| What is this religion? |
| The best way to describe Disco-Paganism is as a combination of neo-paganism (a revival of a few old pagan practises from various cultures) and Discordianism (a satire religion credited to Malaclypse the Younger). These religions are combined by worshipping the Goddess of Chaos and Confusion Eris (who is the Goddess worshipped in Discordianism) with pagan practises. This is done easily because both religions are open to change so that the worshipper can get what they desire most. But how is Disco-Paganism different from Discordianism and Paganism? |
| Paganism |
| Discordia |
| Disco-Paganism |
| *Says there are 5 elements: Earth, Air, Fire, Water and Spirit. |
| *Says there are 5 elements: Sweet, Boom, Pungent, Prickle and Orange. |
| *Uses All 10 elements. |
| *Opens each ritual by casting a circle and calling forth the elements. |
| *Opens the ritual with 5 guys kneeling |
| *Opens with all 10 elements, or by saying "Let the ritual commence." |
| *Generally has 4 solar holidays and 4 lunar holidays, and other hoildays depending upon ones tradition. |
| *Has 5 apostle Holydays and 5 season Holydays |
| *Has countless holidays, because we celebrate the discordian ones and any/all/most/some of the pagan ones. Currently I have 54 holidays listed for celebration from various cultures. A shorter list is available here. |
| *Often worships a Goddess and a God, though the strength of the God's role is often lesser than the Goddess' in many covens. The Gods have different names in different covens and traditions. |
| *Worships the Goddess Eris |
| *Worships the Goddess Eris and whoever else we feel is appropriate. |
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| Who is Eris? |
| Eris is a Greek goddess of chaos and confusion. She is not evil, she is not mean, she is just bitchy sometimes. In Rome she was called Discordia. So you can yell "Hail Eris" or "Hail Discordia" or "Hail Kallisti." You can read a full mythology of Eris here. |
| What does she look like? |
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| The Greeks and Romans didn't like Eris, even though she was practically their mother! They thought she looked like an old lady who was old and ugly and such, like the picture I drew to the left. But I think that she could look like anything, possibly the happy lady with the sheets to the left. But she could look like anything, because she is everything. |
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| What is Disco-Paganism like? |
| Disco-Paganism is like the movie "Help" with the Beatles. Pretend you are Ringo. There are a bunch of people chasing you to get this ring that an eastern bird gave you, and they want to kill you for the ring, but you and your friends decide to go out skiing, and your friend Paul shrinks and puts on a gum wrapper and climbs in the ashtray and takes a bath in soda. Even in the face of terror and possible death or dismemberment you can still have fun. |
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| A further description for Pagans, or for Discordians. |