The Illuminatus! Trilogy: The Eye in the Pyramid/The Golden Apple/Leviathan

by Robert Shea

For instance, everybody has some pet name for their genitals. What’s yours?”

Mine's 'El Gato'. Yes, I am a cis-woman. No, I know it 'should' be La Gata, but El Gato is a desperado intenso, and La Gata sounds like she's a spy.

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in Fernando Poo? Where the hell is Fernando Poo,

Chapters & chapters go by with no mention of the accursed island. Then boom, it's all over the place. 44.

Fernando Poo

man is different because he can disobey the natural laws that govern him.

"Ye canna break the laws of physics, Jim!" - Scotty

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Fernando Poo—Cubans

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Those imbeciles are using live ammunition, son. Do you want me to tell you the secret of longevity, lad—my secret? I have lived so outrageously long because,” he spoke with deliberate emphasis, “I don’t give a fuck for Good and Evil.”

Ours not to reason why, Ours but to do or die!’

Paraphrased from Alfred, Lord Tennyson's *Charge of the Light Brigade*

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American anthropology is like virgins writing about sex.

That man who was either the most successful or the most unsuccessful assassin of the 20th century and who had raped me (which was supposed to destroy my manhood forever according to some idiots) was smashed out of his skull and he looked so happy that I was happy for him.

“Yeah. And the wave leaves little marks at each of its valleys and you can see them in the powder.”

Cornstarch monsters are more fun. Cornstarch & water slurry becomes a non-Newtonian fluid and takes on some unique properties. Placed on a surface that receives soundwaves, the slurry will form 'dancing figures' in time with the waves.

The people were told that the sacrifices were good for the crops—and

All the best gods died for our crops.

(Apparently, the snakes never met in a single battle during all this time: the poison in the wine cup, the knife in the back and similar subtle activities had slowly escalated to the deadly level of actual warfare. The serpent people had an aversion to facing an enemy as they killed him.)

First historical mention of House Slytherin as being part of the Illuminati conspiracy. - Fuck J. K. Rowling for being a TERF.

Science and reason are forever mocked or portrayed as menacing. Wishful thinking, fantasy, religion, mysticism, occultism and magic are forever preached as the real solutions to all problems. Best-selling books teach people to pray, not work, for success. Movies win awards by showing a child’s ignorant faith justified over the skepticism of adults. There is an astrology column in virtually every newspaper.

One only has to think of any antidemocratic, antirational or antihumane idea out of the Dark Ages, Mama Sutra said, and one can immediately think of some popular religious columnist or some movie star who is blatantly expounding it and calling it “Americanism.”

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Pinkerton

I have a grudge against this company because they got their biggest contracts back in the Union-busting days. That, and providing muscle for the railroads crossing the US in the 1800s. Along with various other human rights violations throughout the past 250 years or so.

Fortunately, the other two of me know that it isn’t addicting, so I don’t go through very bad withdrawal when it’s scarce.

These are the two to trust. Even tho, as a smoker of legal weed in the great state of NV... I get awful cranky when I have to abstain. I think it's more the *smoking*, tho. It gives me a break. I get to sit & read, uninterrupted.

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that detective who wanted to praise me that time said “You’ve got balls for a woman” but how would it sound if I said to him “You’ve got tits for a man”

The paleface kept turning colors, the way people do when you’re on peyote. Now he looked almost like an Indian. That made it easier to talk to him. Why shouldn’t people turn colors? All the trouble in the world came from the fact that they usually stayed the same color. James nodded profoundly. As usual, peyote had brought him a big Truth. If whites and blacks and Indians were turning colors all the time, there wouldn’t be any hate in the world, because nobody would know which people to hate.

I feel like I've read this before. This book is a hot mess. Are there lizard people in it now? The 'Saures'? Is this where the Lizard People came from? Fuck.

“I yield to none” came the proud reply. “Ask him why he’s always getting trapped in pentagons, then,” said Werner in a low voice.

Werner's got some big tits for a dude!

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There is only ONE God: He is the SUN God: Ra! Ra! Ra!

Sun God, Sun God, He's a real fun God! Sun God, Sun God, Ra! Ra! Ra!

“Fernando Poo!”

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There are always those who think that every political or criminal phenomenon must have something behind it There is always a conspiracy that explains everything. That is unscientific.

the four members of the Saure family, known as the American Medical Association.

Ah, ok. They were just lizardlike-people, not the 'Reptilians' from the conspiracy theory.

“God’s Lightning?” the President asked shrewdly, remembering earlier years when he had been a guest speaker at their rallies.

“Balls” said the queen “if I had them I’d be king” and “Nuts” said the prince “I’ve got them and I’m not king”

Do what thou wilt is our law.

There is no grace, There is no guilt. The whole of the Law shall be Do what thou wilt. - Aleister Crowley, a truly abominable human. Everything I love comes from terrible humans. I spent most of my conscious life on religion. It's a long con, folks. Give it up & do something constructive with all your free time.

“You really are incorrigible. And you surround yourself with people who incorrige you.”

I love this.

facing her across a room that seemed designed for Martians; it had actually been designed for Welshmen.

Same difference. (I have no feelings one way or the other, but I picked up a running gag from N. Stephenson's *Baroque Cycle* about a kingdom named Qwlm).