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RAWIllumination.net
: Chicago area news site covers new Robert Shea book
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Chicago area news site covers new Robert Shea book
Robert Shea with a stack of pages from a novel manuscript. Photo provided by Mike Shea. The Record North Shore, a Chicago area news site tha...
http://www.rawillumination.net/2025/10/chicago-area-news-site-covers-new.html?spref=tw
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: Jesse Walker on 'Shadow Ticket,' the new Pynchon
@notjessewalker.bsky.social
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Jesse Walker on 'Shadow Ticket,' the new Pynchon
At Reason magazine, Jesse Walker reviews Shadow Ticket : "There is often a scent of madness around Thomas Pynchon's fan base, and I say tha...
http://www.rawillumination.net/2025/10/jesse-walker-on-shadow-ticket-new.html?spref=tw
1 day ago
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Robert Anton Wilson
RAW semantics
1 day ago
So far, my most "successful" post - but also, according to blog stats, one of the least read (which isn't saying much, but it says something about my non-"market" success criteria).
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Cosmic Trigger 4 âisâ you
RAWâs âblueprintâ analogy for different kinds of âtruthâ, analogues in Buddhism & current political relevanceâŠ
https://rawsemantics.home.blog/2025/03/20/cosmic-trigger-4-is-you-2/
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RAWIllumination.net
: A recommendation for 'Prometheus Rising'
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A recommendation for 'Prometheus Rising'
I can assure everyone this is a real book, not an AI hallucination.  "7 Books So Wild You'll Be Rethinking Reality" is the title of an a...
http://www.rawillumination.net/2025/10/a-recommendation-for-prometheus-rising.html?spref=tw
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RAWIllumination.net
: 'Vineland' online reading group, Chapter 15
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'Vineland' online reading group, Chapter 15
"with fog still in the hollows" By OZ FRITZ Special guest blogger "Shadow Ticket is brisker than Thomas Pynchon's other work, but it's f...
http://www.rawillumination.net/2025/10/vineland-online-reading-group-chapter-15.html?spref=tw
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RAWIllumination.net
: Michael Johnson on my new Robert Shea anthology
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Michael Johnson on my new Robert Shea anthology
Cover by Rasa. I was a fan of Michael Johnson's old Overweening Generalist blog. I've noticed that in the new incarnation, on Substack, M...
http://www.rawillumination.net/2025/10/michael-johnson-on-my-new-robert-shea.html?spref=tw
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RAWIllumination.net
: Andrei Codrescu on Robert Anton Wilson
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Andrei Codrescu on Robert Anton Wilson
Andrei Codrescu (Creative Commons photo, more information here). I had no idea that writer Andrei Codrescu has a Substack , much less that ...
http://www.rawillumination.net/2025/10/andrei-codrescu-on-robert-anton-wilson.html?spref=tw
5 days ago
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Every Day is a Good Day by Robert Shea, edited by
@jacksontom.bsky.social
- Review by
@r-michael-johnson.bsky.social
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Every Day Is A Good Day, by Robert Shea
A collection by the Illuminatus! co-writer, edited by Tom Jackson (Hilaritas Press; 2025; 347 pages)
https://open.substack.com/pub/overweeninggeneralist/p/every-day-is-a-good-day-by-robert?r=qp8ay&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
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RAWIllumination.net
: Recommended reading from Jechidah
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Recommended reading from Jechidah
At the Jechidah blog, Apuleius Charlton writes about his new fiction addiction, the Dungeon Crawler Carl series by Matt Dinniman. Cruel in...
http://www.rawillumination.net/2025/10/recommended-reading-from-jechidah.html?spref=tw
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RAWIllumination.net
: Pynchon links
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Pynchon links
"Notes on Robert Anton Wilson and Pynchon's Vineland," a new Substack newsletter from Michael Johnson. Tyler Cowen reviews "One Battle Afte...
http://www.rawillumination.net/2025/10/pynchon-links.html?spref=tw
7 days ago
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Robert Anton Wilson
RAW semantics
9 days ago
Briefly breaking my break from social media, as I see this Robert Shea anthology is now available (ed. Tom Jackson
@jacksontom.bsky.social
). Aside from his co-authorship of Illuminatus!, I'm not too familiar with Shea's work. But the blurbs here seem warmly endorsing:
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FQRNL8VP
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Every Day is a GOOD Day: Robert Shea on Illuminatus! Writing and Anarchism
Every Day is a GOOD Day: Robert Shea on Illuminatus! Writing and Anarchism eBook : Shea, Robert, Jackson, Tom: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FQRNL8VP
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RAWIllumination.net
: News on the new Robert Shea book
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News on the new Robert Shea book
Taking note of the new Robert Shea anthology issued by Hilaritas Press, Every Day Is a GOOD Day ,  RAW Semantics writes on Bluesky, "Bri...
http://www.rawillumination.net/2025/10/news-on-new-robert-shea-book.html?spref=tw
8 days ago
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Robert Anton Wilson
Gabriel Kennedy aka Prop Anon
14 days ago
Dope Review of 'Chapel Perilous" from DJ Fly
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#alterntivethinking
#esoteric
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Chapel perilous review
âChapel Perilous: The Life and Thought Crimes of Robert Anton Wilsonâ by Gabriel Kennedy, also known as Prop Anon, is a meticulously researched biography presenting primary sourced mateâŠ
https://deepscratch.net/2024/10/16/chapel-perilous-review/
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RAWIllumination.net
: Eric Wagner to do live podcast interview Friday
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Eric Wagner to do live podcast interview Friday
Eric Wagner will be doing a live podcast interview on Friday to promote his new book, Straight Outta Dublin: James Joyce and Robert Anton Wi...
http://www.rawillumination.net/2025/09/eric-wagner-to-do-live-podcast.html?spref=tw
9 days ago
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RAWIllumination.net
: 'Vineland' online reading group, Chapter 14
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'Vineland' online reading group, Chapter 14
By ERIC WAGNER Special guest blogger Mucho Maas, a character from Pynchonâs The Crying of Lot 49 , gets mentioned on page 307. âAbsquatulati...
http://www.rawillumination.net/2025/09/vineland-online-reading-group-chapter-14.html?spref=tw
10 days ago
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RAWIllumination.net
: John Higgs to discuss William Blake in U.S. appearance
@johnhiggs.bsky.social
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John Higgs to discuss William Blake in U.S. appearance
Portrait of William Blake by Thomas Phillips, 1807 John Higgs, who has written two books about William Blake, will discuss Blake at an event...
http://www.rawillumination.net/2025/09/john-higgs-to-discuss-william-blake-in.html?spref=tw
11 days ago
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Robert Anton Wilson
Bobby Campbell
12 days ago
The OG adds some luminous color to the RAW / Pynchon discussion :)))
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Notes on Robert Anton Wilson and Pynchon's Vineland
The perennial enigma of influence or coincidence?
https://open.substack.com/pub/overweeninggeneralist/p/notes-on-robert-anton-wilson-and?r=qp8ay&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
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RAWIllumination.net
: 'Sex Magicians' discussion group wraps up
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'Sex Magicians' discussion group wraps up
Over at the Jechidah blog, Apuleius Charlton has finished the online discussion group for the Hilaritas Press edition of The Sex Magicians ...
http://www.rawillumination.net/2025/09/sex-magicians-discussion-group-wraps-up.html?spref=tw
12 days ago
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RAWIllumination.net
: An 'Illuminatus!' reference in 'Vineland'?
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An 'Illuminatus!' reference in 'Vineland'?
Richard Nixon (public domain photo). From Illuminatus! : The real bread was in the Colossus of Yorba Linda Foundation, which had been succe...
http://www.rawillumination.net/2025/09/an-illuminatus-reference-in-vineland.html?spref=tw
13 days ago
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: John Higgs discusses new book
@johnhiggs.bsky.social
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John Higgs discusses new book
David Lynch. Creative Commons photo by Alan Light. John Higgs on his new book, Lynchian: The Spell of David Lynch: "It's a book...
http://www.rawillumination.net/2025/09/john-higgs-discusses-new-book.html?spref=tw
14 days ago
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RAWIllumination.net
: Hilaritas podcast features Vincent Murphy on RAW's Forbidden Words
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Hilaritas podcast features Vincent Murphy on RAW's 'Forbidden Words'
The latest Hilaritas Press podcast, released yesterday, features AI Context Creator, Vincent Murphy talking with Mike Gathers about the new...
http://www.rawillumination.net/2025/09/hilaritas-podcast-features-vincent.html?spref=tw
15 days ago
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RAWIllumination.net
: Hilaritas releases new Robert Shea book
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Hilaritas releases my Robert Shea book
I am pleased to report that Hilaritas Press today released the Robert Shea anthology I put together, Every Day Is a GOOD Day. You can re...
http://www.rawillumination.net/2025/09/hilaritas-releases-my-robert-shea-book.html?spref=tw
16 days ago
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Gabriel Kennedy aka Prop Anon
17 days ago
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RAWIllumination.net
: 'Vineland' online reading group, Chapter 13
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'Vineland' online reading group, Chapter 13
By OZ FRITZ Special guest blogger "Problems and their symbolic fields stand in a relationship with signs."Â . . . "To learn to swim is to...
http://www.rawillumination.net/2025/09/vineland-online-reading-group-chapter-13.html?spref=tw
17 days ago
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RAWIllumination.net
: Steve "Fly" Pratt releases new album
@flyagaric23.bsky.social
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Steve "Fly" Pratt releases new album
MAMMALIAN by Steve Fly  Steve "Fly" Pratt has a new album out, MAMMALIAN , which stands for "Model Agnostic Meta Multi Agent Learning Intel...
http://www.rawillumination.net/2025/09/steve-fly-pratt-releases-new-album.html?spref=tw
18 days ago
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RAWIllumination.net
: Kumano Kodo one of the best books I read this year
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Kumano Kodo one of the best books I read this year
This book seemed really interesting to me and held my attention; I wish I had written about it earlier, as I think many of you would like ...
http://www.rawillumination.net/2025/09/kumano-kodo-one-of-best-books-i-read.html?spref=tw
18 days ago
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RAWIllumination.net
: My Bach, and Michael Johnson's
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My Bach, and Michael Johnson's
Johann Sebastian Bach When I think back to my college days, I realize that I did learn a lot in those days, although what I learned in the c...
http://www.rawillumination.net/2025/09/my-bach-and-michael-johnsons.html?spref=tw
20 days ago
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RAWIllumination.net
: Valis trilogy on sale
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Valis trilogy on sale
I think of ebooks as modern paperbacks, i.e. inexpensive ways to build one's personal library, and I like to occasionally note book sales th...
http://www.rawillumination.net/2025/09/valis-trilogy-on-sale.html?spref=tw
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RAWIllumination.net
: About the new 'Pynchon movie'
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About the new 'Pynchon movie'
Paul Thomas Anderson (Creative Commons photo, details) . One Battle After Another , the new loose adaptation of Vineland by director Paul ...
http://www.rawillumination.net/2025/09/about-new-pynchon-movie.html?spref=tw
22 days ago
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RAWIllumination.net
: 'Stop blaming them'
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23 days ago
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RAWIllumination.net
: 'Vineland' online reading group, Chapter 12
www.rawillumination.net/2025/09/vine...
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24 days ago
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RAWIllumination.net
: Michael Johnson's book reviews
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Michael Johnson's book reviews
Michael Johnson's latest Overweening Generalist Substack episode, "Book Reviews on Acid."Â , is a roundup of reviews of three books:Â Blott...
http://www.rawillumination.net/2025/09/michael-johnsons-book-reviews.html?spref=tw
26 days ago
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RAWIllumination.net
: RAW biography now available in Spanish (
@propanon.bsky.social
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RAW biography now available in Spanish
Here is something interesting: the RAW biography, Chapel Perilous: The Life and Thought Crimes of Robert Anton Wilson, by Gabriel Kennedy...
http://www.rawillumination.net/2025/09/raw-biography-now-available-in-spanish.html?spref=tw
27 days ago
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RAWIllumination.net
: 'Tales of Iluminatus #2' close to being finished
@bobbycampbell.net
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'Tales of Iluminatus #2' close to being finished
Bobby Campbell reports that the second issue of his Tales of Illuminatus! comic book series will be out soon: "I'm very happy to announce...
http://www.rawillumination.net/2025/09/tales-of-iluminatus-2-close-to-being.html?spref=tw
28 days ago
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Bobby Campbell
29 days ago
LAND HO! The penultimate update on Tales of Illuminatus! #2 :)))
talesofilluminatus.substack.com/p/land-ho
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R.U. Sirius
29 days ago
Ok the actual video. Reality Is Up For Grabs on Team Human with
@rushkoff.com
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R.U. Sirius: Reality is up For Grabs | Team Human Podcast w/ Douglas Rushkoff Ep. 334
YouTube video by Douglas Rushkoff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6kdk0YjL_s&list=PLqynmMEDyfC_TWKsJdV3BOZjSLmrDbxCE
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RAWIllumination.net
: RAW Semantics on physicist Roger Jones (
@rawsemantics.bsky.social
)
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RAW Semantics on physicist Roger Jones
A new post from Brian Dean, "âPhysics as Metaphorâ & RAW." It begins: "Hereâs a book that Robert Anton Wilson cites intriguingly: Physics ...
http://www.rawillumination.net/2025/09/raw-semantics-on-physicist-roger-jones.html?spref=tw
29 days ago
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Gabriel Kennedy aka Prop Anon
29 days ago
Newest Podcast Blast! Talking with the Paranoid American about Robert Anton Wilson and Timothy Leary in a peranoid lens!! "The Politics of PSI"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=166Q...
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Politics of PSI (CIA, Remote Viewing and Psychedelics) w/ Gabriel Kennedy aka Prop Anon
YouTube video by Paranoid American
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=166QJeMEKic
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RAWIllumination.net
: 'Vineland' online reading group, Chapter 11
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'Vineland' online reading group, Chapter 11
By OZ FRITZ Special guest blogger "The informal slogan around 24fps was Che Guevara's phrase 'Wherever death my surprise us.' It didn't have...
http://www.rawillumination.net/2025/09/vineland-online-reading-group-chapter-11.html?spref=tw
about 1 month ago
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RAWIllumination.net
: Who's our greatest living novelist?
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Who's our greatest living novelist?
Richard Powers (Creative Commons photo by Phoebe Ayers, details here .) In his recent piece on Thomas Pynchon that I blogged about a few da...
http://www.rawillumination.net/2025/09/whos-our-greatest-living-novelist.html?spref=tw
about 1 month ago
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RAW semantics
about 1 month ago
'Physics as Metaphor' & RAW -- new long post on a rarely mentioned book that influenced Wilson. "Is space-time really real?" Do Wilson's chair & Jones's table have the answers? Find out here! Plus bonus DIY-Dada montages!
rawsemantics.home.blog/2025/09/03/p...
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âPhysics as Metaphorâ & RAW
Some thoughts on Roger Jonesâs âPhysics as Metaphorâ, a rarely mentioned but influential book for Robert Anton WilsonâŠ
https://rawsemantics.home.blog/2025/09/03/physics-as-metaphor-raw/
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: What we read last month
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about 1 month ago
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RAWIllumination.net
: An 'Illuminatus!' anniversary
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An 'Illuminatus!' anniversary
Alerted by an anonymous comment to Sunday's post about Illuminatus! , I pulled my old copy of The Eye in the Pyramid , dating to the 1970s...
http://www.rawillumination.net/2025/09/an-illuminatus-anniversary.html?spref=tw
about 1 month ago
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: Michael Johnson on 'Illuminatus!'
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Michael Johnson on 'Illuminatus!'
Michael says this copy of the book is signed! I still have my three original 1970s mass market paperbacks, but I'm afraid they aren't signed...
http://www.rawillumination.net/2025/08/michael-johnson-on-illuminatus.html?spref=tw
about 1 month ago
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RAW semantics
about 1 month ago
Michael Johnson continues his epic erudite exposition (long may it continue!): 'Thoughts on the Structure of Illuminatus!'
substack.com/inbox/post/1...
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Thoughts on the Structure of Illuminatus!
How paranoid is this sprawling novel, anyway?: An Anatomy
https://substack.com/inbox/post/172322490
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RAWIllumination.net
: Timothy Leary heckled
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Timothy Leary heckled
A footnote to the posting a few days ago about the new movie on the Nova Convention:Â Â Jesse Walker sent along this sound clip, remarking t...
http://www.rawillumination.net/2025/08/timothy-leary-heckled.html?spref=tw
about 1 month ago
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Robert Anton Wilson
RAW semantics
about 1 month ago
Gabriel Kennedy (
@propanon.bsky.social
) posted a historical account of Buddhism's role for RAW last month. In podcast-interview form - but luckily for those who get "podcast exhaustion" (I prefer reading) he's provided a fascinating synopsis:
gabrielpatrickkennedy.substack.com/p/what-happe...
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What Happened to Buddhism?
An interview about Robert Anton Wilson's view of Buddhism and a 2003 interview with Wilson!
https://gabrielpatrickkennedy.substack.com/p/what-happened-to-buddhism
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RAWIllumination.net
: A bit more on Pynchon and some links
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A bit more on Pynchon and some links
My favorite bit in Oz' last post was the textual evidence he finds to show that "Wilson & Shea wink at Pynchon in Illuminatus! and Pynchon ...
http://www.rawillumination.net/2025/08/a-bit-more-on-pynchon-and-some-links.html?spref=tw
about 1 month ago
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RAWIllumination.net
: PQ on Pynchon
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PQ on Pynchon
PQ has a new post up about Thomas Pynchon , worth a careful read, here is the opening bit: "Back in April, a screaming came across the sky,...
http://www.rawillumination.net/2025/08/pq-on-pynchon.html?spref=tw
about 1 month ago
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RAW semantics
about 1 month ago
Coming soon-ish (in full colour!), new post on RAW & Roger Jones's 'Physics as Metaphor', a rarely mentioned but influential book for Wilson.
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