I am always happy to pass on recommendations for Cosmic Trigger 2: Down to Earth, which is one of my favorite Robert Anton Wilson books, and perhaps maybe a bit underrated. I am currently slowly re-reading it.
The Nocturnal Reveries blog has a post about all 3 of the Cosmic Trigger books, and here in full is what he writes about the second book (it is his favorite of the series, which of course is not the received wisdom):
"Part 2 was by far the most enjoyable in the Cosmic Trigger series. Wilson tells more of his life story in this one, and he comes across as the witty, interesting guy I know he was. He had spent much of the time between writing this and the first book in Ireland, and this is apparent in his writing. Much of the book is taken up with discussions on his 'Irish' upbringing, James Joyce and the modern Irish legal system. He also gets into the P2 conspiracy. Honestly, you could read and enjoy this one without picking up the other 2 entries in the series. It actually deals with the earliest parts of his life more thoroughly than the first entry in the series, so it’d be a fine starting point."
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I suspect the preference for the best Cosmic Trigger volume depends on what the reader wants to get out of it. If biographic info on RAW then perhaps II or III seems best. If esoteric info, then definitely volume I. CT I was the first RAW book I read, I hadn't yet developed the interest to learn more about the author. That volume introduced me to Crowley, Gurdjieff, Lilly, Reich, Fuller and Leary, probably others too I'm forgetting like Nietzsche. The Sufi heart opening exercise, the final secret of the Illuminatti, Cabala, synchronicity, and correlating science with paranormal phenomena all changed my life.
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