have u ever heard the word 'illuminati'?

Question

& please tell:

1)what is it?
2)is it for real?
3)does it still exists?
4)some of its members?(please give 3-5)

(bonus q!)
5)3-5 other facts about it.

-anybody who answers ALL 4 Qs will get 10 points.-
-BUT if somebody answered the 5th Q,he/she will get 10 points.IF MORE THAN ONE people answer the 5th Q,with 5 facts,the more & most interesting facts will be voted as the winner!-

Answer 1

The Illuminati is the name used for several groups, both real and fictitious. Most commonly it refers specifically to the Bavarian Illuminati, an Enlightenment secret society founded in the late eighteenth century. However, in modern times it refers to a purported shadowy conspiratorial organization which is reputed to secretly control world affairs, usually a modern incarnation or continuation of the Bavarian Illuminati. In this context, Illuminati is often used in reference to a New World Order (NWO). Many Conspiracy theorists believe the Illuminati (The People of The Light), or illuminated ones, are the masterminds behind events that will lead to a New World Order.
In rarer cases, the Illuminati refers to a purported elite set of enlightened individuals who may not cooperate but are uniquely empowered by their enlightenment, much like the intelligentsia are empowered by their education and intelligence. These are people who have become illuminated and have achieved a higher mystical understanding of the universe. Many secret societies and mystical traditions are concerned with this kind of illumination or enlightenment, such as the Rosicrucian Societies, the Martinists and the original Bavarian Illuminati. Dan Brown used the Illuminati in Angels and Demons. No one knows for sure who was an Illuminati - it was a secret society and may very well still be. Pax - C

Answer 2

If I had 10 bucks for evry time I heard this word, I'd be a happy man.
1. masonic type organisation founded by Weisshaupt in Bavaria 1770s. Suppressed a few years later.
2. answer 1 covers it
3. no
4. nobody that matters
5. Two guys from Playboy (Shea and Wilson I think) wrote a trilogy under the name. That contradiction in terms, a made to order cult book.

Answer 3

1. It is the Bavarian Illuminati and it is a secret society who is supposedly involved in world domination.
2. I don't believe it is real. 3. I do not believe it still exists
4. Adam Wieshaupt. it is said that his picture is on the dollar bill and not Washington.
5. Their symbol was the all seeing eye
6.There was a set of books called the Illuminatus Trilogy.
7. They were believed to be behind the Kennedy Assassination

Answer 4

Hello,

First to one post; Kennedy was RC and membership for Catholics is forbidden in The Free Masons. Please verify that if possible?

Yes:

"The Illuminati was a secret society in Bavaria in the late 18th century. They had a political agenda that included republicanism and abolition of monarchies, which they tried to institute by means of subterfuge, secrecy, and conspiracy, including the infiltration of other organizations. They fancied themselves to be "enlightened" but they had little success and were destroyed within fifteen years of their origin.

Paranoid conspiracy theorists (PCTs) believe the Illuminati cabal still exists, either in its original form or as a paradigm for later cabals. Many PCTs believe "that large Jewish banking families have been orchestrating various political revolutions and machinations throughout Europe and America since the late eighteenth century, with the ultimate aim of bringing about a satanic New World Order."

Michael

Answer 5

Yup I've heard about it before. Several times over 30 years.
1. It's supposed to be a group of men that are trying to control the world financially. Based on an actual historical group that may or may not still exist.
2. Who really knows?
3. yup supposedly
4. don't know

Check out this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illuminati and these: http://www.google.com/search?q=illuminati&sourceid=navclient-ff&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGGL,GGGL:2006-30,GGGL:en

Answer 6

The illuminati is the five or six folk worldwide that actually control the world. They are filty rich and powerful. I do not know for certain but the Bush's might be affliated with them. I know the Templar's Knights or Masons have something to do with them. The illuminati mostly live in the Western Hemisphere. Europe and English speaking countries.

Did you know that ALL of our presidents have been masons with the exception of Carter and Clinton? What is the logic behind it? The illuminati controls every election not the economy or circumstances.

Answer 7

Read Robert Anton Wilson, he wrote the The Illuminatus Trilogy.

Answer 8

Go to Dan Brown, "Angels&Demons"! All details you seek are given there in that novel, very gripping, interesting!

Answer 9

Read "Angels & Demons" by Dan Brown. They have a little information about it in there.

Answer 10

Yes. And a lot of crap has been written about them. Don't believe everything you read.