morning of the magicians

[Richard Romeo]

http://www.cafes.net/ditch/motm1.htm

Pauwels and Bergier call this "rule by cryptology." These early thoughts
predate the esoteric conspiracy theories popular in the 60's and 70's.
The conspiratorial view of history was common in France, and the authors
may have been following some ideas current at the time. There isn't any
doubt that MOTM is source for much of the material used by Shea and
Wilson in The Illuminatus Trilogy (1975 and 1984 entries). I think it is
also an inspiration for the W.A.S.T.E. conspiracy in Pynchon's The
Crying of Lot 49 <http://www.cafes.net/ditch/crying2.jpg>   (1966 and
1967 entry <http://www.cafes.net/ditch/lot49c.jpg>  ). MOTM may also be
a factor in the sudden revival of Talbot Mundy's novels in the 60's.
Later, Marilyn Ferguson would list MOTM among her precursor in The
Aquarian Conspiracy  (1980 entry), which is an unabashed call for an
"open conspiracy" along New Age lines. 

P.S.  PYNCHON WILL BE APPEARING ON SIMPSON'S AGAIN.
WOOO-HOOOOOOOOOOOO11111111111111111111

 

Richard 

 

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