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Articles Temple Mount Solomon's Temple, Knights Templar and Al-Aqsa Mosque: Judaism, Islam, Christianity and pagan religious groups have all claimed various parts of the sacred ground known as Temple Mount or al-Haram al-Sharif in Jerusalem....
Freemasonry Society Secrets -- and the New York Grand Lodge
For more than two centuries, the Freemasons and their grandiose rituals have played a secretive, mysterious role in American life. One of the Masons’ symbols looks a lot like the all-seeing eye on the back of every $1 bill. And look whose picture is on the other side. George Washington was not the first Mason, and not the only famous one. Mozart worked thinly disguised touches of Masonry into operas....
Eleusinian Mysteries: A Greek Society with Secrets These mysteries—their secret was well kept—consisted, apparently, of the sight of sacred scenes and the handling of certain holy things. But their effect was not merely that of an impressive ritual: it was in some way associated with the assurance of immortality, the triumph of life over death. Those truly initiated at Eleusis passed through an experience so charged with intense feeling....
About Us Secret societies are slowly being decoded, and the contributors to Societies with Secrets are doing their share. If you would like to share some good, factual information that helps to shine some light through these murky waters, send it in. Then check back to see what others have sent in. The Easter egg hunt continues. Wait a minute, isn't "eggs at Easter" a pagan thing? But that's another story. -- S.Holst, Editor |
Societies with Secrets & Secret Societies The difference between a society with secrets and a secret society is.... The society with secrets is known, but tightly holds its secrets, which remain unknown. ----------------- The true secret society reveals virtually nothing to outsiders. The Priory of Sion, if it truly exists, is unknown to us in virtually every way except for a few obscure references. Freemasons are known to exist, and almost certainly have a lodge building near you, with a large sign in front. Yet what goes on inside the lodge contains secrets the brothers are pledged not to divulge. It is a society with secrets. Secrets and secrecy are the grist for our mill -- we open musty volumes and esoteric writings to explore their mysteries.
Dan Brown's Secret Socities In the Da Vinci Code, Angels & Demons, The Lost Symbol: The Priory of Sion Opus Dei Knights Templar The Illuminati Freemasons
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Feature Article The Zohar: Conflicting Reports About One of Kabbalah's Central Books
Seven hundred years ago, a Spanish Jewish mystic named Moses de Leon began circulating booklets to his friends and fellow kabbalists. These booklets con- tained teachings and tales that had never been seen or heard. Moses claimed that he was merely the scribe, copying from an ancient book of wisdom. The original had been composed in the circle of Rabbi Shim’on son of Yohai, a famous teacher of the second century who lived in the land of Israel....
The Knights Templar and King Richard the Lionheart
Freemasonry and the Knights Templar may share common threads, which makes this account of King Richard the Lionheart’s experiences with the Knights Templar of some interest. During the Crusades a journal was kept by Geoffrey de Vinsauf, who accompanied King Richard on his expedition. Those first-hand accounts were documented in a 1842 book....
Oliver Stone's Upcoming Documentary Movie: Secret History of America American film director Oliver Stone has many in the viewing world up in arms over his new documentary series which seeks to "put into context" certain controversial figures....
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