Does the Illuminati Really Exist?
Holders of the light. The torchbearers. The light bearers. Anything dealing with the light.
That’s Professor Griff’s definition of the Illuminati, a buzzword has shot to the forefront of the collective hip hop conversation. The Illuminati is a secret society that was founded in 1776 in Germany. It was a group of freethinking individuals who espoused the ideals of the Enlightenment: freedom of thought and equality among classes of people. Ideals that were considered by the authorities as being heretical and treacherous.
The group was later disbanded by the 18th century. This isn’t where the story ends.
According to Griff, the Illuminati still exists and permeates all facets of society. The Rothchilds, Winston Churchill, Barack Obama, Jay-Z, P. Diddy, Madonna, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Beyonce, Kanye West are all names that have been mentioned in connection with a secret society that controls the machinations of this country. Maybe overseas too.
The group is comprised of the most influential vanguards of our culture. Where did this fascination come from? What is it? Why should we even care?
Consider the case of Tupac Shakur. A simple Google search of “Tupac and Illuminati” will yield enough theories to make your favorite scientist’s head explode. When Tupac released The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory under his new alias Makaveli, many didn’t think much of the album title besides the change in nomenclature.
“Oh, this Makaveli character is named after some Italian philosopher he read about when he was in prison.”
Because of the philosophies of said philosopher, Nicholas Machiavelli – who advocated faking one’s death to elude enemies – many felt that Pac was trying to tell us something. What that something was, we couldn’t put our finger on. So the dominant thought at the time: Pac isn’t really dead.
Fourteen years and one “unsolved” murder later, there is another school of thought about that. The Don Killuminati. “Don” means leader. Kill. Illuminati.
“Oh snap! Pac was killed because he was going to expose the Illuminati. That’s why there is no convicted killer in this case!”
That’s one perspective. Another is that Pac was attempting to dispel the rumor of the Illuminati’s existence. This theory continues to beg the question of Pac’s unsolved murder. Both fascinating theories, but unsubstantiated nonetheless.
On a more recent note, take the case of Jay-Z.
Throughout his career, he has alluded to underworld ties in his songs. That’s not uncommon among rappers. But on some tracks, Jay-Z was a little too specific. Take the chorus in his song “D’Evils” for example:
“Dear God, I wonder can you save me?”
“Illuminati want my mind, soul, and my body…”
“Dear God, I wonder can you save me?”
“Secret society, tryin’ to keep they eye on me…”
“Dear God, I wonder can you save me?”
“Illuminati want my mind, soul, and my body…”
“Dear God, I wonder can you save me?”
You have two of the most well-known rappers ever mentioning the Illuminati in their music. Either they have great imaginations or there must be some truth to its existence.
Consider a line in “Run This Town”:
“Uh, uh, and ain’t nobody fresher,
I’m in Ma(i)son, uh, Martin Margiela”
Of course, those were designers he was alluding to. But anybody who is familiar with Jay-Z’s music know he is a master of double-entendres. The rumors of Jay-Z’s Free Mason/Illuminati involvement intensified so much that he felt the need to address it on a newly-released track off Rick Ross’ upcoming album, called “Free Masons”.
“Niggas couldn’t do nothing with me, they put the devil on me……Rumors of Lucifer, I don’t know who to trust, whole world want my demise/turn the music up/hear me clearly, if ya’ll n—as fear me/just say just say y’all fear me.”
“F— all these fairy tales/ Go to hell, this is God engineering/this is a Hail Mary/pass y’all interfering/he without sin shall cast the first stone/so y’all look in the mirror, double check y’all appearance/ B–ch, I said I was amazing/Not that I’m a Mason/……… I’m on my third six, but a devil I’m not/my Jesus piece flooded/but thou shall not covet…”
This is the most overt attempt by Jay-Z, the most successful rapper ever, to dispel these rumors. He isn’t the first entertainer to be dogged with calls of occult worship, so the fact that he felt the need to address the choruses is telling. Telling of what though?
Regardless of how many signs and (not so) subtle verses an artist drops or gives, there is no definitive proof of an existence of a secret society. The use of signs and symbols in our interpretation of life is nothing new. Egyptians used symbols that many associate with Freemasonry. The eye of Horus (most recently rocked by Kanye). The pyramids (think dollar bill…or the Roc signs thrown in the picture above). The phallic symbol (penis) that is the Washington Monument.
According to the Christian faith, these are Satanic symbols. Considering we live in a predominantly Christian society, it’s no surprise why this topic has created so much backlash.
Perhaps it’s all rubbish. After all, even Soulja Boy has a tattoo of a pyramid on his back.
If this is all true and our favorite artists, entertainers or politicians are a part of some secret cult, why should we care? What does this say about the subliminal messages in our music? At worse, this question is a meaningless, time-consuming vetting of people we’ll probably never meet anyway. At best, this question could serve to make people more aware of what they let into their ears and eyes.
Either way, it’s great theater. I got my popcorn.
RickRoss: “FreeMason” (Feat Jay-Z) by clutchmag
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Just pray & trust in God.
if you open your mind to the whole thing.its right infront of you.I mean i didnt believe it at first but then the lyrics and stuff are obvious.
Listen to Free Mason Rick Ross and Jay-z is not no devil worshipers and is not involved with the Illuminati. How do you worship the Devil but you still Pray to God…. If you listen to the end of the chorus Rick Ross say ”Multiplying and I pray to God we never die” and Jay-Z said ”My Jesus peice flooded but thou shall not covet”, He also said ”Lord forgive me I never would’ve made it without sin”………..Don’t believe every thing you hear and see it is just entertainment for those who believe in this stuff.
This remains me of the Witch hunt in Salem, seriously. I do believe groups and cults like this exist because not everyone believes in God or worship according and at the end of it all that is their choice and they have to answer for it. Now weather these celebs are apart of it, again I don’t know because I don’t know them personally so I’ am not going to cast stones. But I think this is a seriously wake up call for people to remember and be aware of what they buy into, listen too, watch on television, wear, and represent and take into their lives and spirits on a daily basis because after awhile you get immune to this sort of thing. Remember the devil knows the truth and try to steer you wrong so keep your eyes open. I’ am out on that note as well
Everything is done by design. Secret Societies are slow and deliberate. Little by little their agenda is to get all they can. Of course secret societies aren’t going to come right out and expose themselves. Come on. They will lie, steal, kill, and destroy before that.
Sound familiar?
Symbolism is powerful. Everything we’ve come to enjoy has a meaning behind it. Jayz and Prof Griff are small potatoes filling an agenda on both sides of this game of divide and conquer.
I use to be skeptical until my eyes were opened 9 months ago. I’ll never look at the world the same way again. I pray for those who are skeptical to seek the truth out for yourselves and form your own conclusions.
*America is Egypt. For example Memphis TN, Memphis Egypt. Alexandria, VA, Alexandria Egypt.
*Every American President has links to secret societies.
*Secrets of Washington DC 2012
*Why do people die when they expose Illuminati’s plans. John Todd for example, ‘Pac. The bodies pile up.
*Look up ‘enter’ and ‘containment’ in wiccan.
*Look up what holly and wood in wiccan.
*who has the power to give kingdoms of this world to man?
I couldn’t agree more. They discredited Jonh Todd, threw him jail on some false allegations for 30 years and then upon his release in November of 2007, had a plane pick him up and killed him.
Princess Diana was killed inside of the tunnel the car supposedly crashed in. The EMS arrived in time to save her but refused to go through with any procedures to save her life. They LET her die. And not to mention she left a letter behind admitting that she knew her husband was “planning an accident” for her! So sick and sad. And the sacriest thing are the people who refuse to wake up and believe it’s true!
The New World Order does exist. It’s not a myth nor a conspiracy theory. Often they use Occult symbols to unite themselves. It does not mean they have all power over all. It just means there are a group of individuals with a great deal of money & power that want to control our lives. youA lot of people need to wake up to it. If you ever read None Dare Call It a Conspiracy or Tragedy and Hope, you will find that in order to get control of a country, you must destroy the family, and the political system.
Many within the New World Order are very racist and use black leaders to put a friendly face on their bidding. I’m not saying rap music has a huge part in the Illuminati or the New World Order, but rap & hip hop that becomes popular is no longer about fighting against the system, and more about pathetic materialism. I dare anyone to look up on youtube about George Bush’s (I) speech on the New World Order, Henry Kissinger, Gary Hart, & yes Obama. Wake up people.
Jason, fuschia, Mary, and others who see the truth behind the illusion of “harmless entertainment” keep up doing the good work.
Jason, vigiliant citizen is a wonderful site! I haven’t been on in a few months but the blogger is excellent with thorough analysis of symbolism. There are others trying to spread the word. It reminds me of when Bush called 911 truthers, “unAmerican” for questioning his administration.
Forerunner on youtube gave me chills with his analysis of “run this city” video. He is so inspiring and truly gifted. I found him to be fair, objective, and articulate in key points of the video. He inspired me to learn more.
Jayz, Beyonce, Kanye, all of them have to sign a deal with the devil to make it big. Most will not sell their soul and would rather have their peace of mind than riches and accolades. It was ok when “devil music” was regulated to “rock and roll”, but oh no, you better not say anything about hip hop. It has nothing to do with hard work and sweat. It’s who you know and what you are willing to do for success. None of them are above criticism because they’ve reached a higher economic status. Strip all of that away and what do you have?
John Todd was an insider who lost his life becasue he exposed the truth in the record company.
[...] I think it’s all a bunch of hogwash, a lot of people think that The Illuminati exists & that some of the top R&B singers & rappers of today are involved. I’m not bashing anyone’s belief systems here, but you have to admit that all of this [...]
1 when kanye and hova sing praises to lucifer, is it normal? 2 just because cattle is lazy to research,it does not mean it is not true.3 miles davis was contacted by the sovereign military order of malta and given an honour 4 if your forefathers were were once enslaved, then thank the african and scottish brotherhoods.5 there is an obsession with skulls and death in hip hop .why
1)It is a bad idea to use the “I” word. if you want to have a fruitful conversation.
2)When Kanye and – hova can sing to Lucifer straight up, then something is happening.
3) We know that Miles Davis was contacted in the 1980s by an unknown organisation which wanted to give him a knighthood. He was not aware of them, that organisation was the Sovereign military order of Malta. so music has been an important area for the mystery religions.
4) History books tell us that the Beatles and the British invasion was planned by the Tavistock Institute of Human Relation. But they wanted to change society not for the better but for the worse and the Beatles music was owned by Theodor Adorno, who Hitler wanted to elliminate but the Oppeinheimer family ( Diamonds and south African gold mines) imported to Britain. But this showed it self up in the drug culture.
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=170819614143019768#
5) The real name for these people are the Olympians or Moriah conquering wind, they exist in every society on earth and they had councils .
6) As black people we should reallise that these people are preparing to kill us or enslave us again, remember there African secret societies cooperated with Scottish Societies.
7) Why are these enlightened people so evil? Because they believe they are gods and we are cattle. That is why the reveal themselves in movies and music, they think we cannot work it out. But they are wrong, some of us have read their books.
the illuminated are real. its way of thinking and operating. Light is important. So is the sun. And all vision involved
[...] Does the Illuminati Really Exist? (clutchmagonline.com) [...]
The Illuminati are a secret society who control nearly all world civilization (control is total in North America, Western Europe, and Japan – incomplete but still decisive in the rest of the world). Though “Illuminati” is the term by which they have allowed themselves to be known since Weishaupt in the 18th century, they do not use that term themselves. They have existed for thousands of years and are the spiritual and political descendants of a secret caste of ancient Indo-European shamans. They use techniques originating with those ancient shamans as part of a system in which they manipulate society towards their own long term goals.
The central “Illuminati” goal is to exert such decisive control over the planet that they can implement a program of global depopulation and return to a system of government based on the ancient Indo-European matriarchy and perverse pharmacologically-abetted sex magick involving depraved group sex rituals of a BDSM nature.
Once they have achieved the above goal, the “Illuminati” will be able to rule the planet without artifice, but until that time, they have remained in the shadows while following a long term plan in which they reveal themselves gradually – allowing the public to become ever more aware of their existence over the past 300 years. This gradual revelation is a form of “teasing” the public psyche – a taunting of humanity. This taunting serves several practical purposes as it destabilizes a confused populace and also agitates individual humans in a way that makes them neurologically predisposed to accept “programming” through which their perceptions and actions are shaped. This programming was long accomplished through complicated reiterations of symbols and social rituals (songs, children’s games, etc) and was only effective to a degree. However in the last century, their technology has advanced to the point where the symbols are only used as part of the taunting process, whereas the actual control programming is accomplished through very advanced technology.
This technology (decades in advance of what is known to the general public) permits the Illuminati to encode hidden signals in all forms of popular culture including music, video/film. and web pages. These signals are capable not merely of controlling subjects made vulnerable through pre-preparation, but are even able to completely replace the reality experienced by individuals. They can literally replace everything experienced by the human sensory system to the point where subject is unaware of his/her actual identity (including gender), location, and actions. A person reading this for example, who believes himself to be a 20 year old college student in Atlanta, may in fact be a 48 year old woman being used for sex rituals in an Illuminati gulag. For a simple understanding of the depth of what they have achieved the layperson may view the film “The Matrix”. While Illuminati reality replacement is far from universal, it is extremely common and becoming more common by the day.
This extensive system of reality replacement and the much more common remote Monarch latah programming are used to turn unsuspecting people into literal puppets doing the depraved bidding of the Illuminati. They use Monarch puppets for tasks ranging from the mundane to the murderous to the perverse. The “elite” of the entertainment industry in particular are selected and promoted to their positions of fame based on their sexual desirability. These celebrities are used to “scene” or taunt the public through their blending of sexual provocation and symbol bombardment, but they are also on call as sex slaves for their masters – for whom these sex rituals are central to their belief system and the system they believe gives them power.
Listen to Free Mason Rick Ross and Jay-z is not no devil worshipers and is not involved with the Illuminati. How do you worship the Devil but you still Pray to God…. If you listen to the end of the chorus Rick Ross say ”Multiplying and I pray to God we never die” and Jay-Z said ”My Jesus peice flooded but thou shall not covet”, He also said ”Lord forgive me I never would’ve made it without sin”………..Don’t believe every thing you hear and see it is just entertainment for those who believe in this stuff.
History repeats itself great spirituality and civilizations that were detroyed many generations ago will resurface oncemore. You can detroy lives but you can’t kill a good spirit ever we are here to stay forever
the real Illuminati is the u.s government. they spy on us with the NSA controlling microsoft and google. they use windows and chrome as well as others to track us. they now want to censor us using piracy as a cover with SOPA. all they want is money and control