Trilogy is a series of three novels written by robert shea and robert anton wilson purportedly between 1969 and 1971. If bob knew how many synchronicities surround the rediscovery and release of this lost studio session, he would be chuckling in that half jolly, half. Robert anton wilson audio books, best sellers, author. Subsequently we came to believe ourselves connected. If you create a free account and sign in, you will be able to customize what is displayed. Identified as saint of discordianism, pope and an episkopos, he helped pushing the group through his interviews, thoughts and writings. Robert anton wilson explains everything shifting consciousness duration. Perhaps wilsons most famous work is the illuminatus.
Robert anton wilson january 18, 1932 january 11, 2007 was a discordian and subgenius author who popularized discordianism in the 1970s through his and robert sheas the illuminatus. Trilogy a mindtwisting sciencefiction series about a secret global society that has been a cult classic for more than 30 years. Robert anton wilson, 74, who wrote mindtwisting novels. The new inquisition irrational rationalism and the. First recorded in chicago in 1994, this previously unreleased audio session with the renowned robert anton wilson has been stored away for fifteen yearsand almost lost entirely. The world is a little less fun without raw, and his cosmic humor. Robert anton wilson tshirts on redbubble are expertly printed on ethically sourced, sweatshopfree apparel and available in a huge range of styles, colors and.
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 entitled the inner frontier. Robert anton wilson born robert edward wilson, january 18, 1932 january 11, 2007, known to friends as bob, was an american author and polymath who became at various times a novelist, p. Maybe logic the lives and ideas of robert anton wilson is a cinematic alchemy that conjures it all together in a hilarious and mindbending journey guaranteed to increase your brain size 2 3 inches. Please grab the nearest flying lasagna and follow along. Cosmic trigger i final secret of the illuminati by robert. As atheists, what do you think of robert anton wilsons work. Click here or the spiral below to read the raw website biography. 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. Quotes by robert anton wilsonwhen the rose and the cross are united the alchemical marriage is. The excerpt is part of the chapter operation mindfuck and focuses on the role of the discordian pope, robert anton wilson. Robert anton wilson 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.
My old gothic castle, located high atop the hill of howth facing dublin bay, was not only damp, dank and dark due to the omnipresent clouds but rapidly becoming decaden noisome and foetid. Illuminati by robert anton wilson prologue chapel perilous part 4 cosmic trigger final secret of the illuminati by robert anton wilson the sirius connection. Robert anton wilson is widely referred to as pope bob by true discordians and by subgenii. The devilish puppet master of the wordfaith movement justin peters. He probably wrote quite a few checks in his time, too, though their entry into the canon is still up in the air. Robert anton wilson laid out the basic instructions for operation mindfuck in a memo sent to several friends including paul krassner.
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. The official robert anton wilson website news, excerpts, jokes, links, online book sales, and things you have been programmed not to see. In a 1980 interview given to the science fiction magazine starship, wilson suggested the novel was an attempt to build a myth around discordianism. Robert anton wilson was an american author, novelist, essayist, editor, playwright. Robert anton wilson was a prolific american novelist, playwright, essayist, poet, author, editor, selfdescribed agnostic mystic, and futurist. Robert anton wilson quotes author of prometheus rising. 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. Trilogy cowritten with robert shea his homepage at is being updated by his daughter. We of the dallas megafistemple lodges were invited by noble rev. Citadel of science by robert anton wilson phoenix, arizona. The robert anton wilson trust has just created a twitter account. As atheists, what do you think of robert anton wilsons.
The eucharist is just sublimated cannibalism, to the unawakened. As an atheist i actually dont approve of his mischievous conspiracy theory promotion because in the. Recognized as an episkopos, pope, and saint of discordianism, wilson helped publicize the group through his writings and interviews. Whatever the label and rank, robert anton wilson is undeniably one of the foundations of 21th century western counterculture. It was the rains, i swearthe interminable, unspeakable irish rainthat drove us over the edge.
The eye in the pyramid, the golden apple, leviathan by robert anton wilson and robert shea. When the pope kisses the feet of the laity, he looks like an old toequeen to some people. This may be the single most important key to the political behavior of western civilization. Pope of chapel perilous influences some thoughts on the career of author and speaker robert anton wilson and his works impact upon my thinking. View the list consciousness itself is an infinite regress. Paco nathan of fringeware in austin to administer a devivalparty around their robert anton wilson rantathon. The raw trust promotes the works and ideas of robert anton wilson, model agnostic, guerrilla ontologist, taoist sage, and discordian pope. Robert anton wilson was an american author, novelist, essayist, editor, playwright, poet, futurist, and selfdescribed agnostic mystic. Robert anton wilson explains the dangers of belief systems or bs for short robert anton wilson r. Recognized by discordianism as an episkopos, pope, and saint, wilson helped publicize the group through his writings and interviews. I introed pope bob wilson, then he spoke rivettingly his trademark calm monotone notwithstanding for about 2 hours. Author of some 35 books including cosmic trigger, prometheus rising, schrodingers cat trilogy, and coauthor of the illuminatus. It seems appropriate that we all should pause this week to remember robert anton wilson on the 5th anniversary of his death. Robert anton wilson discordian wiki fandom powered by.
Robert anton wilson was an author of the illuminatus. Robert anton wilson became, at various times, an american novelist, essayist, philosopher, polymath, psychonaut, futurist, libertarian and selfdescribed agnostic mystic. A tribute to robert anton wilson aka pope bob home. Robert anton wilson, what am i gonna do if my dads a mason.
Robert anton wilson laid out the basic instructions for operation mindfuck in a memo sent. January 18, 1932 january 11, 2007 was an american author, novelist, essayist, editor, playwright, poet, futurist, psychologist, and selfdescribed agnostic mystic. Robert anton wilson and his wife arlen riley wilson founded the institute for the study of the human future in 1975. Illuminati papers by robert anton wilson goodreads.