Malaclypse The Younger - Principia Discordia: The Magnum Opiate of, Malaclypse the Younger

Perhaps after reading this book you'll be able to decide whether Discordianism is a joke disguised as a religion or a religion disguised as a joke. Hail Eris. AH hail Discordia.

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This slim but mighty volume deserves a place on the Holy Books shelf of every Magikal library. It would probably be most content nestled between R.A. Wilson's Cosmic Trigger and Art Kleps The Boo Hoo Bible.

Nema, The Cincinnati Journal of Ceremonial Magic

Very humorous, and sometimes thought provoking...

Microbooks

This is a revolutionary book; it is a shout, a scream, an angry cry, and a lot of laughs.

Abracadabra

So if you think you might be a Discordian yourself without even knowing it, check into Principia Discordia and see what ths has to offer.

Neal Wilgus, Small Press Notes

... if you've got a funnybone, this'Il tickle it pink!

Steve Fahnestock, Amazing Stories

To Frank, Smoo & Caw my love forever

ISBN: 978-1-4092-5674-8

3175 Synaptyclypse Generator All Rights Reversed

Here we are in 2009 (or YOLD 3175), fifty, or fifty-one years after Greg and Kerrys Discordian revelations at the hands of the Goddess Eris.

Synaptyclypse Generator is the publishing sub-sect of the POEE | UK Resource Centre and the UK DiscordianSociety and we are proud to present this special edition of the legendary counter-culture classic Principia Discordia, the bible of Discordianism. We have spared no cabbage-power in preparing this wonderful edition for your enjoyment and enlightenment. We have done the best we could have hoped to ensure a quality and cherishable version of PrincipiaDiscordia. If you don't like it

HA! Too late! We have your money! (If you got this in a library, or are reading it in the store, HA! Made you look!)

Discordianism, based on worship of Eris, the Greek goddess of Chaos and confusion (among other things), was invented by Kerry W. Thornley aka Omar KhayyamRavenhurst and Greg Hill Malaclypse the Younger. PrincipiaDiscordia was written by Hill, and includes material by Thornley, Robert Anton Wilson and others. This strange and relevant religion has captured the hearts and minds of people world-wide, thanks in part to the power of the Internet. There are numerous, on-line communities these days. Check the Acknowledgements section at the end of the book for more information.

For this edition, we have included Kerry W. Thornley's introduction to the 1991 Illuminet Press edition and Robert Anton Wilson's Loompanics Unlimited introduction. We include all the material from the last Loompanics printing and

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any odd bits left over from the Illuminet version. We have closing Outroductions by none other than the Rev.DrJon Swabey of Apocrypha Discordia fame and crackpot historian, Adam Gorightly, author of The Prankster and theConspiracy, The Story of Kerry Thornley and How He MetOswald and Inspired the Counterculture. It also features the most sumptuously gorgeous cover that any edition has ever had (thanks Mat).

As always with these things, there was a whole bunch of stuff I wanted to include, but couldnt for various reasons. What I most wanted to include was the historic, pre-Principia, Discordian material from the Appendix Discordia (currently housed at http://appendix.23ae.com). Definitely worth swinging by for a look at the proto-Erisiana on display there, thanks to the amazing detective work of the Rev.DrJon Swabey.

Those interested in learning more about the history and development of this unusual religion are advised to consult Robert Anton Wilson's Cosmic Trigger (and/or the Internet).

Rev. St. Syn, KSC
Proudly stealing portions of the above text from other sources so you dont have to
Synaptyclypse Generator Sect
POEE | UK Resource Centre, Scotland
Setting-Orange, Chaos 42nd, 3173

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If you are indeed reading this Principia Discordia in the store, or the library, you may want to consider stealing it. After all, everything inside this book is given freely. I suppose you could pay for the squid juice and dead trees, but don't ever think you're paying for the content. Just so we're clear. NOTE: Synaptyclypse Generator takes no responsibility for your kleptomaniacal tendencies. Of course, you can safely ignore this if you have an electronic version.