What are the Illuminati?

WHY THIS WEBSITE WAS CREATED

Since the formation of the Illuminati, many citizens have incorrectly portrayed our organisation in a negative light. These misconceptions have been perpetuated for centuries through videos, photographs, articles, books and unofficial online resources that purport to understand our mission and our members.

In creating this online destination, we strive to alleviate the concerns expressed by the people of this planet and provide information about our goals and operations.

What is the Illuminati Brotherhood? The Brotherhood is one of the world’s most historic membership organisations, a 300-year-old global brotherhood of like-minded people committed to improving themselves and their communities. Illuminati embraces a series of moral teachings based on the allegory and symbolism of the ancient Brotherhoods. But we are much more than our history. What is the purpose of the Illuminati Brotherhood? We are here to find friendship, purpose and connection. Join Now

At its core, Illuminati is about:

True Friendship
Many members meet their best friends through the Illuminati Brotherhood. That’s because Freemasonry offers a combination that is hard to find elsewhere: shared traditions, shared purpose, and a shared commitment to fostering lasting relationships.
Personal Development
The ancient Illuminati focused on building structures.

The Illuminati's pyramid of power

The Bavarian Illuminati infiltrated public offices and courts of law. Estimates of the group’s size vary widely (some put the number at 650, others at 2,500), but in the end the secret society was denounced and persecuted. Documents found in the homes of Illuminati such as diplomat Franx Xavier von Zwack confirmed their dreams of world domination. The Duke of Bavaria, Karl Theodor, banned secret societies in 1785 and instituted sanctions for anyone who joined them. But did the Illuminati really disband?

Robison and Abbe Augustin Barruel, authors of Memoirs Illustrating the History of Jacobinism, argue that the Illuminati survived, having infiltrated a Berlin literary society and Masonic lodges. Furthermore, they point out that Weishaupt was banished but not imprisoned, so he continued to write and work. Barruel even promoted the theory that secret societies, including the Illuminati, were behind the French Revolution.