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  Discordianism - Encyclopedia Dramatica
Invented by a geek and a couple of hippies in the 1950's as a cheap substitute for marijuana, Discordianism not just a seriously old meme; it is in fact a rather sneaky Illuminati trap designed to look like a religion to some, and like lulz to others.
It is theorized by some that these are phases that each Discordian must go through on their path through life; these theorizers are sometimes known as Wicca and are ruthlessly mocked by actual people.
Discordians are required to mock any other Discordian they sense Being Bothered, and to encourage them to "just let it (all) go (permanently)" on the basis that the lack of philosophical underpinnings is a small price to pay for a feeling of self-assurance, or maybe just numbness.
www.encyclopediadramatica.com /index.php/Discordianism   (666 words)

  
  Discordianism - Uncyclopedia
Discordianism presents itself as a religious organisation dedicated to encouraging development of "the human spirit." The Church states that it is a non-profit fnord organisation that works especially in the areas of mental counselling and rehabilitation.
Discordians believe the rectal mind is the root of an individual's travail, as well as the root of mankind's inhumanity and inability to create lasting, prosperous, sane societies.
Discordianism is considered a religion in the United States and Australia, and thus its enjoys the fnord constitutional protections afforded to religious practice (First Amendment to the United States Constitution).
uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Discordian   (2144 words)

  
 Discordianism - encyclopedia article - Citizendium
This is touted within the bible of Discordianism as the specific reason why disorder and chaos are often viewed in such a negative light, and people have a tendency to fixate upon destructive disorder, even in the face of all of the constructive disorder in the world.
A perpetual Discordian calendar is included in each edition of the Principia Discordia, and it is certainly a fact that most Linux distributions contain a file called "ddate", which gives the current date on the Discordian calendar.
Discordianism, as revealed by letters from Malaclypse to various members of Discordian cabals which are presented in the Principia Discordia, is alleged to be tied up with the Bavarian Illuminati (the Ancient Illuminated Seers of Bavaria, a group of shadowy conspirators), and much of the book is tied to this secrecy.
en.citizendium.org /wiki/Discordianism   (2926 words)

  
 Discordianism
Discordianism: Some of the coolest stuff to come out of the minds of the strangest people
If you haven't already, you really ought to check out the THE PRINCIPIA DISCORDIA as put online by Pope Patterson of the Bowels of the Asylum and Foobaz of the Slowly Inclining, the newly rediscovered
Last updated: Sweetmorn, the 4th day of The Aftermath in the YOLD 3171 (Wed Mar 15 19:18:09 PST 2006)
www.kbuxton.com /discordia   (167 words)

  
 Discordianism   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Discordianism is a modern, Chaos-based religion founded in either 1958 or 1959.
The foundational document of Discordianism is the Principia Discordia written by Malaclypse The Younger (an alias of Greg Hill).
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.
www.religion-spirituality.org /discordianism   (412 words)

  
 Discordianism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Within the society are sects of Discordianism, each under the direction of an "Episkopos" ("overseer" in Greek, source of English bishop and episcopal), who receives direction directly from Eris, presumably via his or her pineal gland.
Discordians who do not form their own sects, whether they belong to someone else's sect or not, make up the Legion of Dynamic Discord, and may be referred to as Legionnaires.
While Discordianism is separate from modern neopaganism, a number of neopagans have incorporated elements of Discordianism into their beliefs.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Discordianism   (3706 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: )
One of the main tenets of Discordianism is that 'it is a firm belief that it is a mistake to hold firm beliefs'.
Discordians focus on disorder, which is symbolized by the golden apple with kallisti written on it, as a corrective for society's emphasis on order.
Discordianism can be said to be henotheistic, meaning that one Goddess is worshipped primarily but not to the exclusion of other deities' existences.
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 jargon, node: Discordianism   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Discordianism /dis-kor'di-*n-ism/ /n./ The veneration of Eris, a.k.a.
Discordianism was popularized by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson's novel "Illuminatus!" (Bibliography) as a sort of self-subverting Dada-Zen for Westerners -- it should on no account be taken seriously but is far more serious than most jokes.
Consider, for example, the Fifth Commandment of the Pentabarf, from "Principia Discordia": "A Discordian is Prohibited of Believing What he Reads." Discordianism is usually connected with an elaborate conspiracy theory/joke involving millennia-long warfare between the anarcho-surrealist partisans of Eris and a malevolent, authoritarian secret society called the Illuminati.
www.jargon.net /jargonfile/d/Discordianism.html   (108 words)

  
 Discordianism - SkepticWiki   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Literally, Discordianism is a modern cult of Eris, the Greek Goddess of Discord and Chaos.
Discordianism was an important influence on the Church of the SubGenius, which branched away from Discordianism in 1981.
Discordianism is certainly influenced by these ancient traditions, but it is more likely rooted in 20th century American "Beatnik" thought, which can be traced to earlier Dadaist schools of thought.
www.skepticwiki.org /wiki/index.php/Discordianism   (527 words)

  
 Religious Movements Homepage: Neophilic Irreligions
Discordianism, the Church of the Subgenius and the cults of Cthulhu embody this spirit.
Discordians are proponents of this theory and 'disguise' it in all of their literature.
Discordians are involved in amphorous beliefs and seem uncommitted to a "complete system of thought." Yet they are: the complete system of chaos, embodied in social action, in Eris, and in all forms of communication.
religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu /nrms/neophile.html   (15518 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Discordian "Bible", the Discordia, contain incitement to plant marijuana and disobey laws and advocacy of pornography and blasphemy.
Discordians are prominent in drug advocate, anarchist, communist and militia movements.
Discordianism is a cancer which has spread widely all over the Information Superhighway.
poee.org /documents/Outsiders/hidden-threat.htm   (538 words)

  
 Religious Movements Homepage: Discordianism
Discordians worship Eris, the Greek Goddess of confusion.
Discordian web pages are often linked to such groups as the Church of the Sub-Genius, the Cthulhu cults, Timothy Leary's devotees and the like.
The thesis is an engaging examination of the practices of the Discordians as well as those of the Church of the SubGenius and the cults of Cthulhu.
religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu /nrms/disc.html   (1127 words)

  
 disinformation | discordianism: a religion disguised as a joke disguised as a religion   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Discordians all work, I mean play, in their spare time, on Operation Mindfuck - an insidious yet disorganized attempt to tear down your old mental paradigms without offering anything with which to replace them.
Discordianism is a philosophy for some, a religion for others.
The entry on Discordianism in a database of "religions, sects, and cults" by the Sociology Department at the University of Virginia.
www.disinfo.com /archive/pages/dossier/id342/pg1   (611 words)

  
 BBC - h2g2 - Discordianism
Discordian stories are almost always parables for something, and even if they aren't, they're meant to be the equivalent of the Zen master smacking the student over the head with a stick.
Throughout all Discordian writings is the same message that Jesus tried to tell everyone two thousand years ago; 'I tell you that you are free'.
The currently favoured art form of the Discordians is the haiku.
www.h2g2.com /A258608   (1500 words)

  
 Thelemapedia: The Encyclopedia of Thelema & Magick | Discordianism   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The sect of Discordianism founded by Malaclypse The Younger and Omar Khayyam Ravenhurst is known as THE PARATHEO-ANAMETAMYSTIKHOOD OF ERIS ESOTERIC (POEE), and the Principia Discordia tells us much about POEE in particular, as well as Discordianism in general.
Like most of Discordianism, the Law of Fives appears on the surface to be either some sort of weird joke, or bizarre supernaturalism; but under this, it provides deep insight into how (Discordians believe) the human mind works.
Furthermore, the "Official Discordian Document Numbering System" from the second holy law is not mentioned anywhere else in the Principia, although it may have something to do with the fact that all page numbers in the book add leading zeroes to give them five digits.
www.thelemapedia.org /index.php/Discordianism   (2598 words)

  
 23 Apples of Eris - Discordian Chaos   (Site not responding. Last check: )
As Discordianism is based around the idea that disorder is as valid as order, it is difficult to find any description of this religion that is not filled with paradoxes, misleading language, obscure imagery, bawdy jokes and bald-faced lies.
The contrariness of the Discordian position disrupts the stagnation of thought by requiring that the mystic readjust his/her point of view to effectively argue against (or at least annoy) the mystic's opponent.
To the Discordian mystic, there is a flaw in accepting enlightenment, because one then clings to enlightenment the same way one clings to the mundane world, developing an ego based upon one's existence as enlightened.
www.23ae.com /index.asp?post=236   (2634 words)

  
 Open Directory - Society:Religion and Spirituality:Esoteric and Occult:Discordianism   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Discordianism, also known as Erisianism, is an ancient irreligion, dating back to the Cthulhuvian epoch and High Atlantis, and concealing among its tenets the secrets of the cosmos and the guiding principles of all creation.
Discordianism is best known not from its entertaining root scripture, Kerry Thornley's "Principia Discordia," but from the works of Robert Anton Wilson, the occult novelist who brought Discordianism to a wide audience.
Discordianism exerted a major influence on the later traditions of Chaos Magick and the Church of the Sub-Genius.
dmoz.org /Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Esoteric_and_Occult/Discordianism/desc.html   (422 words)

  
 Other Beliefs--Beliefnet.com
I'll start by saying basicly Discordianism is much more like the eastern traditions when it comes to a goal (enlightenment as oppsed to salvation).
The basics of Discordianism is that the dominant force in the universe is chaos and that true joy can be found in discord.
Discordians personify this chaos and discord in the form of the Greek/Roman goddess Eris Discordia.
www.beliefnet.com /boards/message_list.asp?boardID=434&discussionID=244534   (225 words)

  
 WitchVox Traditions Discordianism Article
Please keep in mind that not every Discordian will be pleased to see their irreligion listed as a Pagan tradition.
Those of you who resent the fact that Discordianism is now listed on the traditions page of a major Pagan website can take a flying leap.
Some of the active groups today are the Church of No Dead Saints in San Francisco, the Discordian Intelligence Agency, which is scattered in places as far afield as Australia, Germany, and Pennsylvania, and the Purple Monkey Mafia which started in Chicago but claims to have members in LA, Paris, and Seattle.
www.geocities.com /tribhis/wvdiscordianism.html   (3742 words)

  
 Discordiwhat?   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Discordianism has a lot to do with Order and Chaos.
Discordianism isn’t about anarchy, the downfall of government, and breaking stuff, per se.
Discordianism also has a lot to do with subjective reality.
www.eriswerks.org /discordia.html   (350 words)

  
 Microsuck Forums - Discordianism: The new alternative!   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Yes this discordianism thing is evil and horrible it will brainwash you wihtout telling you, it will destroy you.
Be wary of Discordianism it will start wars, embiggen discrimination, there will be destruction and hatred, the cromulent peace forces will be enthronged in wars of hatred and violence.
August 22nd, 2002, 11:59 PM well, i'm noy sure that discordians are that big on rules and so on, they're supposed to be big on spreading confusion in fact.
www.fuckmicrosoft.com /forums/archive/index.php/t-6051.html   (2534 words)

  
 esoteric-and-occult: discordianism
Eriswerks is home to ?, a print Discordian newsletter, Discordian shirts, a scanned Principia Discordia, Bobo the Chimp, and other crap.
Discordian Kalendar per JavaScript, brought to you courtesy of General Frenetics, Discorporated.
This Discordianism Page is your gateway to accessing comprehensive web-based, as well as print, resources about Discordianism.
www.spiritandsky.com /esoteric-and-occult/discordianism/index.html   (391 words)

  
 Spiral Nature - Spirituality - Discordianism - Discordian Magick
Okay, Discordian Magick is a way in which the Discordian practicing it (called a Phool) to either add to or create Eristic Vibes or to deflect or destroy Aneristic Vibes.
Okay, eh, Discordian Magick is not exempt from the Law of Fives.
There are five facets to Discordian Magic, just like the five faces of a pentagon.
www.spiralnature.com /spirituality/discordianism/discmagick.html   (1140 words)

  
 Discordianism - Godulike - An Irreverent Look at the Faith Industry   (Site not responding. Last check: )
With a backward glance at the Ancient Romans and Greeks and the purloining of a couple of old gods, Eris and Discordia, the modern Discordians happily promote the understanding of absolutely everything on the basis that absolutely everything is pretty much nonsense.
Eris (the Greek one) is credited by The Discordians with The Law of Eristic Escalation which says that The Imposition of Order equals The Escalation of Chaos which neatly sums up their quite sensible take on the lunacy of faith, religion and pretty much everything else.
Discordian humour and irreverence may not be to everyone's taste but if you can’t laugh with them you can be sure they are laughing at you…
www.godulike.co.uk /faiths.php?chapter=120&subject=intro   (206 words)

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