Principia Discordia

But so the Discordian society.

was basically founded after this 1965 publication of this holy book that they first publicized, I believe.

It was the first publication in 1965 of the Discordian Society, which kind of put them on the map as being originally founded at this time, the Principia Discordia.

which in 1964, Thornley had won a scholarship, apparently, for a two-week course of the Freedom School in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

And the chief promoter of Discordianism, are you ready, was Esalen Institute celebrity Robert Anton Wilson.

So Order of the Phoenix Angel.

So the telltale sign of all the jurors being members of the Illuminati was explained in the letter that none of the jurors had a left nipple.

So the Discordians planted stories about the secret society and various leftist, libertarian, and hippie publications introducing the Illuminati to the counterculture.

Yeah.

Um, you know, you don't-- The, the Satanic stuff didn't really make it to mainstream American, uh, belief until the late '60s and that was mostly because of, uh, God, uh, the Illuminatus trilogy and, uh, Principia Discordia and the whole concept of dis- Discordianism.

Um, I think it's Robert Anton Wilson I think is the name, uh, was a, he was an author, sci-fi author and, uh, you know, modern fantasy author basically, who, you know, just wrote this whole, this whole thing about, uh, how you shouldn't trust authority and everybody's being coordinated by the same people.

And his whole point, if you read through his philosophy, was to sow distrust in government-