Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to www.RichardCassaro.com with appropriate and specific direction to the original content. At the Book & Snake tomb, this same balance-of-opposites-around-a-torch-in-the-center theme is conveyed by the caduceus posts, and its echoed in the massive triangle pediment atop the building. 26:40. It was founded by William Kingsley 1843, John Porter and William Huntington, both 1842, who were dissatisfied with the fact that Huntington had not been tapped for Bones. WebThird Coast Swing. Box 1905; New Haven, CT 06509-1905; fax: (203) 432-0651; yam@yale.edu; Copyright 1937-2015 Yale Alumni Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. It can be faced by individuals, and also it can be a conflict within a society or more societies. Yale University. Active undergraduate membership is elected annually with sixteen Yale University students, typically rising seniors. Every year, the club selects 15 new members. The caduceus also conveys the teachings of kundalini yoga, an ancient Hindu system of meditation directed toward awakening our Third Eye, a sixth sense organ hidden in the human foreheada Third Eye that, when activated, endows us with the ability to see our inner, eternal nature. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blogs author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. While they might encourage consideration of a candidate, they no longer offer assured membership. necessarily reflect the views of Yale or its officers. Heraclitus wasnt alone; this pairs of opposites teaching formed the basis of most Greek philosophy. 26:40. Seasoned occultists use these columns as ascension vehicles, and in Freemasonry the columns are depicted as ladders by which the initiated can transcend the material world, gain access to the heavenly spiritual realm, and attain Nirvana. WebThis is the first in-person event of the long-running AI Governance Series collaboration between the Georgetown Law Institute for Technology Law & Policy Global TechNet Working Group and the Wikimedia Initiative of the Yale Information Society Project (virtual option also available). In my 2011 book, Written in Stone, I showed how ancient temples built by far-flung civilizationsespecially the pyramid culturesall shared this same three-in-one pattern. There were two secret societies, Sigma Epsilon and Delta Kappa, and one open society, Gamma Nu. Prior to the publication of Written in Stone, Cassaro enjoyed a successful career as a U.S. correspondent, professional journalist, and photo researcher for Rizzoli Publications, one of the worlds leading media organizations. With its golden coat and radiant mane, the lion is the personification of the sun, symbolizing bravery, nobility, strength, and valor. When decoded properly, the art and architecture of the Book & Snake tomb indicates that the Book & Snake Societys founding purpose was to initiate new members into an ancient Sacred Science wisdom-teaching, the goal of which was to achieve the so-called Great Work of spiritual transformation. Ouroboros serpent on the Book & Snake regalia. These bids are indications of the societys intent to tap, but a member of the junior class does not have to accept the tap until official tap night, Thursday April 18, 2002. Countless TV producers and movie directors have presented their own visions of what a society is and what a society can be. What student wouldnt be? Certainly, George W. Bush 68, as a beer-guzzling DKE brother stood a high chance of becoming a Bonesman.. A massive caduceus appears encoded into the architecture of Rockefeller Center in New York City, built in the early 20th century, showing a torch centered between twin symmetrically balanced male / female opposites. One in three Yalies who responded to the News poll said he or she found the society system to be less relevant to the Yale social scene than originally thought, and one in four now thinks the system is less relevant to the Yale education. WebMy name is Omar and I graduated from Yale University with a joint degree in Economics and Political Science. Our discussion will cover topics from South Asian advocacy to discrimination against South Asians. The Green Lion Devouring The Sun is a common alchemical image from centuries-old texts, such as the Rosarium Philosophorum (1550). WebThey remained junior class societies there. Unlike being thrown into a randomly assigned college or suite or sports team, here you made the choice to commit to this group of people, the senior said. A caduceus appears on Rockefeller center in New York City, built in the early 20th century. Saved the day for my son who is dyslexic. Freshman year for Harvard guys is shit, a Harvard freshman said. In Wolfs Heads seemingly decrepit tomb, on Yale Daily News reporter observed a rather clean lobby; stairs leading down to a basement on the right, a bulletin board of Egyptian gods split into two groups (In Egypt and Out of Egypt) to the left and a bust of a female feline head on the wall (perhaps that of a lioness?). Between the Lions - 10x05 - Roller Coaster; What Do In one of its meanings, the triangle symbolizes the Path home to the soul. It was founded in 1832 and membership is open to an elite few. There were students who felt that life was over if they didnt get accepted into a society.. Founded in 1863, You would think he was rehashing a debate over some obscure piece of legislation enacted during his tenure as U.S. Drawing from my book, Written in Stone. Alcala de Hernares, Madrid, Spain. Right: Book & Snake Tomb, Yale University, New Haven, CT. The Great Work is the uniting of opposites.. 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm. Left: The magic circle of the magician. 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Bartlett Giamatti 60, a Delta Kappa Epsilon brother and member of Scroll and Key, published a history of his society in 1978 for his fellow members. But that was not always the case. 100 years have passed since the time of Stover and Le Baron. Honorary members are elected. Keeping track of the dozens of senior societies at Yale is not easy. Containing metaphysical energy within a confined space creates a concentration of power and intentionwhich helps to awaken some of the sublime energies within the body that stimulate transformation. The alternating pattern of anthemion & palmette leaves symbolize this uniting of opposites formula that forms the basis of the Great Work. Bottom: Anthemion & palmette was an artistic motif celebrated in ancient Greek art and architecture. WebLore. I couldnt care less about being in a secret society I dont need people to pick my friends for me, declared one junior, who declined to give her name. Top: Stylized sets of anthemion & palmette leaves decorate the capitals of the columns on the Book & Snake tomb. A stable system of eight class societies (two competing chains of four class societies each) was in place by the late 1840s. Critiques of the system. To be sure, the tap lines no longer play much of a role in society choices. You go in with an open mind, and you force yourself to confront these people. The society uses masonic inspired rituals to this day. The freshman did not want to be named for fear of endangering his chances at a finals club. The society is one of the reputed Big Three societies at Yale, along with Skull and Bones and Wolfs Head. This was done to, as Decrow put it, secure representative men from all the leading student interests in the class.. Even now, we watch our Gossip Girl and laugh as Chuck tries to infiltrate what he calls the crme de la crme of secret societies, Skull and Bones. WebPages in category "Secret societies at Yale" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. 3. Its an ideal student group, Dean said. The Bones garden is described as an Oxford-esque cloister, with a statue of a knight and a few barbecue grills strewn about. The two senior societies dominated school life for the next 41 years. It was founded in 1832 by William Huntington Russell and Alphonso Taft, two students who were not on June 6, 2022. The first break-in to Skull and Bones was by a society that called itself File and Claw in 1877. In short, the lion symbolizes the very balanced duality that every Book & Snake initiate presumably strives to achieve. When a group of 15 students are selected for their talents, rather than their social status, intellectual sparks are bound to fly. In doing so, one becomes an Olympian, a god holding the Olympic torch of triumph. This is a vicious group of interbreeding bloodlines seeking to impose their will and their structure of life upon the global population., Perhaps he is right, perhaps he is wrong. Which part is secret? Mace and Chain, the youngest landed society (a society that has a tomb), acquired their property only two years ago. The four columns on the Book & Snake faade support a massive triangle-shaped pediment. As the king of beasts, the lion is both great and terrible. On tap day, last years captain, Bonesman Jack Vogelsang 08, was away at a tournament. And one in five respondents initially thought they are at least somewhat important to the Yale education. 1. The fact that societies are closed and inaccessible to more than a small group of Yalies suggests that, on its surface, society life has little to do with Yales social scene. They are relatively quiet about their existence, and new ones pop up and disappear just as quickly. Rowers were reportedly outraged when their captains Skull and Bones tap-line was broken last year, when the society decided to tap a non-rower. Now the effects of tap night rarely shake the campus up, although it is rumored that the occasional (real) wolfs head turns up by Wolfs Head founder Phelpss grave on tap night. A fifty-year embargo is indefensible, Victor Ashe 67 proclaimed to me over the phone. One of the most mysterious collegiate secret societies on the Yale University campus in New Haven, Connecticut is the Society of Book & Snake. George H.W. Precisely because there are more societies, the whole thing seems, at least to me, less prestigious than it once was so the idea of making your own society, and not taking it that seriously, doesnt seem so strange., Around the time of Stover, Tap Day occurred shortly before Commencement. Fire is one of the four classical elements of ancient Greece, and some Greek philosophers considered it the first and most fundamental, the source of all existence. The Apostles Aurelian B&C BaR Belmonte Berzelius Book and Snake C&D Cage and Feather Ceres Athena Cup and Crown Desmos Double Cuffs DSG Elihu Fork and Knife Gryphon Ink and Needle ISO LC Leviathan Lincoln Looking Glass Linonia Mace and Chain Manuscript Myth and Sword Octa OX Red Mask Sage and Chalice Scroll and Key Skull and Bones Spade and Grave Sphinx St. Elmos TDC Torch Whiskey and Coke WIPS Wolfs Head. 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We see this same symbolism in the ancient Spanish city of Alcala de Hernares, home to the Complutense University of Madrid, one of the worlds oldest universities. The freshman societies, which tapped promising students in their senior years at the leading boarding schools of the time and fresh off their first train to campus, were short-lived. Somehow, the secret atmosphere at the Halloween parties gives Yalies a chance to unwind in environs as novel as Manuscripts tomb: elegant, modern and sleek inside with a Japanese water garden and a good deal of fine art; or St. Elmos: an old-fashioned fraternity house. To truly understand and know something, including ourselves, we need to recognize this doctrine of opposites; we need to be able to see things from both sides of the equation, thus centering ourselves in perfect balance. The society is one of the reputed "Big Three" societies at Yale, along with Skull and Bones and Scroll and Key. It has its faults. Or maybe, just maybe, the old boys clubs have failed to adapt to the modern world. WebMy name is Omar and I graduated from Yale University with a joint degree in Economics and Political Science. And apart from the naked parties hosted by the Pundits, a prankster senior society, only Manuscript and St. Elmos throw parties in their tombs on Halloween and then sporadically throughout the year. The target audience is children Each of them had 35 members, considerably more than the sophomore and senior societies. Whether or not the spirit of this founding purpose is still honored is unknownbut one thing is certain: When conspiracy theorists fail to address the noble origins of Secret Societies, their research becomes a tool of suppression, propaganda, and misinformation. 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