-Caveat Lector- <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"> </A> -Cui Bono?- With the background on French Freemasonry given, Robison then examines the state of Freemasonry in Germany, where the Illuminati aberration originated. He describes the schisms within German Freemasonry, the great fascination with mysteries, the widespread influence of deism--the philosphy that the universe is creating God rather than the reverse--and such utopian ideas imported from France as Cosmo-politism, or world citizenship, and finally the strong influence of French Masonic practices and doctrines through the Lodge of Lyons, the mother lodge of a segment of Masonary known as the 'Grand Orient de la France'. One of the lodges in Germany affiliated with the Lodge of Lyons was the Lodge Theodore of Munich. It was in this lodge--to which Weishaupt belonged--that the Illuminati Order was organized by him as a secret organization within a secret organization. It took a number of years before the existence of this secret society within a secrety society came to light. Its revoltionary doctrines were so zealously propagated that it coulnd't be completely hidden for very long. In 1783, a Bavarian Court of Enquiry began its investigation of the Illuminati Order. Much of what we know today about Weishaupt's secret conspiracy is a result of this invvestigation. The second chapter of Robison's book, undoubtedly the most fascinating, is devoted to reviewing the evidence uncovered by the authorites, and it is here that we discover that Weishaupt's entire program and methodology was virtually identical with what was later to become known as Communism. In the third chaptr of the book, entitled 'The German Union', Robison attempts to reveal how after the Bavarian Court of Enquiry exposed and banned the Illuminati Order and its leaders, the Order went underground and emerged as a network of Reading Societies throughout Germany. The goal of this literary network was to monopolize the writing, publication, reviewing and distribution of all literature, more effectively to control the minds of the readers. In this chapter, one sees more clearly than ever how the conspiracy used the printed word as its ultimate weapon in subverting the minds of the people. The fourth chapter of the book demonstrates how all of the foregoing workked to culminate in the horrow of the French Revolution, in which Illuminati doctrines and methodology provided the necessary engines of destruction and how members of the Order became th motormen. The pitiful role played by the Duc d'Orleans, the Grand Master of the Grand Orient de la France, reveals the incredible cleverness and decit with which the conspirators were able to use one royal dupe and his fortune to destroy the monarchy as well as himself. The final portion of the book is devoted to Professor Robison's General Reflections. He discusses morality and religion, politics and the nature of civilized society, the structure of the British government, the role of women and how the Illuminati planned to use them, the dangers of secret societies, human nature, education, and finally, why he was compelled to write this book. It is all worth readin very carefully, and rereading, for it brims with knowledge and wisdom, and is as pertinent today as it was when it was first published. What is the value of Robison's work today" First, it sheds light on an important period in history which has been greatly distorted by historians and novelists. It tells us a great deal about the origins of that conspiracy which, by now, has the world almost completely within its grasp. It teaches us how little the conspiracy has changed in either its methods or ideology, and how successful it has been in mesmerizing the masses and covering its tracks. But most important is the revelation that this was a conspiracy conceived, organized, and activated by professionals and intellectuals, many of them brilliant but cunning and clever, who decided to put their minds in the service of total evil; a conspiracy conceived not by Masons as Masons, but by evil men 'using' Freemasonry as a vehicle for their own purposes. It is also highly significant that it required another intellectual--Professor Robison--to expose the conspiracy. It is obvious that this conspiracy, appealing to the conceit of half-baked intellectuals, would attract educators, writers, philosophers, publishers, and clergymen. Their counterparts who run America today--like the Galbraiths, the Rostows, the Kennans, the Bundy's, the Littells, the Lippmanns--have the same self-conceit, the same arrogance which seems to characterized the overly bright and overly sadistic in any age and any civilization. But the Illuminati offered an even more attractive inducement than its long-range goal: it offered immediate and assured success. For,through its connections and intrigues, the conspiracy was able to place its selected members in positions of influence and power where they could enjoy all the glories of worldly success, provided they used that success to work unceasingly for the advancement of the Order. As Weishaupt explains, once the candidate has achieved the exalted degree of 'Illuminatus Minor', his superiors 'will assist him in bringing his talents into action, and will place him in situations most favorable for their exertion, so that he may be 'assured' of success'. [approaching the last Part; hang in there if your anxious to keep Freedom alive.] <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance�not soap-boxing! 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