''The Illuminati Papers'' is a collection of essays and other works by

Robert Anton Wilson Robert Anton Wilson (born Robert Edward Wilson; January 18, 1932 – January 11, 2007) was an American author, futurist, psychologist, and self-described agnostic mystic. Recognized within Discordianism as an Episkopos, pope and saint, Wilson ...

first published in 1980 ().

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The book expands upon characters and themes from his earlier ''

The Illuminatus! Trilogy ''The Illuminatus! Trilogy'' is a series of three novels by American writers Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson, first published in 1975.''Illuminatus!'' was written between 1969 and 1971, but not published until 1975 according to Robert Anto ...

'' (written with

Robert Shea Robert Joseph Shea (February 14, 1933 – March 10, 1994) was an American novelist and former journalist best known as co-author with Robert Anton Wilson of the science fantasy trilogy ''Illuminatus!'' It became a cult success and was later turned ...

) and most of the essays are written from the point of view of the characters in ''Illuminatus!'' Topics Wilson writes on cover politics, science, the future, hedonism and consciousness. The book's essays and stories are illustrated with line drawings, message banners, cartoons, office memos and interviews. "The RICH Economy" presents Wilson's economic thoughts on

Basic income Universal basic income (UBI) is a social welfare proposal in which all citizens of a given population regularly receive an unconditional transfer payment, that is, without a means test or need to work. It would be received independently of a ...

. In it Wilson synthesize several concepts and gives them the acronym RICH. An online version is available. The essay collection appears to recapitulate an idea presented in

James S. Albus James Sacra Albus (May 4, 1935 – April 17, 2011) was an American engineer, Senior NIST Fellow and founder and former chief of the Intelligent Systems Division of the Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards an ...

's 1976 book: ''Peoples' Capitalism: The Economics of the Robot Revolution'', although Wilson proposes to prevent inflation through a gradual phase-in of a National Dividend rather than Albus' idea of a mandatory savings plan. ''The Illuminati Papers'' is sometimes referenced as a sequel to ''Illuminatus!'' as are other works such as ''

Masks of the Illuminati ''Masks of the Illuminati'' is a 1981 novel by Robert Anton Wilson, co-author of ''The Illuminatus! Trilogy'' and over thirty other influential books. Although not a sequel to the earlier work, it does expand information on many of the topics ref ...

'' and the ''

Cosmic Trigger ''Cosmic Trigger I: The Final Secret of The Illuminati'' is the first book in the ''Cosmic Trigger'' series, first published in 1977 and the first of a three-volume autobiographical and philosophical work by Robert Anton Wilson. It has a forewor ...

'', and ''

The Historical Illuminatus Chronicles ''The Historical Illuminatus Chronicles'' is a series of three novels by Robert Anton Wilson written after his highly successful ''The Illuminatus! Trilogy'' and his 1981 '' Masks of the Illuminati''. His co-author from the first trilogy, Robert S ...

'' series of books. The ''

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'' trilogy is similar in length, writing style, plot devices and the use of parallel universes for the novel's settings.

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