“Hunter often said Harrell was the best copy editor he’d ever worked with” (William McKeen, Outlaw Journalist). But what was the rest of the story?

Keep This Quiet! captures the fear and loathing, charm and romance of Hunter in the late Sixties–along with tales of two other underground authors. Now, for the first time, with the permission of his Estate, it reveals stories, memories, and previously unpublished letters by Hunter, before and after he worked with Margaret on Hell’s Angels. Included are genuine, funny—or distraught—letters he sent Margaret. Also, priceless reminiscences of some of Hunter’s oldest friends: William Kennedy, David Pierce, Rosalie Sorrels, Oscar Acosta, and editor Jim Silberman—covered in no other account.

But woven into the mix—and into Margaret;s colorful life—saved from the wreckage and trash bin of time, is a missing chapter in the life of two other outlaw writers: New York City poet genius Milton Klonsky and flamboyant Belgian poet Jan Mensaert.

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In this sequel to Keep This Quiet! Margaret lives in villages in Morocco with her exotic, fascinating, unstable Belgian poet husband, Jan Mensaert. But the book focuses on her encounters with the three “outlaw” authors. She re-energizes on a one-liner diet of advice, deeply digested and wise, from genius-poet Milton Klonsky, which she reports to the reader, magically, as if her mind were a tape recorder. Also, the reader is privy to Gonzo updates from Hunter S. Thompson—the relationship never losing its hold, even necessity. At one point, trying desperately to find her in 1971, Hunter writes, “Dear Margaret, Where are you and why? I’ve lost track completely. My last definite word was from a toilet-hole in Algiers.” A most fitting ending takes place at Hunter’s Owl Farm. In fine form, he is trying to pick back up the romance and take it to the next level. They both are.

MARGARET’S COMMENT
Just landed on New York City soil for a brief stopover in New York, where did I go? Of course, unannounced, my feet took me down to West Fourth Street in the Village, walking the entire distance from midtown, telling myself I didn’t know where I was walking to. Of course, I knew. To Milton Klonsky’s for my yearly indispensable feasting on his witticisms and steely analysis of whatever current predicament I found myself in in my marriage. His advice might be, when I bemoaned Jan Mensaert’s suicidal tendencies, “Give him something to rise to. . . Or go down with him. But don’t be a bystander while this man commits suicide.”

Never, that is, be a bystander in your life. Plunge into it. I always felt ten miles high, after listening to such talk from an insider, who knew life through and through. And had the soul of a guru. With Hunter the attraction was otherwise, but—necessary. Often we caught up on these by phone and letter on these trips to the States. Then back to Morocco. Fourteen years of Oum Kalthoum, and Jacques Brel, and of course Mozart, all Jan’s favorites. And I forget Piaf.

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Keep This Quiet! III—Initiations begins in the C. G. Jung Institute Zurich, where Margaret was enrolled in 1984. She is headed for a big initiation there, which she narrates for us—showing how initiations are life-transforming. Notably, she also dives into the debate between physicist Wolfgang Pauli and depth psychologist Carl Jung about how science/matter and psyche/spirit/synchronicity emerge from a unified psychophysical realm. Dreams lend assistance, as do the brilliant Jung-Pauli letters. Exercises in the back offer practical help in how to work with energy.

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Ulysses and Finnegans Wake had a baby, and it was named Beyond 3-D
—Ron Whitehead, US Lifetime Beat Poet Laureate

A little bit of Hunter
–Thompson, that is.
What’s he like Beyond 3-D?
Daring, outrageous, to bring up the topic
UNLESS—
Initiations took you there.

Years ago,
1985, to be exact.

In this grand summary of her soul journey, following on her Space Encounters III rev.,” Margaret Harrell goes where few dare to tread: recounting her initiations that began in Zurich, at the C. G. Jung Institute, precipitated by a death; then took her to “the Christ State” and back. Beyond 3-D introduces in a relevant way, into our understanding of consciousness, the off-Earth use by spirits of her relationship to Gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson; she shows how everything—even the patterns we unwittingly make, on Earth—is “up for grabs.” Or rather craftily, lovingly, intelligently added into the Earth Bank of knowledge we draw from; that is, from a larger-than-3D point of view. Shared or otherwise. Personal, universal, in the way life-changing initiations are, this journey is relatable. Pick up the book and see why. Join the conversation. Does this speak to you? Tell you something about inexplicable situations in your own life, clearing up some questions, albeit like a movie script grounded in Life?

With an Afterword
by Taiji Master Jef Crab

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Keep This Quiet! IV has been called “psycho-active,” “wonderfully relaxing,” and “a blending of the whole of a human being and beyond into the cosmos . . . astounding writing.” The story begins in the 90s in Tienen, Belgium, where assorted parapsychological phenomena accompany the death of her housemate. Quickly checking in with Hunter Thompson, she winds up at Owl Farm, then returns to Belgium to experientially dive deep into the multidimensional world of visions, computer-PK (mental influence over the computer), divine guidance, Carl Jung, and quantum mechanics. Initiations include encounters with Hindu guru Dhyanyogi-ji. Many traditions join hands, on “the edge” of timeless mysteries.

Indian Saint Dhyanyogi-ji in Keep This Quiet! IV | Margaret A. Harrell (margaretharrell.com)

What happens when the blinders against quantum “magic” are lifted? Our life shifts profoundly. The updated “Keep This Quiet!” IV: “Ancient Secrets Revealed” integrates mystical, practical Teachings embedded in Harrell’s life. The narrative begins in 1991 in Belgium, where parapsychological, or siddhi, phenomena follow the death of her live-in boyfriend. After a suspenseful visit with Gonzo creator, Hunter Thompson, at his Colorado Owl Farm ranch, having not seen him in person for twenty-one years, she returns to Belgium to dive into the dramatic experiences that await; these involve spirit guide committees, visions, computer-PK (mental influence over the computer), psychologist Carl Jung, and quantum mechanics. “Ancient Secrets Revealed” uses a combination of storytelling and applied ancient/modern wisdom insights. Initiations also involve Hindu satguru Dhyanyogi-ji. Many traditions join hands on “the edge” of timeless mysteries. Anyone experiencing the confusions of an Awakening can enjoy and learn from this book. Follow Margaret as she tightropes her way into higher dimensions. Ultimately, Life drops revelations and choices all the way through. After wading through a midlife romantic conflict involving life purpose, she spends the ten years of this book bombarded by opportunities to gain spiritual growth and vastly expand her self-understanding and awareness of the many dimensions accessible to all of us who let go mass consciousness boundaries expounded over TV and explore our unbound potential.

From the Author: KEEP THIS QUIET! IV, was overhauled top to bottom after I found writings by me stored in my garage. If you like a suspenseful story in the spirituality and the Personal Transformation genre, check it out and consider ordering. A tip: there’s quite a bit of subtle-energy phenomena in it, with illustrations of “Computer PK,” mind through matter. Does that exists? This book says yes resoundingly.

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