In this episode, Mike Gathers chats with Seattle writer, artist and university instructor Denny Sargent about Tantra, Animism and much more. • • • Links... Denny Sargent's Feral Magick: www.feralmagick.com Denny's books on Amazon: www.amazon.com/stores/Denny-Sargent/author/B001H6IDGY Shri Gurudev Mahendranath: www.internationalnathorder.org/shri-gu…

In this episode, Mike Gathers chats with body based therapist and author Devaraj Sandberg about Wilhelm Reich, Reichian therapy, accelerationism, and more. • • • Links: Dev on Stubstack: https://devaraj2.substack.com/ Dev on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DevarajSandberg Dev’s body based therapy website: https://bioenergetics.org.uk/ Dev’s books…

In this episode, Mike Gathers chats with writer, editor, & vocalist/lyricist Ken Goffman (aka R. U. Sirius) about Psychedelic Transhumanism, Singularity, and more. • • • R.U. at Mindplex https://magazine.mindplex.ai/author/rusirius/ Interview: Has The Silicon Valley Ruling Class Gone To Crazy Town? https://magazine.mindplex.ai/__tescrealism-has-the…

In this episode, Mike Gathers chats with Joseph Matheny, multidisciplinary artist and explorer of both the wilderness and the esoteric. Joe was an old friend of Robert Anton Wilson (Joe was also Bob's chauffeur for a while), and he was talking to Bob a lot when the book Reality Is What You Can Get Away With was published, and part of the efforts in…

In this episode, Mike Gathers chats with RAW Lucubrator and Guerill-AI Ontologist, Vincent Murphy. Links: Vincent's Brainstorm The Upcoming AI Future | Kevin Kelly | The Tim Ferriss Show Kevin Kelly on The Many Positive Possibilities of Generative AI Will A.I. Make Us Smarter? Debating the Future of AI: A Conversation with Marc Andreessen AI Will S…

In this episode, Mike Gathers chats with Scott Apel – writer, movie critic, and long time friend of RAW. Scott was the original editor and publisher of the new Hilaritas Press release of Chaos and Beyond: The Best of Trajectories. Scott also created Beyond Chaos and Beyond, which Scott describes in this episode. Links: Scott's Wikipedia page PKD: T…

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

In this episode, Mike Gathers chats with novelist, poet, painter and song writer, Wayne Saalman, @waynensaalman, about aliens, UFOs, and more in his latest book, The Journey Across Forever, Links... Wayne’s Website Most of Wayne on Amazon More of Wayne’s books on Amazon RAW’s Intro to Dream Illuminati “Dreams of Flying” • • • Hilaritas Press Podcas…

In this episode, Mike Gathers chats with Oberon Zell-Ravenheart, about Paganism, Polyamory, Wizardry, Unicorns and GaeaGenesis. OberonZell.com GaeaGenesis book more at Amazon The Wizard Oz documentary Grey School of Wizardry Church of All Worlds “A Bouquet of Lovers: Strategies for Open Relationships” by Morning Glory Zell Green Egg magazine Wilson…

In this episode, Mike Gathers chats with Lon Milo DuQuette. As Mike says, "it’s my great pleasure to chat with man who wrote the introduction to the new Hilaritas publication of Lion of Light; musician, teacher, and author of over 20 books on Aleister Crowley, Magick, Kabbala, Thoth Tarot, and things that bump in the night, Lon Milo DuQuette." Link…

In this episode, Mike Gathers chats with Crowley biographer Richard Kaczynski, author of the recently updated Perdurabo: The Life of Aleister Crowley and The Weiser Concise Guide to Aleister Crowley. Lion of Light at Hilaritas Press Richard Kaczynski's website Perdurabo, Revised and Expanded Edition Panic in Detroit: The Magician and the Motor City…

Episode 23: Rev. Ivan Stang In this episode, Mike Gathers chats with the Rev. Ivan Stang of the Church of the Subgenius. Links: Subgenius.com Subgenius Membership - Praise Bob! JR "Bob" Dobbs & the Church of the SubGenius documentary: Arise! The Subgenius Movie Arise! The Subgenius Movie on Roku Robert Anton Wilson Preaches for "Bob" Rev Ivan Stang…

In this episode, Mike Gathers chats with Mariana Pinzon on ChaoSurfing the eight circuits of consciousness with color magick. www.chaosurfing.rocks study.chaosurfing.rocks t.me/chaoSurfing Insta:chaosurfer23 Hilaritas Press Podcast: http://www.hilaritaspress.com/podcasts/ Host/Producer Mike Gathers: https://linktr.ee/mgathers23 Engineer/Producer Ry…

In this bonus episode, Host Mike Gathers talks with philosopher and author Sebastián Marincolo about his new book from Hilaritas Press: Elevated: Cannabis as a Tool for Mind Enhancement. • • • Learn more about the book at Hilaritas Press: http://www.hilaritaspress.com/portfolio-item/elevated-cannabis-as-a-tool-for-mind-enhancement/ Sebastián Marinc…

In this episode, Mike Gathers chats with Nick Tharcher of Original Falcon Press about Reichian Therapy and tales from Falcon Press and other things. The Original Falcon Website: http://originalfalcon.com/ Reichian Therapy for Home Use by Jack Willis: https://reichiantherapy.info/book%20in%20pdf/Reich%20home%20Book.pdf Reichian books by Dev Sandberg…

In this episode, Mike Gathers chats with Senior Maverick at Wired, author of the bestseller book, The Inevitable, Cool Tool maven, Recomendo chief, Asia-fan, and True Film buff, Kevin Kelly (@kevin2kelly) on his new book, Excellent Advice for Living, Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier, artificial intelligence, and more in this special episode of the H…

Hilaritas host Mike Gathers (@mgathers23) chats with musician and Chaos magickian Zach West, @ZachWest23, about Probability Engineering and his Eight Circuits of Music in Episode 20 of the Hilaritas Podcast. #RobertAntonWilson #ChaosMagickBy hilaritaspodcast

In this bonus episode, Mike Gathers chats with Gregory Arnott about The Hilaritas Press release of Robert Anton Wilson’s screenplay, "The Walls Came Tumbling Down." This new edition features a new foreword by Gregory Arnott, a new afterword by Bobby Camblell and Alan Moore’s Eulogy for Robert Anton Wilson. The Walls Came Tumbling Down at Hilaritas …

In this episode, Mike Gathers chats with Eric Wagner about poet and critic Ezra Pound. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/06/09/the-pound-error https://rawilsonfans.org/the-ideogrammatic-method-weekly-assignments/ https://rawilsonfans.org/commentary-on-the-cantos-of-ezra-pound/ Hilaritas Press Podcast: http://www.hilaritaspress.com/podcasts/ H…

In this episode, Mike Gathers chats with Sascha Engel about the themes of his book, Breaking the Alphabet and the tyranny of the written word. Breaking the Alphabet Keep an eye out for a forthcoming release from Little Black Cart Sascha’s website To contact Sascha directly: uncivletters@gmail.com Sign up for Sascha’s newsletter • • • Hilaritas Pres…

In this bonus episode, host Mike Gathers chats with RAW-o-phile Bobby Cambell on TSOG, The Thing That Ate the Constitution and RAW Politics. Hilaritas release of TSOG: https://www.hilaritaspress.com/portfolio-item/tsog-the-thing-that-ate-the-constitution-and-other-everyday-monsters/ The TSOG Interviews with Lance Baushcer: https://www.youtube.com/p…

In this episode, we chat with prolific anarchist writer Wayne Price on Peter Kropotkin. Kropotkin’s “Anarchist” essay from Britannica: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/petr-kropotkin-anarchism-from-the-encyclopaedia-britannica Wayne Price at the Anarchist Library: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/category/author/wayne-price Wayne at Anarkismo…

In this episode, host Mike Gathers chat's with underground sound engineer Oz Fritz on the deeper influences of Aleister Crowley and James Joyce on Robert Anton Wilson’s fictional prose. RAWIllumination.net’s Tom Jackson interviews Oz and includes a detailed bio of Oz’s sound career. Oz’s blog and his essay Robert Anton Wilson: Transmission of Barak…

In this episode, I chat with biographers Rob Goodman and Jimmy Soni about Claude Shannon. A Mind at Play: the book "11 Life Lessons From History’s Most Underrated Genius" "Claude Shannon, the Las Vegas Shark" "One of the fathers of modern computing used this 6-step process to solve any problem" biographer Jimmy Soni's website The Bit Player (movie)…

In this episode, I chat with Andrew McLuhan, director of the McLuhan Institute, about his grandfather, Marshall McLuhan. Andrew at Gray Area Self paced course on Understanding Media, Part 1 The McLuhan Institute Youtube Channel McLuhan, Auden, and Fuller The Playboy Interview with Marshall McLuhan, 1969 “Notes on Burroughs” by Marshall McLuhan Hila…

In this episode, we chat with magician, author, and youtuber Lionell Snell, aka Ramsey Dukes, about magical thinking. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-NwOu0WV5Qd_U4zOP33sw https://www.amazon.com/Ramsey-Dukes/e/B001JP7UKI http://ramseydukes.co.uk/ Hilaritas Press Podcast: http://www.hilaritaspress.com/podcasts/ Host/Producer Mike Gathers: https:/…

In this episode, we chat with teacher, author, and RAW scholar Eric Wagner on Beetoven and Robert Anton Wilson. Eric's book, Insider's Guide to Robert Anton Wilson Eric's blogs Hilaritas Podcast Host/Producer Mike Gathers Engineer Ryan ReevesBy hilaritaspodcast

In this episode, we chat with Meta-Magician Philip Farber on Magick, NLP, Crowley & Robert Anton Wilson. Phil is the author of several books, including "High Magick, a guide to Cannabis in Ritual and Mysticism. He’s also a regular speaker at the Starwood Festival and other events. Phil's website Meta Magick Phil's books on Amazon • • • Hilaritas Pr…

In this episode, we chat with Jesse Walker, author of The United States of Paranoia: A Conspiracy Theory and Rebels on the Air: An Alternative History of Radio in America. IN AMERICA. He is an editor at Reason magazine, and he lives in Baltimore. Jesse on Twitter “Cult Country” essay articles from Reason.com Jesse's books on Amazon Hilaritas Podcas…

In this episode, we chat with underground film maker, professional astrologer, paratheater ritualist, teacher, writer, forest walker, dreamer and no form engineer Antero Alli on Chapel Perilous, paratheater, and the Eight Circuit model. Antero Alli: Facebook Vertical Pool Productions ParaTheatrical ReSearch Underground Cinema Books and DVDs Rapper …

In this episode, we chat with Loic Wright on Irish novelist, short story writer, poet, and literary critic James Joyce, author of Ulysses and Finnegans Wake. Loic is a PhD candidate in 20th century Irish fiction and culture and an Irish Research Council Scholar, formerly of the James Joyce Center. "Joyce and Tao" - one of RAW's first two published …

In this episode, we chat with inventor, writer, producer, and educator Kurt Przybilla on American architect, systems theorist, author, designer, inventor, critic of work, and futurist R. Buckminster Fuller. Kurt Przybilla invented Tetra Tops, the world’s first spinning top with more than one axis of spin, which were inspired by the works of Buckmin…

In this episode, we chat with flotation enthusiast, consultant, and publisher Graham Talley on physician, neuroscientist, psychoanalyst, psychonaut, philosopher, writer, and inventor John C. Lilly, MD, author of over 125 scientific papers and 19 books including Programming and Metaprogramming of the Human Biocomputer and two autobiographies, Center…

In this episode, we chat with writer and historian Adam Gorightly on the life, work and ideas of Kerry Thornley, aka Omar Khayyam Ravenhurst or simply Lord Omar, Jesse Sump, the Grand Caliph of California, and Ho Chi Zen; author of Zenarchy and The Idle Warriors; co-founder of Discordianism and co-author of the Principia Discordia. From AdamGoright…

A rising star in the field of clinical psychology in the 1950s, Dr. Timothy Leary published his book, The Interpersonal Diagnosis of Personality in 1957. Dubbed the "most important book on psychotherapy of the year" by The Annual Review of Psychology, Leary's research led to the development of Transactional Analysis, popularized by Eric Berne in hi…

Nicholas Murray is a freelance author and journalist based in Wales and London. Born in Liverpool, he is the author of several literary biographies including lives of Franz Kafka, Aldous Huxley, Bruce Chatwin, Andrew Marvell and Matthew Arnold, five collections of poems, and two novels. His biography of Matthew Arnold was a New York Times Notable B…

In this episode, we chat with Dan Lowe about the life, work and ideas of Wilhelm Reich. Dan works as a counsellor, therapist and educator in London. He has been studying Reich since discovering him through Robert Anton Wilson over 25 years ago while at university. Dan’s clinical work as therapist is heavily informed by relational therapy and Reich’…

For our first episode we talk with artist Dom Heffer of the Institute of General Semantics about the life and ideas of Alfred Korzybski and the implications of general semantics on every day life. • • • Hilaritas Press Podcast: Host/Producer Mike Gathers Producer/Engineer Richard Rasa Engineer/Producer Ryan Reeves…