ILLUMINATI PROJECT: MEMO #2
7/23
J.M .:
My second source was more helpful: Akron Daraul, A History of Secret Societies (Citadel Press, New York, 1961).
Daraul traces the Illuminati back to the 11th century also, but not to Joachim of Floris .
He sees the origin in the Ishmaelian sect of Islam, also known as the Order of Assassins.
They were vanquished in the 13th century, but later made a comeback with a new, less violent Philosophy and eventually became the Ishmaelian sect of today, led by the Aga Khan. However, in the 16th century, in Afghanistan, the Illuminated Ones (Roshinaya) picked up the original tactics of the Order of Assassins . They were wiped out by an alliance of the Moguls and Persians (pages 220-223). But, "The beginning of the seventeenth century saw the foundation of the Illuminated Ones of Spain -the Allumbrados, condemned by an edict of the Grand Inquisition in 1623. In 1654, the 'illuminated' Guerinets came into public notice in France." And, finally-the part you're most interested in- the Bavarian IIluminati was founded on May Day, 1776, in Ingolstadt , Bavaria, by Adam Weishaupt , a former Jesuit . "Documents still extant show several points of resemblance between the German and Central Asian I'himi-nists: points that are hard to account for on grounds of pure coincidence" (page 255). Weishaupt's Illuminati were suppressed by the Bavarian government in 1785; Daraul also mentions the Illuminati of Paris in the 1880s, but suggests it was simply a passing fad. He does not accept the notion that the Illuminati still exist today.
This is beginning to look big. Why are we keeping the details from George ?
In this memo, Joseph Malik (J.M.) shares his second source, Akron Daraul's book "A History of Secret Societies,"[1] which provides a different perspective on the origins of the Illuminati. Daraul traces the Illuminati back to the Ishmaelian sect of Islam,[2] also known as the Order of Assassins,[3] rather than Joachim of Floris. The Order of Assassins was vanquished in the 13th century but later made a comeback with a new, less-violent philosophy, eventually becoming the Ishmaelian sect of today, led by the Aga Khan.[4]
However, in the 16th century in Afghanistan, the Illuminated Ones (Roshinaya)[5] picked up the original tactics of the Order of Assassins, but they were wiped out by an alliance of the Moguls and Persians.[6] Daraul mentions that the Allumbrados of Spain[7], condemned by an edict of the Grand Inquisition[8] in 1623, and the Guerinets[9] of France in 1654 were also "illuminated" groups.
The memo then details the founding of the Bavarian Illuminati by Adam Weishaupt,[10] a former Jesuit,[11] on May Day, 1776, in Ingolstadt, Bavaria. Daraul notes that there are several points of resemblance between the German and Central Asian I'himi-nists,[12] points that are hard to account for on grounds of pure coincidence. Weishaupt's Illuminati was suppressed by the Bavarian government in 1785, and Daraul mentions the Illuminati of Paris in the 1880s[13] but suggests it was simply a passing fad. Daraul does not accept the notion that the Illuminati still exists today.
Finally, Pat wonders why they are keeping the details from George, suggesting that the information they are discovering could be significant.
- ↑ A History of Secret Societies (Citadel Press, New York, 1961): This is a book written by Akron Daraul (Idries Shah) that explores the history of various secret societies from around the world.
- ↑ Ishmaelian sect of Islam: This refers to a branch of Shia Islam that traces its lineage back to Isma'il ibn Jafar, who was the eldest son of Jafar as-Sadiq, the sixth Shia Imam.
- ↑ The Order of Assassins was a secret society that operated in the Middle East during the medieval period. They were known for their use of assassinations and terror tactics.
- ↑ Aga Khan is the title of the spiritual leader of the Ismaili branch of Shia Islam.
- ↑ Roshinaya refers to a secret society that operated in Afghanistan in the 16th century.
- ↑ This likely refers to an alliance formed between the Mughal Empire of India and the Safavid Empire of Persia in the 17th century.
- ↑ The Allumbrados were a group of Christian mystics in Spain in the 16th century who were accused of heresy by the Inquisition.
- ↑ This refers to the Spanish Inquisition, which was established in the late 15th century to combat heresy and dissent within the Catholic Church.
- ↑ The Guerinets were a secret society that operated in France in the 17th century.
- ↑ German philosopher and founder of the Bavarian Illuminati, a secret society that aimed to promote rationalism and enlightenment ideals.
- ↑ The Jesuits are a Catholic religious order founded in the 16th century by Saint Ignatius of Loyola.
- ↑ This term is not clear and may be a misspelling of another term, or simply a joke.
- ↑ This refers to a secret society that operated in Paris in the late 19th century. It was not directly related to the original Bavarian Illuminati.