Bohemian Rhapsody… I mean, Grove

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Bohemian Rhapsody… I mean, Grove

Posted by Connor on August 12th, 2006

Groves are mentioned throughout the bible in connection with idolatry and sexual sin. The Bible Dictionary defines “grove” thusly:

In Hebrew, called Asherah (of which the plural is Asherim or Asheroth), either a living tree or a tree-like pole, set up as an object of worship, being symbolical of the female or productive principle in nature. Every Phoenician had an asherah near it. The word is often translated “green trees” or “grove.” This “nature worship” became associated with gross immorality, and so the practice of setting up such “groves” or idols was forbidden by Hebrew prophets (Deut. 16: 21; cf. Num. 25: 3; Judg. 2: 11-13; 1 Sam. 7: 3-4; 1 Kgs. 11: 5; Isa. 17: 8; Micah 5: 12 ).

The Lord repeatedly warned Israel against establishing groves and worshipping idols:

But thus shall ye deal with them; ye shall destroy their altars, and break down their images, and cut down their groves, and burn their graven images with fire. (Deut. 7:5)

And then later in the bible, we see King Asa establishing righteousness by destroying such groves, as the Lord had repeatedly commanded on previous occasions:

For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves: (2 Chronicles 14:3)

So why do I mention all of this? Because there are groves today. One such is named the Bohemian Grove.

The Wikipedia page has a great deal of information about this “campground”. It is a private club that boasts many top political leaders as participants and members. The page also describes:

With the combination of secrecy, power, and an elite bias, the Bohemian Grove is an attractive target for annual protests at the July encampment from political activists.

On July 15, 2000, Alex Jones and Mike Hanson infiltrated the Grove with two hidden video cameras and filmed the Cremation of Care ritual. In his documentary about the infiltration, Dark Secrets: Inside Bohemian Grove, Jones contends that a large group of members engage in an “ancient Canaanite, Luciferian, Babylon mystery religion ceremony” involving a 45-foot statue of an owl.

Since the founding of the club, the Bohemian Grove’s symbol has been the owl, long held as a representative of wisdom. A forty-foot concrete owl stands at the head of the lake in the Grove and, since 1929, has served as the site of the yearly “Cremation of Care” ceremony

Check out this video of Alex Jones (mentioned above) interviewing top Presidential advisor David Gergen about the Bohemian Grove. It’s quite telling…

Also watch (or rather, listen to) this video of President Nixon talking about the sexual acts performed at the Bohemian Grove:

Alex Jones was able to sneak in a few years back (as he mentioned in his interview w/ Gergen) and record the Cremation of Care ritual. Here it is:

So, to sum up.. we have secret meetings with the top politicians, idol worship of a 45-foot statue of an idol, and homosexual conduct involved as well. All of this, mind you, taking place in a grove. Does this smell foul to anybody else?

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6 comments so far. Care to chime in?

Asherah was a fertility goddess. Many of the ancient Israelites believed she was Yahweh’s companion and for several years she was even symbolized in the Israelite temple. In the later priestly cleansing of the temple she was removed because she had become a symbol of worship (along with other sacred items which had become idolatrous; I believe Aaron’s staff was also removed).

Dan Peterson has written an excellent paper comparing Nephi’s vision of the tree of life as a representation of Asherah. I believe it’s called “Nephi’s Asherah”.

#1 the narrator | August 12th, 2006 8:58 PM

[...] I ran across Connor’s post on the Bohemian Grove earlier this afternoon and watched the two videos (David Gergen and Richard Nixon). I also read the Wikipedia article. [...]

#2 Top of the Mountains » Blog Archive » Conspiracy theories | August 14th, 2006 5:44 PM

[...] Â Â Â Â This is actually a response that I had to another blog and its subsequent discussion.Â It was going to just be a comment, but as usual, it became something that would be better off left as its own entry with a reference to the original work.Â Make sure you read it first (it’s not that long) and also the blog it references (also not very long.Â Seriously, what is my problem?) so that what follows makes sense. [...]

#3 All Dressed Up With Nowhere To Go » The Work of Death | August 30th, 2006 6:48 PM

Looks like McCain, Bush, and Obama are set to visit the grove in upcoming days…

#4 Connor | July 13th, 2008 6:17 PM

How utterly creepy and bizarre. Is there any right-thinking American who doesn’t have a problem with this? Please, somebody tell me that this isn’t really going on… anybody?

#5 Carissa | July 15th, 2008 9:19 AM