There is a new inquisition loose in the land, says robert anton wilson, coauthor of the illuminatus trilogy, author of cosmic trigger, schroedingers cat, and many other works. August 12th, 1984, the association for consciousness exploration hosted robert anton wilson at an open house celebratingthe opening of its headquarters and stress reduction center in cleveland heights, ohio. Trilogy author robert anton wilson bringing you facetoface with this unconventional and brilliant novelist, visionary, and standup comic for the mystically inclined. He is a master of the deadpan puton, the plausible. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Or old bob exposes his ignorance unabridged by wilson, robert anton isbn. January 18, 1932 january 11, 2007 was an american author, novelist, essayist, editor, playwright, poet, futurist, and selfdescribed agnostic mystic. Hell probably contradict everything ive told you, but dont believe a word he says fnord.
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For a great example on how this works and what happens when it doesnt read foucaults pendulum by umberto eco. If bob knew how many synchronicities surround the rediscovery and release of this alosta studio session, he would be chuckling in that half jolly, half. Jan 12, 2007 a selection of obscure robert anton wilson essays january 12, 2007 september 11, 2011 destiny all articles, pop culture, religion i was prompted by yesterdays news of the passing of raw to scan the pieces he wrote for his 1999 column on, the progenitor of this webzine. Waite alice bailey anton lavey austin osman spare carroll ruyon. The reason why i deeply resonated with this interview is easily explained by the fact that hidden hand described the essence of my own 10year.
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