phantarch said:
Illuminati has been used to describe any secret society since the Bavarian Illuminati disbanded decades ago. They can also be reffered to as the Westphalian Brotherhood. It is said that many high ranking freemasons, aristocrats, politicians and the like make this group up. though they are in seperate parties/ organisations, it is said that they are of a single consciousness and will go to whatever invidious/ insidious lengths to achieve their objectives. I do realise that this is all hearsay, don't take any of the parts from "It is said" as fact.