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The
year
was
1776
In
Bavaria
new
ideals
of
rationalism
religious
freedom
And
universal
human
rights
Competed
with
the
Catholic
church's
Heavy
influence
over
public
affairs
Across
the
Atlantic
A
new
nation
staked
its
claim
for
independence
on
The
basis
of
these
ideas
But
back
in
Bavaria
Law
professor
Adam
Weishaupt's
attempts
to
teach
secular
philosophy
Continued
to
be
frustrated
Weishaupt
decided
to
spread
his
ideas
through
a
secret
society
That
would
shine
a
light
on
the
shortcomings
of
the
Church's
ideology
He
called
his
secret
society
the
Illuminati
Weishaupt
modelled
aspects
of
his
secret
society
Off
a
group
called
the
Freemasons
Originally
an
elite
stoneworkers'
guild
in
the
late
Middle
Ages
The
Freemasons
had
gone
from
passing
down
the
craft
of
masonry
To
more
generally
promoting
ideals
of
knowledge
and
reason
Over
time
they
had
grown
into
a
semi-secret
exclusive
order
That
included
many
wealthy
and
influential
individuals
With
elaborate
secret
initiation
rituals
Weishaupt
created
his
parallel
society
While
also
joining
the
Freemasons
And
recruiting
from
their
ranks
He
adopted
the
code
name
Spartacus
for
himself
After
the
famed
leader
of
the
Roman
slave
revolt
Early
members
became
the
Illuminati's
ruling
council
or
Areopagus
One
of
these
members
Baron
Adolph
Knigge
was
also
a
freemason
And
became
an
influential
recruiter
With
Knigge's
help
the
Illuminati
expanded
their
numbers
Gained
influence
within
several
Masonic
chapters
And
incorporated
Masonic
rituals
By
1784
there
were
over
600
members
Including
influential
scholars
and
politicians
As
the
Illuminati
gained
members
The
American
Revolution
also
gained
momentum
Thomas
Jefferson
would
later
cite
Weishaupt
as
an
inspiration
European
monarchs
and
clergy
were
fearful
Of
similar
revolts
on
their
home
soil
Meanwhile
the
existence
of
the
Illuminati
Had
become
an
open
secret
Both
the
Illuminati
and
the
Freemasons
drew
exclusively
From
society's
wealthy
elite
Which
meant
they
were
constantly
rubbing
shoulders
With
members
of
the
religious
and
political
establishment
Many
in
the
government
and
church
believed
that
both
groups
Were
determined
to
undermine
the
people's
religious
faith
But
these
groups
didn't
necessarily
oppose
religion—
They
just
believed
it
should
be
kept
separate
from
governance
Still
the
suspicious
Bavarian
government
started
keeping
records
Of
alleged
members
of
the
Illuminati
Just
as
Illuminati
members
begun
to
secure
Important
positions
in
local
governments
And
universities
A
1784
decree
by
Duke
Karl
Theodor
of
Bavaria
Banned
all
secret
societies
While
a
public
ban
on
something
ostensibly
secret
Might
seem
difficult
to
enforce
In
this
case
it
worked
Only
nine
years
after
its
founding
The
group
dissolved
their
records
were
seized
And
Weishaupt
forced
into
exile
The
Illuminati
would
become
more
notorious
in
their
afterlife
Than
they
had
ever
been
in
their
brief
existence
A
decade
later
in
the
aftermath
of
the
French
Revolution
Conservative
authors
claimed
the
Illuminati
Had
survived
their
banishment
And
orchestrated
the
overthrow
of
the
monarchy
In
the
United
States
Preacher
Jedidiah
Morse
promoted
similar
ideas
Of
an
Illuminati
conspiracy
Against
the
government
But
though
the
idea
of
a
secret
group
orchestrating
political
upheaval
Is
still
alive
and
well
today
there
is
no
evidence
That
the
Illuminati
survived
Reformed
or
went
underground
Their
brief
tenure
is
well-documented
In
Bavarian
government
records
The
still-active
Freemasons's
records
And
particularly
the
overlap
between
these
two
sources
Without
a
whisper
since
In
the
spirit
of
rationalism
the
Illuminati
embraced
One
must
conclude
they
no
longer
exist
But
the
ideas
that
spurred
Weishaupt
to
found
The
illuminati
still
spread
Becoming
the
basis
for
many
Western
governments
today
These
ideas
didn't
start
or
end
with
the
Illuminati
Instead
it was
one
community
that
represented
a
wave
of
change
That
was
already
underway
when
it was
founded
And
continued
long
after
it
ended