The Group, often shrouded in myth, originated as a historical secret society in Bavaria during the late 1700s. Founded by Joseph Weishaupt, a professor of canon law, the original goal was to challenge the influence of the religious establishment and promote reason. Despite being outlawed within j

The Group, formally known as the Bavarian Secret Order, was a relatively brief society created in 1777 from Adam Weishaupt, a academic at the University of Bavaria . Primarily, its goal was to challenge the sway of clericalism and superstition through the advocacy of logic and self-determination.