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AMERICA'S SECRET ESTABLISHMENT -- AN INTRODUCTION TO THE ORDER OF SKULL AND BONES |
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Memorandum Number Five: Is The Order also the Illuminati? The Illuminati was a group of Bavarian conspirators dedicated to the overthrow of government. The society was founded on May 1, 1776 by Adam Weishaupt, Professor of Canon Law at the University of Ingolstadt. The Order of the Illuminati presumably ceased to exist when it was raided by the Bavarian police in 1786 on orders from the Elector of Bavaria. The Order was dissolved and its seized papers published. Because the Bavarian state ordered the Illuminati papers published, we have authentic information about the organization and its methods of operation. At this point we want to draw a comparison between The Order known as Skull and Bones and The Order known as the Illuminati in 18th century Bavaria. This is not the time or the place to draw final conclusions. These have to await more information. Here are some parallels worth considering. 1. THE GERMAN ORIGINS OF THE ORDER The Illuminati had its origins at University of Ingolstadt and recruited mainly from the Student-encorpos, the student bodies common to German universities. The Order had its origins at Yale in 1833, but Skull & Bones is a chapter of a German secret society. It was introduced into the United States by William Russell, later General William Russell, who brought a charter back from his student days in Germany. The German origins have been denied on the Yale campus, but evidence exists to confirm German origins. When the Temple was raided in 1876 the entrants found a card on which was written: "From the German Chapter. Presented by Patriarch D.C. Gilman of D. 50." [1] 2. THE STRUCTURE OF THE ORGANIZATIONS The Illuminati and Skull & Bones are both known internally as "The Order" or "Our Order." However, this terminology is not uncommon among secret societies and perhaps nothing can be read into this coincidence. Moreover, the structure is quite different. The Illuminati had a structure, apparently based on the Jesuits, where only two members were known to each superior member. Skull & Bones has an entirely different structure, one designed to continue into perpetuity. Each Club has 15 members chosen by the Club immediately preceding. This has remained a consistent procedure from 1833 to 1985. Each club has an "Agent" who is in communication with the Secretary of RTA, the Russell Trust Association, the legal entity for The Order. Obviously from the structural viewpoint, there is no similarity whatsoever between the Illuminati and Skull & Bones. 3. SECRECY IN BOTH ORDERS On the other hand, both are intensively secretive organizations. We have already commented that Bonesmen are supposed to refuse to discuss even membership in The Order, and this unquestionably applied to the Illuminati. Secrecy can be used to conceal illegal activities. Obviously secrecy is only needed if there is something to conceal. Secrecy is superfluous if there is nothing to conceal. Initiates are sworn to secrecy. They are required to leave the room if The Order comes into discussion. They cannot -- under oath -- answer questions on The Order and its organizations. In correspondence between members concealment even involves spelling Patriarch as P______ch and Knight as K____t, etc. The membership lists are secret. The only information to be surfaced has been obtained by illegal means. This poses a moral problem for research and writing. Are we justified in publishing secret information? The Illuminati is also secret. The following is from a private letter between members of the Illuminati and published by the Elector of Bavaria: "The great strength of our Order lies in its concealment; let it never appear in any place in its own name, but always covered by another name and another occupation." Members of both Orders use their power and influence to help fellow members. This is a longstanding arrangement well known inside and outside The Order. In Volume One, Introduction To The Order we analyzed what we termed the Chain of Influence in the Whitney-Stimson and Bundy families. How these three families, all with members in The Order, worked closely together to maintain a hold over U.S. foreign affairs for almost a century. Now here's an extract from an Illuminati letter: The power of the Order must surely be turned to the advantage of its members. All must be assisted. They must be preferred to all persons otherwise of equal merit. There is also an interesting piece of circumstantial evidence that points to an Illuminati connection. The membership catalogs are intended for internal use by members so it is reasonable to assume that any markings or information is authentic and has some meaning within The Order. The catalogs have always printed in one form or another, usually at the head of the page, the letters "P and D." Thus, the 1833 list has "Period 2 Decade 3." The period is constant at "2" while the Decade increases by one each ten years, i.e. , decade 3, 4, 5, etc. The "0" number is always less than the class number. Up to 1970 by 2 and after 1970 by 1. In other words the first list of members -- the class of 1833 was designated "P. 231-D.31." In brief, the organization started in the United States was in the third decade of the second period. So a sensible question is -- where does that place the start? Presumably in Germany. The first decade of the second period would then begin in 1800 and the first period would have ended in the decade 1790 to 1800. That places us in the time frame of the elimination of Illuminati by the Bavarian Elector. _______________ 1. See Item 2 following page, The Fall of Skull and Bones, p 5
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