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natashakoli's review against another edition
challenging
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.25
emalda's review
4.0
It all made sense. I mean I've been triggered onto this reality circuit since I read Illuminatus!, Principia Discordia or Condensed Chaos so I was already on this trip half way true. It was all very interesting though and the exercises were fun - I might even try out the ones I skipped on this first read (the ones I did worked surprisingly well).
The ideas on the future (that would be present for me) were a bit on the over optimistic -side, but nevertheless intriguing ideas to be mulled over. I feel more like myself and more in control of my life after reading this. I guess I read this at a good time in my life.
The ideas on the future (that would be present for me) were a bit on the over optimistic -side, but nevertheless intriguing ideas to be mulled over. I feel more like myself and more in control of my life after reading this. I guess I read this at a good time in my life.
ronnierare's review against another edition
4.0
Prometheus Rising puts human evolution and psychology in to some of the simplest and most complex terms possible. It is simultaneously easy to comprehend and above comprehension. And on top of this, the sense I get from the book is a sort of witty optimism with some sarcasm thrown in for good measure. Overall I had a great time reading this book. I came away with a feeling of hope for all that humanity is capable of and what we will be able to accomplish in the future if we can just move away from the more “primitive circuits” as Mr. Wilson would say. It left me feeling like I have the ability to be more open minded and responsive to all that the universe has to offer, or all that my own mind has to offer, so long as I am willing to continue to work and learn and explore to get there. As Mr. Wilson says:
“Work to achieve Intelligence Intensification is work to achieve all our other sane and worthwhile goals.”
“Work to achieve Intelligence Intensification is work to achieve all our other sane and worthwhile goals.”
sawyerai's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
jcovey's review against another edition
5.0
Robert Anton Wilson is one of those thinkers so fascinating that he's always worth reading, even when what he's saying isn't strictly true. Which is to say that when IS right, when what he's saying does match up with reality, you've really got something good. And he is right, I believe, in the majority of what he has to say here on the first three 'circuits of consciousness', corresponding to what Carl Sagan described as the reptilian, mammalian, and human brains respectively. His descriptions of how these levels of consciousness function and, more importantly, how they can be set and reprogrammed, either for better or worse and either by ourselves or others, is absolutely essential reading. From there his ideas become increasingly conjectural, as he readily admits, but even at the most far out there is much gold, and flashes of staggering sense.