Awesome book, but ya gotta read it at least 5 times to truly understand it... heck, I just ordered my 2nd copy!
gobble gobble, greyfaces!
Saint Virotik, K.S.C., P.O.E.E., Tormenter of Overly-Inebriated Greyfaces

This is the most unique religious text I've ever read. A lot of people will ask if it's a joke or if it's serious. If you understand even the most basic points made in this text you will know that it's both.

On the side of this being a really thoughtful religious/philosophicval text, I understood that war and conflict exist because people want to impose order. If everyone accepted chaos, there would be no war.

On the side of this being a big joke, I laughed a lot while reading this, especially at the 3rd commandment. There is some really great absurdist jokes, and hilarious stories.

What you think of this book will depend entirely on how you read it. I think it would be a great gift for anyone with an interest in religion or stoner humor. You never know, they might learn something.

Simultaneously operating as a religion and a parody of religion, the Principia Discordia has acquired a cult following which I was surprised to discover is well-deserved.

The Principia's juxtaposition of seemingly incompatible elements encourages confusion on the part of the reader. For instance, religious anecdotes and revelations are absurd to the point of idiocy; the constant didacticism intentionally contradicts itself; serious concepts are riddled with toilet humor. As a whole, the text seems like a cleverly constructed joke, yet it does contain moments of compelling insight.

In short, I'm still not sure whether to take any of the Principia seriously. Even if it is possible to take seriously, it is impossible to decode.

Regardless of its intentions, the Principia comes across as an ingenious text without so much as a hint of pretentiousness. The text meaningfully addresses complicated ideas while undercutting them with humor and paradox - it's all painfully clever AND a fun read. In this age of shallow post-modern tricks, that alone is a noteworthy achievement.


NOTE: The entire text is available online. If, however, you intend to purchase a copy, buy the black-cover edition published by Steve Jackson Games - it is the most recent and contains additional content not found in the yellow-cover or purple-cover editions.

You are not authorized for this. Ears only. Now that your pineal gland is fully engaged (pineal rings exchanged and all) we can safely discuss the meaning of the Seventh Seal.

First off, "W" day has nothing whatsoever to do with either the 41st or the 43rd President of the future F.U.S.A. It is closer to the concept of "The Big W" in the Three Stooges funniest full-length feature flick. There is a doorway, a doorway in the sand referred to by "Z", whose untimely death has placed us on Amber alert.

Next, we must all do our part to spread the Word - chaotic though it may be - lest it be said of us "We failed to repent, quit our Jobs and slack off!" Nay, it is better to purchase a copy of Principia Discordia in a remainder bin from a Loompanics/SJG bankruptcy sale than to let one little child fail to see the light, ten times brighter than the day. Blessed be the cabbages, theirs is the mass of sauerkraut. Hail Eris! What ever happened to the chainsaw juggler?

From the review of the editors of Protocols of 'Zine: Wingdings, 7-point, bold, italics, UDP, haalf-duplex. All Hail Discordia! Fay Wray died for my sinus! - from "On the Other Hand".

They weren't really holy socks. Just really orange. To find Eris, I'd suggest looking under your bed. It's really sweet to find a goddess hiding under your bed. Perhaps playing with some dust bunnies, or maybe an orange sock.

"Lo unto the duste bunnies sayd he: frequente thy naybor the oranje sowckes that they might be appealing to her that lieth beneath the bed on coushions of hot dog buns."