coffin effigy to a forty foot i will name molik while some have speculated that the ritual has to tenak undertones many others have said it's merely a symbol of the burning of any cares that accompany the destructive policies perpetuated by grove attendees so to find out a little bit more about the solution of gathering and why we should all care earlier i spoke to someone who's been following the grove for years peter phillips president the media freedom foundation contributor to censor twenty thirteen i first asked him why you chose to explore this topic so extensively. political sociologist so i take a look at the most powerful people in the world. what they're doing the decisions they make. one of the bohemian grove is one of the places where the top beliefs of the world gather every year you actually spent three days on the inside at the grove give us a sense of the kind of people that attend and what it is that you saw actually taking place. well basically it's a big party i mean it's kind of like a big party all these people are mostly crawlers graduates were imperturbably so you