09-09-2012, 12:31 PM
p.p.s....for those who are unfamiliar with him, a few words about Pike are in order.
Albert Pike was an extremely sinister man, very much aligned with the Service-to-self path. He was an agent of British and French bankers who wanted to seize as much of a young America's assets as was possible. To that end, he worked tirelessly during the 1850s to create tensions between northern and southern states; he was more responsible for the American Civil War than any other individual. During the wars, Britain and France stationed many warships off the eastern coast of the United States, hoping to pounce on a weakened America once it was sufficiently exhausted from the conflict. This was prevented only by the timely intervention of the Russian Czar, who sent his own navy to insert itself between the Anglo-French force and the American coastline.
After the war, Anglo-French aims having been frustrated, Pike (who was behind Booth's assassination of Lincoln) was instrumental in creating the Knights of the Golden Circle, a secret society whose aim was to cause chaos to the victors in the war, and keep the flames of passion burning in the South, so that the war could be resumed as soon as possible. He also created the Ku Klux Klan as a front organization, to deflect attention away from the Knights of the Golden Circle. The famous outlaw Jesse James was a member of the Golden Circle, and committed his robberies not for personal gain, but to fund that organization (which, believe it or not, was active until at least WWII!).
Icaro, before you read Morals and Dogma, you might wish to read more deeply into other accounts of Pike and his activities. I recommend, particularly, the book Shadow of the Sentinel, by Warren Getler and Bob Brewer, which is an account of one man's interest in the Knights of the Golden Circle and its buried treasure. Unlike Morals and Dogma, which is a drudge and a puzzle, Shadow of the Sentinel is a real page-turner, the sort of book that grabs hold of you and won't let you eat or sleep until you have finished it....a really good read.
Albert Pike was an extremely sinister man, very much aligned with the Service-to-self path. He was an agent of British and French bankers who wanted to seize as much of a young America's assets as was possible. To that end, he worked tirelessly during the 1850s to create tensions between northern and southern states; he was more responsible for the American Civil War than any other individual. During the wars, Britain and France stationed many warships off the eastern coast of the United States, hoping to pounce on a weakened America once it was sufficiently exhausted from the conflict. This was prevented only by the timely intervention of the Russian Czar, who sent his own navy to insert itself between the Anglo-French force and the American coastline.
After the war, Anglo-French aims having been frustrated, Pike (who was behind Booth's assassination of Lincoln) was instrumental in creating the Knights of the Golden Circle, a secret society whose aim was to cause chaos to the victors in the war, and keep the flames of passion burning in the South, so that the war could be resumed as soon as possible. He also created the Ku Klux Klan as a front organization, to deflect attention away from the Knights of the Golden Circle. The famous outlaw Jesse James was a member of the Golden Circle, and committed his robberies not for personal gain, but to fund that organization (which, believe it or not, was active until at least WWII!).
Icaro, before you read Morals and Dogma, you might wish to read more deeply into other accounts of Pike and his activities. I recommend, particularly, the book Shadow of the Sentinel, by Warren Getler and Bob Brewer, which is an account of one man's interest in the Knights of the Golden Circle and its buried treasure. Unlike Morals and Dogma, which is a drudge and a puzzle, Shadow of the Sentinel is a real page-turner, the sort of book that grabs hold of you and won't let you eat or sleep until you have finished it....a really good read.
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