Alrighty, I've been researching some more and delving into the world of Discordianism and Erisians--it's been quite a journey. First off, a lovely image of the Sacred Chao:
Secondly, remember that chaos doesn't refer to what we, in our day-to-day speech, call chaos. Chaos is simply the combination of order and disorder--in the beginning of Greek mythology before anything was created, all was chaos. Out of the chaos, order and disorder and all the rest of the things we know were born.
From the Discordian text,
Principia Discordia-------------------
THE FIVE COMMANDMENTS (THE PENTABARF)
The PENTABARF was discovered by the hermit Apostle Zarathud in the Fifth Year of The Caterpillar. He found them carved in gilded stone, while building a sun deck for his cave, but their import was lost for they were written in a mysterious cypher. However, after 10 weeks & 11 hours of intensive scrutiny he discerned that the message could be read by standing on his head and viewing it upside down.
KNOW YE THIS O MAN OF FAITH!
I - There is no Goddess but Goddess and She is Your Goddess. There is no Erisian Movement but The Erisian Movement and it is The Erisian Movement. And every Golden Apple Corps is the beloved home of a Golden Worm.
II - A Discordian Shall Always use the Official Discordian Document Numbering System.
III - A Discordian is Required during his early Illumination to Go Off Alone & Partake Joyously of a Hot Dog on a Friday; this Devotive Ceremony to Remonstrate against the popular Paganisms of the Day: of Catholic Christendom (no meat on Friday), of Judaism (no meat of Pork), of Hindic Peoples (no meat of Beef), of Buddhists (no meat of animal), and of Discordians (no Hot Dog Buns).
IV - A Discordian shall Partake of No Hot Dog Buns, for Such was the Solace of Our Goddess when She was Confronted with The Original Snub.
V - A Discordian is Prohibited of Believing what he reads.
IT IS SO WRITTEN! SO BE IT. HAIL DISCORDIA! PROSECUTORS WILL BE TRANSGRESSICUTED.
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It would be easy for one to read into the Pentabarf that Discordianism is just a bunch of junk. Well, yes and no. Discordianism is a religion disguised as a joke disguised as a religion (or is it the other way around?
). Read the Pentabarf more closely, especially the last rule. Essentially the only "law" of Discordianism is to never blindly follow anything, always question. Don't accept something just because someone in authority told you it was true. Another Discordian said it much better than I ever could have: "What's the point of reverence if it can't be humorous?" That pretty much sums up the entire thing.
I'll leave you all with a few more websites to blow your mind and rock your socks off, and all that good jazz.
A freakin' amazing essay written by the Irreverand Hugh, posted (with permission) on another's website. Good stuff.Irreverand Hugh's websiteHome of a great forum, there's some seriously good reading in thereA comprehensive article on witchvox--good readingUmm... more links when I find/remember them...