Illuminati is the secret society that control the entire world.It cause everything happen in the Earth from wars to liberty from destruction to economy balance.So is the Illuminati real ?The answer is Yes and also NO well I come to it later.
Origin of Illuminati
Illuminati was created in 1 may 1776 in the city of Bavarian ,Germany by the man named as professor Adam Weishaupt who was teacher in the university of Bavarian .He was fed up of the religious and political aspect which are implementing on the society without any logical reasoning .So he wanted to create a society of the enlightenment which was based on science philosophy and logical reasoning.So he and 4 of his student created a society named as the enlightened one or the Illuminati.In the next decay the society grew in Germany .It will also came in the eyes of big personalities like kings, singers,actors etc.They wipe the religious and political ideologies and become the one family the family of reasonable men.
End of Illuminati
Just after twelve years the Illuminati was banned by the government of Bavarian because they felt threatened to them.So in 1787 Adam Weishaupt was forced to flee and Illuminati was officially ended.
In modern culture
In modern culture the definition and the concept of Illuminati is entirely different.According to some people at the time when the Illuminati was ended actually it had not ended it was just a beginning of the new power which is going to form the New World Order.Illuminati wanted to form a government that control the entire world . All the world command are under one bench.It is also being claim that all the big leader are the part of new world order including UN and american parliament.Some also claim that celebrities of today are part of it from Beyonce to Jay z from Lady gaga to Eminem.
Association of Illuminati
Illuminati is associated with many kinds of symbols in modern culture like goat head ,lizard man ,devil face, triangle with eye. However symbols have nothing to do with Illuminati.
Eye and Triangle
Triangle with the eye between it is the most common and popular symbol to represent the Illuminati.The eye is called as eye of providence .It is used in many culture to show the eye of God look at us and Triangle represent Satanic work .Somehow they both combine in Illuminati.
Theories
there are vast number of theories associated with Illuminati from Aliens to ISIS,from lizard man to new world order .But these theories cant be tested and easily falsifiable so these theories are nothing other than bunch of cool concepts.
So is Illuminati real. Well the answer is based on yours definition of Illuminati .If it is the society formed in 18th century then yes and if it is lizard man than no.