October 20, 1999: Open Lines - Secret Societies Hotline
A caller from New Mexico describes a hierarchy of secret societies placing the Brotherhood of the Snake and the Brotherhood of the Dragon above the Illuminati, the Knights Templar, and the Freemasons. He claims these groups guard the true origins of mankind, knowledge allegedly stolen from the Library of Alexandria and now hidden within the Vatican. He asserts that Jesus was a member of the Illuminati who served as a messenger rather than a divine figure, and that the G7 nations represent the power structure controlling these secrets.
Between society calls, Art checks in with a listener in St. Thomas bracing for Hurricane Jose, fields a call from a former Rosicrucian who describes psychic development exercises involving mirrors and candles, and hears from an Order of the Eastern Star member who explains the organization's blood-relative requirement connecting it to Freemasonry. Art declares that when he dies, he intends to return and provide proof of the afterlife by broadcasting his voice through the radio spectrum.
Key Moments
Art's brief history of Freemasonry: Art reads a sweeping listener-supplied history of Masonry: 1717 founding of the United Grand Lodge of England, 1733 first American lodge in Boston, 1791 outrage over Mozart's Magic Flute, Stephen Knight's claim three Freemasons committed the Jack the Ripper murders to suppress a royal scandal, Prince Philip's reluctant 1952 induction, and the 1982 hanging of 'God's banker' Roberto Calvi beneath Blackfriar's Bridge.
Rosicrucian recruitment via dreams: A six-year former Rosicrucian recounts that around the moment the order received his application, the printed word 'Rosicrucians' appeared in his dreams two nights running, jolting him awake. He describes their monthly four-lesson curriculum mixing physical principles, spiritual principles, and psychic-development exercises with mirrors and candles aimed at producing healers and people with mind-over-matter ability.
Brotherhood of the Snake atop the secret-society hierarchy: A caller lays out a hierarchy of secret orders: at the top, the Brotherhood of the Snake or Brotherhood of the Dragon (originally 'the Mysteries'), holding the secrets of mankind for 6,000 to 8,000 years. Below them sit the Illuminati as servants, then the Knights Templar, then the Masonic Society, with everyday Freemasons as 'worker bees' kept far from the real knowledge.
Caller: Jesus was an Illuminati messenger: Pressed by Art on whether he has met members of the Snake or Dragon brotherhoods, the caller says two people in high government today belong, names Art would recognize. Without prompting, he adds that Jesus Christ was a member of the Illuminati - a 'don't shoot the messenger' figure like Paul Revere - and was crucified for delivering their message.