Discordian Society Discordianism Sink is a game for Discordians and people of The Un-Religion much ilk. Please fill out the following: PURPOSE: To sink an object or a thing... in Name: _________________________________ Did you know that God is a crazy woman? water or mud or otherwise. Holy Name:_____________________________ The Greeks called her Eris, and the Romans RULES: Sinking is allowed in any manner. Hair:______ Eyes:______Brain:____________ called her Discordia, but you can call her what- Rocks work nicely. Sticks and feathers are a Hat:______ Moustache:___________________ ever you want. challenge. Ponds and lakes are the best element, Why ever do you want to be a member of She has come to tell you that you are free. though a puddle or an ocean is just as well. the Discordian Society? ___________________ She is chaos. She is the substance from which TURNS are taken by any person who gets the What kind of freak are you? _______________ artists and scientists build rythyms. She is the stuff up in the air. Is your name Matthew J. Wood? (Yes/No) spirit that with which children and clown laugh DUTY: It is the duty of all players, upon Do you want to be a Discordian? (Yes/No/Other) in happy anarchy. She is chaos. She is alive sinking, to find more stuff to sink. and she has come to tell you that you are free. UPON SINKING: The sinker should say, “I Now, total up the number of correct answers and There is no tyranny in the state of confu- sank it!” or something like that. divide by five. Multiply by 23 and subtract 6. This sion. There are no laws in the Discordian So- NAMING OF OBJECTS provides an advanced will be your membership number. DO NOT FORGET ciety. version. The sinker then names the sunk. For IT! Make five copies of this. Send two to the proper What is The Discordian Society? instance, “I sunk Ocean City, New Jersey!” authorities. Nail one to a post. Make one into a paper The Discordian Society has no defintion. boat and Sink it. Bury the other one. Our underground It has been called a disorganization of Eris agents will contact you. freaks. It has been called a geurilla mind the- atre. Episkopos Randomfactor prefers, “The HAIL ERIS! ALL HAIL DISCORDIA! World’s Greatest Asscociation of Whatever it brought to you by the Discordian Society, a non-prophet disorganization. Power to the people. Ban the fucking bomb. is we are.” But all of us agree that we don’t (K) No one 1997 All rights reversed. know what we are. Something that THEY won’t tell you is that every man,woman and otherwise on
DISEMBRACE earth is a genuine and authorized Pope.
Take advantage of your postition. Declare something already.
This is the sacred chao. Study it well. The
Pentagon is Order. The Golden Apple of Discord THE What’s the Catch?
Well,actually, there isn’t one.
Discordianism doesn’t have sins, taboos, or damnation. If you like being whatever it is is Disorder. Both are elements of the chao, a single unit of chaos. This means something, I tell you! This is important! GREYFACE you are, you’ll like Discordianism.
And find happiness in a contented chao...
The Inside Scoop! How do I get in on The Discordian Society? A Sermon on Ethics and Love One day, Malaclypse the Younger asked the Discordianism’s central dogma states that There are several divisions of the Discordian Soci- messenger spirit Saint Gulik to approach the there is no Discordian dogma. It is our firm be- ety. One is POEE, the Paratheo-anametamystickhood Goddess and request her presence for some des- lief not to hold firm beliefs. of Eris Esoteric. It was founded by one of the founders perate advice. Shortly thereafter, a radio came By that token, we have the Pentabarf, of Discordianism, Malaclypse the Younger. on by itself, and an ethereal female voice said, Discordianism’s Five Commandments. The Discordian Society is also made up of Cabals - “YES?” I. There is no Goddess but Goddess and She is small groups of Discordians.However, an Episkopos “O Eris! Blessed Mother of Man! Queen of your Goddess. There is no Erisian Movement but of The Discordian Society is one who prefers au- Chaos! Daughter of Discord! Concubine of Con- the Erisian Movement and it is your Erisian tonomy, and creates his own Discordian sect as the fusion! O! Exquisite Lady, I beseech You to lift a Movement. Goddess sees fit. He speaks for himself and those that heavy burden from my heart!” II. A Discordian shall always use the Official like what he says. Also,there isthe Legionnaire, who “What bothers you Mal? You don’t sound well.” Discordian Numbering system. prefers not to create his own sect. “I am bother with fear an torment with terrible III. A Discordian is required during his early If you want in on the Discordian Society, then de- visions of pain. Everywhere people are hurting Illumination to Go Off Alone & Partake Joyously clare yourself what you wish, do what you like, and one another, the planet is rampant with injustices, of a Hot Dog on a Friday. This devotive Cer- tell us about it, or, if you prefer, don’t. whole societies plunder groups of their own emony is to Remonstrate against the Popular Tell me more about This Discordian Stuff.. people, mothers imprison sons, children perish Pagainisms of the Day: of Catholic Christendom Alright then. Allow me to tell you how Goddess while brothers war. O, woe.” (no meat on Friday), of Judaism (no meat of speaks to us. In the back of our brains is the pineal “What is the matter with that, if it is what you pork), of Hindic Peoples (no meat of beef), of gland, a conical little organ that has no known func- want to do?” Buddhists (no meat of animal), and of tion. However, Discordians know it to be the organ “But nobody wants it! Everybody hates it!” Discordians (no hot dog buns). through which Goddess communicates to us. Con- “Oh. Well, then stop.” IV. A Discordian shall partake of No Hot Dog sult your pineal gland and be enlightened. At which point She turned Herself into an as- Buns, for Such was the Solace of Our Goddess Unfortunately, it seems that as we Discordians be- pirin commercial and left the Polyfather stranded when She was Confronted with The Original come enlightened, we make less and less sense. Such alone with his species. Snub. V. A Discordian is Prohibited of Believing What is the nature of enlightenment, though. Therefore, if any of this has made sense to you, you might be next What’s all that about? she Reads. in line for Illumination. Afterall, this may be total Not much. But I’ll tell you what it is all about. SO IT IS WRITTEN! SO BE IT! HAIL bullshit, but bullshit makes the flowes grow, and that’s Discordians are apt to party, and that’s perhaps DISCORDIA! PROSECUTERS SHALL BE beautiful. what we do best. Therefore, if you want in on TRANSGRESSICUTED! The Search for the Truth can be tiring and futile. Discordianism, I recommend having as many And all that. Anyway, that’s the gist of the Discordians regard Truth as an interpretation, and no parties as you can. Pentabarf. Why Five Commandments? I’m so more. Reality is the original Rorshach. As the great Consult your pineal gland. Remember that ev- glad you asked! Polyfather Malaclypse the younger said, eryone else has one too. Remind them of that. You see, among the other Erisian Mysterees is Above all, do whatever it is that you do, and be- the Law of Fives. The Law of Fives States: “Everything is true, even false things.” come whatever it is that you are. All things happen in fives, or are divisible by or are multiples of five, or are somehow directly “But how can that be?” or indirectly appropriate to five. “I don’t know man, I didn’t do it.” The Law of Fives is never wrong.