Baphomet – Photo by Matt Anderson
IN a paper on occultism in the Age of Information, its authors note that “members of the occult community are oath-bound, even on pain of death and destruction, not to reveal that which Google will instantly share.” And so, it is well known that secret societies will simply keep things “hidden in plain sight,” burying their presence or intentions in symbols, logos, movie scripts, and the like. The word occult literally means to “conceal” or “cover over.” Hence, secret societies such as the Freemasons, whose roots are occultic, are often found hiding their intentions or symbols in plain sight, which are meant to be seen on some level…Continue reading