Editing Discordianism (section)

=== Operation Mindfuck ===
Operation Mindfuck is an important practice in the Discordian religion, in which "all national calamities, assassinations, or conspiracies" are publicly attributed to the [[Illuminati|Bavarian Illuminati]], an 18th-century secret society, in an attempt to "sow the culture with paranoia".{{sfnp|Walker|2013}} The concept was developed by [[Kerry Thornley]] and [[Robert Anton Wilson]] in 1968 and given its name by Wilson and [[Robert Shea]]{{sfnp|Siepmann|2023}}{{sfnp|Greer|2016}} in ''[[The Illuminatus! Trilogy]]''.{{sfnp|Shea|Wilson|1976}}<!-- both sources are permissible per [[WP:ABOUTSELF]] -->

Operation Mindfuck uses many of the recurring themes of Discordianism, including "hidden knowledge, [[secret societies]], [[chaos magic]], ancient cults, mysterious rituals and [[conspiracy theories]]".{{sfnp|Rathbone|2017}} Stuart Rathbone described it as "a deliberate campaign of revolutionary disinformation" and notes that "many of these topics have had a lasting impact on [[anarchism]], the [[pseudo-science]]s and even mainstream culture."{{sfnp|Rathbone|2017}}