Freemasonry and secret histories – Ancient Prehistory

According to the official records of the Grand Lodge of England the first Grand Lodge was established in London on 24^th June 1717 at a dinner organised by four existing lodges of freemasons. The earliest masonic text has been dated to 1390 in the form of a poem known as the “Regius Manuscript” giving details of geometry and guidance as to the operation of a lodge and the role of the master. Although the exact origins of the movement that we know today as freemasonry are shrouded in mystery there are some known points of reference. It is clear that written references to the association of masons into fraternal brotherhoods was occurring on an ad hoc basis for many years before the structure of an overarching organisation was established. It is also clear from looking at the style, format and operation of masonic lodges that many of the ceremonies and offices refer back to antiquity, but what there has never been is a clearly defined link between freemasonry as it is practised today and the origins of masonry as a material construction practise.

Looking at this from the other direction we see a clear distinction between the construction techniques of early civilisations of the Indus Valley in India and the Mesopotamian area of Bablyon, Ur and Kush where buildings, both domestic and monumental were constructed of baked mud bricks and ceramic tiles, and the slightly later civilisation of Ancient Egypt where for the first time we see monumental structures created from carved stone blocks. It may seen odd that Egypt was a region that began building in stone given that, as with the Mesopotamian and Indus Valley regions, the area of occupation was largely based around fertile river flood plains, and many domestic Egyptian buildings retained the mud brick construction, as did many of the mastaba tombs and early temple structures. There have been any number of suggestions about where the inspiration to carve stone into blocks and use them to build monumental structures but the most likely source seems to be the introduction of technology from an earlier era in the late neolithic, a time when several European populations were developing the use of large blocks of worked stone to create megalithic stone circles. It is interesting to note the similarity between the construction and stone working techniques used in the construction of Stonehenge for example, and the techniques used to erect lintel stones in Egyptian Temple structure doorways.

Taking these two threads from opposite directions, the question arises, could there be a ancient European tradition of stone working, as a precursor to masonry into which the modern freemasonry movement taps? If this were the case it raises several interesting thoughts, thoughts which have parallels in accusations levelled at freemasons throughout their official history. For many years freemasons have been suspected of holding esoteric knowledge, and of practising pagan religions, these accusations rising to suggestions of Satanism and Witchcraft, and if there were a link to prehistoric stone workers then we are looking at an organisation with roots in pre-Christian Europe, a Europe described by the Christian Romans as barbaric, heathen, Pagan and known from Greek and Roman historians to practise blood sacrifices to horned deities. It certainly seems to be at least a possibility that the insistence of masonic lodges that they are not Christian organisations, venerating the “Great Architect” rather than the Christian God, and the use of ritualised ceremonies that have been used, in a modified form by Occultists for the last three hundred years at least may owe something to a retained and secret history of the religious practices of pre-Christian Europe, combined with the secret religions of Ancient Egypt with its beliefs in immanent Gods in a polytheistic pantheon.

It is unlikely that evidence for such a link would be known, even the majority of todays freemasons, given the necessity for secrecy over the last two millennia of the rise of Christianity and the Catholic Church, but it does lead to some interesting possible explanations for some of the more unusual aspects of freemasonry today.

The Templar conspiracy – An introduction

There is a theory that history repeats itself in cycles, and a consequence of this is that it is often valuable to consider historical events as a means to understanding modern situations. To this end it is perhaps worth considering one of the greatest mysteries of mediaeval Europe, the rise and fall of the Order of the poor fellow-knights of Christ and of the Temple of Jerusalem, or as they are more often referred to, The Knights Templar. Founded in the 12^th Century and endorsed by the Catholic church the order was created specifically to provide protection for pilgrims travelling to the Holy Lands from the Islamic Ottoman Empire. Founded by Hugues de Payens and provided with quarters by King Baldwin of Jerusalem, the Knights began from a base within the ruins of the Temple of Solomon and were a group of nine Knights devoted to the Christian Church and to the defence of Christian enclave in Jerusalem. Founded on the principles of poverty and chastity in the monastic tradition, the first members of the order were well connected through St Bernard of Clairvaux, the nephew of one of the founding Knights and it was through this connection that the order received its Papal blessing.

The order quickly became a popular charity amongst Christians and received grants of money and land from wealthy pilgrims. In addition, the order quickly developed a reputation for valour in battle, primarily based around their refusal to countenance surrender in combat. This reputation led many new Knights to request entrance to the order, and in the process of joining they gave their lands and wealth to the order. The rapid expansion and development created an opportunity for the growth of a network of forts, castles and fortified churches throughout the Holy Land and across much of Europe, particularly in France, Germany and Great Britain. Through the network they were also able to create an entirely new financial system based around protecting travellers from robbery. Before departing on a journey, a wealthy traveller could deposit funds with a local Templar outpost and receive a promissory note that could be redeemed from another outpost on arrival at the destination, thereby minimising the amount of money that travellers had to carry. The Templars would retain a small percentage of the transaction and over time built up vast estates and huge wealth.

By the 14^th Century the order was in a position to be one of the largest financiers of the mediaeval period and provided funding for, amongst others King Phillip IV of France, and it is this vast wealth and power that raises questions regarding the order and its demise. Even at the time there were stories of the Templars conducting excavations as part of their occupation of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem and rumours that they had discovered incredible religious relics and documents including the Ark of the Covenant and the Holy Grail. It was thought that these discoveries along with documents pertaining to the life of Christ had given the Templars incredible power within the Church and that this was in part responsible for their demise. In 1307, on Friday 13^th October in a simultaneous operation across France Templar strongholds were raided by the French Army under the orders of Phillip IV supported by a Papal edict from Pope Clement accusing the order of Heresy and Idolatry. The Knights of the order were arrested including their leader Jacques de Molay, and under extreme torture confessed to crimes including spitting on the cross, denying Christs divinity and worshipping a severed head or Baphomet. The leaders of the order were executed by burning alive and the lands and wealth of order were claimed by the French King, with a suitable donation to the Church.

The story of the Templar Knights and the mystery surrounding their discoveries in the Holy Land, their rise to power and the brutality and severity of their demise raise many questions that researchers and historians have been arguing over for the last six hundred years and over the coming weeks we will be examining some of the best theories and discussing the key evidence of the Templars, their history and their legacy which is still being felt today.

The conspiracy of the medicated generation

According to the official figures one in four of the UK population will suffer from some form of mental health problem and many will be prescribed one of the many pharmacological drug treatments to alleviate symptoms and control the underlying conditions. The trouble is that these figures don't give the real picture, for two reasons. Firstly the figures are for the UK population as a whole, rather than split out into age groups, and secondly the figures fail to demonstrate change over time, and these are serious omissions. When you drill down further into the figures and explore the age aspect and the rate of change the story is strangely similar. In the under 40 age group the rate of mental health issues rises to an almost unbelievable one in two for women and one in three for men, the sex discrepancy being almost certainly due to mens reticence to discuss mental health concerns with medical professionals. Having established this rather higher figure it will come as no surprise that the number of people at any one time with a mental health disorder is rising sharply.

Now, there are several valid reasons for this including the increased awareness of mental illness, the campaigns to remove some of the stigma of a diagnosis of mental illness and a better understanding amongst medical professionals of the symptoms and indicators of mental health issues. However, even taking all of these reasons into account there is still a discrepancy between the figures and the number of people being diagnosed and therefore medicated, so the question is, why is this the case? The background to this lies with the pharmaceutical industry. For many years there has been a schism between drug manufacturers and doctors in that doctors, through their training and the Hippocratic oath are bound to attempt to heal their patients ills, whilst the drug companies are bound by their owners and shareholders to maximise profit. This dichotomy represents most strongly in the understanding that people who are well tend not to require the products made by the drug company so doctors making people well adversely affects drug company profits.

There is no clearer area of this than in the field of mental health. Through control and manipulation of the medical establishment the drug companies have been able to drive legislation and therefore prescription criteria. The way that this works is by funding universities and research institutes, alongside infiltrating the upper echelons of government legislature thereby creating a situation in which doctors are actively encouraged by drug companies and advised by institutions funded by drug companies to prescribe drugs for mental health conditions that would be better treated with counselling or therapy, drugs that alleviate symptoms in preference to ones which will effectively treat the condition, and drugs that serve little or no purpose as a treatment for the condition in question. Of course, there is another, more sinister aspect to this story. The medications that are used to treat many of these conditions have a range of side effects including decreased motivation, decreased libido, decreased intellectual and critical faculties and reduced ability to function effectively. Now, who could possibly benefit from side effects such as these? Who stands to gain from large sections of what have been the most politically active sections of society being reduced in their capacity to protest? Answers on a postcard please....

The Vampire conspiracy – Why Vampires have become so popular

The last ten years has seen an incredible resurgence in the popularity of Vampire stories. Not since the late 19^th Century and the publication of Bram Stokers Dracula in 1897 have they been such a feature of life. The question is why? The answer lies in one of the fundamental features of the Vampire in myth and legend, and drives to the heart of one of the biggest conspiracies of the modern age. At its core the Vampire is a metaphor for lasciviousness, the easy elegance, the smouldering eyes, the laissez faire attitude to common decency and morals and of course the bite, the anticipation of the touch of lips on the delicate flesh of an exposed neck, the sharp, intoxicating pain of the first bite, the delirious sensation of lifes fluid being drained to the point of death and rebirth are deeply erotic. This is key to their popularity as there has been a hidden agenda activated through the media in the form of music, film and literature to create a diversion in public attention from the reality of modern life by instilling an increasing interest in sexuality that would have been highly questionable in earlier times.

So, where is this drive coming from, and why is it happening. There has long been a suspicion amongst alternative thinkers that the global elite have an aim of creating a single unified global community effectively enslaving the masses to the benefit of the elite. In order to achieve this enslavement there is a need to create a mindset amongst the vast bulk of the population that allows for willing acceptance of that slavery. One of the clearest links from a sexual perspective is the popularisation of the BDSM lifestyle. Within that lifestyle there is a subset that engages in dominance and submission and that is the start point from which the elite seek to manage peoples minds, but a fondness for kink is not enough on its own. Alongside this there is a need to implant the suggestion that the possibility exists of a willing but involuntary submission to a master so powerful that dissension is impossible. What better way of implanting that message than by utilising perhaps the ultimate defiler of virtue, the beast, the master, the dominant force that is the Vampire.

Taking a start point from the mesmeric presence of Stokers eponymous Count and his ability to corrupt absolutely the innocents around him, the elite have been behind the funding and development of the Vampire legend through the early Hollywood films of the golden age of cinema with Nosferatu, to the Hammer Horror films of the 1950's and '60's the heyday of Christopher Lees near perfect portrayal, to the modern interpretations of the Twilight Saga. There can be little doubt that these films demonstrate a progression in the level of seduction, the level of control exerted by the Vampire, nor that the elite, through established links with the major media outlets have a means to effect this conspiracy. What is interesting is that we are now seeing a change in pace in the Vampire epic with increasing brutal in Thirty Days of Night and the Russian Nightwatch, Daywatch, Twilightwatch trilogy. What this suggests is that the process of implantation of the submissive aspect of the plan is nearing completion and the next stage has begun. That next stage is to be the acceptance of the brutal, controlling police state that will be part of the New World Order, and the utter submission to the whims of the Elite, where each persons life or death lies in the hands of another as surely as the victim trapped in Draculas hypnotising glare.

Freemasonry and secret histories – an introduction

There are some strange gaps in our knowledge of ancient history, particularly around the construction of some of the Worlds most iconic structures. Across the globe there are monumental buildings created from immense blocks of stone, often moved great distances by our ancestors using the most basic tools. Now it is true that in some cases we have written evidence from primary sources about the way in which these structures were created, but it is interesting to note that there are often conflicting reports or sections of description missing. As an example we have texts from ancient Egypt describing the quarrying of the stone blocks used for pyramids and temples, we have examples of the tools used and we know how blocks were moved within the quarry, but on the subject of how the blocks were moved to site, and how they were integrated into the structure and perhaps most importantly, how and why the structures were positioned as they were. Given the importance the Egyptian society placed on record keeping this seems rather odd. Then there are the stories of the construction of the both the Tower of Babel and the Gardens of Babylon. Again the Mesopotamian peoples were renowned for keep meticulous notes, and there are hundreds of thousands of clay tablets detailing every aspect of daily life, yet on the subject of these epic building projects which must have taken many years and many thousands of workers the tablets refer to myth and legend.

The same is true of the reports of the construction of the Temple of Solomon with stories of the great and wise King employing demons controlled by a magical ring. So we have missing evidence where we should have complete reports, but more than that we have some strange situations when it comes to reports of the designers and architects of antiquity. The best example is from Egypt again, where we see the same name cropping up over and over again across vast periods of time. This suggests that either our sense of chronology is badly wrong, or that the name Imhotep is a title of office rather than an individuals name, or that there is something more unusual going on. There have been many suggestions that the possibility of intervention by a more advanced race, possible extra terrestrial in origin exists. Certainly there is at least circumstantial evidence of the use of technology that we believe was not available during these periods, as seen in the metalwork reported to be found within the sloping shafts of the Great Pyramid at Giza and in the accuracy of the positioning of key monuments and the preparation of the initial groundworks.

So, how is this linked to freemasonry, a movement that officially has a history that only goes back to the 17^th Century in Europe? The secret is in the symbolism. Talking to senior Freemasons reveals that there is a belief that the use of Egyptian and Sumerian symbols within was created by the founders of the movement, and that the use of Solomonic scenes during initiation refers to the concept of King Solomon as the personification of the Great Architect, yet the story of Hiram Abif is rather more complex and suggests a narrative lineage directly linked through the rise of the Roman and later the Ottoman Empire and discovered by the Crusader Knights during the 11^th and 12^th Centuries and brought back to Europe. Certainly the principles and goals of Freemasonry and the insistence on secrecy with the movement hint at something more than a simple fraternal society, and the links between Freemasonry, politics and the Catholic church make you wonder exactly what secrets came back from the Holy Land, and what exactly it was that led to so many intriguing deaths and mysterious charges against certain religious orders. From the Friday 13^th plot to destroy the Knights Templar to the ritual murder of Italian banker Roberto Calvi there are many examples of a hidden history lying beneath the benign surface of this most elusive and closeted movement.

The real reason milk prices are so low

The recent wave of strikes and blockades by British dairy farmers has highlighted the growing trend for the market for agricultural produce to be controlled by the major supermarkets. The buying power of these vast enterprises and the collaborative way that they operate, in contravention of monopoly regulations and ethical business practices highlights an underlying governmental position with regard to UK agriculture in general and the position of the UK in Europe in particular. The background to this can be seen in the current vassilation of the UK prime minister David Cameron over a referendum on Britains membership of the European Union. It is well known that many people in the UK feel that we would be better off withdrawing from the European Union and standing alone. This does not suit the purpose of our political elite since the banking sector and its supporting infrastructure service companies are making vast amounts of money from work with the newer European states, as well as the markets of Eastern Europe. It is abundantly clear that the last thing David Cameron wants is a withdrawal from Europe, so by allowing supermarkets to force down the price of agricultural products it forces farmers to rely on subsidies provided by the European Union.

What this essentially means is that without Europe our agricultural sector would collapse leaving is at the mercy of global food markets. This comes on top of the drive to shift as many farmers as possible to producing none food crops, such as oil seed and animal fodder crops, as well as taking productive land out of cultivation. There can be little doubt that behind all this we are seeing the clearest evidence of the hand of the real ruling elite. What other reason can there be for the President of the National Farmers Union (NFU) to support the development of “Superfarms” essentially a return to the vast scale factory farms of the 1970's where production of meat and dairy products is refined and controlled in artificial environments. The way in which the agricultural sector has been manipulated over the last thirty years is an example of the drive to control the most basic aspects of our daily life, particularly our food and drink production. By controlling what we eat it is far easier for the elite to control how we act, how we think, our health, everything. Look at the way in which the nutrient contents of our basic food stuffs has changed over that period. We now have a situation in the UK where it is perfectly possible to eat a balanced healthy diet with plenty of vegetables and fruit, and still to be obese and nutritionally deficient.

Milk now has less calcium and more sugar than it did thirty years ago, vegetables have more sugar and less vitamins and minerals, meat products have less minerals and nutrients and more sugar, and that is before you get to the chemical additives. Add to this the quiet introduction of genetically modified (GM) crops and you have a perfect storm developing where farmers are being forced by the need to reduce costs and qualify for subsidies to produce only those foodstuffs that contribute to the weakening and subjugating of society as a whole. Why else do you think that there is a constant crusade against small farmers, and specialist producers? Small farmers tend to farm in more traditional ways, often organically with far less reliance on artificial inputs and often using heritage crops and animal breeds. These are anathema to the ruling elite as they allow ordinary people an opportunity to eat good healthy food, and that's no good, now is it? Far better if we all eat McDonalds and drink Starbucks coffee, right?

Our farmers are being forced out of business at a faster rate than at any other point in history, and their farmers are being bought up and merged into super farms owned and operated by investment bankers. Now you know at least part of the reason why.

Colorado shooting is a classic false/false flag operation

Within hours of the first news reports of the tragic shooting incident in Aurora, Colorado the first claims that it bore the hallmarks of a planned FBI/CIA operation began to surface. The message boards of the internet are alive with claims and counter claims centred around some of the most apparently trivial features of this event. Questions are being raised about the level of sophistication of the weaponry used, the design and construction of the booby traps at the perpetrators apartment, the use of tactical body armour, the response time of the Aurora police, the shift in the news story about a possible accomplice, every detail is being raked over and analysed, and it is in this that we find the real conspiracy here. Lets start with a few of the facts. James Holmes, the man arrested in the car park of the movie theatre in Aurora is an unemployed medical researcher with no criminal record other than a speeding ticket. He enjoyed computer games and particularly online role playing games. It appears that he arrived at the midnight showing of the new Batman film The Dark Knight Rises, parked his car in the parking lot of the theatre and prepared for his assault.

He was dressed in military issue ballistic protection clothing including gas mask bullet proof vest, leg and throat protection and military issue boots. He entered the theatre by the emergency exit, reportedly announcing “I am the Joker” before throwing a gas cannister into the auditorium and opening fire on the crowd. He was armed with an AR-15 assault rifle, two 0.40 Glock pistols and a semi-automatic pump action shotgun with multiple spare clips of ammunition. Immediately after the shooting he left the theatre and waited for the police next to his car. He surrendered to police without struggle and made no effort to resist. The police arrived at the scene within three minutes of the start of the incident, the police station being very close to the theatre. The suspect volunteered to the police the information that his apartment was rigged with booby traps, and gave them detailed information about them. Reporters on the scene were told that there may have been an accomplice but this story changed to a lone gunman story after a team from the local FBI office arrived.

So, on the surface we have a standard lone gunman rampage of the type that has been seen many times over the last thirty or so years in the US, yet there are a few potential questions to be answered. There are questions over the ability of a relatively poor medical researcher being able to purchase the equipment that he used. Estimates suggest that he would have spend in the order of $10,000 to $20,000 to amass the equipment, but this is not unachievable on credit if we believe that he intended not to survive the incident. There are also questions about the availability of the body armour that he used with suggestions that it was military issue and not available to the general public, but a quick study of the recent comic-con will demonstrate any number of cosplay fans dressed in many varieties of body armour from a range of comics and video games, so again this is not unusual. There are questions about the speed of the police response, but it should be noted that the local police office is two streets over from the theatre and that the journey between the two locations at midnight is a matter of moments. With regard to the change of story from a potential accomplice to a lone gunman this is a fairly standard response to media interest in an ongoing situation of this nature. The standard police procedure is to presume the possibility of multiple protagonists until such time as evidence to the contrary emerges.

So, why do I suggest that this is a false/false flag operation? The principle of a false flag operation is that an official body such as the CIA carries out an operation under the guise of some other group, as is the prevalent theory about the 9/11 plane hijackings. A false/false flag operation would be one in which in the aftermath of an event such as the theatre shooting, enough unanswered questions are left to suggest that it might in fact be a false flag operation. The purpose of this is to give the impression, through the online conspiracy community that the FBI/CIA intelligence axis is an all powerful controlling force thereby increasing fear and anxiety and allowing yet more anti-freedom controls.

This latest incident is almost certainly an example of a tragic individual with an undiagnosed delusional dissociative disorder, probably triggered by exposure to fantasy role playing games over prolonged periods and exaggerated by self imposed sleep deprivation whilst playing online games, combined with the easy availability of legal firearms and ammunition and the prevalence of tactical and weapon information online. It will be interesting to see how the story develops, and the ways in which it is used by the various interested parties to spread fear, and in which direction that fear is directed. What is interesting is that unlike previous spree killings of this type in the US the perpetrator has been caught rather than committing suicide or being gunned down in a shootout with police. This mirrors the Norwegian Breivik case and allows for at least the possibility of an understanding of the motives and triggers of spree killers.

Never forget that you are as likely to read government propaganda on a conspiracy website as you are to see it on Fox news. Trust no-one, question everything, the truth is an elusive beast.