The ancient social brotherhoods and the early Jewish fraternity were based on the rite of blood-drinking, but Paul ended the need for human or animal sacrifices in Christianity by establishing “the blood of the everlasting covenant.”. [1]
Secret societies built social castes through mysterious initiations using masks, seances, signs, a secret language, dietary restrictions, and night policing. [2] Secret societies were once employed by kings to collect taxes. [3]
Women's secret clubs were formed by later tribes to prepare girls for wifehood and motherhood, allowing them to attend the “bride show” and pledging against early marriage. [4]
Secret societies instill loyalty through oaths and secrecy, wield power over mobs, enforce vigilance and lynch law, and effectively keep unscrupulous kings in a state of unease. [5] The power of mystery conferred on members of secret societies gave them a sense of superiority and exclusivity within their tribe. [6]
Secret societies used puberty initiation tests to confer power and mystery on members, creating a social aristocracy with strict rules on sex conduct and marriage, leading to celibacy and gender segregation, while promoting morality and caste systems through secretive rituals and education. [7] The evolution of social groups led to the formation of secret societies, which eventually split into sociopolitical and religio-mystical types. [8]
See also: UB 70:7.