Each civilization, at its peak, creates an encyclopedic work - a neurogenetic reference book that summarizes the knowledge, technology, culture and philosophy of the era. Wilson's "Cosmic Trigger" can rightfully be considered such a book. The Illuminati conspiracy, the Sirius phenomenon, UFOs, mind-altering drugs, the problems of cloning and immortality, a new “reading” of Timothy Leary, Aleister Crowley, Aldous Huxley, Carl Sagan, G. Gurdjieff, Alan Watts, William Burroughs; a new look at peyote travel, modern quantum theory, the physics of consciousness, the eight circuits of the evolution of the nervous system, synchronicity, magic, parapsychology, mental control and interstellar telepathy - this is not a complete list of topics covered by the author in this book. Wilson, with humor, open-mindedness, courage and patience, takes us on a journey through the labyrinths of his own mind, forcing us to grow and change with him.[no footnotes]