THE BROTHERHOOD AND THE MANIPULATION OF SOCIETY

by Ivan Fraser and Mark Beeston

Who controls the past, controls the future: who controls the present, controls the past (from
'1984') George Orwell

INTRODUCTION

From the moment our senses first register the presence of our parents we are being shown the
way that life apparently is. Through no fault of ours or theirs, our parents begin the programming
process as their views of life, shaped by their education, employment and the media are imposed
on us. Formal education through schools, colleges and universities continues the systematic
indoctrination where the 'correct' views and interpretations of science, history and society result
in exam passes and the ability to 'get on' in life. Alternative views and the rejection of
establishment education lead to supposedly lesser jobs and a struggle against economic poverty.
Our entire understanding of the world and current affairs is filtered through the mass media,
interpreted by journalists and so-called experts. Their views become our views simply because
we are not offered any alternatives. To overcome daily problems within society we turn to
elected representatives of our community. We give our decision-making abilities to these few
people who are increasingly remote, as local council power is removed to national government
and ever more to Europe.

Our experience of life is determined by the framework around our society. The basic premise is
that the goal of each individual should be to become a minute part in the global machine of
consumerism led by Western multinational corporations and banks. Every other consideration is
subordinate to the prime motivation of profit. Obviously, those in the positions of influence –
politicians, bankers, corporate executives, media moguls – have been, according to their own
definition, 'successful' within the System, so have an interest in maintaining the status quo at all
costs. This framework shapes every aspect of our life through education, the media, health care,
cultural and sporting events, religion etc.

With these framing conditions in place, the System regulates itself: individuals with attitudes that
suit the perpetuation of the System achieve status and influence within it; those who accept the
establishment rules soon find ways to impose those rules; those who are blind to the exploitative
realities of consumerism attain positions to promote it. Regardless of how the framework came
to be imposed, the truth is that the same attitudes control education, media, governments and
banks and therefore exert an irrepressible influence over every aspect of our lives, our thoughts
and opinions.

The vast majority of the world's population are merely sheep happily following the herd.
Whatever is broadcast in the media as being desirable to the masses suddenly and miraculously
becomes desired by the masses. Whatever our neighbour owns or achieves becomes the object of
great envy and we lust to acquire what we believe to be ours by right. Thus, when we are shown
a solution to a problem, any old solution to anything which interferes with our need to follow the
latest trends, we accept it without question and cease to seek any further for ourselves. Problems
abound and so do solutions; but it is the easiest and most profitable proffered option which is
seized by the majority whilst the minority are trampled underfoot in the stampede to acquire the
latest object of idolatry. And just like sheep who follow blindly and without question the
direction of the herd, we are led through the gates of a pen to be confined at the shepherds
convenience until it is time for the final journey, once again without hesitation and happy in the
knowledge that we are with the 'in-crowd', through the gates of the slaughterhouse

However, this framework has not been constructed by chance or appeared by accident. It is a
deliberate policy which has been implemented over the centuries and continues with ever more
sinister repercussions today. It is the identities of these shepherds, their methods and motivation
with which the following chapter is concerned.

Since Biblical times, the esoteric knowledge, outlined briefly in this book, has been largely
withheld from the majority of people throughout the world. Initially, this information was the
remnant of Atlantean knowledge but was gradually dispersed and further diluted by cataclysmic
events such as the Great Flood. Throughout the ages, lost information has been returned to the
collective consciousness of mankind via prophets and channellers. Great Mystery Schools, such
as the Essene order, set themselves apart in order to carry forward this knowledge via carefully
selected initiates. These initiates were the mystics and magi as well as the scholars, healers and
philosophers, such as Pythagoras, who, it is said, was very much influenced by the Druid culture.

Secrecy was maintained by these orders to avoid persecution and to prevent the very powerful
information from falling into the hands of those who would use it for imbalanced reasons.
Knowledge was concealed within myth and fable, often passed between generations by word of
mouth alone, as in the case of the Celtic Druids. Any written documents were careful ciphered,
with the keys to the code known only to selected initiates. Covens formed throughout the world
and maintained secrecy through secret signals and codes which would reveal their meeting
places. This practice persists today amongst secret orders such as occultists and Freemasons etc..