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the mazons are a qabbalistik cult. if you somehow made it to the top thirty3-third level, you would find out they believe satatan 'created' the universe because he was jealous that god had heaven. so he went and 'created' this universe so he could be a 'god' here.
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The Encyclopedia Britannica has little to say on the subject (1966 edition, Volume 11,
"Halicar to Impala," page 1094):
Illuminati, a short-lived movement of republican free thought founded on May Day
1776 by Adam Weishaupt, professor of canon law at Ingolstadt and a former Jesuit. . . .
From 1778 onward they began to make contact with various Masonic lodges where,
under the impulse of A. Knigge (q.v.) one of their chief converts, they often managed to
gain a commanding position. . . .
The scheme itself had its attractions for literary men like Goethe and Herder, and even
for the reigning dukes of Gotha and Weimar....
The movement suffered from internal dissention and was ultimately banned by an edict
of the Bavarian government in 1785.
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I recently heard an old man of right-wing views-a friend of my grandparents-assert that
the current wave of assassinations in America is the work of a secret society called the
Illuminati. He said that the Illuminati have existed throughout history, own the
international banking cartels, have all been 32nd-degree Masons
~Excerpts from The Illuminatus! Trilogy
Originally posted by ChaoticOrder
Why would Discordians be interested in the ranks of masonry though? That's my question.
NONSENSE AS SALVATION
The human race will begin solving it's problems on the day that it ceases taking itself so seriously.
To that end, POEE proposes the countergame of NONSENSE AS SALVATION. Salvation from an ugly and barbarous existence that is the result of taking order so seriously and so seriously fearing contrary orders and disorder, that GAMES are taken as more important than LIFE; rather than taking LIFE AS THE ART OF PLAYING GAMES.
To this end, we propose that man develop his innate love for disorder, and play with The Goddess Eris. And know that it is a joyful play, and that thereby CAN BE REVOKED THE CURSE OF GREYFACE.
If you can master nonsense as well as you have already learned to master sense, then each will expose the other for what it is: absurdity. From that moment of illumination, a man begins to be free regardless of his surroundings. He becomes free to play order games and change them at will. He becomes free to play disorder games just for the hell of it. He becomes free to play neither or both. And as the master of his own games, he plays without fear, and therefore without frustration, and therefore with good will in his soul and love in his being.
And when men become free then mankind will be free.
May you be free of The Curse of Greyface.
May the Goddess put twinkles in your eyes.
May you have the knowledge of a sage, and the wisdom of a child. Hail Eris.
—Principia Disco, p00074
Because of information such as that presented in the post at the top of this page. And also because it's simple logic really.
Originally posted by KSigMason
Why do you think the Masons are a front for the Illuminati?
Originally posted by ChaoticOrder
Because of information such as that presented in the post at the top of this page.
I believe the Illuminated are a group of men that truly desire to be Gods
Norton...Norton...Norton...why is that name so familiar? I cannot be bothered searching through my material, can you please refresh my memory?
Though he was considered insane, or at least highly eccentric,[7] the citizens of San Francisco celebrated his regal presence and his proclamations, most famously, his "order" that the United States Congress be dissolved by force and his numerous decrees calling for a bridge and a tunnel to be built across San Francisco Bay (which both happened long after his death in the form of the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge and the Transbay Tube).[8] On January 8, 1880, Norton collapsed at a street corner, and died before he could be given medical treatment. The following day, nearly 30,000 people packed the streets of San Francisco to pay homage to Norton.[9] Norton's legacy has been immortalized in the literature of writers Mark Twain, and Robert Louis Stevenson who based characters on him.
Morals & Dogma, Ch. XXIX, p783
God creates; Nature produces; Art multiplies. God created Chaos; Nature produced it; God, Nature, and Art, have perfected it.
...
Chaos means universal matter, formless, but susceptible of all forms. Form is the Light inclosed in the seeds of all species; and its home is in the Universal Spirit.
It's worth remembering that Robert Anton Wilson didn't believe most of the fiction that he wrote. Use the Illuminatus! Trilogy as a starting point, but then read his non-fiction works as well... Cosmic Trigger, Prometheus Rising, etc. RAW was a great joker, and one of the driving forces of that trilogy was that he and Shea were throwing ALL the conspiracies they'd ever heard into one impossible novel, without any regard to logic or fact.
Originally posted by ChaoticOrder
I recently heard an old man of right-wing views-a friend of my grandparents-assert that
the current wave of assassinations in America is the work of a secret society called the
Illuminati. He said that the Illuminati have existed throughout history, own the
international banking cartels, have all been 32nd-degree Masons
~Excerpts from The Illuminatus! Trilogy
I met Wilson & Timothy Leary on the lecture circuit in the late 80's and the best way to sum up their views is:
1. There probably is something going on; and 2. It's probably far weirder than you could ever imagine
But the Masons as a front for the Illuminati? Proof or it didn't happen.
And as we all know, the Bavarian Government didn't succeed in completely exterminating the Illuminati, it sprung up again. And it stands to reason they didn't halt their infaltration of Masonry. It seems pretty clear to me the highest degrees of freemasonry lead directly to initialization into the lower levels of the Illuminati. It's all connected imo. As I said, simple logic.
www.encyclopedia.com...
Illuminati
A term first used in the fifteenth century by enthusiasts in the occult arts, signifying those who claimed to possess light directly communicated from a higher source or because of abundant human wisdom. The term was used in Spain about the end of the fifteenth century, but probably originated from an Italian Gnostic source. All kinds of people, many of them charlatans, claimed to belong to the Illuminati. In Spain those who assumed the label had to face the rigor of the Inquisition, and many of them moved to France as refugees in the early seventeenth century.
Here and there small bodies of those called Illuminati— sometimes known as Rosicrucians —rose into publicity for a short period. It was through Adam Weishaupt (1748-1830), professor of law at Ingolstadt, that the movement first became identified with republicanism. Weishaupt founded the order of the Illuminati in Bavaria in 1776. It soon secured a stronghold throughout Germany. Its critics suggested that its founder's objective was merely to convert his followers into blind instruments of his will.
Weishaupt built a strong organization modeled on the Jesuits'. The Illuminati was an occult organization and had a series of classes and grades, similar to that within Freemasonry. It offered promise of the communication of deep occult secrets in the higher ranks. Only a few of the members knew Weishaupt personally as the society spread throughout Germany. He was able to enlist a number of young men of wealth and position, and within four or five years the members even began to have a hand in the affairs of the state. Not a few of the German princes found it to their interest to have dealings with the fraternity.
Weishaupt blended philanthropy and mysticism. He was only 28 when he founded the sect in 1776, and it began to prosper when a certain Baron Adolph von Knigge (1752-1796) joined him in 1780. A gifted person of strong imagination, von Knigge had been a master of most of the secret societies of his day, including the Freemasons. He was also an expert occultist, and the supernatural held a strong attraction for him. He and Weishaupt rapidly spread the gospel of the revolution throughout Germany. They grew fearful, however, that if the authorities discovered the existence of such a society as theirs they would take steps to suppress it. With this in mind they conceived the idea of grafting Illuminism onto Freemasonry, which they thought would protect it and help it spread more widely and rapidly.
The Freemasons were not long in discovering the true nature of those who had just joined their organization. A chief council was held to thoroughly examine the beliefs held by the Illuminati, and a conference of Masons was held in 1782. Knigge and Weishaupt attended and endeavored to capture the whole organization of Freemasonry, but a misunderstanding grew up between the leaders of Illuminism. Knigge withdrew from the society, and two years later some who discovered Weishaupt's democratic aims denounced it to the Bavarian government, which quickly moved to suppress it. The Illuminati were all but destroyed in 1785 and Weishaupt fled. However, illuminist ideas spread to occultists in France and helped in building support for the French Revolution.
Well I'm sorry for that, some wont understand it at first. But may I ask how can you avoid it and find it confusing at the same time?
Your OP is confusing and I avoided it. I apologize for that, but I have seen several of your posts regarding your theory of the Illuminati. You seem to dislike them but I don't think you "know" them.
I wouldn't be so quick to assume they simply disbanded. Just because mainstream info says that, doesn't mean it is that case. You guys clearly need to read a few real books on the Illuminati, you're spouting mainstream facts, as if one of the most powerful secret societies known to man would just make it simple to find out about their history and philosophies.
First off, the Illuminati was formed in the late 1700s, it was disbanded shortly thereafter. It no longer exists today. Sure there is most likely a group that pulls the strings and controls the world from behind some curtain, but if they have a name, it isn't Illuminati.
I am most certainly not claiming the Illuminati were/are some evil group, I made this thread to try and understand their philosophies, no matter what they may be.
If you were to let all of ATS know truly what the Illuminati stood for and what they were, you would find many more agreeing with them than disagreeing. But as the term is bandied around as a generic term for TPTB, that will never happen.
Hehe, well, if you say so pal...
As for the Masons being a front for the Illuminati, just no. We are a very simple group that does exactly what we claim to do.
I am most certainly not claiming the Illuminati were/are some evil group, I made this thread to try and understand their philosophies, not matter what they may be.
First, they weren't one of the most powerful secret societies known to man. They really didn't accomplish all that much during their existence. Second, many of us here have read perhaps the best researched account of the historical Bavarian Illuminati, Perfectibilists by Terry Melanson, who used to be an ATS member. Terry's certainly no friend to Masons, but he also does a good job of separating fact from BS when it comes to the relationship between the Bavarian Illuminati and Freemasonry. Unlike conspiracy theorists, he's gone back to original documents, translated them from German, and he cites his sources.
Originally posted by ChaoticOrder
You guys clearly need to read a few real books on the Illuminati, you're spouting mainstream facts, as if one of the most powerful secret societies known to man would just make it simple to find out about their history and philosophies.