''The Sex Magicians'' is the first novel 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 ...
, released in 1973. It revolves around the goings-on at the Orgasm Research Foundation. The
Illuminati
The Illuminati (; plural of Latin ''illuminatus'', 'enlightened') is a name given to several groups, both real and fictitious. Historically, the name usually refers to the Bavarian Illuminati, an Enlightenment-era secret society founded on ...
take a major role in its plot; its main protagonists are Josie Welch and Dr. Roger Prong.
The book has long been out-of-print, though it is now widely available on the internet in various file formats. Portions of it were recycled into sex-scenes in Wilson's later ''
Schrödinger's Cat Trilogy
The ''Schrödinger's Cat Trilogy'' is a trilogy of novels by American writer Robert Anton Wilson consisting of ''The Universe Next Door'' (1979), ''The Trick Top Hat'' (1980), and ''The Homing Pigeons'' (1981), each illustrating a different inte ...
''. The character Markoff Chaney reappears in
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 ...
as well as Schrödinger's Cat Trilogy, an extended version of his introduction is reused in the former one.
This work also incorporates various other plot points found in Wilson's later works, such as the Fernando Poo crisis.
Although The Sex Magicians predates the Illuminatus! Trilogy based on its publication date, it remains unclear if the actual contents of The Sex Magicians were written before or during the writing process of the Illuminatus! Trilogy. Given the significant amount of time it took to find a publisher for Illuminatus, it is possible that its content was actually reused in The Sex Magicians, rather than the other way around.
Discordianism
1973 American novels
Novels by Robert Anton Wilson
1973 debut novels
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