Robert Anton Wilson’s The Cosmic TriggerwithGabriel Kennedy

Gabriel Kennedy

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Gabriel Kennedy (aka Prop Anon) is the author of Chapel Perilous: The Life & Thought Crimes of Robert Anton Wilson. He is also a visual artist and musician.

Gabriel discusses Robert Anton Wilson’s Cosmic Trigger Volume One, focusing on Wilson’s life in 1970s Berkeley amid psychedelics, occult experiments, and countercultural currents. He explores Wilson’s close collaboration with Timothy Leary on the eight-circuit model of intelligence, Crowleyan magic, synchronicities involving Sirius and the number 23, and the development of model agnosticism. Kennedy also addresses the personal tragedies that marked this period, including the murder of Wilson’s daughter Luna, and why the book remains a classic of underground American literature.

00:00:00 Introduction

00:06:30 Berkeley Scene

00:13:00 Leary Collaboration

00:19:30 Eight Circuit Model

00:26:00 Psychedelics And Magic

00:32:30 Sirius And Synchronicity

00:39:00 Model Agnosticism

00:45:30 Remote Viewing Experiences

00:52:00 Family Tragedy

01:00:00 Conclusion

(Recorded on September 3, 2026)

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Published on September 28, 2026

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