Shepard’s and Sheep : 5 Powerful Secret Societies
There are secret societies in the world. Some made up of poor men and women looking for a chance to break free of the regime. But there are others, others made up of the world’s most powerful men and women. They like to control from the shadows, but you’ll never see them coming.
The Illuminati
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The Illuminati is a group believed to be controlling the day to day events of the world and the day to day lives of everyone in it. Made up of the world’s most powerful and influential people, this most secret and powerful of societies was founded in 1776 in Bavaria, Germany. The official records actually state that the group was infiltrated and shut down after its original founding but many conspiracy theorists would strongly claim otherwise.
They would claim that the world’s most influential people are involved, artists such as Jay-Z, Eminem, and even Walt Disney. They are also supposedly made up of government officials and even world leaders such as Tony Blair, Donald Trump, and even Mr. Obama. There proof? There is a lot of debate on this subject, you could read online for weeks. But, those who spoke out against it have died mysteriously, been murdered or simply gone missing, such as John Lennon, Princess Diana, JF Kenedy, Tupac Shakur and Elvis Presley. Is this proof enough? You can decide. However, the most interesting theory is that not only have the Illuminati infiltrated most governments and major corporations, but also control the Catholic religion and the Pope himself sits at the head of the table!
The Priory of Sion
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The Priory of Sion is one of the most elusive secret societies in the world. It leaves barely any trace. There are few mentions of them in forgotten history books and small glimpses of them in movies, fiction books etc… Then in the 1970’s, it was leaked that the Bibliotheque National de France held the Dossier Secrets d’Henri Lobineau and that document pointed to the Priory of Sion being based in Paris.
The file supposedly also contains an introduction to the Priory of Sion, maps of their meeting places in France, genealogies, newspaper clippings, and a list of Grandmasters that included Sir Isaac Newton, Victor Hugo and Leanardo Da Vinci. Above all the Priory of Sion protects the descendants of Jesus of Nazareth and Mary Magdalene who did eventually settle in France.
The Skull & Bones Society
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Yale University is one of the most affluent and exclusive Universities in the world. Indeed it has produced some of histories most important men and women. Yale has a dark secret. A secret in the form of a society of its most promising students, who meet in a tomb and discusses the future of our world. Members or ‘Bonesmen’ have grown to be Ceo’s, government officials, supreme court officials and even presidents.
The Tomb in which they conduct their meetings is just as mysterious as the group itself. There are rumors of it being windowless and made up entirely of pure sandstone, its Egypto-Doric style structure making it look like a giant sepulcher. The tomb holds countless stolen relics and secret documents that contain the names of all its former members and ritual details. The tomb also contains the skulls of all formers members of note including Germino, Pacho Villa, Martin Van Buren, and Elihu Yale. They aren’t called Bonesmen for nothing. The Bonesmen take part in an activity they have dubbed ‘crooking’, the act of stealing valued possessions from other societies to show their individual cunning.
The Rosicrucian Order
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In the early 17th century several manifestos were anonymously published. These manifestoes were full of legends, myths, alchemic formulas and most notably the Fama Fratemitatis. The Fama told the story of a 15th-century German doctor who traveled through parts of the ancient Middle East were he learned esoteric wisdom. He gained extensive knowledge regarding nature and the universe. When he returned to the West he tried to share his findings but was largely dismissed, so he formed his own group of like-minded people and named them the Order of the Rosy Cross.
Today the AMORC is devoted to ” the study of elusive mysteries and the universe”. However, others would claim their true aim is the ” universal reformation of mankind.” They claim their order can be traced back to Pharoh Thutmose III in 1477. There headquarters is located in Rosicrucian Park, California. The park holds a massive Rosicrucian museum, elaborate gardens, a research library, and a temple that holds the ashes of its founder Harvey Spencer Lewis.
Ordo Templi Orientis
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The Order Templi Orientis was founded by a wealthy industrialist, Carl Kellner in 1895. It wasn’t until infamous occultist Aleister Crowley gained a senior role that this religious movement became a mystery to the world. The Society was firstly modeled after Freemasonry until Crowley added his own belief system based on his Book of Law. The Book is built up of occultism from both eastern and western rites.
The group is highly selective and you can move up in ranks by performing a selection of rituals and magical acts. The OTO is most well known for rituals being at their core, rituals including; tantric sexual acts, the summoning of Angels and Demons and Astral Projection. It is also rumoured they preform sacrificial rituals. Not the kind of group you would want to walk in on…
