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Musings from Robert Anton Wilson
Thursday, January 11, 2007
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Robert Anton Wilson Defies Medical Experts and leaves his body @4:50 AM on binary date 01/11.

All Hail Eris!

On behalf of his children and those who cared for him, deepest love and gratitude for the tremendous support and lovingness bestowed upon us.

(that's it from Bob's bedside at his fnord by the sea)

RAW Memorial February 2007
date to be announced

Posted by Robert Anton Wilson

1226 comments:

Doug said...

farewell.
January 11, 2007
nando said...

Farewell brother, father, sister, mother.

IAO!!!, 93,God speed, 23!!
January 11, 2007
Ryan Lawrence said...

I'm in the middle of watching The I In the Triangle right now. Decided to check if Bob had any words of wisdome for us today.

You're my only Hero, Bob.
You're missed already.

We WILL carry on your work.

If you by chance re-incarnate, please come back as something that can speak and write.

I'm going to pick out a star and think of it as you. And imagine you watching this crazy place, and laughing hopefully (meaning laughing with hope).

Good bye Robert Anton WIlson.
January 11, 2007
vogod said...

Good bye.
January 11, 2007
Monsieur Obscure said...

hail eris!

may you revel in the mysteries and all infinities

for eternities.
January 11, 2007
Christopher said...

I was just singing a song via IM to my discordian chum.

"You don't own me... I'm not one of your little toys."

I guess I was speaking about the human body. Its hard to talk about ownership on this planet when we don't even really own our own bodies. We lease them.

I think you got a pretty good ride out of your vessel, Bob.

Thanks for making sense of Leary's 8 brain-circuit model. Thanks for teaching me about the Illuminati without making me despair and succumb to black helicopter moments of paranoia.

Thanks for all the models and the ability to smash and reshape my own.

Peace the Spork out!
January 11, 2007
joseph said...

good bye
January 11, 2007
Billy Beck said...

"French Canadian Bean Soup!"
January 11, 2007
Paul Feazey said...

"Unto Robert from whose eyes the veil of life hath fallen may there be granted the accomplishment of his true Will; whether he wills absorption in the Infinite, or to be united with his chosen and preferred, or to be in contemplation, or to be at peace, or to achieve the labour and heroism of incarnation on this planet or another, or in any Star, or aught else, unto him may there be granted the accomplishment of his will; yea, the accomplishment of his will."

Farewell...

LAShTAL
January 11, 2007
Timmy Mac said...

Farewell, and thank you.
January 11, 2007
R. M. McGrath said...

Thank you for your inspiration.
FNORD!
January 11, 2007
JWL said...

I'll make sure to take some time tonight listening to Bob speak to us from Sirius....

Travel well, Bob. Oh, and thanks....
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

Thank you for sharing everything you have throughout the years... I am glad your last days were spent in relative peace and comfort... we'll be seeing you again...
January 11, 2007
Fenwick K. Rysen said...

"And so it is that we, as men, do not exist until we do; and then it is that we play with our world of existent things, and order and disorder them, and so it shall be that non-existence shall take us back from existence and that nameless spirituality shall return to Void, like a tired child home from a very wild circus."

--Principia Discordia, pg 00058

Thanks for being a part of the circus, Bob; it was an awfully impressive act.
January 11, 2007
Mark said...

Thank you for being a wonderful teacher and inspiration in my life. You made the world a better place.
January 11, 2007
Rasa said...

My brother, you were like a father to me. I will sorely miss our conspiratorial whispers, our grins, our sips of Jameson's, our puffs on the balcony, nodding to the Buddha and staring out to sea.

Love eternal. Dove Sta Memora.
January 11, 2007
Melody said...

This is very odd, because about a half hour ago, I knew Bob had gone on. I knew it. I felt compelled to check the website. And here it is, and on 1/11, too.

Bob is on to the greatest mystery now. How's the old hymn go -- the one who goes is happier than those he leaves behind.

To Bob's family and all those who cared for the man who gave us all so much, thank you. Please take care of yourselves. And let us all know what we may do to help you.
January 11, 2007
Vanessa said...

Farewell my friend and Godspeed.

:(
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

I looked up this blog site for the first time today after finishing my fourth reading of 'Cosmic Trigger I'. WOW!
Even though you're now kickin' it up somewhere in the tunnel down the hall, I'll be seeing you....

Mark
January 11, 2007
Phil Norman said...

Thanks for everything. My heart aches with joy.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

Bye Robert,

You'll never know the lives you have touched and the eyes you have opened.
January 11, 2007
danny o'b said...

See you after the circus, Bob
January 11, 2007
Steven Stwalley said...

Goodbye, Bob... thanks again for all the intelligence and laughs. May Eris be with you wherever you are.
January 11, 2007
David Biedny said...

Bob,

Until we meet again...

Be in Peace.

Condolences to his family.
January 11, 2007
Zack said...

Rest in peace. Bob has influenced me more than any other single person, and I know I'm not alone.
January 11, 2007
Adam said...

I can say without hesitation that Robert Anton Wilson's writings changed my life. I regret that I only got to see him speak once (about 15 years ago at the Masons Temple in Santa Monica).

Goodbye, Bob. Thanks for opening my third eye. ;-)
January 11, 2007
Jack Henry said...

Farewell Beloved Satellite

I'm cut up, and yet happy.
I'm crying, and yet content.
Eternal love and gratitude to you Bob; and love and support to all the family and carers.

Dove Sta Memora
January 11, 2007
JOE said...

See you in the next life, its been fun. You will be remembered forever.
January 11, 2007
missionblvd.com said...

"The Illuminatus Trilogy" immanentized my Eschaton. Hail Eris!
January 11, 2007
tekpagan said...

So long Bob
Ewige Blumenkraft!
January 11, 2007
Dakota said...

Ta, Bob.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

Sail bonnie ship like a bird on the wing onward the sailors cry, carry the lad that's born to be king over the sea to Skye. Loud the wind howels, loud the waves roar, thunderclaps rend the air, baffled our foes, stand by the shore, follow they will not dare. Though the waves heave, soft will ye sleep, ocean's a royal bed, rocked in the deep, Flora will keep watch by your weary head.

Robert you will forever be in my heart & mind, Kansha! Aho! Love, & comfort to Robert Anton Wilson's family, peace be with you all.
Tamara & Ishtar Rising
January 11, 2007
Reverend Brainfish said...

All Hail Discordia! :(
January 11, 2007
Rev. Jihad Frenzy said...

Praise Bob!

Oh, and that other "Bob", too. You know, whatisname, the dork with the pipe.

Yeah, that one.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

Thanks...
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

give the doggiez from Sirius a pat for me Bob

you are and will always be one of my heroes

peace

dave
January 11, 2007
MDB said...

Farewell teacher. I will continue to lend out your books to my friends to have them come back a little more enlightened, as always.
January 11, 2007
Baron von Hoopla said...

Bon Voyage Bob . . .

Give'm hell on the other side!
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

He's dancing, now, just beyond our sight.
January 11, 2007
Rudi said...

May your work Live On and Your Spirit Permeate the void.
Thanks for waking me up.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

Goodbye, you magnificent bastard. You join the ranks of Bill Hicks, Frank Zappa, and Hunter S. Thompsons: for decades frustrated malcontents like me will be saying, "You know who we really need now?" and thinking of you.
January 11, 2007
Stephan said...

Thanks.
January 11, 2007
Perilous said...

Cheers, old man.

Thanks.

Fnord!
January 11, 2007
John said...

Fare thee well, my friend.

See you on the other side.
January 11, 2007
BigHickey said...

You kept me thinking outside the box for most of my life. Farewell.
January 11, 2007
Armchair Anarchist said...

The only possible immortality lies in the respect of those still living - hence RAW will live on a long while yet in the hearts and minds of those who loved his work, as well as those who knew him personally. Bon voyage, Mr. Wilson.
January 11, 2007
Demian said...

Goodbye.

I'll see you when I see you.
January 11, 2007
Dru said...

Bye Bob. Guess it's up to us now. You'll be missed, but only because I have terrible aim.
January 11, 2007
The Editor said...

We'll set a place for you at the table Bob. There's always a place for you.
xoxoxoxo
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

See you in the next world, man.

I hope I will manage to read everything you ever published before I follow you. I'm still young, so I guess I'll manage.
January 11, 2007
dano said...

Thanks for the ride, man.
January 11, 2007
Dru'el the Chaotic said...

thanks for all the thoughts, Bob.
January 11, 2007
Mimi said...

Just yesterday Val and I read him all of Arlen's poems (posted on his site). The final poem was her haiku about death. It was a great comfort to him I think. Love Mimi
January 11, 2007
Ian W. Hill said...

Reality is what you make of it.

Hail Eris! All hail Discordia!

Thanks for the leads, Bob, I'm still following them in my own way.
January 11, 2007
Shawn said...

Farewell, sir, and thank you for taking the "is" out of my life.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

Thanks for the thoughts, the memories, the inspiration.... we will never forget, and we'll remember to not be sad, but hopeful, as you would have wanted
January 11, 2007
Frater Spiff said...

Much love and thanks for your serious jokes and funny wisdom.
January 11, 2007
Nysidra said...

Farewell.
You will be remembered.
Rest in happiness.
January 11, 2007
haeresis said...

..and you didn't even get to marry Brooke Shields. :-(
January 11, 2007
b.kane said...

Goodbye Grand CosmicCentral Admin.
Pleasant Trip o Journey...
The Stars seem shooting..or damn ma dewie eyes..

http://www.monkinstitute.com/

-there's an add on it, sayin'
'It's time to fly...'
January 11, 2007
dqueue said...

Farewell. Thanks for all your contributions to this life on Earth.
January 11, 2007
Veleda said...

farewell bob. May you be with Arlen, your beloved.
January 11, 2007
bandito said...

love is real
not fade away
January 11, 2007
Edward said...

I hope your next trip is as good or better than your last one.
January 11, 2007
Julia said...

Auf Wiedersehen, du lustiger Lurch, Heil dir, deinem Geiste, in Ewigkeit, Amen.

Die amerikanischen Hörnchen wandern wieder, so denn, ehret die Unkontrollierten.

mahola, bob
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

Rise in Peace olde friend
January 11, 2007
Alternate said...

Your work will last much longer than your body. Thanks for making a difference in my life.
January 11, 2007
Scott said...

Overall, there is a smell of fried onions.
January 11, 2007
Scott said...

Overall, there is a smell of fried onions.
January 11, 2007
Collin said...

Thank you for everything.

farewell.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

93 RAW. I never met you, and I know we'd have had some interesting stories to share. I'm quite proud to have shared your written works through my bookstore for many years.

Tom W
Other Change of Hobbit, in Berkeley
January 11, 2007
Keith said...

RAW gave me many hours of reading pleasure, and changed my whole view of the world.
I hope that whatever happens after death is cool, and that h's having a great time.
My best to his family and friends.
Hail Eris!, and watch out for the fnords
January 11, 2007
herr prof said...

Wotan better watch out.. Bob is here!
January 11, 2007
paniq said...

How dare you to die. :(
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

Good riddance.

Hey, SOMEONE had to throw an apple in here....
January 11, 2007
borsky said...

namu amidha butsu
to really love one must let go
go Bob and never turn back
like an arrow from a bow

thx for all the fnords, your tribe will keep the lasagna flying
January 11, 2007
skippy said...

god speed, robert. you will be missed.

i am glad to have read your works.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

Happy trails to you until we meet again.
Happy trails to you, keep smilin' until then.
Who cares about the clouds when we're together?
Just sing a song and bring the sunny weather.
Happy trails to you 'till we meet again.

-- Hecateuse Eva Maria Discordiana, Midwest Discordian Ministry Assembly
January 11, 2007
Chris said...

thanks
January 11, 2007
Will said...

Hail Eris

thanks for helping me squeege my third eye

Hope you packed a toothbrush

Hail Eris

Peace Love and Disco,
Will
January 11, 2007
magnus said...

"How dare you to die. :("
you said it, paniq!
January 11, 2007
jher said...

Chao, baby.
January 11, 2007
dannyglix said...

poor raw, that blows.
January 11, 2007
Jason said...

Damn. You're one of my heroes, Bob. I'd hoped to meet you someday.

Perhaps I still will.
January 11, 2007
Chris M said...

Thank you for showing me ways.

Will catch up with you some other time.

Take care.
January 11, 2007
confusa said...

One of the last great visionaries of our time. The world sorely needs more RAWs.
January 11, 2007
Brad said...

Thank you for everything, Bob.

See ya soon enough...
January 11, 2007
criss said...

Eris reclaims her own at last

So long,Bob. Thanks for the universe.
January 11, 2007
Christine said...

Say hi to St. Peter for me, Bob, and keep all those angels on their toes.

Thank you for being part of this world.

Hail Eris!
January 11, 2007
jh said...

In the words of William Burroughs -

It ain't no sin
To take off your skin
And dance around in your bones...

Farewell fella,
john higgs
January 11, 2007
redjenn93 said...

You will always be missed.

Thank you for all the good you have done for the world.
January 11, 2007
Josh Franklin said...

wow, just wow. . .
January 11, 2007
Adam said...

Thanks for inspiring me, and helping to illuminate the path. Mahalo and farewell.
January 11, 2007
Hobbs von Wackamole said...

Bob was an inspiration, and a great thinker. The world gained so much from him, and we've all lost something.
January 11, 2007
Mike Calder said...

Thanks for your writing. You opened my mind to quite a few ideas in your time, and always with humour and humanity.

Quite an act to follow.

23.
January 11, 2007
-Logan- said...

Take it easy, Bob.

Good to know you.

Thanks again.
January 11, 2007
Nothus said...

Thanks for the "Trip"!!!
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

i think i just felt the world get stupider.

love.
January 11, 2007
Jules said...

Farewell man.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

hail eris, thank you for opening and changing my life!!!!!!!!!!!!!

you will be missed by many

fnord
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

GoodBye Bob
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

23 is the key.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

You changed my life with Scroedinger's Cat. Thank you very much.
GoodBye...
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

Fnord.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

We'll keep up the fight!

Cya on the other side.

-Myke
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

Say hi to jpc for me!
January 11, 2007
Abhijit Shylanath said...

Goodbye, bob. See you soon. I hope you get your pleasant meal up there.
January 11, 2007
Ric said...

Farewell and Thank you
January 11, 2007
Ric said...

Farewell and Thanks!
January 11, 2007
Joe said...

Listen, uh - I just want to say thanks.
So...thanks. Thanks for all the presents.
Thanks for introducing me to the Chief.
Thanks for putting on the feedbag. Thanks for going all out.
Thanks for showing me your Swiss Army knife ... and uh - thanks for letting me autograph your cast.

Thanks for the memories of the future. -jzp
January 11, 2007
Alex said...

bye bob. love ya
January 11, 2007
Mike Didj said...

.
January 11, 2007
Jay Lee said...

All Hail Eris!
All Hail Discordia!
January 11, 2007
M. Watts said...

Joyce, Crowley and Jung now have a fourth for bridge. Hail Eris, and farewell!
January 11, 2007
hemlock_martini said...

So long, and thanks for all the fnords...

You'll be missed dearly.
January 11, 2007
Brian said...

Please let us know how it goes out there as your voyage continues on.
January 11, 2007
dB said...

Alas, another true hero falls...

You will be mourned.

Hail Eris.
January 11, 2007
Scott said...

Thanks for everything.

Welcome home!
January 11, 2007
Linda said...

Farewell and godspeed on the next big part of your journey. It was a privilege to have met you.
January 11, 2007
Mark Givens said...

Goodbye, Bob. Thanks.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

RIP RAW
January 11, 2007
venus delle stanze da bagno said...

i think it's ridiculous to left messages for dead people on their blogs, but i can't fight the feeling of 'LOSING' a professor. i'm speechless, even knowing he's ok.

and let's thrown a discordian party, he would love that ((=

FNORD GALERE!
January 11, 2007
Renazzle said...

You will be missed.

"Bullshit makes
the flowers grow
& that's beautiful."

Fnord.
January 11, 2007
Michael said...

Good bye, you were one of those who inspired my life. You will be missed.

Michael from Vienna, Austria
January 11, 2007
Pope Richard Corey said...

So Long, Pope Wilson. You made me who i am. I hope that you Mindfuck the underworld.
January 11, 2007
PK and J said...

goodbye RAW. thank you graciously.
January 11, 2007
Telarus, KSC said...

And another of Her crazy luminous gifts retires to Limbo. Hope to see you there, Bob. I'll buy you a spliff and a drink.

Namaste,
-Telarus, KSC
January 11, 2007
philolog said...

FAREWELL AND ALL HAIL ERIS!
January 11, 2007
Darren said...

Thanks for getting me stoned that time with Timothy Leary. Bon voyage!
January 11, 2007
Jeremy said...

all hail discordia and a great man and teacher.

he's missed already!

be well Bob, you showed me paths, and for that I thank you!
January 11, 2007
Elisha Grey said...

OffOn/OnOn Bob was going fast and is now gone.

So glad you were here to guide me.

See you.
January 11, 2007
Brian said...

thanks for the mind fucking. here's to a smooth transition to the next thing..
January 11, 2007
Steve said...

Send us a postcard Bob!
January 11, 2007
323ism said...

Fair thee well....maverick of the mind
January 11, 2007
Widgett Walls said...

Robert Anton Wilson was a verb and not a noun. And he still is.
January 11, 2007
Non-Local said...

If there's an afterlife, he and Leary are chatting it up already.

Bob spent his life illuminating the world one mind at a time. And, even though he's gone, those minds won't become dimmer.

But the world has lost one of its brightest flames... I'll drink one for him even though we never met.

Fnord!
January 11, 2007
helixx said...

your words guided me through some crazy times. 23
January 11, 2007
whidB65 said...

Thanks, man.
January 11, 2007
Kale Gans said...

Farewell to a great and kind philosopher.
January 11, 2007
Kebap said...

I knew something went wrong with karma police, when she sent me that text message telling me not to contact her anymore, but then again, what is the personal disturbance from losing one girl compared to planertary disturbance from loosing one great visonary?

Or put the other way around:
What is the pleasure deriven from exchanging worldviews, music, books, caresses and fun with one girl for some weeks compared to visionary notifying readers planetwide of worldviews, music, books, films and even more fun?

Thanks, Robert.

Thanks, everybody, who does the same.
January 11, 2007
Doc said...

Le RAW est mort. Vive le RAW!

Farewell, maestro.
January 11, 2007
Tim said...

Dear Robert,

I had the opportunity to meet you once in my life in person and this very private moment I will never forget.

Thanks for your shared thoughts and your invaluable contributions to mental sanity. We will keep the lasagna flying and you in our hearts.

Tim
January 11, 2007
High Priest Vasilis Azoth said...

I'd always hoped to meet you in the flesh some day. But I'm an east coaster, alas. I wanted to just say "Thank you". Myself, the 117 people who commented before me and countless thousands others owe you so much, we wouldn't be the people we are today if it wasn't for you.

I packed this one for you brother.

Hail Eris

p.s. being seeing you on sirius someday.
January 11, 2007
Shig said...

Cheers, mate. Enjoy the ride.
January 11, 2007
William said...

Thanks for the ideas, thanks for the words, thanks for the humor, thanks for showing me the approach I hope I can take when my own time comes. Goodbye.

Condolences to RAW's family.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

0111 = 7...where's the 5, bob?

thanks for helping me see the fnords.

every man and woman is a tsar. hail eris!!
January 11, 2007
The Odd Emperor said...

In omnibus requiem quaesivi, et nusquam inveni nisi in angulo cum libro
January 11, 2007
Zornhau said...

Farewell from Scotland.
January 11, 2007
isol8d said...

see joo on xday
January 11, 2007
Clark Nova said...

I feel a great disturbance in the force...

I assume you´ll still be checking your blog, so godspeed, Mr Wilson. Say hello to Leary and Mckenna and may you raise a glass with them in Valhalla.

Heartbreakingly yours,
Clark Nova
January 11, 2007
Tom said...

Ave atque vale, big lad. See you on the other side.
January 11, 2007
Malgrin said...

On a personal level, this week has been devoted to silly sounds... and somehow, I find that it is a fitting tribute to you.

I thank Eris that she rolled you in my direction.

Kallisti!!!!!!!!!!
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

Goodbye Robert. See you soon.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

Farewell from Austria.
January 11, 2007
Tom said...

dude, you finally did it! rock on, adios, see you soon, hasta la pasta & meatballs on the side. xoxox
January 11, 2007
KhaoSuN said...

Here death may deal not again for ever;
Here change may come not till all change end.
From the graves they have made they shall rise up never,
Who have left nought living to ravage and rend.
Earth, stones, and thorns of the wild ground growing,
While the sun and the rain live, these shall be;
Till a last wind's breath upon all these blowing
Roll the sea." - Charles A.Swinburne

Thank You Bob .....Goodbye!!!
23/93 .'. 418
January 11, 2007
steam-powered said...

Amor et hilaritas
January 11, 2007
sfdh said...

i did not visit this website for months. And now I have to read sad news.
Bob Wilson is already missing. He was a great teacher who did not deny that he was cosmic schmock.
Thank you Bob for all the ideas you gave us to ponder about.

Farewell
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

truly a dancing star has been born today.

farewell robert.
January 11, 2007
Wally said...

I can't think of anything to say but: I'm very sad today.
January 11, 2007
Dustin said...

Farewell, Bob! You will live on in those you inspired.
January 11, 2007
Kingfox said...

Farewell RAW. Thank you for all the great ways you've contributed to this world.
January 11, 2007
Ben said...

Everywhere the sane are going into mourning...

Thank you for teaching me so much, enjoy the ride!
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

The greatest adverture begins.Say Hi to Chopper23,Jim,Jerry,Tim and all the others we miss you all!
January 11, 2007
Gabriel said...

Thank you, Robert, for the Illuminatus! Trilogy at 13, and for Cosmic Trigger and Prometheus Rising at 33. Fare thee well, and may these bits speed to you, wherever you are. My children -- when they exist -- will know your name. -gabriel
January 11, 2007
Malach the Merciless said...

Farewell in your next journey, your humble servant Malach the Merciless.
January 11, 2007
Theo Paijmans said...

Saddened I say goodbye in deep respect to an author who has given me unforgettable hours and ideas to ponder upon.

From the Netherlands and my deepest sympathy to his family.

Theo Paijmans
January 11, 2007
Bookartist said...

And so the made form dissolves.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

Goodbye and thankyou
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

RIP RAW
No wife, no horse, no mustache
January 11, 2007
Maredith said...

thank you for your contribution to making this world a more creative place to live in. deepest sympathies to RAW's family, close families, fans, and future fans who have yet to discover the greatness of his works.

-maredith
austin, texas

hoping that people don't take themselves too seriously.
January 11, 2007
Lupa said...

Now you can have that pleasant meal. Hope you and Arlen have an excellent menu to choose from.

You're already missed.
January 11, 2007
pljones said...

Everything in the universe exists and will always exist. Everything stays unchanged through eternity. There is no before, now, later. Statis.

Or not. There is not "uni"verse, only a changing experience that we exchange between ourselves. There is no right or wrong, true or false, everything exists, nothing exists.

Or not.

The RAW Essence will linger.
January 11, 2007
MamaMoonie said...

Thanks, Bob. Your wisdom, wit, and activism will be missed on this side.
January 11, 2007
cavalaxis said...

Thank you for teaching me not to take everything so damned seriously. I will laugh and drink good whisky in your memory. And then I will write.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

I wish you excellent navigation in the bardos RAW, I wish you all the best wherever you are.

Farewell friend

http://corporate.skynet.be/zen
January 11, 2007
Nutrimentia said...

Fare thee well, Pope O' Mine.

Condolences to the world on this one. RAW was a man who really nailed that sucker. He knew everyone better than we know ourselves, even if he hasn't met you.

Let us never forget. And talk is cheap; it's all about the flax, right?
January 11, 2007
fool@dfw.net said...

we'll miss you
but we won't forget you
and we'll keep spreading your message.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

Enormous thanks for being your own dirty, freaky self. Be seeing you!

J. L. Grant
January 11, 2007
Kevin Evans said...

farewell & thank you.

-k
January 11, 2007
PeteG said...

Go get 'em Bob!
Ride that comet out of here!
January 11, 2007
gregory pleshaw said...

What the thinker thinks, the prover proves.

Now where's that quarter? ;-)

I have no single greater influence on my thinking than this man, other than perhaps my dad. And I got to discover at just that point in my life when everything was so damn dull (20) that it seemed like nothing could impress me. But he did.

love you, man....
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

My Teacher, inspiration, entertainer and guide. Your light will always live on. I will miss you...LGN
January 11, 2007
Sam said...

The planet misses you already. Your works mean so much to me and changed me in so many ways.

23 skidoo, Bob.

Shed a tear for the coming eschaton.
January 11, 2007
Honky-Tonk Dragon said...

Bob,

with your words you were more of a father and guide to me than my own dad, yet for some reason, I am struck dumb by this news. Thank you. You are already missed.

Somebody warn the gods, cause the afterlife will never be the same.
January 11, 2007
c. vermeers said...

i say again, you taught me to think. thank you.
January 11, 2007
postrodent said...

Mr. Wilson, I never met you but I already miss you. Your words gave me glimpses of things I never would have seen otherwise. Wherever you are, they better be treating you right.
January 11, 2007
nabi al-ek said...

Goodbye
Thank you for your inspiration.
Fnord!
January 11, 2007
Huey said...

a banana bag again (or a camel)
January 11, 2007
Creators and Manifestors, OPen Board said...

Hail to you friend.

Thank you for the Universe you unfolded, the great entertainment and making this world a little wittier and funnier.

We'll keep the lasagna flying and thanks for the fish.
January 11, 2007
Jason Scott said...

That money I threw your way when the call came out was some of the best money spent! Thanks for the ride.
January 11, 2007
kristian said...

Good bye bob ... you will be missed! You are welcome to reincarnate in my neck of the woods any time you see fit.
January 11, 2007
Eleri Hamilton said...

Send us some jujus from the Big Fnord in the Sky, man. Have a good trip.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

Oh and farewell on your new journey...
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

Thanks Bob -- you taught me how to live life as the art of playing games and helped me to learn the unbridled joy of creating and remixing my life in myriad ways.

I'll always be indebted to you for helping me, not in opening my eyes, but in helping me look out of them from a different angle.

Hope your journey hasn't ended and this part's an even wilder trip than the last 75 years were.... I'll drink a toast to you tonight. Cheers
January 11, 2007
John said...

So long and thanks for all the fnords.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

Thanks for all the books. Have fun on the other side.

-Darqchild
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

I have proof that this is all just a cover-up.
January 11, 2007
RJ said...

Bye.
January 11, 2007
Elías said...

Farewell, the only author whose originality, imagination and wit have truly surprised me.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

I've written in to several online news publications. It's only fitting that RAW should get an obituary as a tribute.
January 11, 2007
rmjon23 said...

Copious tears of joy for all you've given me and, by obvious extension, our kulchur. Your intelligence was/"is"...hyper-"real"! 35+ books, articles, recordings = Immortality...in some sense. Love and profound gratitude to you, oblivious?

-RMJon23
Berkeley
January 11, 2007
margaret griffis said...

thanks and have a good trip!
January 11, 2007
Tom Reynolds said...

Farewell, and safe travels. You changed my life.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

Enjoy your return to chaos...
January 11, 2007
Ezra Ravencroft said...

Namu Amida Buddha
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

I was never the same person after I read Prometeus Rising. Hope the next adventure is even better than the last.

Bon Voyage

Duncan
January 11, 2007
Sydney said...

I half expected you to check out on 1/23, but hey ... one third of 11:11 isn't so bad. I love you. I just do. Thank you for the wake up call all those years ago and laughing with me. Have fun trippin' the light fantastick!
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

Good night, sweet absurd prince. You shall be truly missed.
January 11, 2007
NmDrkAngl said...

what can one say... on an occasion such as this?

oh, I know.

Please pass the potatoes.
January 11, 2007
cadigan said...

I miss you already.
January 11, 2007
Pope Athos V said...

Five pounds of flax!
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

Well done, sir. Well done indeed.
January 11, 2007
Nashimiron said...

Hail Eris!

Hail Stones!

Run for cover!

Fare ye well, for the Well hast been fair to yee.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

May there is no snow in Shambala...
January 11, 2007
michael scarrett said...

Pleasant journeys Bob.
may the Company of Heaven honor you as a King among the Kings.
And the pasta keeps flying.
Godspeed.
January 11, 2007
Lumpyg said...

My Guide through Chapel Perilous is gone but his widom lives on.
January 11, 2007
Lan said...

Thanks for the enlightenment you've brought. Farewell, and may your journey continue in the light of stars.
January 11, 2007
Cathy said...

The circus just won't be the same without my favorite ringleader.

Take a ride on Comet McNaught on your way out, all right? And don't forget to write.

~Del
January 11, 2007
prophei said...

you will be missed forever.
enjoy the new journey

thank you for all you are and were
January 11, 2007
NeonCat said...

My condolences to his family and friends. He shared so much with us, including the example of seriously not taking ourselves too seriously.

I am glad that he is no longer in pain, that he is at rest, and if he is anywhere I hope he is truly joyous.

RIP, RAW.

NeonCat93
January 11, 2007
Andy said...

Several years ago, you helped me to put my brain to better use by showing me the fnords and who the Illuminati "really" are, and I will always be grateful to you for that. I hope that whatever part(s) of the multiverse may still contain your consciousness have a hell of a lot more Slack than this one does.
January 11, 2007
Rev. T. Monkey said...

Thanks for everything, Bob. May you be happy in whatever bardo you're exploring right now.

Until we all meet again, bless.
January 11, 2007
Erik said...

Thank you for mind-expanding hours of confusion, laughter and surprise while enjoying your books. You made me open my eyes.
January 11, 2007
leafy said...

Bye, Bob.

Even in dying you've shown me a better way to think about life. Thank you.
January 11, 2007
Hummingbird said...

Thanks for the levity amongst such a dour bunch Robert!
January 11, 2007
drjon said...

Good night, Uncle Bob.

Thank you again. We mourn.
January 11, 2007
Jesse said...
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January 11, 2007
Lev Lafayette said...

Now that was a life worthy of living.

It was a good trip. Thanks for everything.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

No ignorance and also no extinction of it,
and so forth until no old age and death
and also no extinction of them.

No suffering, no origination,
no stopping, no path, no cognition,
also no attainment with nothing to attain.

The Bodhisattva depends on Prajna Paramita
and his mind is no hindrance;
without any hindrance no fears exist.
Far apart from every perverted view he dwells in Nirvana.

In the three worlds
all Buddhas depend on Prajna Paramita
and attain Anuttara Samyak Sambodhi.

Therefore know that Prajna Paramita
is the great transcendent mantra,
is the great bright mantra,
is the utmost mantra,
is the supreme mantra
which is able to relieve all suffering
and is true, not false.
So proclaim the Prajna Paramita mantra,
proclaim the mantra which says:

gate gate paragate parasamgate bodhi svaha
gate gate paragate parasamgate bodhi svaha
gate gate paragate parasamgate bodhi svaha.
January 11, 2007
Amie said...

So long, and thanks for all the fish, buddy.
January 11, 2007
Bryan Delano III said...

A sweet "good morning" to you as you begin your next great whateveritis.

Thanks for everything, sir.
January 11, 2007
Bentley Scarton said...

12/31/06 was a date that will be remembered as the day I finished reading my first Robert Anton Wilson book, "Prometheus Rising".

01/11/07 will go down as infamy as I realized I can never count on a new book of this brilliant man to ever be published again.

Farewell and rest in peace, I am sorry humanity let you down!
January 11, 2007
Steve P. said...

Goodbye, Bob. Thanks for everything.
January 11, 2007
T said...

don't let the fnords hit you onthe ass on the way out...
January 11, 2007
Psyche said...

You did great. Goddess bless, Bob.

A bientot.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

kick ass and take names ;)
January 11, 2007
kwiksotik said...

Have good trip!!! And thanX for nothing and everything!!!
January 11, 2007
Bruce Kodish said...

I'm sorry for myself, sorry to realize that you're gone now. You have left friends, family, fans, who have memories and your wonderful writings.

So long, Doc. T'was good to know ya.
January 11, 2007
Jonathan Currie said...

Thanks for all the enlightenment Bob. You'll always have a place of honor on my bookshelf. Say hi to Tim for me! Fnord!
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

bon voyage bob, don't forget to send a sirius transmission -
January 11, 2007
Trevor J Wallace said...

So long. I cannot thank enough or ever pay you back for what your works have given me.
January 11, 2007
Christopher said...

Salute.
January 11, 2007
Jonathan Currie said...

Thanks for all the enlightenment Bob! You blew a big window open in my head. Say hi to Dr. Tim for me!

Fnord!
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

See ya, RAW.

Thanks.
January 11, 2007
Jesse said...

this reality "models" a dream... (inside a dream.. inside a dream..)

last night I finally met the Holy Guardaian Angel, harry the rabbit, my quantum self. I had some very psychic experiences, I was shown the other side, I was shown many aspects of the fabric of our reality. I was spoken to and through by my grandfather whose birthday it was, yet I did not know this until I was on the phone with my mother and I felt his presence his transmission of consciousness showing me things from the next stage, and the stages after that...

Then I felt.. somehow I knew RAW had passed to the next level. I didn't want to believe it, and I sure as heck doubted myself. Then I looked on this blog today and to my amazement, he has. It is very surreal, amazing, sad and beautiful. I'm still in shock. But now know, in much stronger terms then I would have ever felt possible that there is so.. so much more then we could have ever and will ever imagine or know. Bob is still with us, and we will all meet again. Everything comes back around. Just be (patient).

Though while we are still here.. in this seemingly physical realm.. let us pass on his knowledge.. let's save as many as we can

thank you so much Bob :)
you are love(d)
January 11, 2007
Mark Joyner said...

Bob, you changed my life perhaps more than anyone else.

What you taught me as a young man will stay with me through my whole life. Later in life, when I was able to befriend you, one of my heroes, it had an even more profound impact on me.

Your intellect was so staggering.

But Bob, you were one who would advise us not to have heroes, weren't you?

Well, that is my way of raising my fist in the air and demonstrating the true nature of the Illuminati (if I understood the parable).

You say, "Have no heroes!"

I stand, my fist raised in defiance and say, "You're my hero."

I am sure that in death, as it always is, your contribution will be better recognized than it was in life.

At the very least, here is one man who owes so much to you, saying it's so.

Enjoy the trip.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

Look to the west at sunset 5:30PMwst there is a comet that is not coming bach fo 10000 yrs.A fitting UNIVERSAL tribute to a UNIVERSAL man there is always TIME ENOUGH FOR LOVE!!!!!BFISH
January 11, 2007
Boris the Spider said...

RAW: More and more, as time passes, I realize more fully just how seminal and important your philosophy was/is to me. I keep coming back to it to break through the ice that keeps covering the watering hole in the cold, cold times. Thanks!
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

Rot in hell.
January 11, 2007
Sean said...

Hey. I thought you were great.
January 11, 2007
Eldon Trent said...

Shit.....

Thought, "must be a joke".

Dunno yet fnord could be just part of the inevitable chaos that follows his death am sure he wanted it this way.....uncertain.

Hail Eris, hail Robert Anton Wilson, keep watching for the Fnords.

Ewige Blumenkraft!
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

;(
January 11, 2007
eugene plawiuk said...

You were a hell of a Holy Guru. Don't Let them Immanatize the Eschaton.
January 11, 2007
Joscha said...

You have been one of the most important shaping forces of my view and understanding of the world, from history to quantum mechanics, systems' theory, religion and love. Ever transcending prophet of non-belief and intellectual independence, prometheus of the Aquarian age, my hero.

Good bye.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

Every Man is a Star,

Not everyman knows it.

Thanks, Bob
January 11, 2007
pippi said...

punchline???
January 11, 2007
Oystein said...

Thanks Bob, for screwing up my mind.

Stay free!
January 11, 2007
darius said...

I can't find words to name a place Bob lived in my life. But one thing I'm sure, it was somewhere in a centre of my being. So from this secret place I'm saying: Keep on goin' Bob! Let's unveil the final secret of illuminati and have fun of it!

Bob is dead! Long live Bob!

My condolencies to family. You were so lucky...
January 11, 2007
Tom Buckner said...

Bob, this time you've gone TOO FAR. First you tampered with our sense of humor, then you rearranged our reality tunnels, and now you've abandoned us in a section of the multiverse where the Dark Ages still continue. This act will not go unfunished. I think I'll go find a church and pee on the doorknobs.
----------------------------------

"A disciple is an asshole looking for a human being to attach itself to."
(crowd) "Oh, enlightened master, may WE be YOUR disciples?"

-- Bob, 'Reality is What You Can Get Away With'

Have fun stormin' Eris's castle!
January 11, 2007
Spörri said...

So Long

Thanks for rewiring my brains.
January 11, 2007
Robert said...

Happy Trails, and thanks for all the reality checks, and all of your writings...
January 11, 2007
arly said...

the world laments
the heavens sing
unto the stars
bequeath thy spirit

THE teacher has embarked
upon HIS great journey.
please remember to send us dafties
left on this rock a postcard
from Sirius!

Hail Eris!
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

You did good, Bob. Farewell.
January 11, 2007
srj said...

Thanks, and agape.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

spiral onward brother!
January 11, 2007
brian said...

Thanks Bob,
hail Eris!!
January 11, 2007
Jason said...

RIP RAW. Goodbye old chum. I'm sure you are having a great time whereever you may be.

Hail Eris!
All Hail Discordia!
Fnord.
January 11, 2007
Eris Siva said...

Have fun, and hope to see you soon dearest teacher. May blessings propel you into wondrous lands beyond those that we mortals can reach.

I wanted to write to you yesterday. Now I'm sorry I didn't.

Just know that your words and thoughts changed me into a person that I have always wanted to be. Although I never met you (yet), you mean the world to me.

Peace and rest, wise one...Peace and rest. But hopefully not too much of either. ;-)

Farewell
January 11, 2007
§cott Weitz said...

I first met Bob when I came to the Berkeley area in the 1970's & I took his Scientific & Experimental Magick class. What a mind-expanding experience those classes were! I will cherish the memories of those times forever. He was an amazing guy with an utterly hilarious sense of humor. As irreverant as he was, he was always very kind & considerate to the people around him. A very compassionate & loving individual, he redefined what it meant to be a Thelemite & always pushed the envelope to the hilt! He will be missed, but never forgotten.

Live from the Macworld Expo in S.F, §cott.
January 11, 2007
Pope Clifton said...

I knew it was coming, but damn.

Bob was probably one of the biggest influences on my life. Reading Illuminatus when I was 16 was one of the major forces which led to my reading Crowley (and John Lilly, and John Dee, and ...) as a teenager, dropping acid, and signing up with the SubGenii as soon as I stumbled on them. I suspect I'd be a whole lot less sane today if not for his books. Hell, I might never have resolved my authority figure problems, if I hadn't become a Pope!

Hail f'in Eris, and I'll miss knowing you're out there on this plane. Go raise hell in the next level.

93, 23, parasamgate, whatever.
January 11, 2007
Chester said...

good travels. you will be missed.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

You will be so missed Bob.

Life will be a less strange without you...

Hail Eris!

PBK
January 11, 2007
wetwebwork said...

Adios and thank you. It was fun.
January 11, 2007
pahool said...

I hope being dead doesn't slow you down any.

You will be missed...
January 11, 2007
Lesley said...

It is hard to add anything to everything that has already been said, but he will be missed greatly! He is traveling the vast universe now and I would imagine extremely enjoying it.
January 11, 2007
Krafty23 said...

This one really chokes me up! hail eris!
you will never be forgotten!
sad sad day!
January 11, 2007
Doc Gloom said...

Goodbye Bob. The set of keys you gave me continues to open locks in the strangest places. I promise not to waste them.
January 11, 2007
Josi said...

You changed my life by teaching me that reality is elastic and perspective is everything.

I could write the formulas before I read you, but it was you, and not Einstein, that taught me relativity.

Fare you well, Bossman.
January 11, 2007
Vajra_23 said...

Dearest Bob! - Goodbye to you: My life would be very, very much poorer without you and your immortal work! Especially your books "Cosmic Trigger" and "Prometheus Rising" were my first and most important maps on the psychedelic path - they were magic jewels to me. This planet will be a little bit darker without your lightful smile. - Thanks for all, Bob, I would like to thank you deeply from within! May your soul remain in Eternal Bliss!

:V.23:
January 11, 2007
PopeJaimie said...

Damn, Bob, we weren't done with you yet.

Hopefully one of your past lives pops up in 20 years or so and you start blowing minds again.
January 11, 2007
Yasue said...

Please Remove Shoes
Before Entering The
Next Plane Of Reality.

-Thanks. The Management.
January 11, 2007
om said...

Fare well. Enjoy the ride. Thank you.
January 11, 2007
Brian said...

Bob:

You remain in my agnostic prayers.

Brian Shields
San Francisco, CA
January 11, 2007
Walton said...

Have a good trip.
January 11, 2007
aegisprime said...

It is rare that you can say that an author actually changed your life, but RAW was one I can wholeheartedly say it in truth.

You will be greatly missed, but your words will live on and continue to change people's reality tunnels.

Our thoughts are with you and yours.
January 11, 2007
Fun-da-mental and sexy online magazine! said...

I salute you!

RAW forever!!

Either we will find a way, or we will make one!!!
January 11, 2007
MalaKai said...

thank you
January 11, 2007
Mr. Mescalito said...

changed my life...

for the better...

thanks
January 11, 2007
Billy Verde said...

I miss you already, Bob. Godspeed...
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

loved him like an uncle he will be greatly missed along with his wisdom. good bye to a true hero.
reverend brendan
January 11, 2007
Jared said...

ALL HAIL DISCORDIA!!!
January 11, 2007
Pope Kentucky F. Chicken III said...

Bob, you are missed. Goddess be praised!

Only now will the world recognize you as the genius and bright shining space-time anomaly that you were.

May your time off the earth be as fruitful as your time on it. Rest in piece, frater.
January 11, 2007
Stephanx said...

Fejus amoos congratus...
All Hail!!!

~Sx
January 11, 2007
Jerry said...

Thank you Bob. Pleasant Journeys.
January 11, 2007
supes said...

farewell.
My condolences to his family and friends.
You're my only Hero, Bob.
for eternities.
Thanks for all the models and the ability to smash and reshape my own.
Thanks for everything. My heart aches with joy.
Be in Peace.
Le RAW est mort. Vive le RAW!
Chao, baby.
So long and thanks for all the fnords.
You did great. Goddess bless, Bob.

with love eternal
23skiddoo
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

goodbye
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

"Memorial February 07
date to be announced"

How fitting.
January 11, 2007
jaymoo said...

bob. :) thanks.

moo
January 11, 2007
heavyartillery said...

I will say only, thank you RAW
January 11, 2007
Rob Pugh said...

Eris damn it.

Much love Bob, wherever you are.
January 11, 2007
C said...

I can honestly say I owe a lot of who I am to RAW. One of the greatest minds of the 20th century and beyond. History will show him as one of the greats. I will always defend his honor and praise his contributions.
January 11, 2007
Mr. Mescalito said...

Book Junkie
(for R.A.W.)

One
line
at
a
time
he
shoots
for
the
soul
of
the
mind.
January 11, 2007
sevenveils said...

i echo everyone else's sentiments....

thank you for your work. you were a force of nature and reformed many personal realities. you will be missed.
January 11, 2007
Justin said...

I've only just discovered his books in the last few years and I've already learned so much. His words changed the way I percieved the world. Thanks and RIP.
January 11, 2007
wjbrown said...

you are a cool dude. thanks & pax.
January 11, 2007
Working Gringa said...

Bye Robert Anton Wilson. Thank Goddess we have your writing that will live on and continue to inspire, confound and delight. I'm sure you are thrilled to be joining Arlen.

We'll all see you soon.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

What a loss.
All Hail Eris!
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

307 fan's comments and no major Media attention yet...that's Bob for ya!
January 11, 2007
chris said...

This is hard news for those of us still behind, but he is in a much, much better place far from the weight of life.
January 11, 2007
Jerrod said...

Guns and Dope forever.

Good luck Traveler.
January 11, 2007
Sergey said...

?R???p???y?q??, ?Q?@?T - ?y ??o?N?????????u?s?? ????c???u???u?????r?y??e!
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

So long, Bob. My wife still blames the hives on you...
January 11, 2007
Loocite said...

Pleasant journey and thank you for stopping by in this plane of existence!
With love, Rachel and Abe
January 11, 2007
Folgsam said...

lucky bastard

you owe me five dollars
January 11, 2007
xenlab said...

I don't mean to mix metaphors, but...

So Long, and Thanks for all the fish!
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

Thanks RAW - much love to a man who helped shape my understanding of my world.
bez
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

Even when you know it's coming, you don't really know until it arrives.

Others have shared here some very beautiful and personal things in memory of you, Mr. Wilson. Indeed, you have left us a great legacy of lives touched and knowledge shared.

I wish I, too, could find the right poetry to say how grateful I am for the fact of your existence in this life. But then you were never like a poem to me. More like a mantra.

"Just do go ahead."
-George Dorn

Yeah. Thanks for all the brilliance you shed here, RAW. You changed me. May you shine on!
January 11, 2007
HolyChao said...

Hail Bob!!!

Thanks for Everything

HC
January 11, 2007
BrianDammit said...

Until next time...
January 11, 2007
mark said...

RIP Mr. Wilson
January 11, 2007
Bob said...

hi five, mr man.
on and unto the great beyond and other essays on madness.
kick god in teh nutz for me.
and I promise I'm not crying over yr ascendence or whatever the hell it ended up being.
a peck on the cheek for Arlen for me, if you will, I praise her infinitely for putting up with yr bullshit.
love, best wishes and other nonsense you might not ever experience.
fuck it.
I'm openly weeping and this doesn't fit with my standards of living.
you bastard.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

No one can ever replace RAW.

My thoughts are with his family and friends. Though we may have lost our beloved Pope, they have lost much more.

I will be flying my lasagna at half-mast for the next 23 days.

After that, watch out.

Tom W.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

Condolations to his family and friends from Oslo, Norway

Hail Eris, All Hail Discordia!
January 11, 2007
Neil' said...

Fare thee well Bob, great see-er and teacher, TO META THERION. You will be missed by every thinker and seeker, but we know your unbound mind journeys on. I often sleep in the bed that you slept in, the time I hosted you for a Seminar here in Newport Newsland of 23....") late 80s. I will meditate upon your presence.("I am getting ready to call my mother, who served us crabcakes and considered him very entertaining and thought-provoking. She says, sorry to hear about his passing. Right now, at work in ZIP 23666, heh. I am sobered. The rest of us must carry on the struggle for enlightenment and for a better planet.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

And its Time, Time, Time.....

See you later Bob..........

Tears dance in my skin, bones...
A Tango of illuminated bits of flesh...
spinning, spinning, spinning...

Bob's efforts exerting influence...immortalized...
January 11, 2007
Unquietsoul said...

Namaste Bob.

Your corporeal presence will be missed.
January 11, 2007
Floyd Hayes said...

With tears in my eyes I say thank you for the good times. You changed my life for the better and I'll see you on the other side.
January 11, 2007
Jonah Brownsmith said...

farewell my friend. you will be missed.
love,
jonah
January 11, 2007
Pope Eggs Benedict Arnold said...

Well done, old man. You've learned all that tattered old body could teach you. Time to mosey on to What Comes Next.

While your learning here may be complete, your lessons linger to teach those who come after. This is your legacy. All of us, who have been touched by your soul, and pass it on to whomever learns from us.

Into the out of.
January 11, 2007
Cameron said...

God bless you and your family, Bob. You did so much to help me and so many others to open our eyes to new ways of thinking and perceiving. Thank you for your good work. You will be missed. Rest in peace.
January 11, 2007
weis said...

Just another note from another person whose life was altered profoundly by RAW's work. I guess that says something - he hasn't even been gone a day yet, and already the list of people whose hearts and minds he touched is too long to read at one sitting.
January 11, 2007
Nicholas said...

Thanks, thanks for everything. Thank you for opening my mind, thanks for all the wisdom. Thank you for all the work you've done, thank you for all the help you've given to countless people, you've made a mark on me, and more people than you may ever know. I may have never met you, but you've effected my life more than any other person ever has, you have my eternal gratitude and thanks.

HAIL ERIS!
ALL HAIL DISCORDIA!
January 11, 2007
Bluefoo said...

Fare well in whatever awaits, thanks for your words and thoughts.

Hail our lady Eris, fnord fnord fnord.
January 11, 2007
H. Celine said...

Moksha!

Thank you for your unpredictable
information that injected so much humor and INsight into my sad, fear-ridden life.

I love you.
Thank you again
-D
January 11, 2007
yoram said...

farewell and good bye.
January 11, 2007
zaaa said...

Goodnight RAW, I hope you enjoyed your time at this wild circus.
January 11, 2007
Brock said...

Fuck Death! Bobdamnit!
January 11, 2007
look and find said...

my father gave me a copy of the Principia Discordia in high school. Recently I re-read Prometheus Rising.

For over half my life RAW help teach, shape and free my thoughts.

Thanks, and have a great time out there!
January 11, 2007
stupidBaby said...

Farewell ALternate Pope.
You're still with us in a myriad of reality-tunnels :)
January 11, 2007
Simon said...

Hail Eris!
And thanks for all the roadsigns.
January 11, 2007
Ghost of a flea said...

Thank you.
January 11, 2007
Jeff said...

You can't read this, so it seems odd typing to you, but I will make an exception in this case.

You are a great being that has improved everyone that you ever touched.

If there exists a word that serves the opposite purpose as "fnord", then imagine that I just typed it for you.

Hail Eris.
"Anti-Fnord"
jw
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

don’t forget to write. and say hello fnord to doug adams.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

A nice day to move on.

Today is Sweetmorn, the 11th day of Chaos in the YOLD 3173
January 11, 2007
Aram said...

Today the world, tomorrow the universe.

Thanks Bob!
January 11, 2007
Kid Happy said...

Thanks for caving in my brain and shifting my reality tunnel. I hope the worms enjoy you as much as we did...
January 11, 2007
Joel said...

To a life well lived.
Thankyou for you RAW.
You gave more to this world than you took. A rare spirit.
Ave atque vale
Anon
J
January 11, 2007
Pietro said...

Hey Bob, I would proclaim myself a disciple of yours, but we all know about disciples don't we?

Thanks for rearranging my brain, filling my head with wonderful thoughts and being so damn witty.

You will be sorely missed.

By the way, I knew something cosmic was going to happen today (1/11)...I've been seeing that damn number everywhere the last few weeks ;)

Peace my friend!
January 11, 2007
Lovely Wife George said...

Thanks for the mind fuck!
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

Farewell, Bob. My thoughts of peace and love are with your family, friends, and the thousands of fans who dearly miss you already.

Hope to see you winking at me soon on some clear night. I'll wink back.
January 11, 2007
Michelle said...

Robert, You've been such a great inspiration.. you'll be moving onwards to a better place and will always be remembered on the flip side.
-Michelle Meijs
January 11, 2007
paranoidwriter said...

Dear Robert Anton WIlson:

I wish I could say that I won't miss you, but though I never got to meet you in person and although I believe through your works you have achieved an honourable state of immortality, I can't help feeling that I've lost a member of my own family today and so I mourn your parting from this CorpoReality.

For me, you were more than another candle in the wind. You were and still are a modern day Prometheus. And I, for one, Will always endeavour to pass on the brilliance of your wit and wisdom whenever I can, and also add whatever I can to keep the torch burning brightly.

I pray Sirius guides you onwards and true towards and beyond your next great adventure.

Lots of Love,

p.w

XXIII
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

Adieu Bob, great teacher and superb human being.
January 11, 2007
Chad said...

Mahalo, Bob. I will miss you.
January 11, 2007
Reno said...

Merci
Au revoir
January 11, 2007
xian said...

Whack fol the dah O, dance to your partner
Welt the floor, your trotters shake;
Wasn't it the truth I told you
Lots of fun at Finnegan's wake!

~x23
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

Helped me a lot, thanks Bob, the world needs more people like you.

V. Furby
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

Arlen says "Welcome Home, sweetie!"
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

RIP Uncle Bob! My deepest thanks for such thought provoking reading . . . I was late to discover your good stuff and will continue to make my way through your fine works for as long as there remains books of yours that have yet to pass through my eyes, into my brain and on to my heart and soul.

cheers

stephen wesley crowther
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Hofmann

love.
January 11, 2007
ricK said...

You are great inspiration to me

you'll never be forgotten

Rest in peace dude!
January 11, 2007
Ms. Information said...

...ciao now brown cow...

We all knew this was coming but it is still a sad day.

I hope all if comfortable where he is.
January 11, 2007
Neil said...

Goodbye Bob.

You've taught us all a lot, and you've never appeared on celebrity big brother.
Good luck, wherever you find yourself.

All hail Discordia!
January 11, 2007
Antero Alli said...

you were successful in achieving the highest aims of the revolution guiding you through this world. your ideas live on forever; immortality achieved. godspeed be with you and keep that lasagna flying wherever you are.
January 11, 2007
antares93 said...

93
23
I feel so lucky to have met you once, thank you for all your Work, Hail Eris and Light for your Journey!
January 11, 2007
Doug said...

well, that was pretty cool.
January 11, 2007
Pod Leader said...

The Pod admires the way you open quantum blowholes in the heads of your fellow monkeys. Thankyou.
January 11, 2007
pilgrim said...

sleep well, bob, and thanks

shanti, shanti, shanti
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

So long, and smile down upon us from whatever plane you're on now. You've inspired a lot of people and uncovered a lot of fnords.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

Farewell RAW. May the Four Winds blow you safely Home.

Tomorrow, I shall flush a single hotdog down the toilet in your honor.
It being Friday, and all.

.:George:.
January 11, 2007
Geoffrey Chaucer said...

Ave atque vale.

Blessinges vpon hys familie and beloved ones. And glorie to Erys!

Geoffrey Chaucer
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

1/11/2007=12=3;3=III=111=7;3=7 ----> RAW, we will love you forever.
January 11, 2007
charlotte93 said...

I wish you much light, love, and strength on your journey across the Tuat.

"Aye! feast! rejoice! there is no dread hereafter. There is the dissolution, and eternal ecstasy in the kisses of Nu."
January 11, 2007
Jay Dugger said...

We will miss you, but we will remember you.
January 11, 2007
J. Neil Schulman said...

Don't forget to look up SEK3, Bob. I'm sure he'll know where the dark beer is.

Cheers!

Neil
January 11, 2007
Eric said...

thank you...
January 11, 2007
jonl said...

Death is just another conspiracy theory.

Come back if you get bored.
January 11, 2007
Rev. Michael S. Margolin said...

HS,
I met Mr. Wilson only one time in my life. I made him laugh by playing "Dennis the menace" Mr. Wilson! Mr. Wilson! I'd say I'm gonna miss him but it feels like he is here more now than when I met him in person. May Bes bless you and keep you smiling Mr. Wilson.
ISN
Rev. Michael S. Margolin
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

Goodbye, Old Bob! You've been loved.
January 11, 2007
Kev. said...

Farewell, Bob.

I have nothing but love for you, and for the generosity you showed me a few years ago, granting me an interview.

I owe much of the weirdness in my life to my encounters with you and your books, and I wouldn't have it any other way.

May your journey be beautiful.
January 11, 2007
pentaphobe said...

Bye Bob,

I am glad you got to be around for the naming of Eris in our solar system.

To my third parent: porn, booze, guns, dope, confused expressions and Joycean multilayered skullbuggery.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

Wisdom and humor never sat on a better bench together.

Ta da.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

For everything I learned from your books, thank you.

And hello.
January 11, 2007
b0rken said...

Five tons of flax!

Watch out for Hendrix on the Air Hockey -- he's had a while to practice ...
January 11, 2007
peter said...

Robert you will never be forgotten for the help you gave many in cracking open the stasis and for your wit and erudition to boot

Om Namah Shivaya

Boom!
January 11, 2007
Cris said...

Where one is cut down, may one hundred thousand spring up in their place!

We are all stars - arise!!!

Thanks for showing us the way Bob...

Crispin.
January 11, 2007
colin said...

the world and i would be much sorrier without you in it. you help make the crazy world seem less out of control and help put the power back into peoples lives. Your buckyfuller optimism well be sorely missed.
popecolin
January 11, 2007
Eva Whitley said...

I'm glad I was able to pay forward a little bit to help you stay in your home.

Man, I hate the 11th of the month. (Except for July 11, 1991. That was one hell of an eclipse.)
January 11, 2007
Balen said...

Farewell and thank you Bob!
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

"I am without form, Without limit. Beyond space, Beyond time. I am in Everything, Everything is me. I am the Bliss of the Universe, Everything am I." -Ram Tirtha. My condolences to the Wilson family. May Bob find the bliss he deserves, served with a pleasant meal.
January 11, 2007
Cliffie, The Lemming Girl said...

The world just got a little saner. There will never be another one like him.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

Happy Trails Bob
January 11, 2007
Eris Pandemoaniummm said...

"...And so castles
made of sand
melt into the sea
eventually..."

I love and miss you. Enjoy the next realm, brother, sensai, friend.
January 11, 2007
Kelly said...

Goodbye, Bob. You'll live on in the minds you touched.

Hail Eris!
All Hail Discordia!
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

"Only the survivors are dead."

Ancient Chinese proverb, quoted on the album cover of Carla Bley's Genuine Tong Funeral.

Bet you're pleasantly surprised, or will be "soon".

Soar forth in your growth RAW. We will miss you.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

Thankyou Robert Anton Wilson, and farewell.

Peace.
January 11, 2007
pandaduck said...

Robert Anton Wilson (1932-NEVER)..

farewell, my inspiration,
you showed us how to use our brain in this riddle called life
instead off freaking out..
thank you

all hail ERIS

--cut out--
January 11, 2007
Grandmaster Armadillo said...

Thank you and safe journey.

Love and a 23,

Grandmaster Armadillo Curmudgeon
January 11, 2007
Balen said...

Farewell Bob and thank you for all the mind ****s!

The worlds just got a little crazier ;)
January 11, 2007
stefan said...

love you bob--you have taught me and my loved ones more than we can imagine...i'm glad we crossed paths when we did, my friend. much love to the extended family in such a time as this.
goodbye bro.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

We'll meet again…

Cheers and Good Luck!
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

Even though you were kind of mean to me about 12 years ago when asked to take a picture with my friend, you will be missed, sir.

Your words will hopefully reach many for generations to follow.

Cheers Bob..
xx
Sharon
January 11, 2007
Scott Beibin said...

Farewell and thank you Mr. Wilson
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

happy travels...
January 11, 2007
Cathy said...

farewell

may you and Arlen embrace once again

may your family find peace in the love of those left behind

we will meet again

in the not-so-distant future

you are loved
January 11, 2007
Jeff said...

You are the best author ever.
Thank you for all your work you've given us.
January 11, 2007
Juliana said...

So it goes.

See you on the other side.
Or... well... not.
January 11, 2007
rodneyk said...

Thanks Bob for waking up a slumbering, lost and wandering kid so many years ago using nothing more than your magic words, your piercing wit and your playful rearrangement of our circus of reality. May your spirit live long
in those who you've changed!

Do as thou wilt, as a great god can,
O Pan! Io Pan!
January 11, 2007
loki said...

RAW, you planted memes in my mind and I'll honour your memory by spreading them as far and wide as I can. Thanks.
January 11, 2007
Xenobia said...

See ya later!
January 11, 2007
QuantumTimeSpace said...

Now Eris, God, or whoever is up there has someone to have conversations with!!

Hail Eris! All Hail Discordia!!! Kallisti!!
January 11, 2007
ryan said...

I just finished Cosmic Trigger this morning... RIP RAW.
--REW
January 11, 2007
Dr. Aether said...

The afterlife has just received a giant among men. We'll miss you Bob.
January 11, 2007
Doug Alder said...

All Hail Eris

See you on the rebound bro
January 11, 2007
.:[G]:. said...

Never whistle while you're pissing.
January 11, 2007
Rayn Drahps said...

Goodbye for now kind sir. I don't think I could forget all I've taken from your scribble's if I tried. Much love.
January 11, 2007
Danny said...

Hail Eris!

Thanks, RAW for the laughs, the psychic twists and the spirit.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

RIP, Dr. Wilson

I'm curiously aware of a squirrel.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

Thanks Bob, and goodbye.
January 11, 2007
Fell said...

Thank you for everything.
Thank you very much.
January 11, 2007
William Scott said...

I've never been much for the idea, but if there ever was a guru in my life it was Bob Wilson, a man I never met who absolutely changed my life. Hail Eris!
January 11, 2007
briotron said...

thanks for everything and goodbye. may maybe logic prevail and one day overthrow the tyrany of western and eastern fundamentalism as we know it today. it's up to us to carry it on
January 11, 2007
Gwen said...

Catch ya next time around, Bob.
January 11, 2007
Kaiser Jive Albino said...

Thank you for everything. You were my spiritual grandfather. You changed my life.

My sincere love and sympathy to your family.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

Rest in peace. Thanks for Prometheus Rising and Quantum Psychology. May you continue to confound generations of us, the more reflective human primates, through your writings and other provocations. I know you will.

Phoenix @ Promethea.org
January 11, 2007
Ruby said...

Journey on Mr. Wilson and may all light and peace be yours....Thank you for your amazing books which helped me to awaken.....I feel sad the world has lost you. Goodbye...
January 11, 2007
EdO said...

Why are you people leaving messages for a dead guy?
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

I lit a candle for ya Bob, 'cause I didn't know what else to do.
You're a true hero, whether you knew it or not.

Love and light,
Alex
January 11, 2007
donaldGuy said...

Take comfort..

what ever Afterlife there is .. RAW's probably already having a great party or hand picking who himself reincarnate will be.
January 11, 2007
Brad Spangler said...

fnord
January 11, 2007
almagill said...

Bugger.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

ah!
January 11, 2007
Reg Aubry said...

Thank you. That's all I can say.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

miss you brother
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

never got the chance to meet you. too bad.maybe next time around.

hail eris
January 11, 2007
Ward said...

Your transmissions were received 5 x 5 here.

We're clear on your final.
January 11, 2007
gregyroman said...

thanx you RAW for everything.. you (fnord) have helped me through many a travel. hope all is well and i will remember the time we spent in PITTSBURGH,texas, (fnord) RIVERCIDE ca, sf.. i live close so if there is going to be any kind of service i would (fnord) gladly make the trip...

you helped me escape the domesticated primates....
January 11, 2007
Reality Engineer said...

Bob!

I'll meet you beside the campfire on the edge of the infinite. Good show man!
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

Godspeed Robert! Thank you for your humour and whimsical guidence. Your a man among men. A discordian among discordians. A pope among popes and now your everwhere and nowhere. Three cheers for the man who loved blow jobs and may he now an infinity of orgasms and laughs.

Greatful friend,
Derick
January 11, 2007
Mandrake said...

He showed me that everything is true.
January 11, 2007
coolvoodoo said...

Hail Eris, Goddess of Discord!
Thank you Robert, for helping me to view reality through my own eyes. I owe you so much.........
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

Bob! I love you! Thank you for changing my mind. Your one of my biggest heros that I never got to meet, and you introduced me to the rest of them.

I owe you the deepest gratitude. I cried today.

Much Love and the Highest Admiration

Rome Viharo
January 11, 2007
Baron Von Stevenstein said...

Good bye Bob.

A little foolishness, enough to enjoy life and a little wisdom to avoid
the errors, that will do -carl Muckenhoupt

You lived a wonderful life.
You'll be missed.

"Bob's" speed my friend.
take care

Hail Eris!, Hail Kallisti!, Hail Discordia!, Hail a cab!

FNORD.
January 11, 2007
antipax said...

The Time/Space meat vehicle is left behind. What new landscapes is RAW privy to right now?

And what of us left behind, mourning? The world has become a poorer place. Maybe we should turn anguish and sorrow into joy and celebration that he is now free of discomfort and has travelled into a new mistery.

To all those who knew him, my deepest sympathy and the certainty that he has made a difference to millions worldwide, thanks to his wonderful, wonderful writing.
January 11, 2007
John said...

see you in the funny pages, bob.

love and peace.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

Hail Eris!

Just a few days ago, I finally got around to penning and sending a letter to Wilson, saying all of the things that I'd meant to say all these years, namely, thanking him for all of the wonderful and weird things to think about during my formative years. It was returned in the mail, unopened, not long ago; got a bad feeling off that, I did.

The world is saddened and somewhat darkened by his passing; it is heartened and illuminated (heh) by the loss of his shell while the true RAW goes on Somewhere, Somewhen.

His W/work will go on.

All hail Discordia!

The Doctor [412/724/301/703/0x5d!]
January 11, 2007
ZenPupDog said...

You'll be missed. You did things that have worth. Thanks for what you shared with us.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

Nothing is true. Everything is permitted.

Reading your writing helped to give my brain a vocabulary with which I could more easily make contact with this world we all got trapped in.

Hopefully what you are now experiencing is outrageously out of this world.

-UGN
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

In answer to the question of "why are we leaving a message for a dead guy?". We leave a message in RAW's memory, because it lives on. We leave messages for his family, who are grieving and managing this blog. We leave messages for each other, who grieve someone who influenced our lives, and was truly a legend in his own time. How's that for an answer?
January 11, 2007
YA said...

I never met you, but you were my cool dad. Thanks
January 11, 2007
dada said...

Thrill with the lissome lust of the light,
O man! My man!
Come careering out of the night
Of Pan! Io Pan!
Io Pan! Io Pan! Come over the sea
From Sicily and from Arcady!
Roaming as Bacchus, with fauns and pards
And nymphs and satyrs for thy guards,
On a milk-white ass, come over the sea
To me, to me,
Come with Apollo in bridal dress
(Shepherdess and pythoness)
Come with Artemis, silken shod,
And wash thy white thigh, beautifal God,
In the moon of the woods, on the marble mount,
The dimpled dawn of the amber fount!
Dip the purple of passionate prayer
In the crimson shrine, the scarlet snare,
The soul that startles in eyes of blue
To watch thy wantonness weeping through
The tangled grove, the gnarled bole
Of the living tree that is spirit and soul
And body and brain - come over the sea,
(Io Pan! Io Pan!)
Devil or God, to me, to me,
My man! My man!
Come with trumpets sounding shrill
Over the hill!
Come with drums low muttering
From the spring!
Come with flute and come with pipe!
Am I not ripe?
I, who wait and writhe and wrestle
With air that hath no boughs to nestle
My body, weary of empty clasp,
Strong as a lion and sharp as an asp -
Come, O come!
I am numb
With the lonely lust of devildom.
Thrust the sword through the galling fetter,
All-devourer, all begetter;
Give me the sign of the Open Eye,
And the token erect of thorny thigh,
And the word of madness and mystery,
O Pan! Io Pan!
Io Pan! Io Pan Pan! Pan Pan! Pan,
I am a man:
Do as thou wilt, as a great god can,
O Pan! Io Pan!
Io Pan! Io Pan Pan! I am awake
In the grip of the snake.
The eagle slashes with beak and claw;
The Gods withdraw;
The great beasts come, Io Pan! I am borne
To death on the horn
Of the Unicorn.
I am Pan! Io Pan! Io Pan Pan! Pan!
I am thy mate, I am thy man,
Goat of thy flock, I am gold, I am god,
Flesh to thy bone, flower to thy rod.
With hoofs of steel I race on the rocks
Through solstice stubborn to equinox.
I rave; and I rape and I rip and I rend
Everlasting, world without end,
Mannikin, maiden, maenad, man,
In the might of Pan.
Io Pan! Io Pan Pan! Pan! Io Pan!
January 11, 2007
Heidi said...

Thank you for the nearly thirty years of entertainment and learning you provided me. Catch you somewhere along the way!
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

RAW,

You've changed my life and my mind forever. You showed me profound ways of interpreting the wisdom that I thought I knew. And above all you showed me how relative life really is. May the gods look kindly upon you.

Do What Thou Wilt,
SZC
January 11, 2007
Sheta & Meridjet said...

Feel free to drop by my otherwhere place anytime, Bob. Have fun, wherever you are.
January 11, 2007
dysjunct said...

To echo what many others have said, RAW changed my life and helped me to become a better person on many levels. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU.
January 11, 2007
Mark said...

Bob,

You showed me many ways to love and be fascinated. You are a star now.

Fondly,

Mark
January 11, 2007
Ranarchy said...

F.G.U.T.A

Now who should I put my lack of faith into?
January 11, 2007
Nenad said...

Goodbye, Bob... I will miss your humour and wisdom.

Wherever you are, I know you are enjoying it.
January 11, 2007
Rev. Phil said...

There goes one of the greatest human beings who ever goddamn lived.

RIP RAW
January 11, 2007
Rev. Jac Martins said...

Goodbye, Robert. Let it be said, He stomped on the terra, and people knew he was alive.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

i love you bob. i love you so damn much.

you blew my mind at 18, exploding out into the world blissfull and laughing, now, for the last 5 years I've been so blessed to be your friend. last i saw you, you were laughing, giving me a goodbye we both knew might be the last. thank for the love and unbelievable brilliance of heart and mind.

the kids at school will be sending you "wishes." they love you more than you know...

thank you everyone on this post. you gave me a place to grieve tonight, because our dear cosmonaut was a damn good friend, father, grandfather, brother..

may you be in Arlen's and Luna's arms, loving gaze and dearest love, my friend.
may my missing you be only joyful and hilarious.

thank you so much. you'll hardly know how much, my sweet dear friend. I love you. amanda
January 11, 2007
codexico said...

i miss you compadre. much love. movie night dates TBA on the other side. you taught me forgiveness and optimism. things i work on daily.

love is the law and then some.

cant wait to see you again.
January 11, 2007
Gabriel said...

Thanks for everything RAW, i have no words to thank you for all you gave me... you changed (and possibly saved) my life. 93!
January 11, 2007
Iphigenia said...

Bye, Bob.
Thanks for being here in the first place.
January 11, 2007
7ance said...

Thank you for writing back; for being the commonest of random factors. I will endeavor to listen for your wisdom amongst the blatherings of the CCCC/Sophia Frequencies.

And thank you for guiding me to a love I could not have had otherwise. I will spread this virus far and wide.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

thank you for existing!
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

You are in good company! Farewell..
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

thank you and farewell, teacher.
January 11, 2007
David said...

An aged man is but a paltry thing,
A tattered coat upon a stick, unless
Soul clap its hands and sing, and louder sing
For every tatter in its mortal dress.
...W B Yeats
Journey well, Bob. Thanks for all the fun you taught me to have with my brain over the years, and the curious things your words have done to my synapses.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

To planet Eris, and beyond!
January 11, 2007
Vinnie said...

hope you get to meet Arlen again and fall in love again. Your contribution to this madhouse seems to me to be immeasurable and truly excellent.
111 - the # of Ana Livia Plurabella...
nam myoho renge kyo
praise Bob
Hail Eris
"Is" that all there "is" ?
January 11, 2007
smallerdemon said...

I was 39 when I finally made it to finishing one of your great works. You easily are now one of my favorite American writers. I never knew you good sir, but oh how you will be missed. You saw the world better than most of us ever will.
January 11, 2007
Matt said...

Goodbye
January 11, 2007
datakid said...

good luck out there, dude
January 11, 2007
Kurt said...

Farewell and good luck.
January 11, 2007
Amos Quito said...

He has decreed in his will that upon his death his body will be cremated and the ashes thrown in Jerry Falwell's face. The executor of his will should then shout one word only: "Gotcha!"

12:12 12
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

thank you for you
January 11, 2007
denis said...

Rest in Peace, Bob! You've changed my life and you will be missed!
January 11, 2007
jaybird said...

Thank you Bob for everything. You changed my life at 18 and sixteen years later I haven't stopped. Bless you. All hail Eris.
January 11, 2007
Planet Heidi said...

Goodbye. There are so few genius/freaks left in the world. Goodbye.
January 11, 2007
J said...
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January 11, 2007
Nebt Khut Mau said...

I read Illuminatus when it first came out, in three parts, back in 73. I re-read it again every year or two.

There are few modern books or authors I admire more.

23 Skidoo, Dear Voyager!
January 11, 2007
brad77 said...

We'll miss you, Bob.
January 11, 2007
John Paul said...

Maybe there is personal immortality. If so, I hope Mr. Wilson will be so kind as to pop in when I reach the other side. If not, his was still a life with meaning.

Rest in Peace
January 11, 2007
J said...

It should be noted that RAW was not a liberal in modern sense, but an anti-statist libertarian (tho' not of the right-wing sort, true), and often critical of leftists (certainly marxists), and even of environmentalists--including vegetarians and health nazis (anti-tobacco or anti-alcohol). He was pro-NRA, wasn't he, and not a vegetarian, nor hardly a PC sort of thinker; RAW also had some not-so-pleasant words for feminists. Of course, he was no hard-core Heinleinian or Appliantologist, and yeah he didn't care for BushCo.

RAW was well read in quantum physics and Einstein, apparently (tho' perhaps a bit too willing to support fringe mysticism), and the Wizard also respected Nietzsche, Freud and Reich, semanticists, and he had read Ezra Pound and Joyce with appreciation--neither of whom were exactly liberal; and yet RAW still had a Jeffersonian aspect, along with the weirdness--and in ways the Jeffersonian aspects of his writing seem more sound than the occult or mystical. RAW was also of course not a bad satirist and comedian and yeah, pagan to his heart--not afraid to be blasphemous on occasion. Censor or wannabe Goebbels--or Cheka member (i.e. many democrats)-- he was not.

I don't enjoy all of his writings (there are some us who are not so down with the Crowley school of applied blasphemy), yet I doubt he was supportive of the little crypto-marxist rodents or teamsters commonly found scurrying about DU or Kos.

Cast a cold eye
On life, on death.
Horseman; pass by!

Say hello to WB Yeats, Wizard
January 11, 2007
Alex said...

Arrivederci, a presto, Roberto Antonio figlio di Guglielmo.

Alessandro
January 11, 2007
Hippie Craque said...

Sforzando to pianissimo. Goodbye Bob and thanks for everything. Especially getting me into classical music via The Earth Will Shake. Tomorrow I will drink a pitcher of beer in your memory. Much love.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

Love ya, Bob. Thanks for everything.
January 11, 2007
chuck said...

See you on the flip side, friend.
January 11, 2007
aaron! said...

Hail it all you bastard!

Long live the long lover!

FNappy trails my Erisian consort!
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

Robert Anton Wilson isn't really dead, he faked his own death. If you don't believe me, read Schroedinger's Cat. Robert Anton Wilson is a notorious prankster.
January 11, 2007
Adam said...

You will sorely be missed, dear brother. May you grace us again with your presence.

93/93
January 11, 2007
aaron! said...

oh yeah: i am glad that you left on the Eleventh.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

RAW mentioned on several occasions how much of a fan he was of Andy Kaufman. Prometheus Rising, Schrodinger's Cat, etc. many of his books proport an idea on the surface which are intentionally ironic/sarcastic to point out insight; perhaps this is another.
January 11, 2007
Saint Bucky said...

Praise "Bob".

And thank you, for everything that you've helped me do.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

i had only recently found mr. wilson's work, and it quickly changed my life for the better. we are poorer for his passing but he lives on in his works. all hail bob
January 11, 2007
Intruder_W said...

Thanks Uncle Bob.
Thanks for September.
I liked yours more.

I need a new big toe now.
January 11, 2007
dada said...

Sirius Rising

The world shall sing of Mary Jane
The newscasts all go daft
The goat-god's dance will dance them down
By the power of our Craft

The spell is cast. The sign appears
Of pyramid-and-eye
Old Adam's fall becomes our spring
And death itself shall die

A new star rises in the south
Prometheus is born
Fire leaps from earth to sky
On resurrection morn

All flesh shall see it in a flash
In the twinkling of an eye
A cone of power in the stars
And death itself shall die
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

I'll continue to spread your words and read your thoughts. I hope Arlen was there to guide you back to heaven :)

You will be missed, but I feel like celebrating as well.

To Bob!
January 11, 2007
Brett said...

On to a greater plane, o' pioneer, seer and kingpin of the late 20th century literati illuminati!

Your words and philosophies changed my life in oh-so-many ways.

You made your mark on the world like few have dared to.

God bless you, and the planet will miss you dearly!

-Frater H.A.H.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

the world grew duller today
but that fateful night
cold and white
reclaimed a life
whose words of provoked
introspective thoughts of life, reality, and the soul.

always searching and questioning
challenging and reflecting
with love and respect a humorous nest
the heavens opened wide
to accept your great stride
we can only hope that you find your way back to our hearts and home.
January 11, 2007
Pete said...

Bye Bob! See you in another life! Thanks for everything!
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

Give the white light a wedgie from me.

See you soon...
January 11, 2007
Nathan Rambukkana said...

Fare thee well old soul.
January 11, 2007
rev. roland said...

Cosmic Intelligence Agent Robert Anton Wilson, your mission is now complete. Stand-by for further instructions . . .
January 11, 2007
Mike Isenberg said...

I wish I had some fancy words to put here. But I guess it doesn't really matter. You're dead. You're probably not going to read this.

I am so sad to see you go. Couldn't you have stayed a little longer?
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

bob,
call us when you get home to let us know that you've arrived safely.
January 11, 2007
nathanielperson said...

This is the part where the wise old mentor bites it so the brash young mentees can find their own way, right? I sure hope so.

Thank you, thank you, thank you, Bob. You made my tunnel a little wider and a whole lot brighter.
January 11, 2007
Spielblogger said...

Thanks for making my brain hurt (in a positive kind of way).
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

Cheers Bob. Thanks for all that you've given us.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

See you later. I'll save some of my best weed for you.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

nw_sandman(russia):

thank you and farewell.
January 11, 2007
Josh said...

RIP RAW
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

Our Love with you!
93 93/93

Arch 93, Moscow
January 11, 2007
Xavier said...

Our psytrance tribe wouldn't exist without you. Or more precisely, without Eris, whom I certainly would not have heard about without you.

So thanks, from all the psytrancers out there. Without you, there would be little justification for our incredibly hedonistic lifestyle!

See you later, I'm sure-
January 11, 2007
degg said...

Farewell, Uncle Bob!
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

Thanks from one Robert to another.

But I still expect you to write the fourth book. Death is no excuse.
January 11, 2007
Robin Heemstra said...

Thank you, and farewell.
January 11, 2007
Anonymous said...

I will see you, Tim and the others near the Dog Star, Brother.

Sire Liah

2
3
January 11, 2007
mike said...

Thanks for the lasagna, RIP Bob
Hail Eris, All Hail Discordia!
from France
January 11, 2007
Sandro said...

illuminatus!

ich hoffe es stoert niemanden wenn ich in meiner muttersprache schreibe.

wilson war mein ganz persoenlicher entfernter prometheus!

viel spass in der ewigkeit!!

-nodmh
January 11, 2007
KenneK said...

many thanks for everything, and a fond farewell.

fnord?
fnord.
January 11, 2007
Benjamin said...

May the fairest one welcome him.
January 11, 2007
The Purple Gooroo said...

I am sad to see you go...

Farewell to one of my very few heroes and teachers.

I hope to see you someday, chat about illuminatory concepts and have a pint of astral Guinness with you.

Thanks for everything, Bob--and rest in peace.
January 11, 2007
Curtis said...

Words cannot express the profound impact your writings have had on both myself personally and on the relatively large bits of the world that are not me.

I do not know that I have have a hero, but if I do, then you are it. I, like, so many others, am forever indebted to you for the incalculably valuable gift of an open mind.

RIP RAW - All Hail Discordia
January 11, 2007
Hunnybytes said...

Hail Eris!

Bob, I was literally speaking about you with a friend, around the time you passed from the Earthly plane. We were talking about the Golden Apple of Discord, and your name came up, no surprise.

I had just posted an article about contacting the HGA, when I saw a friend's post about your physical death, and of course, was shocked/unshocked to find the time of 11:11 on my clock.

I was honored to have met you and your lovely wife when I visited Laura Jennings years ago. You were a delightful, funny and engaging man. I especially loved the night you "spilled" the IXth Degree secret of the OTO at a magickal get-together years ago.

I remember being turned onto your "Iluminati Trilogy" by Victor Koman, and his band of Libertarians/Discordians. Ah, the good old days. I didn't know you as well as I would have liked, but of course, I have your books to re-read all over again. You will certainly be missed my old friend. I know you achieved your True Will while you were here, and I look forward to having you jump into my psychic sphere and continue to share your ageless wisdom with such a Fool as I.

Many blessings Bob, you are loved.

.'.93.'.

Voxx
January 11, 2007
Anna Fedorova said...

Good bye, Robert Anton Wilson.
Thank you very much for all you've done.
I am reading your book now. You understood this world, you re-created the reality. Thank you. Fly friendly skies.
January 12, 2007
Vladimir @ Fantastic Planet said...

As a fringe-dweller from before I ever learned about Mr. Wilson, I am sorry to hear he has moved onto the next phase.

He has left us with enough memes and mysteries to keep agitating the status quo for a long time...

-Vladimir
January 12, 2007
frater_volen said...

All Hail Eris.

Congratulations Bob, always taking fnordward steps. Spiral out, keep going.

To Bob's family: My deepest condolences, live well.
January 12, 2007
knaz said...

Farewell
January 12, 2007
knaz said...

Farewell
January 12, 2007
Nick Kick said...

Infinity Exists
January 12, 2007
Anonymous said...

Good luck out there Robert! Your thoughts will never leave us!
January 12, 2007
meris said...

There is no death wich can eternal lie, yet within strange eons even death may die
January 12, 2007
Anonymous said...

Good by,
And I promise I will not wistle while peeing (unless it's absolutely necessary).

Etauin Shurdlhu (we did met, did'nt we :-))
January 12, 2007
Edward B. W. Heffernan said...

23
January 12, 2007
William said...

Goodbye. Father.
January 12, 2007
Aion 131 said...

"The union of mankind with the stars is precisely forecast"

-RAW, Cosmic Trigger

Unto Nuit, O Magus Wilson!
Fly free with love & will

Your grateful younger brother in the Art

Aion 131
January 12, 2007
GMBrand said...

Goodbye good teacher.
Hope the adventure is exciting and pleasurable. Don't forget to call..
January 12, 2007
V. Greimann said...

Bob cannot die, for he will forever continue to live inside us.
January 12, 2007
22eleven said...

g-dspeed......
January 12, 2007
shaun said...

Thank you so much, I will miss you greatly..... PRAISE BOB!!!!
January 12, 2007
BK said...

good bye, bob!
January 12, 2007
Jon Bastian said...

Farewell and fnord, my friend. Let us know what happens when you meet the goddess, and what you did to her.

Hail Eris.
January 12, 2007
Anonymous said...

that's it. fnord indeed
January 12, 2007
Anonymous said...

Sad you had to go. But your message will stay and keep on annoying the shit out of every dogmatist on earth.
Talk about leaving a legacy.
Bye Bob,
Felix.
January 12, 2007
Anonymous said...

Schon wieder einer weniger ...

Aber die Besten müssen ja leider immer zuerst gehen!

Ruhe in Frieden!!
January 12, 2007
Anonymous said...

I don't know whether to laugh or cry, fairly well Bob.

You will be missed.
xx
January 12, 2007
pupil said...

Good luck and have fun Mr Wilson!
January 12, 2007
Sean said...

Thank you for the all the redecorating tips; they really helped beautify my reality tunnel. Farewell...
January 12, 2007
Qlippoth said...

Thank you. I will always look to your work and smile. It is always there for me when I need it and for that, thank you.
January 12, 2007
Conradino Beb said...

... then the next buddha has been reborn.
January 12, 2007
Mark said...

Have a good trip, Bob. You are one hell of a great teacher. Thanks for helping me de- and re-program the ol' biocomputer of mine, it damn sure needed some rewiring by the time I discovered "Prometheus Rising". Sharing your humor, insight, and wisdom with us were beautiful, much-appreciated gifts. People like you are rare indeed, and they are just enough to keep my faith in this fucked-up bunch of mutated apes from completely evaporating. Weird mutants like you have helped weird mutants like me make just a little bit more sense of it all. Bob, it was really good to share the ride on Earth with you, if only for a little while. You made it a lot easier to bear. Take care, Bob, I'll see you on the other side.
January 12, 2007
swami leelaa said...

Nothing lasts, but nothing is lost...
I guess it was time for you to pass on the torch to someone else, Bob. I only hope some of us will be able to take off from from where you left...

I think of you now as I look out on the non-existent winter which has left roses flowering and animals of all kinds behaving erratically.
I'll think of you as I'll be standing on the barricades of a squatted house later this spring...
As I'll be sitting with my friends on a little island with psychedelic indoles scooting around my neural pathways...
I'll come visit you in the universe next door some time...

And to all the rest of you out there: You know exactly what to do ;-)

-gate gate paragate parasamgate bodhi svaha-
Peace, love and anarchy
January 12, 2007
elmyr23 said...

Auf diesem Weg vielen Dank, Bob.

Du hast mir geholfen, "normal" aus dem Weg zu räumen und meine geistige Gesundheit zu retten.

farfalla in tempesta.

Gute Reise, Bob.
January 12, 2007
ian said...

The cleverness is unimportant.
Remember the kindness.

Thank you, Bob.
January 12, 2007
archdude said...

23 dishes of lasagna flew 5 times
fly with goddess dear Uncle Bob, please keep watching us always...
January 12, 2007
Frater Chaovsky said...

Fare thee well. All hail Discordia -><-
January 12, 2007
Anonymous said...

Hail Eris Bob.
Have a good flight.
January 12, 2007
Anonymous said...

Farewell,

your ideas are already immortal,
an everlasting flame that illuminates our vision for the future

All hail BOB!
January 12, 2007
almutasim said...

Rest in Peace.

Thanks for all, old Bob.

ALL HAIL DISCORDIA!
January 12, 2007
Anonymous said...

?T?t?p??n?y ?r ????c???y !
January 12, 2007
Brian from Ireland said...

Enjoy the next journey
May it glisten and shine
like a lighthouse to more lost
souls like it did in this one.

I wont forget this day
January 12, 2007
Anonymous said...

1
1
1
7

3 kings
&
a precipice

godspeed
Thanks for the light

~skindnef~
January 12, 2007
Rob said...

thank you robert

for everything

may your afterlife be as interesting as your earthly one

godspeed
January 12, 2007
Anonymous said...

?R???p???y?q??, ?Q???q?u????!
?T?????u??o?N???r!
January 12, 2007
Anonymous said...

This is really sad news. I've no idea what to say, other than thanks and well done. May Amitabha give you a leg up in the bardo.

Om Ami Deva Hri
Om Ami Deva Hri
Om Ami Deva Hri
January 12, 2007
Kuriku P. Chao said...

Thank you for not letting the door hit your ass on the way out...and the other stuff, too.

Your pal,