Conrad Bauer - Skull and Bones: Americas Most Powerful and Mysterious Secret Society

Skull and Bones

Americas Most Powerful and Mysterious Secret Society

Conrad Bauer

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Nobody likes the idea that there are hugely influential powers operating behind closed doors. For centuries, there have been stories about secret societies that control everything we do and dominate the highest echelons of politics and business. Whether its the Illuminati, the Masons, or the Knights Templar, its not uncommon for people to believe that there might be a cabal of people who conspire together for their own nefarious purposes. But while these earlier societies might be clouded in mystery and intrigue, there are modern equivalents of which we know much, much more.

One of these mysterious societies is known simply as Skull and Bones. A clandestine group who gather at one of the worlds top universities, they are made up of some of the cleverest, brightest, and most privileged members of their generation. In addition to this, their members have gone on to be CEOs, moguls, and even Presidents. Their alumni hold some of the most important positions within society, and for the majority, their membership of this secret club is a closely guarded secret.

Whether its generations of the Bush family, members of the Taft family, Rockefellers, CIA officers, Presidents, publishers, judges, lawyers, Olympians, ambassadors, congressmen, governors, senators, authors, diplomats, or musicians, there seems no limit on who might be a members. With their suggested involvement in thefts, rituals, and even more hidden power politics, the members of Skull and Bones are part of one of the seemingly most powerful groups in the world. In this book we will examine their history, their practices, their members, and their legacy. By the end, you should have a much clearer idea of what it means to be a member of one of Yales most exclusive groups: Skull and Bones.

The history of Skull and Bones might seem simple, but as with many secret societies, attempting to untangle the web of stories, myths, and legends can be incredibly difficult. As such, it is perhaps best to start with a brief overview in which we can examine the commonly accepted narrative, before plunging into greater depth. The theories relating to the history of Skull and Bones are almost as old as the group itself, ensuring that whenever research into the societys history is attempted, one must navigate the murky waters. The society itself has no reason why it should attempt to clarify any part of its history. For them, a murky, confused narrative filled with mistruths simply adds to the aura of the group and distracts from the more truthful elements of what we think we know. By keeping their history conspicuously obscure, Skull and Bones becomes even more of a vague concept. If we want to establish the accepted truth behind the groups history, it can help to turn to an article from Time magazine published in 2009.

As stated in the article in Time magazine, Skull and Bones and its members have been blamed for everything from the Kennedy assassination to the invention of the atomic bomb. The society has been portrayed in negative and positive lights in all sorts of media and has even made an appearance being satirized on the Simpsons. Their involvement in a number of high profile court cases and crimes has bought the group to unexpected levels of attention, prompting a surge in interest. As a response to this, people have tried to assemble as much information as possible on the group. One of the best examples of the groups influence is the election for President of the United States of America that took place in 2004. The election was held between George W. Bush, Republican, and John Kerry, Democrat. As chance would have it, both men were graduates of Yale, and both had been inducted into the secret society. Whichever man ended up taking the White House, America was guaranteed to be overseen by a Bonesman (the name given to the groups members.) Later in this book, we will look into this event in even greater detail.

Skull and Bones, as the legends go, was founded by a man named William Russell. Russell, a student at Yale, class of 1833, spent a year in Germany. He found himself wandering between the clandestine and mystical organizations that one might have encountered in 19 th Century European high society. These mysterious clubs organized by the elite and the aristocracy would often imitate and replicate legendary organizations such as the Illuminati and the Priory of Scion. Fascinated and enthralled by such a society, Russell took what he had learned from the secretive Germans and brought it back with him to the academic environment of one of Americas oldest educational institutions, Yale University. After a supposed falling out between a number of debating societies at the university Brothers in Unity, the Calliopean Society, and Linonia who had been arguing about the Phi Beta Kappa ceremony for dishing out the awards, Russell decided that the American institution needed to take the lead from the Germans he had encountered. Teaming with a man named Alphonso Taft, in 1832 the pair founded a group they named as the Order of the Skull and Bones.

It was not long before the group began to establish its own mythology. The process of inviting someone into the society was in the fashion of similar American university groups. It involved a person being tapped. This recruitment process was conducted, and with great foresight, Russell managed to foster a spirit of mysterious elitism. Take, for example, the first recruit for the so-called Brotherhood of Death. Alphonso Taft was set to hold an important role in American history, if only for being the father of William H. Taft, the future President of the United States. As the groups first charters indicate, the original name was the Order of the Scull and Bones, though this common alternative spelling was later corrected.

One of the first legends that was passed down about the activities of the members of Skull and Bones was that they were involved in pagan worship. There were rumors that the group devoted themselves to the goddess Eulogia, an invented creation who was said to represent eloquence. In addition to this, the name was supposed to represent the Orders worship of pirates and other criminals, while they hatched dastardly plans in which world domination was always the end goal. Right from the start, there was an element of the conspiracy theory about what really went on behind the doors of Russells secret society.