'Mycellium Parish News 2025' is an inspiring catalog of creativity My copy of the 2025 Mycellium Parish News arrived in the mail yesterday, and it's the most inspiring publication I've read in months. A join...

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Monday news and notes I have long been fascinated by Janice Weber, who has had a duel career as both a noted novelist and as a classical piano performer. Her la...

Monday news and notes www.rawillumination.net/2026/04/mond...

Mark Frauenfelder on 'Natural Law' Mark Frauenfelder's  Book Freak  newsletter has a new piece out on Robert Anton Wilson's  Natural Law  essay: "Shortly after I bought it, ...

Mark Frauenfelder on 'Natural Law' www.rawillumination.net/2026/04/mark...

Prometheus Awards finalists named [There are intersections with this blog, as I am a judge for the award, Robert Shea was an active member of the group that gives this award ...

Prometheus Awards finalists named www.rawillumination.net/2026/04/prom...

The book Robert Anton Wilson didn't expect anyone to own Book Freak Deep Cut for "Natural Law: Or Don't Put a Rubber on Your Willy" by Robert Anton Wilson

The book Robert Anton Wilson didn't expect anyone to own

Boing Boing Mark Frauenfelder remembers

FSoF Cabal - 02.34 - Omarmas Omarmas

Hail Eris, everybody: Today is Omarmas!

Today, we celebrate the Birth of Lord Omar Khayyam Ravenhurst on this day, YOLD 3104 (1938 CE).

Elite Theory: Call It What You Will Sociology? Conspiracy Theory? Deep Politics? Realpolitick? Modern Machiavellian Practices? Parapolitics? Institutional Analysis? Becoming "Tough-Minded"?

On having been from a broken lower middle class home and having read a ton of "elite" social theory/theory about elites and class warfare and about the very rich: what do you do with all that? Keep your sense of humor, for one thing!

Rasa's (and Ken Burns') alma mater is shutting down The Harold F. Johnson library at Hampshire College. (Copyleft photo under the Free Art License, details here.) Most of you know Rasa, the fi...

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'Lynchian' update, for Americans John Higgs is one of my favorite writers, and I really like David Lynch, so I was really pleased when John announced his book last  year on ...

'Lynchian' update, for Americans from @johnhiggs.bsky.social - www.rawillumination.net/2026/04/lync...

A new paper, inspired by Leary and RAW A new paper, "THE MEDIUM WAS THE MESSAGE: Synchronicity, Transmission, and the Emergence ...

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“He who understands Speculative Masonry, old Abraham Orfali said, does not know despair, for every hour brings him new information to be absorbed and utilized.”
- Robert Anton Wilson, The Widow’s Son

I bought a physical copy of this (and passed it onwards after reading), because @sequoyah.bsky.social and @josephmatheny.bsky.social did something amazing here - the audio companion was such a great listen. @rodneyorpheus.bsky.social and @petterm.bsky.social - I warmly recommend.

Space & Other Dimensions / Ritual Magick | Coast to Coast AM First Half: Astronomer and analyst Marc Dantonio discusses experimental propulsion concepts involving particles from other dimensions, and why he believes they may be plausible. He’ll also highlight t...

For all you night owls 🦉 out there: I’ll be discussing my book “Mind over Magick” on Coast to Coast AM on April 15, airing 12-2 am PST (that’s 3-5 am for me and everyone else on EST 😫). My sleepiness will be offset by my excitement about this virtual sit-down with George Noory.

Joseph Matheny releases podcast series of 'Ong's Hat Compleat' In his Substack newsletter, sent out today, Joseph Matheny announces that he is releasing Ong's Hat Compleat a s a podcast series/series of...

Joseph Matheny releases podcast series of 'Ong's Hat Compleat' @ongs-hat.com - www.rawillumination.net/2026/04/jose...

Kevin Kelly's 'Heresies' I don't know whether Kevin Kelly knows Robert Anton Wilson's work, or whether RAW knew his, but Kelly and RAW both seemed to share an optim...

Kevin Kelly's 'Heresies' www.rawillumination.net/2026/04/kevi...

Al Zuckerman's book dedication When literary superagent Albert Zuckerman died (he was the agent for both Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea, see this earlier post) , his ...

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FSoF Cabal - 02.27 - Discosloth Discosloth

Hail Eris, everybody - today is Discosloth! One of alt.discordia's Sloth Days, celebrated on the 27th of each month by doing as little as possible.

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Who Killed Robert Anton Wilson's daughter? The Tortured Life of Luna's Murderer The Alex N. LeBeau Files

This article is now available for free reading
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Reminder: New reading group begins next month I want to take a moment to remind everyone about the new reading group I announced  in early March:  Eric Wagner, beginning on May 25, to di...

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A new podcast interview with Eric Wagner Eric Wagner, author of An Insider's Guide to Robert Anton Wilson and Straight Outta Dublin: James Joyce and Robert Anton Wilson,  is inter...

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"The evolutionary function of stupidity is that it forces the intelligent to get more intelligent." ~ Robert Anton Wilson

Screenshot of Bleeding Cool article: "Grant Morrison Loves The Illuminatus! Trilogy Comic Book Adaptation"

'Bleeding Cool' covers 'Tales of Illuminatus' @bleedingcool.com @bobbycampbell.net - www.rawillumination.net/2026/04/blee...

The official Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea's The Illuminatus! Trilogy comic book adaptation reaches Volume 3 and Grant Morrison loves it #kickstarter The official Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea's The Illuminatus! Trilogy comic book adaptation reaches Volume 3, and Grant Morrison loves it

The official Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea's The Illuminatus! Trilogy comic book adaptation reaches Volume 3 and Grant Morrison loves it #kickstarter

First time on the Internet: A really good interview of RAW Robert Anton Wilson and D. Scott Apel. Photo  from the Hilaritas Press page for Apel's Beyond Chaos and Beyond.  "I’m awfully opinionated t...

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Ten by ten There are a couple of I guess you could call them "chain postings" on Bluesky -- five authors you've read at least five books by, and ten au...

Ten by ten www.rawillumination.net/2026/04/ten-...

What we read last month Another reading log. As usual, you are invited to post in the comments what you read last month.  What Mark Brown read last month: Strange D...

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Friday links "Cluster headaches (aka “suicide headaches”) are probably the most painful medical condition known to science, which makes them a natural pr...

Friday links www.rawillumination.net/2026/04/frid...