Discordia: Hail Eris Goddess of Chaos and Confusion

by Malaclypse the Younger, Gregory Hill, Omar Khayyám

Book Overview

What's the right faith for those who clamor for spirituality, but strain at the confines of organized religion? Discordia -- described as a religion disguised as a joke disguised as a religion -- may be the answer. Starting from the firm belief that it is a mistake to hold firm beliefs, Discordia lays out a tongue-in-cheek plan for worshipping Eris, the Greek goddess of discord. Loads of laughter and paradox are key to keeping the faith, as...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1579510299
• ISBN13: 9781579510299
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Ronin Publishing (CA)
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

Genius!

This book changed my life! I simply would not be who I am if not for this book.

What Eris Did to Me After She Found Me

A refreshing look of religion, beliefs and ethics formed from a giant collage of chaos. Malaclypse The Younger avoids running around his ideas and giving hints to the reader. Instead he forces a reader into a head dive sucking him into his world. A true work of poetic terrorism.To some this might seem as an explanation for just another religion, to others a blasphemy and a selected few as a whole new way of approaching the world. This book is a must have for any chaos magician, a big giant sigil designed to awaken your mind.CAUTION: After purchasing this book expect Eris to play head games with you and tasting chaos early in the morning.NOTE: Principia Discordia and Principia Discordia or How I Found Goddess And What I did To Her When I Found Her are the same book except for a special afterword and a collage found at the end in the later book. Of course Eris did not inform me of this and I bought both. Twice the fun.Assume Nothing

Lick here. You could be one of the lucky 25.

I was sent a copy of this twisted beauty by a penpal, who accompanied it with the note 'I think you'll like this'. It has gone on to become the most borrowed book (and thusly the most creased) in my sizable collection and various phrases from within have crept into daily usage. Very funny, very clever, very Robert Anton Wilson and only-just-less-than very hallucinogenic, I love this book. A quick qualifier - I have a strong degree of revulsion towards the most organised of the religions, and this takes the (...) most admirably. The conversion 'what to say to convert a passer-by to Discordianism' is beautifully observed. There is a lot of insight behind the overt silliness, but you needn't bother with looking for insight if you're not inclined. That's kind of the point, anyway...and it isn't. The lighter side of Chaos magick, for those familiar. As I said earlier, I've lent this book to many people (around 40, I think...gods), only one of whom didn't enjoy it. Hail Eris! Consult your pineal. Fnord.

A Life-Changing Event

Before I read this book I thought I was simply an agnostic with a strange sense of humor. Now I see the Truth, that all along when I saw all that was wrong with organized religion, and that any god of this universe must be a superb joker- it was Our Lady of Holy Discord speaking to me through my pineal gland! I just didn't know how to listen. Fortunately, a (now ex-) roommate introduced me to this wonderful tome of clear thought, and I saw the muddy existence we live through with new eyes. Buy this book. Read this book. Open your eyes to the Truth. then open them to the other Truth. Then, try the one after that, and after that one, try the one over there- and while you're at it, look over in the corner underneath it- hey, there's another!Plus, it was simply heinous that the number of reviews stopped at 22. There simply HAD to be a 23rd- so I wrote this!I always was Discordian, and simply didn't know what to call myself. Suffice to say, I now do. Hail Eris! All Hail Discordia! fnord.

The most mind-bending book ever written.

The _Principia_ is the fundamental book of the Discordian Society. Who, you may ask, are the Discordians? Simply put, Discordianism is a parody of modern religion founded in the 1950's by a man named Gregory Hill. That's not explaining much, but I'm only a fly in the Taj Mahal of this book's madness and humor. Basically, this book is an instruction manual on how to consult your pineal gland for information on the teachings of Eris, Greek goddess of discord. The whole thing is a lark and one of the funniest books on religion you'll find (more canted toward humour than the Book of the SubGenius). This edition, by Steve Jackson Games, is the definitive edition, with 30 additional pages of lunacy and a gorgeous cover. If you've ever wondered who the Illuminati are, or what the word fnord means...well, go ask someone else. This book will spin your head like a top and land it in a labyrinth of silly prose, and you'll laugh all the way to the final pages. A masterpiece. Hail Eris!