No they're not! Freemasons require a belief in a higher power. Illuminati are atheists/agnostics and believe science is the higher power. Illuminati, or The Illuminated, believe religion is a darkness that covers the world, and seek to destroy it by opening people's eyes through science and art, and through bringing down theocratic regimes by manipulating business and finance. They are the ones who brought on the Renaissance, ending the centuries long reign of the church. I should know, I'm in the Illuminati.
You are below the 33rd degree.
When you get above the 33rd degree you will know that it is illuminati in disguise. It's a form of trickery use to lure people into luciferian. The purpose of above 33rd degree is to server Satan. The representation of Satan is the Satanic crown, that's currently being held by Queen Dracula The Eqyptian Pharoah Queen Elizabeth II. That's why the British pound is worth more than all currencies. All other countries' currencies value must be lower than the British Pound (where the crown of Satan is held); It's luciferians way of creating slavery world wide. That's why they abolish slavery in the UK, and the US. And ordered their minions that serve them to create slavery world wide. The luciferians created an illusion that they are the good guys.