Robert Anton Wilson Day (aka "Maybe Day)

The 23rd of every month (as well as other hidden days) is "Robert Anton Wilson Day, aka "Maybe Day".
On this day (and others) society will get a shot in the arm about the "maybe logic" of Robert Anton Wilson and related subjects (general semantics, NLP, the 8 circuits of consciousness, yoga, magick, etc).

For more about Robert Anton Wilson visit www.rawilson.com 

All folks who know and live the collage of RAW thought shall share the knowledge with others on this day and on any day between.

Sombunall

The word "sombunall", which means "some but not all", could be a highly useful word. It was coined by ontological language master Robert Anton Wilson. It functions as a condition attached to the word following it. This changes the sentence from a jarring absolute into a soft semantic glide.

"Women are crazy."
"Sombunall women are crazy."

Which of these two sentences is wrong? Which offers enough leeway to be sensible and variable to context and other yet-to-be-determined conditions?

In actuality "sombunall" is an excessive use of syllables. "Sombunall" simply means "some", since "some" already implies "not all".
However, the word "some" is often easily overlooked, so for the spirit of effect I like to use "sombunall". It brings attention to the condition you are attaching to the subject.

Joe A: "Some dingos have displayed acts of aggression in some cases."
Joe B: "Hey this asshole just said all dingos are aggressive! Can you believe the nerve of this guy???"

Or alternatively...

Joe A: "Sombunall dingos have displayed acts of aggression in some cases."
Joe B: "Sombunall dingos? What the hell is a sombunall dingo???"

There are very few absolutes in this world.
2+2=4, but not all 2s equal 4. They only equal four when given the condition of +2.
You could say "Sombunall 2s equal 4." Then someone would need to figure out which 2s equal 4. Only the 2s that have the condition of +2 added to them equal 4, but not all 2s equal 4.

In societal culture we have situations that almost always have complex variable or unknown conditions. This makes "sombunall" very useful in statements about our complex relations. The more complicated the cultural situations, the more possible variables exist.

Here is an exercise.
Change these absolute statements into statements that allow for variables using "sombunall":

"Cops are dicks."
"White men can't jump."
"Snakes are poisonous."
"Frogs are green."
"Muslims are the enemy."
"Chickens lay eggs."
"Pot smokers are dumb."
"Humans are the smartest animals on Earth."
"Steppenwolf songs are awesome."
"Flags wave in the breeze."
"Republicans/Democrats/other/etc are wrong."

"Apes have gone askew."

Enjoy using SOMBUNALL. It can change the dynamics of your expressions and prevent you from getting backed into the semantic corners of absolutes.

Here are links to more resources about sombunall...

http://deoxy.org/wiki/Sombunall

https://stancarey.wordpress.com/2013/10/03/sombunall-coinages-become-cult-words/

http://vixenstrangelymakesuncommonsense.blogspot.com/2010/06/ask-your-doctor-if-time-is-right-for.html

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The Textbooks For Life And Living

THE TEXTBOOKS FOR LIFE AND LIVING

To function maximally physically one must consume high quality food and exercise the body.
To function maximally psychologically one must consume high quality information and exercise the mind.
If more people than not read the following book list we would find a world transformed and transcended beyond its own confusion.
These are the textbooks I recommend for graduating to higher levels of life and sanity.

 The Bhagavad Gita

Excellent teaching for non-religious philosophy as well as religious practices. As with all religious texts there is more gained when read metaphorically rather than literally.

Tao Te Ching

As with many old texts there are many translations. All translations are imperfect, even from English to English and person to person! Interpretations may be tricky, and you may read passages from the Tao Te Ching multiple times and gain multiple insights. Never read with the blinders of dogma and certitude.

Science and Sanity

"Science and Sanity" by Alfred Korzybski outlines the tools and practice of General Semantics. It is a very long and difficult book to read. I have read it in bits and once from cover to cover. Alternatively I would suggest reading "Drive Yourself Sane" by Susan Presby Kodish and Bruce I. Kodish.

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

This ancient text contains 196 sutras of Raja Yoga that can each be used as a tool towards higher mind.

Prometheus Rising and Quantum Psychology

When most people think of Robert Anton Wilson they think of his surrealist fiction books such as "The Illuminatus Trilogy" and "Schrodinger's Cat Trilogy". I find great understanding in his non-fiction psychology books. They are great tools for understanding the mind and unconvincing yourself of that which your brain tricks itself into thinking it knows. Understanding the functions of the mind and belief can help dissolve the ego fiction that rules the mind.

Freedom From The Known

Everybody's favorite anti-guru lays out a great lecture on embracing uncertainty in this mind-expanding classic.

Walden and Civil Disobedience

Henry David Thoreau wrote "Walden", a transcendental observation of reality from his two year experiment of semi-isolation. It will offer an entirely new way of seeing your own world.
"Civil Disobedience" will transform your understanding of the importance of freedom and resistance to anything or anyone who wishes to impose upon your freedom. It greatly influenced Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr in their struggles against oppression.

The Book

Alan Watts was a great bridge between East and West thought. He was quite eloquent in his speaking and writing. Many think "The Book" is his best work. It covers topics that will take the reader out of daily petty concerns and into a bigger picture.

Critical Path

Buckminster Fuller's writing can be tough to read but well worth the endeavor. In "Critical Path" he discusses the importance of taking care of our world and the importance of taking care of each other instead of only self concerns.

A Left and Right non-Euclidian Perspective

Robert Anton Wilson
Left and Right: A Non-Euclidean Perspective

Our esteemed editor, Bob Banner, has invited me to contribute an article on whether my politics are “left” or “right,” evidently because some flatlanders insist on classifying me as Leftist and others, equally Euclidean, argue that I am obviously some variety of Rightist.

Naturally, this debate intrigues me. The Poet prayed that some power “would the giftie gie us to see ourselves as others see us”; but every published writer has that dubious privilege. I have been called a “sexist” (by Arlene Meyers) and a “male feminist ... a simpering pussy-whipped wimp” (by L.A. Rollins), “one of the major thinkers of the modern age” (by Barbara Marx Hubbard) and “stupid” (by Andrea Chaflin Antonoff), a “genius” (by SOUNDS, London) and “mentally deranged” (by Charles Platt), a “mystic” and “charlatan” (by the Bay Area Skeptics) and a “materialist” (by an anonymous gent in Seattle who also hit me with a pie); one of my books has even been called...

Read the rest of the article:

http://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/robert-anton-wilson-left-and-right-a-non-euclidean-perspective

8 Circuits of Consciousness 3D Illustration

This may be a bit over a few heads...

This is an illustration series of my variation/interpretation of the Leary/Wilson Eight Circuits of Consciousness model. The circuits orient using the position of the little spaceman in a chair.

Circuits 1-5

Circuit 6

Circuit 7

Circuit 8

1 forward/back

2 up/down

3 left/right

4 steering left/right

5 steering up/down

6 cosmic inspiration

7 cosmic expiration

8 infinity

The Eight Circuits of Consciousness (Leary/Wilson Model):
1. The Oral Bio-Survival Circuit
2. The Anal Emotional-Territorial Circuit
3. The Time-Binding Semantic Circuit
4. The Moral Socio-Sexual Circuit
5. The Holistic Neurosomatic Circuit
6. The Collective Neurogenetic Circuit
7. The Meta-Programming Circuit
8. The Non-Local Quantum Circuit

The various circuits are influenced and/or activated by various means and methods.
To understand the above illustrations one should have a better understanding of The Eight Circuits of Consciousness Model.
Here are some useful links:

http://www.quora.com/Whats-a-good-explanation-of-Timothy-Learys-eight-circuit-model-of-consciousness

http://www.tekgnostics.com/EIGHT.HTM#.VL0xX9LF_Z0
http://www.verticalpool.com/8circuitbrain1.html
http://ultraculture.org/blog/2013/06/13/the-8-circuits-of-reality/
http://deoxy.org/8circuit.htm
http://www.phinnweb.org/neuro/8-circuit/

15 Books That Changed My Life

15 Books That Changed My Life


Certain books can help the mind expand and life alter course for the better. These tools of knowledge and understanding can be chosen to steer the ship of the mind.
Here are fifteen books that changed my life...

1. WALDEN by Henry David Thoreau

2. QUANTUM PSYCHOLOGY by Robert Anton Wilson

3. TAO TE CHING by Lao Tzu

4. THE YOGA SUTRAS by Patanjali

5. CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE by Henry David Thoreau

6. LEAVES OF GRASS by Walt Whitman

7. THE BOOK OF FIVE RINGS (GORIN NO SHO) by Miyamoto Musashi

8. PROMETHEUS RISING by Robert Anton Wilson

9. THE BHAGAVAD GITA

10. THE ART OF WAR by Sun Tzu

11. SCIENCE AND SANITY by Alfred Korzybski

12. NATURE by Ralph Waldo Emerson

13. THE BOOK by Alan Watts

14. THE AWAKENING OF INTELLIGENCE by Jiddu Krishnamurti

15. ON THE ROAD by Jack Kerouac


I highly recommend these books! Enjoy.

Laren Grey Umphlett

Quantum Physics Explained!

Don't understand quantum physics? In this video Robert Anton Wilson offers the best explanation of quantum physics I've ever heard. Enjoy!