Throughout the history of mankind, information about secret societies runs like a thread. As a rule, they were created to achieve religious or political goals that were outlawed, so all the activities of secret societies were hidden.
Secret societies existed both in antiquity and among modern peoples. For example, among primitive people, these were religious unions associated with the institution of taboo: the Egboe Order (Cameroon), the Areois Order (Polynesia), the Duk-Duk Order (Indian Ocean Islands), and on the Palau Islands - a secret female order. The right to enter these societies was obtained either by means of money or by passing a physical trial. The very introduction was accompanied by various ceremonies. In the Middle Ages, secret societies of adherents of magic and alchemists became widespread. The Rosicrucian Brotherhood was formed in the eighteenth century. At the same time, Freemasons and their closest brothers in aspirations, the Illuminati, gained strength. In the 19th century, the Napoleonic regime contributed to the creation of secret societies of coal miners, Philadelphs, the German Union, Charlottenburgs,Tugendbund and others. Secret alliances modeled on Young Italy - Young France, Young Germany, Young Poland, Young Switzerland - became widespread. Spain also had secret societies: High Templars, Isabellinos, Young Spain, Sun Knights. In Portugal, there were such secret unions of the Sentyabrists, Miguelists, and Chartists. The Camorra (Southern Italy) and Mafia (Sicily) were rightfully classified as secret societies. In the northern states of America, the defenders of slavery created the secret society of the Golden Compasses. It was a member of this society that President Lincoln was assassinated. Over time, the slave union entered the Ku-Klus-Klan society. In Russia, immigrants from high society at the end of the 18th century organized a secret society of Freemasons. Russian political secret societies became widespread during the reign of Alexander I,when the liberal policy was replaced by the harsh Arakcheev regime.
The most famous and influential in the world are six secret societies.
The secret society of the Illuminati was founded in May 1776 by a professor at the Bavarian University of Ingoldstadt, Adam Weishaupt, who believed that man, as the creation of Mother Nature, is not bad, so it is made by the state, religion and environment. With his like-minded people, he founded an order, the main goal of which was to make a person enlightened and free him from the influence of all social institutions. The founder of the Illuminati Order himself was a Freemason and received the approval of the Masonic Lodge for the activities of a new secret society. New members of the Illuminati did not join the order, but were recruited. Since 1784, the activities of the Illuminati Order have been banned in Bavaria. Until now, no one knows the Order has broken up or is underground. But the sign of the Illuminati - "All Seeing Eye" is on the state seal of the United States of America. And this fact is undoubtedlycauses a lot of speculation and conjecture regarding the Order of the Illuminati.
The headquarters of the Opus Dei (Work of God) organization are located in Rome and New York, and their activities are also shrouded in mystery. It is known that it has 85 thousand members from more than 60 countries. On the accounts of this organization $ 42 million. Opus Dei belongs to the Catholic Church. This order was created in 1928 by the priest Josemaria Escriva. The main goal of Opus Dei is to support religious consciousness in society and make all sectors of society treat work as a sacred act. All members of the order take vows of complete obedience and chastity and are required to obey a strict daily routine: prayers, reading religious literature, pacifying the flesh, including self-flagellation. Some members of the order wear chains (chain with thorns). Most of the members, called "cooperados", do not take any vows, but only cooperate with Opus Dei. Pope Paul II celebrated Opus Dei's achievements in the field of mercy. There is evidence that the order had connections with the Spanish fascists, with anti-Semites and persecuted some Catholics.
Another secret society, Skull and Bones, was founded in 1832 by a senior student at Yale University, William Russell. The purpose of the society was to thoroughly prepare the members of the society to govern all areas of American society. Annually only 15 people could become new members of society. Subsequently, almost all of them became either political and public leaders, or famous athletes, etc. Today the society has about 800 members. According to some reports, it was the members of this secret order who brought Hitler to power. The Fuhrer's financier had business ties with an American bank owned by a member of the Skull and Bones Society - the grandfather of former US President Bush Jr. The ceremony of admitting newcomers to the ranks of the secret society looks like a costume performance. Everything shows the desire of members of society to emphasize their elitism. On the day of graduation from the University, a graduate, a member of the order, receives $ 15 thousand, and for the wedding is supposed to give an old grandfather clock. Although in America the activities of this order are ridiculed, it is said that despite this, America is ruled by the "Skull and Bones".
North of San Francisco is Bohemian Grove, an elite holiday destination. It is owned by a men's arts club called the Bohemian Club. It was organized in 1872. Every July the most influential people from all over the world come here to spend a two-week vacation here. Everything is done in the beautiful grove for the accommodation and entertainment of the club members and their guests. There are about a hundred comfortable sleeping houses in the grove. Guests behave at ease - they walk, play, talk. Although the motto for the Bohemian Grove holiday is “Spiders that weave their webs don't come here,” there is evidence that this is where many political and financial deals are made. It is said that the Manhattan Project was approved in Bohemian Grove in 1942, leading to the atomic bombing of Japanese cities.
The symbol of the Bohemian Club is the wise owl. In front of the forty-foot owl statue, the annual effigy-burning ceremony is performed as a cleansing treatment for club members.
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In 1973, the most influential banker David Rockefeller, professor at Harvard University Zbigniew Brzezinski created the Trilateral Commission. The Commission was conceived as an organization that would include the "best minds in the world." The Commission represented the interests of three parties - North America, Japan and Western Europe. The fate of the world was decided at the meetings of the commission. The members of the secret society set themselves the goal of facilitating regional cooperation on all issues. In fact, the tripartite commission decided issues in the interests of a narrow circle of people from each country. It is believed that the commission took part in the preparation of the Soviet "perestroika". The Trilateral Commission is actively promoting the "new world order". The Trilateral Commission has developed a fairly effective mechanism to influence events in the world.
The Order of the Freemasons, or otherwise the Freemasons, is a powerful organization with roots deep in antiquity. For Masons, all people are divided into educated and profane. Naturally, the enlightened are members of the order who own its secrets, and the profane are everyone else.
Until now, no one can accurately name the source of the origin of Freemasonry. There are several versions: the temple of King Solomon, crusaders, religion and Roman corporations of artisans. The teachings of the Masons are filled with ancient Greek myths and the names of mythical characters and real personalities who developed their abilities to supernatural. Also, Masons use the teachings of ancient sects, the wisdom of the teachers of ancient times: Rama, Buddha, Paton, Confucius, Pythagoras, Mohammed and Jesus.
The “Chosen” study ideas about the world and the universe, about the structure and hierarchy of the order through rituals and mysteries. All the teachings of the Masons, their activities and plans are hidden from the outside world. Since ancient times, it was believed that the one who owns the secret, especially the secret of knowledge, has the opportunity to communicate directly with God, because he is the Chosen One.
Everyone who joined the Masonic lodge had their own reasons for this. Someone thirsted to gain knowledge, someone wanted to benefit a common cause, someone wanted to feel exceptional or take a high position in society. But regardless of what was the reason for becoming a Freemason, every Freemason should, without hesitation and hesitation, unquestioningly make any sacrifices for the sake of realizing the goals of the Order and sacredly keep the secret and loyalty to the Masonic brotherhood. The Mason belongs to the Order completely: in the first place in life is the Order, and only then is the citizen, the family man, the person. The ability to keep a secret is one of the virtues of every Freemason. For a Mason, a secret remains a secret forever, no matter when and who revealed it. There is another reason for the need for a member of the Masonic lodge to keep a secret. The fact is that the main goal of Freemasonry is to create good. Good deed,which is announced publicly - this is a direct path to the pride of the one who made it. Freemasons believed that true charity should be carried out in secret - only then will it reach those who need it. People who are haunted by the existence of a secret society see in the activities of the Freemasons a worldwide conspiracy, secret intrigues. But no one thinks about the fact that Freemasonry has existed for a long time, but no one could accurately indicate the results of their "villainous activities." The outstanding sons of mankind were Masons: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Niccolo Paganini, Joseph Haydn, Ludwig van Beethoven, writers Johann Wolfgang Goethe, Walter Scott, Mark Twain, Rabindranath Tagore, Oscar Wilde, poets Robert Kiplings, Rudyard Rudyard. Theodore Roosevelt and several other American presidents were members of the Masonic fraternity. Winston Churchill was a FreemasonEnglish King Edward VII was a brotherhood before accession to the throne. Masons included John Jacob Astor and Henry Ford, explorers of the polar expanses Robert Peary, Matthew Henson, Admiral Richard Byrd. Lunar pioneer astronaut Edwin Aldrin, brought a banner with Masonic emblems in his pocket to the surface of the moon. The US Constitution, which proclaimed human rights, was written by the Freemasons.
Outstanding personalities also lived and worked in Russia, who were Masons: A. S. Pushkin, A. V. Suvorov, M. I. Kutuzov, Zhukovsky, Gumilev, Sumarokov, Voloshin. Can you imagine that these people could weave conspiracies against Russia? The pride of Russia - Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy said more than once that his views are very close to Freemasonry. The fact that the Russian Masonic lodges united such a number of the best people in the country speaks of the existence among the Masons of an atmosphere of spiritual quest and a desire to do good to people. After a long period of Russian history, the first Masonic lodge in the renewed Russia was established in 1991. Today Freemasons are working in Moscow, Voronezh, St. Petersburg and Arkhangelsk. They are the successors of the world movement of Freemasonry and work in the field of spiritual architecture.
The requisites of Freemasonry are: a Jewish candlestick, Greek columns, a sword, a dagger. Masons do not part with their symbols: a triangle, a candle, a compass, a protractor, a hammer, a shovel, etc. Several emblems serve as the seal of Freemasonry. The most common is a large circle, and two intersecting equilateral triangles are inscribed in it. The simplest seal of Freemasonry is the six-pointed star.
Each of the Masons tries to achieve perfection by taking "seven steps along the seven steps of the staircase leading to the Temple of Solomon."
The idea of Freemasonry is based on creating a kingdom of love and truth on earth. There is nothing wrong with that. Everyone who joins the Freemasons Order hopes to master something secret by taking seven steps up the "ladder of perfection." And what a Mason will find on the last rung of this "ladder" is the main secret of Freemasonry.