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Actually, what order is "there" is imposed on primal chaos in the same sense that a person's name is draped over his actual self. It is the job of the scientist, for example, to implement this principle in a practical manner and some are quite brilliant at it. The titles of the three volumes or parts the front covers were titled Illuminatus! Part III Leviathan refer to recurring symbols of elements of the plot. The Eye in the Pyramid refers to the Eye of Providence, which in the novel represents particularly the Bavarian Illuminati, and makes a number of appearances for example, as an altar and a tattoo.

In the trilogy it is used as the symbol of the Legion of Dynamic Discord, a Discordian group; the golden apple makes a number of appearances, for example, on the cover, on a black flag, and as an emblem on a uniform. Leviathan refers to the Biblical sea monster Leviathan, which is a potential danger to Hagbard's submarine Leif Erickson from the name of the Icelandic discoverer of America. Previously unavailable in English, High Magic II has been eagerly awaited by ceremonial magicians, mages, and Hermetic practitioners.

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Who so hath eyes to see, let him see; seeing, he shall perceive; perceiving, he shall understand; understanding, he shall know the mysteri. Perfect for students of the Western Mystery tradition who want an introduction to Rosicrucianism, with good resources for further study. Joseph Malik, editor of a radical magazine, has snooped into rumours about an ancient secret society that turned out to be still alive and kicking.

Now his offices have been bombed, he's gone missing, and the case has landed in the lap of a tough, cynical, streetwise New York detective. Saul Goodman knows he's stumbled onto something big - but even he can't guess how far into the pinnacles of power this conspiracy of evil has penetrated. Brimming with sex and violence - in and out of time and space - the three books of The Illuminatus! Trilogy are only partly works of the imagination. They tackle all the important cover-ups of our time - from who really shot the Kennedys to why there's a pyramid on the one-dollar bill - and suggest a truly mind-blowing reality.

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There is a hoofprint scorched into the floor, and the stench of sulfur chokes the air. When FBI Special Agent Pendergast investigates the gruesome crime, he discovers that thirty years ago four men conjured something unspeakable. Has the devil come to claim his due? The other, Diogenes, a brilliant and twisted criminal.

An undying hatred between them. Now, a perfect crime. And the ultimate challenge: Stop me if you can. His psychotic brother, about to perpetrate a horrific crime. A young woman with an extraordinary past, on the edge of a violent breakdown.

An ancient Egyptian tomb about to be unveiled at a celebrity-studded New York gala, an enigmatic curse released. Memento Mori. By using secret CIA parapsychology techniques for reincarnation based past life regression, they finally locate this treasure trove of ancient knowledge.

But this is not before a harrowing journey that takes them around the world. Now is the time to reveal the secrets, but a dangerous and unknown force is trying to stop their efforts. This thought-provoking and suspenseful reincarnation thriller may make you think about the world and events in a new and perhaps disturbing way. If you question or do not believe in the possibility of reincarnation, then simply read the Trilogy as an enjoyable book of science fiction, time-travel, zombies or Harry Potter.

Either way, it is fiction, so please sit back, sip on a cup of tea and enjoy the adventure. But the way all this pseudoscience, rumor, tall tales, adventures, etc are all whirled together, it makes you thirsty to follow each of those threads. The book keeps you spinning on its winding plot. This is the acid-trip version of Dune you never knew you wanted to read. The line is continually blurred between real facts and fiction, so much to the point you arent quite sure what you are reading is true or false at any given time.

Reading this book can give you paranoia. There is is just so much sheer creativity here - you can tell its a work of love. Speaking of which, theres quite a bit of graphic sex. This book has a lot of faults - just from the fact that pages was cut from the trilogy tells you that this book lacks some editing.

Certain conversations and plots are split throughout the entire book. The authors jump from character, perspective, from sentence to sentence and paragraph to paragraph.

It can be quite overwhelming at times. That being said , there is simply nothing else like this. Jesus on a pogo stick. Mar 22, Chumbert Squurls rated it it was ok Shelves: favorites , experimental , fantasy , conspiracy. There are two responses to the Illuminatus!

You either really love it or totally abhor it. The people who love it say it changed their whole way of thinking. They say that this series opened the door to a philosophical journey. The people who hate this book say that it's just a bunch of of nostalgic hippie hooey. I think it's somewhere between these two polar opposites. There is no plot. The characters are thinner than the pulp paper the book is printed on.

There are misogynistic depict There are two responses to the Illuminatus! There are misogynistic depictions of sex. The story switches perspective about every two pages without relevance. These details certainly seem like aspects of some drug-induced late sixties drivel, but don't be mislead, there are some really interesting conspiracy ideas hiding in the boorish, self indulgent text.

The complex interconnectedness of the multiple secret societies and head-scratching numerology are interesting concepts, but the tiring silliness and unconventional format keep this from being a fun read. There are great conspiracy novels. This is not one of them. View all 3 comments. Oct 10, Bran rated it it was amazing Shelves: loaned. Most all of the reviews I have read touch on the fact that it is a crap conspiracy novel and complain about the change in perspective without warning.

The reason why I picked up this book was mainly due to Discordianism, of which I am a big fan. It has lots of juicy sexy scenes and lines from the Principia Discordia littered throughout. This makes for a great read, to me. The rapid change in perspectives is one that I've never seen before and has piqued my interest in this book. I Tripppppppppy!

It ensures the reader is actually paying attention. Once you get used to time traveling and seeing through all of the characters' eyes this book becomes less of a pain in the ass and more of a mind trip.

I love love love this book so much and cannot wait to finish the second part of the Illuminatus! Jan 13, Ken Parkinson rated it did not like it. My advice to authors everywhere: "do not drop acid while writing a book. Nov 28, Trevor Durham rated it it was amazing Shelves: favorites , books-to-purchase , books-that-understand-the-world , books-that-understand-the-mind , stanek-recs.

The best comedy, conspiracy, paranoia romp ever written. My years of non-fiction reading, political studies, and off-the-beaten path literature have led me to this tale and all of my studies have paid off.

Understanding this epitome of post-modernism is a challenge, possibly impossible for those without dipping their toes into the alluded to Pynchon lore, Faulkner realism, Russian histories, and age-old tragedies. Robert Shea has blown me out of the water with his twists and turns through unre The best comedy, conspiracy, paranoia romp ever written.

Robert Shea has blown me out of the water with his twists and turns through unreliability of history, satire of conspiracy, the true way of paranoia. In a sprawling novel with enough insult to every conspiracy to be trustworthy, but the narration of a dolphin to take it away, you're left with little clarity.

Between the lines, Shea is dissecting every corrupt thought and throw-away rumor you could imagine with the cold logic and wit to make this honestly the best book I've read in years.

Sep 06, Keith Peck rated it it was amazing. It's got everything! Nuclear Weapons! Fernando Po! Singing Dolphins! Computer programming! Robert A. William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginserb! The Silmarillion! They might call me paranoid, but sanity is merely a state of mind. Aug 10, E rated it did not like it. As the book says itself, it's "a dreadfully long monster of a book The authors are utterly incompetent - no sense of style or structure at all.

It starts out as a detective story, switches to science-fiction, then goes off into the supernatural And the time sequence is all out of order in a very pretentious imitation of Faulkner and Joyce. Worst yet, it has the most raunchy sex scenes The book is simply poorly wrought. It's almost entirely As the book says itself, it's "a dreadfully long monster of a book It's almost entirely exposition and reeks of "zany for zaniness's sake" - which, as a goofy conspiracy satire I understand is the point, but apart from the fun Discordianism factoids it was never satisfying nor even funny its most unforgivable sin.

More than that, the scattershot narrative makes it a chore to read and there are plenty of typos throughout "Dealy Plaza", "wierd". I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone.

One of the most weirdest books I've ever read; it seems that Douglas Adams, Umberto Eco, Terry Pratchett, Dan Brown and others could be among the writers that have been influenced by it. It surely is something! Endlessly Spellbinding. Dec 31, Tadas Talaikis rated it it was amazing Shelves: atheism , bestnovel. I read it about 15 years ago, but remember nothing about exactly this one trilogy and want to compare RAW exactly other books to my current state of mind.

Let's analyze it. Example of such delusions. If I am pro human body transformation "transhumanism" , which is often taken as an "argument" that I am the member of some secret society, when actually much simpler explanation can hold true - I am pro, because it can make life better.

Those fears most often arise from lack of understanding of the area. But also they can sometimes guess something unimaginable right. But that also can be just a coincidence due to mutual idiotism. Mutual idiotism - when other party "The Order" don't know what they should know and as a consequence it appears like "evil doing". You should really try yourself to free from programmed and biased brain software to understand the joke :-D "Normal" common people have tendency to replace information they don't have with random B.

Other mentions, of course, include Alfred Korzybski and Timothy Leary. Where I had been without discovering RAW and trying everything out in the path of thought freedom? Heil Discordia, Apr 22, Nelson rated it liked it. This has to be one of the most difficult and strangest books I have read in my life.

The Eye in the Pyramid is a detective story where our detectives don't even know what they are looking for. The book is filled with references to almost every conspiracy theory in existence and all of them work as plot points. Names and references to places, individuals and events are thrown out the window at every page. It will make you look outside information for sure. The confusion doesn't end there either. T This has to be one of the most difficult and strangest books I have read in my life.

The story is told in 1st, 2nd and 3rd person and there's never a warning of when that changes are going to happen, it might happen in the middle of a paragraph you don't know!!!

The book is still entertaining but I don't think it flows well as novel or a narrative in general. It works better as an ongoing stream of consciousness discussion on this topics. All Hail Discordia. Jun 28, David rated it really liked it Shelves: genre , supernatural , alternative-history , crime , fiction , science-fantasy , fringe , 20th-century , genre-fiction , political-science. Always fun; always strange; always infuriating, but the gags, slang, and observations are beginning to become dated and forced.

If the reader can put themselves back into a '70s state of mind they'll enjoy the book much more. Don't expect much by way of plot, the book is more of a picaresque than a traditional novel and, on occasion, the philosophy gets in the way of the story.

I Always fun; always strange; always infuriating, but the gags, slang, and observations are beginning to become dated and forced. Recommended for the paranoid and delusional. Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars Apr 10, Mandy rated it it was amazing. Maybe sometime I'll get around to more of a review but, for now, I'll just say that before I read the next parts of this trilogy I have the undeniable urge to read this first all over again and map out every character, place, and literary or philosophical reference.

Nov 13, Aiden Heavilin rated it really liked it Shelves: genre-is-an-insult , experimental. At one point in this genuinely brilliant book, there is a list of authors who died under mysterious circumstances after revealing some part of a grand secret Lovecraft's mysterious demise after revealing Cthulhu and the Old Ones, etc. Earlier in the book, Pynchon's "The Crying of Lot 49" is brought up, with the Tristero Postal System hinted at as one possible faction of the Illuminati.

Later on, it is confirmed several secret societies utilize the postal system. There we have it: The reason th At one point in this genuinely brilliant book, there is a list of authors who died under mysterious circumstances after revealing some part of a grand secret There we have it: The reason that Pynchon keeps his head down, refuses to give interviews or even show his face! Paranoia is critical within Pynchon's work - That's because he wants to to be paranoid!

That's because he wants to understand just a hint of how bad things really are. And his reclusive nature is a sign, a warning, that he is to be taken seriously, that if, should he show his head, the great machine of conspiracy and greed might have him Nevertheless, the book presents an actually realistic view of how a secret society like the Illuminati might work, but then, immediately upon introducing that view, shatters it and proves it wrong.

Part of the fun of the book is deciding which of the several drug-fueled narratives is actually presenting the "real" truth about the Illuminati; each one gives a different account of its true power, purpose, and origins. Some of the book felt rather uncanny, given that it was written so long ago. For example, one of the characters expresses his viewpoint that the Illuminati is wrapped up within the Catholic Church, so that should their crimes be found out, they would make it look like the Catholic's fault.