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July 17, 1997: Encyclopedia of Conspiracies - Robert Anton Wilson | Remote Viewing Training - Ed Dames
Published 2 years, 4 months ago
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Art Bell welcomes author Robert Anton Wilson, whose 31 books include the legendary Illuminatus trilogy, written during his years as associate editor at Playboy. Wilson explains that the trilogy was born from letters sent to the Playboy Foundation by people claiming government conspiracies against them, blended with real and fictional elements so thoroughly that even he cannot always distinguish between them. He traces the Illuminati from Adam Weishaupt''s 1776 founding through competing theories about its true nature and purpose.
Wilson shares his experience of being falsely declared dead on the Internet, a hoax that spiraled into theories about CIA assassination and android replacement. The two discuss the consolidation of media ownership, the suppression of alternative energy technologies by petroleum interests, and Buckminster Fuller''s principle of doing more with less. Wilson describes nanotechnology as the coming revolution that could rebuild the rainforest in 48 hours and make everything practically free. He expresses optimism that increasing information flow, despite the chaos it creates, will ultimately lead to greater prosperity.
Callers press Wilson on topics ranging from the Priory of Sion and Oriental Masonry to the murder of Pope John Paul I and the Tesla conspiracy. Wilson recommends his three Cosmic Trigger volumes for readers interested in secret societies and maintains that the unpredictability of modern life stems not from hidden conspiracies but from the accelerating speed of information itself.
Wilson shares his experience of being falsely declared dead on the Internet, a hoax that spiraled into theories about CIA assassination and android replacement. The two discuss the consolidation of media ownership, the suppression of alternative energy technologies by petroleum interests, and Buckminster Fuller''s principle of doing more with less. Wilson describes nanotechnology as the coming revolution that could rebuild the rainforest in 48 hours and make everything practically free. He expresses optimism that increasing information flow, despite the chaos it creates, will ultimately lead to greater prosperity.
Callers press Wilson on topics ranging from the Priory of Sion and Oriental Masonry to the murder of Pope John Paul I and the Tesla conspiracy. Wilson recommends his three Cosmic Trigger volumes for readers interested in secret societies and maintains that the unpredictability of modern life stems not from hidden conspiracies but from the accelerating speed of information itself.