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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. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story This article is an abbreviated list of Essayists - individuals notable for writing essays on various topics Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence knowledge truth beauty justice validity mind and language A psychonaut (from the Greek ψυχοναύτης meaning literally a sailor of the mind/soul is a person who uses Altered states of consciousness, intentionally Futurists, or futurologists, are those who speculate about the future Libertarianism is a term used by a broad spectrum of political philosophies which prioritize individual Liberty and seek to minimize or even abolish the

Wilson described his writing 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. "[1] . . . "My goal is to try to get people into a state of generalized agnosticism, not agnosticism about God alone, but agnosticism about everything. Agnosticism ( Greek: α- a-, without + γνώσις gnōsis, knowledge after Gnosticism) is the philosophical view that the God is the principal or sole Deity in Religions and other belief systems that worship one deity. "[2]

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Life

“ "Is", "is. " "is" — the idiocy of the word haunts me. If it were abolished, human thought might begin to make sense. I don't know what anything "is"; I only know how it seems to me at this moment. ”

Wilson was born Robert Edward Wilson in Methodist Hospital, in Brooklyn, New York, and spent his first years in Flatbush, moving with his family to Gerritsen Beach around the age of 4 or 5, where they stayed until he turned 13. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. The City of New York Flatbush is a community of the Borough of Brooklyn, a part of New York City, consisting of several neighborhoods Gerritsen Beach is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, located near Marine Park and Sheepshead Bay. He suffered from polio as a child and was treated with the method created by Elizabeth Kenny. Poliomyelitis, often called polio or infantile paralysis, is an acute viral Infectious disease spread from person to person primarily via Elizabeth Kenny ( 20 September 1880 - 30 November 1952) was an Australian pioneering physical therapist Polio's effects remained with him throughout his life, usually manifesting as minor muscle spasms causing him to use a cane from time to time until 2000, when he experienced a major bout with post-polio syndrome that would continue until his death. Post-polio syndrome ( PPS) sometimes termed Middle age onset Post-polio syndrome is a condition that affects survivors of Poliomyelitis, a viral

He attended Catholic grammar school, most likely the school associated with Gerritsen Beach's Resurrection Church. He attended Brooklyn Tech for high school to remove himself from the Catholic influence. Brooklyn Technical High School, commonly called Brooklyn Tech or just Tech, and also administratively as High School 430, is a New York City While working as an ambulance driver he attended New York University, studying engineering and mathematics. New York University ( NYU) is a private, Nonsectarian, Coeducational Research University in New York City.

He worked as engineering aide, salesman, and copywriter and was associate editor for Playboy magazine from 1965 to 1971. Playboy is an American Men's magazine, founded in Chicago Illinois, by Hugh Hefner and his associates which has grown into Playboy He adopted his maternal grandfather's name, Anton, for his writings, at first telling himself that he was saving the "Edward" for when he wrote the Great American Novel and later finding that "Robert Anton Wilson" had become an established identity.

In 1979 he received a Ph.D. in psychology from Paideia University in California,[3] an unaccredited institution that has since closed. "PhD" redirects here for other uses see PhD (disambiguation. [4] The reworked dissertation was published in 1983 as Prometheus Rising. Prometheus Rising by Robert Anton Wilson is a guide book of "how to get from here to there" an amalgam of Timothy Leary's 8-circuit

He married the freelance writer Arlen Riley in 1958; they had four children. Their daughter Luna was beaten to death in an apparent robbery in the store where she worked in 1976 at the age of 15. Luna Wilson's brain was preserved by the Bay Area Cryonics Society. The American Cryonics Society ("ACS" is a member-run California -based 501(c(3 tax-exempt Non-profit corporation that supports [5] Arlen Riley Wilson died in 1999 following a series of strokes. [6][7]

Writings

Wilson wrote 35 books,[8] and many other works.

His best-known work, the cult classic[9] The Illuminatus! Trilogy (1975), co-authored with Robert Shea and advertised as "a fairy tale for paranoids," humorously examined American paranoia about conspiracies. The Illuminatus! Trilogy is a series of three novels written by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson purportedly between 1969 and 1971 Robert Joseph Shea ( February 14, 1933 - March 10, 1994) was a magazine editor columnist and novelist A fairy tale or fairy story is a fictional Story that may feature folkloric characters (such as fairies, enchantments]] often involving Paranoia is a disturbed thought process characterized by excessive Anxiety or Fear, often to the point of Irrationality and Delusion. Much of the odder material derived from letters sent to Playboy magazine while Shea and Wilson worked as editors of the Playboy Forum. Playboy is an American Men's magazine, founded in Chicago Illinois, by Hugh Hefner and his associates which has grown into Playboy [10] The books mixed true information with imaginative fiction to engage the reader in what Wilson called "Operation Mindfuck. Operation Mindfuck or OM is an important practice in the religion Discordianism. " The trilogy also outlined a set of libertarian and anarchist axioms known as Celine's Laws (named after Illuminatus! character Hagbard Celine), concepts Wilson revisited several times in other writings. Libertarianism is a term used by a broad spectrum of political philosophies which prioritize individual Liberty and seek to minimize or even abolish the Celine's Laws are a series of three laws regarding government and social interaction attributed to the fictional character Hagbard Celine from Robert Anton Wilson's It included a subplot about biological warfare in which a pimp contracts a deadly form of experimental anthrax. Biological warfare (BW — known as a germ warfare, biological weapons and bioweaponry — is the use of any Pathogen ( Bacterium A pimp (also called fleshmonger) finds and manages clients for Prostitutes and engages them in Prostitution (in Brothels in most cases and Anthrax is an acute Disease in humans and animals caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis which is highly lethal in some forms While the pimp is able to elude agents of the US Government — which reacts to the crisis by overriding the Bill of Rights — the pimp is eventually tracked down by operatives associated with Hagbard Celine. The federal government of the United States is the central United States Governmental body established by the United States Constitution. A Bill of Rights is a list or summary of rights that are considered important and essential by a group of people The story also gives a detailed account of the John F. Kennedy assassination, in which no fewer than five snipers, all working for different causes, were prepared to shoot Kennedy as he passed in his motorcade. The assassination of John F Kennedy, the thirty-fifth President of the United States, took place on Friday November 22 1963 in Dallas Texas A motorcade is a procession of vehicles used to transport a Very important person, usually a political figure The book's climax occurs at a rock concert in Ingolstadt where Hagbard Celine tries to rescue the audience from an Illuminati plot to make them victims of a massive human sacrifice. Ingolstadt (ˈɪŋgɔlˌʃtat Austro-Bavarian: Inglstådt) is a city in the Free State of Bavaria, Germany Illuminatus popularized Discordianism and the use of the term "fnord. Discordianism is a modern Religion centered on the idea that Chaos is as important as order. Fnord is the typographic representation of Disinformation or irrelevant information intending to misdirect with the implication of a conspiracy. " It also incorporated experimental prose styles influenced by William S. Burroughs, James Joyce, and Ezra Pound. William Seward Burroughs II ( – ˈbʌroʊz was an American Novelist, Essayist, Social critic, painter and Spoken word James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 &ndash 13 January 1941 was an Irish expatriate writer widely considered to be one of the most influential writers of the Ezra Weston Loomis Pound ( Hailey, Idaho Territory, United States October 30 1885 – Venice, Italy November 1 1972 was an American Expatriate [11] Although Shea and Wilson never partnered on such a scale again, Wilson continued to expand upon the themes of the Illuminatus! books throughout his writing career. All of his later fiction contains cross-over characters from The Illuminatus! Trilogy, which won the Prometheus Hall of Fame award for science fiction in 1986, has been reprinted in many countries, and was adapted for the stage by Ken Campbell into a ten-hour epic drama. It has been adapted into a Steve Jackson role-playing card game called Illuminati and a trading-card game called Illuminati: New World Order. Steve Jackson (born ~1953 is an American Game designer. After working for many years at Metagaming Concepts designing such games as Ogre Illuminati is an unusual Card game (not a Trading card game) made by Steve Jackson Games (SJG inspired by The Illuminatus! Trilogy Illuminati New World Order ( INWO) is a Collectible card game (CCG that was released in 1994 by Steve Jackson Games, based on their original A comic book version was first produced by Eye N Apple Productions, then by Rip Off Press. Rip Off Press, Inc is a seminal publishing company that specializes in adult-themed literature and Graphic novels mostly in a specific comic book format known as

Wilson also wrote a play called Wilhelm Reich in Hell, which has been performed at the Edmund Burke Theatre in Dublin, and two illustrated screenplays: Reality is What You Can Get Away With and The Walls Came Tumbling Down (1997). Edmund Burke ( 12 January, 1729 9 July, 1797) was an Irish statesman author orator Political theorist, and Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. The Walls Came Tumbling Down is a film script written by Robert Anton Wilson, first published in 1997.

In Cosmic Trigger I: The Final Secret of the Illuminati (1977) and other works, he examined Discordianism, Sufism, Futurology, Zen Buddhism, Dennis and Terence McKenna, the occult practices of Aleister Crowley and G.I. Gurdjieff, the Illuminati and Freemasons, Yoga, and other esoteric or counterculture philosophies. Cosmic Trigger I The Final Secret of The Illuminati (ISBN 1-56184-003-3 is the first book in the Cosmic Trigger series first published in 1977 and Discordianism is a modern Religion centered on the idea that Chaos is as important as order. Sufism ( تصوّف - taṣawwuf, Persian: صوفی‌گری sufigari, Turkish: tasavvuf, Urdu: تصوف Futures Studies, Foresight, or Futurology is the science art and practice of postulating possible probable and preferable futures and the worldviews Zen is a school of Mahāyāna Buddhism, referred to in Chinese as Chan. Dennis Jon McKenna (born December 17, 1950) is an American ethnopharmacologist and author Terence Kemp McKenna ( November 16 1946 – April 3 2000) was a Writer, Philosopher, and Ethnobotanist. Aleister Crowley, born Edward Alexander Crowley (ˈkroʊli (12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947 was a British Occultist Writer, mountaineer George Ivanovich Gurdjieff (Գեորգի Գյուրջիև Γιώργος Γεωργιάδης Георгий Иванович Гюрджиев (or Gurdjiev) January "Illuminata" redirects here For the 1998 John Turturro film see Illuminata (film. Yoga ( Sanskrit: योग, IAST: yóga, joːgə refers to traditional physical and mental disciplines originating in India, to the Counterculture (also " counter-culture " is a sociological term used to describe the values and norms of behavior of a Cultural group, or He advocated Timothy Leary's eight circuit model of consciousness and neurosomatic/linguistic engineering, which he also wrote about in Prometheus Rising (1983, revised 1997) and Quantum Psychology (1990), books containing practical techniques intended to help one break free of one's "reality tunnels. Timothy Francis Leary ( October 22, 1920 &ndash May 31, 1996) was an American Writer, Psychologist, Futurist The 8-Circuit Model of Consciousness is a theory of Consciousness first proposed by Psychologist Timothy Leary. Prometheus Rising by Robert Anton Wilson is a guide book of "how to get from here to there" an amalgam of Timothy Leary's 8-circuit Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Quantum Psychology How Brain Software Programs You & Your World was written by Robert Anton Wilson and originally published in 1990 Reality tunnel is a term coined by Timothy Leary and popularised by Robert Anton Wilson. " With Leary, he helped promote the futurist ideas of space migration, intelligence increase, and life extension (SMI²LE). Space colonization (also called space settlement, space humanization, Space habitation, etc Transhumanism (sometimes symbolized by >H or H+) a term often used as a synonym for " Human enhancement " is an international intellectual Life extension refers to an increase in maximum or average lifespan, especially in humans by slowing down or reversing the processes of aging. Timothy Francis Leary ( October 22, 1920 &ndash May 31, 1996) was an American Writer, Psychologist, Futurist The New Inquisition is quite a serious but very entertaining book arguing that reality is much weirder than we commonly imagine, and citing, among other things, Bell's theorem and Alain Aspect's experimental proof to suggest that mainstream science has a strong materialist bias, and that in fact modern physics has already disproved materialist metaphysics. The New Inquisition (ISBN 1-56184-002-5 is a book written by Robert Anton Wilson and first published in 1986. Bell's theorem is a theorem that shows that the predictions of Quantum mechanics (QM are not intuitive and touches upon fundamental philosophical issues that relate to modern

Wilson also supported many of the utopian theories of Buckminster Fuller and the theories of Charles Fort (he was a friend of Loren Coleman),[12] media theorist Marshall McLuhan and Neuro Linguistic Programming co-founder Richard Bandler, with whom he had taught workshops. Utopia is a name for an ideal community taken from the title of a book written in 1516 by Sir Thomas More describing a fictional Island in the Richard Buckminster “Bucky” Fuller ( July 12, 1895 &ndash July 1, 1983) was an American Architect, Author Charles Hoy Fort ( 6 August, 1874 &ndash 3 May, 1932) was a Dutch-American writer and researcher into anomalous phenomena Loren Coleman, MSW, is an author of books on wide-ranging topics including Sociology and Cryptozoology. Neuro-linguistic programming (or NLP) is an Interpersonal communication model applied in Psychotherapy and other contexts of communication and change ATTENTION! PLEASE READ BEFORE EDITING Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately He also admired James Joyce, and had written commentary on Finnegans Wake and Ulysses, and wrote extensively about him in his book Coincidance. James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 &ndash 13 January 1941 was an Irish expatriate writer widely considered to be one of the most influential writers of the Finnegans Wake is a fictional work by James Joyce, published in 1939 Ulysses is a novel by James Joyce, first serialized in parts in the American journal The Little Review from March 1918 to December 1920 [13]

Ironically, considering Wilson long lampooned and criticized New Age beliefs, his books can often be found in bookstores specializing in New Age material. New Age ( New Age Movement and New Age Spirituality) is a Social Collective Phenomenon and a Spiritual Nature He was a well-known author in occult and Neo-Pagan circles; he wrote about Aleister Crowley and his ideas, and used him as a main character in his novel Masks of the Illuminati. Neopaganism or Neo-Paganism is an Umbrella term used to identify a wide variety of modern religious movements particularly those influenced by historical Aleister Crowley, born Edward Alexander Crowley (ˈkroʊli (12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947 was a British Occultist Writer, mountaineer Masks of the Illuminati is a 1981 novel by Robert Anton Wilson, co-author of The Illuminatus! Trilogy. Elements of H. P. Lovecraft's work are also found in his novels. Howard Phillips Lovecraft ( August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American author of horror, fantasy He claimed to have perceived encounters with magical "entities," and when asked whether these entities were "real", he answered they were "real enough," although "not as real as the IRS" since they were "easier to get rid of. " He warned against beginners using occult practice, since to rush into such practices and the resulting "energies" they unleash can lead people to "go totally nuts. " [14]

Wilson also criticized scientific types with overly rigid belief systems, equating them with religious fundamentalists in their fanaticism. In a 1988 interview, he was asked about his recent book The New Inquisition: Irrational Rationalism and the Citadel of Science. The New Inquisition (ISBN 1-56184-002-5 is a book written by Robert Anton Wilson and first published in 1986. Wilson commented: "I coined the term irrational rationalism because those people claim to be rationalists, but they're governed by such a heavy body of taboos. They're so fearful, and so hostile, and so narrow, and frightened, and uptight and dogmatic. . . I wrote this book because I got tired satirizing fundamentalist Christianity. . . I decided to satirize fundamentalist materialism for a change, because the two are equally comical. . . The materialist fundamentalists are funnier than the Christian fundamentalists, because they think they're rational! . . . They're never skeptical about anything except the things they have a prejudice against. None of them ever says anything skeptical about the AMA, or about anything in establishment science or any entrenched dogma. The American Medical Association (AMA founded in 1847 and incorporated 1897 is the largest association of Physicians and Medical students in the United States They're only skeptical about new ideas that frighten them. They're actually dogmatically committed to what they were taught when they were in college. . . "[15]

In a 2003 interview with High Times magazine, Wilson described himself as a "Model Agnostic" which he says "consists of never regarding any model or map of the universe with total 100% belief or total 100% denial. High Times is a New York City-based Magazine. The publication strongly advocates the legalization of cannabis. Agnosticism ( Greek: α- a-, without + γνώσις gnōsis, knowledge after Gnosticism) is the philosophical view that the Following Korzybski, I put things in probabilities, not absolutes. Alfred Habdank Skarbek Korzybski (kɔ'ʐɨpski ( July 3, 1879 &ndash March 1, 1950) was a Polish-American Philosopher . . My only originality lies in applying this zetetic attitude outside the hardest of the hard sciences, physics, to softer sciences and then to non-sciences like politics, ideology, jury verdicts and, of course, conspiracy theory. Marcello Truzzi ( September 6, 1935 — February 2, 2003) was a Professor of Sociology at Eastern Michigan University "[16] More simply, he claims "not to believe anything", since "belief is the death of intelligence. "[17] He has described his approach as "Maybe Logic. " Wilson wrote articles for seminal cyberpunk magazine Mondo 2000. Cyberpunk is a Science fiction genre noted for its focus on " High tech and low life. Mondo 2000 was a glossy Cyberculture Magazine published in California during the 1980s and 1990s [18]

While he had primarily published material under the name Robert Anton Wilson, he had also used various pen names associated with the Bavarian Illuminati, which he allegedly revived in the 1960s. "Illuminata" redirects here For the 1998 John Turturro film see Illuminata (film.

In one interview he was asked the first thing he would do if he became President of The United States of America. Robert Anton Wilson gave the simple and curt answer "Resign!"

Other activities

Robert Anton Wilson and his wife Arlen Riley Wilson founded the Institute for the Study of the Human Future in 1975.

In 1976 Robert Anton Wilson founded the Starflight Network, a society to propagate the philosophy of Dr. Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence knowledge truth beauty justice validity mind and language Timothy Leary. Timothy Francis Leary ( October 22, 1920 &ndash May 31, 1996) was an American Writer, Psychologist, Futurist The group met at Wilson's home in Berkeley, California. Berkeley is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in Northern California, in the United States. John Draper was a member of the group. For the scientist see John William Draper John T Draper (born 1944 also known as Captain Crunch, Crunch or Crunchman Discussions at the group centered on how to practically implement the futurist ideas of space migration, intelligence increase, and life extension (SMI²LE) that were three central concepts of Leary's philosophy. Timothy Francis Leary ( October 22, 1920 &ndash May 31, 1996) was an American Writer, Psychologist, Futurist One of the activities of the group was setting up and manning tables to sell Dr. Timothy Leary's and Robert Anton Wilson's books at Star Trek conventions. Science fiction conventions are gatherings of the community of fans (called Science fiction fandom) of various forms of Speculative fiction including Science Also, a color chart called The Periodic Table of Evolution (by Timothy Leary) and a diagram called "The Octave of Energy" (Robert Anton Wilson) were distributed which were summaries of the eight circuit model of consciousness. [19]

From 1982 until his death, Wilson had a business and social relationship with the Association for Consciousness Exploration, with the organization hosting his first on-stage dialog with his life-long friend Timothy Leary, in 1989,[20] entitled The Inner Frontier. The Association for Consciousness Exploration LLC (ACE is an American organization based in Northeastern Ohio which produces events books and recorded media in the fields Timothy Francis Leary ( October 22, 1920 &ndash May 31, 1996) was an American Writer, Psychologist, Futurist [21][22][23] Wilson's book The New Inquisition is dedicated to the co-directors of A. C. E. , Jeff Rosenbaum and Joseph Rothenberg.

Wilson was also a member of the Church of the SubGenius, who referred to him as Pope Bob. The Church of the SubGenius is a religious group that satirizes Religion, Conspiracy theory, UFOs and Popular culture. [24] He was a contributor to their literature, including the book Three-Fisted Tales of "Bob", and shared a stage with Rev. Ivan Stang on several occasions. Rev Ivan Stang (born Douglass St Clair Smith August 21, 1953 in Washington D Wilson also founded the Guns and Dope Party and its corresponding Burning Man theme camp. The Guns and Dope Party is a United States Political party envisioned by Cult author and Libertarian Robert Anton Wilson. Burning Man is an annual event held in

As a member of the Board of Advisors of the Fully Informed Jury Association, Wilson worked to inform the public about jury nullification, the right of jurors to nullify a law they deem unjust. The Fully Informed Jury Association (FIJA is a United States national jury education organization incorporated in the state of Montana as a 501(c(3 Jury nullification means making a law void by jury decision in other words "the process whereby a jury in a criminal case effectively nullifies a law by acquitting a defendant regardless [25] He was a supporter of E-Prime, a form of English lacking all "be" verbs, and preferred "maybe logic". E-Prime, short for English-Prime, is a modified English Syntax and vocabulary lacking all forms of the verb To be: be is am [26]

He coined a new word, sombunall (some but not all),[27] which never quite caught on. In response, he coined another word, mosbunall (as in "mosbunall humans wouldn't know an awesome new word if it bit them in the ass. "). This word caught on even less.

A decades-long researcher into drugs and strong opponent of what he called "the war on some drugs", he participated in the weeklong 1999 Annual Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam. The Cannabis Cup is a festival that was started in 1987 by High Times editor Steven Hager, who came to The Netherlands for an interview Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west [28] He was photographed receiving medical marijuana at a 2002 demonstration in Santa Cruz to curb his chronic pain from post-polio syndrome. Medical cannabis refers to the use of the Cannabis plant as a physician-recommended Herbal therapy as well as synthetic THC and Cannabinoids Santa Cruz is the County seat and largest city of Santa Cruz County, California, United States. Post-polio syndrome ( PPS) sometimes termed Middle age onset Post-polio syndrome is a condition that affects survivors of Poliomyelitis, a viral [29]

Wilson was a founder and primary instructor of the Maybe Logic Academy, named for his agnostic approach to all knowledge. Fellow instructors include Patricia Monaghan, Rev. Patricia Ivan Stang, Philip H. Rev Ivan Stang (born Douglass St Clair Smith August 21, 1953 in Washington D Farber, Antero Alli, Peter J. Carroll, Starhawk, R. U. Sirius, Douglas Rushkoff, Lon Milo Duquette, and David Jay Brown. Antero Alli was born November 11, 1952, in Finland. Alli currently resides in Berkeley, California, where he conducts workshops Peter James Carroll (born January 8 1953, Patching, England) is a modern Occultist author co-founder of the Illuminates Starhawk (born Miriam Simos) ( June 17, 1951) is an American Writer, Anarchist activist, and self-described R U Sirius (born Ken Goffman) is a US writer editor talk show host musician and Cyberculture icon best known as co-founder and original Editor-In-Chief of Douglas Rushkoff (born 18 February 1961) is a New York -based writer columnist and lecturer on technology Lon Milo DuQuette (born July 11, 1948) AKA Rabbi Lamed Ben Clifford, American writer lecturer and Occultist David Jay Brown (born 1961 is a California -based writer and scientific researcher

Death

On June 22, 2006, Huffington Post blogger Paul Krassner reported that Robert A. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Huffington Post (often referred to on the Internet as HuffPo) is a liberal News Website and aggregated Weblog Paul Krassner (born April 9, 1932) was the founder editor and a frequent contributor to the Freethought magazine The Realist, first Wilson was under hospice care at home with friends and family. Palliative care (from Latin palliare to cloak is any form of medical care or treatment that concentrates on reducing the severity of Disease Symptoms [30] On 2 October 2006 Douglas Rushkoff reported that Wilson was in severe financial trouble. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Douglas Rushkoff (born 18 February 1961) is a New York -based writer columnist and lecturer on technology [31] Slashdot, Boing Boing, and the Church of the SubGenius also picked up on the story, linking to Rushkoff's appeal. Slashdot, often abbreviated as /, is a technology-related news Website owned by SourceForge Inc Boing Boing (originally bOING bOING) is a publishing entity first established as a Magazine, later becoming a group blog. The Church of the SubGenius is a religious group that satirizes Religion, Conspiracy theory, UFOs and Popular culture. [32][33] As his webpage reported on 10 October, these efforts succeeded beyond expectation and raised a sum which would have supported him for at least 6 months. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Obviously touched by the great outpouring of support, on October 5 of 2006 Wilson left the following comment on his personal website, expressing his gratitude:

"Dear Friends, my God, what can I say. I am dumbfounded, flabbergasted, and totally stunned by the charity and compassion that has poured in here the last three days.
To steal from Jack Benny, "I do not deserve this, but I also have severe leg problems and I don't deserve them either. Jack Benny (born Benjamin Kubelsky February 14, 1894 - December 26, 1974) was an American Comedian, vaudevillian "
Because he was a kind man as well as a funny one, Benny was beloved. I find it hard to believe that I am equally beloved and especially that I deserve such love. Whoever you are, wherever you are, know that my love is with you. You have all reminded me that despite George W. Bush and all his cohorts, there is still a lot of beautiful kindness in the world. Blessings, Robert Anton Wilson "[34]

On January 6, he wrote on his blog that according to several medical authorities, he was likely to have only between two days and two months left to live,[35] closing his message with "I look forward without dogmatic optimism but without dread. I love you all and I deeply implore you to keep the lasagna flying. Please pardon my levity, I don't see how to take death seriously. It seems absurd. " He passed on peacefully five days later, on January 11 at 4:50 a. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. m. Pacific time. [36] His remains were cremated on January 18 with his family holding memorial services on February 18, 2007. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. His ashes were scattered at the same spot as his wife's - off the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk in Santa Cruz, California. The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is an oceanfront Amusement park in Santa Cruz California. Santa Cruz is the County seat and largest city of Santa Cruz County, California, United States. [37] [38]

A one-off tribute show was staged in London as a part of the Ether 07 festival held at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on March 18th 2007 , featuring Coldcut, Mixmaster Morris, Ken Campbell, Bill Drummond and Alan Moore. The Queen Elizabeth Hall ( QEH) is a Music venue on the South Bank in London, England that hosts daily classical, Jazz Coldcut is a Dance music duo comprising English DJs Matt Black and Jonathan More best known for their hit "Doctorin' The Mixmaster Morris (born in Brighton, England in 1965 is an ambient DJ and underground musician Kenneth Victor Campbell ( December 10 1941 - August 31 2008) was an English Writer, Actor, director William Ernest Drummond (born April 29, 1953, Butterworth South Africa) is a Scottish musician music industry figure writer and artist Alan Moore (born November 18 1953 in Northampton) is an English Writer most famous for his influential work in Comics, including the acclaimed

Documentary

Maybe Logic: The Lives and Ideas of Robert Anton Wilson, a documentary featuring selections from over twenty-five years of Wilson footage, was released on DVD in North America on May 30, 2006. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. [39]

Works by Robert Anton Wilson

Partial discography

See also

References

  1. ^ Patricia Monaghan: "Robert Anton Wilson". Margot Adler (born 16 April 1946) is an author journalist lecturer Wiccan priestess and radio journalist and correspondent for National Public Radio Phillip Emmons Isaac Bonewits is an influential Neopagan leader and Author. Selena Fox (born October 1949 is a Wiccan priestess and activist psychotherapist self-published author and lecturer in the fields of Neopaganism, Wicca New 23 is a 1998 German movie about a young hacker Karl Koch, who supposedly committed suicide on May 23, 1989. This article is about the number 23 For the year see 23. For the movies see 23 (film and The Number 23. Chaos magic is a form of magic which was first formulated in West Yorkshire, England, in the 1970s Discordianism is a modern Religion centered on the idea that Chaos is as important as order. The 8-Circuit Model of Consciousness is a theory of Consciousness first proposed by Psychologist Timothy Leary. Fnord is the typographic representation of Disinformation or irrelevant information intending to misdirect with the implication of a conspiracy. The term General Semantics refers to a non- Aristotelian Educational Discipline created by Alfred Korzybski (1879–1950 during the years Guerrilla Ontology is a practice described by Robert Anton Wilson as a method of dealing with people with extremely fixed Worldviews such as The Illuminatus! Trilogy is a series of three novels written by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson purportedly between 1969 and 1971 Johann Kaspar Schmidt ( October 25, 1806 – June 26, 1856) better known as Max Stirner (the Nom de plume The term non-Aristotelian logic, sometimes shortened to null-A, means any non-classical system of logic which rejects one of Aristotle's premises. Reality tunnel is a term coined by Timothy Leary and popularised by Robert Anton Wilson. ATTENTION! PLEASE READ BEFORE EDITING Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately '''Nootropics''' popularly referred to as " smart drugs " " smart nutrients " " cognitive enhancers " and " brain enhancers The Schrödinger's Cat Trilogy is a Trilogy of novels by Robert Anton Wilson. Booklist, May 15, 1999 v95 i18 p1680
  2. ^ "Robert Anton Wilson". Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Contemporary Authors Online, Gale, 2007. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale. 2007
  3. ^ "Robert Anton Wilson. " St. James Guide to Science Fiction Writers, 4th ed. St. James Press, 1996. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale. 2007.
  4. ^ Martin van der Werf: "Lawsuit U. " The Chronicle of Higher Education, August 4, 2006
  5. ^ Patricia Luna Wilson at cryonics. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. org
  6. ^ Robert Anton Wilson obituary mentioning Arlen's death
  7. ^ The Beltane Celebration
  8. ^ "The author of 35 books on subjects like extrasensory perception, mental telepathy, metaphysics, paranormal experiences, conspiracy theory, sex, drugs and what he called quantum psychology. . . " New York Times obituary.
  9. ^ ". . . an author of The Illuminatus! Trilogy -- a mind-twisting science-fiction series about a secret global society that has been a cult classic for more than 30 years. . . " from "Robert Anton Wilson, 74; Wrote Mind-Twisting Novels"; [Obituary (Obit)] Dennis Hevesi. New York Times. (Late Edition (East Coast)). New York, N. Y. : Jan 13, 2007. pg. A. 16
  10. ^ "The Illuminatus saga stumbles along" by Robert Anton Wilson
  11. ^ Conspiracy Digest Interviews printed in Illuminatus Papers, 1980
  12. ^ 23 Skidoo Cryptomundo
  13. ^ Bray, Faustin / Wallace, Brian (interviewers)/ Wilson, Robert Anton (speaker). Robert Anton Wilson On Finnegans Wake and Joseph Campbell [Audio CD]. Mill Valley: Sound Photosynthesis. ISBN 1-56964-801-8
  14. ^ "Robert Anton Wilson". Robert Anton Wilson Explains Eveything. 2000
  15. ^ 1988 interview
  16. ^ Krassner, Paul. Paul Krassner (born April 9, 1932) was the founder editor and a frequent contributor to the Freethought magazine The Realist, first A Paul Krassner Interview With R. A. W - High Times, March 2003 issue.
  17. ^ Wilson, Robert Anton. Cosmic Trigger: Volume I. Tempe, Arizona. New Falcon Publications. 1977. pg ii.
  18. ^ "CybeRevolution Montage", Mondo 2000 no. 7, 1989
  19. ^ A black and white copy of the chart The Periodic Table of Evolution may be found on the inside front of the following book: Leary, Timothy - Info-Psychology, New Falcon Publications. ISBN 1-56184-105-6
  20. ^ Lesie, Michele (1989) "High Priest of LSD To Drop In", The Plain Dealer
  21. ^ Local Group Hosts Dr. Timothy Leary by Will Allison (The Observer Fri. Sept. 29th, 1989)
  22. ^ Two 60s Cult Heroes, on the Eve of the 80s by James Neff (Cleveland Plain Dealer October 30th, 1979)
  23. ^ Timothy Leary: An LSD Cowboy Turns Cosmic Comic by Frank Kuznik (Cleveland Magazine November 1979)
  24. ^ Winterstar 2001
  25. ^ Interview of Robert Anton Wilson, (conducted August 1997) Paradigm Shift, Vol. 1 No. 1 (July 1998), accessed 11 January 2007
  26. ^ Andrea Shapiro: "Taking the High Road". Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Santa Fe New Mexican, December 5, 2003
  27. ^ [www. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. urbandictionary. com/define. php?term=sombunall]
  28. ^ Paul Krassner: "The High Life", LA Weekly, December 17, 1999
  29. ^ "In Santa Cruz, an Official Handout of Medicinal Pot. LA Weekly is a free weekly Tabloid -sized Newspaper (a so-called " Alternative weekly " in Los Angeles California Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) " Los Angeles Times, September 18, 2002. Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.
  30. ^ Robert Anton Wilson The Huffington Post
  31. ^ Robert Anton Wilson Needs Our Help
  32. ^ Illumninatus! Author Needs Our Help Slashdot
  33. ^ Robert Anton Wilson needs our Help BoingBoing
  34. ^ Robert Anton Wilson Home Page
  35. ^ Do Not Go Gently Into That Good Night
  36. ^ RAW Essence
  37. ^ RAW Data: Robert Anton Wilson Cosmic Meme-Orial
  38. ^ YouTube - Robert Anton Wilson Meme-orial Procession
  39. ^ Maybe Logic
  40. ^ "23 Questions with Robert Anton Wilson. Slashdot, often abbreviated as /, is a technology-related news Website owned by SourceForge Inc Boing Boing (originally bOING bOING) is a publishing entity first established as a Magazine, later becoming a group blog. " [MungBeing Magazine, Issue 1, http://www.mungbeing.com/issue_1.html?page=21#62].

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NAME Wilson, Robert Anton
ALTERNATIVE NAMES RAW
SHORT DESCRIPTION American writer
DATE OF BIRTH January 18, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH New York, New York
DATE OF DEATH January 11, 2007
PLACE OF DEATH Santa Cruz, California
Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. The City of New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Santa Cruz is the County seat and largest city of Santa Cruz County, California, United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.
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