The Illuminatus! Trilogy
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The Illuminatus! Trilogy
Author
Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea
Publisher
Dell
Publish Date
1983
0440539811
The Illuminatus! Trilogy is a novel by Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea, confirmed by Damon Lindelof [1] as an influence on LOST. It is a Discordian conspiracy theory novel, with several themes in common with the show; the number 23 is also heavily involved in the trilogy.
Similarities and shared themes
- One of the many intertwined plots of The Illuminatus! Trilogy is about a synthesized virus, Anthrax Leprosy Mu, which is one option in an Illuminati plan to kill off large amounts of humanity. This draws parallels to Mittelwerk's plot as revealed by the Sri Lanka Video.
- The "lost continents" of Atlantis and Mu are heavily involved in the trilogy, mysterious islands with an ancient mythology element.
- One of the heroes is named Joe Malik.
- In Jughead Juliet refers to Latin as being for "the enlightened" This may be a synonym for the Illuminati.
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