WHITE LOTUS SOCIETIES
Among the most enduring and influential secret religious movements in Chinese history, the White Lotus Societies form a vast and intricate spiritual network whose roots stretch back to at…
Author: Lux Ferre
WEISHAUPT, ADAM
German philosopher and founder of the Bavarian Illuminati, 1748–1811. Born in the Bavarian university town of Ingolstadt, Weishaupt came from an academic family with connections…
VRIL SOCIETY
In a 1947 article in the American pulp magazine Astounding Science Fiction, rocket engineer Willy Ley mentioned a small group active in Berlin during the…
VEHM
A system of medieval courts in the old German duchy of Westphalia, east of the Rhine, the Vehmgerichte or “Vehm Courts” traditionally traced their origin…
URBAN DESIGN
In 1999, astrologer David Ovason’s bestselling book The Secret Architecture of Our Nation’s Capital proposed that a hidden pattern based on astrology and occult symbolism…
UNKNOWN SUPERIORS
Many secret societies have kept the identities of their top leadership a secret, but starting in the middle years of the eighteenth century, certain secret…
UNITED ANCIENT ORDER OF DRUIDS [UAOD]
The largest and most successful Druid order of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the United Ancient Order of Druids (UAOD) was founded in 1833…
UNDERGROUND REALMS
Since ancient times, when myths filled the earth with underground kingdoms inhabited by monsters and goblins, the idea of hidden realms beneath the surface has…
TRILATERAL COMMISSION
One of the most widely discussed (and frequently vilified) coordinating bodies among the industrial world’s economic and political elites, the Trilateral Commission was founded in…
TRIAD SOCIETY
The Triad Society, or Heaven and Earth Society (Tiandihui), is the most famous and powerful of all Chinese secret societies, whose legend weaves together threads of rebellion, mysticism, and fraternity.…
