The Secret Societies: Bohemian Club and Skull and Bones

🌲The Bohemian Club was established in San Francisco in 1872 and is known for its membership of rich and famous individuals.

🦉The Bohemian Grove is a hidden forest in Northern California where the club members gather for retreats.

🔥The Grove's retreats include rituals like the Cremation of Care, where the cares of the outer world are symbolically burned.

💀Skull and Bones is a secret society at Yale University, founded in 1832 and known for its influential members.

😈Skull and Bones initiation rituals involve stripping, wrestling, confessing sexual history, and drinking a red fluid.

What is the purpose of the Bohemian Club?

—The Bohemian Club is a club for journalists and thinkers to explore ideas and network.

Who are some famous members of the Bohemian Club?

—Famous members of the Bohemian Club include Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon, and Henry Kissinger.

What is the Bohemian Grove?

—The Bohemian Grove is a hidden forest in Northern California where the Bohemian Club members hold retreats.

What is the significance of the Cremation of Care ritual?

—The Cremation of Care ritual symbolically burns the cares of the outer world at the Bohemian Grove retreats.

What is Skull and Bones?

—Skull and Bones is a secret society at Yale University, known for its influential and powerful members.

00:02The Bohemian Club was established in San Francisco in 1872 and is a club for journalists and thinkers to explore ideas.

00:09The Bohemian Grove is a hidden forest in Northern California, where the club members hold retreats.

00:13Famous members of the Bohemian Club include Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon, and Henry Kissinger.

01:20The Bohemian Grove retreats include rituals like the Cremation of Care, where the cares of the outer world are symbolically burned.

03:12Skull and Bones is a secret society at Yale University, founded in 1832 and known for its influential members.

03:59Skull and Bones initiates members through a secretive and intense initiation ritual known as Tap Night.

04:30During the Skull and Bones initiation ritual, members are stripped, wrestle, and confess their sexual history.

05:01The initiation ritual of Skull and Bones concludes with the new members meeting a person dressed as the pope.