The Illuminati in the US
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What is the significance of the dollar bill's imagery?
And yet, holding a dollar bill, there's still something about it. The texture, one quarter linen, three quarters cotton, soft and crisp at the same time. Well, till you put it through the laundry. A familiar sepia green, Washington's unwavering gaze, the serial numbers stamped in order. Dann ein Federal Reserve Not, die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika. Basically unchanged since 1963. Then the obverse, the weird side, the Great Seal. That unfinished pyramid on a barren landscape. It's 13 steps, rising to nowhere, topped by the ever-watching Eye of Providence. The design is unsettling as it is comforting and secure. As if it's whispering some truth. Right below it reads, Novus Ordo Seclorum. New Order of the Ages. Yikes. It's eerie. It's cryptic.
Amen.
Who were the original Illuminati?
Und hallo, es ist American History Hit, ich bin Don Wildman und wir haben heute ein faszinierendes Thema zu diskutieren. Well, unknown forces. Sound familiar? So, where did this start? I mean, really? Where did this notion of a star chamber of shadowy figures, a cabal of conspirators weaving their nefarious webs of intrigue at our expense, to benefit only themselves, where did this come from? So this is an area where history is indispensable, because there is a factual story behind this fiction, specifically to do with a group more often than not cited as the force behind the mayhem, the method behind the madness, the ones called the Illuminati. Who were they? Where did they come from? What was their grand plan?
And is there any chance that somehow, somewhere, they're still meeting in secret and still playing as pawns in their grand chess game? Let us find out today, and quick before they shut us off, with author Michael Taylor, whose new work is entitled Impossible Monsters, Dinosaurs, Darwin and the War between Science and Religion, who is at present working on a full-length history of the Illuminati and none too soon. Welcome, Michael Taylor, to American History Hit. Nice to meet you.
What was Adam Weishaupt's vision for the Illuminati?
Vielen Dank, Don. Es ist mir ein Vergnügen, hier auf dem Show zu sein. Ich habe mit deinen Kollegen auf dieser Seite des Atlantiks gearbeitet. Ich bin in London im Moment, also es ist mir ein Vergnügen, hier auf dem Show zu sein. Fantastisch, danke. Okay, let's start by contrasting the rumor and reality. There's a long list of modern day events that lots of people automatically assume have to do with this select group of manipulators. Top of mind, the Kennedy assassination, moon landing, Vietnam war, 9-11, 2008 housing crisis. Now even the fires of Los Angeles as they seek to create smart cities, whatever they are. Was ist die Idee, wie dieser Gruppe seine verdammten Taten macht, die grundlegendste Version?
Nun, es ist wichtig, von Anfang an zu sagen, dass die Illuminati real sind. Das ist kein Fantasie, das ist keine Verschwörungstheorie. Ein Teil des Buches, das ich schreibe, wird in Bavaria in Deutschland im 18. Jahrhundert basieren, wo ein diskriminierter, liberaler Akademiker, der von den Jesuiten und Konservativen um ihn herum in der Universität und in Bavaria frustriert war,
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the significance of the dollar bill's imagery?
1:18–2:38
2
Who were the original Illuminati?
2:38–4:19
3
What was Adam Weishaupt's vision for the Illuminati?
4:19–7:12
4
How did the Illuminati influence Bavarian society?
7:12–9:05
5
Why did the Illuminati choose Bavaria for their operations?
9:05–12:11
6
Who were notable members and critics of the Illuminati?
12:11–18:28
7
What was the societal context during the Enlightenment?
18:28–46:27