The Conspiracy Book
A Chronological Journey through Secret Societies and Hidden Histories
Published on 8. January 2019
224 pages
978-1-4549-3005-1 (ISBN)
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Scholar of the occult and secret histories, John Michael Greer shines a light on 100 mysterious conspiracies and hidden societies throughout history, from Ancient Greece to the modern era.
The Freemasons. The Satanic Hell-Fire Club. The Illuminati. This fascinating book delves into 100 mysterious conspiracies across time, ranging from secret societies that planned revolutions to underground groups with sometimes-nefarious agendas. Illustrated with intriguing photos and ephemera, it's a must-read for anyone interested in learning more about the hidden forces that have shaped some of the most significant events in history.
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John Michael Greer is one of today's most respected writers and scholars in the fields of occultism and the unexplained. An initiate of Freemasonry, the Golden Dawn, and several Druid orders, he has written more than 50 books, including The Occult Book (Sterling) and TheElement Encyclopedia of Secret Societies (HarperCollins). He lives in Rhode Island.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Introduction
- c. 975 BCE: The Temple of Solomon
- 6th century BCE: The Pythagorean Brotherhood
- 1st century CE: The Gnostics
- 1030: The Cathars
- 1307: Fall of the Knights Templar
- c. 1390: The Regius Manuscript
- c. 1400: The Adamites
- 1511: The Alumbrados
- 1555: The Family of Love
- 1598: The Schaw Statutes
- 1614: The Rosicrucians
- 1639: Rituals of Brothering
- 1646: Elias Ashmole Becomes a Freemason
- 1688: The Glorious Revolution
- c. 1710: The Chevaliers of Jubilation
- 1715: The 'Fifteen
- 1717: The First Masonic Grand Lodge
- 1724: The Gormogons
- 1736: Ramsay's Oration
- 1738: In Eminente
- 1745: The 'Forty-Five
- 1746: The Hell-Fire Club
- 1751: The Ancient-Modern Schism
- 1754: The Strict Observance
- 1755: The Golden and Rosy Cross
- 1760: The Committees of Correspondence
- 1765: The Sons of Liberty
- 1770: The Illuminés of Avignon
- 1776: The Bavarian Illuminati
- 1782: The Convention of Wilhelmsbad
- 1789: The French Revolution
- 1790: The Social Circle
- 1795: The Loyal Orange Order
- 1796: The Conspiracy of Equals
- 1796: The Black League
- 1797: The Philadelphes
- 1797: The Raggi
- 1797: Proofs of a Conspiracy
- 1800: The Carbonari
- 1809: The Sublime Perfect Masters
- 1810: The Chevaliers of Faith
- 1825: The Decembrists
- 1826: The Morgan Affair
- 1828: The Anti-Masonic Party
- 1832: Skull and Bones
- 1834: The League of Outlaws
- 1837: The League of the Just
- 1847: The Communist Manifesto
- 1852: The Know-Nothing Party
- 1854: The Knights of the Golden Circle
- 1855: The Nihilists
- 1858: The Fenian Brotherhood
- 1863: The Order of American Knights
- 1864: The First International
- 1865: The Ku Klux Klan
- 1866: The International Brothers
- 1869: The Knights of Labor
- 1871: The Shriners
- 1878: The Bohemian Grove
- c. 1880: The Mafia Comes to America
- 1886: The Order of the White Rose
- 1887: The Fabian Society
- 1887: The American Protective Association
- 1889: The Second International
- 1895: The Protocols of the Elders of Zion
- 1897: The "Palladian Order" Hoax
- 1905: The Black Hundreds
- 1907: The Order of New Templars
- 1908: Ariosophy
- 1912: The Germanenorden
- 1915: The Klan Reborn
- 1916: The Easter Rising
- 1917: The American Protective League
- 1917: The Russian Revolution
- 1918: The Thule Society
- 1919: The Third International
- 1919: The German Workers Party
- 1920: Prohibition
- 1921: The Committee of 300
- 1921: The Council on Foreign Relations
- 1923: Anti-Klan Secret Societies
- 1925: The SS
- 1925: The Klan Destroyed
- 1928: Opus Dei
- 1929: Al Capone becomes Capo dei Capi
- 1933: Hitler Takes Power
- 1935: The Cagoule
- 1945: Neo-Nazi Secret Societies
- 1946: Propaganda Due (P2)
- 1948: The Mau Maus
- 1949: The National Renaissance Party
- 1954: The Bilderbergers
- 1956: The Priory of Sion
- 1959: The John Birch Society
- 1968: The Club of Rome
- 1980: Trilateralism
- 1983: The Order
- 1984: The Dominionists
- 1991: The New World Order
- 1994: The White Order of Thule
- Further Reading
- Image Credits
- About the Author
