Vales interview of robert anton wilson by andrew bishop like many others, i first read robert anton wilson in my early 20s as part of a search for weirdness. Robert anton wilson archives savvy dad, greg hague. Nov 23, 2014 ken had adapted robert anton wilsons epic illuminatus. As you might know, robert anton wilson 1932 2007 is one of boing boing s patron saints.
Raws daughter christina put a huge amount of effort into preparing the book for publication. In the cosmic trigger 1976, he introduced discordianism, sufism, futurism, the illuminati and other unusual subjects to the general public. Its not a big issue hes dead now so it is silly to fuss over his beliefs, but if you want the truth, he was not an agnostic. The final secret of the illuminati has been adapted as a theatrical stage play by daisy eris campbell, daughter of ken campbell. Robert anton wilson was a giant of the 20th century underground. Trilogy a mindtwisting sciencefiction series about a secret global society that has been a cult classic for more than 30 years died on thursday at his home in capitola, calif. Aug 23, 2016 author of some 35 books including cosmic trigger, prometheus rising, schrodingers cat trilogy, and coauthor of the illuminatus. Robert anton wilson, described by futurist barbara marx hubbard as one of the leading thinkers of the modern age, will be adding his genius and humor to the prophets conference, taking place the weekend of august 2729 in the beautiful setting of port townsend, washington. Robert anton wilson cosmic memeorial the raw trust. Hilaritas press books hilaritas press robert anton wilson. Robert anton wilson enjoyed his first death so much.
Facebook automatically created this page, even though we already have a robert anton wilson trust facebook. Robert anton wilson, who died on thursday aged 74, was coauthor of the. Robert anton wilson, who has died after a long illness, treated his forthcoming demise as he had treated the whole of western culture ever since he first published the illuminatus. Heres the four essential books you need to understand his thinkingand warp your own. Robert anton wilson, coauthor of the cult classic the illuminatus. Id read many of bobs books and, though i didnt agree with him about everything, enjoyed his humour and intelligence things he had in common with ken who famously adapted bobs illuminatus. Direct links to auxiliary maybebased organizations the committee for surrealist investigation of claims of the normal csicon and the guns and dope party gadp. Walk into your corner bookstore and chances are excellent the books have been backordered.
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. His death was confirmed by his daughter christina pearson. Jan 17, 2007 he is survived by a son and two daughters. Its not a big issue hes dead now so it is silly to fuss over his beliefs, but. The covers of robert anton wilsons books have evolved with different editions over the years. Then i expressed myself a little more bluntly and perhaps snidely in many places, adding much to the humor and nothing to the good taste. Christina leads the processional before carrying bobs ashes to the boat and out into monterey bay. Robert anton wilson is one of high weirdness most cherished psychonauts, and one of the most infamous underground figures of all time. He died on january 11, 2007 in capitola, california, usa. According to the nerd media website, bleeding cool, robert anton wilson and robert sheas crazed, overthetop, postmodern scifi satire, the illuminatus. Robert anton wilson was born january 18, 1932 in brooklyn. A group to discuss and share links about robert anton wilsons works. Celebrate the life, work and continued multidimensionality of robert anton wilson by joining us in a giant, jammin translation celebration and 8th circuit soiree. Nov 08, 2011 robert anton wilsons daughter had tragically been killed by thieves during an attempted robbery four months before the interview took place.
He was an actor and writer, known for the illuminatus. Robert anton wilson simple english wikipedia, the free. Robert anton wilsons daughter had tragically been killed by thieves during an attempted robbery four months before the interview took place. The new inquisition irrational rationalism and the. Latest releases a high probability predicts new editions of robert anton wilson books will be released in the following order. Jan, 2007 robert anton wilson was an author of the illuminatus.
Oct 20, 2017 a mindexpanding tour of the cosmos with neil degrasse tyson and robert krulwich duration. Robert anton wilsons daughter christina on the new edition. Robert anton wilson, who along with robert shea wrote the illuminatus trilogy, is the creator of yet another cult. Robert anton wilson was an author of the illuminatus. Luna was a pacifist, a vegetarian and lover of people and animals. Interview w robert anton wilson is there reason for optimism. First recorded in chicago in 1994, this previously unreleased audio session with the renowned robert anton wilson has been stored away for fifteen years. Trilogy, a sciencefiction series about a secret global society, has died. Robert anton wilsons daughter christina on the new edition of her fathers book, ishtar rising as you might know, robert anton wilson 1932 2007 is one of boing boings patron saints. Author of some 35 books including cosmic trigger, prometheus rising, schrodingers cat trilogy, and coauthor of the illuminatus. Its well known that moore is a big supporter of robert anton wilsons work, and in keeping with that, his involvement in cosmic trigger hasnt stopped there. In this session, bob talks about his favourite philosophers, and. Robert anton wilson, a futurist, philosopher and coauthor of the.
Bobs daughter christina and his friend rasa, directing enterprises of the robert anton wilson trust, created hilaritas press as a way to fulfill bobs wishes and insure that his legacy remains robust. 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. In this special episode of gweek we interviewed christina wilson, the daughter of robert anton wilson. 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 also wrote a few more chapters, created all the exercizes, and sketched out diagrams for the illustrations. Daisy campbells version of robert anton wilson s cult book harks back to the counterculture era of conspiracies, hallucinogenic drugs and sinister rituals skip to main content the guardian.
The official robert anton wilson website news, excerpts, jokes, links, online book sales, and things you have been programmed not to see. Robert anton wilson fan club public group facebook. Robert anton wilson movingly describes the efforts he and his many friends made to preserve luna so that she might have life in the future. Robert anton wilson was an american author, novelist, essayist, editor, playwright, poet, futurist. Daisy campbells version of robert anton wilsons cult book harks back to the counterculture era of conspiracies, hallucinogenic drugs and sinister rituals.
Robert anton 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, philosopher, psychologist, essayist, editor, playwright, poet, futurist, civil libertarian and selfdescribed agnostic mystic. So who wants a 50 minute alan moore interview on robert anton. Occult archive robert anton wilson knowledge youtube. Robert anton wilson is probably best known for illuminatus. Go onto a search engine and type in robert anton wilson atheist a tonne of links come up, one link being an interview where robert anton wilson defends atheism. Daisy campbell has adapted cosmic trigger by robert anton wilson, the coauthor of the original illuminatus.
Robert anton wilson, 74, who wrote mindtwisting novels. First recorded in chicago in 1994, and not found until 15 years later, these recordings reveal robert anton wilson in free thought. Dec 11, 2019 according to the nerd media website, bleeding cool, robert anton wilson and robert sheas crazed, overthetop, postmodern scifi satire, the illuminatus. Trilogy a mindtwisting sciencefiction series about a secret global society that has been a cult classic for more than 30 years. This may be the single most important key to the political behavior of western civilization. Robert anton wilsons daughter christina on the new. 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. May 10, 2017 daisy campbells version of robert anton wilsons cult book harks back to the counterculture era of conspiracies, hallucinogenic drugs and sinister rituals. The robert anton wilson trust bobs daughter christina pearson, trustee of the robert anton wilson trust, has engaged bobs longtime friend and legacysupporter richard rasa as metaprogramming director of the raw trust. The interview itself took place some time before that on 27 may 1992 when bob was visiting london to give a lecture at the university of london union.
In 1976, his family had been the victim of an appalling tragedy. Robert anton wilson quotes author of prometheus rising. Robert anton wilsons daughter christina on the new edition of her fathers book, ishtar rising. Patricia luna wilson, better known as luna wilson, was the daughter of immortalist writer and organizer robert anton wilson and poet arlen riley wilson luna wilson was the sister of christina, graham and alexandra, and friends of a girl named bonnie, who later became the mother of reverend loveshade.
So who wants a 50 minute alan moore interview on robert. Robert anton wilson was born on january 18, 1932 in flatbush, brooklyn, new york city, new york, usa as robert wilson. Christina pearson, daughter of robert anton wilson, speaks to participants at bobs memeorial service just before the processional. Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration.
I am putting out the word to all raw fans that i have decided to create a final auction for raw memorabilia on ebay, and it is now live. Bob wilson had come to the 1977 revival at the national theatre where he took part in the witches sabbat scene. Citadel of science by robert anton wilson phoenix, arizona. Robert anton wilson is the unacknowledged elephant in our cultural living room. Robert anton wilson presented a here a relatively simple map of the eight circuits of human consciousness. Robert anton wilson was born robert edward wilson on january 18, 1932, in brooklyn. The really neat part is that this is a cult of hardcore libertariananarchistoccultmind expansionists whose demand for the illuminatus books is making sf retail history. The raw trust the raw trust, managed by bobs daughter christina, oversees the robert anton wilson legacy, including the creation of hilaritas press and.
A high probability predicts new editions of robert anton wilson books will be released in the following order. Spookbaby by miles mathis first published january 18, 2016 as usual, this is an opinion piece, protected as such by the constitution. The mystical and largerthanlife luna was the daughter of robert anton wilson, cult author of cosmic trigger, the illuminatus. Raws humor, skepticism, optimism, and ability to reveal the deep weirdness underlying almost everything. Dick, terence mckenna, and robert anton wilson, high weirdness charts the emergence of a new psychedelic spirituality that arose from the american counterculture of the 1970s. Wilson was born in 1932 in brooklyn, new york, and raised there. From photographs i was expecting a stocky, roundfaced man. Robert anton wilsons four greatest books for blowing your. Christina pearson raws daughter, trustee of the robert anton wilson trust and copublisher of hilaritas press daisy campbell the writer and director who recently staged the cosmic trigger play in london, to critical acclaim and is a central figure in the uks discordian counterculture revival. I am supposed to be her virgil, her guide to the nasfic and to sf conventions and sf fandom in general. 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 study of the spiritual provocations to be found in the work of philip k.
Wilson is survived by another daughter, alexandra gardner of eugene, ore. Robert anton wilson and his wife arlen riley wilson founded the institute for the study of the human future in 1975. As wilson himself wrote in his 1995 book, cosmic trigger iii. Maintained by find a grave cremated, ashes scattered, who reports a ashes scattered at the same spot as his wifes off the santa cruz beach boardwalk in santa cruz. Jan 11, 2007 robert anton wilson enjoyed his first death so much. Bobs daughter christina pearson, trustee of the robert anton wilson trust, has engaged bobs longtime friend and legacysupporter richard rasa as metaprogramming director of the raw trust.
January 18, 1932 january 11, 2007 was an american author, novelist, essayist, editor, playwright, poet, futurist, and selfdescribed agnostic mystic. Sometimes, he wanted the reader to dig a little, but he wanted to make doing so as easy as possible. 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. Apr 11, 2020 christina pearson, robert anton wilsons daughter and the trustee of the robert anton wilson trust, has been very supportive of our efforts. I then, with craft and cunning, removed most of the references. This interview with robert anton wilson was first published in fortean times issue 79 in february 1995. Download audiobooks matching keywords robert anton wilson to your device.
Wilson is a primary source for the ironic style of conspiracism, a sensibility that treats alleged cabals not as intrigues to be exposed or lies to be. For wilson, the idea of death was a joke which might have some truth in it. Luna wilson was the sister of christina, graham and alexandra, and friends of a girl named bonnie, who later became the mother of reverend loveshade. Interview with robert anton wilsons daughter boing. When i visited robert anton wilson in december 2004, he looked frail. Besides his daughter christina of santa cruz, calif. Wilson died peacefully of natural causes at his home thursday in capitola in santa cruz county, his daughter christina pearson said saturday. Robert anton wilsons daughter christina on the new edition of her. I first met robert anton wilson through my friendship with ken campbell. Dear friends of raw, as bob wrote about my mom, arlen you have not snared her, scarecrow death. Robert anton wilson belief is the death of intelligence. One of my friends asked me about wilson and all i could say is who.
But the selfstyled guerrilla ontologist went on to write many more works that explored the outer limits of philosophy, psychology, history and occultism via fiction, autobiography, poems, plays and essays. But, wait, here is another performer in our circus, and one of the most intelligent and decent in the lothis name is unpronounceable, but you can call him howard and he happens to have been. Robert anton wilson 19322007 find a grave memorial. I had grown up watching the xfiles, and i was eager for more mysterious, conspiracythemed entertainment. Jan, 2007 robert anton wilson, coauthor of the cult classic the illuminatus. The two are working with a small group of extraordinary and beloved advisors in an effort to maintain the trajectory of pasta ktlf. This entry was posted in stories of difficulty and tagged dad, dad wasnt around, daughter, ordinary fathers, pam houghton, parents divorced, quote, robert anton wilson on june 29, 20 by greg hague. Taft interviews robert anton wilson about his life and times, philosophy, politics, psychology, consciousness change, psychedelics, the occult, co. He worked with iconoclastic figures like as timothy.
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