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Was Kerry Thornley CIA?

Posted on August 2, 2015 by Gorightly

“If they prove that you are CIA, demand back pay.” —Letter from Discordian Society co-founder Greg Hill to Kerry Thornley dated February 19th, 1968 It’s long been rumored that Kerry Thornley was a CIA agent, a salvo first fired … Continue reading →

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The Last Days of Malaclypse the Younger: This Day In Discordian History: July 20th, 2000

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Gorightly

“And so it is that we, as men, do not exist until we do; and then it is that we play with our world of existent things, and order and disorder them, and so it shall be that non-existence shall … Continue reading →

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Chart of the Illuminati Conspiracy: Week 56 of Illuminatus! Group Reading

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Gorightly

On page 591 of Illuminatus!, the “chart of the Illuminati conspiracy” (previously displayed on page 97) is referenced in relation to Robert Anton Wilson’s Discordian persona of “Mordecai the Foul” who is included among a group of Primus Illuminatus overseeing … Continue reading →

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The Emergence of Hassan i Sabbah X: Week 52 of the Illuminatus! Group Reading

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Gorightly

On page 557 of Illuminatus! we are introduced to Hassan i Sabbah X, a character who—it appears—was first conceptualized by Kerry Thornley in this August 1968 letter to fellow Discordian Louise Lacey (aka Lady L., F.A.B.), all of this part … Continue reading →

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Greyface: Week 29 Illuminatus! Group Reading

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Gorightly

On page 291 of Illuminatus! (Amazon), Saul realizes he has been a puppet of The Grayface, which is another nod and wink to Discordianism, namely “The Curse of Greyface” written by Mal-2 (aka Greg Hill) that first appeared in the … Continue reading →

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Early Discordian Authors In Print As Of 1977

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Gorightly

In this 1976 letter to Louise Lacey, Camden Benares reflects on his life as a writer—of both Zen and porn—noting that Zen Without Zen Masters was scheduled for release in the spring of 1977. In addition, Camden mentions a science … Continue reading →

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A Letter From RAW To Lady L

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Gorightly

Those Early Discordians were always sending humorous letters to one another, such as this little ditty from Mord Mal (short for Mordecai Malignatus aka RAW) to Lady L (aka Louise Lacey) sometime during the early-70s. When I asked Louise permission … Continue reading →

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Discordian Artifacts Framed!

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Gorightly

A couple years ago or so, I was given Emperor Norton’s gravestone rubbing from an East Coaster named Fred McCann, a young twenty-something fellow who had read my book The Prankster and The Conspiracy and, due partly to it, traveled … Continue reading →

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February 18: This Day In Discordian History

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Gorightly

On February 18, 2007, I had the privilege of attending what was dubbed The Robert Anton Wilson Cosmic Meme-Orial held at the Coconut Grove Ballroom in Santa Cruz, CA, the town where RAW lived the last couple decades of his … Continue reading →

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Interview of Louise Lacey, Early Discordian Goddess by Adam Gorightly

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Gorightly

I recently happened upon an interview I did with Louise Lacey back in 2007 and thought it’d make a good addition to Historia Discordia, including — as it does — Louise’s recounting of the halcyon days of Discordianism along with … Continue reading →

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