by johnny nemo » Wed Jun 07, 2006 4:04 pm
My granfather was a 33rd Degree Mason.<br>I have nothing to do with them, but was always intrigued by it.<br>He would never say anything about it, other than to urge me to join the Lodge, which I never did.<br><br>I found an account of someone being initiated into the 33rd Degree of Freemasonry(which is supposed to be the 1st of the Illuminati Degrees, if you are chosen) from a book called "The Deadly Deception" by Jim Shaw. <br>It might be complete bullsh*t, but there are some interesting tidbits in it.<br><br><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.conspiracyarchive.com/NWO/33rd_Initiation.htm" target="top">Whole story here</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br><br>Inside [the Temple] is elegance: polished marble, exotic wood, gold and statuary. There are offices, a library, dining room, kitchen, Council Room, "Temple Room" and a large meeting room. This room is like a luxurious theater, rather elegantly furnished and decorated. <br><br>The ceiling is dark blue, with lights set into it to give the appearance of stars. These lights can even be made to "twinkle" like stars in the sky. There is a stage, well-equipped, and it is all very nicely done. But the thing that is most noticeable is the way the walls are decorated with serpents. There are all kinds; some very long and large. Many of the Scottish Rite degrees include the representation of serpents and I recognized them among those decorating the walls. <br><br>It was all most impressive and gave me a strange mixture of the sensations of being in a temple and in a tomb - something sacred but threatening.<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>I saw busts of outstanding men of the Rite including two of Albert Pike, who is buried there in the wall</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END-->. <br><br>INTERVIEWED BY THE SUPREME COUNCIL <br>The first day was devoted to registration, briefings and interviews. We were called into one of the offices, one at a time, and interviewed by three members of the Supreme Council. <br><br>When my turn came I was ushered into the office and seated. The very first question I was asked was, "Of what religion are you?" Not long before this I would have answered with something like, "I believe the Ancient Mysteries, the 'Old Religion,' and I believe in reincarnation." However, without thinking at all about how to answer, I found myself saying, "I am a Christian." <br><br>Then, to my surprise and theirs, I asked them, "Are you men born again?" The man in charge quickly stopped me by saying, "We're not here to talk about that - we are here to ask you questions." <br><br>After they sent me back out I sat down and thought about it. When the next man came out, I asked him,<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> "Did they ask you if you are a Christian?" He said, "Yes, they did." <br><br>"What did you tell them?" I asked, and he replied, "I told them 'Hell no, and I never intend to be!'" <br><br>Then he said a strange thing to me,<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>"They said I'm going higher</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->," and he left through a different door, looking pleased</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END-->. <br><br>BECOMING A SOVEREIGN GRAND INSPECTOR GENERAL <br>The second day was the day of the actual initiation, held in the theater-like meeting room. Those of us who were receiving the degree were seated and the ceremony was "exemplified" (acted out in full costume) before us, in the same way that we had performed the lesser degrees of the Scottish Rite all those years. The parts in the exemplification were played by men of the 33rd Degree. <br><br>The representative candidate was dressed in black trousers, barefooted, bareheaded and draped in a long, black robe that reminded me of a very long, black raincoat. He had a black cable tow around his neck but was not hoodwinked. During the initiation he was led around the stage, conducted by two men with swords, as the degree was performed for us. <br><br>Instructions and signs were given. Upon the altar were four "holy books" (the Bible, the Koran, the Book of the Law and the Hindu Scriptures). At one point the "candidate" was told to kiss the book "of your religion" and, representing us all, he leaned forward and did so. I remembered the First Degree initiation, when I was told to kiss the Bible, and at that moment something came full cycle. It was the final such kiss to be a part of my life. <br><br>WINE IN A HUMAN SKULL <br>When it was time for the final obligation we all stood and repeated the oath with the representative candidate, administered by the Sovereign Grand Inspector General. We then swore true allegiance to the Supreme Council of the 33rd Degree, above all other allegiances, and swore never to recognize any other brother as being a member of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry unless he also recognizes the Supreme authority of "this Supreme Council". <br><br><!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>One of the Conductors then handed the "candidate" a human skull, upside down, with wine in it. "May this wine I now drink become a deadly poison to me, as the Hemlock juice drunk by Socrates, should I ever knowingly or willfully violate the same" (the oath). <br>He then drank the wine.</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br><br>A skeleton (one of the brothers dressed like one - he looked very convincing) then stepped out of the shadows and threw his arms around the "candidate." Then he (and we) continued the sealing of the obligation by saying, "And may these cold arms forever encircle me should I ever knowingly or willfully violate the same." <br><br><!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>The Sovereign Grand Commander closed the meeting of the Supreme Council "with the Mystic Number," striking with his sword five, three, one and then two times.</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> After the closing prayer, we all said "amen, amen, amen," and it was over. <br><br><!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>PROMINENT MEN TOOK PART <br>There were some extremely prominent men there that day, including a Scandinavian King, two former presidents of the United States, an internationally prominent evangelist, two other internationally prominent clergymen, and a very high official of the federal government, the one who actually presented me with the certificate of the 33rd Degree</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END-->. Some made only brief appearances; others stayed much longer. However, they didn't do much mixing or socializing with us, except for those whom they already knew. Even though these celebrities weren't extremely "brotherly," it was still quite an experience for me just to be associated with them. It was easily the largest gathering of such prominent and influential men of which I have ever been a part. <br><br>I think everyone here can see the implications of this, if it's true.<br>The thing I found most interesting was the number of times the Sovereign Grand Commander struck the sword upon the ground.<br>5+3+1+2=11, which is said to be an "Illuminati" number, and the 11th of Sept. has seen George Bush Senior giving speeches about a "new World Order", in addition to what his son did on Sept. 11th.<br><br>The Albert Pike thing is also extremely interesting.<br>That a Klansmen and former Confederate General is so important that he has a statue, two busts and is interred within the wall of the Supreme Lodge, in the nation's capitol, is quite telling.<br>Speaking of which, can anyone give me an accurate bio of this man?<br>I am up to my eyeballs in differing accounts of his life, deeds, the "letter" that is supposed to predict Three World Wars and his Illuminatists agenda, and I'm getting really frustrated trying to separate fact from fiction.<br><br><br> <p></p><i></i>