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These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:04,239 --> 00:00:11,119 Strange rituals in secluded compounds, esoteric symbols with 2 00:00:11,120 --> 00:00:16,560 cryptic meanings, and blood oaths that last a lifetime. 3 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:24,200 For centuries, secret societies have been operating in the shadows, 4 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:29,820 influencing our culture and shaping our world in ways we can only imagine. 5 00:00:32,190 --> 00:00:38,789 Mysterious groups are often rumored to practice chilling rituals and to 6 00:00:38,790 --> 00:00:43,910 communicate using secret codes and strange symbols. 7 00:00:45,410 --> 00:00:51,169 While the notion of a covert oath -bound brotherhood is intriguing, could the 8 00:00:51,170 --> 00:00:57,029 claims that have been made about these secret societies be real or 9 00:00:57,030 --> 00:00:58,630 mostly mythical? 10 00:00:59,710 --> 00:01:00,760 Well, 11 00:01:01,680 --> 00:01:03,680 That is what we'll try and find out. 12 00:01:18,140 --> 00:01:22,240 New York City, October 31st, 1975. 13 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:29,859 While revelers enjoy Halloween festivities across the city, tucked away 14 00:01:29,860 --> 00:01:34,990 sight, a group of men prepare a deadly, serious initiation ritual. 15 00:01:36,390 --> 00:01:42,329 Michael Francis is about to become a member of America's most infamous 16 00:01:42,330 --> 00:01:49,249 secret society, the Italian -American Mafia, or as its members call it, La 17 00:01:49,250 --> 00:01:50,300 Cosa Nostra. 18 00:01:50,910 --> 00:01:53,410 I don't like to use the term Mafia in America. 19 00:01:53,690 --> 00:01:55,610 In America, it's really Cosa Nostra. 20 00:01:56,060 --> 00:02:00,160 I grew up in the life. You know, my dad was the underboss of the Colombo family. 21 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:03,860 I was 24 years old when I got inducted. 22 00:02:04,740 --> 00:02:06,780 It was Halloween night, 1975. 23 00:02:08,180 --> 00:02:10,300 I was called into a room late at night. 24 00:02:11,160 --> 00:02:15,840 Stood in front of the boss, held out my hand, took a knife, cut my fingers. 25 00:02:16,760 --> 00:02:18,360 Some blood dropped on the floor. 26 00:02:19,620 --> 00:02:24,520 He took a picture of a saint, lit it aflame, put it in my hands. 27 00:02:24,521 --> 00:02:28,739 And he said, tonight, Michael Francis, you are born again into a new life, into 28 00:02:28,740 --> 00:02:29,790 Cosa Nostra. 29 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:34,699 Betray your brothers and you will die, burn in hell like the saint is burning 30 00:02:34,700 --> 00:02:36,080 your hands. Do you accept? 31 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:38,090 Yes, I do. 32 00:02:38,780 --> 00:02:39,860 That's how it started. 33 00:02:40,580 --> 00:02:44,020 La Cosa Nostra wants to make money and amass power. 34 00:02:44,460 --> 00:02:49,240 I would say they are the deadliest criminal secret society in American 35 00:02:49,700 --> 00:02:52,360 To join the mafia, you have to be pure Italian. 36 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:54,960 And secrecy is the norm. 37 00:02:55,420 --> 00:03:00,120 You're told you can join this organization and you'll make all sorts 38 00:03:00,121 --> 00:03:03,899 you'll be protected, but at the same time, if you reveal any secret, you're 39 00:03:03,900 --> 00:03:04,950 going to be killed. 40 00:03:05,280 --> 00:03:09,919 The dangerous secrets that La Cosa Nostra keeps revolve around criminal 41 00:03:09,920 --> 00:03:15,560 enterprises like gambling, drug trafficking, 42 00:03:15,900 --> 00:03:19,580 counterfeiting, and murder. 43 00:03:20,090 --> 00:03:24,409 It's been estimated that at the height of their power, their crimes earned them 44 00:03:24,410 --> 00:03:26,610 billions of dollars every year. 45 00:03:26,950 --> 00:03:31,750 So how did this criminal secret society become so powerful? 46 00:03:33,030 --> 00:03:37,769 The mafia really starts to sort of come together in New York City in the 1920s. 47 00:03:37,770 --> 00:03:41,730 And there's a few factors as to why. Number one, prohibition. 48 00:03:43,810 --> 00:03:48,350 Because banning alcohol instantly turns corner street thugs. 49 00:03:49,100 --> 00:03:51,760 into very wealthy, powerful gangsters. 50 00:03:52,300 --> 00:03:56,939 The underworld realizes Americans are still going to want to drink, and they 51 00:03:56,940 --> 00:03:59,260 will be the ones to supply the alcohol. 52 00:03:59,960 --> 00:04:04,020 So it becomes an enormous lucrative opportunity for gangsters. 53 00:04:05,200 --> 00:04:10,839 In the early 1900s, the guys started migrating from Sicily into the United 54 00:04:10,840 --> 00:04:11,890 States. 55 00:04:12,110 --> 00:04:16,529 And before Prohibition, we were just a bunch of guys preying on each other, 56 00:04:16,630 --> 00:04:20,070 trying to do these petty street crimes and being thugs. 57 00:04:21,269 --> 00:04:25,609 Well, those guys figured out, hey, alcohol, people want to drink. We're 58 00:04:25,610 --> 00:04:26,660 make them have it. 59 00:04:26,710 --> 00:04:30,380 We were good at giving people what they wanted when they couldn't have it. 60 00:04:30,870 --> 00:04:35,510 In New York State alone, there were 36 ,000 speakeasies. 61 00:04:36,190 --> 00:04:39,390 Just to give you an idea of how lucrative this was. 62 00:04:40,220 --> 00:04:44,599 And so now we start to get organized because no organization is anything 63 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:45,650 money. 64 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:53,679 Prohibition turned common thugs into kingpins and created an opportunity for 65 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:55,600 Cosa Nostra to get organized. 66 00:04:56,520 --> 00:05:02,679 By the 1930s, Lucky Luciano and some other powerful gangsters formed 67 00:05:02,680 --> 00:05:03,730 into a commission. 68 00:05:03,940 --> 00:05:05,580 They decided that... 69 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:10,120 It would make sense if these gangsters were organized into families. 70 00:05:10,460 --> 00:05:16,919 They designated five people to be the heads of five families in New York, and 71 00:05:16,920 --> 00:05:20,359 other people were designated to be the leaders of families in other parts of 72 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:21,410 country. 73 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:27,459 Lucky Luciano comes up with the structure of the mafia as we know it 74 00:05:27,460 --> 00:05:28,859 have a hierarchical structure. 75 00:05:28,860 --> 00:05:34,880 You have boss, underboss, capo, which is like middle management. 76 00:05:35,560 --> 00:05:39,880 TAPO is in charge of roughly 10 soldiers who do the actual grunt work. 77 00:05:40,820 --> 00:05:42,860 Underneath the soldiers are associates. 78 00:05:43,100 --> 00:05:46,920 An associate can be anybody who just happens to help the mafia. 79 00:05:47,380 --> 00:05:51,780 And this really is the birth of the American mafia as we know it. 80 00:05:52,680 --> 00:05:58,499 A strict hierarchy meant that only the bosses would know all the details of a 81 00:05:58,500 --> 00:06:00,300 Cosa Nostra's criminal operations. 82 00:06:01,360 --> 00:06:02,780 And to show their loyalty? 83 00:06:03,710 --> 00:06:09,730 All members of the family would be required to take a powerful oath of 84 00:06:09,731 --> 00:06:14,809 People, they don't understand what the oath is. They think once you come into 85 00:06:14,810 --> 00:06:18,590 that life where you're taking an oath to lie, steal, cheat, kill. 86 00:06:18,890 --> 00:06:22,320 Now, obviously, as part of that life, you know, those things happen. 87 00:06:22,490 --> 00:06:24,010 But that's not what the oath is. 88 00:06:24,730 --> 00:06:27,350 The oath of omerta means silence. 89 00:06:27,351 --> 00:06:31,309 We're not even supposed to admit that the life exists. We're not supposed to 90 00:06:31,310 --> 00:06:32,360 talk about it. 91 00:06:32,460 --> 00:06:36,840 If you violate policies and rules, you can have serious consequences. 92 00:06:38,100 --> 00:06:40,620 Omerta was critical to the success of the mafia. 93 00:06:40,621 --> 00:06:44,739 In order to stay alive, in order to stay active, in order to stay powerful, you 94 00:06:44,740 --> 00:06:48,079 can't have your members going out and talking to other people about what 95 00:06:48,080 --> 00:06:50,620 doing. And so you have a code of silence. 96 00:06:50,621 --> 00:06:54,759 People were adhering to Omerta because they were afraid that if they violated 97 00:06:54,760 --> 00:06:56,580 the code, they would be killed. 98 00:06:57,020 --> 00:07:00,779 If your mother is sick and dying and you're at her deathbed, And the family 99 00:07:00,780 --> 00:07:04,150 calls you to service, you leave a mother, and you come and serve the 100 00:07:04,340 --> 00:07:06,020 The family comes before anything. 101 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:10,879 You have to think that way. So, unfortunately, you know, you make a 102 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:13,650 could be your best friend that pulls the trigger on you. 103 00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:19,630 During my 20 years in that life, unfortunately, I've seen things like 104 00:07:19,631 --> 00:07:24,679 While authorities have known about the existence of La Cosa Nostra since the 105 00:07:24,680 --> 00:07:30,370 1950s, the power of this criminal enterprise has faded with time. 106 00:07:31,090 --> 00:07:36,550 But is the loyalty and commitment to the secret society still strong? 107 00:07:37,490 --> 00:07:39,150 There are still organizations. 108 00:07:39,510 --> 00:07:44,129 There are still five organized families in New York, but they simply don't have 109 00:07:44,130 --> 00:07:45,930 the power or the impact that they had. 110 00:07:46,490 --> 00:07:51,929 The bosses, the leaderships of the families have been convicted time and 111 00:07:51,930 --> 00:07:54,170 again going back to the 1980s. 112 00:07:54,570 --> 00:07:58,570 So the question, is it possible that there will be a resurgence of the mob? 113 00:07:59,100 --> 00:08:04,079 I don't think we'll ever see the Lakota Nostra as effective or as powerful as it 114 00:08:04,080 --> 00:08:06,360 once was, but we don't know. 115 00:08:06,620 --> 00:08:07,840 One can only speculate. 116 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:12,859 We used to be front -page news. We had a lot of control in this country for 117 00:08:12,860 --> 00:08:16,280 almost 100 years under some very difficult conditions. 118 00:08:16,720 --> 00:08:21,719 We had connections right into the White House, 100%. Is it the same as it used 119 00:08:21,720 --> 00:08:22,770 to be? No way. 120 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:26,340 But it's not going away in my lifetime. Just take my word for it. 121 00:08:27,180 --> 00:08:32,879 The future of Acosta Nostra is a matter of debate. And as powerful as they once 122 00:08:32,880 --> 00:08:39,658 were, their influence pales in comparison to another secret society, 123 00:08:39,659 --> 00:08:43,159 helped orchestrate the very founding of the United States. 124 00:08:47,620 --> 00:08:49,080 Richmond, Virginia. 125 00:08:49,600 --> 00:08:54,999 In the historic neighborhood of Chaco Bottom, there's a two -story structure 126 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:56,720 known as Mason's Hall. 127 00:08:57,900 --> 00:09:03,379 Originally dating back to 1785, it's the oldest meeting place in the United 128 00:09:03,380 --> 00:09:08,580 States for a secret society known as the Freemasons. 129 00:09:09,720 --> 00:09:13,799 Freemasonry is the world's largest, oldest, and probably best -known men's 130 00:09:13,800 --> 00:09:15,060 fraternal organization. 131 00:09:15,720 --> 00:09:22,199 It uses the terms and symbolism of the ancient Stonemason guild that built the 132 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:24,490 cathedrals in Europe during the Middle Ages. 133 00:09:25,500 --> 00:09:30,440 Freemasonry openly advertises itself, but masonry does have secrets. 134 00:09:31,420 --> 00:09:37,859 If you watch carefully, and you're driving into virtually any American 135 00:09:37,860 --> 00:09:42,379 will notice there's usually a sign that has little signs attached to it telling 136 00:09:42,380 --> 00:09:44,180 you what fraternal orders are there. 137 00:09:44,520 --> 00:09:50,379 So the secrecy in Freemasonry is not the existence of the order. The secrecy is 138 00:09:50,380 --> 00:09:52,160 what goes on within the order. 139 00:09:52,790 --> 00:09:55,750 the things that you were never supposed to talk about. 140 00:09:56,670 --> 00:10:01,950 It's estimated that there are about 6 million Freemasons around the world 141 00:10:02,110 --> 00:10:08,409 all committed to an ancient organization whose history and mission are as 142 00:10:08,410 --> 00:10:10,790 mysterious as its secret meetings. 143 00:10:12,430 --> 00:10:17,329 There are mysteries about the origin of Freemasonry, when it really started in 144 00:10:17,330 --> 00:10:18,380 history. 145 00:10:18,890 --> 00:10:21,900 Legendarily, we trace ourselves back to the construction. 146 00:10:22,270 --> 00:10:27,409 of King Solomon's Temple, which was considered this holy of holy places on 147 00:10:27,410 --> 00:10:28,460 earth. 148 00:10:28,770 --> 00:10:35,009 But historically, we believe that we may have grown out of the stonemason fields 149 00:10:35,010 --> 00:10:39,389 during the Middle Ages, because there are a lot of practices that we do that 150 00:10:39,390 --> 00:10:43,329 similar to the kinds of things they did, to identify themselves, for instance, 151 00:10:43,330 --> 00:10:45,930 with secret handshakes and secret passwords. 152 00:10:47,830 --> 00:10:51,650 Freemasonry is a system of morality veiled in allegory. 153 00:10:52,030 --> 00:10:53,410 and illustrated by symbols. 154 00:10:54,230 --> 00:11:00,690 For example, the square encompasses perhaps the most famous Masonic emblems. 155 00:11:01,550 --> 00:11:02,630 You see it everywhere. 156 00:11:02,850 --> 00:11:07,889 But what it symbolizes to us is the square is an angle of 90 degrees. It 157 00:11:07,890 --> 00:11:10,930 deviates. It means you're going to tell the truth. 158 00:11:14,170 --> 00:11:18,510 If Freemasonry is about telling the truth, you have to wonder... 159 00:11:18,720 --> 00:11:22,440 Why do they veil the organization in such intense secrecy? 160 00:11:23,660 --> 00:11:29,259 After all, what goes on behind the closed doors of a Masonic Lodge is only 161 00:11:29,260 --> 00:11:30,600 to its members. 162 00:11:32,540 --> 00:11:38,020 If you look at Masonic Lodges, you can't just walk in and say, I want to join. 163 00:11:38,320 --> 00:11:40,320 You must be invited. 164 00:11:41,020 --> 00:11:46,499 And traditionally, every single person in the lodge must agree upon the 165 00:11:46,500 --> 00:11:48,530 admission. of a new member. 166 00:11:49,230 --> 00:11:51,430 So it is highly selective. 167 00:11:51,790 --> 00:11:57,850 Then you are at every step in your initiation sworn to secrecy. 168 00:11:59,490 --> 00:12:04,849 Since it was formally founded in the 18th century in England, Freemasonry has 169 00:12:04,850 --> 00:12:10,449 attracted a great deal of suspicion, largely because it operates behind 170 00:12:10,450 --> 00:12:15,769 doors, it has weird rituals, and they have all sorts of grades in their 171 00:12:15,770 --> 00:12:19,960 membership. some of which seem to be kept very secret. 172 00:12:20,460 --> 00:12:27,359 It's an intense boys' club, and those boys include elite leaders or 173 00:12:27,360 --> 00:12:33,299 big businessmen, police chiefs and so on. There's always been a rumour that if 174 00:12:33,300 --> 00:12:38,859 you reach the top echelons of Freemasonry, and very few do, there'll 175 00:12:38,860 --> 00:12:42,000 revelation that will dagger and shock you. 176 00:12:43,540 --> 00:12:44,860 A great revelation? 177 00:12:46,030 --> 00:12:50,289 Is it possible that those who ascend to the highest levels of Freemasonry are 178 00:12:50,290 --> 00:12:51,730 privy to powerful secrets? 179 00:12:52,610 --> 00:12:57,909 It's an intriguing thought, especially when you consider the influence that 180 00:12:57,910 --> 00:13:02,630 secret society is said to have had on the founding of the United States. 181 00:13:05,750 --> 00:13:08,530 April 19, 1775 182 00:13:10,700 --> 00:13:15,039 The American Revolution begins with shots fired at the battles of Lexington 183 00:13:15,040 --> 00:13:16,090 Concord. 184 00:13:16,780 --> 00:13:22,059 After a bloody eight -year war, 13 colonies win their independence from the 185 00:13:22,060 --> 00:13:23,110 British Empire. 186 00:13:23,740 --> 00:13:30,199 And some believe that American Freemasons were the guiding hand in this 187 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:31,250 conflict. 188 00:13:31,960 --> 00:13:36,660 Freemasonry made a significant impact on our founding fathers. 189 00:13:37,210 --> 00:13:39,810 and those who fought in the Revolutionary War. 190 00:13:40,430 --> 00:13:46,769 We had 81 generals in the Continental Army, 33 of which were Freemasons. 191 00:13:46,770 --> 00:13:53,350 41%. Virtually every English king in the 18th century on was a Mason, 192 00:13:53,470 --> 00:13:58,550 with the exception of one, George III, oddly enough. 193 00:13:58,990 --> 00:14:03,449 I found it very interesting that an American revolution largely populated by 194 00:14:03,450 --> 00:14:08,699 American Freemasons rebelled against a king who was, Not a Freemason. Would 195 00:14:08,700 --> 00:14:11,980 have done that had he been a fraternal Masonic brother? 196 00:14:12,400 --> 00:14:14,520 That itself is another mystery. 197 00:14:16,020 --> 00:14:20,379 Might the American War for Independence have been handled differently if King 198 00:14:20,380 --> 00:14:23,040 George III was a member of the Freemasons? 199 00:14:23,460 --> 00:14:24,820 We will never know. 200 00:14:25,340 --> 00:14:30,499 But the influence of the secret society on the founding of America may be 201 00:14:30,500 --> 00:14:34,000 evident in a document published by Benjamin Franklin. 202 00:14:34,590 --> 00:14:40,830 40 years before the Revolution, that shares a striking similarity to the U 203 00:14:40,850 --> 00:14:41,900 Constitution. 204 00:14:42,110 --> 00:14:48,589 One of the great things that Franklin did for us was he published in 1734 a 205 00:14:48,590 --> 00:14:51,090 of the Constitution of the Freemasons. 206 00:14:52,150 --> 00:14:56,529 This book outlined the separation of powers like we have in the American 207 00:14:56,530 --> 00:14:58,910 government. We have a secret ballot. 208 00:14:59,710 --> 00:15:01,310 All members are equal. 209 00:15:02,030 --> 00:15:03,250 Equality of mankind. 210 00:15:03,251 --> 00:15:08,039 These are things that if you remove them from a Masonic context could sound very 211 00:15:08,040 --> 00:15:09,090 American. 212 00:15:09,660 --> 00:15:14,240 But I believe that they influenced our founding fathers and the young nation. 213 00:15:15,900 --> 00:15:21,340 Many of the things the founding fathers insisted on having in the U .S. 214 00:15:21,360 --> 00:15:25,860 Constitution come directly out of the Masonic constitutions. 215 00:15:26,740 --> 00:15:28,100 Betrayal among your peers. 216 00:15:29,160 --> 00:15:30,440 Freedom of religion. 217 00:15:31,300 --> 00:15:32,440 Freedom of speech. 218 00:15:34,130 --> 00:15:39,170 Many of these concepts wind up in the U .S. Constitution. 219 00:15:40,030 --> 00:15:45,129 These kinds of freedoms, we don't even give a second thought to today. But at 220 00:15:45,130 --> 00:15:48,890 the time, these were things that people were getting shot over. 221 00:15:50,510 --> 00:15:55,389 It's incredible to think that the U .S. Constitution, the supreme law of the 222 00:15:55,390 --> 00:16:00,010 United States of America, was largely influenced by a secret society. 223 00:16:00,870 --> 00:16:02,210 And many have wondered. 224 00:16:03,060 --> 00:16:08,940 Do Freemasons wield the same power and influence in America that they once did? 225 00:16:10,560 --> 00:16:16,540 There's a problem asking somebody like me, how influential have the Masons 226 00:16:16,880 --> 00:16:21,979 When any answer that I give you, you're going to say, ah, it's exactly what they 227 00:16:21,980 --> 00:16:22,899 would say. 228 00:16:22,900 --> 00:16:28,459 And so that becomes chasing your own tail in terms of how do you get to the 229 00:16:28,460 --> 00:16:29,510 bottom of it. 230 00:16:29,720 --> 00:16:32,660 People will always be fascinated by the mystery. 231 00:16:32,960 --> 00:16:37,760 The mystery of a closed door is always going to charge the imagination. 232 00:16:40,720 --> 00:16:43,730 Freemasons certainly had a hand in the founding of America. 233 00:16:43,980 --> 00:16:49,140 But might their true purpose be more nefarious than they claim? 234 00:16:50,100 --> 00:16:55,239 Well, whatever the case may be, there is another powerful secret society that is 235 00:16:55,240 --> 00:16:58,780 formed at one of the most prestigious institutions in the world. 236 00:16:59,290 --> 00:17:05,790 whose shadowy reputation has given it the name the Brotherhood of Death. 237 00:17:09,310 --> 00:17:12,250 Washington, D .C., November 2, 2004. 238 00:17:13,790 --> 00:17:20,249 The incumbent president, Republican George W. Bush, narrowly defeats his 239 00:17:20,250 --> 00:17:23,410 political rival, Democratic Senator John Kerry. 240 00:17:24,190 --> 00:17:29,579 While these two opposing statesmen have politics in common, They also share an 241 00:17:29,580 --> 00:17:36,099 intriguing lifelong membership to a highly exclusive secret society at Yale 242 00:17:36,100 --> 00:17:41,000 University called the Order of Skull and Bones. 243 00:17:42,940 --> 00:17:47,879 Amazingly, in 2004, we were guaranteed that year to have a Skull and Bones 244 00:17:47,880 --> 00:17:50,640 member as a president of the United States. 245 00:17:51,080 --> 00:17:54,740 But it's interesting that neither Kerry nor... 246 00:17:55,240 --> 00:18:01,219 G .W. Bush would ever discuss their affiliation with the Skull and Bones 247 00:18:01,220 --> 00:18:02,270 Society at Yale. 248 00:18:02,500 --> 00:18:09,039 And so you start to wonder, what kind of blood oaths did they sign for the rest 249 00:18:09,040 --> 00:18:11,540 of their lives that nothing leaks? 250 00:18:12,340 --> 00:18:17,879 The Order of Skull and Bones, also known as the Brethren of Death, was 251 00:18:17,880 --> 00:18:21,000 originally founded by six Yale students in 1832. 252 00:18:22,520 --> 00:18:28,400 In 1856, they built their headquarters on campus, which is known as the Tomb. 253 00:18:29,320 --> 00:18:36,179 And with all these ominous names, it begs the question, what is this 254 00:18:36,180 --> 00:18:38,380 secret society really all about? 255 00:18:39,060 --> 00:18:44,740 The name of the society, Skull and Bones, that's a mystery where it came 256 00:18:44,800 --> 00:18:51,280 But it certainly reflects the desire to carry on in secret and darkness. 257 00:18:52,040 --> 00:18:57,539 Members are sworn to such secrecy that they're not even supposed to admit to 258 00:18:57,540 --> 00:18:59,260 being members of Skull and Bones. 259 00:18:59,980 --> 00:19:03,680 Members are the elite of the elite within Yale. 260 00:19:04,520 --> 00:19:09,600 Only about 1 ,500 high school students get into Yale every year. 261 00:19:10,100 --> 00:19:15,459 And then out of that 1 ,500, once they reach their junior year of college, only 262 00:19:15,460 --> 00:19:19,260 15 of those get selected. 263 00:19:20,140 --> 00:19:24,340 or tapped, as they say, to be a member of the senior society. 264 00:19:25,560 --> 00:19:32,060 The members of Skull and Bones have become presidents and various 265 00:19:32,120 --> 00:19:37,680 Supreme Court justices, and many of them ended up with the CIA. 266 00:19:37,681 --> 00:19:42,739 What's most fascinating to me about the Skull and Bones organization is how 267 00:19:42,740 --> 00:19:47,120 incredibly effective they have been over time at guarding their secrets. 268 00:19:49,710 --> 00:19:56,030 A century more, they have managed to keep secret what goes on inside the 269 00:19:57,110 --> 00:19:59,650 What goes on inside the tomb? 270 00:20:00,270 --> 00:20:03,640 That's a million -dollar question that no one is willing to answer. 271 00:20:04,590 --> 00:20:11,489 But over the years, rumors have spread of strange rituals that take place 272 00:20:11,490 --> 00:20:14,140 inside the Skull and Bones secretive headquarters. 273 00:20:15,670 --> 00:20:18,330 Certainly part of the ritual. 274 00:20:18,990 --> 00:20:25,809 that are rumored to take place within the mausoleum tomb include skeletal 275 00:20:25,810 --> 00:20:26,860 remains. 276 00:20:28,190 --> 00:20:34,309 And that members of Skull and Bones lie in a coffin and that they bow before the 277 00:20:34,310 --> 00:20:35,360 skulls. 278 00:20:36,130 --> 00:20:39,910 And possibly include kissing of the skull. 279 00:20:40,910 --> 00:20:46,109 Skull and Bones has been rumored to have taken the skulls of many different 280 00:20:46,110 --> 00:20:52,660 people. Among them, There are rumors that they've stolen the bones of 281 00:20:53,880 --> 00:20:57,200 Geronimo was an Apache warrior chief. 282 00:20:57,760 --> 00:21:04,260 He was legendary for his powers in fighting the U .S. Army. 283 00:21:04,880 --> 00:21:09,880 Some say that the skull of Geronimo is used in the initiation rites. 284 00:21:11,220 --> 00:21:12,680 Why would they do this? 285 00:21:12,980 --> 00:21:14,800 Is it some kind of sick trophy? 286 00:21:15,360 --> 00:21:19,969 Possibly. But also throughout history, there's been this idea that's continued 287 00:21:19,970 --> 00:21:26,429 throughout the centuries that a head or a skull somehow still contains the 288 00:21:26,430 --> 00:21:33,209 power of that person, maybe the spiritual power, and that to own the 289 00:21:33,210 --> 00:21:35,850 skull or head will give you that power. 290 00:21:37,610 --> 00:21:43,370 Do bonesmen use human remains in strange, perhaps even occult, rituals? 291 00:21:44,460 --> 00:21:47,500 Or is this all just sensational rumor and speculation? 292 00:21:49,060 --> 00:21:55,899 Well, remarkably, in 2005, journalist Mark Wartman uncovered physical 293 00:21:55,900 --> 00:22:01,080 evidence that suggests there could be truth to this dark practice. 294 00:22:02,020 --> 00:22:08,639 I was in the bowels of the Yale University Library doing research for a 295 00:22:08,640 --> 00:22:14,959 and... Within this stack of letters about the life of Skull and Bones, in 296 00:22:14,960 --> 00:22:21,539 1918, there's one page that talks about the robbing of 297 00:22:21,540 --> 00:22:22,590 Geronimo's grave. 298 00:22:23,300 --> 00:22:29,739 And it says, we have Geronimo the Terrible's skull, femurs, 299 00:22:29,740 --> 00:22:35,360 and horse tack, and we've brought them back to the tomb in New Haven. 300 00:22:35,700 --> 00:22:37,400 I was flabbergasted. 301 00:22:38,120 --> 00:22:40,350 Electricity went through me when I saw that. 302 00:22:40,880 --> 00:22:43,060 There it was in black and white. 303 00:22:45,300 --> 00:22:51,399 When it came out, members of Geronimo's family, ancestors, were 304 00:22:51,400 --> 00:22:58,000 immediately appalled, and they filed lawsuits to recover the bones. 305 00:22:58,720 --> 00:23:01,880 Skull and Bones refused to comment on the matter. 306 00:23:03,380 --> 00:23:09,300 In 2010, the lawsuit against Skull and Bones was dismissed on a technicality. 307 00:23:10,380 --> 00:23:14,899 So we may never know the truth, just like everything else that goes on inside 308 00:23:14,900 --> 00:23:17,900 this exclusive secret society. 309 00:23:19,000 --> 00:23:25,459 Now, it's certainly true that these are many of the most powerful people in 310 00:23:25,460 --> 00:23:27,360 America and indeed the whole world. 311 00:23:28,100 --> 00:23:32,740 But we'll never know what secrets lie within the tomb. 312 00:23:33,840 --> 00:23:39,859 And those bones may or may not be there, but we'll never get to the bottom of 313 00:23:39,860 --> 00:23:40,910 this mystery. 314 00:23:42,200 --> 00:23:46,839 You know, it's interesting to consider that there's a long list of powerful 315 00:23:46,840 --> 00:23:51,800 world leaders who share the very secret experience of being a bonesman. 316 00:23:52,380 --> 00:23:57,420 But there's another influential group that meets in Northern California. 317 00:23:57,700 --> 00:24:01,100 It began as a small social club and has grown... 318 00:24:01,710 --> 00:24:06,290 into a strange gathering of the global elite. 319 00:24:09,930 --> 00:24:11,750 Sonoma County, California. 320 00:24:13,110 --> 00:24:18,410 Seventy -five miles north of San Francisco lies an ancient redwood 321 00:24:18,730 --> 00:24:24,030 And nestled deep within this protective canopy is the home of a mysterious, 322 00:24:24,250 --> 00:24:28,810 privately owned sanctuary known as the Bohemian Grove. 323 00:24:29,760 --> 00:24:34,799 The Bohemian Grove is a remarkable place. It's 2 ,700 acres of old -growth 324 00:24:34,800 --> 00:24:35,850 redwood forest. 325 00:24:36,120 --> 00:24:40,600 Some of them are over 1 ,000 years old, as high as 300 feet tall. 326 00:24:40,820 --> 00:24:46,840 And it's shrouded kind of jungle -like with a compound of over 100 camps. 327 00:24:47,260 --> 00:24:52,699 Some are quite rustic and spartan, and others are quite elaborate. And there 328 00:24:52,700 --> 00:24:54,900 lakes and streams running through it. 329 00:24:55,380 --> 00:24:56,920 It's really quite beautiful. 330 00:24:58,350 --> 00:25:04,529 While the Bohemian Grove might appear to be a welcoming oasis, uninvited guests 331 00:25:04,530 --> 00:25:06,390 are definitely not welcome. 332 00:25:07,570 --> 00:25:12,969 Because this secluded enclave belongs to a secretive group of billionaires that 333 00:25:12,970 --> 00:25:16,790 appropriately call themselves the Bohemian Club. 334 00:25:18,290 --> 00:25:21,050 The Bohemian Club is for rich guys. 335 00:25:21,290 --> 00:25:23,090 That's the easiest way to think of it. 336 00:25:23,160 --> 00:25:27,660 They're usually somewhere between about 2 ,200 and 2 ,500 members. 337 00:25:28,000 --> 00:25:33,739 What do millionaires and billionaires do secluded in their private summer camp 338 00:25:33,740 --> 00:25:34,790 in the woods? 339 00:25:35,040 --> 00:25:36,780 You've got mega billionaires. 340 00:25:37,060 --> 00:25:38,860 You've got political donors. 341 00:25:39,160 --> 00:25:42,400 You've got former presidents who are all members. 342 00:25:43,000 --> 00:25:48,960 So when you start to see this confluence of power and influence at this place, 343 00:25:49,160 --> 00:25:51,840 you start to wonder what's going on. 344 00:25:52,940 --> 00:25:57,079 While whatever is happening within the seclusion of a bohemian grove may be 345 00:25:57,080 --> 00:26:03,319 private, it's not exactly a secret that something intriguing may be taking place 346 00:26:03,320 --> 00:26:04,370 there. 347 00:26:04,540 --> 00:26:06,080 But who are its members? 348 00:26:06,660 --> 00:26:09,320 And why are they so protective of their privacy? 349 00:26:11,180 --> 00:26:14,960 Perhaps a clue might be found by examining the club's origins. 350 00:26:16,420 --> 00:26:21,120 The Bohemian Club was started in San Francisco in the 1800s. 351 00:26:21,600 --> 00:26:28,180 And it was originally started for theatrical people and writers, poets, 352 00:26:28,540 --> 00:26:29,640 men of letters. 353 00:26:30,380 --> 00:26:34,579 But they found out pretty quickly that most of those people don't make a lot of 354 00:26:34,580 --> 00:26:38,579 money. And so in order to keep the doors open, they would also start inviting in 355 00:26:38,580 --> 00:26:44,619 moneyed patrons of the arts who would like to rub shoulders with these writers 356 00:26:44,620 --> 00:26:46,080 and poets and actors. 357 00:26:46,820 --> 00:26:50,340 And then around 1929 or 1930, 358 00:26:51,600 --> 00:26:54,900 President Herbert Hoover becomes a member of the club. 359 00:26:55,420 --> 00:26:59,120 Being a president, he wanted more secrecy. 360 00:27:00,460 --> 00:27:07,359 And eventually the old journalist, artsy crowd pretty much fades away, and 361 00:27:07,360 --> 00:27:12,200 you get millionaires, billionaires, and politicians, as it is today. 362 00:27:13,660 --> 00:27:18,199 Over the decades, prominent names such as newspaper tycoon William Randolph 363 00:27:18,200 --> 00:27:24,239 Hearst, financier David Rockefeller, and diplomat Henry Kissinger have all been 364 00:27:24,240 --> 00:27:27,340 linked to the Bohemian Club, adding to its reputation. 365 00:27:28,200 --> 00:27:34,119 But what could society's elite and influential members be hiding from the 366 00:27:34,120 --> 00:27:35,170 outside world? 367 00:27:36,480 --> 00:27:42,319 Buddy Levy is an investigative journalist who was arrested while 368 00:27:42,320 --> 00:27:45,640 infiltrate Bohemian Grove in 2010. 369 00:27:46,740 --> 00:27:48,380 And according to him, 370 00:27:49,210 --> 00:27:53,650 Its members go to great lengths to keep their secrets. 371 00:27:54,590 --> 00:28:00,169 I had been doing some research into the Bohemian Grove, and I wanted to get a 372 00:28:00,170 --> 00:28:03,000 really close, personal look at the grounds themselves. 373 00:28:03,630 --> 00:28:08,149 Initially, I went up to the front gate and was quickly confronted by security 374 00:28:08,150 --> 00:28:11,509 people who said, this is private property and you can't get in here. 375 00:28:11,510 --> 00:28:17,490 I subsequently decided to trek up the perimeter of the grove itself. 376 00:28:18,639 --> 00:28:22,280 And within a minute, there was a police officer there. 377 00:28:22,640 --> 00:28:26,740 I was being cuffed and stuffed in the back of a squad car. 378 00:28:27,140 --> 00:28:31,620 And there was very little said except you're going to jail. 379 00:28:33,140 --> 00:28:36,820 The Grove members don't really want you to see what's going on. 380 00:28:37,380 --> 00:28:41,580 It's sort of like what goes on in the Grove should stay in the Grove, you 381 00:28:43,100 --> 00:28:45,810 Various leaks over the years have led to speculation. 382 00:28:46,160 --> 00:28:51,299 The members of the Bohemian Club are doing everything from making illegal 383 00:28:51,300 --> 00:28:56,060 backroom deals to selecting U .S. presidential candidates. 384 00:28:57,500 --> 00:29:02,439 But some experts believe that there's something even more nefarious occurring 385 00:29:02,440 --> 00:29:04,720 within the confines of the Bohemian Grove. 386 00:29:05,700 --> 00:29:10,960 And as evidence, they point to footage that was leaked online in 2024. 387 00:29:11,850 --> 00:29:15,290 taken from inside the dense forest location. 388 00:29:15,850 --> 00:29:20,110 Oh, Bohemia, we are back. 389 00:29:20,790 --> 00:29:26,929 On 2024, some enterprising folks snuck in to Bohemian Grove 390 00:29:26,930 --> 00:29:33,769 and caught video of the opening ceremony of that year's 391 00:29:33,770 --> 00:29:38,910 summer encampment, the Cremation of Care ritual. 392 00:29:40,360 --> 00:29:42,840 It's a big show. This is a production. 393 00:29:45,040 --> 00:29:49,179 Everybody's all gotten dressed up in their robes. You've got hundreds of 394 00:29:49,180 --> 00:29:52,400 onlookers and orchestral accompaniment. 395 00:29:53,700 --> 00:30:00,479 Then you've got the boat, which is sort of carrying this wicker effigy, which is 396 00:30:00,480 --> 00:30:05,040 placed at the foot of this 40 -foot pseudo -stone owl, and it's burned. 397 00:30:09,230 --> 00:30:15,369 While recent footage is largely obscured by trees, there have been other leaked 398 00:30:15,370 --> 00:30:19,950 photographs over the years that clearly show this strange ceremony. 399 00:30:21,210 --> 00:30:27,889 And many have wondered, what is the true purpose of what looks like a pagan 400 00:30:27,890 --> 00:30:28,940 ritual? 401 00:30:29,810 --> 00:30:32,450 The cremation of care ceremony is interesting. 402 00:30:33,170 --> 00:30:38,130 They burn an effigy of a child to this seemingly owl god. 403 00:30:39,280 --> 00:30:45,959 You've got this class of elites doing pagan activities and having a 404 00:30:45,960 --> 00:30:50,880 strange or unexplained sort of version of religious belief systems. 405 00:30:51,500 --> 00:30:57,179 The explanation of the club, certainly, is that we're just playing around, and 406 00:30:57,180 --> 00:30:59,020 the ceremony is all part of the fun. 407 00:30:59,640 --> 00:31:04,839 Now, others have argued that, no, there's no such thing as a mock human 408 00:31:04,840 --> 00:31:05,890 sacrifice. 409 00:31:06,700 --> 00:31:12,899 Is this a sinister, malevolent recreation of a 410 00:31:12,900 --> 00:31:14,340 pagan sacrifice? 411 00:31:15,020 --> 00:31:18,540 Or is it just playing at doing that? 412 00:31:18,860 --> 00:31:23,039 The real meaning is only known to the people who are participating in it, but 413 00:31:23,040 --> 00:31:24,090 maybe not even them. 414 00:31:24,440 --> 00:31:26,800 And that's the true secret part of it. 415 00:31:28,600 --> 00:31:33,379 We may never truly know what goes on inside the top secret gatherings at the 416 00:31:33,380 --> 00:31:34,720 Bohemian Grove, but... 417 00:31:35,210 --> 00:31:40,690 Based on its elite membership and high security, it does spark the imagination. 418 00:31:42,330 --> 00:31:47,009 But there's another secret society of a very different kind, one that's said to 419 00:31:47,010 --> 00:31:53,709 protect something extremely controversial and profoundly sacred, the 420 00:31:53,710 --> 00:31:56,270 secret bloodline of Jesus Christ. 421 00:32:01,690 --> 00:32:05,950 The Church of St. Mary Magdalene We're in the Chateau, France. 422 00:32:07,430 --> 00:32:12,050 This quiet church is believed by some to date back to the 8th century. 423 00:32:12,390 --> 00:32:17,669 And according to folklore, it may also be connected to a thousand -year -old 424 00:32:17,670 --> 00:32:24,470 conspiracy surrounding a secret society known as the Priory of Sion. 425 00:32:25,450 --> 00:32:30,270 The idea of the Priory of Sion is that it was a bloodline. 426 00:32:31,379 --> 00:32:36,359 conspiracy to protect the descendants of Jesus and Mary Magdalene because they 427 00:32:36,360 --> 00:32:39,419 claimed that Mary Magdalene and Jesus were in relationship, been married, and 428 00:32:39,420 --> 00:32:40,339 had children. 429 00:32:40,340 --> 00:32:45,579 And their bloodline becomes the founding dynasty of the royal families of 430 00:32:45,580 --> 00:32:50,119 France. And the belief is that Mary Magdalene came to Rennes -le -Chateau 431 00:32:50,120 --> 00:32:54,280 because of that and created communities in this place. 432 00:32:56,010 --> 00:33:01,929 The idea that Jesus and Mary Magdalene were either married or that he was his 433 00:33:01,930 --> 00:33:07,429 concubine was something that was seen as heresy by the Catholic Church and 434 00:33:07,430 --> 00:33:09,590 indeed had to be stamped out. 435 00:33:11,330 --> 00:33:18,269 But knowledge of the existence of this secret bloodline was preserved by the 436 00:33:18,270 --> 00:33:22,410 Priory of Zion, keeping it quiet across the centuries. 437 00:33:25,680 --> 00:33:30,179 Could there be a secret society that protects the possible bloodline of Jesus 438 00:33:30,180 --> 00:33:36,419 Christ? That's certainly a controversial notion, but many are convinced that 439 00:33:36,420 --> 00:33:37,470 it's true. 440 00:33:38,520 --> 00:33:44,019 And as evidence, they point to a local legend about a 19th century priest 441 00:33:44,020 --> 00:33:49,680 stationed in Rennes -le -Château named Father Berenger Saunière. 442 00:33:50,900 --> 00:33:53,220 Father Berenger Saunière. 443 00:33:53,760 --> 00:34:00,639 was the parish priest of Rennes -le -Château. And it's long been believed 444 00:34:00,640 --> 00:34:07,499 Saunière discovered some kind of secret during his renovations of 445 00:34:07,500 --> 00:34:08,550 the church. 446 00:34:08,780 --> 00:34:15,718 It was said that he found documents inside a very ancient pillar and that 447 00:34:15,719 --> 00:34:20,320 these documents contained various ciphers and long lists. 448 00:34:20,880 --> 00:34:27,619 of members of the Priory of Zion and ancient genealogies that came through 449 00:34:27,620 --> 00:34:34,019 and through Mary Magdalene into France via a child that was born to 450 00:34:34,020 --> 00:34:35,070 the couple. 451 00:34:35,880 --> 00:34:40,658 Although to some people it might be a nice romantic story, no -one knows what 452 00:34:40,659 --> 00:34:42,949 Berenguer Saunier discovered in his church. 453 00:34:43,000 --> 00:34:47,238 But the interesting thing is he became extraordinarily wealthy virtually 454 00:34:47,239 --> 00:34:48,289 overnight. 455 00:34:48,909 --> 00:34:54,269 And there is this persistent idea that Baroness Thornare was working with the 456 00:34:54,270 --> 00:35:00,709 Priory of Zion or that they recruited him to help them preserve and protect 457 00:35:00,710 --> 00:35:02,030 sacred bloodline of Jesus. 458 00:35:03,310 --> 00:35:08,809 Was this humble priest's newfound wealth proof of his involvement with the 459 00:35:08,810 --> 00:35:09,860 Priory of Zion? 460 00:35:10,070 --> 00:35:13,730 While the idea persists, no one can say. 461 00:35:14,330 --> 00:35:21,259 What is known, however, is that years later, In 1967, another set of documents 462 00:35:21,260 --> 00:35:26,659 related to the Priory of Sion was allegedly discovered by a Frenchman 463 00:35:26,660 --> 00:35:28,220 Pierre Blantard. 464 00:35:29,160 --> 00:35:33,459 The Priory of Sion comes to our awareness because of a man named Pierre 465 00:35:33,460 --> 00:35:39,580 Blantard. He comes forward and claims to be a leader of this society, 466 00:35:39,820 --> 00:35:44,740 claims to be one of these bloodline descendants who should be on the throne. 467 00:35:45,960 --> 00:35:50,839 And he found documents in the Bibliothèque Nationale in France that 468 00:35:50,840 --> 00:35:51,890 argument. 469 00:35:52,120 --> 00:35:59,039 It's a real sensation until it comes out that all of these documents are 470 00:35:59,040 --> 00:36:03,600 forgeries and that Plantard's claims are a hoax. 471 00:36:04,460 --> 00:36:06,820 The whole thing was made up. None of it's real. 472 00:36:07,440 --> 00:36:10,620 In 1993, Plantard admitted under oath. 473 00:36:11,320 --> 00:36:16,279 that he forged the Priory documents and planted them in the bibliotheque to 474 00:36:16,280 --> 00:36:18,320 support his outrageous claim. 475 00:36:20,140 --> 00:36:25,319 But despite his deception, many believe that there really is a secret society 476 00:36:25,320 --> 00:36:29,100 sworn to protect the descendants of Jesus Christ. 477 00:36:30,700 --> 00:36:37,119 The reason that what Plantard did worked so well is that he couched this idea of 478 00:36:37,120 --> 00:36:39,350 the Priory of Zion in some real information. 479 00:36:40,270 --> 00:36:44,300 And so this has always been the mystery of Renle Chateau and Berenger Saunière. 480 00:36:44,730 --> 00:36:49,970 Was there a Priory of Zion that was really a legitimate secret society? 481 00:36:51,210 --> 00:36:57,749 Although the Priory of Zion could be seen as a fabrication, it's quite clear 482 00:36:57,750 --> 00:37:00,290 that there is a genuine mystery here. 483 00:37:01,050 --> 00:37:04,050 So did the Priory of Zion really exist? 484 00:37:05,570 --> 00:37:07,270 Ultimately, we don't know. 485 00:37:14,190 --> 00:37:15,630 August 12th, 2024. 486 00:37:17,110 --> 00:37:21,769 The global research firm Statista publishes the result of an eye -opening 487 00:37:21,770 --> 00:37:22,820 survey. 488 00:37:23,430 --> 00:37:28,869 Approximately 21 % of adults in the United States believe that a shadowy, 489 00:37:28,870 --> 00:37:33,729 anonymous group runs the entire world. And it highlights one of the most 490 00:37:33,730 --> 00:37:36,730 enduring conspiracy theories of the modern age. 491 00:37:37,030 --> 00:37:39,090 That our reality... 492 00:37:39,520 --> 00:37:46,380 is controlled by a sinister secret society known as the Illuminati. 493 00:37:47,160 --> 00:37:54,079 The Illuminati is a secret society established on May 1st, 1776 by 494 00:37:54,080 --> 00:37:55,820 Adam Weishaupt in Germany. 495 00:37:56,040 --> 00:38:01,639 And one of the main components and structures of the Illuminati was secrecy 496 00:38:01,640 --> 00:38:05,959 anonymity with the idea that you could never shut it down or destroy the 497 00:38:05,960 --> 00:38:08,760 organization because it didn't technically exist. 498 00:38:09,180 --> 00:38:14,579 The Illuminati wanted to create this new world order, which is this idea of 499 00:38:14,580 --> 00:38:21,519 creating this special governing order of super smart elites that kings 500 00:38:21,520 --> 00:38:28,340 had no divine right to rule, that popes were picked by men, not by God. 501 00:38:28,720 --> 00:38:35,579 And so this new world order that the Illuminati wanted to create was a 502 00:38:35,580 --> 00:38:37,400 democratic society, sort of. 503 00:38:37,720 --> 00:38:39,340 as long as they could be in charge. 504 00:38:40,300 --> 00:38:46,219 As far as we know, the Illuminati disbanded in 1787 after one of its 505 00:38:46,220 --> 00:38:48,100 exposed the society's existence. 506 00:38:48,820 --> 00:38:53,179 So why do so many people believe that the secret organization not only still 507 00:38:53,180 --> 00:38:56,120 exists, but also rules the world? 508 00:38:56,940 --> 00:39:01,780 Many believe the answer is in plain sight on the U .S. 509 00:39:02,020 --> 00:39:03,070 dollar bill. 510 00:39:04,040 --> 00:39:06,540 The great seal on the back of the dollar bill. 511 00:39:07,020 --> 00:39:10,320 has lots of images packed into a pretty small space. 512 00:39:10,720 --> 00:39:15,939 They picked a pyramid because the pyramid is the most enduring building 513 00:39:15,940 --> 00:39:17,240 in human history. 514 00:39:17,480 --> 00:39:22,299 It's stood there thousands of years and probably will continue to stand for 515 00:39:22,300 --> 00:39:23,350 thousands of years. 516 00:39:23,860 --> 00:39:29,019 The all -seeing eye of Providence, people think that that's some sort of an 517 00:39:29,020 --> 00:39:32,820 representation of an all -seeing eye looking over its citizens. 518 00:39:33,080 --> 00:39:36,970 The Latin phrase says, New Order of the Ages. 519 00:39:38,550 --> 00:39:43,309 Novus Ordo Seclorum was added to the Great Seal to mark that America was 520 00:39:43,310 --> 00:39:44,510 to be the New World Order. 521 00:39:45,230 --> 00:39:50,169 The Illuminati is a pervasive theory today because many believe the 522 00:39:50,170 --> 00:39:56,149 is a variety of CEOs, politicians, and elites that are making plans to steer 523 00:39:56,150 --> 00:39:58,290 wills of the masses towards their will. 524 00:39:59,150 --> 00:40:02,869 Whether or not the Bavarian Illuminati was actually disbanded doesn't 525 00:40:02,870 --> 00:40:06,360 necessarily matter. A lot of their ideas are still present to this day. 526 00:40:07,230 --> 00:40:11,850 Is the Illuminati still pulling strings behind the scenes today? 527 00:40:12,650 --> 00:40:15,060 Millions of people certainly believe they are. 528 00:40:15,650 --> 00:40:22,189 But like every secret society, it's possible the whole truth will 529 00:40:22,190 --> 00:40:24,170 never be revealed. 530 00:40:25,520 --> 00:40:31,059 Secret societies are fascinating and they have been for a really long time 531 00:40:31,060 --> 00:40:32,840 think they're going to be forever. 532 00:40:34,420 --> 00:40:41,160 They trade in symbology and they have secret communicative signs. 533 00:40:41,760 --> 00:40:46,359 There's a fascination with what we can't know, but even more so with what we 534 00:40:46,360 --> 00:40:47,500 aren't allowed to know. 535 00:40:47,880 --> 00:40:53,039 It just makes us want to pry deeper and deeper and try to uncover what is the 536 00:40:53,040 --> 00:40:54,090 truth. 537 00:40:54,380 --> 00:40:59,000 We have this idea of a secret society of elites making plans for the masses. 538 00:40:59,520 --> 00:41:04,539 What they do is hidden in secrecy. We don't know if the truth is being 539 00:41:04,540 --> 00:41:08,499 suppressed. I think ultimately it's a good thing to start questioning the 540 00:41:08,500 --> 00:41:09,550 of reality. 541 00:41:12,700 --> 00:41:19,179 The idea of a secret society with the power to control the world anonymously 542 00:41:19,180 --> 00:41:22,580 both compelling and deeply concerning. 543 00:41:23,820 --> 00:41:29,139 There have been many conspiracy theories about the reach these clandestine 544 00:41:29,140 --> 00:41:33,880 groups may have and the dark rituals they are set to practice. 545 00:41:34,720 --> 00:41:41,199 But while some stories feel a bit far -fetched, there does seem to be actual 546 00:41:41,200 --> 00:41:47,839 secret organizations with known members who really do wield 547 00:41:47,840 --> 00:41:49,460 incredible power and influence. 548 00:41:50,040 --> 00:41:55,520 Perhaps. Time will tell the true intent of these secret societies, but for now, 549 00:41:55,600 --> 00:41:59,600 they remain unexplained. 550 00:41:59,650 --> 00:42:04,200 Repair and Synchronization by Easy Subtitles Synchronizer 1.0.0.0 52193

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