The Illuminati is a group of individuals that are "Illuminated" or "enlightened" in knowledge and power from which the name is derived. It officially started in 1776 in Bavaria by Johann Adam Weishaupt a Mason and occultist. However their belief system dates back thousands of years. In many way's it is simply a modern revival of ancient esoteric teachings. Thus their illumination is esoterically achieved i.e. occultists. Because of their status of enlightenment and power they feel they have right to rule the world and all it's resources. Unfortunately though, their goals appear to be more nefarious than simply greed. We expose the Puppets of this agenda!

Per Wikapedia: "The occult (from the Latin word occultus "clandestine, hidden, secret") is "knowledge of the hidden".[1] In common English usage, occult refers to "knowledge of the paranormal", as opposed to "knowledge of the measurable",[2][3] usually referred to as science. The term is sometimes taken to mean knowledge that "is meant only for certain people" or that "must be kept hidden", but for most practicing occultists it is simply the study of a deeper spiritual reality that extends beyond pure reason and the physical sciences.[4] The terms esoteric and arcane have very similar meanings, and in most contexts the three terms are interchangeable"

Ancient Egypt, where it all started- In ancient Egypt, witchcraft was viewed as completely scientific and widely accepted. Ancient Egyptians relied in the power of magic to solve many of the most common problems relating to health, marriage, children. They regularly consulted demons, ghosts and evil spirits for answers to life’s issues. Today, it is the same thing. Freemasonry, New Age, O.T.O., Esoteric-ism and the like all have their basis in Ancient Egyptian occultism. They still even use the same ancient symbols

In Chritianity the occult is spoken of as destible and in opposition to God, in definition Satanic:
“There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire, one who uses divination, one who practices witchcraft, or one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer, [11] or one who casts a spell, or a medium, or a spiritist, or one who calls up the dead. [12] For whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD; and because of these detestable things the LORD your God will drive them out before you."
- Deuteronomy 18:10-12

Occultist are big on symbols, below are some of their more frequently used symbols:

The Inverted Cross is an anti-Christian symbol. It is used to represent the opposite of Christianity by inverting its primary symbol, the Latin Cross. As a result, it has been adopted by hard core Satanic groups. It is not the cross of St Peter, which comes from Catholic tradition (myth- non biblical).	A Pentagram is five pointed star used in magic to invoke demons or spirits. It's one of the oldest occult symbols associated with supernatural powers and rituals of human sacrifice dating back to around 2500 to 3500 BCE Mesopotamia.	The Eye of Providence traces back to ancient Egyptian sun worship which was very prevalent. The pyramid/eye of province is one of the most widely used occult symbols.	The Eye of Horus is the ancient Egyptian symbol of protection, royal power and good health. Horus was the ancient Egyptian sky god. His right eye was associated with the sun god, Ra. The left eye represented the moon and the god Djehuti.	The Baphomet was first drawn by the French occultist Eliphas Levi. The Baphomet however bears resemblances to gods drawn ancient Egypt, Northern Europe and India. In the 19th century it became associated with the occult and is regularly used and depicted.

One Eye Symbolism is the most common occult gestures used today. It represents the Eye of the Horus. You will see this everywhere now that you are paying attention.	666 Gesture - each finger denoting the number six. It is often gestured over one eye or both. It is not the "ok" sign the went out in the 70's	Pyramid Gesture - references Egyptian Eye of the Province and sun worship. It is also often gestured over one eye.

There is no better source info a subject than the source itself, there are countless books and information widely available on the subject. Many of the original Illuminati writings can be found online or you can simply pick up any of the 25+ books written by Illuminati founder Adam Weishaupt. A small amount of investigation (reading) will clearly define the Illuminati goals along with the founders Anti-Christian, occultist mindset. 

Below is a list of some of the more nefarious goals of the Illuminati as quoted from the book Conspirators' Hierarchy - The Committee of 300 written by Dr. John Coleman: :

1. The creation of a One World Government with one single church and one single currency under their control.

2.The total destruction of every national identity and all national pride, because only then will people accept a super-national world government.

3. The destruction of every religion, especially Christian denominations. The only exception: a “religion” of their creation.

4. The establishment of thought-control techniques with the goal of creating human robots who respond to external impulses and direction.

5. The end of industrialization with the exception of the computer and service sectors. A “post-industrial zero growth society” is the goal. The other industry branches will be transferred to more cost-effective third world countries.

6. To encourage or even to legalize drug usage and to make “art” out of pornography, which will first be generally accepted and finally be seen as totally normal.

7. To undertake the depopulation of larger cities following the example of Pol Pot’s bloodbaths in Cambodia.

8. The suppression of all scientific development except that which serves the purposes of the Illuminati.

9.To bring about the premature death of 3 billion people by the year 2050—either through “regional warfare” in developed countries, or through starvation and sickness in under-developed nations. The Committee of 300 (under the direction of the Illuminati) commissioned Cyrus Vance (US Secretary of State under Carter) to write a paper on how such a population reduction could be managed. The paper was called Global2000Report and was accepted and approved of by President Carter and Edwin Muskie, the then-Secretary of State, for and in the name of the US government. One of the conditions of the Global2000Report states that the US population must be reduced by 100 million people by the year 2050.

10. To weaken the people’s morale and to further demoralize the working class through large-scale unemployment and, therefore, to push them into drug or alcohol addiction. The youth should be encouraged to rebel against the status quo, which also leads to the weakening/dissolution of the family, through drugs and aggressive music.

11. To stop people from determining their own fate by forcing them to weather one crisis after another and to learn to leave such crises to be dealt with by the government. The people will soon feel so overwhelmed by their “own fates” and many difficult decisions that they will become apathetic. There is already an authority for crisis management; it’s called FEMA, or the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

12. To introduce new cults and support existing ones.

13. To support Christian fundamentalism, which will then, through identification with “God’s Chosen People”, support the goals of the Zionist Israeli state with, among other things, great sums of money.

14. To push for the spread of religious sects like the Muslim Brotherhood or the Sikhs and to carry out thought-control experiments similar to the ones Jim Jones carried out in his camp in Jonestown (Guayana) before the c. 900 followers of his People’s Temple were killed or committed suicide on command (November 1978).

15. To circulate ideas with respect to religious freedom around the world in order to undermine all existing religions, especially Christianity. This process has already begun with the so-called “Theology of Liberation”.

16. To provoke a collapse of the world economy and thus create total political chaos.

17. To take over control of all domestic and international policies of the USA.

18. To ensure that supra-national institutions (e.g. the UNO (United Nations Organization), the IMF (International Monetary Fund), the BIS (Bank for International Settlements), the ICJ (International Court of Justice), etc.) receive the greatest support, while, at the same time, local and national institutions become decreasingly able to act by systematically destroying them or by bringing them under the controlling umbrella of the UNO.

19. To infiltrate and take over all governments in order to insidiously dissipate and destroy the sovereignty of each nation from the inside.

20. To create an international terrorism and to negotiate with terrorists whenever terrorist activities have occurred.

21.To take control of the education system in the USA with the goal of completely destroying it.

The New World order (NWO) is the global control system in which the illumanists wish to create. It involves creating a one world government free of national sovereignty and creation of global currency. The abolition of religion, creation of totalitarian state, population reduction are few of its many goals. 

Essentially the NWO is global socialism under Luciferian control.

An Illuminati Puppet is a person or organization that by their actions promotes the agenda of the Illuminati. 

They are not a "member" of the Illuminati, yet simply and employee or slave being a more fitting description. In exchange for the promotion the individual or organizations personal agenda is fulfilled generally being the gain of wealth, power, sex or fame.

Remember, you control our own mind and destinty.

What we can do though personally is two things:

a) We can educate ourselves and not be an energy or monetary source for entities.

b) Inform and educate the open mined few of the hidden truths of the universe.