Apocrypha Discordia is a collection of various works on Discordianism, compiled by Rev. DrJon Swabey from various non-copyrighted (or Kopylefted) sources, including fragments from both on line and printed sources. It includes illuminations from the Melbourne small press zine artist Pope Phil Wlodarczyk III. Discordianism is a modern, Chaos-based religion founded in either 1958 or 1959. ... All Rites Reversed (or All Rights Reversed) is a term from the Principia Discordia that is used generally in Discordianism and similar subcultures. ... Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of approximately 3. ... The Dun Emer Press in 1903 with Elizabeth Yeats working the hand press Small press is a term often used to describe publishers who typically specialize in genre fiction, or limited edition books or magazines. ... A zine—an abbreviation of the word magazine—is most commonly a small circulation, non-commercial publication of original or appropriated texts and images. ...

The concept for the book came as Steve Jackson Games was preparing its 1994 edition of Principia Discordia. According to that edition's introduction, someone on the net (Russel Dalenberg on the usenet group rec.games.board) suggested they publish an Apocrypha Discordia if they got enough material in the true Discordian spirit. Several people sent submissions, but the company never published the book. Steve Jackson Games (SJG) is a game company that creates and publishes role-playing, board, and card games. ... The Loompanics Yellow Cover combined 4th & 5th Edition Principia Discordia, (1979). ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...

Probably the first appearance of writings that claimed to be part of Apocrypha Discordia were posted online sometime between 1995 and 1997 by Reverend Loveshade. One of these, "Five Blind Men and an Elephant," did become part of the book when it was published in 2001.

Although some Discordian cabals consider the work to be canonical, others deny the existence of any canonical document of Discordianism. It may be considered a sequel to the Principia Discordia, or it may be a complete joke. This dichotomy of religion vs. joke is a fundamental part of the book, and indeed of Discordianism itself. A cabal is a number of persons united in some close design, usually to promote their private views and interests in a church, state, or other community by intrigue. ... Canonical is an adjective derived from canon. ... The Loompanics Yellow Cover combined 4th & 5th Edition Principia Discordia, (1979). ...

Much of the core of the work centers on contemporary textural fragments from the source material from which the Principia Discordia was drawn, but which were omitted from the published version. Examples include apocryphal passages from "The Honest Book of Truth", "The Dishonest Book of Lies", and "Liber 555". Significant original contributors to the collection include Prince Mu-Chao ("The Discordian Manifesto #3", etc.), Reverend Doctor Hexar le Saipe ("Chaosophy"), The Beatus Ffungo (selections from Summa Discordia), Reverend Loveshade ("Five Blind Men and an Elephant" from Ek-sen-trik-kuh Discordia), and St. Pesher the Gardener ("Novus Ordo Discordia").

The work is available on line, and has also been published in a print on demand edition by Synaptyclypse Generator, a Discordian sect, affiliated to POEE UK and dedicated to the preservation of important Discordian works. Persistent rumour states that a samizdat copy of the Apocrypha Discordia has been smuggled onto the shelves of the American Library of Congress. Print on demand (POD) is a publishing technology. ... Samizdat, book published by Pathfinder Press containing a collection of forbidden Trotskyist Samizdat texts. ... The Great Hall interior. ...

External links

• First mention of the title Apocrypha Discordia, on the rec.games.board newsgroup on March 16, 1994
• Webpage on the Apocrypha Discordia
• download the Apocrypha Discordia, De Seconde Edityon (1.1M PDF)
• download the Apocrypha Discordia, De Seconde Edityon (1.1M PDF)
• printed version of Apocrypha Discordia, De Seconde Edityon
• Die Apocrypha Diskordia (German Version)
• POEE UK, spiritual home of Synaptyclypse Generator Sect
• Home of Synaptyclypse Generator Publishing
• Ek-sen-trik-kuh Discordia