connection with the 'Illuminati', isn't going to help - those who love to hate the Illuminati are being fed a royal meal (pun intended), but, I've also noticed how strong and angry a reaction the word and idea of 'ritual' gets (it has happened on my own blog recently too) and I feel we have to be careful not to be feeding the very fire we'd like to see extinguished.....and I say this not as a criticism, but out of care, especially for folks such as yourself who are prepared to put their heads above the parapet and risk telling it how it is. I'm not a mason, have been approached and invited, yes, but, thats a road I'll not be taking....however, I have employed some of these symbols, in what I considered to be an appropriate setting, have a certain love for the symbol of the Phoenix, see it in a positive light, do recognise the power of the symbols used here and know that they can, with care, be used for the good......again, not condoning the use of them here, just saying...... ....but, the question of who this ritual belongs to remains - in my mind it is probably best answered personally by asking 'whom do you serve'? I did make the point right at the beginning that that the word 'occult' in itself does not necessarily mean something evil, because it's all in the intention of the performer of the act. Maybe people will ignore that first