Quantum Psychology by Robert Anton Wilson (February – July)
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Quantum Psychology by Robert Anton Wilson was the winner of the poll! There are 23 chapters, which we will devote one week per chapter, resulting in five months to work through this book. The book is only roughly 200 pages, so it should be an easier read this time.
Quantum Psychology (1990) is a speculative, interdisciplinary exploration of how human consciousness and perception shape the reality we experience. It blends linguistics, philosophy, metaphors from quantum physics, and models of consciousness to challenge habitual thinking and fixed beliefs.
Robert Anton Wilson (1932–2007) was an American writer and philosopher who became one of the most influential popularizers of Thelemic-adjacent thought in late-20th-century counterculture. Wilson embraced Thelema less as a dogma and more as a method for liberation from rigid belief systems.
Wilson was a magician of epistemology: his central work involved dismantling false certainties so that individuals could more clearly discover and enact their True Will. Rather than preaching a single metaphysical truth, he emphasized “model agnosticism,” the practice of holding multiple belief systems lightly and using them as tools.
Wilson openly identified as a Thelemite and frequently referenced Liber L, particularly the Law’s emphasis on experimentation and self-sovereignty. He was an advocate for Thelema’s rejection of imposed moral absolutes and its encouragement of direct experience over inherited authority.
Really looking forward to this! We will start with Ch. 1 in two weeks.
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Also, we are going to do things a little differently this time. Instead of questions posed each week, we will have an open discussion where we can talk about anything to our hearts content! The questions felt a little forced at times and made the book club more homework. For this book, we will have a looser framework which will hopefully inspire more engagement.