Kalisti! Thanks for this. posted by Fenriss at 10:08 PM on April 6, 2006
Hail Eris, baby. I think this is the first time I've seen a complete scan of the principia, and this is very nice. posted by OverlappingElvis at 10:15 PM on April 6, 2006
In all seriousness, The Illuminatus! Trilogy is the most important work of English literature in the last forty years. posted by thecaddy at 11:56 PM on April 6, 2006
...to the wittiest... posted by sourwookie at 1:10 AM on April 7, 2006
In all seriousness, The Illuminatus! Trilogy is the most important work of English literature in the last forty years.
Only if you were thirteen years old when you read it. If you did though, it was amazing.
Well, I read the aforementioned bit of psychedelic weirdness about thirty years ago... does that count? I know I was never the same afterwards. I guess that makes it important to me.
When the student is ready, a teacher will appear. posted by Enron Hubbard at 3:56 AM on April 7, 2006
Mmm, the illuminatus trilogy, the principia discordia, some californian sunshine, a couch and a bit of Eno at the speakers: the perfect escape! posted by acrobat at 4:23 AM on April 7, 2006
Awesome find. The idea that these have been lurking in the JFK Assassination Archive is just five flavors of awesome.
I did the mid-teens Rite of Passage that was the Principia and slavish devotion to Robert Anton Wilson's works. Good times, good times. Of the lot the Principia and Illuminatus! were the deserved best, but I still have a soft spot in my heart for Wilhelm Reich in Hell and Schroedinger's Cat.
In honor of the formative role of the Principia on my development, I have a Sacred Chao/Five Fingered Hand of Eris tattoo'd on my left leg:
It's Friday, have you eaten your hot dog bun yet? posted by ijoshua at 6:07 AM on April 7, 2006
Why are so many folks dismissing the importance of Illuminatus! and the Principia to others? ("I liked it when I was FOURTEEN but now I'm an ultrasophisticate...")
It was meant to be a joke, but it ended up teaching quite a few folks to challenge perceptions. How's that wrong?
(Yes, the Trilogy is my favorite book of all time. And?) posted by grubi at 6:19 AM on April 7, 2006
Chaos, discord, confusion, bureaucracy and aftermath.
So, this is some kind of nerd religion right? Kind of like GTD is a managment religion? posted by splatta at 7:38 AM on April 7, 2006
how strange: erskelyne appears to have made a post at 12:27 AM CST, but i don't see anything there. makes me feel vaguely uneasy. posted by lord_wolf at 8:04 AM on April 7, 2006
An excerpt from an interview with Malaclypse the Younger by THE GREATER METROPOLITAN YORBA LINDA HERALD-NEWS-SUN-TRIBUNE-JOURNAL-DISPATCH-POST AND SAN FRANCISCO DISCORDIAN SOCIETY CABAL BULLETIN AND INTERGALACTIC REPORT & POPE POOP.
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.
[.pdf] posted by sluglicker at 8:52 AM on April 7, 2006
There is serenity in Chaos. Seek ye the eye of the hurricane. posted by crataegus at 9:17 AM on April 7, 2006
Fun stuff. I wish I had discovered it at 14. Might have saved me some pain. Or not.
The Trilogy isn't the greatest work of lit around, but it was an awful lot of fun (I read it in a weekend). I'm glad I had all that practice on Joyce first.
Sometimes, you gotta just relax, and go with the nuttiness. Other times, you gotta read the ingredients on the hot dog package, complete with fnords. posted by QIbHom at 9:52 AM on April 7, 2006
Yeah, I read the Trilogy and Principia when I was 15-16, and yes, it did change my life.
Now that I'm a bit older, I still think that Wilson is good, but I also think that he's kind of like the poor man's Pynchon. posted by Afroblanco at 9:57 AM on April 7, 2006
QIbHom wrote: (I read it in a weekend). I'm glad I had all that practice on Joyce first.
and
Afroblanco wrote: Now that I'm a bit older, I still think that Wilson is good, but I also think that he's kind of like the poor man's Pynchon.
Now those comments contributed greatly to this post. Grab a beer, you two. Let your asshole loosen up a bit. posted by sluglicker at 10:52 AM on April 7, 2006
Kerry Thornley Co-author of the Principia, met Lee Harvey Oswald in the military, and believed he was part of MKULTRA. posted by Freen at 11:38 AM on April 7, 2006
i want to join the totalitarian wing of the discordian society posted by tranceformer at 12:41 PM on April 7, 2006
REMEMBER, KING KONG DIED FOR YOUR SINS.
ERIS LOVES YOU, JESUS WON'T RETURN YOUR CALLS. posted by davros42 at 2:17 PM on April 7, 2006
I saw Kerry Thornley panhandling in Little Five Points once. Except he chastised me when I dropped money in his hat. posted by eatitlive at 3:16 PM on April 7, 2006
Holy crap, that's awesome. posted by hades at 3:50 PM on April 7, 2006
Thanks! Can't wait to check out all these links. Kerry let me (and maybe lots of others) publish this in my zine a grip of years ago... Nice guy that Kerry. posted by micropublishery at 7:22 PM on April 7, 2006
erskelyne, your comment came through as blank and empty, yet I now feel very nervous, like I'm being watched.... posted by nlindstrom at 10:58 PM on April 7, 2006
Eh, lord_wolf beat me to it. Well said, good sir! posted by nlindstrom at 11:01 PM on April 7, 2006
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