Rating: 
Summary: Required reading for anyone with a clue.
Review: Content-wise, Wilson takes you from the core of scientific "truth" to the fringes of meta-reality. Why? To make the reader question the most funtamental basis of thought. His
style will entertain you if not goof you out completely.
There is a lot about his "psychic" relationship with Tim Leary
and other "far-out" stuff that is lots of fun.
Rating:
Summary: Incidents Not To Be Taken As The Absolute Reality.
Review: Cosmic Triger is a book, where one witnesses, what happens, when one engages, in using techniques-yoga, ceremonal magic, shamanic, and drug induced states, of consciousnes-to induce self imposed ontological rearrangement. The author shows us his belief structures temporarly arranged, in a way, that does not match consenses reality. The book demonstrates the fragility, of ones belief structures.
The author throughout, the book, states, that these various phenomena may not have happend as appeared, to him. His only claim is that the phenomena appeared, this way, to him. I have read interviews, from him, soon after this book was written, where he didn't appear to take most of the events, in this book, as seriously, as some of the reviewers, on Amazon seem to have them. And I know he takes the events, even less seriously now, taking the belief, that it was all signales, from his right frontal lobe.
Some reviewrs cliam it wasn't scientific enough. Where does the book claim, to be a science book? It's a fascinating autobiography. How does one take, one's own individual conscousness, to the lab, for objective physical results?
I know that this book inspired alot, of people, to pursue, thier own form, of deliberate brian changes. Two weeks, after reading this book, trying out his philosophy, for myself, I was able, to induce, what appeared, to my senses, as an oobe. I don't care, if it really didn't happen, as it appeared, to me, I just know that it was fun, and exciting. And I think that's the biggest point, of the book, is that we are able, to flip the switch, on our own consciousness, and go from the ordinary, to the extraordinary, which seems, to me, alot more, of a rewarding experience, then sitting, on the couch, watching the television, for hours on end.
Rating:
Summary: A Challenging Must Read Masterpiece!
Review: Cosmic Trigger is as hard to categorize as it is enjoyable to read.Wilson ties together strands as diverse as qauntum theory,psychology,occultism and good old down to earth skepticism into a fascinating tapestry.Readers may be offended, shocked, or incredulous,but they will also be entertained and ,more likely than not,stimulated from this experience.The main strentgh of Wilsons writing is his ability to offer the reader tools to evaluate any information,and a healthy but not dogmatic skepticism.Mix in a self deprecating sense of humour and you'll have an idea of what Cosmic Trigger 1 has to offer. I believe the great strenth of Wilson is his ability to appeal to a wide range of readers without dumbing down the dialogue.This is a book that I cannot recommend highly enough.
Rating:
Summary: Hell of a Book, not reading it is not an option
Review: Cosmic Trigger Vol 1 is one of the best pieces ive ever read. R.A.W. is pure genius in all of his books, this one covers a billion topics and leaves you stunned. The author has a way of putting into writing everything you never knew you wanted to say.
Rating: 
Summary: A mixed bag...
Review: Cosmic Trigger was a worthy endeavor of which I enjoyed many aspects, but in the end it felt a bit lacking. The book is essentially a meandering stroll through an interesting period of the author's life including a great many details of the often mystical and bizzare encounters along the way. On the plus side, Wilson takes a refreshingly open-minded approach to explaining the metaphysical phenomena in his life - he doesn't limit himself to any one interpretation, rather he often offers several possible explanations with the intent of demonstrating that our belief systems are merely "tunnel realities" that limit our capacity for thought. I felt that this aspect of the book was wonderful, especially in the context of an age where we are often being told what to believe. What I didn't like was the organization of thought within the book. This could be an indication that I simply have to read it again to extract the subtleties, but the first time through was often a bit confusing, much like stream of consciousness writing. Often times topics transition into new, sometimes seemingly unrelated topics without ever fully fleshing out the original thought. I felt like there was a good deal he could have expanded on in the book but instead it seemed a bit shallow in parts and in the end I never felt that it came together well. But definitely worth a read for its originality, if nothing else.
Rating:
Summary: ACTUALLY I WOULD NOT RATE IT
Review: First of all don't believe any of the reviews; form your own perception first before being molded by an opinion. Life is full of diversity and so is everybody else, well maybe not! It is a paradox to rate this book however because giving it a five star general or the sun is a vague notion of misunderstanding. Maybe that is why military heroes will be on our currency soon!
Rating:
Summary: ACTUALLY I WOULD NOT RATE IT
Review: First of all don't believe any of the reviews; form your own perception first before being molded by an opinion. Life is full of diversity and so is everybody else, well maybe not! It is a paradox to rate this book however because giving it a five star general or the sun is a vague notion of misunderstanding. Maybe that is why military heroes will be on our currency soon!
Rating: 
Summary: MEANT to be "a well-intentioned mess"
Review: First, let me say that this book is thoroughly engaging, thought-provoking, multi-layered, and completely worthy of all the praise that it's been given. Why am I giving "Cosmic Trigger" only 4 stars? Because not everybody will be ready for it. And even those who are will need to read it more than once for the full effect. Like James Joyce, who RAW seems extremely fond of quoting and whose "Ulysses" I suspect he seeks to emulate, Wilson has written a book that you just can't take in all at once. One of the deeper "surface" lessons, the one Wilson shouts the loudest and at the same time refuses to do any more than tease you with, is that you have to decide for yourself what to believe -- but that deciding to believe anything limits what you will be able to observe in the world around you. This is heavy stuff, and ground-breaking to the average reader. As such, I've walked away from reading sessions alternately convinced that: * Wilson is completely serious about all and sundry, straining to persuade you to approach the world with a more open mind; and * Wilson is shoveling good-sounding but meaningless drivel on his readers for the sole purpose of a good belly laugh. But even in this he's got a multi-layered agenda. Interpreting the book in line with one of the theories above -- as an earlier reviewer has done, with the former -- goes completely against the point of the book. WILSON IS NOT TRYING TO MAKE YOU BELIEVE. He presents no evidence nor standards of evidence (which the earlier reviewer did correctly note), EXACTLY BECAUSE his entire "surface" thesis is that one must constantly question THEIR OWN beliefs, within their own frameworks and based on their own observations (which the earlier reviewer seems to have missed). Wilson's like that. Labyrinthine but consistent. Except he isn't, really. He ... Oh, just read the book. In conclusion, this is a work that has earned a place on my bookshelf ... although I might have to wait a while to re-read it. "Cosmic Trigger" is a great foil to dogma of all stripes, but going through it too many times in succession makes it a piece of dogma itself, and the message gets lost.
Rating:
Summary: MEANT to be "a well-intentioned mess"
Review: First, let me say that this book is thoroughly engaging, thought-provoking, multi-layered, and completely worthy of all the praise that it's been given. Why am I giving "Cosmic Trigger" only 4 stars? Because not everybody will be ready for it. And even those who are will need to read it more than once for the full effect. Like James Joyce, who RAW seems extremely fond of quoting and whose "Ulysses" I suspect he seeks to emulate, Wilson has written a book that you just can't take in all at once. One of the deeper "surface" lessons, the one Wilson shouts the loudest and at the same time refuses to do any more than tease you with, is that you have to decide for yourself what to believe -- but that deciding to believe anything limits what you will be able to observe in the world around you. This is heavy stuff, and ground-breaking to the average reader. As such, I've walked away from reading sessions alternately convinced that: * Wilson is completely serious about all and sundry, straining to persuade you to approach the world with a more open mind; and * Wilson is shoveling good-sounding but meaningless drivel on his readers for the sole purpose of a good belly laugh. But even in this he's got a multi-layered agenda. Interpreting the book in line with one of the theories above -- as an earlier reviewer has done, with the former -- goes completely against the point of the book. WILSON IS NOT TRYING TO MAKE YOU BELIEVE. He presents no evidence nor standards of evidence (which the earlier reviewer did correctly note), EXACTLY BECAUSE his entire "surface" thesis is that one must constantly question THEIR OWN beliefs, within their own frameworks and based on their own observations (which the earlier reviewer seems to have missed). Wilson's like that. Labyrinthine but consistent. Except he isn't, really. He ... Oh, just read the book. In conclusion, this is a work that has earned a place on my bookshelf ... although I might have to wait a while to re-read it. "Cosmic Trigger" is a great foil to dogma of all stripes, but going through it too many times in succession makes it a piece of dogma itself, and the message gets lost.
Rating:
Summary: not bad at all.
Review: has alot about timothy leary.good book on the the mind ,thinking,perceptions and how the goverment might be blocking and delving into these things.the author writes about some of his own experiences and his families.i got some good info about how people's minds might interpet(their visual and memories)strange encounters,like ufos,virgin mary contacts,and other paranormal beings.his view on this is that when we come in contact with these things that we are so underdeveloped mentally that or mind feeds this stuff to us in a way that we can at least try to grasp.and it depends on our culture,media,spiritual beliefs.the book has this stuff...meditation,mind expanding drugs,shamanism,how we percieve the world,the goverments action surrounding these things,the 60's bringing these things to peoples thoughts,some big names like leary,alister crowley,and how this all ties into the illuminati and what the ancient secret schools and religions have always worked with and kept hidden.
|
