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Appendix A: The 34 Personalities in Cosmic Trigger

By Charles Faris, Cosmic Trigger online reading group guest blogger

34 personalities in Cosmic Trigger (with page numbers in the Hilaritas Press edition)

the Skeptic
1, 4, 22 (2), 31 (2), 61, 65 (2), 76, 80, 85, 87 (2), 88, 89 (2), 90, 94, 131, 144 (2), 162 (2) 25 Total

the Writer of Satire
4

the Materialist
19, 20 (4), 21 (3), 22 (2), 29, 49 (2), 50, 70 15 Total

the Narrator
30

the Shaman
32, 71 (2), 72, 73 ,76 (2), 78, 80, 83, 84 (2), 85, 89 (2), 90, 99, 101, 132, 137 (2), 161, 162 23 Total

the Reporter
32, 33 (3), 36, 38 6 Total

the Author
39, 71?, 72?, 78?, 89, 91?, 116, 237 4 or 8 Total

the Numerologist
43, 46 (3), 73, 102 6 Total

the Playboy Editor
47

the Editor
47

the Neurologician
50, 83, 84

the Hedonic Materialist
50

the Libertarian
54 (2), 61, 70, 90, 104, 105, 116, 117 9 Total

the Fool
62, 100 (3), 159, 161 6 Total

the Oracle
80 (2), 81, 101, 133 5 Total

the Yogi
84, 85

the Mystic
84, 150

the Poet
84

the Satirist
84

the Robot
84

the Wizard
85, 162, 169, 170 4 Total

the Investigator
85, 105, 119, 140 4 Total

the Researcher
85

the Neuro-Metaprogrammer
89

the Libertarian Hedonist
90

the Struggling Writer
90

the Poor Fool
99, 132, 150 (3) 5 Total

the True Failure
100

the Father
101 (2), 135, 136, 137 5 Total

the Mark
131

the Metaprogrammer
145, 169

the Suspect
157 (2), 170, 171 4 Total

the Crazy Pauper
159

the Philosopher
162

1 comment:

ricardojohansson said...

Hi Chas,

Rasa recently forwarded you an email that I sent concerning RAW's "Selves". After going back to Cosmic Trigger I, I have re-evaluated.
I have taken off the list the following: Ego, Supplier, Anti-Spiritualist, Angel, and Receiver. Judging by the context, I don't think these qualify for RAW's "Selves". I still think that Pity (page 156,181, and 182) applies as well as Oppressor (page 141)*.

Meta programmer is confusing since RAW seems to refer to it (him) in several different ways: neuro-metaprogrammer, metaprogramming center (page 99), and as you have said – just "meta programmer. The last one on your list is Editor. I have to question that one since he refers to his position of "editor" in several different companies. * Concerning "Oppressor" He is quoting Black Panther Eldridge Cleaver on page 141 who said that we all have an Oppressor. Whether or not RAW agreed is not clear.
To sum up, it was on page 28 where RAW himself said that he had 24 "Selves". I could assume that he either just lost track of how many he actually had, or they are simply constantly changing with time. One other alternative is that people like us may be jumping to the conclusion that he does not name his selves the same way every time he mentions them – like the Fool and Poor Fool or meta programmer, neuro-meta programming Center or metaprogrammer.
What do you think Chas?
Cheers, Ricardo