In popular culture, much attention is paid to the Illuminati’s belief that money is not evil. Some view our encouragement of work and wealth as promoting selfishness – neglecting the true meaning of the Pyramid and its underlying messages that motivate our diligence.

In Illuminati principles, wealth is not simply a means of personal enrichment. Instead, money is a tool that can be used to fulfill everyone’s duty towards the advancement of the human species.

The selfish pursuit of money is a hollow goal, but the pursuit of the goodness that money can create is one of humanity’s greatest responsibilities.

The more money a person has, the more capacity they have to positively change the lives of those in need. If you are poor and good-hearted and your friend’s house burns down in a fire, you will still be a good person but you will not have the ability to help them with what they need most. If the same house burns down but you are rich, you can give your friend a place to stay and a new house because you have more than enough for yourself and anyone around you who needs it.

Money has no feelings, no voice, no soul – its choice between good or evil is decided by those who use it.

While it is not wrong to be poor, the celebration of poverty is rooted in selfishness. A poor person can save one life, but a rich person can build a hospital and save ten thousand. The poor can’t do much to help the poor, but the rich can help as many as they can. If a person is rich, they have the opportunity to do good, but if they are poor, they cannot help anyone but themselves.

Those who have little can still do a lot. Money is just paper and numbers that are exchanged for a person’s time and effort. Therefore, if a person does not have money, they can instead use their time and efforts to promote the advancement of humanity – positive actions that have the same value as any charitable donation.

The greater a person’s wealth, the greater his or her responsibility to his or her fellow human beings. Like the Pyramid, those with the greatest power can do the greatest good for the greatest number of those below them.