Principia Discordia, Or, How I Found Goddess and What I Did to Her When I Found Her: The Magnum Opiate of Malaclypse the Younger
by Malaclypse the Youngerbook data
433 ratings, 4.27 average rating, 41 reviews
(more data...)
edit
published
June 1980
(first published 1965)
by Loompanics Unlimited
binding
Paperback, 100 pages
isbn
1559500409
(isbn13: 9781559500401)
Sign in to Goodreads to see your friends' reviews of this book.
There are no discussion topics on this book yet. Be the first to start one »
friend reviews
To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.
other reviews (showing 1-20 of 537)
"All things happen in fives, or are divisible by or are multiples of five, or are somehow directly or indirectly appropriate to five." Principia Discordia, p. 16
When I was five I won a toy car at a carnival. The car had the number 23 painted on the side. The numbers of my birth year add up to twenty. I was born in the fifth month of the year. It's 5:13 as I'm typing this. Coincidence? No, my fine friend, I think not.
When I was five I won a toy car at a carnival. The car had the number 23 painted on the side. The numbers of my birth year add up to twenty. I was born in the fifth month of the year. It's 5:13 as I'm typing this. Coincidence? No, my fine friend, I think not.
Like this review?
yes
(2 people liked it)
add a comment
Has a copy to sell/swap
—
Read in June, 2008
recommended to Jon by:
Tonyrecommends it for: your neighbors.
If I could give this a 1,000 out of 5, I wouldn't.
-The introduction alone will have you a devout follower of Eris.
-HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
-REMEMBER: King Kong died for our sins.
- ~~ OLD POEE SLOGAN ~~
When in Doubt, Fuck it.
When not in Doubt... get in Doubt!
A telegram sent to God:
-Dear God;
This is to inform you that your current position as deity is herewith terminated due to gross incompetence STOP...more
-The introduction alone will have you a devout follower of Eris.
-HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
-REMEMBER: King Kong died for our sins.
- ~~ OLD POEE SLOGAN ~~
When in Doubt, Fuck it.
When not in Doubt... get in Doubt!
A telegram sent to God:
-Dear God;
This is to inform you that your current position as deity is herewith terminated due to gross incompetence STOP...more
Like this review?
yes
(1 person liked it)
add a comment
Read in June, 2008
This is a VERY random book. It is in it's 5th printing, and a lot of it has been aggregated into the current tome. Not an easy read, as it does tend to be chaotic (which is in the nature of the beast described), but not the best thing to try to extract information from.
Like this review?
yes
(1 person liked it)
add a comment
Read in July, 2004
recommends it for:
you,or not?
the reason i love this book can be summed up in one commandment of discordia-"all discordians are forbidden from believing anything they read."i think that says it all,dont you agree rachel miller?
Like this review?
yes
(1 person liked it)
1 comment
recommends it for:
the prettiest one
this is why my favorite number is five. everything is applicable to 5.
Like this review?
yes
(1 person liked it)
add a comment
Hail Eris! All Hail Discordia!
Hmm, things I learned from this book... The Law of Fives, that one should not partake of hot dog buns for Such was the Solace of Our Goddess when She was Confronted with The Original Snub, that the Old Greeks are not to be trusted with historic matters for they were victims of indigestions, that I was born on Prickle-Prickle, Discord 1, Year of Our Lady of Discord 3147, and the usage of one's pineal gland.
Hmm, things I learned from this book... The Law of Fives, that one should not partake of hot dog buns for Such was the Solace of Our Goddess when She was Confronted with The Original Snub, that the Old Greeks are not to be trusted with historic matters for they were victims of indigestions, that I was born on Prickle-Prickle, Discord 1, Year of Our Lady of Discord 3147, and the usage of one's pineal gland.
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Read in August, 2002
I don't know why I randomly decided one day to order this and read it, but I did, and I'm glad. I like weird religion parodies, and this is at least as confusing and purposely contradictory as the Bible. I always liked the SubGenius stuff so I figured this was just a step away. Hail Eris!
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
it is difficult for me to rate this "book." it is like asking a christian to rate the bible. but it actually isn't. like the Necronomicon, this book is also true. if you do not believe then you are certainly one of Gruad's ophidian henchmen and should be fed to Leviathan post-haste.
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Read in March, 2007
recommends it for:
sleezy guys with ponytails
An interesting breakdown of chaos magick. Reads like crazy person ranting on the street and a sleezy guy with a greasy ponytail, wearing a black velour button-up trying to get you to participate in his Sunday night basement ritual under the pretext of "building cones of power".
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Read in January, 1996
so, i'm packing up the library today for the big move and came across this odd odd book.i felt i should add it to my list here. i have a feeling i'll come across more books to add if for no other reason than it's a great way to stop packing for 5 minutes.
: )
: )
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
recommends it for:
the living, not the dead.
This book is amazing. a-ma-zing. Read it, love it, don't take it too seriously. Unless you are Andrew Buck. If you are Andrew Buck, you may base everything you will ever need to know around it. I totally owe you a new copy of this book, don't I?
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
The beautiful stream-of-consciousness invention of a religion that straddles the line between pure humor and pure art. It exists in it's own little moment, free from the baggage of other, more convoluted artistic movements.
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Read in March, 2008
Hilarious. If you are religious, please read this book and get over yourself. If you're not religious, you'll appreciate the points it makes through satire and sarcasm. You can find it on the Internet for free.
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Read in March, 2008
There is so much to this book that my first instinct upon finishing was to immediately start it again. Truly a tome that deserves a place of honor in any philosopher's library, or at least bathroom. Hail Eris!
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Read in January, 1997
recommends it for:
psychonauts
Excellent exposition on the Discordian philosophy.
Note: this wasn't written by Pope Wilson, it was written by Malaclypse the Younger (Greg Hill) and Lord Omar Khayyam Ravenhurst (Kerry Thornley). Most likely.
Note: this wasn't written by Pope Wilson, it was written by Malaclypse the Younger (Greg Hill) and Lord Omar Khayyam Ravenhurst (Kerry Thornley). Most likely.
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
i will give this five stars even though it made no sense, but the entertainment value alone and the fact this book exists is something i find curious and funny :)
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Read in July, 2001
recommends it for:
anyone bored with societal mundanity
Gateway drug to the bizarre world of absurdist fringe culture. Parody at its fineset. Too bad most modern day discordians are fluffy bunnies. ;)
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Read in March, 2006
recommends it for:
YES!
fnordyouarenotfnordreadingthisrightnowstopyou'refnordreadingitaboutfivesecondsfromfnordnowandonlyjustgettingfnordit
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
Just read it. I'm serious. Or as serious as I can be when talking about his book. Uhh...yeah. Look, just read it.
Like this review?
yes
add a comment
to-read
(on 46 people's shelves)
philosophy (on 9 people's shelves)
currently-reading (on 7 people's shelves)
humor (on 6 people's shelves)
religion (on 6 people's shelves)
fiction (on 4 people's shelves)
favorites (on 4 people's shelves)
non-fiction (on 3 people's shelves)
politics (on 2 people's shelves)
occult (on 2 people's shelves)
More shelves...
philosophy (on 9 people's shelves)
currently-reading (on 7 people's shelves)
humor (on 6 people's shelves)
religion (on 6 people's shelves)
fiction (on 4 people's shelves)
favorites (on 4 people's shelves)
non-fiction (on 3 people's shelves)
politics (on 2 people's shelves)
occult (on 2 people's shelves)
More shelves...
quotes from this book
"The real reality is there, but everything you KNOW about “it” is in your mind and your
to do with as you like. Conceptualization is art, and YOU ARE THE ARTIST"
More quotes...
groups with this book
