The most famous Discordian works are probably Principia Discordia, first published in 1965 (which includes portions of The Honest Book of Truth); and The Illuminatus! Trilogy, which had its first volume published in 1975. There is also Zen Without Zen Masters, which looks at Zen and Discordianism, by Camden Benares. But a number of Discordian works have followed, particularly in the 21st century. These recent works include Book 5 (The Zenarchist's Cookbook), The Book of the Apocalypso, The Book of Chaos and Its Virtues, The Book of Eris, The Book of Inconveniences, The Book of Life (Discordianism), Jonesboria Discordia, Metaclysmia Discordia, Novus Ordo Discordia, Principia Entropius, Principia Harmonia, and Summa Discordia. There is even A Discordian Coloring Book. Probably the most famous of the newer works are Apocrypha Discordia and Ek-sen-trik-kuh Discordia: The Tales of Shamlicht, which are also known as “The Two Apocrypha Discordias.” The Loompanics Yellow Cover combined 4th & 5th Edition Principia Discordia, (1979). ... The Illuminatus! Trilogy is a series of three novels written by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson primarily between 1969 and 1971. ... Apocrypha Discordia is a collection of various works on Discordianism, compiled by Rev. ... The most famous Discordian works are probably Principia Discordia, first published in 1965 (which includes portions of The Honest Book of Truth); and The Illuminatus! Trilogy, which had its first volume published in 1975. ...

But the first Discordian work may have been Summa Universalia, which is mentioned in the first edition of Principia Discordia.

Summa Universalia and Lord Omar's The Honest Book fo Truth are both mentioned in the PD first edition, and some fo the contents of HBT are listed. However, the listed contents of the HBT do not match with any of the quotes from it in the PD's 4th edition or in the quotes contained in the ILLUMINATUS! Trilogy. At present it is unknown whether either of the texts actually existed, or were concepts Hill and Thornley were working on at the time. The Loompanics Yellow Cover combined 4th & 5th Edition Principia Discordia, (1979). ... 23 The Illuminatus! Trilogy is a series of three novels written by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson. ...

Summa Universalia

While Principia Discordia is often said to be the seminal Discordian work, the book itself disagrees (at least in its first edition) and claims to have taken material from an earlier work, Summa Universalia. (This includes the famous and long-missing The Myth of Ichabod, more popularly known as The Myth of Starbuck, which was recently uncovered in the John F. Kennedy archives). The work isn't mentioned at all in the Fourth Edition of Principia Discordia, the only edition in common distribution (other than the one-page "fifth edition" included in some versions of the fourth edition). It's unknown whether this is an actual work, or was an early Discordian concept that was never completed.

The Two Apocrypha Discordias

The concept for a sequel to Principia Discordia came as Steve Jackson Games was preparing its 1994 edition of the work. 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, including Reverend Loveshade, 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. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ...

But the title was used by two collections, one compiled by Rev. DrJon Swabey, and the other edited by Reverend Loveshade and BloodStar, who disappeared in late 2001. Swabey’s collection was completed in 2001. Material from the other collection, which was sometimes called the Non-Existent Apocrypha Discordia, was incorporated into Reverend Loveshade’s Ek-sen-trik-kuh Discordia in late 2005. In May 2006, the subtitle The Tales of Shamlicht was added to the title. While a number of other Discordian works have appeared since 2001, based on Internet searches these two are the most popular to appear in the 21st century. Apocrypha Discordia is a collection of various works on Discordianism, compiled by Rev. ...

Ek-sen-trik-kuh Discordia: The Tales of Shamlicht

The collection Ek-sen-trik-kuh Discordia: The Tales of Shamlicht was previously known as Apocrypha Discordia, the Non-Existent Apocrypha Discordia, and Ek-sen-trik-kuh Discordia (without the subtitle). It is an evolving Discordian and personist work written primarily by Reverend Loveshade with members of the Discordian Division of the Ek-sen-triks CluborGuild and the Mythics of Harmonia, who created Principia Harmonia. It mixes humor and absurdism with serious philosophy, promotes freedom including nudism and sexual freedom, and stands against various forms of prejudice and discrimination including sexism and, controversially, ageism. The collection features factual articles about topics including animal sex, myths, humor, artwork, poetry, the Smagmoid Kids Club, songs, quotes, and other material. Image File history File links Edcover. ... Discordianism is a modern, chaos-based religion founded in either 1958 or 1959. ... ... A sexual norm can be an individual norm or a social norm. ... The sign of the headquarters of the National Association Opposed To Woman Suffrage Sexism is commonly considered to be discrimination and/or hatred against people based on their sex rather than their individual merits, but can also refer to any and all systemic differentiations based on the sex of the... Ageism is bias against a certain individual or group on the grounds of age. ...

Whereas the 2001 Apocrypha Discordia is a collection of pieces from various sources, most of the material in the Ek-sen-trik-kuh was created specifically for the work. The book claims its inspiration came from a dream-vision that featured Goddess Discordia, her sister Goddess Harmonia, and their daughter, the naked Cherub Princess Shamlicht, who had hundreds of monkeys flying out of her butt. These were actually Bonobo apes, who gave their tales to Loveshade to first digest, and then to “spread them far and wide, for digested flying monkey tales make great fertilizer.” Eris is also a genus of jumping spiders. ... Harmonia may refer to: Harmonia (Greek goddess), the goddess of harmony and concord Harmonia (genus), a genus of lady beetles Harmonia (band), a 1970s German band Harmonia Ensemble, an Italian chamber music group Harmonia Sacra, a music textbook Harmonia research project, building programming tools at the University of California, Berkeley... Binomial name Pan paniscus Schwarz, 1929 Bonobo distribution The Bonobo (Pan paniscus), until recently usually called the Pygmy Chimpanzee and less often the Dwarf or Gracile Chimpanzee, is one of the two species comprising the chimpanzee genus, Pan. ...

One of the included pieces is “The Myth of Starbuck” (originally called “The Myth of Ichabod”) from the long-missing first edition of Principia Discordia. Ironically, it was Swabey, who also features it on his site, who worked to get the story released. The Loompanics Yellow Cover combined 4th & 5th Edition Principia Discordia, (1979). ...

While "Reverend Loveshade" has been used as a penname by Robert Anton Wilson, [1], this Reverend Loveshade's biography implies he is a different person. It has been suggested that Timothy F.X. Finnegan be merged into this article or section. ...

He, She, or E?

The work promotes personism by the use of the word “e” and its various forms as a genderless substitute for “he” or “she.”

e (pronounced the same as letter *e;* rhymes with *she* and *he*): Used instead of *she* or *he.* A person. Example: E went to the store and bought a pineapple.

es (rhymes with *his,* or, if you like, with *eez*): Used instead of *her* or *his* as a possessor or agent. Example: On the way home, some enemies tried to steal es pineapple.

es (as above): Substitute for *his* or *hers* for that which belongs to him or her. Example: Who were these foes of es?

em (rhymes with *him* or *m*): Substitute for *her* or *him;* pronoun objective case. Example: They were The Agents of Greyface. When they tried to take es pineapple from em, e hit them with five tons of flax.

emself (rhymes with *himself,* or with the letter *m* and *self*): Substitute for herself or himself; used reflexively, in absolute constructions and for emphasis. Examples: Did e throw the five tons all by emself? No, fool, e didn*t do it emself; e had help from a strong head wind.

Five Basic Beliefs

The work adopted the “Five Basic Beliefs” of The Loveshade Family. The Ek-sen-trik-kuh's version of these are:

ONE: We believe in the rights of an individual to be treated as an individual by society.

TWO: We believe in the responsibility of the individual to society.

THREE: We believe in the rights of a child to be raised in a loving, supportive manner that blends freedom with discipline to prepare that child for life, and in the responsibility of caregivers to provide that environment whenever possible.

FOUR: We believe in personal freedom, in a free society, if it harms no one.

FIVE: We believe in the principle of discordia concurs or harmonious discord, that accepting even discordant differences to achieve harmony is greater than excluding differences to maintain unity.

Five Blind Men and an Elephant

Perhaps the best known piece in the collection is Reverend Loveshade's "Five Blind Men and an Elephant." This is a Discordian version of an old Indian tale, and appears in the 1995 online Non-Existent Apocrypha Discordia, the 2001 Apocrypha Discordia (a distinct work--this story is the only piece found in both versions), Apocrypha Diskordia (German translation of the 2001 version), The Book of Eris, Principia Harmonia, in addition to Ek-sen-trik-kuh Discordia: The Tales of Shamlicht. The story of the blind men and an elephant appears to have originated in India, but its original source is debated. ... Apocrypha Discordia is a collection of various works on Discordianism, compiled by Rev. ...

In this story, five blind men examine an elephant, but each feels only one part. The tusk-toucher says the elephant is like a spear, the leg-feeler says it's like a tree, etc. A blind, self-proclaimed Discordian oracle feels the entire elephant, and plans to profit from the mens' foolishness. (See the whole story at "Five Blind Men and an Elephant".)

Child pornography, illegal drugs and terrorism

The Sacred Chao with killifish, symbol of the Ek-sen-trik-kuh-Discordia: The Tales of Shamlicht. According to the group's website, this appears on the belly of Saint The Mary between her "upper and lower naughty bits." The transcript of the online weddingof the then 15-year-old Mary, in which she and her three grooms were instructed to "strip naked," was allegedly among writings seized.

According to several websites (some of which are listed below), an early version of the work was seized by authorities, and the Discordian Division of the Ek-sen-triks CluborGuild that created it was the subject of a national and possibly international investigation by the American Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and several other law enforcement and government agencies. This was for alleged crimes ranging from promoting child pornography and illegal drugs to sexual predation to consorting with terrorists. According to the work’s official website, the investigation stemmed from information on terrorism and the American government that the group gathered surreptitiously; postings and letters made after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack in America that claimed governments were a bigger threat to freedom than terrorists (including “Stripping Away American Freedom: A Call to Action);” the group’s promotion of nudism for all ages, including children; and their stand against ageism. The group and their work opposes using “an arbitrary age” to determine when a person is too old to have the right to work and other rights, and too young to drink alcohol, drive, raise children, and most controversial of all, engage in sexual activity (most of these concepts are featured in "The Myth of the Adulthood Fairy"). The site claims all investigations were eventually dropped, and all seized material was eventually returned by the FBI and other agencies. Image File history File links Chao_the_mary. ... Image File history File links Chao_the_mary. ... The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a Federal police force which is the principal investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ... Child pornography refers to pornography depicting minors. ... Terrorist redirects here. ... ... Ageism is bias against a certain individual or group on the grounds of age. ... Sexual behavior is a form of physical intimacy that may be directed to reproduction (one possible goal of sexual intercourse) and/or to the enjoyment of activity involving sexual gratification. ...

An index search of several websites do have a verifiable date stamp showing that discussions of the group's legal problems go back to December of 2001 ("Stripping Away American Freedom") and January 30, 2002 (Illuminatus Inner Sanctum). (While the dates listed on posted items can be faked, the date stamp appearing in a website's index can be used as admissible evidence in international courts--for example, to prove who first claimed a domain name). Whether the legal problems are real or part of a hoax is uncertain. The term domain name has multiple related meanings: A name that is entered into a computer (e. ...

Novus Ordo Discordia

Novus Ordo Discordia, or The Gospel of St. Pesher, The Gardener, was created by writer and roleplaying game creator S. John Ross under the penname Wilhelm Leonardo Pesher. It's a short work of under 4,000 words, but contains several sections. Among these are About The Big Erisian Ministry, The Mobile Illuminated Chapel of Discord, and The Garden of the King/Rain of Flowers, which is a story about St. Pesher the Gardener. S. John Ross was born Samuel John Ross, Junior in Cumberland, Maryland on July 15, 1971, the son of Sam and Donna Ross. ...

The story begins

Pesher lived in a City, a dreary maze of concrete and glass where the legacy of Greyface was ubiquitous.

Pesher was a gardener for the City's King, a bitter and pained champion of all that is old and tried and in accordance with things that are also old and tried. Pesher the Gardener had been hired because he had a magic with growing things, and could make them green, when all the King could do was make things become ashen and die.

The conflict between Pesher, the poor man who brings beauty, and the King, a rich man who brings death, leads to an ironic twist and a moral seen in the fate of the garden.

The work contains another moral in the form of a quote:

Don't Wake Up, If You Aren't Finished With The Dream. - St. Pesher

A Discordian Coloring Book

The cover of A Discordian Coloring Book by Laramie Sasseville.

A Discordian Coloring Book by Laramie Sasseville is a coloring book first published in 1982 which contains images inspired by the Discordian Religion and other Discordian icons; such as: Image File history File links A_Discordian_Coloring_Book_Cover. ... Image File history File links A_Discordian_Coloring_Book_Cover. ... Discordianism is a modern, chaos-based religion founded in either 1958 or 1959. ...

• Malaclypse The Younger
• Lord Omar Khayyam Ravenhurst
• Robert Shea
• Robert Anton Wilson
• The Illuminatus! Trilogy
• The Principia Discordia
• Bavarian Illuminati
• A Bowling Alley

The first print run of A Discordian Coloring Book was limited to 1000 copies but there is a second edition available in print on demand format from cafepress. Malaclypse the Younger (short Mal-2) is the author of the Principia Discordia, a character in the Illuminatus! trilogy, and most likely a penname used by Greg Hill, comrade of Kerry Thornley (aka Lord Omar Khayyam Ravenhurst). ... Kerry Thornley Kerry Wendell Thornley ( April 17, 1938 - November 28, 1998) is perhaps best-known as the co-founder (along with childhood friend Gregory Hill) of Discordianism, in which context he is usually known as Omar Khayyam Ravenhurst. ... Robert Joseph Shea (1933 - March 10, 1994) was the co-author (with Robert Anton Wilson) of The Illuminatus! Trilogy. ... It has been suggested that Timothy F.X. Finnegan be merged into this article or section. ... The Illuminatus! Trilogy is a series of three novels written by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson primarily between 1969 and 1971. ... The Loompanics Yellow Cover combined 4th & 5th Edition Principia Discordia, (1979). ... This is an article about groups called the Illuminati. For information on the games, see Illuminati (game) and Illuminati: New World Order. ... Bowling ball and two pins Ten-pin bowling lane Bowling is a game in which players attempt to score points by rolling a ball along a flat surface in an attempt to knock down objects called pins. ... Product selection screen of a premium shop. ...

Book 5 (The Zenarchist's CookBook)

Book 5, also called the Zenarchist's CookBook, is a Discordian text created to relay the idea of Zenarchy to followers of Discordianism. Its authorship is unknown, though the text claims it "has been prepared by the Paratheoanametamystikhood Of Eris Escteric (POEE) Council of the Twenty-Third Degree, for the jurisdiction of The Legion Of Dynamic Discord, and of the House Of The Apostles Of Eris, by the Pope and Poo-Bah-Pontif, under the grand command of the office of his High Reverence, the Benevolent Polyfather." Like many Discordian texts, is it Kopylefted, enabling any part of the text to be copied, changed or published. Zenarchy is the social order which springs from meditation. ... 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. ...

About the title

Zenarchist's CookBook is a play on the title Anarchist's Cookbook. The book is meant to be somewhat of a manual on zenarchy, just as the Anarchist's Cookbook is a manual on anarchy. (Zenarchy, which is a book and concept created by Discordianism co-founder Kerry Thornley, is a belief that widespread enlightenment would lead to dissolution or loss of power of the state.) Like Principia Discordia, it also focuses on the distinction between destructive chaos versus constructive chaos. The book claims anarchy is destructive chaos while zenarchy embodies constructive chaos. Book 5 refers to the Discordian Law of Fives which states that "all things happen in fives." The Anarchist Cookbook (ISBN 0-9623032-0-8) is a book written by William Powell. ... Zenarchy is the social order which springs from meditation. ... Anarchism is the name of a political philosophy or a group of doctrines and attitudes that are centered on rejection of any form of compulsory government (such as the state)[1] and support its elimination. ... Zenarchy is the social order which springs from meditation. ... Discordianism is a modern, chaos-based religion founded in either 1958 or 1959. ... Kerry Thornley Kerry Wendell Thornley (April 17, 1938 - November 28, 1998) is perhaps best-known as the co-founder (along with childhood friend Greg Hill) of Discordianism. ... The Loompanics Yellow Cover combined 4th & 5th Edition Principia Discordia, (1979). ... Anarchism is the name of a political philosophy or a group of doctrines and attitudes that are centered on rejection of any form of compulsory government (such as the state)[1] and support its elimination. ... The law of fives is an erisianian idea that anything and everything is directly or indirectly related to or has some thing to do with five or the holy 23 http://singlenesia. ...

Contents

The Zenarchist's CookBook is divided into 5 parts:

• Part I - "HotDogs and Catma", the book's introduction.
• Part II - "Zenarchy Nutshell", the main section which defines zenarchy and a Discordian view of zen.
• Part III - "The Book of Phibs (Phalsely Called Phakes)" has three sections. The first tells about the Five elements (Chinese philosophy); the second, Alchemy, tells how to make a hallucinogenic ceremonial drink using rum and marijuana; and the third, Tarot, talks about card tricks.
• Part IV - "Fragments From Forgotten Sermons" contains several previously unpublished Discordian pieces.
• Part V - "The Starseed Trance-Mission" is a poem, allegedly channeled from a cosmic intelligence.

Chinese Wood (木) | Fire (火) | Earth (土) | Metal (金) | Water (水) Hinduism The Panchamahabhuta (five great elements) Prithvi/Bhumi (Earth) Ap/Jala (Water) Agni/Tejas (Fire) Vayu/Pavan (Air/Wind) Akasha (Aether) In traditional Chinese philosophy, natural phenomena can be classified into the Five Elements (Chinese: 五行; Pinyin: wǔxíng): wood, fire, earth, metal, and... For other uses, see Alchemy (disambiguation). ... Hallucinogenic drugs or hallucinogens are drugs that can alter sensory perceptions, elicit alternate states of consciousness, or cause hallucinations. ... Caribbean rum, circa 1941 Rum is a distilled beverage made from sugarcane by-products such as molasses and sugarcane juice by a process of fermentation and distillation. ... A Cannabis sativa plant The drug cannabis, also called marijuana, is produced from parts of the cannabis plant, primarily the cured flowers and gathered trichomes of the female plant. ... now. ... It has been suggested that Medium (spirituality) be merged into this article or section. ...

See also

• Apocrypha Discordia
• Blind Men and an Elephant
• Discordianism
• Principia Discordia

Apocrypha Discordia is a collection of various works on Discordianism, compiled by Rev. ... The story of the blind men and an elephant appears to have originated in India, but its original source is debated. ... Discordianism is a modern, chaos-based religion founded in either 1958 or 1959. ... The Loompanics Yellow Cover combined 4th & 5th Edition Principia Discordia, (1979). ...

External links

• First mention of the title Apocrypha Discordia, on the rec.games.board newsgroup on March 16, 1994
• Zenarchy by Kerry Thornley
• First 30 issues of Kerry Thornley's wall newspaper, Kultcha
• Excerpts from Reverend Loveshade's 1995 online Non-Existent Apocrypha Discordia
• BloodStar's original site of the 1990s "non-existent" Apocrypha Discordia which became Ek-sen-trik-kuh Discordia
• Ek-sen-trik-kuh Discordia: The Tales of Shamlicht Homepage
• Wikisource: "Five Blind Men and an Elephant" by Reverend Loveshade
• George_W_Bust's post of February 14, 2003, discussing Reverend Loveshade's arrest
• Lorien Loveshade’s Crib featuring portions of her seized diary
• POEE UK, spiritual home of Synaptyclypse Generator Sect
• Oh My Eris!! (dot com)
• Home of Synaptyclypse Generator Publishing
• “Stripping Away American Freedom: A Call to Action,” by Reverend Loveshade, dated December 1, 2001
• Logical Reality, which discusses the ageism, legal and sexual issues dealt with in Ek-sen-trik-kuh Discordia: The Tales of Shamlicht
• Novus Ordo Discordia: The Gospel of St. Pesher, The Gardener
• An HTML version of A Discordian Coloring Book
• CafePress Edition of A Discordian Coloring Book
• Laramie Sasseville's Portfolio Site
• A downloadable version of Book 5 (The Zenarchist's CookBook).
• Discordian Society Certificate - High resolution scan of an original Thornley certificate design to make you a Discordian Pope.