Prometheus Rising
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Prometheus Rising

by Robert Anton Wilson

1983•Documentary•286 pages

Taste attributes: documentarypsychologicalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearempowerment/personal growthsocial commentary

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Boxlist takeA grounded, inventive non-fiction book: slow-burning and heavy. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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About This Book

Prometheus Rising is a book by Robert Anton Wilson first published in 1983. It is a guide book of "how to get from here to there", an amalgam of Timothy Leary's 8-circuit model of consciousness, Gurdjieff's self-observation exercises, Alfred Korzybski's general semantics, Aleister Crowley's magical theorems, Sociobiology, Yoga, relativity, and quantum mechanics, amongst other approaches to understanding the world...

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SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

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DocumentaryPsychologicalEmpowerment/personal growthSocial commentary

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PhilosophyEight-circuit model of consciousnessPsychologyThought and thinkingMind and bodyConsciousnessReality

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Author
Robert Anton Wilson
Published
1983
Pages
286
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