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THE ILLUMINATI.

Who are these obscure but highly elitist clandestine brotherhood, the incubators of democracy, science & ecumenical religion? Who are these radicals with powers wrapped up in their ability to stay anonymous & keep their correspondences a secret?

The Illuminati, plural of the Latin word “Illuminatus” (the unusually enlightened), is a clandestine organization steeped in mystery & conspiracies, & birth in esoterism for more than 500 years. But who are they really? What do we know about them?

Believed to have existed in its earliest form as the gnostic “Alumbrados” (Spanish word for enlightened) around 1492, who later fell victim to the Church’s Inquisition, it reached France from Italy, then Spain in 1623, in the form of “Illuminés.”

The Bavarian Illuminati is the most prominent group to be associated with the name “Illuminati.” Founded in 1776 by Adam Weishaupt (a professor of canon law at Ingolstadt, a city in Bavaria, Germany), Weishaupt was a former Jesuit while his colleagues were all priests.

Weishaupt wanted to replace Christianity with a religion of “reason.” His members called themselves the “Perfectibilists,” or Perfectionists in English. Frustrated by the church’s teachings & spiritual stagnation, Weishaupt wanted to usher in CHANGE.

But how? How would he achieve change in that age & era? People were beginning to fill their heads with enlightenment. But there was also great confusion, more specifically — “the uncertainty of how these changes might be implemented.”

Within a few years, there would be the uprising by irate mob, leading to the execution of the last French Monarchy (that of Louis XVI & Marie-Antoinette).

Welcoming this first sign of change in France but rejecting the violence, Adam Weishaupt had in mind a different approach. “He wanted to undermine the State from within.” He hoped to achieve this through a Secret Order, & his students were perfectly positioned to receive his ideas.

“Reason” anchored on “enlightenment” would become the bedrock of this new Secret Order - the Illuminati.

Weishaupt in one of his famous speech said “No to Revolution! Violence achieves nothing! We must tie the devil’s hand & govern without domination! Legion of men must dominate the mighty in this world, they will pursue the grand plan of guiding mankind & never give up!”

A great speech by many stretch. To put it more clearly, Adam Weishaupt wanted a secret government within the state.

A scary idea even at that time. People were motivated to join such secret societies because it was the melting pot for hotheads, for revolutionaries, people with insane ideas, who could express themselves within a secret order, without the fear of retribution.

In the aftermath of the French Revolution, the Illuminati setup countless lodges & began to recruit new members, especially the academia.

Weishaupt & his recruits would spread across the cities of Bavaria, across Europe, from Italy to Denmark, Warsaw to Paris, making connections with Masonic lodges (were they often managed to gain prominent positions).

The movement over time acquired a rigorously complex constitution & internal system of communication conducted in ciphers. The Illuminati rejected “throne & altar,” but they were not unaware of the consequences of opposing absolute rulers.

Adam Weishaupt was self-opinionated, he was narcissistic & domineering. He wanted the state held in higher degree of purity & perfection. As the supreme leader of the fraternal society, he demanded absolute loyalty & obedience from members.

They gave themselves Greek names as cover, & introduced their own time standards. Ritualistic rites were attributed to the order. They took a vow of silence, were forbidden to speak about the society’s rituals & aims.






2. You have to pass through the 13 hierarchies of the Illuminati before you can be made privy to its secrets. Members were highly encouraged to spy on & denounce one other. A clever way of quickly identifying saboteurs & to neutralize them.

The Illuminati thrived in political intrigues, but also in plot & subversion. Being a domineering figure, Adam had a weakness for the ancient Athenians, he valued their ideas & Democratic principles. This is why the Athenian Owl is the symbol of the Illuminati.

His agenda was anchored on education that will take time. He once said “it could take well over 200 years before success in the form of enlightenment would triumph.” At a time the Illuminati had over 2000 members, all of them high ranking members of the society.

Large numbers would be drawn from the Freemasons (who saw the Illuminati as more radical & more exciting). Recruited Illuminati members were young men of wealth, of rank & social status, & members of Masonic lodges.

Friedrich Knigge was a Mason convert, who went on to gain commanding position in the Bavarian Order. Knigge is credited with writing the Constitution & the internal communication system of the order.

Members gave Knigge a special Classical name, he alone was addressed by this name. Weishaupt was called ‘Spartacus,’ Knigge was ‘Philo.’ Every internal communication was conducted in ciphers. For greater mystification, towns & provinces were assigned arbitrary names.

Some famous Illuminati were literary giants Johann Wolfgang von Goethe & Philosopher Johann Gottfried von Herder. Astronomer Johann Bode, writer & bookseller Friedrich Nicolai. The Philosopher Friedrich Jacobi, Friedrich Leopold the Poet. Francis Bacon & St. Ignatius of Loyola.

The Illuminati were very strict & hierarchical oriented. Members laid bare their private lives (a requirement members were at odds with). It was a secret society that simply asked for too much. Kings & Princes were not going to subject their authority to men.

It just wasn’t appealing to Royalty. So the more influential the Illuminati grew, the more the resistance it faced. The absolutists (Monarchs) hit back, those who cowered met their deaths in somewhat mysterious circumstances.

In 1785, a courier on his way to France to deliver a letter was struck (allegedly by lightening). Then the police found on him, names of members. The secret order was banned just 10 years after it was founded, & membership carried the death penalty.

Adam Weishaupt was stripped of his professorship at Ingolstadt, & banished from Bavaria. The Bavarian Illuminati was driven by the idea of “benevolent despotism” as a ladder for Enlightenment.

It would suffer from internal dissension, then ultimately banned by the Bavarian government edict of 1785. Some members were imprisoned, while others were driven from their homes.

During the suppression, authorities found documents that defended suicide & atheism, as well as instructions for abortion. We have no evidence of the Bavarian order in historical record after 1785.

But Adam Weishaupt allegedly established contact with leading figures in America before he fled Ingolstadt. In alleged letters he wrote to Benjamin Franklin, he sort permission to setup a colony in Allysium (the spelling is vague) a codename for America.

These letters has been a subject of speculations till this day. Karl Theodor of Bavaria, forced by the church, banned the order in 1785. However, conspiracy theorists believe the Illuminati continued to exist outside Bavaria.

Some of America’s Founding Fathers saw the Illuminati as exciting. An order that started in 1776, two months before the American Declaration of Independence.

They believe that Weishaupt fled to Gotha under the protection of Franz Xaver von Zwack, the Councilor & President of the Government of Munich & Espira. He was the prince who belonged to the Illuminati. While in exile, Weishaupt continued to write several books on Illuminism.

How well do you know your Sunday School Lessons? If you think that Christianity was born in Antioch (ancient Syria, present-day Turkey), you’re wrong! For Christians, there are many Holy sites in the world. The holiest of them is the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. WALK WITH ME!

2. Built upon Calvary or Golgotha, it was on this Holy ground that Jesus was crucified, entombed, then rose from the dead. And for the better part of the past 1700 years, Christians have gone on pilgrimage here to get as close to the messiah as they can.

1. The Children of the Corn are now the worst hit with their father’s unforgiving hit the ground running, his insensitivity & helpless aloofness. You see them wailing with intensity at work places, business premises, in your neighborhoods, even in worship centers. THERE IS MORE!! 2. “The early bed catches the worm.” Now deep inside his conceited facade, they’ll be the first to be devoured. They can do nothin, they’ll continue to wail & gnash their teeth. Things are worse than you think. Like witches & wizards they’ll continue to whine & whisper in silence

1. Where is the secret burial chamber of this beautiful mysterious Egyptian Queen called Neferneferuaten Nefertiti? Where is her tomb or final resting place? What do we know about her? From age nine, I’ve been obsessed, fascinated with Ancient Egyptian burial practices & beliefs.

2. Ancient Egyptians were very interested in their afterlife, very invested in it. One of the key parts of having a good afterlife, is to preserve your mortal body. If your body is preserved & recognizable, your “spirit essence” can go into it, & reanimate it.

1. He was Fulani, a teacher, Islamic cleric & a reformer who was the leader of a revolution. But who was Usman Dan Fodio really? What does the History Books tell us about him?

Let’s take a deep dive into his life & strife to spread Islam throughout Northern Nigeria.

2. My story is set in the late 18th century. The tail end of that century was so remarkable. Marked by wars & religious upheavals around the world, Africa & indeed Nigeria, was not left out in the turmoil of that Era. In what is today much of the Sahel, a Revolution was underway.

1. At the time he was assassinated by NATO, Libya had $150B in national reserves & zero debt. He was convinced that debt is a western tool for neocolonialism in Africa. 3 years after his death, standard of living in Libya crashed, national debt became $46B

2. Throughout the Ages, History only favored the brave. But who was this man really? What does History say about this revolutionary who became the leader of a coup, a coupist who gave his people prosperity as he understood it, defied the West, & paid the price for his defiance?

1. Do you know that there are more pyramids in Sudan than in the whole of Egypt? There are only 118 pyramids in the whole of Egypt. Sudan conquered the Land of Pharaohs at one point, & Egypt was once ruled by Black Pharaohs. Back then Sudan was home to the Ancient Kingdom of Kush

2. The Kingdom of Kush (present-day Northern Sudan) is the Land of Nubia. Nubian desert is part of the larger Sahara desert stretching from West Africa into the Red Sea. Most of the pyramids in Kush were built around 2500 BC, around the time the Pyramids of Egypt were being built

BREAKING:

1. According to EU Election Observation Mission, INEC failed Nigerians in their conduct of the 2023 Election. Dele Alake should stop insulting the sensibilities of Nigerians. What the EU said are the Truths, the whole Truths, & nothing but the Truths. 2. There is no better time for that EU Report than now. To have published their unbiased Report on the flawed Elections at a time such as this, is symbolic. The EU has placed their findings before the courts of Public Opinion, & before the ongoing PEPT itself.

1. Will Tinubu pay the N1000 Proof of Ownership Certificate Fees for the cars in his convoy? As the governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi had less than 5 cars in his convoy. He had only 2 personal security guards as well. Sometimes you couldn’t even recognize he is the governor. 2. That man fought insecurity in his state to a standstill, he drastically cut the Cost of Governance (starting with himself). He told his nephew who wanted a road sweeping contract (to go & bid for the job) like everyone else. He wouldn’t abuse his office to please his relations

1. Zambians received their presido like a hero. Hakainde Hichilema went to Paris, he saw, he conquered. Senegal & Zambia secured a $6.3 Billion Debt Forgiveness in Paris. Meanwhile, BAT is off to the UK after a less than desirable show. Don’t you wish to have a presido like this?

2. Visibility in disability was cowering at the back, while his peers engaged Emmanuel Macron in intellectual tête-à-têtes. BAT don’t want to share his ideas with the world just yet? We should give him more time? IDAN don’t wanna address anybody? IDAN works in mysterious ways?

1. Three speakers of Nigerian decent were scheduled to speak: BAT, NOI & Akin Adesina. They had different Tooics. BAT chickened out at the last minute. Nigerian Ambassador had to represent him in the LIVE Session. So BAT could not deliver a Keynote Address or a Closing Remarks? 2. Emilokan could not represent Nigeria? Dele Alake could not prepare a written speech? He couldn’t use the teleprompter? He can only steal mandate? Pay no attention to their excuses. There was no way Nigeria was sidestepped, while South Africa & Kenya presidents spoke, no way!

1. This Government & its officials are the Biggest Fake News Buyers & Sellers, on & off Twitter. They are snakes; they went from “the salary increase was approved by Buhari’s government, to the salary increase was Fake News.” It took Peter Obi’s tweet before they could debunk it. 2. They are conditioning your minds to accept harsh realities. They shove mediocrity down your throats. They first propagate the Fake News, then when it backfires, they step back & call it Fake News. It is called “Testing the Waters,” to see if it’ll stick. We know this game.

1. Peter Obi is such a blessing to Nigeria. I took my time to read his threads on the insensitive 114%, & on Bill Gates & Japa. When you study the man closely, you will notice he doesn’t tweet to impress. He has love & empathy, he can feel your pains, & the need for urgent fixes. 2. Before his emergence as the candidate of the Labour Party, I was just a Critic & a History Teacher. Those who followed me since 2019 will remember my threads on China, & how they started. Peter Obi just reinforced what I preached. So I am glad he is also a student of History.

1. BREAKING: Your Naira is now N815/$1. When I said it’s all showmanship, you thought I was hating? There is no Dollar Liquidity in the Market. Let the Naira breef, don’t suffocate it. Agbados will now understand the Economics of Renewed Shege. Can you build something on nothing? 2. You have are too many hands chasing the few dollars. You must have liquidity. You must end Oil theft. You must achieve Import Substitution. You must become a producing nation. Then your currency will breeef. Forget your Voodoo Economists, you cannot analyze your way to N200/$1

1. All of these happened bcos an Igbo man took on the entire Establishment & defeated them, hands down!! INEC had to come to their rescue. TOUCHÉ!! Igbos, don’t beat yourselves up! Don’t lower your standard! It is not your fault that Nigeria decided the bar must be on the floor.

https://twitter.com/chimaezedim/status/1671045025600503809

2. That’s on Nigeria, not on you! You are independent. You survived Buhari’s 8 perilous years, you will survive this one as well. And when the history books are opened a 100 years from now? it’ll be written that no Igbo man partook in the destruction of Nigeria. At least for now!

1. By the time they finish dealing with you, they’ll tell you to leave the cities to your villages (if you can’t afford to live in the city). City Boys will drive the already disappearing silent Middle Class underground. They’ll say the cities are available to taxpayers, only. 2. Your Nigeria is largely an informal economy. Unemployment + Youth Unemployment is 55%. Let’s widen the tax net automatically means the reduction of your purchasing power. How many cars are in Tinubu’s convoy? N500+/litre is pushing your food & transportation costs higher.

1. In just 3wks, they increased your fuel price to N500+. Then they Devalued your Naira, & signed a Bogus Student Loan that will skyrocket your School Fees. They just increased your electricity tariff as well. N1000 will only fetch you 10 units by July 1. ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED? 2. In all of these showmanship, they are yet to announce any Cost Cutting Measure for the over bloated governement size. The Executive & the Legislators will keep their humongous wages & other remuneration. Buckle up, this is the Goverment of Revenues, at the expense of the poor.

1. My heart goes out to the millions that never voted for BAT. He said he’ll hit the ground running, but at the expense of the poor & vulnerable. I urge you all to remain steadfast & undeterred, the Man For the People, will recover his stolen mandate. A NEW NIGERIA IS POSSIBLE ✊ 2. Nigerians are the most abused. Many are suffering & smiling, & hailing their oppressors. Many enjoy their chains; when pushed to the wall, they enter the wall. When you criticize, they call you a bigot. We shall hit the ground running are hoping to get their urgent 5k stipend.

1. He removed Subsidy (without palliatives). Then he gave you a Bogus Students Loan, & Devalued your Naira (without removing your Forex Restrictions). He knows that Nigerians are gullible. MANY DON’T THINK! He gave you neither bread nor water, he gave his poisoned holy communion. 2. All of you excited about his 2 weeks of showmanship should bookmark this. In 6 months, I’ll remind the gullible ones that he gave no bread nor water, rather he gave you his premium bobo juice. It is called benevolent-despotism. Consult your dictionary, & tag me in 6 months. 🤣

1. In just 9 months to a Presidential Poll, he left a National Party to a party in obscurity. With an army of PVC holders called the OBIDIENTS, he took Nigeria by storm, took on the two sides of a coin (PDAPC), & defeated them without a STRUCTURE, & a War Chest. WHO IS THIS MAN? 2. Peter Gregory Obi was raised as a man we all hope our sons would become, he deserves our admirations, not admonitions. Not only did he carry the burden & the conscience of an entire nation, he took the fight straight to the Criminal Establishment. He Did That Without A Sword!