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Bobby Campbell @bobbycampbell.net · 11d

Make sure you stay for the post credit scene :)))

Doc Sportello from Inherent Vice (movie version) and a drawing of Slothrop from Gravity's Rainbow - Caption: "Hello, Willa, it's me Tyrone Slothrop. Welcome to COUNTERFORCE." Found on r/thomaspynchon

Bobby Campbell @bobbycampbell.net · 11d

One Battle After Another is as good as everyone says

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Bobby Campbell @bobbycampbell.net · 11d

The OG adds some luminous color to the RAW / Pynchon discussion :))) open.substack.com/pub/overween...

Notes on Robert Anton Wilson and Pynchon's Vineland

The perennial enigma of influence or coincidence?

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Bobby Campbell @bobbycampbell.net · 12d

Just finished Vineland last night, what a rush!

Robert Anton Wilson @rawilson23.bsky.social · 12d

RAWIllumination.net: An 'Illuminatus!' reference in 'Vineland'? www.rawillumination.net/2025/09/an-i...

An 'Illuminatus!' reference in 'Vineland'?

Richard Nixon (public domain photo). From Illuminatus! : The real bread was in the Colossus of Yorba Linda Foundation, which had been succe...

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Wake in Progress @wake-in-progress.bsky.social · 17d

So much depends on a yellow tea stain spilled on a letter beside the original hen.

(This is the mindmap of our previous meeting. In our meeting today, the stain has grown even larger)

Art by Linda Lotiel

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Robert Anton Wilson @rawilson23.bsky.social · 27d

RAWIllumination.net: 'Tales of Iluminatus #2' close to being finished @bobbycampbell.net www.rawillumination.net/2025/09/tale...

'Tales of Iluminatus #2' close to being finished

Bobby Campbell reports that the second issue of his Tales of Illuminatus! comic book series will be out soon: "I'm very happy to announce...

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Bobby Campbell @bobbycampbell.net · 28d

LAND HO! The penultimate update on Tales of Illuminatus! #2 :)))
talesofilluminatus.substack.com/p/land-ho

Golden periscope peeking out of a blue sea on a beautiful day

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R.U. Sirius @rusirius.bsky.social · 28d

Ok the actual video. Reality Is Up For Grabs on Team Human with @rushkoff.com

R.U. Sirius: Reality is up For Grabs | Team Human Podcast w/ Douglas Rushkoff Ep. 334

YouTube video by Douglas Rushkoff

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Bobby Campbell @bobbycampbell.net · Sep 3

Forgot to post this! The TESTAMENT Reading Group rolls merrily along :))) dovestamemoria.blogspot.com/2025/08/test...

TESTAMENT #5 Battle With the Anakim

LINK TO FREE WEB COMIC VERSION OF TESTAM ENT # 5 (NSFW) Quick reminder that TESTAMENT can get pretty explicit! Original solicitation copy ...

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Bobby Campbell @bobbycampbell.net · Aug 28

If you’re surfing the Pynchon wave @pquadrino.bsky.social’s Counterforce piece is a must read :)))

Robert Anton Wilson @rawilson23.bsky.social · Aug 28

RAWIllumination.net: PQ on Pynchon www.rawillumination.net/2025/08/pq-o...

PQ on Pynchon

PQ has a new post up about Thomas Pynchon , worth a careful read, here is the opening bit: "Back in April, a screaming came across the sky,...

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Bobby Campbell @bobbycampbell.net · Aug 28

I don’t want to jump the gun and say more than I shd, but I’ve read and very much enjoyed it! As someone who had never read any Bob Shea solo stuff it was very nice to get acquainted with his unique voice :)))

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Owlsley Fox @owlsley666.bsky.social · Aug 25

Justified Ancients of MooMoo 🙏

#discordian #eris #sacredchao #Subgenius #Disorganizedreligion

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Wake in Progress @wake-in-progress.bsky.social · Aug 16

Do you have a moment to talk about singularity, Oh Bringer of Plurabilities? That was our previous meeting, and now we are getting ready for more plurabilities to morra!

Art by Linda Lotiel

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Bobby Campbell @bobbycampbell.net · Aug 12

HBD RU! @rusirius.bsky.social :)))

Portrait of RU Sirius - Marker on mixed media paper

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Bobby Campbell @bobbycampbell.net · Aug 12

The Vineland reading group battles fwd! I show up in the comments w/ an update from Wildwood :)))

Archway sign on the Wildwood, NJ boardwalk: "You are now leaving the boardwalk of fame & happiness"

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Bobby Campbell @bobbycampbell.net · Aug 11

The return of the OG continues to delight and astound! I show up in the comments sharing a jewel from my correspondence w/ RAW substack.com/home/post/p-...

Perception, Editing, Cut-Ups: A Glancing Take

Why do we accept film editing easily, while literary cut-ups are still avant-garde?

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Bobby Campbell @bobbycampbell.net · Aug 6

Update! Salami has been discovered with great enthusiasm. The dog has become suspicious that there may be more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in his philosophy.

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Bobby Campbell @bobbycampbell.net · Aug 5

And guess what? It is a slice of cheese, and there's plenty more where that came from! After a couple days of this the dog decides life ain't so bad after all, becomes happy and energetic, gets adopted by some nice family, and lives happily ever after :)))

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Bobby Campbell @bobbycampbell.net · Aug 5

A lot of previously neglected/abused foster dogs pass through the house, all of whom do the exact same isolate in a corner move at first, and absolutely freak out when approached, like "all life is sorrow and suffering! Stay away from... wait, is that a slice of cheese???"

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Gabriel Kennedy aka Prop Anon @propanon.bsky.social · Jul 31

Spanish Language version of my book now AVAILABLE!!!
"La Capilla Peligrosa: Vida y crimenes mentales de Robert Anton Wilson" from Aurora Dorada Ediciones!!!
#robertantonwilson #discordianism #fnord #mustreadbook #biography
www.auroradoradaediciones.com/product/la-c...

La Capilla Peligrosa. Vida y crímenes mentales de Robert Anton Wilson

Lanzamiento: 23/05/2025 Edición en rústica, tapa blanda Colección Caronte 450 páginas (Aprox.) Autor: Gabriel Kennedy Prólogos de Grant Morrison y...

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Robert Anton Wilson @rawilson23.bsky.social · Jul 31

RAWIllumination.net: Bobby Campbell's comics convention, and 'Tales of Illuminatus' update (@bobbycampbell.net) www.rawillumination.net/2025/07/bobb...

Bobby Campbell's comics convention, and 'Tales of Illuminatus' update

Bobby Campbell reports a good turnout for his Wilmington Comic Fest, an event he held to on Maybe Day, July 23 (I boldfaced some news): "T...

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Bobby Campbell @bobbycampbell.net · Jul 27

Cool news! Terence McKenna's family has started archiving his work w/ an official online presence :)))
@terence-mckenna.bsky.social www.terencemckenna.com

Terence McKenna: "When we get the kind of internet we really want, we will have no internet at all."

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Robert Anton Wilson @rawilson23.bsky.social · Jul 26

RAWIllumination.net: Maybe Day links www.rawillumination.net/2025/07/mayb...

Maybe Day links

Maybe Day art from Brian Dean at RAW Semantics. Maybe Day was Wednesday, here are some of the pieces posted, if you missed them: Maybe Day...

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Bobby Campbell @bobbycampbell.net · Jul 25

Thanks much! The font is straight from the original cover :)))

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Bobby Campbell @bobbycampbell.net · Jul 25

I did cover art for the new edition of Robert Anton Wilson's "The Book of Forbidden Words" available now from Hilaritas Press!
www.hilaritaspress.com/portfolio-it...

The book George Carlin used for reference while writing his "7 Words" bit :)))

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