The Illuminati was a secret society in Bavaria in the late 18th century. It tried to establish its own society through deceit and sabotage. The plan failed and the society was defeated. After defeat, some believed it was still a functioning group and spread rumors about the Illuminati taking over the world and starting a new order. This is where the theory about the Illuminati's plan originated. There are a lot of events and items that can be linked to the Illuminati in order to prove that they exist. The French and American Revolutions can both be linked to the Illuminati. The works of Adam Weishaupt and Thomas Jefferson both give evidence of the group. There are also documents of the beliefs and ceremonies the Illuminati followed. The Illuminati are still a functioning group and plan to begin the new world order.
The Illuminati was not always considered to be a threatening group. The Illuminati was thought to be part of the Freemasonry in England in the early 1700's. The Freemasonry was a craft guild that stressed religious tolerance, the equality of their male peers, the themes of classic liberalism and the Enlightenment. But not until Baron Adolf Franz Friedrich Ludwig von Knigge joined the Illuminati were the two groups combined.
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By January 1782, Baron Adolf Franz Friedrich Ludwig von Knigge had rewritten their rituals in a form that both groups could understand. On May first 1776, Adam Weishaupt