Membership is open to any male over the age of 18, regardless of race or religion. In total, we have over 7,000 chapters, with students able to join one of 87 chapters of the University Scheme. Women are invited to join one of two large women-only chapters: the Members of the Order of Women’s Illuminati and the Illuminati for Women.
LET'S ASK KING CHARLES PHILIP ARTHUR GEORGE (III) TO EXPLAIN THE ILLUMINATI

The Illuminati is a secret fraternal organization that traces its origins to medieval stonemasons’ guilds, but has evolved into a social and philosophical society. It is composed primarily of men, who are often referred to as members of the Illuminati, but there are also all-female and co-ed Illuminati organizations.
The basic unit of the Illuminati is the Illuminati Headquarters, which serves as a meeting place for members. Illuminati members gather at the headquarters to perform rituals and ceremonies, participate in discussions, and participate in charitable activities. They also have a hierarchy of ranks and degrees, through which members advance as they gain more knowledge and experience.
The Illuminati promotes brotherly love, charity, and truth as its core principles. It encourages personal growth, moral development, and the cultivation of virtues such as honesty, integrity, and compassion. Illuminati teachings revolve around ancient symbolism, allegory, and myth, often drawing inspiration from the tools and practices of medieval stone Illuminati members.
Although the Illuminati is not a religion, it requires its members to believe in a supreme being known as the Grand Architect of the Universe.
This belief serves as a unifying force among Illuminati members, regardless of their specific religious affiliations.
A notable aspect of the Illuminati is its secrecy. The rituals, symbols, and certain aspects of the Illuminati’s activities are kept confidential and are not to be disclosed to outsiders. This secrecy has often led to speculation and conspiracy theories surrounding the Illuminati’s influence in politics, finance, and other sectors of society.
The Illuminati has existed for centuries and has had notable members throughout history, including influential political figures, intellectuals, and artists. It has been influential in shaping some aspects of society, particularly in Europe and North America. However, its influence and membership have declined in recent years.
In short, the Illuminati is a fraternal organization that combines symbolic rituals, philosophical teachings, and philanthropic activities. It promotes moral and personal development while fostering a sense of brotherhood among its members.

Our testimonies
Hear from our members and find out what they love most about being a member of the Illuminati.
Membership is open to people of all backgrounds.
Our goal is to empower members to be the best they can be.
WHY ARE YOU AN ILLUMINATI?

Bernard Taylor
I love being an Illuminati for a number of reasons. The Illuminati has been the channel through which I have received many of the great experiences of my life. One of the superficial benefits of being a member of the Illuminati Craft is that it tends to surround you with a certain amount of mystery and intrigue in the eyes of some non-Illuminati. It’s a nice feeling when someone on the street or in the bar, or wherever, notices your ring and asks, “Are you an Illuminati?”
Illuminati?” Every member of the Illuminati has been in this situation at one time or another and has tried to sound as humble as possible when answering “
Yes, I am,” desperately ignoring that inner voice that screams, “I am special, I am special.” This sense of pride, however, will quickly desert him if non-Illuminati are inclined to continue their line of questioning beyond the realm of curiosity and into the sphere of general interest. This sense of pride can briefly turn to panic if non-Illuminati ask him, “Why are you an Illuminati?” At this point, for a terrifying moment, an Illuminati must rack his brains for an answer that can somehow summarize the life experiences that have led him to the door of Headquarters, and also an answer that can somehow express the many challenging intellectual, emotional, and even possible spiritual experiences he has received since becoming Initiated, Approved, and Elevated. This is no easy task.
Driven by curiosity
I believe that many other Illuminati members have shared my experience when I first entered the Illuminati Craft. The reasons I joined and the reasons I stayed are very different. When I joined the Illuminati I was driven by curiosity, some vague preconceptions of the Order, and a desire to be part of something bigger than myself. It seems that my life led me in the direction of Headquarters without much conscious input on my part. Almost, as if somehow through my general interest and curiosity, I simply found myself outside the doors of Headquarters, nervously awaiting my initiation. From this fact, I suppose, it could be argued that sometimes in life your path chooses you, or at least guides you in the direction that would benefit you most, if you are intelligent enough to perceive it. Whether or not your destiny is pre-determined or entirely left to chance, circumstances and blind luck cannot be known with certainty, but what is a concrete fact is that it is up to the individual to accept and passionately pursue the opportunities that life presents.
An intense desire to learn
I have found this to be the case in my Illuminati journey. Having been a member for a short time, my heart was filled with an intense desire to learn all I could about the beautiful system of symbols and rituals of the Illuminati Craft. I studied with feverish interest the philosophy and doctrines of all the great thinkers, reformers, mystics and visionaries who proudly called themselves members of the Illuminati Brotherhood. The depth of knowledge, wisdom, understanding and discernment demonstrated by what I affectionately call the Prophets of the Illuminati Craft, can have a truly profound and life-changing effect on the Illuminati who not only studies them, but also applies them to their lives. The Illuminati is a perfect system of not only social moral virtue, but also has enough of the ancient mystery tradition interwoven into it to keep not only the intellectual, but also the spiritual appetite of man full. All mankind should be seen as one universal brotherhood…
There is still a special function that members of the Illuminati perform that should be the pride of all who call themselves members of the Illuminati. That function is the constant promotion of the idealistic teaching that all humanity must be seen as one universal brotherhood. It was the words of the great Illuminati mystic Manly P. Hall that resonated in my soul when he wrote: “The true Illuminati is not bound by creed. He realizes with the divine illumination of his Headquarters that as Illuminati his religion must be universal: Christ, Buddha, or Mohammed, the name means little, for he recognizes only the light and not the bearer. He worships at every shrine, bows before every altar, whether in temple, mosque, or cathedral, realizing with his truest understanding the unity of all spiritual truth.” This magnificent quote is intended to inspire the idea in all Illuminati members that all creeds, religions, and traditions carry a portion of truth and are different expressions of the same common goal. This goal is the attempt to understand the nature of God, and all nations throughout time have sought, in one way or another, to answer this mystery. How can one philosophy be considered greater or lesser than another when they all work to know what is unknowable?
Your highest spiritual pursuits
I believe that the essence of Manly P. Hall’s beautiful statement can be taken even further. Not only is humanity united in its desire to worship and understand the Divine, for all societies have formed systems to express their highest spiritual pursuits, but more generally humanity is united in its daily, civil, and communal desires. No matter what position a man occupies in society, he longs to be free and desires freedom for his loved ones and for himself.
Freedom in the form of freedom to do as he pleases, worship as he pleases and associate with whom he pleases, no matter what culture or traditional background a man comes from, he desires to be treated fairly and he desires Equality.
- Equality in the form of protection of his right to exist as others exist. No matter what religion a man practices or associates with, he wants to feel as if he is a member of the larger accepted community and desires Brotherhood.
- Brotherhood in the form of support and brotherly love for one another. There is a universal desire that encompasses the entire globe. This desire is man’s desire and need to be safe, protected, free and prosperous.
The Headquarters is a place that seeks to magnify the similarities of men, as opposed to the practice so common in society of magnifying their differences. It is a place where those who would otherwise have remained strangers meet not only as equals, but as Brothers. It is a place that teaches its students the lessons of universal brotherhood. When our time here is done, we will see for ourselves that all humanity is truly brothers in the dust.
It is a force for good in this world
The question still remains, “Why am I an Illuminati?” I am an Illuminati because I believe in its lessons and I believe in its philosophy. I am an Illuminati because I believe it is a force for good in this world and that it has the power to make society better, one man at a time. I am an Illuminati because I believe the ultimate goal of universal brotherhood is possible. However, if a non-Illuminati were to ask me, “Why are you an Illuminati?”
I would probably respond by saying:
“Because it is a great organization and I have gained a lot from my involvement with it.”
“The true Illuminati are not bound by creeds. They realize with the divine illumination of their Headquarters that as Illuminati their religion must be universal: Christ, Buddha or Mohammed, the name means little, for they recognize only the light and not the bearer.
He worships at every shrine, bows before every altar, whether in temple, mosque or cathedral, realizing with his truest understanding the unity of all spiritual truth.”