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Discordianism is a modern, chaos-based religion founded in either 1958 or 1959. It has been described as both an elaborate joke disguised as a religion, and as a religion disguised as an elaborate joke. Some of its followers make the claim that it is "a religion disguised as a joke disguised as a religion" (or "a joke disguised as a religion disguised as a joke disguised as..."). It can be viewed as a simple rejection of reductionism and dualism, even falsifiability — not in concept different from postmodernism or certain trends in the philosophy of mathematics. It has also been described as "Zen for roundeyes," and converges with some of the more absurdist interpretations of the Rinzai school.
Founding
The foundational document of Discordianism is the Principia Discordia, fourth edition, written by Malaclypse The Younger (most likely an alias of Greg Hill). This book contains many references to an earlier source, The Honest Book of Truth (HBT). From the quotations, the HBT seems to be arranged like the Bible, consisting of verses grouped into chapters grouped into books grouped into the HBT itself. The Principia includes (on page 00041) a large portion of (or possibly all of) a chapter of "The Book of Explanations" which recounts how the HBT was revealed to Lord Omar Khayyam Ravenhurst (believed by many to be Kerry Thornley). It may be worth noting that the tale of the discovery of the HBT contains many similarities to the tale of the discovery of the Book of Mormon, and that Thornley had been a Mormon. It also includes (on page 00030) part of the next chapter, telling how the HBT was taken by a garbage collector, who refused to return it.
Although most religions revere the principles of harmony and order in the Universe, Discordianism can be interpreted as a recognition that disharmony and chaos are equally valid aspects of reality. The Principia Discordia often hints that Discordianism was founded as a dialectic antithesis to more popular religions based on order, although the rhetoric throughout the book describes chaos as a much more underlying impulse of the universe. This may have been done with the intention of merely "balancing out" the creative forces of order and disorder, but the focus is certainly on the more disorderly aspects of the world – at times the forces of order are even vilify.
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@bengrinsted Eris could have something to do with both. #Discordianism
jrms (Joel Sams) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:30:02 -0000
@bengrinsted Eris could have something to do with both. #Discordianism
*Genuine Pope Card of Discordianism.
throwayo (Ben Conley) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:50:37 -0000
*Genuine Pope Card of Discordianism.
And then, without knowing or intending to, I somehow suddenly converted to Discordianism. I then disconverted just as randomly.
sippymccloy (Sippy McCloy) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:03:13 -0000
And then, without knowing or intending to, I somehow suddenly converted to Discordianism. I then disconverted just as randomly.
RT @Jablair51: My message to Tiger is, 'Tiger turn to Discordianism and you can make a total recovery and be a great example to the world."
bradykelly (Brady Kelly) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:49:44 -0000
RT @Jablair51: My message to Tiger is, 'Tiger turn to Discordianism and you can make a total recovery and be a great example to the world."
I'd convert to Discordianism, but it suddenly seems a little too deliberate.
sippymccloy (Sippy McCloy) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:48:45 -0000
I'd convert to Discordianism, but it suddenly seems a little too deliberate.
My message to Tiger is, 'Tiger turn to Discordianism and you can make a total recovery and be a great example to the world." #fnord
jablair51 (Iason Ouabache) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:43:38 -0000
My message to Tiger is, 'Tiger turn to Discordianism and you can make a total recovery and be a great example to the world." #fnord
The Principia Discordia - Or, How I Found the Goddess and What I Did to Her When I Found Her. The Magnum Opiate of Malaclypse the Younger, wherein is explained everything worth knowing about absolutely anything.
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23 Apples of Eris - The Apocrypha Discordia in PDF format.
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A Discordian Coloring Book - Chaos coloring for children.
500
Amorphous Dreams Cabal - A collection of notes on nonsense as salvation and some disorderly games.
Cabal of the Apathetic - Online Discordian Oracle, short texts, links, and tech support with a gun.
Castle of Chaos - Home of the Sacred Order of O.D.D., an organization that collects documents pertaininng to Eris' home.
ChaosPortal - A portal site dedicated to Discordianism. A community resource with many ways to interact and learn.
Church of the Attractive Blue Lighter - Three-fourths of philosophy and literature is the talk of people trying to convince themselves that they really like the cage they were tricked into entering.
500
Dark Vortex - The Hindquarters of the new Schism of the Holy Chao.
Meta Description: [ Dark Vortex is your one stop shop for all things
Discordian including the brand spanking new Schism
of the Holy Chao. We also have alternative calendars,
Pagan, Goth, Horror, and all thing... ]
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Discordian Directory - Directory of sites that espouse Discordian principles, or are useful or interesting to Discordians.
Discordian.com - Sections on sex, memetics, self-illumination, networking, daily life, and links.
Meta Description: [ Discordian.com -- Chaos with a Clue ]
Discordianism - Pope cards, the usual texts and some original ones (including Fleertup the Happy Pig and How to be a Cultist), with numerous links to Discordia and Robert Anton Wilson.
Meta Description: [ A collection of resources about
discordianism ]
El Kabong Kabal's Home on the Web - FAQs for Discordia and El Kabong Kabal, intro to Erisian Leftism.
Eris - Brief description of Eris from the Encyclopedia Mythica.
Meta Description: [ Eris is the Greek goddess of discord and strife. She is Ares' constant companion and follows him everywhere. Eris is sinister and mean, and her greatest joy is to make trouble. She has a golden apple that is so bright and shiny everybody wants to h... ]
Eriswerks - Home of Bobo the Chimp and ?, a Discordian print newsletter.
Meta Description: [ Eriswerks is home to ?, a print Discordian newsletter, Discordian shirts, a scanned Principia Discordia, Bobo the Chimp, and other crap. ]
F.N.O.R.D. - Foundation for Neo-cognitive and Ontological Research and Development.
HyperDiscordia - Confusion for a New Generation. Large collections of texts, links, and silliness.
Karma Uncorporated - Crisp, original graphics and various chaotic and strange content including instructions for dealing with unsolicited phone calls.
Meta Description: [ classified ]
Non-United Church of Eris of Latterday Gothic Industrial Saints - A New Orleans based Discordian Cabal. Includes the Book of Eris, numerous links to Discordianism, Chaos Magick, Tantra, and Gothic subculture.
Novus Ordo Discordia - A Discordian Fable: The Brief Eristic Gospel of St. Pesher, the Gardener.
Meta Description: [ Shoo! There's nothing here! Move on to the real page! ]
Ordo Templi Sensibilium - A blog site with many original discordian writings and an interactive forum.
Meta Description: [ Ordo Templi Sensibilium. Purveyors of the odd. Plenty of articles and much more. ]
Principia Discordia, The - Articles and links.
Religious Movements Homepage - Discordianism - Detailed article giving an overview of Discordianism, the founding and history. Includes links and references.
Ring of Fnords - A ring of Discordian websites.
Smokin Cat's Nunsuch - As eclectic as the catfish swimming in the river of your soul. Includes ssays about Emporer Norton dropped by the Google index.
Meta Description: [ Smokincat is social satire which springs forth from the well of dis-illusionment. And also hot catfish action. The increasingly evident and insidious corruption that suffocates Americans daily. And also sweet, sweet smoke. ]
Stony Brook Literary Archive - An edited archive of listserv lists FNORD-L and DONKEY-L.
Meta Description: [ Archives and Access to the great works of Daniel Foss, his students and a handful of dilettante stragglers from Bozo Texino to Brent Palmer. FNORD-L, DONKEY-L ]
The 23 Apples of Eris - All sorts of Discordian fnord and Eris-Enhancing Goodness.
Meta Description: [ Whoreshippers of Eris Discordia and Denizens of Castle Chaos ]
The Book of Eris - brought to you by the letter E, the letter W, and the numbers 5 and 23.
The Church of the Holy Nymphlomanical Stoat - A small non-gathering of knowledge and people.
The Dao Deh Discordia - Three days of Discordian thought and non thought.
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The Devia Discordia - Being a book of many collected ramblings about life and many other interesting things.
Meta Description: [ The Devia Discordia, Being a book of many collected ramblings about Life and many other Interesting Things. ]
The Discordian Cabal of Cable - Texts, software and rants.
The End of the Last Iceage - The Discordian-Dadaist initiatory organ of the Cult of the New Alice. Celebrating the Goddess through Elvis, horror movies, psychoactive words, and substances.
Meta Description: [ The End of the Last Iceage is the initiatory and excretory organ for a Discordian-Dadaist cult best left unnamed. ]
The Groovy Gravy Train - Texts and writings associated with Eris and Discordianism.
The Order of the Beak - A cabal of writers, artists, and philosophers with nothing better to do than sit around appreciating life's weirdness. All because of a disembodied beak.
Meta Description: [ The Order of the Beak can be called a collective of like-minded freaks out to make the establishment cry like a British schoolgirl. ]
The Principles of Discordian Magick - Developing and introducing this new system of magick.
The Second Coming of the Purple Sage Cabal - When the third Lord of the new frontier is in her seventeenth year, the Purple Sage will descend back upon the earth to redeem the faithful.
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Touched by the Five-Fingered Hand of Eris - Discordian links.
Xenobia - Personal pages with discordian information as part of it.
Yellow Submarine Cabal - Official Website of the Yellow Submarine Cabal, POEE.
Meta Description: [ Official Website of the Yellow Submarine Cabal, POEE. Our name has NOTHING to do with the Beatles! It is from Hagbard Celine's golden submarine in the Illuminati Trilogy by Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea. ]
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