The art of secret societies: beehives, goats, and the all-seeing eye

[boingboing]

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[Papasan]

“The law of omission” Learn it, know it, & it just may save your life.

[Boundegar]

I was so fascinated with this stuff, back in the 90s, but not fascinated enough to actually join. I think I still have my grandfather’s Mason ring, somewhere.

[Mark_Sniadecki]

[KathyPartdeux]

[tekna2007]

[PeterNGreen]

[anon68952647]

[anon8420928]

[Thebarton_Gamer]

@boingboing

The marvelous rituals and the delightful imparting of “secrets” are sublime, but they are threaded with a hint of anachronistic camp. In the moment you give over to it completely. This is the true power of theater and pomp.

So, it’s basically a LARP?

[enso]

@Thebarton_Gamer

So, it’s basically a LARP?

as a person who has been a member of…four (? maybe five) “secret societies,” yes.

[crenquis]

[Boundegar]

[crenquis]

[anon68952647]