SECRET SOCIETIES
Secret society is a term used to describe a variety of organizations that may have secret ceremonies, ranging from the common and innocuous (collegiate fraternities) to mythical organizations described in conspiracy theories as immensely powerful, with self-serving financial or political agendas, global reach, and often luciferian beliefs.
Although the exact meaning of the term is disputed, several of the definitions advanced indicate a degree of secrecy and secret knowledge, which might include denying membership or knowledge of the group, negative consequences for acknowledging one's membership, strong ties between members of the organization, and rites or rituals which outsiders are not permitted to observe.
Many societies require members to take an oath at membership. Parts of an oath can include a promise to support the organization, to keep its secrets, that the new member will conceal or deny their membership in the organization. Sometimes such oaths can include penalties (ranging from the purely symbolic to the very real) for not living up to the oath.
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