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Tradition that was practiced
globally in antiquity, found
memorialized in pyramids,
Triptychs, and identical
images worldwide. The central
tenets of this tradition have
been perpetuated in Western
"Secret Societies." The most
visible of these is the so-called
"Masonic Fraternity," an ageold chivalric Order whose
ranks have included Europe's
Gothic cathedral builders and
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Top Left: Owl on Merchants Building on Broadway at 4th Street in NYC. Top Right: Detail on the Catford
Broadway Theatre, London. Bottom Left: Owl depicted on the faade of the Woolworth Building in
Manhattan, NYC. Bottom Right: Owl on a bridge of the Merritt Parkway in Connecticut.
A Secret Owl Societya hidden, fraternal Order that uses the owl as its trademarkcould very well be
exerting a hidden yet continuous and measurable influence on world affairs, undetected by scholars, journalists,
and historians.
Its members, possibly those same scholars, journalists, and historians, are well-versed in mystical traditions,
ancient mystery teachings, and eastern philosophies.
This Secret Owl Society remains well-hidden. But if we look back in time and connect all the fraternal orders
that have owl logos, we begin to see its lineage, operating for centuries.
Note the societys chronology below:
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Sacred Owl
Left: Built in the 1920, this forty-foot owl statue stands near a lake at the Grove. Since that time it has served
as the site of the yearly Cremation of Care Ceremony. Right: Early 1900s. Very tall and very old Redwood
trees some over 1,200 years old.
The Bohemian Club has received very little press coverage since its inception in 1872. Though the Club itself is
shrouded in secrecy, the bulk of what transpires at the Grove is somewhat documented; it appears to be a
mixture of the American summer camp, a powerful ancient Pagan ritual, and the classical Greek symposium.
Greek paganism is certainly an element, with a series of Grove Plays called High Jinks and Low Jinks
performed at the Club.
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Famous Bohemians
George H. Bush
George W. Bush
Ronald Reagan
Henry Kissinger
Casper Weinberger
Dick Cheney
Malcom Forbes
Stephen Bechtel
James Baker
David Rockefeller
Tom Johnson
William Randolph Hearst Jr.
Jack Howard
Charles Scripps
Walter Cronkite
Add to this list a host of prominent CEOs and business leaders, most of them conservative, many of them from
California, 99 percent of them white men.
Left: Summer, 1967 at Owls Nest Camp with two future U.S. presidents: Ronald Reagan, Harvey Hancock
(standing), Richard Nixon and Glenn Seaborg. Right: Painted portrait of Haig Patigian with Bohemian Owl
in background, by Peter Ilyin (1927). Online Archive of California.
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Above: The Cremation of Care Ritual. Present here are Americas corporate leaders, dressed in robes,
burning their collective conscience at the feet of a statue of a 40-foot owl. (Photo Courtesy of Sonoma County
Free Press)
According to Domhoff, on the first Saturday of the camp, this elaborate ritual is held just after dinner. The
rituals main theme is the celebratory burning of an effigy of Dull Care at the bottom of a forty-foot stone owl.
The ceremony involves the poling of a small boat across a lake containing an effigy of Care (Dull Care). Dark,
hooded individuals receive the effigy from the ferryman which is placed on an altar and, at the end of the
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my Lakeside Speech at the Bohemian Grove in July 1967this speechwas off the record it
received no publicityBut in many important ways it marked the first milestone on my road to the
presidency.
President Richard Nixon, Memoirs (1978)
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Left: Metal bas relief owl and inscription on the brick wall at 624 Taylor, San Francisco, CA. Right: The
words above Taylor Street say, Weaving Spiders Come Not Here. The word weaving means planning
which planning stands in direction opposition to the occult purpose of the Cremation of Care ceremony,
the centerpiece of the Grove.
The spiders connection with creation and illusion are ancient and myriad:
The Greeks associated the spider with the Fates.
The Indians associated the spider with Maya, the weaver of illusion.
The Scandinavians associated her with the Norns, the women who wove the threads of life.
Native Americans believed that the spider wove the first alphabet.
As the spider weaves its web, so too we weave our own lives. Thus spiders symbolize creation, an aspect that
has no place in the Grove: the Club is there for the destruction or cremation of care, and destruction is creations
opposite.
Spiders are feminine, connected to Ishtar, Atargatis, Athene, the Fates, the Norns, Holda, Inktomi, Kokyangwuti,
Tsitsicnako and Sussistanako and Neith.
Some Native American tribes believed the spider was the weaver who created the world and saw her as a symbol
of creative female energy.
Like women, spiders are in many ways very delicate and gentle creatures. Thus weaving spiders come not
here is very pertinent in the sense that feminine spiders cannot come to an all masculine retreat.
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Native America
Native Americans associated owls with wisdom and foresight, and identified them as keepers of this sacred
knowledge.
The birds ability to see at night was legend, and this attribute would be invoked during ceremonies when an
oracle of secret knowledge was required.
Ancient Owls
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Left: Prehistoric owl image from France. Right: Ancient vessel from China, 200 BC
In Greek mythology, the owl is firmly linked with Athena, the Goddess of wisdom (and in later times, of battle).
She is pictured with her owl on her shoulder, and some say this is why the owl has come to be associated with
wisdom; the scientific name for the owl is even Athene Noctua. The city of Athens, Athenas patron city, had
an owl on its coins:
Left: Owl, Acropolis, Athens c.500 BC. Right: The owl money of ancient Greece.
And so it is clear that the owl has, for thousands of years, symbolized wisdom, spirituality, our intuitive self, and
our connection to the source of our eternal Self.
It is undoubtedly a powerful occult and esoteric symbol, which brings us back to our original point:
Is there a Secret Society that uses the owl as their symbol, and is the Bohemian Club their current incarnation?
Many conspiracy theorists point out the existence and secretive nature of the Club, but few dig deeper into the
Clubs history.
Is the Bohemian Club an independent phenomenon, or is it actually the most recent manifestation of a much
bigger and older society?
With these questions in mind, we turn to look at another organization similar to the Bohemian Club, and parallel
in some ways: the National Press Club, whose logo features a mysterious owl.
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Above: The National Press Club is said to have been established in 1908 by thirty-two newspapermen. Their
logo features a large owl perched on a book in front of the capitol building.
The NPC is said to have been established in Washington DC in 1908, soon after elites and journalists on the
West Coast established the Bohemian Club. Most presidents have lectured here, and both Carter and Reagan
announced their candidacies for president here.
Through its doors have come presidents, premiers, kings and queens, Cabinet secretaries, senators
and House members, movie stars and sports heroes, titans of business and finance just a whos
who of the 20th and the 21st centuries. Here they have found a willing audience of reporters waiting
to grill them with questions, interpret what they say and send the news around the world.
National Press Club website
Mystical symbolism in NPCs logo reveals influence from Bohemian Groves Owl Shrine. But is there a link? If
so, what exactly is the connection?
Unlike the Bohemian Grove, there are no known occult ceremonies attached to the NPC. However, unique and
mysterious owl symbolism is certainly present here.
Above: Famous journalist Helen Thomas at NPC (Photo Courtesy of Terry Hill).
A March 28, 2010 article titled Owls Honor Helen Thomas; Everyone has a Hoot said things like:
Helen Thomas, dean of the White House press corps, was inducted into the Order of the Owls Thursday night
during the Spring Hoot of the Clubs Silver Owls.
The ceremonial award bestowed on Thomas recognizes birds of a unique species, weathered and wise,
who have nested at the National Press Club and demonstrated that they give a hoot for Washington
journalism.
Mae Scanlan, wife of Golden Owl Tom Scanlan, produced a batch of parodies for both the Silver Owls
and the Owlets quartets. The young members responded with Well be Loving You, Owl-ways.
Ten new Golden Owls (members of 50 years) were recognized, along with 40 Silvers (members for 25
years).
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Left: Owl symbols form the landing at the top of the stairs. Right: Owl symbols form the stairs.
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Left: The image of a flying owl forms the top of a coat-rack. Right: The image of owls forming the staircase.
Left: Two owls appear above the doorway. Right: An owl forms part of a wall-support.
Above: An owl forms part of the headboard of one of the dwarfs beds
It is said that as a teenager Disney joined the Order of DeMolay, a Masonic youth organization. He is widely
quoted as saying:
I feel a great sense of obligation and gratitude toward the Order of DeMolay for the important
part it played in my life. Its precepts have been invaluable in making decisions, facing dilemmas
and crises. DeMolay stands for all that is good for the family and for our country. I feel privileged
to have enjoyed membership in DeMolay.
Walt Disney
There are many more interesting esoteric connections between Disney and Masonry and the Occult. For
example, here is an image of Disney at the center of an occult Triptych, the architectural three-in-one pattern
which relates the pinnacle of Masonic perennial wisdom, and which is only now being rediscovered:
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This society, called Schlaraffia, is a fraternal body with lodges spread globally, on every continent. Artists,
writers, teachers and academics in the famously elite city of Prague founded the Schlaraffia society in 1859. Its
aim was to become a place where men could cast their worries away and revel in art, humor and friendship.
Customs, pomp and ceremony from medieval times are used at Schlaraffia sessions, the group maintains a
relationship to civic societies of the Medieval Age. The Societys talisman is an owl, called UHU in German,
said to be the emblem of wisdom. The Greeks and Romans believed the owl implied prudence and wisdom.
Schlaraffia is a worldwide German-speaking societyThe Schlaraffenmeet in midwinter
(October 1 April 30) once per week in their Schlaraffen castle (equipped in the style of a knights
tavern from the Middle Ages) for Sippungen (gatherings which take place in the fixed ceremonial
form of a knights play)
Reychs currently exist in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, France, Belgium, Sweden, the
USA, Canada, Mexico, Venezuela, Columbia, Ecuador, Brazil, Argentina, Thailand, South Africa
and Austrailia The approximately 280 reychs (local clubs) stay in close contact with one
another. Each Schlaraffe is always welcome in every reych in the world.
The total number of Schlaraffen amounts to about 11,000Their mascot is the eagle owl
symbolizing wisdom, virtue and humor (the owl itself presents knowledge and wisdom) and they
bear some resemblance to Freemasons.
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Of the three goals of Schlaraffia, the most important one is the sincere friendship that glues the membership.
Similar to the Bohemian Clubs concept of destroying Care (the release of everyday mundane concerns for
the brotherhood of Bohemian friendship [Phillips, op. cit., p. 46]), the Schlaraffia say: As soon as he [the
Schlaraffian] enters a castle [or 'Temple'] and comes under the rule of Uhu, the great horned owl of Minerva,
he is expected to forget all foolish things of everyday life.
The place of the Schlaraffia assemblies is called Burg. The ornate meeting room is dominated by a throne and
wall hangings that include banners, coats of arms and crests. A prospective member is greeted by men attired in
cloaks heavily decorated with medals, wearing helmets and carrying swords.
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Above: Owl images written into the stone architecture of Yale Universitys campus.
Yale University is a private Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded
in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the
country. Yale is widely considered one of the most prestigious and selective universities in the world.
Above: Owl images written into the stone architecture of Yale Universitys campus.
Mysterious, looming towers, massive rock walls covered with ivy, grotesque stone carvings leering from the
eaves: most of the buildings at Yale look like they belong in the 11th century. But Yale was established in 1701
not exactly the Middle Agesand this makes the neo-Gothic architecture that dominates Yales campus only
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Above: Owl images written into the stone architecture of Yale Universitys campus.
As we can see, images of owls are literally everywhere embedded in the stone. But, why? What does the owl
stand for? What does it symbolize? The easy answer, of course, is that the owl is a symbol of wisdom, which
is embodied by the university.
But is it possible that theres more going on here?
It is said that Yale hired architect James Gamble Rogers (1867 1947) to give the school an older feel. The
University sought to imitate Britains venerable Oxford and Cambridge Universities: established bastions of
academic prestige.
Above: Owl images written into the stone architecture of Yale Universitys campus.
Although the Gothic style which dominates the rest of the campus was intended to inspire fear and awe in
cathedral-goers of yore, it has a distinctly 20th-century twist at Yale:
Stone sculpture built into the walls of the buildings portray contemporary college personalities
such as a writer, an athlete, a tea-drinking socialite, and a student who has fallen asleep while
reading. Similarly, the decorative friezes on the buildings depict contemporary scenes such as
policemen chasing a robber and arresting a prostitute (on the wall of the Law School), or a student
relaxing with a mug of beer and a cigarette. The architect, James Gamble Rogers, faux-aged these
buildings by splashing the walls with acid, deliberately breaking their leaded glass windows and
repairing them in the style of the Middle Ages, and creating niches for decorative statuary but
leaving them empty to simulate loss or theft over the ages.
Wikipedia
Unlike most neo-Gothic architecture, which is built with steel frames and merely reinforced with stone exteriors,
Yales Gothic buildings are, for the most part, built with solid stone instead. This tells us that the stonemasons
(i.e., read Freemasons) who designed and built Yales buildings were advanced, perhaps even gifted. The 216foot Harkness Tower was once the tallest free-standing stone structure in the world, before worried architects
decided to reinforce it.
Above: Owl images written into the stone architecture of Yale Universitys campus.
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Is it possible that the owl symbols rampant in the art and architecture of Yale have a deeper, more esoteric
meaning? Are the Yale owls actually symbols of a S.O.S. that was there at the very beginning of this nowfamous Ivy League institution? Is the owl in the architecture somehow connected to the later institutions of the
Bohemian Club and the National Press Club?
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