Illuminati

ILLUMINATI

The Illuminati (plural of Latin illuminatus, "enlightened") is a name given to several groups, both real and fictitious. Historically, the name usually refers to the Bavarian Illuminati, an Enlightenment-era secret society founded on 1 May 1776. The society's goals were to oppose superstition, obscurantism, religious influence over public life and abuses of state power. "The order of the day," they wrote in their general statutes, "is to put an end to the machinations of the purveyors of injustice, to control them without dominating them".^[1] The Illuminati—along with Freemasonry and other secret societies—were outlawed through edict, by the Bavarian ruler, Charles Theodore, with the encouragement of the Roman Catholic Church, in 1784, 1785, 1787 and 1790.^[2] In the several years following, the group was vilified by conservative and religious critics who claimed that they continued underground and were responsible for the French Revolution .

This organization’s goal was to spread the ideals of Enlightenment among like-minded individuals. It was not until April 1778 that the order became the Illuminatenorden, or Order of Illuminati, after Weishaupt had seriously contemplated the Bee order.^[11] During this early period, the order had three grades of Novice, Minerval, and Illuminated Minerval, of which only the Minerval grade involved a complicated ceremony. In this the candidate was given secret signs and a password. A system of mutual espionage kept Weishaupt informed of the activities and character of all his members, his favorites becoming members of the ruling council, or Areopagus. Some novices were permitted to recruit, becoming Insinuants. Christians of good character were expected, with Jews and Pagans specifically excluded, along with women, monks, and members of other secret societies. Favored candidates were rich, docile, willing to learn, and aged 18–30.^[12][13] (SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA).

It is interesting to note that the illuminati had close contacts with freemasonry and wanted to exploit the knowledge of the masons to their advantage. For this purpose the founder of the illuminati, Weishaupt, joined the masons to know more about them. He was not able to succeed in his mission as the masons were dire secretive and kept their knowledge in a small circle. The main motto behind the illuminati is “trust no one”.

The goal of illuminati is a step towards a positive growth. But is that all? Their way of operation and their want of power and absolute knowledge is frightening. People claim that all over the world the members of the illuminati occupy powerful positions. Everything contains some link or logic, maybe these type of secret organizations are the reason behind our national policies, Whatever be it one thing is sure as given in this quote:

“BEAUTY MIGHT BE DANGEROUS BUT INTELLIGENCE IS LETHAL”

Intelligence coupled with power can either be good or bad. Let’s hope the good is more.

 Post by: Shruthi Ramadurai.