New Word Order Game

The conspiracy: In 1995, Steve Jackson created a card game called "The New World Order Game". Eerily, the pictures on the cards (576 different cards) predicted some of the biggest events that would happen over the next decade. There are those who believe Steve Jackson was a member of the Illuminati and that the cards were a foreshadowing of some of the disasters the Illuminati were planning. In 1990, Jackson was raided by the U.S secret service, providing proof to some conspiracists that Jackson really was a part of a secret organization. Some examples of the card predictions includes

• Princess Diana's Death

• 9/11

• The Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill 

• Earthquake in Japan and Fukushima

• Donald Trump

Analysis: These cards actually exist, and they were created by a company called Steven Jackson Games in 1995. On Amazon, a booster box of "The New World Order Card Game" costs between $350 to $500. However, they do NOT predict the future. Many of the cards have illustrations that are vague and can be interpreted in many different ways. For example, the 9/11 predictions showing the two towers can be any building. In a modern city, there is plenty of skyscrapers side by side. Just because there is a picture of the two towers side by side, with one exploding, does not mean it is predicting 9/11. Furthermore, the oil spill picture can be related to any oil spill. It doesn't necessarily predict the gulf of Mexico incident. No where on the card does it say so. Likewise with the Donald Trump prediction. The card illustrates a purple figure yelling. This can be associated with any middle age man yelling. Plus, who knows? Trump may not be a "disaster."

According to Steve Jackson games's website, the secret service broke into Steve Jackson's offices "as part of a nationwide investigation of data piracy. The initial news stories simply reported that the Secret Service had raided a suspected ring of hackers. Gradually, the true story emerged.
More than three years later, a federal court awarded damages and attorneys' fees to the game company, ruling that the raid had been careless, illegal, and completely unjustified. Electronic civil-liberties advocates hailed the case as a landmark. It was the first step toward establishing that online speech IS speech, and entitled to Constitutional protection . . . and, specifically, that law-enforcement agents can't seize and hold a BBS with impunity."

There is no proof as to associate Jackson with the Illuminati. Some may argue that Jackson's company uses the Illuminati's symbol, the triangle with the eye, as their official logo, therefore he is part of the Illuminati, but in my previous blog I had explained how that was not the original Illuminati's symbol. It was later modernized by the inter-web into what it is today.

In conclusion, there is no definitive proof that Steve Jackson is a member of the Illuminati. With each passing blog, it seems like the Illuminati does not appear to still exist. It may have, in the past, but not in today's society. It is more likely that other groups have taken the name "Illuminati" for themselves, and used its reputation and popularity for their own purposes.

Update: This will be my last blog, as my 20times project is coming to an end. What I can conclude is that the Illuminati does not appear to still exist. It may have, in the past, but not in today's society. It is more likely than not that the internet is acting as a broken telephone, spinning stories out of control and people are believing it. The most controversial incidents that have supposedly been altered or caused by the Illuminati have all been proven to be lies. The French Revolution being the only exception. There are multitudes of explanation that can explain such incidents rather than blaming it on the Illuminati.

JFK Assassination

John F. Kennedy was one of the greatest American President to have ever lived. He had good looks and was extremely dedicated towards serving the American people. Kennedy often fought for the minority, by advocating for civil rights and showing deep commitment to public services, as well as space exploration. However, for every great person, there are those who wish them harm. On November 22nd, 1963, president Kennedy was fatally shot by a Lee Harvey Oswald, while he was waving to the crowd. Oswald was never arrested for killing the president, rather, he was arrested for killing a policeman, 45 minutes after the JFK incident. According to a survey conducted by Gallup.com, only 29% of Americans believe it was a one man assassination, whereas 52% believe others were involved. This is where the Illuminati comes in. Is it entirely possible that the Illuminati staged the JFK assassination? Some conspiracist believe so.

One popular theory is that Kennedy was an advocate for the Illuminati. During the early 1960s, the cold war was at its highest point. The tension between America and the Soviet Union was high, and both countries were threatening another world war. In my previous blog, I had talked about the Illuminati's goal of establishing a one world government, and world war three was pivotal in doing so. When Kennedy was elected, he promised the American people he would not step down in the fight against the Soviets Union and that he would mass produce nuclear missiles and use them. He also promised to overthrow the communist government in Cuba, who was a close ally of the Soviets. In the end, the invasion of Cuba failed miserably. The invading forces, who were Cubans, trained by the C.I.A, surrendered in three days. The reason why it failed? President Kennedy changed his mind, and ceased all air support. If Kennedy had not, Castro would have likely been overthrown, and Cuba would have been a democratic country. Not only that, the Soviets would have been deeply angered, potentially triggering what could have been world war three. As a result, the Illuminati's plan for world domination took a major step back, as Kennedy had betrayed them. Therefore, they sent a gunman to go and assassinate president Kennedy.

Analysis: The JFK-Illuminati assassination theory makes sense, however, it is unlikely to have ever happened. According to theweek.co.uk, files from the CIA revealed that the gunman had visited the Cuban and Russian embassy earlier in the year. Intelligence chiefs believe this was to arrange for a visa in order to escape the country. It is more realistic that the Soviets ordered the assassination. It is recorded that Oswald consistently denied ever killing JFK, and stated that he was simply a "patsy". Patsy means Furthermore, there is no actual proof that the Illuminati played a hand in the JFK assassination. All throughout the internet, those who made claims of the Illuminati murdering JFK never really provided where they got their information. Therefore, it has to be assumed that it is primary, and chances are, make believe.

Three World Wars

Albert Pike was an attorney, soldier, writer, and Freemason who lived during the 1800s. According to threeworldwars.com, Pike had a vision that there would be three world wars that would shake humanity, and bring upon the establishment of one world order, controlled by the Illuminati. Pike wrote a letter, dated August 15th, 1871 to a fellow freemason. Below are the cited text of the letter, courtesy of ThreeWorldWars,

"The First World War must be brought about in order to permit the Illuminati to overthrow the power of the Czars in Russia and of making that country a fortress of atheistic Communism. The divergences caused by the "agentur" (agents) of the Illuminati between the British and Germanic Empires will be used to foment this war. At the end of the war, Communism will be built and used in order to destroy the other governments and in order to weaken the religions."

The Second World War must be fomented by taking advantage of the differences between the Fascists and the political Zionists. This war must be brought about so that Nazism is destroyed and that the political Zionism be strong enough to institute a sovereign state of Israel in Palestine. During the Second World War, International Communism must become strong enough in order to balance Christendom, which would be then restrained and held in check until the time when we would need it for the final social cataclysm.

The Third World War must be fomented by taking advantage of the differences caused by the 'agentur' of the 'Illuminati' between the political Zionists and the leaders of Islamic World. The war must be conducted in such a way that Islam (the Moslem Arabic World) and political Zionism (the State of Israel) mutually destroy each other. Meanwhile the other nations, once more divided on this issue will be constrained to fight to the point of complete physical, moral, spiritual and economical exhaustion We shall unleash the Nihilists and the atheists, and we shall provoke a formidable social cataclysm which in all its horror will show clearly to the nations the effect of absolute atheism, origin of savagery and of the most bloody turmoil. Then everywhere, the citizens, obliged to defend themselves against the world minority of revolutionaries, will exterminate those destroyers of civilization, and the multitude, disillusioned with Christianity, whose deistic spirits will from that moment be without compass or direction, anxious for an ideal, but without knowing where to render its adoration, will receive the true light through the universal manifestation of the pure doctrine of Lucifer, brought finally out in the public view. This manifestation will result from the general reactionary movement which will follow the destruction of Christianity and atheism, both conquered and exterminated at the same time."

At first glance, the three world war prophet appears to be coming true. The first world war ended Czar power and established Russia as a global leader in communism. The second world war, as stated in the letter, did indeed signal the end of nazism, and it resulted in the creation of Israel. This leads us to the third world war, which has yet to happen. However, according to the letter, it appears the third world war is in the process of happening as the conflict in the middle east continues to escalate.

On further analysis, the letter actually appears to be a hoax. First off, Pike, in his letter, uses terms that were yet to be invented during his time. Terms such as Nazism, Russia, and Zionist were all invented after 1871. Not only that, according to wideshut.co.uk, the book, "Satan: Prince of The World", that was supposedly used to get the extracts in the letter, does not contain any direct quotation from the letter itself. Rather, it paraphrases from another book, "The Mystery of Freemasonry". However, that book, does not contain any direct quotation of the letter either. "The Mystery of Freemasonry" actually paraphrases two books from the 1890s. One of the books that was paraphrased, does talk of the letter written by Pike, but again, it does not contain any direct quotation of actual letter itself. It does not even mention the three world wars at all, nor states terms such as Nazism and Zionism. However, it does talk of the overthrowing of Catholicism. The second book, was written by Docteur Bataille, who was a self-professed hoaxer. Therefore, that book is unreliable. In conclusion, there is no evidence that the letter actually existed, as no one has ever seen it. Does this mean the Illuminati does no exist? Not necessarily, as there isn't enough evidence to make such a claim, however, it does weakens their case.

French Illumination

In my previous blogs, I came to a conclusion that remain indecisive as I have one point on why the Illuminati can still exist (my second blog) and one against (my third blog). In this blog, I will be investigating the first major event that the Illuminati may have played a hand in, The French Revolution. If they did play a hand, it would prove that the Illuminati did exist during this period in time. 

What was the French Revolution?

The French Revolution was a bloody rebellion that lasted from 1789 to 1799. During that period in time, the French people rebelled against the royal monarchy, demanding changes to the political system. 

In the end, at least 40000 people were killed, including the king and queen at the time, and over 300000 were arrested. 
Although the revolution ended up for naught, as a dictatorship was established in place of the royal monarchy, it did spark a change that was felt worldwide. The revolution established the foundations for the modern state to be governed by the people. 

What has this got to do with the Illuminati?

Many conspiracists believe that the French Revolution was the first major event that the Illuminati played a major role in. 
Supposedly, after years of planning underground, Adam Weishaupt ordered a carrier to deliver a message to Maximilien Robespierre, whom was a lawyer and a politician in Paris, to start the French Revolution. On his journey, however, the carrier was struck by lightning, and died. When officials came to investigate, they discovered the book he was carrying, which detailed the plans for the French Revolution. As a result, a warning was issued to the French monarchy of a devilish plan by the Illuminati, to take over the country and develop a scientific state, ruled by the people and where there is no religion. It is speculated that the monarchs ignored this warning, thus ultimately paid the price.

Why France?

It is believed that France was the embodiment of everything the Illuminati stood against. France was ruled by a monarchy who held the absolute power in the country. Furthermore, the monarchy was deeply intertwined with the Catholic Church. Both the Monarchy and the Catholic Church heavily taxed the commoners, as they own almost all the land in the country. As a result, many commoners struggled to survive. This deeply angered the Illuminati.

How Did They Do It?

According to multiple websites, the Illuminati started the French Revolution in a complex matter. Firstly, the Illuminati created resentment within the French commoners towards the upper class. The Illuminati then preached of ideals, such as equality, that were uncommon during that time period. The commoners bought into this. The Illuminati then organized rebellions to take over certain French fortresses, to seize power from the upper class. The rest is believed to be history, as rioters would go on to kill the king and queen, uprooting the French monarchy, only to have it replaced by a dictatorship, when Napoleon, the greatest conqueror to have ever lived, became leader.

In the end, the Illuminati was never able to establish a science state, ruled by the people. However, was that their plan all along? Or was it a ploy, to get commoners to join their cause? 
According to my previous blogs, the Illuminati never wanted to create a world ruled by the people, rather wanted to create one world government, ruled by the elites. If that is truly the case, the Illuminati may have achieved a part of this plan when Napoleon became the dictator of France. Many conspiracists believe Napoleon was actually an Illuminati member. However, it should be noted that there is no evidence to support this claim.

All in all, I believe the Illuminati did play a hand in the French Revolution. The reason being so is because the French commoners, who had very little education, were fighting for ideals, such as equality, that were extremely unheard of during that time. The only rational reason is that somebody educated preach this to them. According to multiple sources that studied The French Revolution, which includes the History Channel, the French commoners were indeed preached by an enlightened group. This could have very well been the Illuminati. In conclusion, I truly believe the Illuminati played a role in the French Revolution, thus did exist from 1789-1799.

Public Secret

In my previous blog, I had talked about the power structure of the Illuminati and came to the conclusion that the Illuminati can possibly still exist. In this blog post, I will investigate the possible reasons on why the Illuminati is so well known.

The Illuminati is supposedly a "secret" organization, yet, the whole world knows about their existence and their plans for world domination. Here are some potential reasons as to why:

According to some, the Illuminati purposely reveals bits of information about themselves on the internet in order to get people talking about it. As a result, those spreading the news are seemed as nut jobs, and their word is not taken seriously, thus, the idea of the Illuminati being a threat is dismissed.
Analysis:
At first glance, this seems like a rather ingenious idea. It uses reverse psychology, which is a proven method, to explain why the Illuminati are so well known.
Leak information about your secret organization, which exists, and its plans on the internet, and let people spread it. Nobody will believe it, as they will all think it is all a hoax. However, on further analysis, this reasoning proves to be invalid. Firstly, hardly anyone knew of the Illuminati in the first place, so why would the group suddenly spread info about themselves on the internet, increasing their popularity? Secondly, for a secret organization, spreading information on the internet seems rather uncharacteristic. Some may argue the Illuminati did this with an alternate motive in mind. Perhaps the Illuminati may have done this to gain publicity, but again, why would a secret organization need publicity in the first place, especially one with power and wealth? I deem this idea INVALID.

Others believe the Illuminati purposely reveal false information on the internet, in order to detract those who are interested in the group from discovering their true existence. Therefore, everything we know about the Illuminati is not true.
Analysis:
This is entirely possible, but highly unlikely. The reason being so is because why would a powerful, and wealthy group be worried enough to spread false information on the internet, so that people cannot track them. Furthermore, why would the group leak info that increases interest among the conspiracist community? If you didn't want anyone to track you, you would not leak highly controversial "plans to take over the world". Furthermore, there is so much articles, blog, and stories dedicated to explaining the Illuminati plans for world domination. I highly doubt they are all lies leaked by the Illuminati. Therefore, I deem this idea to be INVALID

Former members of the Illuminati leaked info about the group on the internet.
Analysis:
This is a very real possibility. There are countless websites and blogs on the internet dedicated to revealing the true secrets of the Illuminati. In most cases, the author is claiming he/she is a former member of the Illuminati, and that their information is first hand. However, on analysis, why does a powerful and wealthy group such as the Illuminati allow members to come and leave as they please? Furthermore, why are the members allowed to share "top secret" information?
According to anonymousmags.com, a high ranking member of the Illuminati, who has served under them for 47 years, revealed everything about their plans, simply because "it became to much for him too bear". He talks about how Obama is the devil incarnate, and how Denver, Colorado is hiding a secret underground bunker for the world's elite. All of the information, if true, are shocking, and should be highly classified.
It should be noted that the author of the article does not provide any logical explanation, or any proof to back up his claims, as a result, I deem this idea INVALID.

Update: I attempted to email the author of the article as he had stated in his article "if anyone has questions feel free to email me" but he failed to reply.

The media popularized the Illuminati:
According to an unnamed source, the Illuminati is popular today because the media has made it so. Everything we know of the Illuminati, their goals, group composition, and etc., are all byproducts of the internet. According to the source, the Illuminati was never really popular until recently, when Dan Brown's bestselling series "Angels and Demons" was published. In the series, the Illuminati is portrayed as a secret society, with the ultimate goal of ruling the world. When people read this, they began to interpret the Illuminati in different context. Eventually, similar to how broken telephone works, the internet spun the story of the Illuminati out of control, and people with no prior knowledge began to believe. Thus, this is how the Illuminati came to be.
Analysis:
As an avid reader of the Angel and Demon series myself, I can confirm the information provided is true. Moreover, in my personal experience, nobody knew of the Illuminati until this book became popular. From the mid 1900s to the early 2000s the Illuminati was virtually unheard.
I interviewed several of my relatives and friends, ages ranging from 12 to 55. Those who had heard of the Illuminati were all kids who grew up with the internet. The adults on the other hand, never heard of the Illuminati. One Uncle even thought the Illuminati was a name for a specific type of vegetable. This theory explains a lot. I deem it VALID.

In conclusion, although the Illuminati may have a power structure that would allow them to survive throughout the century, the only rational reason to explain their popularity is if they were fabricated. However, there is not enough evidence to make a claim, therefore my project on discovering whether the Illuminati exists or not remains ongoing.

Power Structure

The Illuminati has allegedly been around for about 240 years since their humble beginning in 1776. Very few organizations have been around for that long. Poor decisions leading to bankruptcy, as well power struggles, and a number of other factors tend to play a role in bringing down an organization. So how has the Illuminati avoided this?

Adam Weishaupt, the de facto leader and founder of the Illuminati potentially played a huge role. At a young age, Adam's father passed away, leaving him to be cared for by his godfather, Baron Ickstatt, who was the dean of the University of Ingolstadt, in Bavaria. As a result of his godfather's status, Adam was able to receive a full education, and became a philosopher and a university law professor. By doing so, Adam slowly built a reputation as an educated and intelligent man. He became wealthy and influential, as a result, made friends with some powerful people.

When Adam created the Illuminati, he did it with the help of his friends. Together, they built an organization from the ground up. Due to Adam's good reputation as an educated and intelligent man, recruiting members to join the cause was easy. This explains how the Illuminati was able to establish itself early. Yet, the question remains, how did the organization continue to exist, throughout the century, after Adam had long passed away? The answer, may very well be under our noses. The Roman Catholic Church.

The Roman Catholic Church is an example of an "organization" that has survived throughout the centuries. It's influence spans across the globe, with it's members populating every single part of the world. The Illuminati, in a way, are very similar. They allegedly have an influence that spans across the globe, and are also believed to have members all over the world. The Catholic Church is a huge organization, yet it manages to stay organized and "control" all of it's members because it has a power system, with the pope at the top. The Pope does not control every aspect of the Catholic faith, rather there are divisions, each with their own responsibility. Is it entirely possible that the Illuminati has a system similar to that of the Catholic Church? If they did, it would explain how they managed to survive throughout the century. 

Analysis: Adam was a university professor who specialized in law. He would have probably understood that he couldn't do everything by himself. As a result, it is extremely likely he would have created divisions of power within the Illuminati, each with their own responsibility. Adam's rich and influential friends probably would have been near the top of the pyramid, with the newer members occupying the lower levels. 
When Adam passed away, the Illuminati would have probably decided its new leader with a vote between the top members, similar to how a new Pope is selected by the top members of the Catholic Church (Cardinals). That way, the organization can continue operating and there would be no disagreement on who the successor should be. It is also entirely possible that Adam had an apprentice, in which he groomed to be the next successor.
With the Power system, the Illuminati probably would have worked on a need to know basis. The lower rank you are, the less you would know, and vice versa. This would ensure members do what they are suppose to and stay loyal to the organization. Money would have not been a problem as Adam was wealthy, and so were his friends. Throughout time, the Illuminati would have found some way to generate more income, most likely through donations from it's top members, as well as possibly establishing a business, however, that has yet to be proven.

Through the power system, it is entirely possible for the Illuminati to continue operating through the century. Therefore, as of this blog post, the Illuminati can possibly still exists.

However, it should be noted that this is an assumption on whether or not the Illuminati has a power structure. There are some websites that have talked of the Illuminati power structure, but they fail to provide any reliable source which indicates where they have gotten their information. The analysis done was based on the given information that is widely agreed upon on the internet.

Fun Fact:

Origins

Rumors has it that the Illuminati is an ancient and mysterious group comprised of the world's elite. It was believed to be founded back in the 1700s by a Bavarian named Adam Weishaupt. Many conspiracists believed that Adam created the Illuminati as an alternative to the Stonemasons, another secret society. Adam wanted to work on his own terms, and had a different set of goals in mind.

The Illuminati is believed to be trying to take over the world, so that they can form ONE world government. Their end goal? To be able to act as GOD and control every single aspect of life.

Their plans were derailed, however, when the Bavarian ruler at the time banned all secret societies. Many believe that this was the point in time when the Illuminati disbanded, and ceased to exist. A minority, however, claimed that the secret society continued to carry out it's plans, underground, where they can avoid the authorities. 

Some believe that the Illuminati have already achieved their plans of world domination and that we are all pawns in their grand schemes. Others disagree with this notion, claiming that the Illuminati stated there would be three world wars that would lead to their eventual domination. So far, there has only been two.

There are conspiracists that believes the Illuminati  never even existed at all. Firstly, for a secret society, why does the whole world know about them? Secondly, why would a secret organization reveal their plans to take over the world?

For my 20 times project I will be diving deep into the histories, deciphering hints and clues in order to ultimately answer the question" does the Illuminati exist and if so, what are their plans?" In order to do so, I will be researching the origins of the Illuminati and tracking their alleged appearances over the centuries. I will be investigating incidents related to the group, asking questions such as how was the Illuminati involved and are there any other plausible explanation to what happened? I will be using critical analysis, logic, as well as multiple sources to determine the real information from the fakes.

My name is Richard Nguyen and I do not believe in the existence of the Illuminati. I personally believe people make things up in order to provide answers to the unknown. We, as a society, are afraid of what is not known. For example, the dark is just the absence of light. Yet we are afraid of it, afraid of what is hiding in the dark. In most cases, there is nothing, but our minds creates "scary thoughts" in order to provide an answer to the question that we have no answers to, which is, "what is in the dark?"

So come, and join me, as I unravel one of society's biggest conspiracies, The Illuminati.

Bonus: According to people.Virginia.edu, the Illuminati was actually formed THOUSANDS of years ago when humans genetically interbreed with a reptilian extraterrestrial species. Most of the elite members in society are actually shape-shifting reptilians, scary!

The word Illuminati means enlightened one

According to whatculture.com, the Illuminati's original symbol was not the all seeing eye, or the pyramid, rather an owl. The owl represents knowledge and wisdom, something the Illuminati claim to have. (It is obviously a genius idea to leak your plans of "word domination" online).

According to humansarefree.com, there are thirteen bloodlines that are entitled to rule the world. The reason being so is because they are all descendants of the ancient Gods. Supposedly, all thirteen has ties with the Illuminati. (wait! I thought the Illuminati did not believe in God!)