‘The real work is invisible. And it is invisibly spreading. The more you can make your organisation invisible, the more influence it will have.’ The Family I: Submersion, opening commentary, Netflix 2019
It took a long before I realised just who The Family was and the influence they have had on the leadership of our country. ibid. Jeff Sharlet, author
An invisible organisation who have been hiding in plain sight for eighty years. ibid.
A breathtaking enmeshment of church and state. ibid. woman
We would pray to be broken. We would pray to be nothing. We would pray to learn how to obey. ibid.
We are the new chosen. ibid.
The Cedars is this big white-pillared mansion … The seat of their power … ibid.
‘You guys are here to learn how to rule the world.’ ibid.
Jesus + Nothing: simultaneously banal and authoritarian. ibid.
Let’s be influential but let’s do it quietly. ibid.
What kind of influence did they want to have in the world. ibid.
So you had the hierarchy, the concentric rings. ibid.
A fundamentally anti-democratic movement … This organisation that denied it was an organisation was really one of the greatest networks of powerful figures in the world. ibid.
For The Family it’s all about relationships, the personal brother to brother relationship. The Family s1e2: Chosen
A secretive Christian organisation and one of the most influential religious groups in Washington. ibid.
People who believe they are chosen by God for leadership. ibid.
In the wake of the sex scandals and Clergy VOICE’s formal complaint, C-Street’s tax exempt status was partially revoked in 2009. The Fellowship denies any involvement with C-Street. Tax records suggest otherwise. ibid. caption
The National Prayer Breakfast is 100% the Family’s event. The Family s1e3: New World Order
It’s almost impossible to overstate The Family’s reach and access to governments all over the world. ibid.
And very quickly moved to the international level. The Family s1e4: Dictators, Murderers & Thieves
God cares most about the elites. ibid.
By his own testimony, as recorded in the pages of Mein Kampf, Adolf Hitler was a fully formed volkisch German nationalist from an early age … Hitler is personified as the architect of the occult aspects of Nazi party doctrine, but was he really the sole driving force behind this bizarre phenomenon? Hitler’s Last Secrets s1e4: Hitler & the Occult
In every major city cults devoted to spiritualism, astrology, magic and the occult flourishing among the disciples of Life Reform. ibid.
‘Racism was one of the fundamental values of the Volkisch movement.’ ibid. Bob Curruthers
The outlandish ideas of Helena Patrovna Blavatsky centred on the idea that there were lost Aryan races which she claimed had perished with the destruction of the lost city of Atlantis. ibid.
A more noble and heroic age … The myth of the Aryan race was readily accepted and was by 1905 so familiar it had become a self-evident truth. ibid.
The fledgling Nazi party had its roots in a quasi-Masonic Thule society. ibid.
The mature Hitler clearly recorded his feelings of antipathy toward these diverse Volkisch groups. ibid.
‘Heinrich Himmler was the real driving force behind the adoption of the more obscure and often downright lunatic ideas which were officially sanctioned during the Nazi era. This had very little to do with Hitler.’ ibid. Curruthers
The aims of the order were explicit: to harmonize science, art and ethics into an occult religion devoted to the purification of the Aryan race in all countries of the world. ibid.
He [Himmler] foresaw a modern brotherhood of Knights Templars dedicated to a quest for a new type of spirituality and seeking a new belief system for Germany on which a new master-race could be founded. ibid.
Hubbard moved in and became Parson’s assistant ... Hubbard ran off with Jack’s girlfriend. Scientology: Going Clear: The Prison of Belief ***** opening scene
The JASON Society, or JASON Scholars, takes its name from the story of Jason and the Golden Fleece, and it is a branch of the Order of the Quest, one of the highest degrees in the Illuminati. The golden fleece takes on the role of truth to the JASON members. Jason represents the search for truth. Therefore the name JASON Society denotes a group of men who are engaged in a search for the truth. The name Jason is spelled with capital letters when used as the name of the JASON Society. Lower-case letters are never used when referring to this secret group. The name may even have deeper meaning, as the name Jason and the Golden Fleece appear throughout history in relation to various other secret societies. In these instances the story represents man (Jason) looking for himself (Golden Fleece). Red Ice Creations online
The word itself is derived from the Greek eis meaning into or within. According to most dictionaries the word means simply something taught to the few or initiated: it is elements of secrecy and inner traditions associated with it. The esoteric elements of the world are those books you read where you know there is more depth. The teaching of secret societies and the many layers of understanding. The hidden truths of the Bible and other religious texts. Wisdom literature. Mystery religions and of course the Gnostics. Philip Gardner, The Ark, The Shroud & Mary, documentary & book
Among the targets were the Molly Maguires … a secret society of Irish immigrants … during the 1870s, victims of perilous working conditions. Plutocracy II: Solidarity Forever, 2016
The Knights Templar: a secret society of holy warriors steeped in legend. During medieval times the poor knights of Christ became one of the richest and most powerful institutions of the era. But after 200 years the order came up against one of Europe’s most powerful kings. But the Templars live on in the legends of lost treasures and secret rituals. Secret Societies: In the Shadows s1e1: The Templars, History 2023
There were rumours that the Templars found secret or forbidden knowledge at the Templar Mount. ibid.
In their religious war against Saladin, the Templars had a very unlikely ally: the fabled Order of the Assassins. ibid.
1785: A dangerous secret society that has been operating in the shadows ... This hidden order has branches across Europe, and has within its members many of Europe’s elite. Secret Societies: In the Shadows s1e2: The Illuminati
The society’s goal is for the eradication of all governments and religions, and the creation of a universal republic built on liberty, equality and fraternity. ibid.
The same people believe the Illuminati are the invisible hand behind almost every major event in modern history. ibid.
And with the new rights and rank came new and mysterious rituals. ibid.
Weishaupt’s Bavaria Illuminati expanded far beyond the borders of Bavaria. ibid.
Behind the sound-proof walls of a hulking tomb in New Haven, Connecticut, a secret society perform their strange rituals. For almost 190 years the elite members of the Skull & Bones have sworn an oath to keep the society’s business a secret. Secret Societies: In the Shadows s1e3: Skull & Bones
A known breeding ground for CEO, Supreme Court Justices, Diplomats and US Presidents. What kind of life awaits a Skull & Bones alumni after graduation. ibid.
‘None of them is more notorious than Skull & Bones.’ ibid. author
Why would they condone let alone be a member of a secret society involved in grave robbing, theft, sexual deviancy. ibid.
In 1982 the head of Bavarian security, Hans Langermann, delivers a report to his superiors revealing the inner workings of a secret society called Le Cercle. Secret Societies: In the Shadows s1e4: Le Cercle
‘Secret Societies are basically conspiracies. A bunch of people getting together to do something that the rest of the world either does not want them to do or prefers not to hear about it.’ ibid. John Reynolds Lawrence
Since 1953 Le Cercle has come together to discuss world events and share intelligence. In quiet hotels hidden away from the public eye they plot the fate of the free world. ibid.
From the United Kingdom Le Cercle invited a number of members of the Monday Club. ibid.
While most of the world was turning its back on South Africa, Le Cercle was inviting them to the table. ibid.
The Freemasons are the world’s largest and possibly oldest secret society … Some Freemasons claim Solomon and Abif created the secret brotherhood to pass down the secrets of the Temple. Secret Societies: In the Shadows s1e5: Freemasons
For hundreds of years lodges across Great Britain met in secret to discuss spiritual and moral matters. Secrecy became an obsession for the early Freemasons. ibid.