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The Real History of Secret Societies
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“Let's start out in Tierra del Fuego, at the bottom of South America, among the most isolated and inhospitable places on Earth. For thousands of years, this island was home to the Ona people, who eked out an existence hunting and fishing. They lived in small groups of 50 to 100. They had a system of beliefs and rituals that guided their day-to-day lives.
An important part of this was a secret society into which all males were initiated soon after puberty. The society was run by the shamans, who communicated with the spirits and who in turn controlled the natural forces. Controlling access to the spirits and their power meant controlling everything else, including the women.
But it wasn't always that way.
The Onas' all-male secret society was based on the legend of an earlier female order. In the beginning, women were believed to control access to the spirits. From the spirits, the women learned magic and used that to control men.
The men, growing to resent this, hatched a conspiracy to overturn the matriarchy.
They observed that females received their initiation at puberty. Younger girls were ignorant of magic. So one night, the men killed the initiated women and girls as they slept, sparing only the young and ignorant.
From that night forward, men ruled the world and women.”
― The Real History of Secret Societies
An important part of this was a secret society into which all males were initiated soon after puberty. The society was run by the shamans, who communicated with the spirits and who in turn controlled the natural forces. Controlling access to the spirits and their power meant controlling everything else, including the women.
But it wasn't always that way.
The Onas' all-male secret society was based on the legend of an earlier female order. In the beginning, women were believed to control access to the spirits. From the spirits, the women learned magic and used that to control men.
The men, growing to resent this, hatched a conspiracy to overturn the matriarchy.
They observed that females received their initiation at puberty. Younger girls were ignorant of magic. So one night, the men killed the initiated women and girls as they slept, sparing only the young and ignorant.
From that night forward, men ruled the world and women.”
― The Real History of Secret Societies
“Arnold Rothstein embodied the maxim that 'a smart man with a pencil can steal more than a thug with a gun'. Unlike Diamond Annie or or Don Vito, Rothstein didn't grow up in poverty, he was the son of a wealthy and respected businessman; his older brother studied to become a rabbi. Arnold had no use for such things. . . . Rothstein believed crime was simply another business, and should be run like one. He used money to buy influence, and influence to make more money. His influence reached from Manhattan street gangs all the way up to Tammany Hall.
Rothstein immediately realized what a gift prohibition was for the underworld. But he also saw a bright future for other illegal commodities, including narcotics. Rothstein played a part in setting up one of the first international drug operations; from top to bottom it was run by secret societies, including Chinese Tongs, Germany militarists, Japanese Black Dragons, and even the Soviet secret police.”
― The Real History of Secret Societies
Rothstein immediately realized what a gift prohibition was for the underworld. But he also saw a bright future for other illegal commodities, including narcotics. Rothstein played a part in setting up one of the first international drug operations; from top to bottom it was run by secret societies, including Chinese Tongs, Germany militarists, Japanese Black Dragons, and even the Soviet secret police.”
― The Real History of Secret Societies
