Robert Anton Wilson needs your help…

To quote Douglas Rushkoff

I hope people I've inspired with my work would band together to help me out in my later years if I needed it. Which is at least part of the reason why I'm sending what I can to support cosmic thinking patriarch Robert Anton Wilson, whose infirmity and depleted finances have put him in the precarious position of not being able to meet next month's rent.

In case the name doesn't immediately ring a bell, Bob is the guy who wrote Cosmic Trigger - still the best narrative on how to enter and navigate the psycho-spiritual realm, and co-wrote the Illuminatus Trilogy, an epic work that pushes beyond conspiracy theory into conspiracy practice. Robert Anton Wilson will one day be remembered alongside such literary philosophers as Aldous Huxley and James Joyce.

But right now, Bob is a human being in a rather painful fleshsuit, who needs our help. I refuse for the history books to say he died alone and destitute, for I want future generations to know we appreciated Robert Anton Wilson while he was alive.

Let me add, on a personal note, that Bob is the only one of my heroes who I was not disappointed to actually meet in person. He was of tremendous support to me along my road, and I'm honored to have the opportunity to be of some support on his.

Any donations can be made to Bob directly to the Paypal account olgaceline@gmail.com. You can also send a check payable to Robert Anton Wilson to Dennis Berry c/o Futique Trust P.O. Box 3561 Santa Cruz, CA 95063.

Robert has been an inspiration to me for many years, to hear that he's almost destitute is an awful thing. As Douglas notes, RAW should be remembered as a literary great, his humor, wisdom and wit have entertained me no end, and I hope that this difficult time for him is only a small temporary setback, if you have heard of RAW and read his books, you know what to do, send the guy as much money as you can, you know you can't let him be allowed to suffer this crap alone.

For those of you who have absolutely no idea who Robert Anton Wilson is, I recommend you find out, buy his books and most importantly send him some cash, because that matters right now.

Once again, any donations can be made to Bob directly to the Paypal account olgaceline@gmail.com. You can also send a check payable to Robert Anton Wilson to Dennis Berry c/o Futique Trust P.O. Box 3561 Santa Cruz, CA 95063.

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