1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 If you’ve heard me speak for more than five minutes you’ve probably caught me dropping a Robert Anton Wilson reference (or several). Wilson is one of the most interesting (and underappreciated) writers I’ve ever come across — a Nostradamus for modern times. I was delighted to sit down with Gabriel Kennedy, author of the excellent biography Chapel Perilous: The Life and Thought Crimes of Robert Anton Wilson. I could talk about this stuff for days, and we had a blast discussing Wilson’s ideas, influence and impact. Consider it a beginner’s guide to avoiding cosmic schmuckery. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did. For the full transcript, episode takeaways, and bucketloads of other goodies designed to make you go, “Hmm, that’s interesting!”, check out our Substack. Important Links: Chapel Perilous: The Life and Thought Crimes of Robert Anton Wilson; by Gabriel Kennedy The Thinker and the Prover; by Jim O’Shaughnessy Gabriel’s Substack Show Notes: The most interesting man of the last fifty years? How can we escape chapel perilous? The anti-determinist, rock &amp;amp; roll philosophy of Bob Wilson Tune in: a 30 minute masterclass on the influences, ideas and impact of Robert Anton Wilson How to avoid becoming a cosmic schmuck Who influenced Wilson the most? Why you should read Wilson Gabriel as World Emperor MORE! Books &amp;amp; Articles Mentioned: The Thinker and the Prover; by Jim O’Shaughnessy Chapel Perilous: The Life and Thought Crimes of Robert Anton Wilson; by Gabriel Kennedy Prometheus Unbound&amp;nbsp;by Robert Anton Wilson Quantum Psychology: How Brain Software Programs You and Your World&amp;nbsp;by Robert Anton Wilson The Illuminatus! Trilogy&amp;nbsp;by Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea Cosmic Trigger Volume I: Final Secret of the Illuminati&amp;nbsp;by Robert Anton Wilson The New Inquisition: Irrational Rationalism and the Citadel of Science&amp;nbsp;by Robert Anton Wilson Prometheus Rising&amp;nbsp;by Robert Anton Wilson Quantum Psychology: How Brain Software Programs You and Your World&amp;nbsp;by Robert Anton Wilson The Waste Land&amp;nbsp;by T. S. Eliot From Ritual to Romance&amp;nbsp;by Jessie L. Weston Finnegans Wake&amp;nbsp;by James Joyce Science and Sanity: An Introduction to Non-Aristotelian Systems and General Semantics&amp;nbsp;by Alfred Korzybski On the Einstein Podolsky Rosen Paradox; by John S. Bell How the Hippies Saved Physics: Science, Counterculture, and the Quantum Revival&amp;nbsp;by David Kaiser Character Analysis&amp;nbsp;by Wilhelm Reich Man Meets Dog by Konrad Lorenz Infinite Loops https://infiniteloopspodcast.com/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/35544835/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/185349225