Blog Posts
Our blog posts, grouped by theme so you can follow one subject at a time. They are the same articles published in our Journal.
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Independent thinking and personal growth
Beyond the Matrix: A Journey Toward Knowledge and Awareness
What it means to look beyond "the Matrix" of unexamined assumptions, from Plato's cave to everyday life, and practical steps toward greater awareness.
The Power of Independent Thinking: Seeing Beyond Conventional Ideas
What independent thinking really means, why it matters, and six practical habits that help you see beyond conventional ideas and reach your own conclusions.
Community and exchanging ideas
Franklin's Junto: The 24 Standing Questions for Intellectual Growth
Benjamin Franklin's 24 Junto questions in their original wording, where they come from, what they were for and how to use them in a discussion circle today.
How Entrepreneurs and Visionaries Benefit from Exchanging Ideas
Why sharing ideas makes entrepreneurs and visionaries stronger, what Benjamin Franklin's Junto shows, and how to build a habit of constructive exchange.
Illuminati Membership: Invitations, Eligibility and Opportunities
How membership worked in the historical Illuminati, whether you need an invitation today, and how to inquire about joining the Illuminati Voice community.
The Value of Intellectual Communities in Modern Society
Why communities built around ideas matter today, what the Royal Society's founders still teach us, and what makes an intellectual community thrive.
Secret Societies and Independent Thinking: Why People Join
Why people have long sought private communities, from Enlightenment lodges to today's discussion groups, and how secrecy differs from privacy.
History and the Enlightenment
Adam Weishaupt and the Enlightenment: The Pursuit of Knowledge
Who Adam Weishaupt was, the Enlightenment ideas that shaped him, and how education and reading stood at the center of the society he founded in 1776.
Illuminati History: From Bavarian Order to Modern Myth
A timeline of the Illuminati, from its founding in Bavaria in 1776 and its ban in the 1780s to the conspiracy theories and pop culture that followed.