The Original American Illumanati

 

Loge de Parfaits Est. 1764

Loge de Parfaits 1764 - History, Doctrines and Tenets 

“Before the Illuminati & Before the Skull and Bones” 

   Lodge of Perfection 1764 New Orleans American Illumaniti

 

Louisiana was first claimed by European Explorers in 1528.  In the old colonial city of New Orleans in 1764, a group of Dutch, French, Spanish and Central Europeans founded the secret “Loge de Parfaits” or Lodge of Perfection which was the first organization in the Americas to offer the 25 higher initiations and degrees of Mysticism, Masonry and Rosicrucianism sometimes referred to as “ The Rites of the Royal Secrets” or Loge de Parfaits d' Écosse .     Later in New Orleans, Hellenistic Oriental religious bodies, Italian Brotherhoods, African magical cults, and secret orders would be founded such as the: Mystic Greek Orthodox Church USA, the Italian Mafia, the Arts of African Voodoo,  American Pagan Carnival,  and Mardi Gras.  In the City that allowed America to be finally freed from European domination at the Battle of New Orleans, a spiritual renaissance had flowered secretly under the influences of France, Spain, England and massive immigrations from Italy, Germany, Ireland and many other central European powers.  Louisiana was purchased by the USA in 1803, but before this event, the mystical rites of the Secret Loge de Parfaits had a rich history in New Orleans. To this day, New Orleans is rich in culture, mythology, and spirituality as evidenced in the secret krewes, clubs, and orders related to Mardi Gras and carnival.  Some of the largest fraternal and societal cemeteries in the world are located in New Orleans.  This site is dedicated to the Higher Teachings of the first Rose Croix Illumaniti in the New World as a Sovereign Body in the Americas.