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.