Ryan Garcia raised alarming claims on Twitter about Bohemian Grove, an elusive entity north of San Francisco enveloped in urban myths.
Established in 1872 by a cadre of journalists from the San Francisco Examiner who dubbed themselves the Bohemians, this secretive club orchestrates an annual summer gathering shrouded from public scrutiny. With no digital footprint, communication channels, or formal membership procedure, entry into this exclusive circle is strictly by invitation.
The enigma of Bohemian Grove deepened in the late 1990s when Alex Jones, a guerrilla journalist with a controversial reputation, purportedly captured footage of a clandestine ritual within its confines. Despite multiple efforts to gain entry, Jones infiltrated the Bohemian Club’s private property, recording events whose authenticity remains contested today.
The club’s San Francisco building, removed from its secluded forest retreat, bears a plaque featuring an owl and the inscription, “Weaving Spiders Come Not Here,” a quotation from Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ adopted as the club’s motto.
Situated in Monte Rio, about fifty miles from San Francisco, Bohemian Grove sprawls across a 2,700-acre estate among ancient redwoods. The location has hosted a summer event for over a century and a half. Jones’ footage showcases a ritual involving the effigy sacrifice to a large wooden owl, followed by fireworks and ceremonial prayers by cloaked figures.
While these portrayals feed into longstanding legends of sinister activities, Bohemian Grove’s historical significance is undeniable, notably hosting a pivotal Manhattan Project meeting in September 1942 that catalyzed the development of the atomic bomb. Beyond this, many stories linked to the grove remain unverified, often dismissed as conspiracy theories.
