Powers That Be and the Illuminati

Today I wanted to do a two part reading.  The first is regarding the "Powers that Be" and the second involving the Illuminati

Q. How long have the owners who rule the world, many call them "The powers that be", been around? Some think it started in America with the federal reserve but others suggest that these powerful families trace their roots back to ancient Egypt. Have they been controlling us this long? Do some of them live very long lives, or is their power passed down through family bloodlines?
A. I see the "Powers that Be" (I will call them PTB for simplicity sake) have been around since larger civilizations started.  Ancient Egypt does resonate as true with me.  Then I hear that most things started with good intentions that took a turn toward greed, power and corruption.  The PTB was no exception.  I see that in order for larger civilizations to exist, the society had to work like a well-oiled machine.  Everyone had their place and contributed in some way.  We needed a few great leaders and great group of followers (too much of one type of personality would never work).  In addition to the organization of the community, we needed a way to trade goods and services with other civilizations that were also on the rise, so the concept of mass trading for society needs (rather than trading on a small scale for individual use) was more and more popular.  I get in order to fund needs of the society, the very first rudimentary form of a banking system (which much different than today's system) was born, and thus so were the PTB.  

When I try to see how the first "banking system" worked, a large element of bartering was used with regard to work, services, natural resources, goods and loyalties (this is the part of it that is huge to the PTB). It wasn't as much gold (but that played a role too and evolved to the current banking system over hundreds and hundreds of years), but the promise of alliances, shared power and wealth.  (I feel I need to stop and define what I mean by banking system- it wasn't monetarily based, but rather a tally system of who owes who what.  It was a way to keep track of who was indebted and who was on top.  It attempted to keep a fairness between societies.)

It was really the promises, alliances, shared power and strategic plotting that gave birth to the more current day PTB that we recognize.  The gold naturally followed the people behind the above mentioned traits.

As you fast forward these hundreds of years, some of the same families (in addition to some new picked up along the way) maintained this control.  It isn't through longevity, but the vision and greed propelled it through the bloodlines that has kept this alive.  In the beginning people gained the title of what we call the PTB through wanting to help society to evolve and sustain, but a switch flipped along the way that made the current day PTB feel entitled.  

Q. Dear Psychic, I would really like to know of the Illuminati is real and exists. And are all the rumors true about all of these influential people and celebs being a part of it? What is their purpose? 
A. I see the Illuminati as a name given to an underground society that is very "in the know" of worldly events that are not broadcasted to the population.  Some Illuminati are very knowledgeable, and some just barely scratch the surface of what is to be known.  You have to prove yourself worthy and loyal to more forward, and once you go down the path, you can't reverse it (I see the screen shot of the Matrix where the pill of knowledge is offered and the pill to go back to normal life is offered, but if you take the one opening up knowledge you can't go back to normal life).  There are a wide range of people in this group ranging from CIA, PTB, Celebrities and Big Bankers- the common theme I get is they are all people of some kind of influence over a mass amount of people (either financially or physically).  

The purpose of this? I get an impression that these people or this group is somehow employed by the PTB.  They work for them in discrete ways to propel society a certain direction (I get an image of credit cards, and a currency system based on nothing but electrons.).  I also see a society of dependence- ranging from pharmaceuticals, food to materialistic items.  All of these things create a sense of loyalty and in a sense slavery to a larger government.

I think it is important to note that I don't see everyone that is affiliated to the Illuminati is bad- many don't even realize they are being used or realize they are even a pawn in this system. They are helping to fulfill a mission, but were manipulated into doing so.  It is the few at the top that are not working toward the greater good.

Q.  How do we protect ourselves or get away from it?
A.  More people are "waking up" and we are living in a time with the availability of information that we can find truth if we look for it.  I don't see it ever being voluntarily shared (no one is going to say that there is a master plan of manipulation behind this action or that action), but we have the ability to use our intuition, resources and find a lot of truth (if we work through the nonsense).  I see truth as a puzzle that we can figure out, but we have to "earn" the knowledge through hard work- it isn't just bestowed onto you.  We have a personal responsibility to share that truth once it is found.  Not everyone will be receptive, but to those who are, be open.  In time, more and more of us will "awaken" and when that happens the people will regain a lot of strength.  Focus on what is important, and work toward empowering yourself.

And that is all I have.  Thank you.  Narrated reading on YouTube.