Welcome. The Illuminati holds you, a citizen of our shared planet, in the
highest esteem.
You may not realize it yet but you have been led here by design, even
though you arrived by your own free will. You were not shown a symbol in
the sky nor did you hear a magnified voice that caused the ground beneath
you to tremble, demanding you read the words written in this testament. You
followed your own life's journey to find your way here — never suspecting
that the map you relied upon was drawn by us.
The Illuminati is an elite organization of world leaders, business
authorities, innovators, artists, and other influential members of this planet.
Our coalition unites influencers of the world in an unrestrictive domain —
free of political, religious, and geographical boundaries — to further the
prosperity of the human species as a whole. To operate in humanity's best
interest, our authority supersedes that of individual governments, making
decisions that your queens, presidents, emperors, and other leaders may be
unable to decree on their own, but are required to carry out.
You will not find us praised in any history book or document, though the
Illuminati has helped shape every major movement on this planet since the first human government was established.
The Illuminati's purpose is to secure the ongoing
survival of the human species.
Like all organisms, the human species naturally strives against extinction.
Though your countries have borders and your languages have barriers, all
people in all places are members of the same biological family. All humans
are pieces of a collective that keeps humanity in existence.
Though you are merely a speck on the back of a grain of sand when
compared to the vast number of humans born and decomposed for millennia,
you are as important to your species' survival as the greatest kings and
queens. If every human of Earth was suddenly exterminated at once, sparing
only two beggars, they would each be owners of half a planet, and the only
hopes left for humanity's future.
If only all humans understood their importance in the grand scale of
survival. If only all humans could see that barriers between belief or
geography or skin are of no importance to the perpetuation of their species. If
only all humans saw themselves as tiny but uniquely important pieces of our
Universal Design.
But by nature, the human is affected by instinct, emotion, and imbalance.
A human will turn on one of its own species for reasons that will never matter
in a thousand years, and likely not matter in even a hundred or ten. While you
have seen the Light in the distance and chosen to follow it — even if from
mere curiosity — there are millions more whose backs are turned against its
glow.
Freedom is an idol of the human species.
The Illuminati operates in defense of you and all humans, in all places,
and of all generations. Our duty to this planet has spanned across centuries
and survived even the most established government entities. But the
cultivation of trillions of human lives is a daunting responsibility, and while the human would not exist today without our protection, many uninformed
masses mistake our guidance for a restriction of liberty.
Every human desires to be free of oppression, free of hardship, free of
poverty, free of hunger, free of rules and laws — but as you understand, the
nature of your species leaves true freedom impossible.
Are you free to murder? Are you free to steal? Are others free to murder
and steal from you? Or are there certain freedoms that must be given up for
the benefit of all?
For happiness, the human desires freedom; for
prosperity, the human requires leadership.
This is the reason behind our anonymity. To continue functioning
throughout societal changes and generational differences, the Illuminati must
remain behind the curtain — an outsider, belonging to none and loyal to all.
You may never understand how your life can be free while guided by our
organization. You may never fully comprehend our purpose and why you are
safest and happiest with us. Simply open your mind and release your
apprehensions, and you will find the relief of truth.
We will never take your hand and pull you down the path like a slave to
our whims. You must find and travel the road on your own. But your quality
of life is our greatest concern and the reason our symbols are placed in your
society as a map for you to follow if you desire.
Our symbols permeate human society as subtle
directions to the truth.
Many of your fellow humans have noticed our symbology in artwork,
architecture, and visual media. Such displays of loyalty are highly
appreciated. However our symbols are not placed in your world for our own
glorification, but instead serve as gentle instructions for those who look up
from the rocks of Earth and choose to follow the Light.
Perhaps it was one of these directions that brought you here, or maybe a
hundred of them scattered throughout your streets and buildings and glowing
screens since your childhood. An invisible chain reaction of events in your
life, paired with similar events in the lives of those around you, have all
fallen in perfect place like the toppling of countless dominoes that meet in the
center. While you pushed the dominos, it was us who laid them in a line.
Your life's journey has led you to this moment.
Hope is in the distance. The age of War is coming to an end. Terrors that
have plagued humanity for millennia will soon be obsolete and forgotten.
Every year is a thread in a rich and glorious tapestry that is approaching its
completion. Your ancestors lived through the darkness of night, but your
descendants will live in the Abundance of the new dawn.
This book is your guide: the first testament of the coming age of
Illuminatiam. It is order amidst a world of chaos — a candle for all who
travel the path as the night reaches its darkest point. It is a promise that even
as you bear every hardship that slams against you like gusts of wind fighting
to turn you around, every step forward brings you closer to the joy of
Abundance.
We invite you to discover more about our organization and to understand
your role in this planetary union. Answers to many of your questions are
contained in these pages: our methods, our developing technologies, our
beliefs, our plans for this planet's future, and the root of our authority.
In creating this book, we hope to alleviate the concerns voiced by your
people and provide insight into our plan for the human species. While our
daily operations must remain confidential for your safety, we strive to create
a better understanding between us and those we have been entrusted to
protect.
This book contains truths about your world.
Before you read any further, you must understand with greatest severity
that everything inside this book is either true or cannot be safely divulged at
this time. Some details have been altered to protect our members. Choosing
whether or not to believe is your freedom.
Some might ask: why would a global organization relinquish their hold
upon their deepest secrets in such a public manner? Why risk turning a
population against us when secrecy has served so well?
Because our enemies will do nothing.
The things you will read have been in effect for decades. Anyone who
reads this book as a means to subvert our authority will find their scheme to
be futile. The components are so deeply established in your society, there is
nothing anyone could do to change them even if they tried. Not even the
world's most powerful leaders can alter planetary law.
Approach this book with a mind that is open for
revelation.
To truly comprehend what you are about to read, you must empty yourself
of all preconceived ideas, clear your subconscious of every notion you might
have about the world around you, and prepare to accept new ideas you might
never have considered to be true.
However, the majority of those who read this book will do nothing. Most
will dismiss it. Few will finish it, and many of those who do will discard it
immediately after.
In fact, we are so certain of our influence over your mind — and the
media we have bombarded it with since before your conception — that we
haven't the slightest fear of our enemies using any of these pages against us.
There will always be a voice that tells you this is not real, no matter how
quietly it may whisper. Our hold upon your subconscious will incline you to dismiss this as a hoax, something you needn't worry about for more than
humor. Something you needn't investigate further. Something you can simply
do nothing about, and can abandon by the wayside of a path half-journeyed.
But even if you are skeptical, there will always be a part of you that will
wonder if it is all true. There will always be a voice that whispers in your ear,
"press onward, the Light is just ahead."
Once your eyes are opened, you can never go back to the childlike safety
of ignorance. Read the Illuminatiam only if you accept this burden.
Fear not for what is ahead. You are never alone.