So James what’s your biggest secret my biggest wow that’s a good question jeez that’s put spot damn you know what I don’t have any secrets I tell everybody everything about me all the time sure sure whatever it may be I doubt it influenced Society the way that these
Kind of secret societies have true well we don’t know about that you don’t know how what kind of stuff I’ve involved in right guys Swedish government always watching me that’s true let’s get into it yeah let’s do it we’re starting off with the THU Society so this was a very
Creepy secret society that sort of spawned into the National Socialist German Workers Party in World War II they were an occultist and nationalist group founded in 1918 by Rudolph Von sabot andorf in Munich Germany at the end of World War I the group was named after the mythical Northern land of THU
In Greek legend there were all sorts in this group from Aristocrats to military personnel and most most of them went on to be early sympathizers of the National Socialist German Workers Party the th Society officially disbanded in 1925 but some of its members including Heinrich himler and Rudolph Hess went on to hold
Pretty prominent positions within adolf’s regime the th Society was a big influence on the National Socialist German Workers Party especially when it came to the occult and the kind of pseudo scientific elements of the movement and a lot of the race Theory ideology Adolf came to promote was found
In the th Society early on as well so if you want to talk about disturbing secret societies who had a major impact on the course of history this was certainly one of them next up we have the Freemasons which if you’re from Nova Scotia or the marent times you probably know like at
Least one but more specifically I want to talk today about the Freemasons of the grand Masonic Lodge which was created in 1717 after four small groups of lodges banded together the Freemasons were a secret fraternity group of brothers who operated under rules similar to Fight Club meaning that the
First rule of the Masonic Brotherhood was that you do not talk about the Masonic Brotherhood it was a secret society after all there are three degrees of masonry one Entered Apprentice two fellow craft and three Master Mason meetings of the society were routine and ritualistic and their meeting place contained many
Architectural symbols such as compasses and squares for some reason to gain entry into the Freemasonry you must be at least 18 years of age and have been recommended to the society by at least three separate current Masons so how have the Freemasons Changed History well not only were 15 US presidents including
Franklin D Roosevelt and Harry S Truman part of the masonry but the Mormon church as well as the Sicilian Mafia came as a direct result of the organization which was in its Heyday a tool of authoritarianism and a cover for revolutionary conspiracy next on the list we have the Ordo temply orienti the
Ordo temply orientis is a secret society that’s still around today was founded at some point in the early 20th century the British occultist Alistair Crowley played a major role in its development the Otto was founded by an Austrian man named Carl Kelner who studied mysticism and occult practices from all over the
Globe Western occultism theosophy and elements of Eastern mysticism were all kind of combined here the Otto became somewhat famous in the 20th century attracting people who are into uh The Stranger mystical side of life I really don’t know anything about what these people were doing sorry if you’re into
This kind of thing and I’m butchering it but it’s just not my thing Crowley went on to lead the group after kar’s death though and made sure the Otto had its own rituals and teachings involving magic and mysticism now the group itself didn’t directly change history maybe but
Many of its members were pretty influential a lot of them were artists or writers and thinkers who definitely left their mark on the cultural scene of the 1900s and then Crowley especially was a controversial figure but he was known for his writings on Magic and philosophy and years later he became
Pretty influential apparently in The Counter Culture movements uh in the 60s man next up we have the order of Skull and Bones if that sounds a bit dark don’t worry because it was actually originally named the Brotherhood of death so anyways it was a secret society
At Yale University and it is also the oldest known student secret society in the United States it was founded in 1832 and memberships were few and far between offered only to an elite few including none other than 41st and 43rd presidents George HW Bush and George
Just W bush funny enough as many secret societies do the order of Skull and Bones actually often practiced Masonic inspired rituals which ones no clue they’re secret societies for a reason right what I do know however is that they met every Thursday and Sunday in a building that was affectionately
Referred to as the tomb and it wasn’t just Presidents in attendance many of today’s most powerful families were members of the society as well including the Rockefellers Vander bits the Fords Phelps pillsbury’s Walkers and Whitney perhaps the most interesting theory about the secret society is that its
Formation led to the formation of the CIA and that the intelligence agencies were built on the members of the group does the CIA deny this yes but they also denied water boarding so next is the ominous sounding black hand kind of sounds like a like some from Pirates of
The Caribbean I love how dramatic all these secret societies need to sound like they want to stay out of sight but at the same time it’s like we got to call ourselves the order of the Silver Dragon or something like that you know you wouldn’t want to join like welcome
To Captain Peter’s lucky Lads no we’re not going to tell you what we do it’s secret just doesn’t sound quite as appealing so the black hand was a secret military society which formed in 1901 in Serbia so this was a group of mostly Serbian nationalists they’re probably
Most well known for taking out Archduke France Ferdinand in 1914 which ultimately triggered the outbreak of World War I so yeah not much of a historical impact at all the group aimed to unite South Slavic territories particularly those under austr Hungarian rule with the kingdom of Serbia the
Death of arch duuk FR Ferdinand set off this chain reaction of events leading to the declaration of war by Austria Hungary against Serbia and then of course a bunch of other European powers got involved World War I next up we have the Bilderberg Group and before you go
Judging the name you should know that this particular secret society is actually based in the Netherlands while there was no official Builder ber membership list attendees of the society’s secret meetings as a rule of thumb were highly influential and included many government or ex-government officials when the group
Got together their main focus was Politics the economy and Military cooperation which was fitting considering the society was formed in 1954 during the Cold War while many believe that the group was formed in the hopes of dismantling society and creating a new world order it seems that
The actual main concern of the the Bilderberg Brothers was the rise of anti-americanism throughout Western Europe and so the society proposed an International Conference in an effort to bring together European countries and the United States so that the two May reach a better understanding of one another was this successful let me know
In the comments order of the solar Temple now this group is sometimes referred to more as a cult sometimes it’s thought of as a secret society it was kind of both but honestly most of these secret societies seem pretty cultish to me like I think there’s a
Fine line with a lot of overlap like uh you know no we’re we’re not a cult we’re we’re we’re a secret society sure the order of the solar Temple came about in 1984 and took a lot of inspiration from the Knights Templar which you could probably have guessed just by looking at
Photographs of their ceremonies they also combined elements of new age spirituality Christian mysticism and yes obviously even youf fo conspiracy theories so they were also a doomsday call to a boy and they believed the world was going to come to a close at some point in the mid 90s they never
Gave an exact date which I think is kind of smart you know you give an exact date and that date goes like you’re everyone kind of loses Faith right but like with many of these groups there was a strict hierarchy and initiation process with members ascending through the ranks to
Gain access to the organizations supposed Secrets a key aspect of their teachings was this idea that life was just an illusion and in order to achieve a higher existence on another planet of course members needed to shed their physical bodies and shed their bodies they did in 1994 53 members from various
Locations including the leaders took their own lives and the lives of their fellow members remote control devices were set off that ignited fires at their meeting places is leading authorities to discover the bodies next up the prior of Scion which was formed in ad 1099 so it’s like pretty old in the holy
And the holy Grill authors describe some of the society’s most illustrious members as having been none other than Isaac Newton and Leonardo da Vinci himself the group came about in an effort to promote a new world order of peace and prosperity that would stem from a leading holy European Empire the
Society was also known to have protected certain Royal claimants who they believe to be the literal descendants of the Bibles Jesus Mary Magdalene and King David you know from David and Goliath while many people believe the group to have been a hoax many others believe that the movement to diminish the
Validity of the organization was created in an attempt to protect the secrecy of the organization in 1956 Pierre plantard was said to have sent letters back and forth with his friends describing the organization and their hand in fabricating it Bohemian Grove now this group is about as secretive as it gets
We really don’t know what the hell these fellas get up to but secrets in the woods aren’t generally uh Pleasant this is a group that gathers once a year at Bohemian Grove Campground in monter Rio California this is a very old tradition beginning way back in 1878 of course the
Campground is complet completely off limits to anyone who’s not involved in the festivities members include politicians businessmen Hollywood actors powerful men there are such prominent men in Bohemian Grove that security is incredibly tight military and even members of the United States Secret Service help to secure the area as for
What goes on there I think big business decisions and talks is probably a pretty safe bet but I mean could there be more going on and just big wigs roasting marshmallows and and talking business in the woods could there be some cultish creepiness going on here as well only
One way to find out Get Rich or famous or both and then hope to get invited and to finish us off today take a guess go ahead I’m waiting the Illuminati the society formed illegally on May 1st of 1776 in Upper Bavaria in Germany its members were wealthy well-known and ranged from in
Influential intellectuals to public speaking politicians unlike most societies and secret organizations at the time the Illuminati did not subscribe to any particular religion rather they strive towards a radical form of Enlightenment hence the name Illuminati of course because the group failed to name a religious devotion a widespread belief that the group was
Comprised of Satanist with one main goal to overthrow organized religion took off like wildfire in reality this was was kind of not the case in fact the majority of the Illuminati members were actually something called humanists meaning that they stood for the building of a more Humane compassionate and Democratic Society
Ethically based on human reason experience and reliable knowledge while some people believe the Bavarian Illuminati to have died out around the late 1700s some speculate that it actually led to the formation of the Skull and Bones club that we spoke of earlier and further still some believe
That the secret society is operating to this day managing the main actions of international government hoping to one day instill a One World Government grounded on atheist humanist principles but who knows right I’m guessing Kanye does all right folks there it is what uh secret societies are you part of Spill
The Beans in the comments tell us we want to know I’ve been your host Hannah Thompson James see you bye it filming though okay I’m starting things off that’s okay all right all right folks there it is what uh secret societies are you part of Spill the Beans in The Yeah
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