Jan, 2007 wilson s bestknown publications were the illuminatus. January 18, 1932 is an american novelist, essayist, philosopher, psychologist, futurologist, anarchist, and conspiracy theory researcher. This onceinalifetime, 12session recording captures one of the most unconventional and brilliant writers of this century in conversation, and makes available to wilsons legion of fans a refreshing insiders view of this enigmatic. Eprime, abolishing all forms of the verb to be, has its roots in the field of general semantics, as presented by alfred korzybski in his 1933 book, science and sanity. Robert anton wilson manages yet again to pull the rug from right under my realitytunnel. May 18, 2000 robert anton wilson often uses an old occultist trick in his books. Robert anton wilsons final blog post from january 6, 2007, 5 days before his death. Recognized by discordianism as an episkopos, pope, and saint, wilson helped publicize the group through his writings and interviews. It puts too many people off and then they do not get to his best stuff.
I washed my face somewhat, tired old man watching me from the mirror, and ran a brush through my. In 1977, robert anton wilsons cosmic trigger predicted a utopian, spacefaring, enlightened future. A daily posting from tom jackson about my favorite writer, robert anton wilson. Korzybski pointed out the pitfalls associated with, and produce. Robert anton wilson is one of the leading thinkers of the modern age.
Robert anton wilson books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography. Cuckoos nest was a huge critical and financial success, winning the oscar for best film in 1975, and several other academy awards. Mar 03, 2017 first recorded in chicago in 1994, and not found until 15 years later, these recordings reveal robert anton wilson in free thought. The robert anton wilson website partners with to bring you his epic works at discount prices. Anyone have an insiders guide to robert anton wilson. This onceinalifetime, 12session recording captures one of the most unconventional and brilliant writers of this century in conversation, and makes available to wilson s legion of fans a refreshing insiders view of this enigmatic. One of the most profound and important scientific philosophers of this century, wilson has written many important works of fiction and nonfiction. Robert anton wilsons cosmic trigger, and the psychedelic. Trilogy a mindtwisting sciencefiction series about a secret global society that has been a cult classic for more than 30 years. Please put robert anton wilson in the subject line. Robert anton wilson or raw born robert edward wilson, january 18, 1932 january 11, 2007 was an american novelist, essayist, philosopher, psychonaut, futurologist and libertarian. Robert anton wilson, 74, who wrote mindtwisting novels.
Nov 10, 2014 most of the consciousness changing exercises in wilsons books take little effort but can produce lasting change in perception. The official robert anton wilson website news, excerpts, jokes, links, online book sales, and things you have been programmed not to see. Heres four classic techniques for consciousness change from discordian pope robert anton wilson. Robert anton wilson 1932 2007, born robert edward wilson, was an american novelist, essayist, editor, playwright, and lecturer whose playful and prolific writings helped make him one of the most stimulating and influential popular thinkers in the head or freak currents of the american counterculture in the 70s, 80s and 90s. Books by robert anton wilson author of prometheus rising. Both books were adapted to popular hollywood films. Robert anton wilson robert anton wilson, if youre unaware, was something of a countercultural gandalf, a whitehaired wizard of skepticism and subversion. In the years since eric began reading wilson, he has traveled from ingolstadt, bavaria, to aswan, egypt, from country kerry, ireland, to honolulu, hawaii, attempting to. He grew up in the section of brooklyn known as flatbush and, later, after his father lost his job on the waterfront, in a much poorer section of brooklyn known as gerritsen beach. I am looking for the appendix resh, brain books because i am reading all of the raw suggested reading off his other recommended list not sure if raw is directly occult but a lot of his. For some reason, many readers of this book think they can write to me. Robert anton wilson was born january 18, 1932 in brooklyn. Trilogy, robert anton wilson raw or bob was a futurist, author, lecturer, standup comic, guerrilla ontologist, psychedelic magician, outer head of the illuminati, quantum psychologist, taoist sage, discordian pope, struthian politician.
Jun 20, 2009 robert anton wilson or raw born robert edward wilson, january 18, 1932 january 11, 2007 was an american novelist, essayist, philosopher, psychonaut, futurologist and libertarian. Maybe logic is a hilarious and mindbending journey into the multidimensional life of robert anton wilson. All they require are commitment, patience, and practice. Practical techniques to break free of your reality tunnels. Share robert anton wilson quotations about reality, belief and universe. See all books authored by robert anton wilson, including the illuminatus. The first cosmic trigger imo is a very fun book to read, and its really funny too.
Robert anton wilson books list of books by author robert. Wilson described his work as an attempt to break down conditioned associations, to look at the world in a new way, with many models recognized as models or maps, and no one model elevated to the truth. This is not to persuade the reader to any particular point of view, it is to demonstrate that there are all these different reality tunnels modelsmaps coexisting within human society and these maps, none of them, are the territory. Among wilsons most popular books are his prometheus rising and cosmic trigger series. About a week ago, horror writer mark samuels whos a friend of mine, and whom i interviewed here at the teeming brain a couple of years ago started a discussion thread at the shocklines message boards about the concept of reality tunnels as expressed and examined in the work of one of my favorite writers, robert anton wilson affectionately known as raw by his fans. The final secret of the illuminati 1977 2 prometheus rising 1983 3 quantum psychology 1990 4 email to the universe 2005 5 coincidance. Hilaritas press books hilaritas press robert anton wilson. I picked up a line supposedly attributed to timothy leary, but popularized by robert anton wilsonreality tunnels. The stand by stephen king, harry potter reread sixth time, the way of kings by the illustrious brandon sanderson, 1984, and the very hungry caterpillar will probably read it to my son. Nonfiction most fans of robert anton wilson would say prometheus rising. Wilson and leary cowrote a chapter in learys 1988 book neuropolitique a revised. Robert anton wilson is an author of over two dozen books, both fiction and nonfiction. The historical illuminatus trilogy is robert anton wilson at his most poetic.
Prometheus rising by robert anton wilson goodreads. At the harvard club of new york city, november 7, 1997 well, first i did meet my wife through the new york society for general seman. By robert anton wilson the map is not the territory. Robert anton wilson 1932 2007, born robert edward wilson, was an american novelist, essayist, editor, playwright, and lecturer whose playful and prolific writings helped make him one of the most stimulating and influential popular thinkers in. Trilogy, coauthored with robert shea, won the prometheus hall of fame award, and his play wilhelm reich in hell has been performed at the.
Fond remembrances of the life and work of robert anton wilson, featuring douglas rushkoff, antero ali, tiffany lee brown, david jay brown, zac odin, and joseph matheny. Robert anton wilson often uses an old occultist trick in his books. Wilson and leary cowrote a chapter in learys 1988 book neuropolitique, in w. Author of some 35 books including cosmic trigger, prometheus rising, schrodingers. Robert anton wilson, who died on thursday aged 74, was coauthor of the illuminatus. Prometheus rising and over 8 million other books are available for amazon kindle.
And when we begin to realize that were all looking from the point of view of our own reality tunnels, we find that it is much easier to understand. Robert anton wilson and his wife arlen riley wilson founded the institute for the study of the human future in 1975. Trilogy a mindtwisting sciencefiction series about a secret global society that has been a. Top 30 quotes of robert anton wilson famous quotes and. Robert anton wilson getting high on doing what you love duration. Alternately dubbed a standup philosopher or a sitdown comic, wilson favored an unorthodox approach to thinking and doing. Free ebooks by robert anton wilson occult underground. Korzybski pointed out the pitfalls associated with, and produced by, two usages of to be. And the very theory of reality tunnels that formed the fundamental orientation for his entire outlook and body of work was in a sense self correcting. That is exactly what wilson does in prometheus rising. Among wilsons 35 books, and many other works, perhaps his bestknown volumes remain the cult classic series the illuminatus. Robert anton wilson was an author of the illuminatus. Jan, 2007 robert anton wilson was an author of the illuminatus. It was further expanded on by robert anton wilson 1932 2007, who wrote about the idea extensively in his 1983 book prometheus rising.
In 1982 he began reading robert anton wilsons books, and in 1986 the two began corresponding. Pages in category books by robert anton wilson the following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. Robert anton wilson explains everything by robert anton. An idea that tended to ride alongside this vr is covertly equivalent to civilization reading arrived through my years in psychedelic publishing and research. Feb 25, 2016 fiction historical illuminatus chronicles. Wilson lived a remarkably diverse life, becoming, at various times, a novelist, essayist, philosopher, polymath, psychologist, editor, playwright, psychonaut, futurist, civil libertarian, discordian saint, and selfdescribed agnostic mystic. Robert anton wilson on reality tunnels and perception.
But he remains bestknown for the cult classic illuminatus. From 1982 until his death, wilson had a business relationship with the association for consciousness exploration, which hosted his first onstage dialogue with his longtime friend timothy leary 42 entitled the inner frontier. A reality tunnel refers to the cultural virtual reality and the belief system that you acquire through socialization, conditioning, and exposure. Combining the essential elements of his other works, religion, politics, intrigue, mindcontrol, and the supposed differences between them he weaves a tale of dashing and daring adventure, describing the growing pains of a young man destined to change the world, mostly against his own desires. First recorded in chicago in 1994, and not found until 15 years later, these recordings reveal robert anton wilson in free thought. Discover robert anton wilson famous and rare quotes.
I have learned more from robert anton wilson than i have from any other source. Wilson encourages the reader to try on a range of reality tunnels as a thought experiment by emulating mindsets radically different from their own. Wilson encourages the reader to try on a range of reality tunnels as a. Readers have been known to get angry, cry, laugh, and even change their entire lives. The original plan had been for the chronicles to consist of five books. Sadly, the robert anton wilson trust has not found any evidence of a fourth volume of the historical illuminatus chronicles. This address is printed without censorship, as it is bulletin policy to record these events as they happened. Eric wagners introduction to natures god includes this note from the hilaritas press.
Wilson kept his agent, al zuckerman, and his editor, james frenkel, in the dark about getting. Trilogy and more than 30 other books, comes a longawaited audio event. For a great example on how this works and what happens when it doesnt read foucaults pendulum by umberto eco. Jan 17, 2007 as 1960s counterculture morphed into the medecade of the 1970s, part of any hip library was the illuminatus trilogy, whose coauthor, robert anton wilson, has died aged 74. It is similar to the idea of representative realism, and was coined by timothy leary. In short, it is a book about how the human mind works and what you can do to make the most of yours. It was written in 1977 so a lot of the stuff concerning certain scientific type things in the book is incredibly outdated but overall its still such a awesome book in my opinion. Top 25 quotes by robert anton wilson of 219 az quotes. Were all looking from the point of view of our own reality tunnels. They just have a different reality tunnel, and every reality tunnel might tell us. Robert anton wilson books will be released in the following order. Robert anton wilson s books 1 prometheus rising by robert anton wilson 4. It is similar to the idea of representative realism, and was coined by timothy leary 19201996. Sep 25, 2014 in 1977, robert anton wilsons cosmic trigger predicted a utopian, spacefaring, enlightened future.
I am looking for the appendix resh, brain books because i am reading all of the raw suggested reading off his other recommended list. In 1982 he began reading robert anton wilson s books, and in 1986 the two began corresponding. Robert anton wilson possessed an uncanny ability to introduce his readers to their own mental projections of themselves and the universeand thoroughly. In the years since eric began reading wilson, he has traveled from ingolstadt, bavaria, to aswan, egypt, from country kerry, ireland, to honolulu, hawaii, attempting to understand the ideas behind wilson s works. The new inquisition irrational rationalism and the. Third eye drops robert anton wilson on reality tunnels and.
As 1960s counterculture morphed into the medecade of the 1970s, part of any hip library was the illuminatus trilogy, whose coauthor, robert anton wilson, has died aged 74. January 18, 1932 january 11, 2007 was an american author, novelist, essayist, editor, playwright, poet, futurist, and selfdescribed agnostic mystic. Robert anton wilson suggested reading anyone have an insiders guide to robert anton wilson. In masks of the illuminati, for instance, there are several references to aleister crowley and the hermetic order of the golden dawn. Of course, keseys other fame was that of counterculture icon status fueled by his highprofile lsdsoaked exploits that became a central element of the hippy. Citadel of science by robert anton wilson phoenix, arizona. Robert anton wilson was an american author, novelist, essayist, editor, playwright, poet, futurist, and selfdescribed agnostic mystic. At one point a few years ago i owned no fewer than nine books by raw. It was further expanded on by robert anton wilson, who wrote about the idea extensively in his 1983 book prometheus rising. Author of some 35 books including cosmic trigger, prometheus rising, schrodingers cat trilogy, and coauthor of the illuminatus.
In this session, bob talks about his favourite philosophers, and. Robert anton wilson quotes author of prometheus rising. It was further expanded on by robert anton wilson 19322007, who wrote. He is an editor, humorist, esalen lecturer and guerilla ontologist with an avid interest in religion, politics, and human behavior. Featuring video spanning 25 years and the best of 100 hours of footage thoroughly tweaked, transmuted and regenerated, maybe logic follows the everopen eye of pope bob as he penetrates human illusions exposing the mathematical probabilities and spooky synchronicities of the 8. Robert anton wilsons four greatest books for blowing your mind. Reality tunnel is a theory that, with a subconscious set of mental filters formed from beliefs and. The deep underlying effect of living with it as wilson was, again, completely aware of was to engender an abiding and unshakeable irony toward all reality tunnels, even his own. Wilsons books particularly prometheus rising and cosmic trigger were essential in digging my reality tunnel. Reality tunnel is a theory that, with a subconscious set of mental filters formed from beliefs and experiences, every individual interprets the same world differently, hence truth is in the eye of the beholder. The robert anton wilson and similar authors thread.
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