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). During the early years of the circulation of the Principia Discordia, rumor claimed the author of the book was Richard Nixon, Timothy Leary, and Robert Anton Wilson, or that the book and Malaclypse the Younger were fictional inventions of Wilson à la H.P. Lovecraft's Necronomicon. The Principia Discordia is a sacred text of the Discordian religion written by Greg Hill (Malaclypse The Younger) and Kerry Thornley (Omar Khayyam Ravenhurst). ... This article refers to the real life of Greg Hill. ... 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. ... Order: 37th President Vice President: Spiro Agnew (1969–1973), Gerald R. Ford (1973–1974) Term of office: January 20, 1969 – August 9, 1974 Preceded by: Lyndon B. Johnson Succeeded by: Gerald R. Ford Date of birth: January 9, 1913 Place of birth: Yorba Linda, California Date of death: April 22... Timothy Francis Leary (October 22, 1920 – May 31, 1996) was an American writer, psychologist, campaigner for psychedelic drug research and use, and computer software designer. ... Robert Anton Wilson Robert Anton Wilson or R. A. W. (born January 18, 1932) is a futurologist, libertarian, and novelist. ... H. P. Lovecraft Howard Phillips Lovecraft (August 20, 1890–March 15, 1937) was an American author of fantasy and horror fiction, noted for giving horror stories a science fiction framework. ... The Necronomicon (Greek: Νεκρονομικόν) is a fictional book of magic, invented by H. P. Lovecraft and frequently featured in his Cthulhu mythos tales. ...

Principia Discordia

Theories of Malaclypse's true identity range from Timothy Leary to Richard Nixon. Many, including Greg Hill, have claimed that Greg Hill is the true Malacylpse the younger, but this is not completely proven. Timothy Francis Leary (October 22, 1920 – May 31, 1996) was an American writer, psychologist, campaigner for psychedelic drug research and use, and computer software designer. ... Order: 37th President Vice President: Spiro Agnew (1969–1973), Gerald R. Ford (1973–1974) Term of office: January 20, 1969 – August 9, 1974 Preceded by: Lyndon B. Johnson Succeeded by: Gerald R. Ford Date of birth: January 9, 1913 Place of birth: Yorba Linda, California Date of death: April 22... This article refers to the real life of Greg Hill. ...

Possessing many titles, including "Omnibenevolent Polyfather of Virginity in Gold" (equivalent to Pope), Malaclypse's true identity or position within the Erisian religion is completely unknown. He is frequently mentioned in the Principia Discordia. Credited with wiring telegrams to God from the Celestial Hotel and decrying the usefulness of prayer, these claims are in the absurdist nature of the Principia Discordia.

Very little is known about Malaclypse the Elder, the father of Mal-2. The Principia Discordia merely mentions him as a "non-prophet" and being mistaken for a doomsayer when carrying a sign that read "DUMB." The Principia Discordia is a sacred text of the Discordian religion written by Greg Hill (Malaclypse The Younger) and Kerry Thornley (Omar Khayyam Ravenhurst). ...

Illuminatus!

Malaclypse the Younger also appears in The Illuminatus! Trilogy by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson. According to the Iluminatus!, he founded the Norton Cabal, and then left the cabal to join the very esoteric Erisian Liberation Front. According to Dr. Ignotum P. Ignotius, the last thing Mal-2 wrote about before he left for the ELF, was, "Everybody understands Mickey Mouse. Few understand Hermann Hesse. Hardly anyone understands Albert Einstein. And nobody understands Emperor Norton." This is the slogan of the Joshua Norton Cabal of San Franscisco. Cover of the collected edition The Illuminatus! Trilogy is a series of three novels written by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson. ... Robert Joseph Shea (1933 - March 10, 1994) was the co-author (with Robert Anton Wilson) of The Illuminatus! Trilogy. ... Robert Anton Wilson Robert Anton Wilson or R. A. W. (born January 18, 1932) is a futurologist, libertarian, and novelist. ... Mickeys most recognizable look has him wearing red shorts and yellow shoes. ... Hermann Hesse Hermann Hesse (July 2, 1877 – August 9, 1962) was a German author, and the winner of the 1946 Nobel Prize in literature. ... Albert Einstein, by Yousuf Karsh Albert Einstein (March 14, 1879 – April 18, 1955) was a German born American theoretical physicist who is widely regarded as the greatest scientist of the 20th century. ... Joshua A. Norton Joshua Abraham Norton (January 17, 1811 - January 8, 1880), also known as His Imperial Majesty Emperor Norton I, was a celebrated citizen of San Francisco who famously proclaimed himself Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico in 1859. ...

Malaclypse the Elder is even more present in the Illuminatus! Trilogy. In fact, he is an important shape-shifting character in the book, posing as Jean-Paul Sartre and the Devil. According to Malaclypse himself, he is a 4th century B.C. Erisian priest (who was also prepared to perform services to Hermes, Dionysus, Heracles, Aphrodite, Athena and Hera) who achieves transcedental illumination in the course of the massacre at Melos in 415 BC. The Illuminati believe that death releases a certain form of energy. Given enough death and a person intent on capturing said energy, a person may be transformed into an immortal, immaterial being, or so the plot element goes. Malaclypse also posed as Jesus after Jesus got crucified. In the form of Jesus, he introduces Bingo, but asks Luke to not record it. 23 The Illuminatus! Trilogy is a series of three novels written by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson. ... Jean Paul Sartre Jean-Paul Sartre (June 21, 1905 – April 15, 1980) was a French existentialist philosopher, dramatist, novelist and critic. ... The Devil is the name given to a supernatural entity who, in most Western religions, is the central embodiment of evil. ... Hermes bearing the infant Dionysus, by Praxiteles Hermēs (Greek: Έρμης: pile of marker stones), in Greek mythology, is the god of boundaries and of the travelers who cross them, of shepherds and cowherds, of orators, literature and poets, of athletics, of weights and measures and invention and commerce in general... Bacchus by Caravaggio The god Dionysus is occasionally confused with one of several historical figures named Dionysius, a theophoric name that simply means [servant] of Dionysus. ... Statue of Heracles In Greek mythology, Heracles, or Heraklês (glory of Hera, Ἡρακλῆς) was the demigod son of Zeus and Alcmene, the grand-daughter of Perseus and the wife of Amphitryon. ... Aphrodite (Αφροδίτη, risen from sea-foam) is the Greek goddess of love and beauty. ... Athena from the east pediment of the Afea temple in Aegina After a sculpture of Athena at the Louvre. ... In the Olympian pantheon of classical Greek Mythology, Hêra (Greek or ) was the wife and sister of Zeus. ... Milos (formerly Melos, and before the Athenian genocide Malos) is a volcanic island in the Aegean Sea. ... Centuries: 6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC Decades: 460s BC 450s BC 440s BC 430s BC 420s BC - 410s BC - 400s BC 390s BC 380s BC 370s BC 360s BC Years: 420 BC 419 BC 418 BC 417 BC 416 BC - 415 BC - 414 BC 413 BC... The Illuminati is the name of many groups, modern and historical, real and fictitious, verified and alleged. ... This 11th-century portrait is one of many images of Jesus in which a halo with a cross is used. ... This article is about the game known as bingo. ...

"Real" life

Greg Hill describes Mal-2 as a spirit sent into him by Eris that helped him write the Principia Discordia over the course of ten years in his early adulthood. An interview included in the fourth edition of the Principia Discordia by Loompanics Press reveals that Mal-2 left once the book was finished. He claims Mal-2 returned to leave a fifth and final edition consisting solely of a Western Union telegraph form filled with the letter M. Greg Hill also reveals that he had access to Western Union forms when he worked at Western Union. Eris is also a genus of jumping spiders. ... The Principia Discordia is a sacred text of the Discordian religion written by Greg Hill (Malaclypse The Younger) and Kerry Thornley (Omar Khayyam Ravenhurst). ...

Other Discordian Writers

Lord Omar Khayyam Ravenhurst is the nom-de-plume of the other principal author of the Principia, Kerry Thornley. 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. ...

Bibliography and references

• Malaclypse the Younger (Greg Hill); Principia Discordia, 4th Edition, June 1, 1980, Loompanics Unlimited. Introduction by Robert Anton Wilson. Afterword by Greg Hill.
• Malaclypse the Younger (Greg Hill); Principia Discordia, 5th Edition, September 1, 1991, IllumiNet Press. Introduction by Kerry Thornley.
• Gorightly, Adam; The Prankster and the Conspiracy: The Story of Kerry Thornley and How He Met Oswald and Inspired the Counterculture, Paraview Press, November 2003. Foreword by Robert Anton Wilson.