XOXO, Illuminati

Fake Believe: Conspiracies, Cults & Cryptids

Stacie gives a brief biography of Johann Adam Weishaupt, whose search for perfection led to the creation of the Illuminati. She then dives into key symbols and rites, plus the big shake-up that ultimately resulted in the disbanding of the secret society. (Because everyone knows the Illuminati no longer exists. Right?) Rachel illuminates the puppet strings Weishaupt pulled in order to carry out the French Revolution.
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Music Notes:
Fake Believe by Rachel Stuck
Fishing by Crowander
Hard Day by Alex Mason
Works Consulted:
The accidental invention of the Illuminati conspiracy - BBC Future
What is Illuminati
What is the Illuminati and What Does it Control?
Illuminati - Wikipedia
illuminati | Facts, History, Suppression, & Conspiracy | Britannica
Adam Weishaupt
Adam Weishaupt: The Founder of the Illuminati and His Ideal World
10 Things People Believe About the Illuminati | HowStuffWorks

British Conservatism, the Illuminati, and the Conspiracy Theory of the French Revolution, 1797–1802
The Illuminati: The Secret Society that Hijacked the World by Jim Mars
Secret Societies and the French Revolution by Una Birch
Memoirs Illustrating the History of Jacobinism by Augustin Barruel
Proofs of a Conspiracy Against All the Religions and Governments of Europe by John Robison

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