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I have done much reading over the years on the subject of ‘elite’ groups who position themselves outside of the government.  One of the names given to such groups is the illuminati, which literally translated means the enlightened ones.  Enlightened because they supposedly possess information, knowledge and power not commonly available to the rest of us, and as such they work towards silently steering society in a direction that suits their interests.  The meetings and decisions made by these groups are not mentioned in the mainstream media, primarily because they gained control of the media a long time ago and now it is used as one of their many tools for controlling the way we think.

Due to the secrecy of these groups I suspected that I would never have the chance to knowingly communicate with an ‘enlightened’ person, yet hoped that one day the opportunity would arise.  And as is very often the case in my life, that is exactly what happened.

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## Background Story

I am a traveller and at this time I was living a small village in the South of France called Alenya, close to the Spanish boarder at the foot of the Pyrenees.  I lived in this village for six months for with my french partner for Esteban’s birth and despite my French being a bit rubbish I was able to make some very interesting friends there.

After discovering a weak but better than nothing wifi signal in the grounds of our apartments (thanks to some local friends willing to share some passwords with me) I spent a fair bit of my time sitting alone at a table with laptop, phone and English cat, surveying my emails in tranquility.  And it was here that I met our freemason.  

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He wandered over and politely commented that he had seen me working on this bench a number of times and enquired if it was due to a wifi signal here. I willingly shared with him the wifi password and in my usual manner I also shared with him that which was exciting me at the time, in this case a time-lapse film of Sabrina’s pregnancy I was working on.  He appeared grateful for my openness and thanking me in english, he went on his way.  

Four months passed before we said anything more than a cordial bonjour to each other.  Until one day he saw me reading a book on my balcony and enquired what it was.  Like most of the books I read these days it was not a fiction, but an informational book helping me with my re-eduction.  This particular one was called The Grand Illusion by Brendan Murphy, a personal friend based in Australia.  

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He seemed amused at my choice of book and pulled his shirt aside to reveal a necklace.  He held out a small triangular pendant at the end, with a leaf of some kind passing through the middle.  

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He was clearly interested to see my response to this pendant, but I did not know what it meant.  He told me to look it up, and if I was interested to talk about it further, I should come and see him.  

So, I looked it up and found this: ‘The Sprig of Acacia is the 13th simple symbol of the Masonic Brotherhood.’

## The Inevitable Conversation

Esteban was born a few days after this so I spent the next two months adjusting to life with a baby but the thought of having a conversation with him never left my min.  And thankfully, in the last few days of my stay in this village was I able to pin him down for for two hours.

My first question was one that had been on the forefront of my mind since he showed me his necklace: “Why did you decide to tell me?”  Secret societies do not remain secret for long if all the members act in this way!  He said that he does not normally share this information with strangers, but felt on this occasion drawn to do so.  And for this I am grateful :)

I asked him many questions in this one meeting, fuelled increasingly by two bottles of grapefruit wine followed by a healthy amount of gin & tonics.  

## What did I learn?

There are many different groups of Freemasons and it seems that they work independently of each other, focusing on individual countries and sometimes individual regions.  I had imagined that all the groups worked together, towards a common goal, and were governed and controlled by one person at the top of their pyramid…but it seems this is not the case.  In fact some groups have more extreme solutions to achieving their desired goals than others.  While other groups have rather more relaxed approach.  But the more general goal of maintaining their position of control did seem to permeate all the groups. 

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He explained that there were three main levels to his Masonry group.  

- Those chosen for the first level do not talk, but listen.  They live their lives with their eyes and mind open in the knowledge that there is an unseen power steering the world, of which they too can be a part if they continue to develop their career, status and open mind.  

-  More power is awarded to them at the second level, giving them certain privileges and responsibilities.  

- At the third level that they are permitted for the first time to speak to ‘outsiders’ about the brotherhood.  From here they can recruit new members and attend the meetings where the big decisions take place.  

I quizzed my new friend on a few subjects close to my heart, subjects that I believe any self-respecting ‘enlightened’ person should know about.  Such as the Law of Attraction for example: the ability to use the power of thought to achieve any chosen goal.  And the marvels of sun-gazing and how it can eliminate one’s need for physical food.  And the question of our true history on this planet, a history that (in my opinion) spans back far beyond our conventional history books acknowledge.  

I was however disappointed to learn that he appeared to have no knowledge of these topics.  I suppose without any set education system for apprentice freemasons, the general knowledge will vary from person to person.  And I suppose too that some of my beliefs may well be a bit radical, but certainly extensively researched!

He did happen to agree with me however that with the earth’s population rising and resources dwindling, without intervention this planet is on a fast track to a particularly ugly breaking point, from which the only way out will be a mass cull, secretly engineered or through natural causes.  He also agreed that our current financial system is headed towards a complete meltdown.  Something I have been saying for many years now.  One only has to look at the chaos of the Eurozone, decline of the UK Pound Sterling and the constantly rising debt which is propping up the dollar to know that something ain’t working right!  But our thoughts on exactly when this collapse might take place were somewhat different.  He believed the doomed system could be strung out for another generation, perhaps even two.  My feeling however is that it will not last another 20 years.  Perhaps because I would like to see it in my lifetime?  Like him I have nothing to base this feeling on other than my instincts, but whatever the answer turns out to be, apparently one cannot avoid the fact that it is coming. 

To those who still have faith in our governments, I implore you to stop relying on a broken system and simply look towards the daily fulfilment of your own lives.  Educate yourselves and be informed about who you give your money to.  Live in the knowledge that at any moment, the value of all your saved money may suddenly drop like a stone and we all know what will happen if the whole world run to the ATM cash points at the same time!

So for those of you not invested into crypto currency already take heed of my words and more importantly the words of third level Mason!

For when the fiat currency fails, the crypto currency will boom.  And it's not a question of if, it's a question of when.

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## In Conclusion

As with any living organism (which is what exactly what Earth is) when infected with a life threatening virus (that would be us) it naturally finds a way to kill off the troublesome infection. 

The Freemasons believe themselves to working on behalf of this place we call Earth, with generations of secret knowledge and the ability to influence every aspect of human life.  So ultimately they are trying to control the spread of the virus, but if a mass cull turns out to be the only possible thing that can ensure our long-term survival, it is my understanding that they will not hold back in permitting this to happen.  

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And some would say the mass cull has already begun.

Still, happy days to all and onward and upward we go!

Still waiting for my invitation from him to join their club :)

...the first Steemit Freemason... I can see it now!