Editing Discordianism (section)

==Writings==
{{See also|List of Discordian works}}

Discordian works include a number of books, including ''[[Principia Discordia]]'', drafted in 1963 and first published in 1965 (which includes portions of ''The Honest Book of Truth''); and ''[[The Illuminatus! Trilogy]]'', which had its first volume published in 1975.{{sfnp|Wilson|1992|p=167}}

===''Principia Discordia'' editions===
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The first edition was printed using [[Jim Garrison]]'s Xerox printer in 1963.{{sfnp|Wilson|1992|p=65}} The second edition was published under the title ''Principia Discordia or How The West Was Lost'' in a limited edition of five copies (and released into the [[public domain]]) in 1965.{{sfnp|Frauenfelder|2006}}

In 1978, a copy of the work from Kerry Thornley, under the title ''The Principia Discordia or How the West Was Lost'', was placed in the [[United States House Select Committee on Assassinations|HSCA JFK]] collections as document 010857.<ref>The record identifier can be found by searching for Thornley and Discordian on [http://www.nara.gov/cgi-bin/starfinder/0?path=jfksnew.txt&id=demo&pass=&OK=OK nara.gov] {{webarchive|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080917155729/http://www.nara.gov/cgi-bin/starfinder/0?path=jfksnew.txt&id=demo&pass=&OK=OK |date=September 17, 2008 }}. {{cite web |title=Kennedy Assassination Collection: Discordian Socity [sic] |url= http://www.nara.gov/cgi-bin/starfinder/5234/jfksnew.txt |publisher=National Archives and Records Administration |access-date=February 17, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121105233622/http://www.nara.gov/cgi-bin/starfinder/5234/jfksnew.txt |archive-date=November 5, 2012}}</ref> Adam Gorightly said he had been given Greg Hill's copy of the first edition. This appeared in its entirety in ''Historia Discordia'', a book on Discordian history released in spring of 2014.{{sfnp|Gorightly|2014}}

=== Related works ===
The Discordian movement encompasses a diverse array of works, both real and fictitious, that explore themes of chaos, satire, and alternative spirituality. These include ''Zen Without Zen Masters'' by Camden Benares, which presents koans and stories of a Discordian nature, and ''Zenarchy'' by [[Kerry Thornley]], which proposes a non-combative approach to anarchy infused with Zen philosophy.{{sfnp|Greer|2016}} ''[[Natural Law, or Don't Put a Rubber on Your Willy]]'' by [[Robert Anton Wilson]] delves into themes of personal freedom and self-awareness, expanding upon Wilson's essay originally published in 1985.{{sfnp|Wilson|1986}} In addition, there are compilations such as ''Apocrypha Discordia'' and ''Historia Discordia'',{{sfnp|Gorightly|2014}} which gather diverse materials from the Discordian tradition, including writings by both original and contemporary Discordians.{{sfnp|Greer|2016|p=192}}

Several works also explore the lives of key figures within Discordianism, such as ''The Prankster and the Conspiracy'' by Adam Gorightly, which focuses on Kerry Thornley's interactions with countercultural figures like [[Lee Harvey Oswald]]. ''Chasing Eris'' by Brenton Clutterbuck provides an in-depth examination of Discordianism's impact on various aspects of culture and society, offering interviews and insights into the movement's global reach and influence.{{sfnp|Greer|2016|pp=181–97}}