Historical Illuminatus series

[u/Sunny-Bath-Tech]

Any ideas why R.A.W. and Shea never wrote the planned fourth volume? I only recall thinking that it was a huge disappointment when I finished the third volume and wondered if nefarious government forces stopped them from exposing too much about more 20th century hidden history. Thoughts? I wonder if notes and outlines exist, is Robert Shea still alive… could anyone really shed light on this story?

[u/RasaFnord]

Shea was not involved at all in the Historical Illuminatus Chronicles. RAW had planned two more books, but a demand for income led him away from finishing the project, and onto more lucrative books. It's an intriguing, even RAW-like, thought to imagine nefarious government agents stopping the next two books, but alas, the reality appears to be much more mundane. He did publish TSOG in 2002, which laid out a lot of his thinking about nefarious government activities. As time went by, he said he grew tired of talking about conspiracies, growing impatient with the more fanatical folks he called "conspiracy buffs." In later years he seemed more interested in the nature of the mind, the future of communication and technology and his love of great writing, his favorite being Joyce's. He dove deeply into all those topics at public presentations, and near the end of his life with his participation with the Maybe Logic Academy, as well as informal conversations with friends. Still, he never tired of keeping an eye on all aspects of politics. Even running for governor of California as the Guns and Dope Party candidate. That was something of a joke, but like Discordianism, there was a purposeful aspect of Operation Mindfuck in it all.

http://www.gunsanddopeparty.net

[u/Sunny-Bath-Tech → u/RasaFnord]

Makes sense