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Wednesday, December 6, 2017

#9 MW 1st Installment (Akosua Akomeah)

The creator of the Illuminati

Sources:
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/archaeology-and-history/magazine/2016/07-08/profile-adam-weishaupt-illuminati-secret-society/

http://www.masonicdictionary.com/weishaupt.html

https://www.livescience.com/40048-what-is-the-illuminati.html


"If we understand the mechanism and motives of the group mind, it is now possible to control and regiment the masses according to our will without them knowing it" is stated by the late Edward Bernays. In other words, it is quite legitimate to say that there are those in power who may or may not want the "rest of us" to know the true knowledge. Although the thought of "the powers that be" (that actually are controlled by an entity) is rarely ever spoken about online or in articles, it does not make it any less important of an issue. In fact, it is what is not spoken about online or in the media that is the most dangerous. Fortunately, there are philosophers who lived lives outside of the "mainstream norm" who exposed settle truths of the "order of government".

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That being said, it may bring us back to the question of what is actually "truth". It is a fair enough question to ask, but it almost seems to be such a counterproductive question because we as a society do not even follow our own set of what we believe our personal "truth" is. Matters are worsened when the media or mass organized entities do the same. In order to understand where this stems from, we can trace back to the 18th century philosopher named Adam Weishaupt pictured below. 
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Weishaupt is said to be the founder of the "Illuminati". While there are those who are entertained by carelessly using the word "Illuminati", it is not actually a word that came from thin air. The society did in fact exist (at least based off of restored documents).
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Born in 1748 in Ingolstadt, a city of the Electorate of Bavaria, Weishaupt was a descendant of Jewish parents who converted to Christianity. He was an avid reader from an early age who eventually became a professor of natural law at the University of Ingolstadt. Later he was targeted by the Bavarian estate for information they deemed to be threatening. Interestingly enough, Freemasonry, a fraternal organization, was spreading vastly throughout Europe. Disappointed in their ideas, he decided to form the Illuminati, an society of people who illuminated each other. Their society would meet,and usually they would consist of many initiation tasks because there were levels to their group. These levels were the novices, minerals ('wisdom'), and illuminated minerals all in the lowest level to highest level on illumination('education'). These levels reflected what the group stood for which was ultimately spreading wisdom and maintaining enlightened. 
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Though Weishaupt was not a person who was against religion, he did not appreciate how it was being used and practiced. He believed his writing brought freedom "from all religious prejudices" and to take this into action required "a state of liberty and moral equality, freed from the obstacles of subordination, rank, and riches continually thrown in our way". May 1, 1776 the group of five men had their first meeting and established the rules of their society and that any newcomer to the group could only join if all members had agreed to allow them to join. Their society also wanted influence, and so any newcomers had to have a strong reputation in their country as well as ties to wealth. 

If we want to look at a more entertaining look at society, there is a television show called "Mr.Robot" that takes a look into society and control of society through corporations and one man's attempt to fix it. The link is below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U94litUpZuc










3 comments:

  1. "Illuminati, an society of people who illuminated each other"-how was that different from any community of scholars or intellectuals?

    The challenge for us all, always, is to collaborate with and learn from one another without sacrificing our autonomy and individuality, to resist being (in Bernays' chilling phrasse) "controlled and regimented" etc. How is that going for us in our time, would you say?

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  2. I think the ideas they were expressing were what many individuals would not deem as extremely "radical". I assume it also depends on the type of person you speak to. That being said, I think we could be going towards a "controlled and regimented" society if we just believe what we read without doing further research. Other than that, I still think it is important to remain optimistic and hopeful.

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  3. I appreciate that you addressed the humorous idea that gets associated with the Illuminati. As much as the joke gets made, I still think the history of the organization is quite important to remember.

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