7 STRANGEST Secret Societies Known

The Bilderberg Group, The Freemasons, The Mickey Mouse Club - when it comes to bizarre
and perverse practices, these are the secret societies most people think of almost immediately.
But did you know there are many more hidden groups whose activities and entry requirements
are far stranger and way more interesting than a bunch of guys in business suits?
We've got a group of stoned assassins, some crazy Russian eunuchs, and a bunch of Indian
guys who know how to build flying saucers.
So let's take a look at these weirdos and more in our list of the seven strangest secret
societies.
Number 7: Ordo Templi Orientis Ordo Templi Orientis or Order of the Temple
of the East is a secret religious society which began in a similar fashion to the Freemasons.
But, rather than gathering in lodges and making grand plans to control the world, the members
of the Ordo Templi Orientis are instead content to worship the penis and teach the magic of
self pleasure.
Fair enough, some people want a new world order, others want to fiddle with their bits,
who am I to judge?
Much of the group's lore and philosophy was composed by famed English occultist and Hot
Topic poster-boy Aleister Crowley, with his influence helping to craft Ordo Templi Orientis'
focus on self-improvement through occult ritual.
Although, judging by the requirements of initiation ritual eleven, which implores members to interact
with excrement, blood and mucus to recreate Crowley's dream of giving birth to, and I
quote, "a mass of blood and slime", I'm not sure how improved I'd feel in my self after
that.
Meh, I'll give it a shot anyways.
Number 6: The Hashshashin When you think of the word Hashshashin what
kind of image does it conjure up?
Perhaps some weird group of stoner assassins who Scooby Doo their way from one contract
killing to another?
If so, then you're pretty much bang on.
Also known as the Nizari, the Hashshashin were a mysterious group of 13th Century Muslim
assassins who tried to set up their own country and undertook missions involving espionage,
sabotage and assassination; all the while being stoned out of their minds.
The term Hashshashin vaguely translates as "hashish user" and this is where we derive
the modern term "assassin" from.
But if you think these Middle Eastern, Medieval, Mary Jane loving Muslims were a bunch of bumbling
morons then think again - they were cold hearted killers and nothing less.
Richard the Lionheart was one of their most famous clients, with the Hashshashins performing
many contract hits for him during the Crusades, and it was only the combined might of the
Mongol Hordes which finally put an end to this bizarre group's reign of toke-filled
terror.
Number 5: Ashoka's Nine Unknown Men Formed in 270 BC by Indian King Ashoka of
the Maurya dynasty, this secret society contained only nine men, but was believed by some to
be one of the most powerful groups in the world.
And why?
Well the men involved were chosen based on their expert knowledge of an individual field,
and each was required to compile their expertise into a book, which could then be used to control
and influence the world's population.
These books are rumoured to still exist today, with the information contained within supposedly
updated to reflect our modern world.
The first book is a guide on how to use psychological techniques to create propaganda, with the
second and third books covering microbiology and human anatomy.
The fourth book is a study into alchemy and metal work, but after that things start to
get a little weird.
Book five tells you how to communicate with extra-terrestrials, book six is basically
a "how to build your own spaceship" guide, book seven is about time travel, and book
eight details how man can manipulate the speed of light.
The final book covers sociology and the evolution of human societies, but after all the time
travel and alien stuff, I imagine this last one's not much of a page-turner.
Number 4: The Order of the Occult Hand Have you ever experienced that weird feeling
you get when you suddenly learn a new word or phrase, then you can't stop seeing it everywhere
for days, weeks or even months afterwards?
That's called the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon, and one group who seem to love provoking this
feeling are the Order of the Occult Hand.
This secret society is mostly comprised of print journalists who have one single goal;
to insert the phrase "it was as if an occult hand had" into newspapers, magazines and other
printed publications.
This odd ritual began in 1965 when the friends of police reporter Joseph Flanders were so
amused by his use of the phrase that they decided to smuggle it into as many articles
as possible.
The Order was exposed in 2004 when a killjoy reporter at the Chicago Tribune wrote a piece
about them, but this hasn't stopped their fun one bit.
Because in 2006 leader Paul Greenberg, a Pulitzer prize-winning editor, announced that a new
phrase had been chosen by the group, one which remains undiscovered to this day.
Number 3: The Society of the Horseman's Word This British society was basically a club
for 19th Century horse whisperers, with its members required to be employed in the care
of horses, to keep the secrets of handling horses, and be willing to shake hands with
the devil during the group's acceptance ritual - albeit a devil whose arm was made from a
fur covered broom.
But still, if you're blindfolded you're always taking a risk by holding out your hand to
grab something long, hard and furry.
While much of the Horsemen's activity revolved around sharing and retaining the knowledge
needed to care for horses, some members were known to take their horse love to a weirdly
spiritual level.
At the time, horses were seen as somewhat mystical animals, and those who controlled
them were thought to have magical powers.
In some parts of the UK, Horsemen were even known as Horse Witches, and this reputation
wasn't helped by their use of a secret word known only to their members.
Each chapter of the society would have its own individual secret word, and those who
spoke it were supposedly able to control horses and women at will.
But some Horsemen societies were known to use just one single statement as their secret
word, with that phrase being "Both in One".
I'll let you draw your own conclusions as to what that means.
Number 2: The Giga Society Remember that Indian group with only nine
members?
Well the Giga Society is even more exclusive, consisting of just six or seven members in
total, depending on which randomly Googled source you'd like me to believe.
The Giga Society is pretty vague on what its members get up to and how elaborate their
super secret handshake is.
But since membership to this group is based on intelligence, I'd guess very.
The Giga Society comprises solely of individuals who can demonstrate an IQ higher than 195.
This would make you smarter than 99.9999999% of the population, but if you miss the cut-off
point you can always try the Mega Society, who require an IQ of 172 to join their 26
member club.
Too dumb to be Mega?
Then join Prometheus; if you can hit their 160 IQ target.
or Triple Nine if you're only able to scrape above 146.
An IQ of 135 will get you into Intertel, and it only takes a 130 IQ to join Mensa's 110,000
members.
Anything less than that and you'll be lucky to get into Chuck E Cheese.
Number 1: The Skoptsy The Skoptsy are by far the most gruesome secret
society on this list, as rather than celebrating human sexuality like Aleister Crowley and
his pals, this brutal Russian sect would castrate men and mastectomise women in the belief that
genitals and breasts were sinful.
Founded in the 18th Century by two peasants, the Skoptsy thought that genitals and breasts
only appeared after Adam and Eve consumed a piece of forbidden fruit.
Interesting theory.
I wonder what other cool sexy junk we'd have if they'd eaten their five a day?
But for the Skoptsy one pair of boobs or balls was one pair too many, and with no anaesthetic
or surgical implements, members would often resort to carving them off with primitive
shaving knives.
These folks sound pretty crazy right?
But at one point there were over 100,000 Skoptsy living and presumably bleeding in Russia,
with many of its members including high-ranking officials and generals.
Their numbers have dwindled of late, but there are still a rumoured 200 Skoptsy followers
to this very day, with their most famous member being one Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin.
Ha, just kidding.
But now I think about it, that would explain a lot.
So did you enjoy our video?
I hope so, because we probably don't have many left with Putin's death squads now on
their way to poison my burrito.
But if you'd like to know more about peculiar people and their perverse practices, then
take a look at our recent video on the ten strangest mating rituals.
None of which the Skoptsy are capable of enjoying.

7 STRANGEST Secret Societies Known

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