The Hellfire Club | Case File 330

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🗓️ 2 September 2024

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Related Topics: 18th Century Occult Societies, Paganism, Aleister Crowley, Non-Mainstream Relgious movements

In the dimly lit underbelly of 18th-century England, where aristocracy met mystique, one secret society carved its notorious legacy into the annals of infamy. The CLub was known to be a haven for the elite, who indulged in activities that pushed the boundaries of social acceptability and moral decorum.

As whispers of their revelries and rituals spread across the country, the society’s legacy grew into a symbol of the era's clash between burgeoning enlightenment thinking and the traditional religious and moral expectations of society. Were these secret gatherings merely a group of Enlightenment freethinkers indulging in philosophical libertinism, or was there a darker, more sinister purpose behind their gatherings?

This case file, join the Theorists as we steal into the darkened depths of history, deciphering the decadent tales and hidden truths of…The Hellfire Club

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0:16.0	In the dimly lit underbelly of 18th century England, where aristocracy met mystique, one secret society carved its notorious legacy into the annals of infamy. This club was known to be a haven for the elite
0:21.9	who indulged in activities that pushed the boundaries of social acceptability and moral decorum.
0:28.0	As whispers of their revelries and rituals spread across the country.
0:32.9	The society's legacy grew into a symbol of the era's clash between burgeoning enlightenment thinking
0:38.9	and the traditional religious and moral expectations of society.
0:43.7	Were these secret gatherings merely a group of Enlightenment-free thinkers indulging in philosophical
0:49.2	libitinism, or was there a darker, more sinister purpose behind their gatherings?
0:57.0	This case file joined the theorists as we steal into the darkened depths of history,
1:02.0	deciphering the decadent tales and hidden truths of
1:07.5	the Hellfire Club. Oh, Welcome to Case File 330, the Hellfire Club.
1:37.0	Are we wearing cool glasses?
1:41.0	I'm Zell.
1:42.0	Yeah, I didn't know that. I'm Dan. I'm Andrew. I just found these.
1:45.8	I didn't get them my mouth. I left them on there.
1:48.3	Pop the lens. I think this is, uh, I used to wear it like, I always wear my sunglasses like this because I saw Jack Nicholson one time.
1:55.4	Oh yeah in that photo.
1:56.7	In that photo wearing glasses like this and I was like whoever he like wears them touching his eyeballs and now awesome like as soon as you put them on your glasses fall up.
2:05.0	He was also on a lot of cocaine.
2:07.6	Oh yeah I wore these sunglasses to work today and there have so much sawdust on them
2:12.0	that I can't see.
2:13.0	It's good. Hard working man.
2:15.0	This is my safety goggles.
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