Recently I ordered Alex Jones' "Dark Secrets Inside Bohemian Grove" (Alex Jones Productions).
The first half of the video is essentially a lead-in. You see Jones, his wife, and some british film crew members driving into Monte Rio, CA. There
are lots of jokes, and it reminded me very much of a family home video.
Then they do some interviews with locals, some of whom are quite scary. When Jones asks one man (who has some kind of problem with his jaw) what he
would say if the Bohemian Grovers had a 50 ft statue of a babylonian god (moloch), the man goes, "that's why they're going to hell".
Then comes Jones' "infiltration". He's got cajones. Jones and one other man walk into the woods and end up in the Bohemian Grove parking lot.
You see lots of Mercedes, a high-end jaguar, BMWs, along with station wagons and SUVs.
The entire time they are in the Grove, they are filming through a hidden camera. The quality of the picture isn't good at all, however it is
viewable if you have an interest. Later in the tape, key parts of the video are "image enhanced", which really helps a great deal.
Anyways, an open-top shuttle PICKS THEM UP, and they blend in as members. On the shuttle, one man (who I think is the man in the white robe
conducting the 'cremation of care' ceremony) discusses how much his robe cost.
There is alot of walking around. Jones walks into the dining hall, shoots the dining area, and has voice-overs about how he had evaded security,
secret service, etc. Remember, Jones is blending in as a member. Ballsy move if you ask me. At one point, they are openly videotaping the scenery.
Jones states that shortly after they took out the video camera, a guard emerged asking them why they were video taping. Jones said that the guard
shack has several monitors that show hidden cameras that are mounted in the trees of the grove.
He captures lots of members on film, but I didn't recognize anyone famous. To be fair, you only see the members as Jones is walking by, so it is
difficult to see faces (especially since the hidden camera is in a bag on Jones' hip). In the camp itself, the members seem to drink wine and walk
around the grounds enjoying nature and laughing about life. If I had some kind of video capture device, I'd be inclined to play the freeze-frame
game.
Finally, we get to the ceremony. Lots of unusual music, torches, fireworks, loudspeakers with the "ritual" being broadcast. There is an enormous
crowd of a couple hundred men who are seated across a lake. Jones is one of these men, seated in the back, filming with his hidden camera. On the
other side of the lake, moloch's statue resides along with several cloaked figures.
The ceremony appears to be symbolic of the burning of "Dull Care" who resides in the "marketplace". At one point, "Dull Care" symbolically
spits out the fire of the ceremony, with cheers from the crowd. But the "happy woods" are cleansed of "Dull Care" through the ceremony, and they
burn "Dull Care" in effigy. A boat comes down the lake with a covered human-body-sized object on it. The boatman has his face painted like a
skeleton.
"Dull Care"'s voice booms over the loudspeaker, calling everyone "FOOLS!! FOOLS!!" and essentially states that burning him will do no good!
Regardless, the ceremony continues.
After watching this video, I am more confused about Bohemian Grove. The language of the ceremony appeared to be depictive of the "good vs. evil"
fight, with "good" prevailing. Yet, the process of the ceremony itself reminded me very much of a ritual mass.
Given that the festivities last for 2 weeks, I'm sure that this "cremation of care" ceremony is only part of a larger process.
If you have a strong interest in Bohemian Grove, I recommend the tape.
Interestingly:
From what we've hear, the Republican hierarchy -- especially those close to former Gov. Pete Wilson -- would favor Schwarzenegger. At least
that's the word that came out of the Bohemian Grove this past weekend, where a number of state and national GOPers, including presidential adviser
Karl Rove, happened to have gathered at a club getaway.
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