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Illuminated Care Package

I recently received a very generous care package (that synchronistically weighed in at exactly 23lbs) from the fine folks at Illuminated Brew Works, that included some cool swag along with a selection of their top-notch beer adorned with some of the coolest artwork/labels you’ll find on this or any other planet.


Cool Brew Crew
A selection of swag and brew from the Illuminated Crew.

My fav among this trove of tasty of whistle-wetter’s was “Your Soul, A UFO” which includes these illuminating words featured below from the renowned academic psychonaut, Dr. Jeffrey Kripal.

The Old Kripal

Not only does Illuminated Brew Works offer a rotating selection of great beers with ingenious packaging, but they also have their very own Lodge (in the Windy City) where you can be initiated as a club member if you pass through all the required rituals/degrees, which will then earn you a set of wings and a Passport to Magonia. Having already earned a 33rd degree grandmaster rating at several magical orders, the Illuminated Ascended Masters (ASM) at Illuminated Brew Works (IBW) went ahead and awarded yours truly my very own set of wings without ever having to actually cross the Abyss and travel to Chicago and down a pint of Adrenochrome in under 23 seconds.

My very own pair of Illuminated wings (on my very own bomber jacket from Spain) courtesy of the ASM at IBW.

Whatever the case, I definitely hope to travel to the windy city at some point in the near future to meet up with my illuminated beer enthusiast brethren and sistern.

A photo from inside the inner sanctum of Illuminated Lodge #1, ripped from the pages of Yelp.

Thank you Illuminated Brew Works for all you do!

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Disco Road 3

Hot off the digital presses is the latest edition of Disco Road (issue 3 to be exact), a Discordian zine and podcast produced by Leigh Wright, which just so happens to be 23 pages long and 23 minutes in length, and features a contribution from yours truly as well as an essay by Brenton Clutterbuck entitled ‘Who is John Guilt?’

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Three New Discordian Related Books

I’m happy, and also somewhat saddened, to announce the release of 3 new books for which I played a role, either large or small, in the same manner that the authors of these three titles—Kerry Thornley, James Shelby Downard and Antero Alli—themselves had their own roles, both large or small, in the annals of Discordia.

Of course, you all should know well the name Kerry Thornley, without whom this site would have never been imagined. Thornley, as well, was an influence, either large or small—depending on who you talk to—on another religion (or irreligion or spoof religion, as the case may), that being the Church of SubGenius, and it’s the church’s publishing arm—namely The SubGenius Foundation—which brings us the latest installment in the Thornley literary canon in a book called Jailbird: The Dreadlock Recollections that has been compiled by Trevor Blake aka Rev. Onan Canobite and contains what Trevor/Onan describes as “the first publication of the complete text, under the author’s preferred title, with related unpublished essays, annotations and index…” The book also includes an intro by Rev. Ivan Stang, who recounts—among other things—how Kerry photographed himself fucking a chair. 5 (Discordian) stars.

Secondly, we here at Gorightly Publications are pleased to announce the release of the long lost James Shelby Downard magnum opus, Stalking the Great Whore, which I first gave a heads-up about here at Historia Discordia a few years back in a post called When Downard Went Discordia.

And lastly, the sadness I spoke to earlier concerns Antero Alli’s latest, and what he advises us, is his last book: Last Words: Towards an Insurrection of the Poetic Imagination, which as the title states will provide a bookend to the many, many great works of film and literature Antero has produced over the last several decades.

Sad, yes, and at the same time this book is an inspiring, no-nonsense look at how we can make magic in our own individual lives, with the realization that we are all finite beings in an infinite universe of possibilities.

Here is the back cover blurb I provided for Last Words:

“There’s no escaping it; each of us in our time will confront loss in its many forms: loss of love, health, innocence, loss of life; such losses form a tapestry, each thread woven from the next ‘high’ or ‘low’ or ‘in between,’ all part of this mystery we’re passing through. And among the many losses we suffer, life can also be a joyous dance, a game we play, a palette from which to paint—if we choose to frame it that way. Antero Alli’s Last Words represent another loss, one where wisdom can be gained: that by acknowledging our losses head on, in some way we can become larger, deeper, fuller; there’s a silent grace that comes with such knowledge. And as we walk through the next door to whatever may await, with it comes the understanding that there’s little time left to look back at what is or was or what might have been It was all part of the journey that got us here, and what’s immediately in front of us is where we should be right now.” – Adam Gorightly

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June Eris of the Month 2021: Eris Trojan Horse

June Eris of the Month 2021: Eris Trojan Horse

Anonymously submitted entry for June Eris of the Month 2021.

A burning Troy, the Trojan Horse, and a bad-ass nipple revealing Eris. Ah, when times were simpler.

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The FBI’s Review of Kerry Thornley’s Oswald

Back cover of Oswald by Kerry Thornley, published in 1965.

According to the FBI’s book critic, W.A. Branigan, reviewing Kerry Thornley‘s book Oswald:

“This book by Thornley is not a good piece of literature. The language in the book at times is raw and there does not seem to be any continuity of contents. It sells for seventy-five cents a copy, in paperback form and appears to be an effort by Thornley and the publisher to make a quick financial killing. It is highly doubtful if it will achieve this purpose.”

Read the entire startling FBI literary review here!

Download excerpts of Oswald here.

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October Eris of the Month 2020: Instant Cosplay Eris by JessieOctober

Found on deviantart: Instant Cosplay Eris from Sinbad by JessieOctober.


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September Eris of the Month 2020: Eris Discordia by Amion-Hacker

Discovered on deviantart.com, artist Amion-Hacker.

 

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August Eris of the Month 2020: Eris or Discordia by omgebrennus

August Eris of the Month 2020: Eris or Discordia by omgebrennus

Eris or Discordia? Depends on who you ask.

Found on omgebrennus‘s DeviantArt account.


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July Eris of the Month 2020 – Cat Poop Witchcraft Eris

July Eris of the Month 2020 - Cat Poop Witchcraft Eris

Sometimes you just have to clink a link when you see it.

And thus we were led to this month’s Eris of the Month:

Witchcraft spell to get rid of a troublesome person – using cat poop and calling on chaos goddess Eris!

Think of it as a sort of Discordian personal advice column, if you dare!


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May Eris of the Month 2020 – Eris by Thalia Took

May Eris of the Month 2020 - Eris by Thalia Took

Here’s a great pen and ink with watercolor Eris by artist Thalia Took found in the A-Musing-ing Grace Gallery.

You can find prints at deviantArt and greeting cards through Zazzle.


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