germanic invasions, and a break down of infrastructure. Muhammad formed Islam in 632 A.D. and Sufi secret sects formed by ca. 700. The medieval period of world history saw new religions, the spreading of information globally, and the rise of new kingdoms or empires internationally from Africa to Asia. By the time of the Middle Ages, a new explosion of secret orders develops. These groups included the Rosicurcians, the Cathars, the Assassins, and the Knights Templar. The Knights Templar was created in 1118 A.D. They were originally a group of religious Catholic leaders who protected pilgrims (who were going into Israel for religious purposes). Later, they gained so much wealth that they established an extensive banking system in Europe. The Knights Templars were part of the Crusades. The Crusades were about the Catholic Pope calling Catholics to invade the Middle East in order them to conquer lands in the Middle East including Jerusalem, etc. They or the Templars won many battles and lost some. This time saw families or bloodlines like the Merovingians dominate European Royalty. The Knights Templar later was accused of devil worship, blasphemy against God, heresy, and doing certain sexual acts. To this day, historians debate whether Knights Templar members did these things or not. One thing is true.
The last official Grand Master of the Templar Jacques de Molay was burnt at the stake and the Knights Templar was gone from the public scene in 1314 A.D. We see the Order of St. John and the Order of the Garter created by Edward III in 1348. The Knights of Malta would form too. Views of the Kabbalah and Hermeticism increased. The Medici family published the Corpus Hermeticum in 1460 in Italy. By the 1400’s, the Inquisition reached its prime with suspected witches being murdered. The Inquisition was organized by the Roman Catholic Church as a way for them to root out what they described as "heresy." The Inquisition was wrong since it violated the freedom of religion, the freedom of speech, the freedom of association, and it involved murder. Many secret order went underground for fear of the Inquisition. That is why many occultists and pagans to this day have an antipathy to Catholicism. I don't agree with all of the doctrines of Roman Catholicism obviously, but I don't hate Catholic people. Likewise, I have the right to disagree with many Catholic beliefs as I don't believe in calling the Pope the Vicar of Christ, I don't subscribe to transubstantiation, I don't believe in calling Mary an Ever Virgin, I don't believe in venerating statues, and I do believe that priests have the right to get married. I do believe that Jesus Christ was born of a virgin, lived on the Earth, died on the cross, and resurrected from the dead days later along with him ascending into Heaven. I do believe in the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. I do believe that the Lord Jesus Christ is the Son of the living God. The Jesuit Order was created in 1540 by Ignatius Loyola as a means to counteract and end the Protestant Reformation. Documents prove that. Loyola was a soldier and claims that a spiritual vision caused him to form the Jesuit Order. It was quickly promoted by the Catholic church and today, the Jesuits have worldwide influence in universities worldwide. In the final analysis, I don't believe in Roman Catholicism. I pledge allegiance to Almighty God not to the Pope.
Henry Agrippa wrote on occultism too. You have the Reformation started by Martin Luther. We see the occultist Dr. John Dee promoting the British Empire. Johann Valenti Andrea and Sir Francis Bacon develop their doctrines. By the 1600’s, the roots of modern day Freemasonry would form. Freemasonry started from the old guilds of Europe during the Middle Ages. These were the builders of the cathedrals or other specialized buildings. Later, these builders used philosophical views mixed with their building skills to form modern day Freemasonry. By ca. 1646, the first English mason guild accepted non-stonemasons into their meetings. The Order of Pietists was created in Pennsylvania by 1694. The Masonic Grand Lodge of England was created in 1717 in London. From 1717, modern Freemasonry would spread globally. Freemasonry accepts anyone as long as the person believes in one God (it can be any god not just the Judaeo-Christian God), is an adult, and they call God the acronym of G.A.O.T.U. or the Great Architect of the Universe.
I don’t agree with following Freemasonry because of these reasons: (1) they swear oaths invoking death even if they are not to be taken literally. I will never swear any oath. (2) they embrace the Kabbalah and ritualized occultism. (3) Masonry calls leaders Worshipful Master. (4) I don’t agree with their dogmas or rituals at all. I don't believe in being blindfolded, walking around in a Temple, having a sharp object touching your chest, or saying "so mote it be." (5) Freemasonry falsely claims that one was in darkness and then brought into the light by their organization when a man or a woman can embrace the true Light of God without Freemasonry.
According to the late 33rd Degree Freemason Manly P. Hall, Freemasonry is made up of complex realities: " Freemasonry is a fraternity within a fraternity -- an outer organization concealing an inner brotherhood of the elect ... it is necessary to establish the existence of these two separate and yet interdependent orders, the one visible and the other invisible. The visible society is a splendid camaraderie of 'free and accepted' men enjoined to devote themselves to ethical, educational, fraternal, patriotic, and humanitarian concerns. The invisible society is a secret and most August [defined as 'of majestic dignity, grandeur'] fraternity whose members are dedicated to the service of a mysterious arcannum arcandrum [defined as 'a secret, a mystery']." [Hall, Lectures on Ancient Philosophy, p. 433].
This means that Hall wrote that Mason has visible face of charities, etc. and an invisible face of the promotion of the Mysteries. Also, some Masons promote outright deceptions to the common people except for high level members. 33rd Degree Freemason Albert Pike admitted to this truth in the following words: "Masonry, like all the Religions, all the Mysteries, Hermeticism, and Alchemy, conceals its secrets from all except the Adepts and Sages, or the Elect, and uses false explanations and misinterpretations of its symbols to mislead those who deserve only to be mislead; to conceal the Truth, which it calls light, and draw them away from it." [Morals and Dogma, p. 104-5, 3rd Degree]. Some Masons praise Lucifer too. Manly P. Hall -- "When the Mason learns that the key to the warrior on the block is the proper application of the dynamo of living power, he has learned the mystery of his Craft. The seething energies of Lucifer are in his hands and before he may step onward and upward, he must prove his ability to properly handle energy." [Manly P. Hall, The Lost Keys of Freemasonry, p. 124].
Here are some oaths of Freemasonry:
“All this I most solemnly and sincerely promise and swear with a firm and steadfast resolution, to keep and perform the same without any equivocation, mental reservation or secret evasion of mind whatsoever, binding myself under a no less penalty than that of having my throat cut across, my tongue torn out by its roots (1st degree), my left breast torn open, my heart plucked out (2nd degree), my body severed in twain, my bowels taken from thence and burned to ashes (3rd degree) should I ever knowingly violate this my solemn obligation as an Entered Apprentice Mason, a Fellow Craft Mason, a Master Mason” (Taken from the confidential manual by Ronayne, Edmond. Handbook of Freemasonry, 1943. Chicago: Powner Co. 1973).
Even if these oaths aren’t to be taken literally, what kind of a grown man would swear death if someone would violate an oath? It doesn’t make any sense. Masonry spread into France in 1721. Many early Americans were Masons like George Washington and Benjamin Franklin.
Sir Francis Dashwood formed his occult, pagan Hell Fire Club by the 1700’s. It is one of the bizarre groups of that time period. The first official Hellfire Club was founded in London in 1718, by Philip, Duke of Wharton and a handful of other high society friends. After Wharton's Club was disbanded, Wharton became a Freemason, and in 1722 he became the Grand Master of England. The most notorious club associated with the name was established in England by Sir Francis Dashwood, and met irregularly from around 1749 to around 1760, and possibly up until 1766. In its later years, the Hellfire was closely associated with Brooks's, established in 1764. Other clubs using the name "Hellfire Club" were set up throughout the 18th century. Most of these clubs were set up in Ireland after Wharton's had been dissolved. Sir Francis Dashwood and the Earl of Sandwich are alleged to have been members of a Hellfire Club that met at the George and Vulture Inn throughout the 1730s. Dashwood founded the Order of the Knights of St Francis in 1746, originally meeting at the George & Vulture. The club motto was Fais ce que tu voudras (Do what thou wilt), a philosophy of life associated with François Rabelais' fictional abbey at Thélème and later used by Aleister Crowley. According to Horace Walpole, the members' "practice was rigorously pagan: Bacchus and Venus were the deities to whom they almost publicly sacrificed; and the nymphs and the hogsheads that were laid in against the festivals of this new church, sufficiently informed the neighborhood of the complexion of those hermits." Dashwood's garden at West Wycombe contained numerous statues and shrines to different gods; Daphne and Flora, Priapus and the previously mentioned Venus and Dionysus. Also, Sir Francis' Hell Fire Club had meetings 2 times a month. There were mock rituals, drinking, and other activities. Benjamin Franklin is known to have occasionally attended the club's meetings during 1758 as a non-member during his time in England.
In 1781, Dashwood's nephew Joseph Alderson (an undergraduate at Brasenose College, Oxford) founded the Phoenix Society (later known as the Phoenix Common Room), but it was only in 1786 that the small gathering of friends asserted themselves as a recognized institution. The Phoenix was established in honour of Sir Francis, who died in 1781, as a symbolic rising from the ashes of Dashwood's earlier institution. To this day, the dining society abides by many of its predecessor's tenets.
It is no secret that many American Presidents are related to each other or to European royals. One example is how Barack Obama and Geroge W. Bush share one common ancestors. Barack Obama and George W. Bush are 10th cousins, once removed, linked by Samuel Hinkley of Cape Cod, who died in 1662. Researchers at the New England Historic Genealogical Society, founded in 1845, mentioned that Barack Obama can call six US presidents his cousins: both Bushes, Ford, Johnson, Truman and James Madison. I do believe in religious freedom and the separation of church and state. Religious freedom doesn't mean that we believe in any religion under the sun. Religious freedom means that people have the right to peacefully believe in what they want without coercion, without persecution, and without murder. The separation of church and state historically has been opposed by many Roman Catholic elites and some Protestant elites (like pro-Calvinist authorities murdering Servetus. Back then, too many Protestants accepted the false doctrine of infant baptism. The Anabaptist martyr Felix Manz (or Mans, Mentz) (1498-1527) rejected infant baptism and he was murdered because of his views. I do believe in believer's baptism and I reject baptizing infants) centuries ago. That is why both groups persecuted Baptists and Anabaptists who accepted the legitimate principle of the separation of church and state.
We have the Order of the Perfectibilists or the Bavarian Illuminati created in 1776 by Adam Weishaupt. The Illuminati wanted to use policies to eliminate monarchies and form a Utopian order where there would be no monarchies, no theocracies, no private property, and a total transformation of society. One common logo of the Illuminati back then was the owl representing wisdom. Conspiracy Archive has done great work to detail the Bavarian Illuminati in amazing detail with sources too. Thomas Jefferson supported the vision of the Illuminati while George Washington disagreed with the Illuminati. The Illuminati ended by 1785 with Adam Weishaupt (its founder) ironically converted to Roman Catholicism before he died during the early 1800's. The French Revolution included many Freemasons and revolutionaries. Jefferson once again supported the French Revolution. The problem with the French Revolution wasn’t that it was against the French Monarchy. The French Monarchy back then was corrupt and filled with greed as it ought to end.
The problem with the French Revolution was that it deteriorated into even innocent people being murdered by extremists like Robespierre and a brutal dictatorship forming in France. Secret societies continued to exist in the 19th century. The backlash of Freemasonry developed with the Anti-Masonic Party after the murder of William Morgan (who was a former Mason). The Civil War saw Masons on both sides. Afterwards, we saw Aleister Crowley promoting his radical libertarian views (he was a wicked man too). The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn was created in 1888.
The Skulls and Bones was formed in 1832. It is found at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. It the oldest senior class society at Yale. It is one of the most famous secret societies in America with the logo of the skulls and crossbones along with the number 322 underneath it. The Skulls and Bones include corporate heads, Presidents, educators, and other members of the political establishment. The society's alumni organization, called the Russell Trust Association, owns the organizations' real estate and oversees the memberships. Members are known as Bonesmen. William Huntington Russell and Alphonso Taft co-found the Order of the Skulls and Bones. The first members included Russell, Taft, and 12 other members. The Russell Trust Association was created in 1856 by Russell and Skulls and Bones member Daniel Colt Gilman. The Tomb building is where initiation rituals take place for the Skulls and Bones. The Bonesmen also have meetings at Deer Island on the St. Lawrence River according to author Alexandra Robbins (who wrote about Yale secret societies). The 322 is reported as to mean the year of Greek orator's Demosthenes' death at 322 B.C. In 322 BC, the Lamian War ended with the death of Demosthenes and Athenians were made to dissolve their government and establish a plutocratic system in its stead, whereby only those possessing 2,000 drachmas or more could remain citizens. Documents in the Tomb have purportedly been found dated to "Anno-Demostheni." Bonesmen have nicknames too. Long Devil is given to the tallest member or Boaz can refer to a varsity football captain. Some are given names from literature. The banker Lewis Lapham passed on his nickname, "Sancho Panza", to the political adviser Tex McCrary. Averell Harriman was "Thor", Henry Luce was "Baal", McGeorge Bundy was "Odin", and George H. W. Bush was "Magog." Ironically, Alexandra Robbins made many revelations of the Skulls and Bones in the following words:
"...Dozens of skeletons and skulls, human and animal, dangle from the walls ... The gravestone of Elihu Yale ... was stolen years ago from its proper setting in Wrexham, Wales, and is displayed in a glass case, in a room with purple walls."
"At 6:30 on Thursdays and Sundays the Bonesmen gather in the Firefly Room for supper. The room is dim and intimate; light shines through the gaping eye holes of fixtures shaped like skulls. Bonesmen drink various refreshments from skull-shaped cups ..." [Ibid., p. 2]
"Eulogia! Eulogia! Eulogia!" the 'Bonesmen' shriek as the initiate is escorted into the inner temple before he is compelled to sign his name to an oath of secrecy. After this the initiate is brought before a picture of Judas Iscariot, whose name the group screams three times, and then he is led to the heart of the rite: the initiate is pushed to his knees before a human skull filled with blood placed at the foot of a human skeleton called Madame Pompadour. The crowd 'implores him to 'Drink it! Drink it! Drink it!' and he does. Then he is hurried to a man dressed as the Pope. 'But not before the D whips him in the face with his tail. The initiate bends to kiss the Pope's slippered toe on the skull." (Robbins, p.120.)
So, the Skulls and Bones has imagery in glorification of death related imagery, its nicknames include false gods, and its members go on to be some of the leaders of the U.S. political establishment. By the late 19th century, the Bohemian Grove was in existence. The Bohemian Grove met in Northern California. There are parties, prostitutes, and many members are Republicans as well. The Cremation of Care ritual at the Grove wants to eliminate care from the souls of people. Also, the ritual burns a human effigy near an owl statue representing Wisdom. The owl is not Molech as some have said. In the occult, the owl has referred to a personification of wisdom like the goddess Athena. The goddess Diana is found as a statue near Diana circle. This is similar to pagan rituals and many hypocritical so-called conservative Christians enjoy these ceremonies (in a place filled with revelry). According to Peter Martin Philips (who attended a Grove meeting), the Cremation of Care ceremony has a high priest confronting the Dull Care. The motto of the Bohemian Grove is "Weaving spiders, come not here," which is taken from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. The Cremation of Care ceremony was created by Bohemian Grove member Joseph D. Redding.
The Bohemian Grove is about 2,600 acres. I don't agree with Alex Jones on many issues. He's a sellout by supporting a racist and a vulgar xenophobe like Donald Trump. Alex Jones falsely equates liberalism, socialism, or any government intervention to help people as similar to Stalinist communism. There are other reasons why Alex Jones is a far right extremist. He once falsely said that the Sandy Hook school massacre was an orchestrated inside job. Many of the victims' families are trying to sue him too. His wife divorced him. Even some of his former co-workers accused him of racism, anti-Semitism, and sexual harassment. A Sister named Ashley Beckford said that Alex Jones inappropriately touched her, made a racist remark to her (she said that a senior manager Robert Dew called her a slur too), and made women uncomfortable in a bad work environment. A Jewish man named Rob Jacobson accused Alex Jones of harassing him and making anti-Semitic remarks about him. So, Alex Jones is a total fraud. It is obvious that Trump is linked to the crony capitalist establishment, he has war mongers in his administration (as Trump believes in the evil practice of waterboarding which the military industrial complex has enacted), and his administration's policies advances an anti-progressive agenda.
Alex Jones had footage of the Bohemian Grove after he secretly traveled in there. His video footage documents so much about the Grove that normal folks didn't know until after the year of 2000. Henry Edwards was one founding member of the Bohemian Grove and it was formed in 1872 (it existed at first in San Francisco to gather men to talk about the arts and literature). The major camps are like the Hill Billies and Mandalay where some of the most powerful men politically go into. Mandalay included people like John McCone, Stephen Bechtel Sr., Henry Kissinger, Edgar Kaiser Sr., Frederic Brandi, Edmund Littlefield, George Schultz, Edgar Kaiser Jr., Steve Bechtel Jr., and Gerald Ford. The Club's patron saint is John of Nepomuk, who legend says suffered death at the hands of a Bohemian monarch rather than disclose the confessional secrets of the queen. A large wood carving of St. John in cleric robes with his index finger over his lips stands at the shore of the lake in the Grove, symbolizing the secrecy kept by the Grove's attendees throughout its long history. The Grove also restricted women from joining the group or even work there for decades in a discriminatory fashion. The Grove have CFR members, Pilgrim Society members, Trilateralists, Morgan banking interests, the Knights of Malta (SMOM), Le Cercle members, Atlantic Council of the U.S. members, CIA directors, 1001 Club members, RAND corporation members, etc. British royals have visited the Grove like Prince Philip in 1962 and Queen Elizabeth back in 1983.
The Ordo Templi Orientis was formed later on too. Aleister Crowley was a leader in the OTO. In the 20th century, a secret society member Princep (who was part of the Black Hand) murdered a monarch and a Queen which started WWI. The Thule society influenced the Nazis.
Modern day sororities and sororities existed since the 1800’s and 1900’s as well. Many of these groups were influenced by Freemasonry in their rituals, clothing, and doctrines. For example, one source says the following words: "...Thus, the tenets of Freemasonry, thinly veiled, found their way into the initiation ritual of Sigma Nu and remain essentially unchanged today. Both Alpha Tau Omega and Sigma Chi also have Masonic roots as do many other fraternities. Consequently, in a sense, initiates of college fraternities are already 'friends and brothers.” (Gremillion, p. 167 - see book listing below).
The following source documents this Fraternity and Freemasonry relationship:
“…In their decision to expand the society, as well as in the development of their ritual, the Phi Beta Kappa leaders were acting at least partially under the influence of Masonry. A Masonic lodge had existed in Williamsburg as early as in the 1750s, and in 1733 it received a charter room the grand Lodge in England. In 1778, as citizens of an independent commonwealth, the Masons of Virginia set up their own grand lodge, with authority to charter other loges within the state. Eventually Masons in other states did the same. John Heath himself [the fifteen year old funder of Phi Beta Kappa] was not a Mason while a student at William and Mary, but Thomas Smith belonged to the Williamsburg lodge before joining Heath as one of the five Phi Beta Kappa founders. Smith served as the first clerk of the Phi Beta Kappa founders. Smith served as the first clerk of the Phi Beta Kappa Society and became its president on May 3, 1777. Nine other members of the society joined the Masonic lodge during the next year. At least a dozen of fifty men admitted to Phi Beta Kappa during these first four years were associated with both groups at one time or another…” (Richard Nelson Current, “Phi Beta Kappa in American Life: The First Two Hundred Years,” Oxford University Press, New York and Oxford, 1999, 10).
There are other links too. According to Dr. Elizabeth Fine’s new book entitled, “Soulstepping: Development and Transformation of African American Step Show,” the African American fraternity Alpha Phi Alpha had their first initiation in a Masonic Lodge Hall. Some members opened up some of the lockers and used lodge attire to enhance their rituals. Many African Americans centuries ago were prevented from joining mainline Freemasonry. So, they created other groups like the Prince Hall Freemasonry to do their rituals and so forth. Many Prince Hall Masons have links to the fraternities. Scottish Rite Freemasonry is known for its history of racism and exclusion. Sigma Nu is a fraternity, which was invented at Virginia Military Institute in 1868. Its ritual was written by James Hopkin, who was a Freemason. Many African American fraternities and sororities talk about the burning sands, which is an action done to cause people to finish rituals. This action was done greatly in Masonic Shrine initiation from the late 19th century.
Many of the most prominent people of society are members of them. Not to mention that the Boule itself is made up of African American sororities and fraternities too. The Boule has been talked about by many scholars and courageous people in YouTube for years. The Fraternities and Sororities of the Boule are Sigma Pi Phi, Alpha Phi Alpha, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Omega Psi Phi, Delta Sigma Theta, Zeta Phi Beta, Sigma Gamma Rho, and Iota Phi Theta. When members of these groups consider them a Greek, they are serious. Many of them have the names of their group on the license plates. The Alpha Kappa Alpha has a ritual where they praise their group: “Hail Alpha Kappa Alpha dear, we greet thee here tonight, any may this noble sisterhood be always our delight. And may this noble sisterhood be always our delight. And may this noble sisterhood be always our delight.”(Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., rituals, 1997, Initiation Ritual, Initiation Hymn, page 39). On the crest of the AKA is the image of the Titan ancient Greek god. Titan in Greek mythology was cursed to hold up the world. It is no secret that the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority praises the false Greek god of Minerva: “Question: What is the ultimate goal, then? Answer: Wisdom! The college educated woman seeks to become wise rather than smart. That is why Minerva, the Goddess of Wisdom, is our sorority mentor.” (Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Grand Chapter, Membership Intake Program, 1990, pg. 106). Minerva is the mentor of Delta Sigma Theta. Another source from the Delta Sigma Theta organization documents them seeking the Eleusinian mysteries as inspiration:
“…We turned for guidance to one of the most ancient initiation rites, the Eleusinian mysteries. It is said that even Plato approved of them, believing that the Initiate generally led a better life as a result of the influence of his/her ritualistic experience. The objective of those rites was to ascend through the natural elements to a ‘new life’ (being carried forward through all the elements)…Deltas and Pyramids are all familiar with the four basic elements. The Eleusinian associated the elements with certain human forces: Earth…Water…Air…Fire, The goal is tranquility and spirituality. Here the aspirant rejects the negative and material values of the world and transcends to a more spiritual plane.” (Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. The Official Ritual of Grand Chapter, 1996, page 38, member initiation). It is important to note the Eleusinian mysteries were annual initiation ceremonies for the cult of Demeter and Persephone based at Eleusis in ancient Greece. This is disturbing for a group to include so many Christians and those claiming to be pro-black, but embrace some Greek paganism and false gods as “mentors.” Such fraternities and sororities have ceremonies, formal opening, handshakes, mottoes, oaths, mizpah, etc.
The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity has a ritual where there is the oath of secrecy. Here is part of that ritual: “…The candidate shall be blindfolded (Teaching that out of Alpha Phi Alpha, men walk or stumble through business or through life, blindly missing much which should be seen, used and enjoyed)." (Ritual of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Order of Initiation, Section 2, page 3). The ritual is similar to Freemasonry where each new potential member is blindfolded. In Section 11 of the Alpha Phi Alpha initiation source of the Ritual of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated, page 4, Order of Initiation, the candidate must kneel and eat the food (i.e. oysters or cold macaroni) prepared by the gods for the Alpha Phi Alpha men. They have an oath of secrecy too. The sphinx is on the crest of the Alpha Phi Alpha image.
Phi Beta Sigma was created by Leonard F. Morse, Abram Langston Taylor, and Charles I. Brown. Abram Langston Taylor was a 33rd Degree Freemason. Phi Beta Sigma also praise Zeus: “… where the greater gods were supposed to live under their ruler, Zeus. It was in these mountains that our founding Brothers became Greek…” (Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., New Membership Intake and Development Process, New Member Initiation Rituals, page 8). Kappa Alpha Psi praises the shrine of the god Apollo. Fraternities and sororities use candles to dedicate their group in their homes readily. Not to mention that numerous fraternities and sororities have hazing, tattoos on their bodies with the Greek letters, brandings, crossing the sands, eating onions, paddles, and other bizarre rituals. So, the Boule is known for infiltration, bizarre rituals, and deception.
Many of these Boule types have infiltrated even African studies departments (even some claiming to be conscious are members like Jabari Osaze admitting that he is a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha) not just the military, politics, education, religion, and sports. If you’re of black African descent (as I am), you can’t be Greek or African at the same time. You’re only African. Also, many of these groups promote false doctrines like astrology (as the stars don’t influence our genetics or our personalities. DNA does), magic, mysticism, and other things that praise Nature above the Creator (who created the Universe in the first place. Yes, true monotheism existed in the world thousands of years ago too). There is the group of the Eastern Star, which is a cousin to Freemasonry filled with women. The Fraternal Order of Police has been influenced by Freemasonry and the Odd Fellows too. It is no secret that epidemic of police brutality is readily sugarcoated by the Fraternal Order of Police.
By the 20th century, many Nazis murdered Freemasons and that was wrong. The reason is that murder is wrong and people have the right to peacefully believe in what they want. I don't agree with Freemasonry, but Freemasons have the right to exist without persecution. Also, the rise of high level political groups would form like the Council on Foreign Relations, the Pilgrim Society, the Bilderberg Group (whose first meeting took place in 1954), and the Trilateral Commission. These groups are different in their origins, memberships, and meeting places. They are unified in wanting globalization, corporate power expansion, and a more integrated world society.
Famous occult and Masonic figures
Alice Bailey-She was one of the founders of the modern day New Age movement. She wrote more than twenty-four books on Theosophy. She was one of the first writers to use the term of New Age. She was born in Manchester, England. She loved the occult. She believed that most of her work was telepathically dictated to her by a Master of Wisdom or D.K. (Djwal Khul). Her writings were similar to Madame Blavatsky’s information. She wanted a future “spirit of religion” existing beyond traditional religious views to usher in the Age of Aquarius. Alice and Foster Bailey created Lucis Trust in 1922. Lucis Trust works with the United Nations and promotes occult literature since its inception. Alice Bailey believed in mediation and Lucis Trust was once called Lucifer Trust early on. Alice Bailey wanted to use the Great Invocation mantra in order to make the return of Maitreya on Earth. Researcher Hannah Newman described what she found to be an anti-Semitic element in the Great Invocation. According to Newman, "the Plan" named in the invocation refers to the plan authored by "the Hierarchy", that Newman states places "high priority on removing all Jewish presence and influence from human consciousness, a goal to be achieved by eliminating Judaism.” Alice Bailey is known for her esoteric views.
Madame H. P. Blavatsky-She lived from 1831 to 1891. She was one of the most well-known occultists and philosophers in history. She wrote numerous literature and was born in the Russian Empire. He co-founded the occult Theosophical Society in 1875. She promoted the religion of Theosophy. Her family included Russian-German aristocrats. Her friends Henry Steel Olcott and William Quan Judge created the Theosophical Society in 1875. She published Isis Unveiled back in 1877. It promoted Hermeticism, Neoplatonism, and the Theosophical worldview. She later converted to Buddhism and wrote the Secret Doctrine book. He influenced the New Age Movement, Ariosophy, and Anthroposophy. She is one of the most controversial occult scholars in history. She claimed to be in contact with the Masters of Wisdom. It is no secret that Blavatsky praised Satan as found in these following sources:
In Volume II, Anthropogenesis, Blavatsky continued to exalt the Devil. She said: “Satan will now be shown, in the teaching of the Secret Doctrine, allegorized as Good, and Sacrifice, a God of Wisdom, under different names.” (H. P. Blavatsky, The Secret Doctrine: The Synthesis of Science, Religion, and Philosophy, Vol. II — Anthropogenesis, Theosophical University Press, 1999 reprint of 1888 ed., p. 237)
“The Fall was the result of man’s knowledge, for his ‘eyes were opened.’ Indeed, he was taught Wisdom and the hidden knowledge by the ‘Fallen Angel,’ for the latter had become from that day his Manas, Mind and Self-Consciousness. … And now it stands proven that Satan, or the Red Fiery Dragon, the ‘Lord of Phosphorus’ (brimstone was a theological improvement), and Lucifer, or ‘Light-Bearer,’ is in us: it is our Mind – our tempter and Redeemer, our intelligent liberator and Saviour from pure animalism.” (H. P. Blavatsky, The Secret Doctrine: The Synthesis of Science, Religion, and Philosophy, Vol. II — Anthropogenesis, Theosophical University Press, 1999 reprint of 1888 ed., p. 513).
Also, she made a racist statement in 1888, "Mankind is obviously divided into god-informed men and lower human creatures. The intellectual difference between the Aryan and other civilized nations and such savages as the South Sea Islanders, is inexplicable on any other grounds. No amount of culture, nor generations of training amid civilization, could raise such human specimens as the Bushmen, the Veddhas of Ceylon, and some African tribes, to the same intellectual level as the Aryans, the Semites, and the Turanians so called. The ‘sacred spark’ is missing in them and it is they who are the only inferior races of the globe, now happily – owing to the wise adjustment of nature which ever works in that direction – fast dying out. Verily mankind is ‘of one blood,’ but not of the same essence.” (H. P. Blavatsky, The Secret Doctrine: The Synthesis of Science, Religion, and Philosophy, Vol. II — Anthropogenesis, Theosophical University Press, 1999 reprint of 1888 ed., p. 421, footnote; see also pp. 162, 168, 195, 196, 197, 249, 446, 779, and 780 for similar statements. On p. 425, she contradicts these statements, and argues against “dividing humanity into superior and inferior races.”).
Dr. John Dee-He lived from 1527 to 1608 or 1609. He was a famous English mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, and occult philosopher. He advised Queen Elizabeth I all of the time. He had eight children and studied alchemy, divination, and Hermetic philosophy. He promoted British imperialism or the British Empire. Dr. John Dee was involved in science and magic. He loved mathematics including geometry. An expert of navigation, he trained many voyagers involved in the British Empire. At the same time, he research sorcery, astrology, and Hermetic philosophy. He claimed that he could commune with “angels” in order to learn the universal language of creation and bring about the pre-apocalyptic unity of humankind. A student of the Renaissance Neo-Platonism of Marsilio Ficino, Dee did not draw distinction between his mathematical research and his investigations into Hermetic magic, angel summoning, and divination. Instead he considered all of his activities to constitute different facets of the same quest: the search for a transcendent understanding of the divine forms which underlie the visible world, which Dee called "pure verities.” He had a large library. He worked with Francis Walsingham and William Cecil. Dr. John Dee wanted to heal the division among Catholics and Protestants, so the theology of the ancients would develop. He passed away poor at Mortlake at age 82.
Dr. Robert Hieronimus-He is a famous author, activist, and artist. He promoted the New Paradigm movement since 1971. He always taught art throughout his life. He studied occult sciences, mystic arts, and religious metaphysics. He showed many in the West the diversity of art. In 1981, Hieronimus was awarded a Ph.D. from Saybrook Graduate School for his doctoral thesis, "An Historic Analysis of the Reverse of the American Great Seal and Its Relationship to the Ideology of Humanistic Psychology." Paintings are found in his work. He is famous for his research of the Great Seal. His Independence Hall speech on the Great Seal's bicentennial was published in the Congressional Record (1983, 1984), and his research was shared in a personal meeting with the late Egyptian President Anwar El-Sadat. Together with his wife, Zohara Meyerhoff Hieronimus, Robert Hieronimus lobbied the House and Senate on the Great Seal Act (1982–1986). Traditions published a popular version of Hieronimus's doctoral thesis in 1989, entitled America's Secret Destiny: Spiritual Vision and the Founding of a Nation. This book was revised and expanded in 2006 under the title of "Founding Fathers, Secret Societies: Freemasons, Illuminati, Rosicrucians and the Decoding of the Great Seal." Dr. Hieronimus rejects the view that the Founding Fathers conspired to make these symbols to control the people in nefarious ways. In other words, he rejects the idea that the Founding Fathers were Satanists. Of course, they weren’t. Many of them were Freemasons, Christians, Deists, etc. Yet, to assume that Masons are just a quaint group of people without any offense oaths is false. Not to mention that many of these Founding Fathers were slaveowners, moral hypocrites, and racists.
So, we shouldn't sugarcoat American history now. Also, he isn't shy about criticizing the George W. Bush Presidency. He believes that "fundamentalist, conspiracy Christians" distorted the real meaning of the Great Seal as a means for them to push a Religious Right agenda. The truth is obvious. I don't agree with any conservative Christian supporting the policies of the previous Bush administration as George W. Bush funded corporate interests to advance the Iraq War, remove environmental regulations, attack Social Security, and promote other bad policies. Likewise, not all Christians are monolithic. Many New Agers do a disservice by omitting numerous scholarly Christians (while acting like every Christian thinks that every symbol of America is a homage to Satan, which is ludicrous. Many religious people including Christians were leaders in the anti-slavery, civil rights, labor, and anti-poverty movements for real social change) who study truth and make cogent observations of the world in a fair-minded manner. His view on the Great Seal is a more humanistic view and Robert believes that the purpose of the Great Seal has no ill intent. He and his wife support environmentalism and helping Negro League Baseball players who experienced unjust racial discrimination.
Edward Kelley-Edward Kelley was an English Renaissance occultist and spirit medium. He was also known as Edward Talbot. He believed that he contacted spirits. He worked with John Dee in investigating magic. Kelley said that he summoned spirits or what he called “angles” by using a mirror. He also claimed that he knew of the secret to turn base metals into gold or alchemy. This dealt with the Philosopher’s Stone too. Dr. John Dee used scrying or a crystal image to try to contact spirits. Both Dee and Kelley used séances. The Catholic Church investigated them since both were involved with the occult. A few of Kelley's writings are extant today, including two alchemical verse treatises in English, and three other treatises, which he dedicated to Rudolph II from prison. They were entitled Tractatus duo egregii de lapide philosophorum una cum theatro astronomiae (1676). The treatises have been translated as The Alchemical Writings of Edward Kelley (1893). Kelley believed that being communicated with him in the Enochian language.
Eliphas Levi-He was born Alphonse Louis Constant. He was French occult author and ceremonial magician. He tried to enter the Catholic Church as a priest. Later, he left in 1836 without being ordained. He had socialist and Romantic friends like Henri-François-Alphonse Esqui
ros and so-called petits romantiques such as Gérard de Nerval and Théophile Gautier. During this time, he turned to a radical socialism that was decisively inspired by the writings of Félicité de Lamennais, the former leader of the influential neo-Catholic movement who had recently broken with Rome and propagated a Christian socialism. He was jailed because of his literature. Eliphas Levi promoted Kabbalistic ideals later in public. He believed that magic is the principal action that he wanted to do. He wrote literature and he promoted his Tetragrammaton which is the symbol of the microcosm or a human being. He promoted Tarot cards in his study. His works influenced the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn and Aleister Crowley. He was also the first to declare that a pentagram or five-pointed star with one point down and two points up represents evil, while a pentagram with one point up and two points down represents good. Lévi's ideas also influenced Helena Blavatsky and the Theosophical Society.
Manly P. Hall
Manly P. Hall was one of the famous occult writers of the 20th century. His works document the esoteric ties to Freemasons and other arcane societies. His books describe information on comparative religion, America, the occult, Freemasonry, philosophy, and other topics. Manly P. Hall was also a 33rd Degree Freemason who lived from 1901 to 1990. He was born in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada and passed away at Los Angeles, California. He promoted mysticism and his books told the truth about Freemasonry having ties to many esoteric concepts. That is why he was a 33rd Degree Freemason and he admitted in his books that many Masons praise Lucifer and that many in America wanted a secret destiny to promote a total transformation of society. He classified America as a new Atlantis which was influenced by Sir Francis Bacon. He also founded in 1934 an organization called the Philosophical Research Society in Los Angeles. His famous book was the Secret Teachings of All Ages plus the Lost Keys of Freemasonry. In 1944, he wrote the book of the Secret Destiny of America and he wrote the 1951 book of America’s Assignment with Destiny. His literature and lectures wanted to convey the message that the allegories and rituals of the ancients can be used in our time in order to build up modern humankind. He talked about alchemy, esoteric views, and Masonry. Universialism is one tenet of Manly P. Hall. Hall has mentioned, “The true Mason is not creed-bound. He realizes with the divine illumination of his lodge that as a Mason his religion must be universal: Christ, Buddha, or Mohammed, the name means little, for he recognizes only the light and not the bearer. He worships at every shrine, bows before every altar, whether in temple, mosque or cathedral, realizing with his truer understanding the oneness of all spiritual truth” (“The Lost Keys of Freemasonry”, p. 65). It was reported in 2010 that President Ronald Reagan adopted some ideas and phrasing from Hall’s book The Secret Destiny of America (1944), using them in speeches and essays. In fact, Ronald Reagan was an honorary 33rd Degree Freemason and a member of the Bohemian Grove.
Hall’s book of the Secret Teachings of All Ages (which came about in 1928) outlined the New Age view of how spiritual illumination in the pineal gland or the third eye can cause the rising up of human beings. Hall dedicated The Secret Teachings of All Ages to the idea that “concealed within the emblematic figures, allegories and rituals of the ancients is a secret doctrine concerning the inner mysteries of life, which doctrine has been preserved in toto among a small band of initiated minds.” Hall didn’t sugarcoat his words. His literature outlines information about black magic and demonology. The Secret Teachings of all Ages outlined information about alchemy, the Rosicrucians, the Kabbalah, Shakespeare, etc. He married twice. His second wife was Marie Schweikert Bauer. Manly P. Hall believed that occult knowledge came from Atlantis. In legend, Atlantis was a powerful civilization that ended by the Great Flood. Later, this knowledge spread into ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, etc. according to Hall. There is Rosicrucian imagery in his works. Manly P. Hall believed in his ideologies. I don’t agree with all of the views of Hall. Likewise, we have to understand that Freemasonry is not some quaint, simplistic group. It has direct ties to the occult and other rituals as documented by Manly P. Hall’s research.
Albert Pike-He was one of the most famous Freemasons in history. He was born in Massachusetts and was a Confederate General during the Civil War. He was involved in creating the Morals and Dogma book, which is one of the most important books in Scottish Rite Freemasonry. Later, Pike was a 33rd Degree Freemasonry. He is celebrated in the House of the Temple Masonic location in Washington, D.C. A statue of him is found in D.C. too. He is known for his controversial views and his life ended by the year of 1891. Albert Pike not only represented Freemasonry’s past. His views also are related to the present plus the future of Masonry as well.
Symbolism
Obelisk-It is found in ancient Egypt and in other civilizations throughout human history. The ancient Egyptians placed them in pairs at the entrance of their temples. There are readily capstones at the top of obelisks in ancient Egypt. There is the famous obelisk of Pharaoh Senusret I at modern day Heliopolis. In ancient Egypt, the obelisk symbolized the sun god Ra especially during the monotheist Akhenaten. The benben stone is also related to the obelisk too in relation to water and nature. It has been found in Assyria, ancient Axum, ancient Rome, Byzantine, and Pre-Columbian America. To Freemasonry, it is readily found on tombs of those Masons who have passed away. It is not shocking for Masonry to embrace the obelisk since Masonry is the essence of the modern day expression of the Mystery Schools. As Albert Pike has written (he was a 33rd Degree Freemason): “…Masonry is identical with the Ancient Mysteries.” It has diverse meanings and interpretations. Dr. Cathy Burns wrote in her book entitled, “Masonic and Occult Symbols Illustrated” that the obelisk meant the reproduction organ of Baal. We do know that the obelisk is related to the sun god Ra.
All Seeing Eye-The All Seeing Eye is one of the most debated and misinterpreted symbols in human history. Its meaning is transparently clear and there is no wiggle room around it. The All Seeing Eye in the modern age represents the Eye of Providence or the eye of the Creator watching over Creation. The image has rays of light surrounding it. Freemasons adopted the All Seeing Eye image later on. The first time the Eye appeared in modern day Freemasonry was in the 1797 publican of Thomas Smith Webb’s Freemasons Monitor. Masons call God the Great Architect of the Universe (or GOATU). Such eye images have existed in the Renaissance with Christian related images and by Deists. Also, this eye goes back thousands of years too. Ancient Egypt has the one eye image called the Eye of Horus. This image is found in the ancient Americas. To occultists, this eye refers to the Third Eye that can be activated in increasing human consciousness.
According to the 1923 book from American author Grace Morey entitled, Mystic Americanism, “The All-Seeing Eye…emblematic of the pineal gland or third eye of the human being…has been found amid the ruins of every civilization upon the globe, thereby attesting the fact of a universal religion over all the earth at some remote period. As we now restore this universal religion, we set the All-Seeing eye upon the pyramid.” According to the Freemason Dr. Buck (1838-1916), “…It has been called “The Third Eye.” The Ancient Hindus called it the Eye of Siva, and it should be borne in mind that Siva is the third person in the Hindu Trinity…It is atrophied, and therefore dormant in the average individual…The Eye of Siva is, in fact, an All-Seeing-Eye; for it practically annuls Space and Time as concepts on the physical plane… A real Master [Mason], then, has the Eye of Siva; the pineal gland, dormant in others, is active in him…” It is found in ancient India too.
The ancients, who advanced the Mysteries, weren’t just showing images for show. They specifically promoted symbolism for a specific reason (ultimately in promoting their belief in using steps to achieve in their minds “human godhood”). Paganism itself believes in the principle that humans can use the powers to achieve godhood (along with the veneration of Nature and the praise of the human soul). Dr. George Washington wrote in his 1918 book called The Wonders of the Human Body that the All Seeing Eye refers to the Third Eye too. That is why one of the secrets of the occult is the belief in human divinity. I don’t believe in that, but this is what many pagans believe in.
The Square and Compass-This image is one of the most famous symbols of Freemasonry. When you think about Masonry, you think about the Square and Compass. This image is used in Masonic rituals to teach its initiates lessons about that organization. It has many meanings like all symbols do. According to Duncan's Masonic Monitor of 1866 explains them as: "The square, to square our actions; The compasses, to circumscribe and keep us within bounds with all mankind.” When you use a compass, it shows a circular shape. When you use a square, you can make a square image in it. When you combine the 2 shapes, you form the square and circle related to the Euclid’s 47th problem of the Square and Circle. In other words, the Square and compass is used to allow Masons to realize their idea of balancing the spiritual and physical natures. The square represents all things physical. The circle is about the soul of the spiritual world. According to Deman Wagstaff’s Wagstaff’s Standard Masonry in 1922, “There is no sign which has never changed its meaning anywhere in the civilized world-The Compass and the Square. A sign of the union of the body and soul.”
Also, Mason J.S. Ward’s Interpretation of Our Masonic Symbols wrote that “…the compasses stand for…the spiritual side of man, while the square appertains to the material world...The square represents matter. In the case of the compasses…they represent t… the Spiritual.” As Albert Pike has written, “The Compass, as the Symbol of the Heavens, represents the spiritual portion of this double nature of Humanity…and the Square, as the Symbol of the Earth, its material, sensual, and baser portion.” —Albert Pike, Morals and Dogma.
In Masonic ritual, the square is related to square actions up to virtue and the compass is about the wisdom of conduct to bound your desires in boundaries. So, square to Masons relate to morality and the compass relates to boundaries.
In the book Spirit of Masonry, Foster Bailey writes:
“A symbol is an outer, visible, and tangible sign of an inner spiritual reality. If this is admitted, then behind all the outer forms of the Masonic work, latent in its rituals, and hidden behind the entire system of symbols, is some spiritual value and some definite and intended teaching which can be discovered by those whose vision can be awakened.”
Bees-To Freemasonry and other groups, the bees and beehive imagery relates to industry, wisdom, and obedience. It is found in ancient Egyptian, Roman, and ancient Christian imagery. Merovingian rulers like Clovis have such bee symbolism. The Ancient Mysteries consider the bee symbol as a symbol for regeneration or a second birth from death to life. Napoleon also embraced the bee imagery. Napoleon has been rumored to have been a Freemason.
Vesica Piscis-This image is one of the most common images in mathematics and in the occult. It is formed when there is an intersection of two disks or circles with each radius. Their intersection is found where the center of each disk lies on the perimeter of the other. Vesica piscis is Latin for bladder of a fish. This figure appears in the first proposition of Euclid's Elements, where it forms the first step in constructing an equilateral triangle using a compass and straightedge. The triangle has as its vertices the two disk centers and one of the two sharp corners of the vesica piscis. The mathematical ratio of the height of the vesica piscis to the width across its center is the square root of 3, or 1.7320508... . It has been found in art, corporate logos, and Masonic rituals too. The enclosure of the seals of Masonic lodges and the shapes of the collars worn by officiants of the Masonic rituals look similar to the vesical piscis. To esoterics, this image is representative of creation and the beginning (with the masculine and feminine energies coming together) starting with no end. According to 32nd Degree Freemason William Steve Burkle, KT: “…Many readers will recognize that the Geometry of the Vesica Pisces and its derivation, the Golden Rectangle play a prominent role in the layout of the lodge room…”
The One Dollar Bill-The American one dollar bill have many different manifestations. Its modern manifestation existed since 1935. 32nd Degree Freemason and President Franklin Delano Roosevelt authorized the modern One dollar bill. Its images have been promoted by his ally 33rd Degree Freemason Henry Wallace, who was in the Department of Agriculture. The Observe or front side of the bill has owl imagery, the image of George Washington, (who was a Freemason), and acknowledgements from the United States Federal Reserve. To the right of George Washington is the Treasury Department seal. The scales represent justice. The chevron with thirteen stars represents the original thirteen colonies. The key below the chevron represents authority and trust; 1789 was the year when the Department of the Treasury was established. The series 1969 dollar bills were the first to use a simplified Treasury seal, with the wording in English instead of Latin. The reverse side of the Dollar Bill has much more interesting symbolism which has been discussed about for generations. The reverse side has the Great Seal. It was created originally from the late 1700’s via many committees. Benjamin Franklin was involved in the Great Seal and he was a Mason. Although, most committee members involved in the Great Seal weren’t Masons. The Great Seal has a Pyramid with the All Seeing Eye of Providence along with the Roman numerals representing 1776 via MDCCLXXVI. It has the words of Anniuti Coeptis which means in Latin “He favors our undertaking.”
The words of In God We Trust were added in 1956 by an Act of Congress because of the McCarthyite era. The words of Novus Ordo Seclorum mean New Order of the Ages. This is in reference to the new American era. Also, it refers to the Utopian vision of a new society on Earth. That phrase is found in the fourth Eclogue of Virgil. It was proposed by Charles Thomson, the Latin expert who was involved in the design of the Great Seal of the United States, to signify "the beginning of the new American Era" as of the date of the Declaration of Independence. The Great Seal has 13 stars, 13 horizontal strips, 13 vertical stripes, 13 arrows, 13 olive leaves, and 13 olives. Even Annuit Coeptis has 13 letters including E Pluribus Unum (or out of many one in Latin). According to Richard S. Patterson and Richardson Dougall, Annuit coeptis (meaning "favours our undertakings") can both be traced to lines by the Roman poet Virgil. Annuit cœptis comes from the Aeneid, book IX, line 625, which reads, Iuppiter omnipotens, audacibus adnue coeptis. It is a prayer by Ascanius, the son of the hero of the story, Aeneas, which translates to, "Jupiter Almighty, favour [my] bold undertakings", just before slaying an enemy warrior, Numanus.13 is in reference to the 13 colonies. The Great Seal has the eagle holding onto a branch and 13 arrows.
According to Henry A. Wallace (then the Agriculture in President Franklin D. Roosevelt's cabinet), in 1934, he saw a 1909 pamphlet on the Great Seal by Gaillard Hunt. The pamphlet included a full-color copy of the reverse of the Great Seal, which Wallace had never seen. He wanted Roosevelt to include the seal on a coin, but Roosevelt allowed it to be put on the reverse of the Dollar bill. Henry Wallace was involved in occult teachings. He worked with his friend Nicholas Roerich. Nicholas Roerich was a mystic, a peace activist, and was involved in the occult. His wife was Helena Ivanova. Nicholas and Helena believed in Theosophy. Roerich wanted to find the mystical Shambhalla, but Wallace rejected him over the accusation of Roerich doing tax evasion.
33rd Degree Masonic eagle-This is one of the most well-known symbols of Freemasonry. It has words and much symbolism. The 33rd Degree is the highest level of Scottish Rite Freemasonry. The 33rd Degree has been classified as an honorary degree. 33rd Degree Freemasons include Bob Dole, and other people. Ronald Reagan was an honorary 33rd Degree Freemason. The 33rd Degree Freemason emblem has the double headed eagle. This eagle has existed among civilizations spanning thousands of years. It has been used in the ancient Rome, ancient Byzantine, the ancient Hittite kingdom, the Russian Empire, and it has been found in the Middle East (like in the city of Lagash in ancient Babylonia in ca. 3,000 B.C). The double headed eagle refers to power and dominion. According to Albert Pike, the double headed eagle came from alchemy of the ancient world. The double headed eagle represents the union of two opposites into one. One important concept of the occult is the union of opposites into one form. (i.e. SOLVE et COAGULA or the merging of elements and making them come together after purification and consecration).
According to Masonic writer 32nd Degree Freemason Gregory H. Peters, the double headed eagle refers to signs of the Stone of the Philosophers of how the Great Work of spiritual regeneration develops (by the union of the opposition and growth into the Tree of Life). Now, the Latin phrase of Deus Meumque Jus on the emblem is Latin for God and My Right (or God and my moral rightness). There is a crown on top. The number of 33 is highly valued in Freemasonry and the Kabbalah including numerology. Ordo Ab Chao means order out of chaos in Latin.
Venus-It is an old symbol. New research finds that when Venus travels the sun during a period of time, it can form a Pentagram image. Many Masons call Venus the Morning star when it appears in the east at sunrise and as the evening tar when it appears in the west at sunset. Venus has been in reference to Lucifer too. Many of the ancients worshiped Venus too. The blazing star or the Pentagram is found in Masonic rituals. Anat, Astarte, Hathor, Hesperus, Inanna, and other names from ancient times refer to the planet Venus. To Masonry, the Pentagram refers to the five points of felicity.
Albert Pike wrote about the Pentagram in the following terms: “…The Blazing Star in our Lodges, we have already said, represents Sirius, Anubis, or Mercury, Guardian and Guide of Souls. Our Ancient English brethren also considered it an emblem of the Sun. In the old Lecturers they said: ‘The Blazing Star or Glory in the centre refers us to that Grand Luminary the Sun, which enlightens the Earth, and by its genial influence dispenses blessings to mankind. It is also said in those lectures to be an emblem of Prudence. The word Prudentia means, in its original and fullest signification, Foresight: and accordingly the Blazing Star has been regarded as an emblem of Omniscience, or the All Seeing Eye, which to the Ancients was the Sun.” (Morals and Dogma, pg. 506).
Masonic scholar Rex Hutchins refers to the Pentagram as representing the human being: “…is the symbol of the Divine in man… The give pointed star with a single point upward represents the Divine. It also symbolizes man for its five points allude to the five senses, the five members (head, arms, and legs) and his five fingers on each hand, which signify the tokens that distinguish Masons.” He also wrote that, “…is the symbol of the Microcosm, the universe where humans dwell. Since the pentagon which encloses the Pentagram may be formed by connected the five points of the human body, for many centuries, the symbol was also used to represent humanity in general.” The Pentagram is found in Masonic degrees and on the apron of the 28th Degree of the Scottish Rite in the Knight of the Sun or Prince Adept. To many Masons, the pentagram is about the divine nature of human beings to be intermediaries between God and others.
As Above, so Below (the Hermetic Maxim)-This is the Hermetic maxim. It means that what is reflected in the heavens is reflected on Earth. One example is how occultists believe that the Earth is just a miniature version of the universe or that the smallest atom is a miniature version of the human body. This phrase relates to the views of the legendary Hermes. The Emerald Tablet has the following words: “Tis true without lying, certain and most true. That which is below is like that which is above and that which is above is like that which is below to do the miracles of one only thing.” This concept didn’t originate with Freemasonry, but Masons have written on its meaning for years. As above, so below merges concepts and views life in pantheistic terms.
Kabbalah Tree of Life-The Kabbalah’s Tree of Life is one of the most important symbols of Kabbalah and the occult in general. To understand what the Tree of Life is, it is important to summarize what the Kabbalah is. The Kabbalah is esoteric tradition that relates to understanding the Universe. It is what esoterics use to define their interpretation of what Judaism is. There are different variations of the Kabbalah. There is even Christian Kabbalah plus Hermetic Qabalah. In essence, followers of Kabbalah use esoteric views or their teachings to understand the power of God and human beings. To Kabbalists, God is known as the mysterious Ein Sof or the Infinite. Ein Sof created the Universe. They believe that the Old Testament can unlock the mysteries to validate their mystical teachings. Kabbalists use both the Hebrew Bible and rabbinic literature. The Zohar is the most famous of Kabbalistic texts. It was first published in ca. the 13th century. Isaac Luria is the father of contemporary Kabbalah. Kabbalists study the Tanakh or the Torah. Kabbalah teaches that God has the transcendent unknowable nature, so he uses his manifestations in order for human beings to understand him more. The Zohar reads the first words of Genesis, BeReishit Bara Elohim – In the beginning God created, as "With the level of "Reishit-Beginning" the Ein Sof created Elohim-God's manifestation in creation.
The structure of emanations has been described in various ways: Sephirot (divine attributes) and Partzufim (divine "faces"), Ohr (spiritual light and flow), Names of God and the supernal Torah, Olamot (Spiritual Worlds), a Divine Tree and Archetypal Man, Angelic Chariot and Palaces, male and female, enclothed layers of reality, inwardly holy vitality and external Kelipot shells, 613 channels ("limbs" of the King) and the divine souls in man. These symbols are used to describe various parts and aspects of the model. So, the Tree of Life in Kabbalah is called the Sephirot or the ten emanations and attributes of God with which he continually sustains the existence of the universe. The Zohar and other Kabbalistic texts elaborate on the emergence of the sephirot from a state of concealed potential in the Ein Sof until their manifestation in the mundane world. In particular, Moses ben Jacob Cordovero (known as "the Ramak"), describes how God emanated the myriad details of finite reality out of the absolute unity of Divine light via the ten sephirot, or vessels. In Kabbalah, God used the Infinite Light to create the vacuum personified by Adam Kadmon. Adam Kadmon preceded the manifestation of the Four Worlds, Atzilut ("emanation"), Beriah ("creation"), Yetzirah ("formation") and Asiyah ("action"). Whereas each of the Four Worlds is represented by one letter of the divine four-lettered name of God, Adam Kadmon is represented by the transcendental cusp of the first letter Yud.
In the system of the sefirot, Adam Kadmon corresponds to Keter ("crown"), the divine will that motivated creation. The central metaphor of man allows human understanding of the sephirot, as they correspond to the psychological faculties of the soul, and incorporate masculine and feminine aspects after Genesis 1:27 ("God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him, male and female He created them"). Corresponding to the last sefirah in Creation is the indwelling shekinah (Feminine Divine Presence). Downward flow of divine Light in Creation forms the supernal Four Worlds; Atziluth, Beri'ah, Yetzirah and Assiah manifesting the dominance of successive sephirot towards action in this world. The acts of man unite or divide the Heavenly masculine and feminine aspects of the sephirot, their anthropomorphic harmony completing Creation. As the spiritual foundation of Creation, the sephirot correspond to the names of God in Judaism and the particular nature of any entity. The Kabbalah posits that the human soul has three elements, the nefesh, ru'ach, and neshamah. The nefesh is found in all humans, and enters the physical body at birth. It is the source of one's physical and psychological nature.
The next two parts of the soul are not implanted at birth, but can be developed over time; their development depends on the actions and beliefs of the individual. They are said to only fully exist in people awakened spiritually. Ruach (רוח): the middle soul, the "spirit." It contains the moral virtues and the ability to distinguish between good and evil. Neshamah (נשמה): the higher soul, or "super-soul". This separates man from all other life-forms. It is related to the intellect and allows man to enjoy and benefit from the afterlife. It allows one to have some awareness of the existence and presence of God. The Kabbalah in essence is mysticism. The Kabbalah has nothing to do with the Torah, but a manipulation of what the Torah is.
Triptych-This refers to 3 doors in a Temple or 3 columns part of one building. The ancients constructed triptych in Egypt, Mexico, Indonesia, Europe, and throughout the world. This architectural image has been found on the buildings of the Skulls and Bones, the Shrines, the Freemasons, and the Knights of Pythias. Scholar Richard Cassaro has done extensive research into the Triptych and believes that it represents the ancient wisdom of the universal religion. Albert Pike admitted in a 1888 letter to Masonic historian Robert Gould that old Hermetic and alchemical works have relations with Masonic symbols:
“…I cannot conceive of anything that could have induced Ashmole, Mainwaring, and other men of their class to unite themselves with a lodge of working Masons, except this that is the Alchemists, Hermeticists, and Rosicurcians had no association of [their] own in England or Scotland, they joined the Masonic lodges in order to meet one another without being suspected, and I am convinced that it was the men who inherited their doctrine who brought their symbols into Masonry, but kept the Hermetic meanings to themselves. To these men we owe, I believe the Master’s degree. The substitute word means “The Creative Energy from the Father” the Demiourgos and Hiram, I think , was made the hero, because his name resembled Hermes, “The Master of the Lodge”; The Divine World (the Egyptian Thoth), the Mercury of the Alchemists.”
Solutions and Healing
After long years, we see the necessity of solutions and healing. There has been still a serious problem of hazing among numerous Greek lettered organizations. There are tons of stories of many fraternity and sorority members renouncing their previous memberships and moving on with their lives. Also, there are many ex-Masons who left Freemasonry because of it contradicting their religious or moral beliefs along with other reasons. I do believe that a man or a woman has every right to leave any organization that they feel isn’t morally right in their own eyes. That is why I salute ex-Greek members and ex-Masons who desire to spiritually develop their lives without offensive, unnecessary oaths and without expressing a veneration of false Greek gods and goddesses. We don’t need to cross the sands. We don’t need to be blindfolded and walk around a Temple in order to see the light. We reject hazing and other bizarre things that may sororities and fraternities too. I reject the brown paper self-hating test (as these GLOs are known for colorism too). We just need truth and the power of God to see the real light. Also, we live in a complex world.
It is important to stand up for legitimate causes like being for economic justice, building in our communities, defending black women, exposing frauds (like Donald Trump, Tommy Sotomayor, Umar Johnson, Tariq Nasheed, David Icke, L. Ron Hubbard, Alex Jones, Polight, Young Pharaoh, Robert Spencer, and others. The links between all of these males are narcissism, disinformation, the degradation of those who disagree with them, false belief systems, and scandals) and rejecting corporate exploitation. There is no solution without showing compassion to the oppressed, the poor, and others who are dispossessed along with life’s road. Also, we have to promote therapy for those who are hurting, have mental health issues, or just want further guidance in their future life goals. There is no shame in getting help and asking for it too. We are not islands as human beings. We are all interconnected. Health is a very important issue. It is no secret that exercise and great health causes benefits to improve the mind, the muscles, and the rest of the human body. It can also increase human life expectancy. Turmeric and especially its most active compound curcumin have many scientifically-proven health benefits, such as the potential to prevent heart disease, Alzheimer's and cancer. It's a potent anti-inflammatory and antioxidant and may also help improve symptoms of depression and arthritis.
A real solution always entail a radical redistribution of economic and political power as the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has stated. That means the power stolen from the oligarchy should be taken and given back to the masses of the people. That is why fighting for social justice is important. It isn't just about words. It is about making sure that he have clean air and clean water. It is about making sure that police brutality is abolished and our civil liberties are protected too. It is about making sure that our educational system is the best for the youth and to reject lies from deceivers. It is about supporting media, music, and movies that outline positive, accurate images of black human beings. It is important to have discernment too. It is no secret that much of the images of the corporate-dominated mainstream media and Hollywood advance the degradation of black people (with anti-black imagery, colorism, etc.) for decades and that is evil. That is why it is important to uplift our people including black women. Black women give birth to black human life, so black women should always be respected and honored. Also, many black people are doing the right thing to not support any politician (i.e. Steve King) or entertainer that degrades black people.
The truth is that real UNITY is not based on selfishness. Real UNITY is based on cooperation, growing our infrastructure, helping the poor, advancing healing for our people, and realizing that we aren't our worst enemy. Treating each other better, minimizing conflict, and embracing black unity are righteous actions to do. The real enemy is the system of racism harming people worldwide. One secret in life is to think ahead and to formulate your future legacy starting today. Greenbacks alone is not representative of true power.
True power deals with the ownership of resources, institutions (like media organizations, political groups, economic infrastructure, etc.), it deals with land, and it relates to true wealth. Promoting STEM in the black community constantly is a necessity. STEM fields existed in human history since time immemorial and promoting it now is just commonsense (as any civilization needs plumbers, engineers, architects, scientists, doctors, lawyers, and other great occupations), especially for the youth. Therefore, Jim Crow being gone is great and honorable. Yet, if we don't have the economic power to achieve our own independence as black people worldwide, then that is a real problem (along with the racist criminal justice system and the War on Drugs harming many of our people being a serious issue).
Saving money, being educated on REAL BLACK HISTORY, helping the Black community (that also means supporting black enterprises from restaurants, and sellers of various items), advancing pan-African unity, building and controlling resources plus institutions, and standing up for truth are great actions to execute. I have researched a lot. Also, solutions relate to our unity and collective cooperation as one people (in growing our families, helping the poor, and believing in black liberation). Organizing and building a better future is the clear goal of this time period in 2019. We want all people to wake up worldwide and we want justice for all.
We believe in courage too. I have no fear except for fear of the Lord. Therefore, I will show the truth whether some folks like it or not. WE DESIRE JUSTICE. This is our calling. This is our goal.
Peace.
By Timothy
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