 1978 edition | |
| Author | Robert Anton Wilson |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Philosophy of language, consciousness |
| Publisher | And/Or New Falcon Publications Hilaritas Press |
Publication date | 1977 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 324 |
| ISBN | 0692513973 |
| Text | Cosmic Trigger I: The Final Secret of the Illuminati at Internet Archive |
Cosmic Trigger I: The Final Secret of The Illuminati is the first book in the Cosmic Trigger series, first published in 1977[1] and the first of a three-volume autobiographical and philosophical work by Robert Anton Wilson.[2] It has a foreword by Timothy Leary, which he wrote in the summer of 1977.[3]
The first volume was published without numbering, as the second volume did not appear for nearly 15 years.
Wilson is perhaps best known as the co-author of the award-winning science fiction work The Illuminatus! Trilogy. Cosmic Trigger revisits many of the themes from that earlier work in a more autobiographical fashion. After publishing the first volume of Cosmic Trigger, Wilson wrote two sequels, Cosmic Trigger II: Down to Earth (1991) and Cosmic Trigger III: My Life After Death (1995), the title of the first book retroactively changing to reflect the series.
- ^ "Publication: Cosmic Trigger: The Final Secret of the Illuminati". www.isfdb.org. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ Hevesi, Dennis. "Robert Anton Wilson, 74, Who Wrote Mind-Twisting Novels, Dies." (obituary). New York Times (January 13, 2007)]
- ^ Leary, Timothy. Foreword to Cosmic Trigger I: The Final Secret of The Illuminati, by Robert Anton Wilson. New York: And/or (1977), pp. ix-xiii.