Talk:Skull and Bones

I've cracked the 322 number

It's all to do with the Fibonacci sequence and the golden ratio, which can be found in art, architecture and throughout nature. Another secret society, freemasonry deals with the golden ratio and Fibonacci sequence. So why the number 322? Well if we take the 13th number of the Fibonacci sequence (13 is also a number used by freemasons and the Illuminati) you get 233, which is the inverse of 322, add them together and you get 666!

If you look up the number 666 it is the answer to a number of mathematical equations and I think it's no coincidence that it is the number of the beast in the bible, for what reason I don't know, my theory is the bible was used as a tool to control the masses and stop them from critically thinking about things like the golden ratio, the Fibonacci sequence and the astonishing attributes of the number 666, which include:

• It's the the sum of the first 36 natural numbers, and thus a triangular number. Since 36 is both square and triangular, it's also a doubly triangular number.

• It's the sum of the squares of the first seven primes: 666 = 2² +3² +5² +7² +11² +13² +17²

• It's sum and difference of the first three 6th powers: 666 = 1^6 - 2^6 + 3^6

• 666 = 1³ + 2³ + 3³ + 4³ + 5³ + 6³ + 5³ + 4³ + 3³ + 2³ + 1³

Now here's where it gets truly astonishing, with astronomical probabilities:

The sum of the first 144 digits of Pi = 666 Now this in itself is amazing, but to top it off 144 just so happens to also be the number that precedes 233 in the Fibonacci Sequence!

and lastly

The Golden ratio φ = -2 sin (666°) = -2 cos(6*6*6°)

This is also so a good reference - http://www.whatabeginning.com/Misc/Golden/P.htm —Preceding unsigned comment added by 114.129.158.43 (talk) 03:55, 18 May 2009 (UTC)

Dude, 233 + 322 = 555. Back to the drawing board... 84.112.202.36 (talk) 23:48, 11 July 2009 (UTC): "add together" means multiply one by one the digits, so: 322x233 = (3x2=6,2x3=6,2x3=6)= 666 . Basics of numerology.

The problem is you obviously looked for 666 when you constantly reverse or change the number for no logical reason. We get it, the number looks related to 666 but you kind of need a logical way of getting there besides outright changing the number. BTW the idea that the bible is against free thinking is a tad ignorant. Yes it says things that are simply not true but it never outright says not to think for yourself. It would be like saying all science books are against free thinking because they outright tell you how things work, instead of telling you to figure it out yourself. That's simply how a book that wants to convey information works. 64.119.57.59 (talk) 23:19, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

I am a practicing occultist, maybe I can help clear this up for you: 322 is the number of friendship and fraternity in numerology. 666 is the number of the Sun in planetary square magick, and The Bible is the only place where 666 is linked to Satan, and many scholars believe the 666 was a way to refer to Nero Caesar. Inverting then "adding together" AKA multiplying the numbers to 666 is a stretch and has far less meaning or reasoning behind it. It makes a LOT more sense that a fraternity would use the number 322 (which signifies all the things a fraternity would be about), even if they ARE satanic. They are NOT satanic however, though Christian doctrine and dogma implies anything not of the bible is of the devil and so to a Christian, every pagan or atheist is a satanist... — Preceding unsigned comment added by NicodemusGhost (talk • contribs) 18:53, 20 June 2020 (UTC)

Common to many prison gangs and motorcycle clubs is the practice of encoding the organisation's initials in numbers (e.g., 1:11 = "Aryan Knights", etc.). Why ought the Bonesmen to be any different? Accordingly, 322 transposes to CBB, which in this context suggests Crossed Bones Brotherhood. The final B might equally represent Brothers or Brethren. In any case, though highly probable, this line of conjecture is all extremely OR, and impossible either to confirm or refute. Unless, of course, a Bonesman is willing to advise.

Nuttyskin (talk) 03:43, 3 January 2022 (UTC)

Aww sweet a schizo thread

Here, might as well throw my hat into the ring. I think 322 has to do with Knights templar. Theheezy (talk) 16:03, 10 July 2023 (UTC)

From German Wikipedia

In their book Secret Societies: Freemasons and Illuminati, Opus Dei and Black Hand, which was published in 2013 as a companion book to a ZDF documentary series on secret societies, the authors Gisela Graichen and Alexander Hesse deal not only with the Freemasons but also with the U.S. student fraternity Skull & Bones. They address conjectures according to which Skull & Bones founder William Huntington Russell is said to have borrowed numerous ritual and symbolic elements of the fraternity he founded in 1832 from student or Masonic organizations in Germany, since he had spent several months in Germany immediately before founding Skull & Bones. The authors hypothesize here that Russell may also have been in Königsberg during his stay in Germany and may then have borrowed his Skull & Bones symbolism from the emblem of the Masonic lodge there, Zum Todtenkopf und Phoenix.

This hypothesis is processed by the Austrian author David G. L. Weiss in his 2013 novel "Macht", a conspiracy thriller in which Skull & Bones plays a major role. In their research into Skull & Bones' possible (fictional) connections to Prussia, the novel's main character also speculates about a possible connection of Skull & Bones to the Lodge Zum Todtenkopf and Phoenix.

An even more far-reaching conspiracy theory is drafted by the author and ufologist Andreas von Rétyi in his 2004 book Power and Mystery of the Illuminati: According to this, Skull & Bones is the continuation of the Illuminati Order. The number 322 refers in the time calculation of Skull & Bones to the year 1832. In this year Skull & Bones was created, and at the same time the fusion of the lodges to the death head and to the Phoenix took place to the united Johannisloge to the death head and Phoenix. This merger, coinciding with the founding of Skull & Bones, symbolized the demise of the old Illuminati Order in Germany (Todtenkopf) and its resurrection in the USA in the form of Skull & Bones (Phoenix).

https://de.zxc.wiki/wiki/Zum_Todtenkopf_und_Phoenix#Trivia 2A02:8109:25C0:6C8:C8:F17F:6360:C6AB (talk) 15:06, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

This has also been posted at Talk:Illuminati, where Wikipedia:Reliable sources was linked, and it was explained that the English and German Wikipedias are independent of each other, so content there doesn't determine content here. AndyTheGrump (talk) 17:08, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

Requested move 23 June 2023

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: Consensus not to move. The discussion did not favor either the suitability of the proposed title or the position that this is no longer the primary topic. (non-admin closure) {{replyto|SilverLocust}} (talk) 06:41, 8 July 2023 (UTC)

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Skull and Bones → Skull and Bones Society – There is no doubt this page is popular, but it's not the obvious primary topic. In the past year, pageviews demonstrate significant sustained interest for the video game also called "Skull and Bones" that is steady at about 1/5 of the views of this page, which is well within the WP:NOPRIMARY margin. Sometimes views for the game exceed the secret society. If we factor in people clicking on the link from here to the game, it becomes even closer. When the game was popular, pageviews for THIS page spiked by about 1000 views/day from all the people who were confused, so we can assume a significant fraction of visitors here are coming to the wrong place. Another telling statistic is that this page started getting about several hundred more views a day ever since the video game's article was made. Interest is likely to remain high whether or not it is cancelled. There is also a very pertinent WP:NATURAL disambiguated title, as shown. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 06:27, 23 June 2023 (UTC) — Relisting. Frostly (talk) 03:09, 1 July 2023 (UTC)

Note: WikiProject Fraternities and Sororities has been notified of this discussion. Frostly (talk) 03:10, 1 July 2023 (UTC)

No. I do not agree with this proposal. This organization has never been called the Skull and Bones Society and, therefore, the proposed change would generate an erroneous title for this article. However, the "about" note for this article does not redirect to the video game. It seems that correcting that issue would be a better place to start if, in fact, people are having a problem finding the right article. I will fix this immediately. It is also worth noting that the video game shows up right under the secret society when entering Skull and Bones in the search box, indicating that this issue may be overstated in the move proposal. Rublamb (talk) 03:31, 1 July 2023 (UTC)

No. No one calls it Skull and Bones Society. If it's decided that the video game should be the target of Skull and Bones, then Skull and Bones (secret society) would be a better name for this page, but I'm skeptical that this is needed. Yilloslime (talk) 03:43, 1 July 2023 (UTC)

Oppose, the well-known and influential organization weighed against a video game for primary topic? Don't think so, as well as oppose per weight of historical long-term significance. Randy Kryn (talk) 15:43, 1 July 2023 (UTC)

Oppose Theheezy (talk) 16:58, 4 July 2023 (UTC)

Oppose per WP:RECENTISM; video game may have a transient spike in hits, but current target is significantly more well-established. OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 17:19, 4 July 2023 (UTC)

Oppose I agree with Ohnoitsjamie. The video game seems, to me, to be generating only a transient spike. The Yale society has much stronger justification for keeping the article name. Jax MN (talk) 22:51, 5 July 2023 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Moved from article

I have moved the following from the Popular Culture section because of a lack of sources. This content can be returned once adequate sources are found:

• The first single for New York rock rappers ZillaKami and SosMula's album My Bloody America went under the title "Skull and Bones 322" and references the Skull and Bones secret society.
• In American Dad! episode, "Bush Comes to Dinner," when President George W. Bush goes out drinking with Hayley, a drunken Bush dances and sings, "Let's all do the Skull and Bones!"

Rublamb (talk) 04:17, 1 July 2023 (UTC)

Merger discussion

I am proposing merger of the Russell Trust Association with this article, Skull and Bones. The former has no notability except for its relationship with Skull and Bones. Furthermore, the RTA article does not meet the standard of notability based on its current sources. Rublamb (talk) 23:44, 7 July 2023 (UTC)

If this merger is approved, you might also move content from the Deer Island (Thousand Islands) article into the larger Skull and Bones article. That property is likewise owned by the Trust. Optionally, create a category for this and improve all three articles. I don't have a strong opinion, either way. Jax MN (talk) 01:26, 8 July 2023 (UTC)

It does look like some content from the Deer Island article could also be moved. I am not sure much more can be added to Russel Trust. It is pretty much the standard charitable/nonprofit arm that most fraternities have. It accepts donations from alumni, holds and invests funds, and uses those funds to maintain the building and help its active members as allowed by the IRS. . Rublamb (talk) 01:38, 10 July 2023 (UTC)

I don't have too much knowledge about this area and the particular history of these topics. As long as there's no conflict with Wikipedia policy I'm okay with both changes. I'm not the most knowledgeable about wikipedia policy in this matter or these topics so if you think it's a good decision, I'll concur. Theheezy (talk) 02:56, 10 July 2023 (UTC)

I've added the two links mentioned above as see also in minor edit format. Please take your time in moving the other two articles into this one as I can see both of you are very experienced wikipedia editors. Theheezy (talk) 06:01, 10 July 2023 (UTC)

• Oppose, all three articles are notable topics and have reputable sources. No need for a merge although more information on the two topics could be included in this article. Randy Kryn (talk) 13:00, 10 July 2023 (UTC)

  Comment: Can you please provide more information on the sources that you find to be reputable? I disagree with your assessment of the Russell Trust aritlce. Most of its text is sourced to the organization's tax return which is a primary source, and not applicable in proving notability. Other sections of this article have a citation needed note. Another section is off-topic, discussing what its officers went on to do later in life. The only source that might enable this article to meet the standard for notability is only used with one sentence in the article. If we remove the unsourced and unreliable content, all that would be left of is a stub article. Because I was unsuccessful in finding other potential sources, I do not believe this article can be improved beyond a stub level. The Deer Island article only has one source, and its entire content relating to Deer Island is quoted in the article. That quote is from a member of Skull and Bones and, therefore, is not the independent information needed to prove notability. The rest of the article's content is unsourced. However, I do believe there are available references to help this article meet the standard of notability. Thus, I did not nominate it for the merger. Rublamb (talk) 20:54, 10 July 2023 (UTC)

• Support. The Russell Trust has no notability outside of the Skull and Bones. Yilloslime (talk) 14:35, 11 July 2023 (UTC)

Tomb photo captions

I suggest that the captions for their building say more than just the tomb. It isn’t until much later in the article that readers will learn that “the tomb” is the name of their building. Since tomb has a much more common meaning, readers might be led to believe that this is where members are buried.

So I suggest that the captions be enhanced to clarify this even though it is somewhat repetitive. I am certainly bold enough to have done it myself but I’m not necessarily clear on a really good wording. ++Lar: t/c 01:10, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

Alternatively, the image could be moved further down, to the section that discusses their building... See MOS:IMAGELOC for more on this. ++Lar: t/c 16:39, 24 December 2024 (UTC)