The Illuminati

What is 'The Illuminati'?

The Alluminati group is originally founded in Bavaria Germany, again, of highly intellectual people in power who are accused of carrying out secret rituals and possibly engaged in various conspiracies.

Are the Illuminati connected to the Freemasons?

It is believed that perhaps they devolved from the Freemasons. The founder was a man named Adam Weishaupt, who was an intriguing individual. He was a professor of canonic law at Ingolstadt University and he apparently gathered together the various Freemason groups, or lodges, in Bavaria and created this new group, the Illuminati. He's a man who was said to be a magician, a mystic, a psychic, a person who had actually been a Jesuit priest and then became an atheist, and was an all around very intriguing individual.

What historical events have been credited to the Illuminati?

One believes in the Illuminati. They apparently were responsible for the American Revolution, the French Revolution and the spread of Communism.

Are the Illuminati connected to the occult?

The Illuminati, because of their very secret rituals, just as with the free masons, are thought to have a connection to the occult. But again, this is very difficult to prove. It's an intriguing possibility.