One of the 1960s counterculture\'s most fascinating characters was Kerry Wendell Thornley -- a writer, philosopher, Zen dishwasher, enlightened prankster, and, possibly, an Oswald double with disturbing ties to the Kennedy assassination.
And he befriended Robert Anton Wilson, Inspired the Illuminatus, and gave his anarchic support to the Bavarian Illuminati, a brilliant prank..
He coined the term paganism to describe various nature religions.
He helped create the spoof religion called the Discordian Society and its tract, the Principia Discordia.
A lifelong provocateur, Thornley was linked to many of the fringe elements of the time.
One of the 1960s counterculture\'s most fascinating characters was Kerry Wendell Thornley -- a writer, philosopher, Zen dishwasher, enlightened prankster, and, possibly, an Oswald double with disturbing ties to the Kennedy assassination
