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Authors: William Struse, Rachel Starr Thomson
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Angel of Rain over the Demon of Drought. The first twelve days of Nowruz were a national holiday. Getting past the thirteenth day was considered a good omen.
Darius considered the symbolism fitting. He, the water man of Aquarius Elemental Solutions, battling the Order and their Demons of Drought. If he had his way, he would expose them and their secret.
After finding his first mention of the secret in the London library many years ago, compiling and perusing File 13 had become a weekly ritual. Since that day over ten years ago, he had been accumulating every piece of evidence he could find.
It had all started when he found the handwritten note in an old manuscript he was reading about the Knights Templar—no, really, it had begun a little further back, in college. In his first year, Darius had joined one of the many fraternities. It was his first introduction into the world of secrets and symbolism. After leaving college, Darius joined the Brotherhood of Freemasons. When he moved to London, he joined the Four Crowns Research Lodge No. 2013. He did not understand the implications at the time, but the Four Crowns Lodge had been established in 1886 for the purpose of gathering in one place all the teachings, history, and writings associated with Masonry. The founding documents required that a group of forty of the most prestigious members of the lodge in England be the governing council.
The following year, the Correspondence Circle was added to the lodge. Any member in good standing was allowed to become a part of this effort. In the first ten years, the Circle printed a fifty-volume encyclopedia on the esoteric teachings of the world’s mystery religions. This encyclopedia they called the Ars Quaruor Coronatorum. The knowledge gained by their efforts gave rise to sub- or clandestine lodges. These so-called irregular lodges put into practice the occult knowledge accumulated by the mother research lodge. They quickly became some of the most infamous secret societies in the world. Stella Matutina, the Society of the Golden Dawn, Ordo Templi Orientis (OTO), the Thule Society, and the Order of the Temple of the East all had their roots in the discoveries of the Four Crowns Research Lodge. Some of the greatest monsters in history were nurtured on their teachings.
Darius had joined the Circle of Correspondence with a genuine interest in symbols and symbology. It was after joining the Circle that Darius first learned of the Order, a group of men and women chosen from the highest levels of the secret societies of the world. Their motto: “Enlightenment is the end which justifies our means.”
His investigations led to the discovery of this group’s influence in subverting the independence of his homeland, Persia. Their activities, in conjunction with Briti sh intelligence and the CIA, led to the overthrow of the democratically elected leader of Persia, Mohammad Mosaddegh, in 1953. Mosaddegh’s great sin was his desire to nationalize the oil industry of Iran and renegotiate the terms of their oil contracts. From the early 1900s through both World Wars and into the early 1950s, England was almost entirely dependent on Iranian oil. An independent Iran was not acceptable to the Order’s plan for the Middle East. Their destabilizing efforts continued, and it was these efforts which Darius believed had ultimately led to the death of his father. With this newfound information, Darius secretly vowed revenge against the Order. He became obsessed with uncovering their activities through their various corporate, political, and social associations.
One night in the Four Crowns research library, his efforts took a new direction. Darius found a small, torn piece of handwritten note in an ancient manuscript on the Knights Templar. It read, “. . . knowledge of the 13 th Enumeration.” Darius, curious of the meaning of the scrap, had approached one of the senior members of the research lodge. He could tell by the man’s poorly veiled
Darius considered the symbolism fitting. He, the water man of Aquarius Elemental Solutions, battling the Order and their Demons of Drought. If he had his way, he would expose them and their secret.
After finding his first mention of the secret in the London library many years ago, compiling and perusing File 13 had become a weekly ritual. Since that day over ten years ago, he had been accumulating every piece of evidence he could find.
It had all started when he found the handwritten note in an old manuscript he was reading about the Knights Templar—no, really, it had begun a little further back, in college. In his first year, Darius had joined one of the many fraternities. It was his first introduction into the world of secrets and symbolism. After leaving college, Darius joined the Brotherhood of Freemasons. When he moved to London, he joined the Four Crowns Research Lodge No. 2013. He did not understand the implications at the time, but the Four Crowns Lodge had been established in 1886 for the purpose of gathering in one place all the teachings, history, and writings associated with Masonry. The founding documents required that a group of forty of the most prestigious members of the lodge in England be the governing council.
The following year, the Correspondence Circle was added to the lodge. Any member in good standing was allowed to become a part of this effort. In the first ten years, the Circle printed a fifty-volume encyclopedia on the esoteric teachings of the world’s mystery religions. This encyclopedia they called the Ars Quaruor Coronatorum. The knowledge gained by their efforts gave rise to sub- or clandestine lodges. These so-called irregular lodges put into practice the occult knowledge accumulated by the mother research lodge. They quickly became some of the most infamous secret societies in the world. Stella Matutina, the Society of the Golden Dawn, Ordo Templi Orientis (OTO), the Thule Society, and the Order of the Temple of the East all had their roots in the discoveries of the Four Crowns Research Lodge. Some of the greatest monsters in history were nurtured on their teachings.
Darius had joined the Circle of Correspondence with a genuine interest in symbols and symbology. It was after joining the Circle that Darius first learned of the Order, a group of men and women chosen from the highest levels of the secret societies of the world. Their motto: “Enlightenment is the end which justifies our means.”
His investigations led to the discovery of this group’s influence in subverting the independence of his homeland, Persia. Their activities, in conjunction with Briti sh intelligence and the CIA, led to the overthrow of the democratically elected leader of Persia, Mohammad Mosaddegh, in 1953. Mosaddegh’s great sin was his desire to nationalize the oil industry of Iran and renegotiate the terms of their oil contracts. From the early 1900s through both World Wars and into the early 1950s, England was almost entirely dependent on Iranian oil. An independent Iran was not acceptable to the Order’s plan for the Middle East. Their destabilizing efforts continued, and it was these efforts which Darius believed had ultimately led to the death of his father. With this newfound information, Darius secretly vowed revenge against the Order. He became obsessed with uncovering their activities through their various corporate, political, and social associations.
One night in the Four Crowns research library, his efforts took a new direction. Darius found a small, torn piece of handwritten note in an ancient manuscript on the Knights Templar. It read, “. . . knowledge of the 13 th Enumeration.” Darius, curious of the meaning of the scrap, had approached one of the senior members of the research lodge. He could tell by the man’s poorly veiled
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