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Hilaritas Press PodcastsEpisode 46: Mariana Pinzón – Octomantic Neuro-HackingHilaritas guest host Zach West chats with Mariana Pinzón about Octomantic Neuro-Hacking and more in Episode 46 of the Hilaritas Press Podcast. Links... Chaos Surfing: https://chaosurfing.rocks Chaos Compass substack: https://chaoscompass.substack.com This Is Chaos: Embracing the Future of Magic: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1578638739/ • • • All the Hilaritas Press Podcasts: https://www.hilaritaspress.com/podcasts/ Host Mike Gathers: https://linktr.ee/mgathers23 Producer/Engineer Richard Rasa: http://www.pelorian.com/rasa.html 2025-06-231h 14

Hilaritas Press PodcastsEpisode 45: Eric Wagner about Friedrich Nietzsche and moreIn this episode, Mike Gathers chats with Eric Wagner about Friedrich Nietzsche and more in Episode 45 of the Hilaritas Press Podcast. • • • Links: The Priory of Sion: https://rawilsonfans.org/the-priory-of-sion/ Portable Nietzsche Library: https://www.amazon.com/Portable-Nietzsche-Library/dp/0140150625 Antichrist Translated: https://www.amazon.com/Antichrist-Translated-Introduced-H-Mencken/dp/1534607994 • • • All the Hilaritas Press Podcasts: https://www.hilaritaspress.com/podcasts/ Host Mike Gathers: https://linktr.ee/mgathers23 Pro...2025-05-231h 13

Hilaritas Press PodcastsEpisode 44: Eric Wagner on Straight Outta DublinIn this episode, Mike Gathers chats with Eric Wagner about his new book, Straight Outta Dublin on Robert Anton Wilson and James Joyce and much more • • • Insider's Guide to Robert Anton Wilson https://www.amazon.com/Insiders-Guide-Robert-Anton-Wilson-ebook/dp/B08CVVM6SJ Eric wrote an introduction to RAW's WILHELM REICH IN HELL https://www.hilaritaspress.com/portfolio-item/wilhelm-reich-in-hell/ Eric Wagner on Ezra Pound: Hilaritas Press Podcast https://www.hilaritaspress.com/podcasts/eric-wagner-on-ezra-pound-episode-19/ Erick Wagner on Beethoven & RAW https://www.hilaritaspress.com/podcasts/eric-wagner-on-beethoven-raw-hilaritas-press-podcast-episode-12/ • • • Host Mike...2025-04-231h 15

Hilaritas Press PodcastsEpisode 43: Gabriel Kennedy - Chapel Perilous: The Life and Thought Crimes of Robert Anton WilsonHilaritas guest host Zach West chats with multi-media artist Gabriel Kennedy, about his recently released biography of Robert Anton Wilson, Chapel Perilous: The Life and Thought Crimes of Robert Anton Wilson. • • • Links... Robert Anton Wilson Biography - Explore the Life of a Visionary Author https://chapelperilous.us Prop’s Substack | Gabriel Kennedy aka Prop Anon | Substack https://gabrielpatrickkennedy.substack.com Chapel Perilous: The Life and Thought Crimes of Robert Anton Wilson | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/people/Chapel-Perilous-The-Life-and-Thought-Crimes-of-Robert-Anton-Wilson/100088508153463/ • • • Host Mike Gath...2025-03-231h 39

Hilaritas Press PodcastsEpisode 42: Eight Circuit AscensionHilaritas guest host Zach West chats with Rachel Turetzky, Doug Wingate and David Jay Brown about their new book with Original Falcon Press, Eight Circuit Ascension: A Guide to Metaprogramming the Multidimensional Self in Episode 42 of the Hilaritas Press Podcast. Link: Eight Circuit Ascension https://smi2le.wixsite.com/8-circuit-ascension • • • Hilaritas Press Podcast: http://www.hilaritaspress.com/podcasts/ Host Mike Gathers: https://linktr.ee/mgathers23 Producer/Engineer Richard Rasa: http://www.pelorian.co...2025-02-231h 13

Hilaritas Press PodcastsEpisode 41: Bobby Campbell and Tales of IlluminatusIn this episode, Mike Gathers chats with sci fi cartoonist Bobby Campbell about his comic Tales of Illuminatus and more in Episode 41 of the Hilaritas Press Podcast. • • • Tales of Illuminatus Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bobbycampbell/tales-of-illuminatus-2-the-invisible-crown Tales of Illuminatus substack: https://talesofilluminatus.substack.com/ Maybe Day: https://maybeday.net/ Weirdoverse: https://weirdoverse.com/ • • • Hilaritas Press Podcast: http://www.hilaritaspress.com/podcasts/ Host Mike Gathers: https://linktr.ee/mgathers23 2025-01-231h 24

Hilaritas Press PodcastsEpisode 40: David Jay Brown – Mavericks of the MindHilaritas host Mike Gathers, @mgathers23, chats with interviewer and writer David Jay Brown about Mavericks of the Mind and more in Episode 40 of the Hilaritas Press Podcast. • • • Links... Mavericks of the Mind at Hilaritas Press: http://www.hilaritaspress.com/portfol... David Jay Brown's website: https://www.davidjaybrown.com/ David on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_J... David on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?... David's books at Simon an...2024-12-2356 min

Hilaritas Press PodcastsEpisode 39: Wayne Benner on RICH economy, Timothy Leary, Terra II, and moreIn this episode, Mike Gathers chats with Terra II co-transmitter Wayne Benner about the RICH economy, Timothy Leary, Terra II, and more in Episode 39 of the Hilaritas Podcast. Terra II …A Way Out: http://www.hilaritaspress.com/portfolio-item/terra-ii/ High Times article about Terra II: https://hightimes.com/culture/timothy-leary-terra-ii/ An article about the RICH Economy at Center for a Stateless Society: https://c4ss.org/content/54156 Wayne Benner's autobiography: https://www.amazon.com/Seven-Shadows-L-Wayne-Benner/dp/1468049771 • • • Hilaritas Press Podcast...2024-11-231h 38

Hilaritas Press PodcastsEpisode 38: Oz Fritz on Timothy Leary's Terra II.In this episode, Mike Gathers chats with sound engineer and international man of mystery, Oz Fritz, about Timothy Leary, Terra II, and more in Episode 38 of the Hilaritas Podcast. • • • Links... Terra II at Hilaritas Press: http://www.hilaritaspress.com/portfolio-item/terra-ii-a-way-out The Oz Mix: https://oz-mix.blogspot.com/ • • • Host Mike Gathers: https://linktr.ee/mgathers23 Producer/Engineer Richard Rasa: http://www.pelorian.com/rasa.html 2024-10-231h 17

Hilaritas Press PodcastsEpisode 37: Gregory Peters on the Divine FeminineHost Mike Gathers discusses the Divine Feminine with Gregory Peters. Gregory Peters is a researcher and explorer of nondual tantra, consciousness and the intersection of East-West spiritual practices. As a long time meditator, Dzogchen practitioner, tantrika, and senior adept of western esotericism. his writings explore the rich magical and energetic display of experience. Links... Gregory Peter's website: https://gregorypetersauthor.com/ New Aeon Tantra: Secrets of Typhonian Magick & Western Tantra: https://www.originalfalcon.com/new-aeon-tantra.php Yogini Magic: https://www.amazon.com/Yogini-Magic-Enchantment-Witchcraft-Feminine/dp/1618697250 Twitter...2024-09-231h 19

Hilaritas Press PodcastsEpisode 36: Robert Anton Wilson's The Sex MagiciansIn this episode, Mike Gathers chats with the two contributors to the Hilaritas Press edition of The Sex Magicians: writer, editor, theater and events producer Michelle Olly, and magician, writer, and teacher Gregory Arnott. • • • The Sex Magicians – the new edition: http://www.hilaritaspress.com/portfolio-item/the-sex-magicians Article about The Sex Magicians: https://nocturnalrevelries.com/2017/07/23/the-sex-magicians-robert-anton-wilson/ Sex Magic by Louis T. Culling: https://www.amazon.com/Sex-Magick-Louis-T-Culling/dp/0875421105 A Manual of Sex Magic by Louis T. Culling: https://www.amazon.com/Manual-Magick-Llewellyn-Occult-Guide/dp/0875421091 • • • Host Mike Gath...2024-08-231h 00

Hilaritas Press PodcastsEpisode 35: Zach West interviews Mike Gathers on the 8 Circuit ModelIn this episode, Zach West chats with Hilaritas Press Podcast host Mike Gathers about the 8 Circuit Model of Consciousness as described by Timothy Leary, Robert Anton Wilson, and Antero Alli. • • • Links… • Maybe Day: https://www.maybeday.net/ • Prometheus Rising: http://www.hilaritaspress.com/portfolio-item/prometheus-rising/ • Flashbacks by Timothy Leary: https://www.amazon.com/Flashbacks-Timothy-Leary/dp/0874774977/ • Electric Kool Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe: https://www.amazon.com/Electric-Kool-Aid-Acid-Test/dp/031242759X • Info-Psychology by Timothy Leary: https://www...2024-07-232h 09

Hilaritas Press PodcastsEpisode 34: Denny Sargent – Tantra, Animism and moreIn this episode, Mike Gathers chats with Seattle writer, artist and university instructor Denny Sargent about Tantra, Animism and much more. • • • Links... Denny Sargent's Feral Magick: www.feralmagick.com Denny's books on Amazon: www.amazon.com/stores/Denny-Sargent/author/B001H6IDGY Shri Gurudev Mahendranath: www.internationalnathorder.org/shri-gurudev-mahendranath/ • • • Hilaritas Press Podcasts: http://www.hilaritaspress.com/podcasts/ Host/Producer Mike Gathers: https://linktr.ee/mgathers23 Producer Richard Rasa: http://www.pelorian.com/rasa.html 2024-06-232h 32

Hilaritas Press PodcastsEpisode 33: Devaraj Sandberg on Wilhelm Reich, character structures, accelerationism, and moreIn this episode, Mike Gathers chats with body based therapist and author Devaraj Sandberg about Wilhelm Reich, Reichian therapy, accelerationism, and more. • • • Links: Dev on Stubstack: https://devaraj2.substack.com/ Dev on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DevarajSandberg Dev’s body based therapy website: https://bioenergetics.org.uk/ Dev’s books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Devaraj-Sandberg/author/B06XSYCDWM Landism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Land https://www.amazon.com/stores...2024-05-231h 34

Hilaritas Press PodcastsEpisode 32: R.U. Sirius on Psychedelic Transhumanism and a SingularityIn this episode, Mike Gathers chats with writer, editor, & vocalist/lyricist Ken Goffman (aka R. U. Sirius) about Psychedelic Transhumanism, Singularity, and more. • • • R.U. at Mindplex https://magazine.mindplex.ai/author/rusirius/ Interview: Has The Silicon Valley Ruling Class Gone To Crazy Town? https://magazine.mindplex.ai/__tescrealism-has-the-silicon-valley-ruling-class-gone-to-crazy-town-emile-torres-in-conversation-with-r-u-sirius/ R.U. at bandcamp https://rusirius.bandcamp.com/ RU’s favorite: “The Party Dogs album "It's A Groove" is me singing at 29-30 years old in 1982” https://rusirius.bandcamp.com/album/zeitgeist-s...2024-04-231h 50

Hilaritas Press PodcastsEpisode 31: Joseph Matheny – Reality is What You Can Get Away With, magick, ritual, method acting and more...In this episode, Mike Gathers chats with Joseph Matheny, multidisciplinary artist and explorer of both the wilderness and the esoteric. Joe was an old friend of Robert Anton Wilson (Joe was also Bob's chauffeur for a while), and he was talking to Bob a lot when the book Reality Is What You Can Get Away With was published, and part of the efforts in trying to get the screenplay produced. • • • Links... • Joseph Matheny's website: https://josephmatheny.com/ • Exploring Ong's Hat: https://chasingshadowschronicle.substack.com/p/exploring-ong...2024-03-232h 24

Hilaritas Press PodcastsEpisode 30: Vincent Murphy on Artificial IntelligenceIn this episode, Mike Gathers chats with RAW Lucubrator and Guerill-AI Ontologist, Vincent Murphy. Links: Vincent's Brainstorm The Upcoming AI Future | Kevin Kelly | The Tim Ferriss Show Kevin Kelly on The Many Positive Possibilities of Generative AI Will A.I. Make Us Smarter? Debating the Future of AI: A Conversation with Marc Andreessen AI Will Save The World with Marc Andreessen and Martin Casado • • • Hilaritas Press Podcast Host/Producer Mike Gathers Producer/Engineer Richard Rasa 2024-02-231h 58

Hilaritas Press PodcastsEpisode 29: Scott Apel – writer, movie critic, and long time friend of RAWIn this episode, Mike Gathers chats with Scott Apel – writer, movie critic, and long time friend of RAW. Scott was the original editor and publisher of the new Hilaritas Press release of Chaos and Beyond: The Best of Trajectories. Scott also created Beyond Chaos and Beyond, which Scott describes in this episode. Links: Scott's Wikipedia page PKD: The Dream Connection Scott’s books Scott’s intros to “The Prisoner” Scott’s interview with Bob • • • Hilaritas Press Podcast Host/Producer Mike Gathers Producer/Engineer Richard Rasa 2024-01-231h 35

Hilaritas Press PodcastsEpisode 28: John Higgs on the KLF, William Blake, and Robert Anton WilsonIn this episode, Mike Gathers chats with writer John Higgs about the KLF, William Blake and Robert Anton Wilson • • • John Higgs' website @JohnHiggs on Twitter November 23rd announcement on Higgs’ upcoming book on Dr. Who Hilaritas Press Podcast: Host/Producer Mike Gathers Producer/Engineer Richard Rasa 2023-12-231h 34

Hilaritas Press PodcastsEpisode 27: Wayne Saalman - Aliens, UFOs, and The Journey Across ForeverIn this episode, Mike Gathers chats with novelist, poet, painter and song writer, Wayne Saalman, @waynensaalman, about aliens, UFOs, and more in his latest book, The Journey Across Forever, Links... Wayne’s Website Most of Wayne on Amazon More of Wayne’s books on Amazon RAW’s Intro to Dream Illuminati “Dreams of Flying” • • • Hilaritas Press Podcast: Host/Producer Mike Gathers Producer/Engineer Richard Rasa 2023-11-231h 50

Hilaritas Press PodcastsEpisode 26: Oberon Zell Ravenheart on Paganism, Polyamory, Wizardry, Unicorns and GaeaGenesisIn this episode, Mike Gathers chats with Oberon Zell-Ravenheart, about Paganism, Polyamory, Wizardry, Unicorns and GaeaGenesis. OberonZell.com GaeaGenesis book more at Amazon The Wizard Oz documentary Grey School of Wizardry Church of All Worlds “A Bouquet of Lovers: Strategies for Open Relationships” by Morning Glory Zell Green Egg magazine Wilson obit on Shea • • • Hilaritas Press Podcast: Host/Producer Mike Gathers Producer/Engineer Richard Rasa 2023-10-231h 13

Hilaritas Press PodcastsEpisode 25: Lon Milo DuQuette on RAW, Crowley, Magick, and TarotIn this episode, Mike Gathers chats with Lon Milo DuQuette. As Mike says, "it’s my great pleasure to chat with man who wrote the introduction to the new Hilaritas publication of Lion of Light; musician, teacher, and author of over 20 books on Aleister Crowley, Magick, Kabbala, Thoth Tarot, and things that bump in the night, Lon Milo DuQuette." Links: Lon's website Lon's active on Facebook Lon's tarot course Lon's books Hilaritas' Lion of Light • • • Audio clip of RAW at the beginning of this podcast from Robert Anton Wilson: Aleister Crowley from RAWarchiv...2023-09-231h 46

Hilaritas Press PodcastsEpisode 24: Richard Kaczynski on Aleister CrowleyIn this episode, Mike Gathers chats with Crowley biographer Richard Kaczynski, author of the recently updated Perdurabo: The Life of Aleister Crowley and The Weiser Concise Guide to Aleister Crowley. Lion of Light at Hilaritas Press Richard Kaczynski's website Perdurabo, Revised and Expanded Edition Panic in Detroit: The Magician and the Motor City The Weiser Concise Guide to Aleister Crowley In depth discussion with Richard on Crowley and entheogens • • • Hilaritas Press Podcast: Host/Producer Mike Gathers Producer/Engineer Richard Rasa Engineer/Producer Ryan Reeves 2023-08-231h 04

Hilaritas Press PodcastsEpisode 23: Rev. Ivan Stang, co-founder of the Church of the SubgeniusEpisode 23: Rev. Ivan Stang In this episode, Mike Gathers chats with the Rev. Ivan Stang of the Church of the Subgenius. Links: Subgenius.com Subgenius Membership - Praise Bob! JR "Bob" Dobbs & the Church of the SubGenius documentary: Arise! The Subgenius Movie Arise! The Subgenius Movie on Roku Robert Anton Wilson Preaches for "Bob" Rev Ivan Stang Interviews Robert Anton Wilson • • • Hilaritas Press Podcast Host/Producer Mike Gathers Producer/Engineer Richard Rasa Engineer/Producer Ryan Reeves 2023-07-231h 20

Hilaritas Press PodcastsEpisode 22: Mariana Pinzon on ChaoSurfing the Eight CircuitsIn this episode, Mike Gathers chats with Mariana Pinzon on ChaoSurfing the eight circuits of consciousness with color magick. www.chaosurfing.rocks study.chaosurfing.rocks t.me/chaoSurfing Insta:chaosurfer23 Hilaritas Press Podcast: http://www.hilaritaspress.com/podcasts/ Host/Producer Mike Gathers: https://linktr.ee/mgathers23 Engineer/Producer Ryan Reeves: https://ryan4reeves.wixsite.com/ryanreeves 2023-06-231h 48

Hilaritas Press PodcastsSebastián Marincolo on Cannabis as a Tool for Mind Enhancement – Bonus EpisodeIn this bonus episode, Host Mike Gathers talks with philosopher and author Sebastián Marincolo about his new book from Hilaritas Press: Elevated: Cannabis as a Tool for Mind Enhancement. • • • Learn more about the book at Hilaritas Press: http://www.hilaritaspress.com/portfolio-item/elevated-cannabis-as-a-tool-for-mind-enhancement/ Sebastián Marincolo's website: https://www.sebastianmarincolo.de/en/books/ 2023-05-301h 10

Hilaritas Press PodcastsEpisode 21: Nick Tharcher on Falcon PressIn this episode, Mike Gathers chats with Nick Tharcher of Original Falcon Press about Reichian Therapy and tales from Falcon Press and other things. The Original Falcon Website: http://originalfalcon.com/ Reichian Therapy for Home Use by Jack Willis: https://reichiantherapy.info/book%20in%20pdf/Reich%20home%20Book.pdf Reichian books by Dev Sandberg: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Devaraj-Sandberg/author/B06XSYCDWM Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute:https://sensorimotorpsychotherapy.org/ Somatic Experiencing International: https://traumahealing.org/ Hilaritas Press Podcast: http://www.hilaritaspress.com/podcasts/ Host/Producer Mike Gathers: https://linktr.ee/mgathers23 Eng...2023-05-231h 32

Hilaritas Press PodcastsKevin Kelly – Senior Maverick at Wired offers Excellent Advice for Living – Bonus EpisodeIn this episode, Mike Gathers chats with Senior Maverick at Wired, author of the bestseller book, The Inevitable, Cool Tool maven, Recomendo chief, Asia-fan, and True Film buff, Kevin Kelly (@kevin2kelly) on his new book, Excellent Advice for Living, Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier, artificial intelligence, and more in this special episode of the Hilaritas Podcast. Links... • Excellent-Advice-Living: https://www.amazon.com/Excellent-Advice-Living-Wisdom-Earlier/dp/0593654528 • The Inevitable: https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0525428089/ • TED: The future will be shaped by optimists: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrqB...2023-04-2956 min

Hilaritas Press PodcastsEpisode 20: Zach WestHilaritas host Mike Gathers (@mgathers23) chats with musician and Chaos magickian Zach West, @ZachWest23, about Probability Engineering and his Eight Circuits of Music in Episode 20 of the Hilaritas Podcast. #RobertAntonWilson #ChaosMagick 2023-04-231h 33

Hilaritas Press PodcastsBonus Episode: Gregory Arnott on RAW’s ”The Walls Came Tumbling Down”In this bonus episode, Mike Gathers chats with Gregory Arnott about The Hilaritas Press release of Robert Anton Wilson’s screenplay, "The Walls Came Tumbling Down." This new edition features a new foreword by Gregory Arnott, a new afterword by Bobby Camblell and Alan Moore’s Eulogy for Robert Anton Wilson. The Walls Came Tumbling Down at Hilaritas Press: http://www.hilaritaspress.com/portfolio-item/the-walls-came-tumbling-down/ Jechidah: at the expense of the particular https://dovestamemoria.blogspot.com 2023-03-311h 01

Hilaritas Press PodcastsEpisode 19: Eric Wagner on Ezra PoundIn this episode, Mike Gathers chats with Eric Wagner about poet and critic Ezra Pound. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/06/09/the-pound-error https://rawilsonfans.org/the-ideogrammatic-method-weekly-assignments/ https://rawilsonfans.org/commentary-on-the-cantos-of-ezra-pound/ Hilaritas Press Podcast: http://www.hilaritaspress.com/podcasts/ Host/Producer Mike Gathers: https://linktr.ee/mgathers23 Engineer/Producer Ryan Reeves: https://ryan4reeves.wixsite.com/ryanreeves 2023-03-231h 00

Hilaritas Press PodcastsEpisode 18: Sascha Engel on “Breaking the Alphabet”In this episode, Mike Gathers chats with Sascha Engel about the themes of his book, Breaking the Alphabet and the tyranny of the written word. Breaking the Alphabet Keep an eye out for a forthcoming release from Little Black Cart Sascha’s website To contact Sascha directly: uncivletters@gmail.com Sign up for Sascha’s newsletter • • • Hilaritas Press Podcast Host/Producer Mike Gathers Producer/Engineer Richard Rasa Engineer/Producer Ryan Reeves 2023-02-231h 13

Hilaritas Press PodcastsBonus Episode: RAW Politics with Bobby CampbellIn this bonus episode, host Mike Gathers chats with RAW-o-phile Bobby Cambell on TSOG, The Thing That Ate the Constitution and RAW Politics. Hilaritas release of TSOG: https://www.hilaritaspress.com/portfolio-item/tsog-the-thing-that-ate-the-constitution-and-other-everyday-monsters/ The TSOG Interviews with Lance Baushcer: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5D4C1005DFFCE7DA A discussion on the title TSOG and links to “the Twitter thread”: http://www.rawillumination.net/2021/05/is-tsog-bad-title.html?m=1 “Left and Right: A Non-Euclidean Perspective” https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/robert-anton-wilson-left-and-right-a-non-euclidean-perspective Hilaritas Press Podcast: http://www.hilaritaspress.com/podcasts/ Host/Producer Mike Gathers: https://linktr.ee/mga...2023-02-111h 04

Hilaritas Press PodcastsEpisode 17: Wayne Price on Petr KropotkinIn this episode, we chat with prolific anarchist writer Wayne Price on Peter Kropotkin. Kropotkin’s “Anarchist” essay from Britannica: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/petr-kropotkin-anarchism-from-the-encyclopaedia-britannica Wayne Price at the Anarchist Library: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/category/author/wayne-price Wayne at Anarkismo: https://www.anarkismo.net/newswire?author_name=Wayne%20Price“Kropotkin and War - Today”: https://www.anarkismo.net/article/32683 “Illuminating Discord: An interview with Robert Anton Wilson” http://clevelandokie.blogspot.com/2011/04/editors-note-this-interview-with-robert.html Hilaritas Press Podcast: http://www.hilaritaspress.com/podcasts/ Host/Producer Mike Gathers: https://linktr.ee/mgathers23 Engineer/Producer Ryan Reeves: https...2023-01-2359 min

Hilaritas Press PodcastsEpisode 16: Oz Fritz on the intersection of Crowley and Joyce in RAW’s fictionIn this episode, host Mike Gathers chat's with underground sound engineer Oz Fritz on the deeper influences of Aleister Crowley and James Joyce on Robert Anton Wilson’s fictional prose. RAWIllumination.net’s Tom Jackson interviews Oz and includes a detailed bio of Oz’s sound career. Oz’s blog and his essay Robert Anton Wilson: Transmission of Baraka - Oz’s album of recordings from around the world. Liner notes. Oz’s plays himself in a brief cameo in Les Claypool’s Jam Band mockumentary Electric Apricot. (movie trailer) Hilaritas Press Podcast Host/Producer Mike Gathers ...2022-12-231h 24

Hilaritas Press PodcastsEpisode 15: Jimmy and Rob on Claude ShannonIn this episode, I chat with biographers Rob Goodman and Jimmy Soni about Claude Shannon. A Mind at Play: the book "11 Life Lessons From History’s Most Underrated Genius" "Claude Shannon, the Las Vegas Shark" "One of the fathers of modern computing used this 6-step process to solve any problem" biographer Jimmy Soni's website The Bit Player (movie) Hilaritas Press Podcast Host/Producer Mike Gathers Engineer/Producer Ryan Reeves 2022-11-2359 min

Hilaritas Press PodcastsEpisode 14: Andrew McLuhan on Marshall McLuhanIn this episode, I chat with Andrew McLuhan, director of the McLuhan Institute, about his grandfather, Marshall McLuhan. Andrew at Gray Area Self paced course on Understanding Media, Part 1 The McLuhan Institute Youtube Channel McLuhan, Auden, and Fuller The Playboy Interview with Marshall McLuhan, 1969 “Notes on Burroughs” by Marshall McLuhan Hilaritas Press Podcast Host/Producer Mike Gathers Engineer/Producer Ryan Reeves 2022-10-231h 33

Hilaritas Press PodcastsEpisode 13: Lionell Snell on Magical ThinkingIn this episode, we chat with magician, author, and youtuber Lionell Snell, aka Ramsey Dukes, about magical thinking. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-NwOu0WV5Qd_U4zOP33sw https://www.amazon.com/Ramsey-Dukes/e/B001JP7UKI http://ramseydukes.co.uk/ Hilaritas Press Podcast: http://www.hilaritaspress.com/podcasts/ Host/Producer Mike Gathers: https://linktr.ee/mgathers23 Engineer/Producer Ryan Reeves: https://ryan4reeves.wixsite.com/ryanreeves 2022-09-231h 22

Hilaritas Press PodcastsEpisode 12: Eric Wagner on Beethoven and RAWIn this episode, we chat with teacher, author, and RAW scholar Eric Wagner on Beetoven and Robert Anton Wilson. Eric's book, Insider's Guide to Robert Anton Wilson Eric's blogs Hilaritas Podcast Host/Producer Mike Gathers Engineer Ryan Reeves 2022-08-231h 26

Hilaritas Press PodcastsEpisode 11: Phil Farber on Magick, NLP, Crowley & RAWIn this episode, we chat with Meta-Magician Philip Farber on Magick, NLP, Crowley & Robert Anton Wilson. Phil is the author of several books, including "High Magick, a guide to Cannabis in Ritual and Mysticism. He’s also a regular speaker at the Starwood Festival and other events. Phil's website Meta Magick Phil's books on Amazon • • • Hilaritas Press Podcast: Host/Producer Mike Gathers Producer/Engineer Richard Rasa Engineer/Producer Ryan Reeves 2022-07-231h 07

Hilaritas Press PodcastsEpisode 10: Jesse Walker on Chapel PerilousIn this episode, we chat with Jesse Walker, author of The United States of Paranoia: A Conspiracy Theory and Rebels on the Air: An Alternative History of Radio in America. IN AMERICA. He is an editor at Reason magazine, and he lives in Baltimore. Jesse on Twitter “Cult Country” essay articles from Reason.com Jesse's books on Amazon Hilaritas Podcast Host/Producer Mike Gathers Engineer Ryan Reeves “In researching occult conspiracies, one eventually faces a crossroad of mythic proportions (called Chapel Perilous in the trade). You come o...2022-06-2350 min

Hilaritas Press PodcastsEpisode 9: Antero Alli and Chapel PerilousIn this episode, we chat with underground film maker, professional astrologer, paratheater ritualist, teacher, writer, forest walker, dreamer and no form engineer Antero Alli on Chapel Perilous, paratheater, and the Eight Circuit model. Antero Alli: Facebook Vertical Pool Productions ParaTheatrical ReSearch Underground Cinema Books and DVDs Rapper Mike's Eight Circuit playlist on YouTube • • • Hilaritas Press Podcast: Host/Producer Mike Gathers Producer/Engineer Richard Rasa Engineer/Producer Ryan Reeves “Chapel Perilous is a stage in the magickal quest in which your maps turn out to be totally inadequate for the territory, and you’re compl...2022-05-231h 09

Hilaritas Press PodcastsEpisode 8: James Joyce with Loic WrightIn this episode, we chat with Loic Wright on Irish novelist, short story writer, poet, and literary critic James Joyce, author of Ulysses and Finnegans Wake. Loic is a PhD candidate in 20th century Irish fiction and culture and an Irish Research Council Scholar, formerly of the James Joyce Center. "Joyce and Tao" - one of RAW's first two published essays, both sold on his 27th birthday. RAW essay on James Joyce and Ulysses RAW Essay: "The Celtic Roots of Quantum Theory" RAW essay on Ireland: "The Land Where Bulls are Pregnant" RAW on FW and Jo...2022-04-231h 00

Hilaritas Press PodcastsEpisode 7: R. Buckminster “Bucky” Fuller with Kurt PrzybillaIn this episode, we chat with inventor, writer, producer, and educator Kurt Przybilla on American architect, systems theorist, author, designer, inventor, critic of work, and futurist R. Buckminster Fuller. Kurt Przybilla invented Tetra Tops, the world’s first spinning top with more than one axis of spin, which were inspired by the works of Buckminster Fuller and have been featured in the New York Times, Popular Science, Baby Einstein, Child and Discover Magazine, as well as at the Smithsonian Institute. He is co-creator, writer and producer of the Molecularium Project at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute where he...2022-03-232h 28

Hilaritas Press PodcastsEpisode 6: John Lilly, MD with Graham TalleyIn this episode, we chat with flotation enthusiast, consultant, and publisher Graham Talley on physician, neuroscientist, psychoanalyst, psychonaut, philosopher, writer, and inventor John C. Lilly, MD, author of over 125 scientific papers and 19 books including Programming and Metaprogramming of the Human Biocomputer and two autobiographies, Center of The Cyclone and The Scientist. John C. Lilly, MD's delightfully antiquated web site Beliefs Unlimited - YouTube, pdf Our guest Graham Talley: http://www.coincidencebooks.com/. https://floathq.com/ https://www.floattanksolutions.com/ • • • Hilaritas Press Podcast Host/Producer Mike Gathers Producer/Engineer Richard Rasa Engineer/Prod...2022-02-231h 32

Hilaritas Press PodcastsEpisode 5: Kerry Thornley with Adam GorightlyIn this episode, we chat with writer and historian Adam Gorightly on the life, work and ideas of Kerry Thornley, aka Omar Khayyam Ravenhurst or simply Lord Omar, Jesse Sump, the Grand Caliph of California, and Ho Chi Zen; author of Zenarchy and The Idle Warriors; co-founder of Discordianism and co-author of the Principia Discordia. From AdamGorightly.com: Adam Gorightly has been chronicling fringe culture for two decades. His articles have appeared in nearly every 'zine, underground magazine, counter-cultural publication, and conspiratorial website imaginable. Bringing a mischievous sense of Prankster-Discordianism to the zany world of fringe...2022-01-231h 29

Hilaritas Press PodcastsEpisode 4: John Higgs on Timothy LearyA rising star in the field of clinical psychology in the 1950s, Dr. Timothy Leary published his book, The Interpersonal Diagnosis of Personality in 1957. Dubbed the "most important book on psychotherapy of the year" by The Annual Review of Psychology, Leary's research led to the development of Transactional Analysis, popularized by Eric Berne in his 1964 book Games People Play. Behind the scenes, Leary felt a growing dissatisfaction with the routines and predictability of 1950s middle class intellectual life. He had begun teaching at Harvard when a colleague told Tim about his experience with a psychedelic...2021-12-2351 min

Hilaritas Press PodcastsEpisode 3: Nicholas Murray on Aldous HuxleyNicholas Murray is a freelance author and journalist based in Wales and London. Born in Liverpool, he is the author of several literary biographies including lives of Franz Kafka, Aldous Huxley, Bruce Chatwin, Andrew Marvell and Matthew Arnold, five collections of poems, and two novels. His biography of Matthew Arnold was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year in 1997, and his biography of Aldous Huxley was shortlisted for the Marsh Biography Prize in 2003. His biography of Franz Kafka has been translated into nine languages. Nicholas Murray's home page Murray's Huxley biography ...2021-11-2349 min

Hilaritas Press PodcastsEpisode 2: Dan Lowe on Wilhelm ReichIn this episode, we chat with Dan Lowe about the life, work and ideas of Wilhelm Reich. Dan works as a counsellor, therapist and educator in London. He has been studying Reich since discovering him through Robert Anton Wilson over 25 years ago while at university. Dan’s clinical work as therapist is heavily informed by relational therapy and Reich’s somatic therapy. In this episode, we chat with Dan Lowe about the life, work and ideas of Wilhelm Reich. Dan works as a counsellor, therapist and educator in London. He has been studying Reich since disco...2021-10-231h 15

Hilaritas Press PodcastsEpisode 1: Institute of General Semantics Trustee Dom Heffer on Alfred KorzybskiFor our first episode we talk with artist Dom Heffer of the Institute of General Semantics about the life and ideas of Alfred Korzybski and the implications of general semantics on every day life. • • • Hilaritas Press Podcast: Host/Producer Mike Gathers Producer/Engineer Richard Rasa Engineer/Producer Ryan Reeves 2021-09-231h 40