Discordian Texts
Sacred scriptures, underground classics, and related reading for the aspiring Pope
“Kopyleft — All Rites Reversed.”
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Principia Discordia Altera
A Chaotic Anthology for the Post-Truth, Pre-Apocalypse Era. Our own sacred text—ten books of cosmogenesis, doctrines, parables, rituals, manifestos, and practical Discordianism for daily life.
Read the Book →Primary Texts
Principia Discordia (1965)
The original sacred text of Discordianism by Malaclypse the Younger and Omar Khayyam Ravenhurst. Available for free online as it was always intended to be freely distributed.
Read Online →The Illuminatus! Trilogy (1975)
By Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson. A sprawling satirical novel that incorporates Discordian philosophy into a conspiracy-laden adventure. Essential reading.
View on Amazon →Zenarchy (1991)
By Kerry Thornley (Omar Khayyam Ravenhurst). A fusion of Zen Buddhism and anarchism from one of Discordianism’s founders.
Read Online →Underground & Lesser-Known Texts
Beyond the Principia Discordia and the Illuminatus! Trilogy, there exists a sprawling underground library of Discordian texts—written by popes, cabals, and lone agents of Eris. Many are freely available online, as befits a tradition that declared “Kopyleft — All Rites Reversed.”
The Black Iron Prison
A collaborative Discordian text exploring the “Black Iron Prison”—a concept borrowed from Philip K. Dick describing the invisible structures of control that constrain human consciousness. This book applies Discordian philosophy to break down the mental walls we build around ourselves and the ones society builds for us.
Read Online →Musings of a Faceless Man
A collection of Discordian writings and reflections. Philosophical musings from the trenches of sacred disorder, exploring identity, meaning, and the spaces between certainty and doubt.
Download PDF →Apocrypha Discordia
Compiled in 2001 by the Reverend DrJon Swabey with illuminations by Pope Phil Wlodarczyk III, the Apocrypha Discordia is a “completely unofficial sequel to the Principia Discordia.” Assembled from Kopylefted sources across early internet forums, printed zines, and the Melbourne small press scene, it gathers Discordian writings, rants, rituals, and proclamations from various cabals and popes. Its existence earned DrJon and Adam Gorightly an invitation to write the outroduction for a hardback edition of the Principia Discordia itself.
Download PDF →Principia Entropius
A chaotic gathering of material pulled from early Discordian message boards of the 1990s. Brenton Clutterbuck described it as “a terrible mess that makes one’s head hurt” but also “a rare and valuable (historically if not creatively) snapshot of Discordianism in the 90s.” Tagged with keywords like “grate_moo, mooism, froot_loops, frootloopianism,” it captures the raw, unfiltered energy of online Discordianism before the forums gave way to social media.
Download PDF →The Book of Eris
Presented as “a Holy Discordian Bible, One of Five predicted by Malaclypse the Younger, being an Advanced Course into The Erisian Mysterees.” Published under the name Eris Kallisti Discordia, it is a collection of rituals, invocations, philosophy, and sacred nonsense dedicated to the Goddess of Chaos and Mother of Us All. Various editions have been compiled by different cabals over the years, each adding their own layers of illumination and confusion.
Download PDF →The Honest Book of Truth
Written by Kerry Wendell Thornley (Lord Omar Khayyam Ravenhurst), co-founder of Discordianism, The Honest Book of Truth is structured as a parody of the Bible—divided into The Book of Uterus, The Book of Explanations, The Book of Predictions, The Book of Advice, The Book of Gooks, and The Gospel According to Fred. According to Discordian legend, Eris’ true final testament to mankind existed in only one copy, which was mistaken for refuse and carried off by a garbageman who refused to give it back. Robert Anton Wilson called it “the best thing Kerry had written.” Long thought lost, the complete text was finally published in Adam Gorightly’s Historia Discordia (2014). Excerpts also appear throughout the Illuminatus! Trilogy.
Read on Discordian Wiki →A Note on Discordian Publishing
Discordian texts are traditionally distributed freely and without copyright restriction. As the Principia Discordia states: “Kopyleft — All Rites Reversed.” This means you are free to copy, distribute, and remix these works. In fact, you’re encouraged to.
If you’ve written a Discordian text, congratulations—you’re a published Discordian pope. Every pope has the right to author sacred scripture. It’s in the job description.
Related Reading
Cosmic Trigger I
Robert Anton Wilson’s autobiography exploring his Discordian experiences and reality tunnels.
View on Amazon →Prometheus Rising
RAW’s guide to Timothy Leary’s 8-circuit model of consciousness. Practical exercises for expanding awareness.
View on Amazon →Liber Null & Psychonaut
Peter J. Carroll’s chaos magic foundational text, which draws heavily on Discordian humor and philosophy.
View on Amazon →The Book of the SubGenius
A sibling religion/parody that emerged in the same cultural moment. Praise “Bob”!
View on Amazon →Condensed Chaos
Phil Hine’s accessible introduction to chaos magic, with plenty of Discordian influences.
View on Amazon →Zen Without Zen Masters
Camden Benares’ collection of Discordian koans and stories.
View on Amazon →“We Discordians must stick apart.”
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