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Principia Discordia Free Ebook FREEPRINCIPIA DISCORDIA EBOOK Malaclypse the Younger,Omar Khayyam Ravenhurst | 106 pages | 19 Apr 2011 | Createspace | 9781461087779 | English | North Charleston SC, United States Principia Discordia | Discordian Wiki | Fandom MAL Sometimes I take humor seriously. Sometimes I take seriousness humorously. Either way it is irrelevant. GP: Maybe you are just Principia Discordia. M2: Indeed! But do not reject these teachings Principia Discordia false because I am crazy. The reason that I am crazy is because they are true. GP: Is Eris true? M2: Everything is true. GP: Even false things? M2: Even false things are true. GP: How can that be? M2: I don't know man, I didn't do it. GP: Why do you deal with so many negatives? M2: To dissolve them. GP: Will you develop that point? M2: No. M2: There is a Zen Story about a student who asked a master to explain the meaning of Buddhism. The Master's reply was "Three pounds of flax. M2: No, of course not. That is just illustrative. The foregoing document was revealed to Mal-2 by the Goddess Herself through many consultations with Her within his Pineal Gland. It is guaranteed to be the Word of Goddess. However, it is only fair to state that Goddess doesn't always say the same thing to each listener, and that other Episkoposes are sometimes told quite different things in their Revelations, which are Principia Discordia the Word of Goddess. Consequently, if you prefer a Discordian Sect other than POEE, then none of these Truths are binding, and it is a rotten shame that you have read all the way down to the very last word. This work is Principia Discordia the public domain in the United States because it was legally published within the United States or the United Nations Headquarters in New York subject to Section 7 of the United States Headquarters Agreement between and inclusive Principia Discordia a copyright notice. 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Principia Discordia | the book of Chaos, Discord and Confusion | Fnord! Discordianism is a paradigm based upon the book Principia Discordia[1] written by Greg Hill with Kerry Wendell Thornley inthe two working under the pseudonyms Malaclypse the Younger and Omar Khayyam Ravenhurst. According to self-proclaimed "crackpot historian" Adam Gorightly, Discordianism was founded as a parody Principia Discordia. Many outside observers still regard Discordianism as a parody religion, although some of its adherents may utilize it as a legitimate religion or as a metaphor for a governing philosophy. The Principia Discordiaif read literally, encourages the worship of the Greek goddess Principia Discordiaknown in Latin as Discordiathe goddess of disorder, or archetypes and ideals associated with her. Depending on the version of Discordianism, Eris might be considered the goddess exclusively of disorder or the goddess of disorder and chaos. Both views are supported by the Principia Discordia. The Principia Discordia holds three core principles: the Aneristic orderthe Eristic disorderand the notion that both are mere illusions. Due to these principles, a Discordian believes there is no distinction between order and disorder, since they Principia Discordia both Principia Discordia conceptual divisions of the pure element of chaos. An argument presented by the text is that it is only by rejecting these principles that you can truly perceive reality as it is, chaos. It is difficult to estimate Principia Discordia number of Discordians because they are not required to hold Discordianism as their only belief system, [3] and because, by nature of the system itself, there is an encouragement to form schisms and cabals. The foundational document of Discordianism is the Principia Discordiafourth edition, written by Malaclypse the Youngeran alias of Greg Principia Discordia. 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 Principia Discordia chaos as a much more underlying impulse of the universe. This may have been done with the intention of merely "balancing out" the creative forces of order and disorder, but the focus is on the more disorderly aspects of the world — Principia Discordia times the forces of order are even vilified. According to the Principia Discordia"every single man, woman, and child on this Earth " is deemed a pope. Included in the Principia Discordia is an official pope card that may be reproduced and distributed freely to anyone and everyone. There are also five classes of saints within Discordianism, who are those who best act as exemplars and are closer to perfection. A well-known example of a second-class saint is Emperor Nortona citizen in 19th century San Francisco, who despite suffering delusions was beloved by much of the city. He is honoured as a saint within Discordianism for living his life according to truth as he saw it and a disregard for reality as others would perceive it. In discordian mythology, Aneris is described as the sister Principia Discordia Eris a. The sterile Aneris becomes jealous of Eris who was born pregnantand starts making existent things non-existent. This explains why life begins, and later ends in death. The names of Eris and Aneris who are later given a brother, Spiritualityare used to show some fundamental Discordian principles in "Psycho-Metaphysics":. The hand of Eris Principia Discordia at right and other proposed symbols are used informally in certain circles; however, it Principia Discordia unlikely that Eris, the trans-Neptunian dwarf planetwill be assigned an official symbol by Principia Discordia IAUsince graphical symbols are rarely assigned to minor objects in modern times. The "original snub" is the Discordian name for the events preceding the judgement of Parisalthough 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, the Apple of Discordis a notable symbol in Discordianism for its inclusion in the Holy Chao, and Principia Discordia traditionally described as being made of gold although whether that gold was metallic or Acapulco is noted as uncertain [18]. 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. The Principia Discordia holds three core principles: the Aneristic and Eristic principles representing order and disorder, and the notion that both are mere illusions. The following excerpt summarizes these principles:. The Aneristic Principle is that of apparent order; the Eristic Principle is that of apparent disorder. Both Principia Discordia and disorder are man made concepts and are artificial divisions of pure chaos, which is a level deeper than is the level Principia Discordia distinction making. With our Principia Discordia apparatus called "the brain" we look at reality through Principia Discordia ideas-about-reality which our cultures give us. The ideas-about-reality are mistakenly labeled "reality" and Principia Discordia people are forever perplexed by the fact that other people, especially other cultures, see "reality" differently. It is only the ideas-about-reality which differ. Real capital-T True Principia Discordia is a level deeper than is the level of concept. We look at the world through windows on which have been drawn grids concepts. Different philosophies use different grids. A culture is a group of people with rather similar grids. Through a window Principia Discordia view chaos, and relate it to the points on our grid, and thereby understand it. The order is in the grid. That is Principia Discordia Aneristic Principle. Western philosophy is traditionally concerned with contrasting one grid with another grid, and amending grids in hopes of finding a perfect one that will account for all reality and will, hence, say unenlightened westerners be true. This is illusory; it is what we Erisians call the Aneristic Illusion. Some grids can be more useful than others, some more beautiful than others, some more pleasant than others, etc. Disorder is simply unrelated information viewed through some particular grid. But, like "relation", no-relation is Principia Discordia concept. Male, like female, is an idea about sex. To say that male-ness is "absence of female-ness", or vice versa, is a matter of definition and metaphysically arbitrary. The artificial concept of no-relation is the Eristic Principle. The belief that "order Principia Discordia true" and disorder is false or somehow wrong, is the Aneristic Illusion. To say the same of disorder, is the Eristic Illusion. The point is that little-t truth Principia Discordia a matter of definition relative to the grid one is using at the moment, and that capital-T Truth, metaphysical reality, is irrelevant to grids entirely. Pick a grid, and through it some chaos appears ordered and some appears disordered.
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