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Originally posted by LilDragonfly WHOA! HOLD UP!! STOP!!!
Has no one studied history? The Illluminati are not just some fictional society that someone long ago made up. Granted not much is known about them, but there are facts about this society out there. They aren't just something Hollywood made up for entertainment, and they are by no means a "conspiracy".
The Illuminati is very much a private society, but, uh, aren't we? I think it's great that so many members just post tidbits of info they heard from so-and-so, or in such-and-such movie/tv show/etc.
Want info on the Illuminati? Start with the Masons. The two groups are so intertwined it can get extremely difficult to differentiate the two. US Presidents have been associated with the Illuminati, along with judges, store managers, and even school teachers.
You all speculate the Illuminati, but none of you get off your asses and research any of it. You just continue the cycle of he-said-she-said crap.
Have a little respect damnit! |
ok heres an excerpt from one of the 'mason's' rituals..
Knight Templar York Rite Initiation Excerpt
<<...Junior Warden leaves the room, and Candidate removes the bandage and
discovers in addition to the Bible, bowl of water, etc., a human skull and
cross-bones facing him on the table.>>
The candidate had been told while blindfolded in this "Chamber of
Reflection" of all the items on the table except the skull and cross-bones.
Later, the Candidate, as a test of humility, carries a human skull and a lit
candle about the room to simulate a pilgrimage to the Holy Sepulchre.
Afterwards:
<<Grand Commander - pilgrim, the fifth libation is taken in a very solemn
way. It is emblematical of the bitter cup of death, of which we must all,
sooner or later, taste;and even the Saviour of the world was not exempted,
notwithstanding his repeated prayers and supplications. It is taken of pure
wine and from this cup. (Exhibiting a human skull), he pours the wine into
it and says, - To show you that we here practice no imposition, I give you
this pledge. (drinks from the skull.) He then pours more wine into the
skull, and presents it to the candidate, telling him that the fifth libation
is called the sealed obligation, as it is to seal all his former engagements
in Masonry. ...
Sometimes the candidate hesitates to drink out of the skull, in which
case he is intimidated as follows: ...>>
The Knights draw their swords and surround the candidate, who is in a
kneeling position. The tips of their blades are pointed at the Candidate's
throat:
<<Grand Commander - Pilgrim, you here see the swords of your companions,
all drawn, ready to defend you in the discharge of every duty we require of
you. They are also drawn to avenge any violation of the rules of our order.
You promised, when you entered the chamber of reflection, that you would
conform to all the ceremonies, rules and regulations of this Encampment. We
here have your promise in writing. [3] We expect you will proceed. All Sir
Knights who have taken this degree, have participated in the fifth libation;
and if there is anything in it that you do not perfectly understand, it will
be qualified and explained to your satisfaction.
Candidate takes the skull in his hand, and repeats after the Grand
Commander as follows:
This pure wine, I take from this cup in testimony of my belief in the
mortality of the body and the immortality of the soul; and as the sins of
the whole world were laid upon the head of our Saviour, so may the sins of
the person whose skull this once was, be heaped upon my head, in addition to
my own; and may they appear in judgement against me, both here and
hereafter, should I violate or transgress any obligation in Masonry, or the
Orders of Knighthood which I have heretofore taken, take at this time, or
may hereafter be instructed in. So help me God. (Drinks of the wine.)>>
[3] Candidate's solemn obligation excerpt
Additionally, the Candidate made a solemn obligation kneeling, upon two
crossed swords, before the altar upon which is a Bible on top of which is
another pair of crossed swords on which he lays his hands:
<<Furthermore do I promise and swear, that I will support and maintain the
by-laws of the Encampment of which I may hereafter become a member, the
edicts and regulations of the Grand Encampment of the United States of
America, so far as the same shall come to my knowledge.
To all this I most solemnly and sincerely promise and swear, with a firm
and steady resolution to perform and keep the same, without any hesitation,
equivocation, mental reservation or self-evasion of mind whatever; binding
myself under no less penalty than to have my head struck off and placed on
the highest spire in christendom, should I knowingly or willfully violate
any part of this, my solemn obligation of a Knight Templar. So help me God,
and keep me steadfast to perform and keep the same.>>
The covenant made by drinking wine from a human skull in the Knight
Templar Degree of the York Rite is called a "sealed obligation":
<<Grand Commander (taking skull from candidate.) - This is called the sealed
obligation, because any promise of secresy, (sic) made in reference to this
obligation, is considered by Knights Templars (sic) to be more binding than
any other obligation can be.>>