Ask me anything about Discordianism

**Souljorn** · 10-28-2011 05:02 AM

Discordianism invented by Malaclipse the Young, our holy book is the "Principia Discordia" and our goddess is Eris.

This is our holiest of symbols, the sacred Chao

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discordianism

As a Pope of discordianism I must inform that all of you have also been made into popes of discordianism. Except for the ladies, they have been made into momes of discordianism.

The rights of a Pope include but are not necessarily limited to:
To invoke infallibility at any time, including retroactively.
To completely rework the Erisian church.
To baptise, marry, and bury (with the permission of the deceased in the latter two cases).
To excommunicate, de-excommunicate, re-excommunicate, and de-re-excommunicate (no backsies!) both him-/her-/it-/them-/your-/our-/Him-/Her-/It-/Them-/Your-/Our-self/selves and others (if any).
To perform all rites and functions deemed inappropriate for a Pope of Discordia.

Furthermore as a Pope who has recently ordained himself as a saint of discordianism I will now ordain all of you who dared to read this far down into saints of discordianism.

The goddess Prevails!!!!

If you dare to read this you have been excommunicated from discordianism sainthood, pope, and mome status for your ineptitude to contain your curiosity,

If you read this you have been made a pope, mome and inevitably saint of discordianism once again. It is your duty to spread our message, whatever you deem it to be and teach the world of our sexy goddess Eris and since it's friday you must eat the holiest meal of all of Erisianhood, A hotdog with bum. We eat hotdogs on fridays bc it goes agains't catholicism (no meat on holy friday), jews (no pork), hindus (no beef), islam (no pork), buddhism (no meat) and discordianism (no hot dog buns).

Eris bless all!

**Souljorn** · 10-28-2011 05:28 AM

Here are two of the most important stories of Discordianism:

Original Snub (Apple of Discord)

The Original Snub is the Discordian name for the events preceding the Judgment of Paris, although more focus is put on the actions of Eris. Zeus believes that Eris is a troublemaker, so he does not invite her to Peleus and Thetis's wedding. This is “The Doctrine of the Original Snub”.
Having been snubbed, Eris creates a golden apple with the word kallisti (Ancient Greek: καλλίστῃ, to the prettiest one) inscribed in it. This, the Apple of Discord, is a notable symbol in Discordianism for its inclusion in the Holy Chao. The apple is traditionally described as being made of gold. The story also relates that the first thing Eris did after throwing the Apple of Discord into the wedding was to joyously partake of a hot dog which explains the Discordian prohibition against consuming hot dog buns, or indeed consumption of No Hot Dog Buns.
When the female wedding guests disagree about who the apple is meant for, Zeus decides to leave the decision to Paris of Troy. Aphrodite bribes Paris, leading to the Trojan War, which “is said to be The First War among men.”
Some recent interpretations of the Original Snub place Eris as being not at all mischievous with her delivery of the apple, but instead suggest that Eris was simply bringing the apple as a wedding present for Thetis. This interpretation would see Eris as innocent and her causing of chaos as a by-product of the other wedding guests' reaction upon seeing her at the wedding.

and My favorite

Curse of Greyface

One of the most important parts of Discordianism, The Curse of Greyface features prominently on several pages of the Principia Discordia. According to the Principia, Greyface was a man who lived in the year 1166 BC and taught that life is serious and play is sin. The curse is the psychological and spiritual imbalance that results from these beliefs, both individually and within groups, nations, and civilizations.
Greyface encouraged his followers to "Look at all the order around you" (Principia Discordia page 00042), and somehow convinced mankind to agree with his ideas about Serious Order. The Principia notes that it is something of a mystery why Greyface gained so many followers when anyone could have looked at all of the disorder in the world.
Greyface and his followers took the game of playing at life more seriously than they took life itself and were known even to destroy other living beings whose ways of life differed from their own.
—Malaclypse the Younger, Principia Discordia, Page 00042
By accepting that life is a serious, orderly matter, the followers of Greyface end up viewing things as either orderly or disorderly. In this system, order is preferred to disorder at all costs.
An alternative is to view disorder as preferable at all costs. To quote: "To choose order over disorder, or disorder over order, is to accept a trip composed of both the creative and the destructive. But to choose the creative over the destructive is an all-creative trip composed of both order and disorder" -- Malaclypse the Younger, K.S.C.
In addition to the generic advice of cultivating your natural love of chaos and playing with Her, the Principia Discordia provides "The Turkey Curse Revealed by the Apostle Dr. Van Van Mojo" to counteract The Curse of Greyface. The Turkey Curse is designed to counteract destructive order. It derives its name from the fact that the incantation resembles the sounds of a turkey.

**Kilgore Trout** · 10-28-2011 11:14 AM

Interesting thread.

If I remember correctly, Robert Anton Wilson was a pope of discordianism.

He may be somebody you want to check out in the future.

**Souljorn** · 10-28-2011 03:28 PM

Originally Posted by Kilgore Trout

Interesting thread.

If I remember correctly, Robert Anton Wilson was a pope of discordianism.

He may be somebody you want to check out in the future.

Yes some claim RAW was Malaclypse the Young or even Timothy Leary. I love RAW ;] one of my all time favorites book is "Prometheus Rising", I also highly enjoyed "Quantum psychology" by him. When he passed I was really sad. Timothy leary eight circuits was also a great read.

Well as you guys have realized by now this is a mock religion but it's so funny. Me and my friends go to the bar and spot those afflicted by the curse of the grey face and it's usually a lot of fun.