Robison

John Robison, A.M. , Proofs of a Conspiracy against All the Religions and Governments of Europe, carried on in the secret meeetings, of Free Masons, Illuminati, and Reading Societies. (Fourth Edition) (Edinburgh: Cadell, Davies & Creech, 1798) at

36-38 lodge ceremony of brothers of light, soleil etc.

41 Mirabeau speech at the Lodge de Chaveliers.. Bienfaissant.

42 CB history at Lyons.

43 Munich daughter, Lode of Good counsel

43 delivered Metz and Spire in 1791 .. other clubs.

49 266 lodges in 1784 under Duke d'Chartres.

50Bailly Fauchet, Maury Mounier were in same system as Compact Social lodge at Paris,

but in different lodges.

51 talleyrand was warden of lodge of Paris est. in 1786

70-72 Templars of Germany ... Johnson, Hund etc.

73 Zinnendorf.

100 illlodge of Good Counsel connected to Lyons.

101 Wilhemsbad .. Willermoz delegate.

106 four professors of Marianen Academy came forward.

107 death an eternal sleeop etc.

108-09 punishe Weish. Costanza and Zwack.

113 "the sciences are but amusements ...."

114 "fetter, and by fettering, lessen vice."

116 "work silently and securely, and without applause"

120 Cossandery's acocunt .. had to lengthy descriptio n of self and other's charachter.

124 -25 initiation of Illuminatus Minor.

130 "our duty to surround them [rulers], so that the profane may have no access to them. Thus we are able to most powerfully promote its interests." rise no higher ... advancement of illuminati.

131 rulers rise only to extent agree ...

133 discovery of papers at Baron Bassu's house.

134 ancient nams

134-37 mon but is reason letter.

137 to collect unpublished works ... letter.

138 suit members to have sex paprtner etc.

143 wgffhat should i do letter. .. im undone.

147 "By this plan, we shall direct all mankind. . . . the occupations must be so aloted."

148 "though all should be betrayed ..."

149 "must talks sometimes one way then another always remain impeentralble."

151 oh manyy to what can though not be persuaded.

152 we must give an account so that fanatics are not alarmed.

153 Jesus Christ establishe no new religion.

155 Weishaupt delighted that Nicolai joined.

156 we must gradually explain away our preparatory pious frauds.

161 the head of every family Abraham.

165 I am in the most embarrassing situation. p. 166 too

168 Spartacus has "left his sister-in-law pregant behind." Hertel writes Marius to Zwack Nov. 1782, Bassus Hoff letters.

"About the new year he hopes to be merry by . . .young Spartacus. The Pope also will respect him, and legitimate him before the time."

170 faults of heart nothead.

173 Priest degree ... must tickle those w ith hankering for religion

174-75 Minos to Sebastient 1782 plan for minerval school for girls no man must be admitted. 175b ""They will be our great apostles. Reflect on the respect, nary, the awe and terror, inspired by the female mystics of antiquity."

176 "But I am doubtful whether this association [of only women] will be durable. Women arre fickle .. . They have not our motives to persevere for years, allowing themselves to be led about, and even then to hold their tongues when they find that they have been deceived."

177 "Edessa" was codename for Frankfurt. [this was used later in Theosopy]

179 Scotch Knight secret cipher.

"We must endeavour to get the disposal of the money of the lodges of Free Masons."

bind self to "consider and treat the Illuminati as superiors of Free Masonry."

180 contribute to "gradual union" of FM to unknwo superior of Ill.

Scotch Night.

181-82 Love Feast.

183 discourse of reception is at Nachtrag II, Abtheilung at 44.

185 Priest degree

discourse in THird Chamber is at Nachtrag II, Abtheilung at 44.

186 men originally led a patriachal life.

187 "Princes and priests are in particular, and . . . the wicked, whose hands we must tie up by means of these associations, if we cannot root them out altogether."

secret schools means to success

187 "When the worthy have strengthened their association by numbers, they are secure, and

188 then they begin to become powerful, and terrible to the wicked, of whom many will, for safety, amend themselves--many will come over to our party, and we will bind the hands of the rest, and finally conquer them. Whoever spreads general Illumination, augments mutual security; Illumination and security makes Princes unnecessary; Illumination performs this by creating an effective Morality, and Morality makes a nation of full age fit to govern itself; and since it is not impossible to produce a just Morality, it is possible to regain freedom for the world."

"We must therefore strengthen our band, and establish a legion, which shall restore the rights of man, original liberty and independence."

189 original happiness c alled this "honourable uniformity"

189 start by "forcible revolution" or another way.

190 crowns and scepters are presented in ceremony as symbols of human degradation.

191 "We must acquire the direction of education ... the pulpit."

"We must take care reviewre journalist ... in end side with us.'

192 objectionable to "surround rulers with members/?"

long declamation

193 "There is no way of influencing men so powerfully as by means of the women. Therese should therefore be our chief study; we should insinuate ourselves into the their good opinion, give them hints of emancipation from the tyranny of public opinion, and of standing up for themselves; it will be an immense relief to their enslaved minds to be freed from any one bond of restraint, and it will fire them the more, and cause them to worlk for us with zeal

194 without knowing that they do so; for they will only be indulging in their own desire of personal admiration."

194 "We must win the common people in every corner. This will be obtained chiefly by means of the schools, and by open, hearty behaviour, show, condescension, popularity and toleration of their prejudices, which we shall at leisure root out and dispel."

if a writer write just .. win over or decry

keep down slavish veneration of princes.

195 assiduously collect anecdotes of honorable and mean actions.

195 great strength of order lies in concealment. a learned ... reading society best

195-96

"In like manner we must try to obtain an influence in the millitary academies (this may be of mighty consequence), the printing-houses, bookseller's shops, chapters, and in short in all offices which have any effect, either in forming, or in managing, or even in directing the mind

196 of man: painting and engraving are highly worth our care."

196 "A literary society is the most proper form for the introduction of our Order into any state where we are yet strangers."

197 Cato refers to 600 members in Bavaria alone. says "there is a Minerval Academy at Freising, at Landsberg, at Burghausen, at Strasbourg, at Ingoldstadt, and at last at Regensberg."

house at Munich we are using.

197 we get all the journals .. make princes know for slips.

198 "We oppose the monks with all our might, and with great success."

"we have nearly finished our transactions with the Lodges of Poland, and shall have them under our direction."

kept jesuits our of all professorial chairs "at Ingolstadt,"

198 "We have got Pylades put at the head of the Fisc, . . . By properly using this money, we have enabled to put our Brother . . . .'s household in good order; which he had destroyed by going to the Jews."

199 "we have six members and four friends at the Court."

"Two of our best youth . . . will go to Vienna."

200 bring back peaceable if can be done , if not then by force.

201 lodge names

202-03 member names

214 Philo "remove fears abolish christian ... if knew W. hold all religion a lie.

215 "The Order must possess the power of life and death in consequence of our Oath; andwith propriety, for the same reason, and for the same right, that any government in the world possesses it; for the Order comes in their place, making them unnecessary. When things cannot be otherwise, and ruin would ensue if the Association did not employ this mean, the Order must, as well as public rulers,

216 employ it for the good of mankind."

222 Weishaupt "Of all the means I know to lead men, the most effectual is a concealed mystery. The hankering of the mind is irresistable; and if once a man has taken it into his head that there is a mystery in a thing, it is impossible to get it out, either by

223 by argument or experience. And then, we can so change notions by merely changing a word. What more contemptible than fanaticism; but call it enthusiasm, then added the little word noble, and you may lead him over the world."

252 Festival of Reason at Notre Dame

"We do not," said the speaker, '"call you to the worship of inanimate idols. Behold a masterpiece of nature (lifting up the veil which concealed the naked charms of the beautiful Madame Barbier). This sacred image should inflame all hearts." The crowd cheered, "No more altars, no more priests, no God but the God of Nature."

272 german union

274 Secret History of Court of Berlin understood joint contrivance of Nicolai and Mirabeau.

275 "I was assured of this by the British Minister at that Court." [Berlin]

280 Lucian joined Ill. in Jan. 1782

Nicolai 280 at first reprobated Bavaria for persecuting Illuminati, and affected air that he was not part of Order. Then Batz papers showed he was a member. fn. 280 claims papers came to him at Berlin from an unknown hand.

281 Nicolai then claimed he knew no more than was contained in Weishaupt's book, that is the first two degrees.

[more papers uncovered] turned out Nicolai recruited by Spartacus who boasts of the acquisition of Nicolair personally. And letters show hight up dealings.

282 fn . Philo says "NIcolai informs me that even . . . Zollikofer has not been convinced it would be proper to set up a deistical church in Berlin."

285 Illuminati have "attempted to destroy the Liberty of the Press . . .

286 German Union ... for rooting out supersitition

286 Stark

288 More Notes than Text

290-97 The Plan of the Twenty-Two

exposures 298-314

316 Bardt

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353 Retzer, Illuminati who was censor of Austria, defended his banning the Papers of the Illuminati whi in the Rel. Begenb. (1795) at 493, which Robison says was "most pitiful . . .defence, showing himself completely versant in the chicane of the Illuminati, and devoted to their infidel principles."

353-55 Proofs of a Hidden combiantion ... to control the press.

356-57 Prince of Salms is likely creator of a plan written by commander of Dutch fortress H .... that was a secret society devoted to combatting priests, and deposing all magistrates not chosen byy the people as despots. This call was spread justbefore Holland revolts. this project was suppressed by the States.

358 Zimmerman Pres. of Illuminati at Mannheim went to Hungary.

358 "I am always stupefied at not finding any Reports from France, and something like a hesitation about establishing a mission there; nor am I yet able thoroughly to account for it."

368 D'Espremenil member of Contrat Social and Lodge CB at Lyons

370 Mirabeau wrote at Berlin the Essai sur la Secte Des Illumines

371 he knew Illuminati were of exact opposite stamp

374 says Talleyrand, Mirabeau, formed Amis Reunis lodge at Jacobin Convent 1786

382-85 Le Franc's the Veil Torn Away

386-87 similarities of circles ,districts, archof steel.k

388-90 latconaye

188 ""Illumination and security make princes unnecessary.

393bode 394 his ms bought by d o saxe gotha

395 Bode was responsible for Nicolai joinnig in the first place, using Leuchsenring.

397 fn cites on trip

402 author of the Neuste Arbeitung says he was thorougly instructed in GO changes.

406 founder of Jacobin club at Metz was Illuminatus. Religion Regeben 1793 at 448.

Memoires du Custine 1791 says Illuminati helped.

407 ZImmerman "this alone can save you."

408 De La Metherie in preface to Journal of Physique 1790 says "case andarms of France were powerfully .... illuminati."

in Preface to Journal for 1792, he says [De la Metherie]

"letters and deputations were received by the Assembly from several correspondingsocieties

409 in England, . . .he read some of these manifestors and says that 'one of them recommended strongly the political education of the children, who should be taken away from their parents, and trained up by the state.' another lamented the baleful influence of property and says "the efforts of the Assembly would be fruitless, till the fence was removed with which the laws so anxiously secured inordinate wealth."

410 cloots leuchsenring in bureau

411