aka: The Order of Perfectibilists, Bavarian Illuminati
An organization in Bavaria founded on May 1, 1776 by Adam Weishaupt based on recruitment from prestegious Masonic lodges. Disbanded by the Bavarian government in the mid-1780’s when it was declaired an outlaw organization. Or perhaps it just relocated and/or went underground. The Illuminati have occasionally been blamed as the root of all global conspiracy for the last two centuries. According to some scenerios, the Bavarian Illuminati were just one recent surfacing of the Illuminated Ones who have been manipulating human affairs throughout all of history. Or they were part of a series of organizations seeking illumination going back through the Gnostics, Jewish cabalists, etc.
An organization in Bavaria founded on May 1, 1776 by Adam Weishaupt based on recruitment from prestegious Masonic lodges. Disbanded by the Bavarian government in the mid-1780’s when it was declaired an outlaw organization. Or perhaps it just relocated and/or went underground. The Illuminati have occasionally been blamed as the root of all global conspiracy for the last two centuries. According to some scenerios, the Bavarian Illuminati were just one recent surfacing of the Illuminated Ones who have been manipulating human affairs throughout all of history. Or they were part of a series of organizations seeking illumination going back through the Templars, the Rosicrucians, the Hashishin the early Christian Gnostics, Jewish cabalists, etc.
The Illuminati were most widely publicised by the early 70’s Illuminatus! trilogy of Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson. There has been speculation that this goofy work of fiction was in fact a clever revelation of the inner secrets of a real Illuminati. In reaction to this unveiling, it is suspected by some that the Illuminati reorganized into another structure which would still be able to use the manipulation of symbols to control world affairs — like a major software company for example.
Coincidentally, Microsoft” was founded in New Mexico”–> the year after Illuminatus! was published.
References
- wikipedia: Illuminati