The Illuminati: Facts & Fiction

Full disclosure: I have some Masonic connections. As a young man I was a member of the Order of DeMolay. My older brother is a Mason. (I firmly believe him to be a good man who is not seeking to Try to Take Over the World, though I have not been able to convert him to radical libertarianism. If he is The Brain, I will not be his Pinky. Narf.) I am also a scientist and have a good sense of when someone is trying to fudge evidence or stretch conclusions beyond the foundations built for them. I have admired Mr. DIce's videos for their rational counterarguments to progressive views. (I have admired them even more because he does not resort to gratuitous profanity -- common among some of his fellow travelers -- that is viscerally satisfying to we who already agree but unpersuasive to others Not that I'm a prude, but every word used for uninformative vituperation is a word wasted in arguing a position. That is exactly why the progressives shouting imprecations fail to impress me. They provide no food for thought, suggesting that they have none to offer.) This book is in the same vein of rational analysis as his videos, rigorously assembling facts and following them where they lead. I've always ignored blather about Illuminati as some kind of ridiculous hysteria. I didn't understand why someone as apparently rational as Mr. Dice would be so intrigued with the subject. I mostly brushed off any references he made to it, perhaps wondering sometimes if he was trolling his audience a bit. But, on some stray impulse, I downloaded the Kindle edition of this book, maybe just to find out if he was serious. Wow. "Serious" barely begins to describe it. I'm floored by the well-documented, meticulous presentation of material that is simply spine-chilling. This isn't some aberration of an otherwise-fine mind, but very much in line with his demonstrated ability to deconstruct unsupportable viewpoints using unquestionable facts. I would give anything not to believe what he's telling me, but Mr. Dice is not leaving me much room to doubt. He'll back you against the wall and make you look at what he's putting in front of your face. If you believe in the creed "know your enemy", this book will ensure that you do, and perhaps make you wish that you didn't. Even more astounding are the apparent connections with events that have occurred since this book was published. Who can read the chapters on Bohemian Grove, Franklin Credit Union, Sex Magic, etc. without seeing the links to the recent "Pizzagate" scandal? The book seems uncannily prescient. It's too monstrous to believe, but how can you deny remorseless fact? The true test of science is its ability to predict. Perhaps the same could be said about any revelation that claims to be truth. If so, this book passes the test with flying colors. One thing that bothers me is that the book leaps from the Freemason's claim that the Illuminati attempt to subvert the organization was detected and forestalled in the early 1800s to the claim that Freemasonry is now the "heart" of the Illuminati. Clearly Freemasonry is, by far, the older organization, and they were made aware of the danger shortly after the founding of the Bavarian Illuminati. Clearly the Illuminati made an early attempt to co-opt Freemasonry. But I don't see the evidence that they were successful. Did the cited sources lie about purging the Illuminati influence? No evidence is given to that effect. Possibly the initial purge was successful but the Illuminati kept trying and eventually managed a coup. However, I did not see any documentation of this, either. The path from A to B is not in evidence.How did this come about?

This is a must read book. Call them what you will: * The Illuminati, * The Establishment, * NWO, * The Military Industrial Complex (Eisenhower's term), * Monolithic & Ruthless Conspiracy (JFK's term), * Shadow Government, etc. It does not matter, they all refer to the same small group of inhumane people who ruthlessly rule OUR world (from Central Banking to War) and are the root cause of 90+% of the world's problems. {Personally, I prefer to call them The Establishment, instead of The Illuminati} I wish I found and read this book earlier. I came across so much BS, lies and misinformation about the "Illuminati" during my own research. I could have saved myself soooo much time if I had read this book first. However, because I have done my own research, I can now say that practically all of what Mark Dice writes about are true. If there is any material you do not agree with, you can then do your own research on the sources Mr Dice refers to, and judge for yourself (as an example, "The Franklin Coverup" [ The Franklin Cover-up: Child Abuse, Satanism, and Murder in Nebraska ] is one such material that I found hard to believe [and "stomach"], until I did my own research). Mark Dice covers a lot material on The Establishment/Illuminati, such as books, documentaries, movies, speakers, etc. Mark Dice is able to separate out what is true verses what is not (i.e. "Fact from Fiction"). ----- End of Review ----- ============================================= I have already given his book a Five Star Rating. However, Mr Dice's criticism of the Zeitgeist Movies was too harsh. The rest of this Review is my ranting against Mr Dice's criticism of Zeitgeist. In its first part, Zeitgeist's attack on Christianity was inappropriate and it even offended me. I am in agreement with Mr Dice on this point. I can comprehend that Zeitgeist is trying to make the point that Religion is used as a means to control the population, as well as justify horrific meaningless wars. However, this part of the film should have been placed at the end of the second Zeitgeist film. Putting it right at the beginning of the whole series detracks all the other valid points the Zeitgeist films make. At first, I did not believe in the False Flag Operations of 9-11, 7/7 London Bombings, etc., nor in the conspiracy assassinations of JFK, RFK, JFK Jr., Martin Luther King, Princess Di, etc. The reason why is I would ask this Simple Q: "If true, who has the money and the power to accomplish such an operation?" Zeitgeist Addendum (the sequel, which I would suggest to watch first [ Zeitgeist: Addendum ] ) and Zeitgeist answered that Simple Q. Both films together taught me how Central Banks around the world truly operate, which I am against for these two reasons: 1) Privately owned/controlled/operated, and 2) Fractional Reserve Banking. "Money is Power" and "Money is the Root of All Evil". I never really understood these idioms until I understood how Central Banks truly work. Mark Dice does an inadequate job on explaining the Central Banking System in his book. Serious & Honest Researchers (such as Mark Dice and Peter Joseph) agree that there is a "Hidden Power" (i.e. The Illuminati/Establishment) behind most all of the horrific acts in History from the 18th Century to The Present. They also agree that the "Hidden Power" funds their Horrific Acts through the Central Banking System. {Those that don't are, oftentimes, the Liars, Misinformation Trolls, Charlatans, etc.} I find it unfortunate that these Researchers often argue/fight amongst each other. Who cares if we should have a True Free Market System or Socialist System. It does not matter, until we first abolish the current Central Banking System. Once that is done, we can then argue what should come next. I could attack Mr Dice's other criticisms of Zeitgeist, but I have ranted enough. If it was not for Zeitgeist, I would have never done my own research, nor would I have found and read Mark Dice's book.

I'm a Freemason, a military veteran, a college graduate, and (I'd like to think) a pretty open-minded guy. Lately, however, I've had that question floating around in my mind: "Am I being duped? Am I really just a sucker being fleeced?" So, I picked up Mark Dice's 'The Illuminati: Facts & Fiction' to do a little research. THE PROs: 1. Touches on a broad range of topics (9/11, Bohemian Grove, Masons, etc)...but not so deeply that you get totally bored. 2. Provides sources, albeit some are questionable. Allowed me to delve further into topics that I wasn't totally sold on by Mr. Dice's explanations. 3. Doesn't spend half the book attacking Christianity or Judaism, or pushing a particular political social agenda. He is equally critical of all, which lends credence to his attempts to get at the truth behind the veil. THE CONs: 1. Relies heavily on Alex Jones. Ok, I like listening to the guy once in a while, but he jumps to conclusions ALOT, and it is hard for me to take him seriously. Personally, I do not find him (or his network of information gatherers) extremely credible. 2. Attacks on the Freemasons are based on outsider views. Ok, as I stated above, I am a Freemason for about 12 years now. I'm a 32nd Degree Scottish Rite Mason, and have been involved in a number of EXCELLENT philanthropic endeavors through this organization. It is very hard for me to believe that the guys I spend time with are somehow plotting to take over the world (or even currently control it). I know..."you're not in the upper echelons!!!" However, I am doing my research to make sure I'm not being totally duped, but unless I see some hard evidence to the contrary, I think the attacks on Freemasonry are unfounded. 3. You show me an expert supporting theory A, I'll show you 10 supporting theory B. This is the age-old problem for Conspiracy writers (and biblical scholars, and anyone else dealing without solid, empirical evidence)...there's so much out there contesting what is said. That doesn't make Mr. Dice wrong, it just makes it hard to completely agree. That's not a mark against his book, however, but about the whole genre of writing. CONCLUSION If you are like me, and trying to find out more about what may be going on in the world behind closed doors...and if you feel that maybe...JUST MAYBE....someone is hiding something from the public at large, I'd definitely recommend this book. If you are an 'old hand' at Conspiracy Theory, this book may be a good refresher for you, or present some interesting talking points for further discussion. All in all, I'm satisfied with my purchase, and will look into other books by Mr. Dice.

I liked the book. As a truth seeker about the illuminati it helped me to understands many of whats going on with the Illuminati. Its l I found out being aware in the mainstream media. Ive have learned that artists and all around have these symbolic triangle and eye meaning. Thats why i bought this book. I had alot of questions in what are these things and whats going on. I was aware for a long time now i see it all over the place. The biggest place where in big events like football, music awards shows, and even political areas. I have watched alot of youtube for answers and it just gave me more questions. I finished the book. The book draws you into reading the book from the beginning. What is different about this book is that it feels like its nonfiction/fiction. The author has included alot of books about the Illuminati. It feels very organized in a way from the beginning. The books and topics are in the book in bold letters. The author explains every aspect much like a simple summary about each topic such as a person place and has it has a lot of book references. The book goes deep such as the beginning of life adam and eve and and of different beliefs. I found this shocking and this quite interesting. Its also about how Illuminati worship satan and that satan gave them the eye unlocking ancient knowledge and wisdom. Christians, Buddhism, Islam and religions around. This made me think maybe this is all true? It gave me a wide perspective around the world to what is really happening. Later in the book i found out that the illuminati has like a fertility place bohemian grove. Its a place where the people in power go for these so called meetings and rituals in front a large Owl. This book gave me chills on what are those people do. There are also interviews of people who come out and speak about what they saw and what they do. they do certain things to get so called brain chemical trips to get power somehow extracting them. There acts are evil on what they do to young child. Why would they do such a thing. If this is true its very frightening on what is happening. The author has plenty of sources from real books and in the back of the book to prove where he got the sources. Its strongly his view on what is the illuminati. They want to form nwo. I would receommend reading this book who is interested in what the illuminati facts and fiction. This gave me the understanding and it was a very good read. It answers some of my unanswered questions. I feel somehow enlightened about this topic. I give this book a very 5 good out of 5 star..

The year 1785 was when the secretive and treacherous Illuminati had their covert power officially abolished. Dice knows better, and his readers can peek into why in this book. His premise is that evil conspirators still hoard and wield power in today's society. The occultist illumined ones are not merely an artifact of history. In my view, Dice is correct in his analysis that there currently are - as he puts it on page 8 - underlying forces that are directing a larger operation and that some of the complicit participants are actually pawns in a larger conspiracy. He offers clear and readable explanations of the current reality and some of the historical background that has led to it. Dice has seen through much mainstream mendacity to reveal some of the lies so many have been lured into believing. For instance, he knows that Osama bin Laden died back in 2001, and that the myth of his continued existence in subsequent years was intentionally misleading for strategic reasons. And thumbs up to him for seeing through much of the glut of dis-information surrounding this topic of the Illuminati. He takes the wind out of the sails of certain spurious ships launched by the likes of David Icke, Dan Brown, Peter Joseph, and other provocateurs who are poisoning the well whether intentionally or inadvertently. Dice has a knack for setting the record straight. The edition I read had some editing issues. Misspellings pop up occasionally, such as -- 'of' when 'off' was meant; 'to' when 'too' was meant, etc. He even spelled John Lennon's name as John Lenin at one point. But these minor mistakes should be overlooked, because on the whole, Dice hits the bulls-eye, offering judicious analyses that both deserve, and in my estimation, even need to be read and understood.

The Illuminati, a secret society that dates clear back to the 1770’s, has had goals for dominance of world order through their society since that time. If you’ve read any of Mark Dice's other books, it is almost like he’s collected so much information that he could write several more books along the same lines with his left-over facts. Books, movies, news media, music and word of mouth have kept stories of Illuminati alive to the point that fact and fiction have blended together so there is no clear truth as to whether they even still exist. Is it a part of a smoke screen? Dice takes great pains to direct us to the truth of their purpose and how they move us closer to the intended end result of this and other secret societies such as Freemasons, Skull & Bones (Yale University Fraternity) members and Bohemian Grove attendees. The key to these secret societies is to control banking through the Federal Reserve, news media (now conglomerated to basically 5 or 6 major players) and our own two-party political system with deals made behind the scenes that no matter which party wins, these groups control the puppet in the Presidential chair and other world leaders. We are bombarded on all fronts. All the while, the public trust and beliefs are eroded and changed micro-bit by micro-bit, bringing public opinion into line with what is desired by the few that hold control. Our minds begin to, over time, change what is acceptable even if not morally pure. This, then, is your 415-page reference to provide necessary information with which to make your mind up as to the truth with history, ideology, symbolism and cultural influence that we see daily if we are aware of the depth of penetration from these groups. I did not find this book as well-referenced as his “Illuminati in Hollywood,” where most pages had at least one footnote about information, hence the three stars. Tough book to read, but better to know what goes on behind the scenes than be blindsided by naiveté.

Mark's "Resistance Manifesto" is still one of my all time favorite books, Mark's authorship and readability is unmatched , I personally believe he's the best young author in America, and like a great band even though you may love the preceeding work and at its peek can be your absolue favorite anhything, it is almost made irrelavent by the mind blowing greatness of there lastet effort, I think I read they entire book in probaly six hours while devouring the first 300 pages in about four, being a young Christian with strong interest in the Truth/ Patriot movement myself I find myself relating to Mark's work, better then other investagative journalists, Mark really puts the "active" back into "activism", and "Illuminatti" is no exception...if you are reading information like this for the first time Mark does a great job of putting alot of it into Lehmans terms and presents facts without bias, I also love the way the chapters never veer from there intended subject and are short and sweet while utilizing the three c's of writing, clear, concise, and concrete, the timing of the book is also incredibly crucial and important coming on the heels of "Angels and Demons" because it can garner interest from pop culture "zombies" as Mark calls them from just hearing the word "Illuminatti" and Dan Brown's disinfo sci'fi diatribe...Great Book and God Bless Mark Dice, true patriot, Christian and defender of American Soveriengty

This book is truly great! If you're looking for 100% pure unadulterated truth about unmasking secret societies, occult practices, and the elite who pull the strings of government, then look no further. Mark Dice has laid amazing groundwork to give us all guidelines about the history of the Illuminati. This book is jam packed with information. If you're a fan of college football and know of Phil Steele's work, then I liken Dice's book to Steele's sports magazines: packed with info everywhere. One major difference is that Dice gives you truth and history while Steele gives you educated, yet speculative predictions. In fact, there is so much information that I created a system using colored flags to tag pages so I can later go back to refer to them. Dice is also very fair about presenting the information. While he obviously is a Christian and does not approve of the Illuminati (who does?), Dice diligently cites his work. He is also careful about endorsing conspiracy theories that have very little evidence. On those issues, he lets the reader decide. Besides, there are so many topics to cover that he rarely spends much time inundating you with his perspective. Otherwise, he effectively points out the evils of the illuminati and their power straight from history as well as the writings of scholars and other credible sources. Very good read and I strongly recommend this to people from all walks of faith, especially if your faith has weakened. I suggest you pray while reading the book. "Resistance to tyranny is obedience to God." - T. Jefferson

I give the book a full five stars because it reveals what is hidden. A must read and if you ask yourself why? My answer is : read it!

aporta bastante información, pero ninguna novedosa de la que ya se puede encontrar en la red, no está mal escrita, pero agradecería pulir la documentación, para un pie de página, y agilizar la prosa.

Very good and well written book. Honestly i thought it would be like any other book on this subject, but i was wrong. 5/5 !

excellente mise en garde de cet auteur qui nous ouvre les yeux sur une secte hyper subversive et extrêmement puissante ( qui n a jamais en fait disparue comme certains prétendent ) mais qui est plus vivace aujourd'hui qu il y a 2 siècles ; cependant je n ai pas pu finir ce livre passionnant mon kindle l a effacé tout seul de ma biblio ! je n ai toujours pas compris pourquoi : bref ceci n'est qu un détail; la moitié que j ai lu me permet de le conseiller vivement

Excellent information no rubbish tells it like it i don't go to charlatans and grifters like David Icke and Leo zagami read this excellent expose on the nefarious phsychipaths pushing the nonsense we see in the world and basicly all the geopolitical evil we've been and will face in the future stand up people Jaya Sriman Narayana