The Myths That Make Us Cory Allen
May 28, 2026
Cory Allen, writer and meditation teacher behind Now Is the Way and Release Into Now, mixes memoir and practice. He recounts apprenticing with Robert Anton Wilson, DIY float-tank experiments, and the slow dismantling of intellectual social armor. Conversations touch on philosophy, radical curiosity, and tiny practices that rebuild emotional vulnerability.
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Apprenticing With Robert Anton Wilson
- Cory Allen met Robert Anton Wilson at a Santa Cruz premiere and joined his early online Maybe Logic Academy.
- He transcribed unreleased interviews and spent weeks in live chats, which deepened his understanding of model agnosticism.
Perception Is Inherently Subjective
- Perception is subjective and embracing that changes how you interpret reality.
- Cory credits Prometheus Rising for teaching 'your perception is subjective' which validated his experience of differing realities.
DIY Float Tank Darkness Retreats
- In his late teens and early 20s Cory built homemade float-tank and darkness retreat practices, sometimes combining them with psychedelics.
- He jammed bathtub stoppers, used a wet washcloth over his face, and occasionally passed out or flooded his apartment.
