PUTTING CHAOS IN CHAOS An Exclusive Look at THE CHAOS APPLE
e g r o F r e p m Thu Of all the occult topics floating about out there, Chaos is probably the most misunderstood. At the same time, it’s one of the easiest to comprehend. Accepting Chaos for what it is versus falling back on preconceived notions might be a challenge, but once you do accept it, a whole new realm of possibility will open for you. Literally.
Chaos Condensed
Let’s start with a quotation from the Principia Discordia: “Magicians, and [their] progeny the scientists, have always taken them- selves and their subject in an orderly and sober manner, thereby disregarding an essential metaphysical balance. When Magicians learn to approach philosophy as a malleable art instead of an immutable Truth, and learn to appreciate the absurdity of man’s endeavors, then they will be able to pursue their art with a lighter heart, and perhaps gain a clearer understanding of it, and therefore gain more effective magic. CHAOS IS ENERGY.”[i] [i] Hill and Thornley, Principia Discordia, 00061.
Putting the Chaos in Chaos
I mentioned in chapter 1 that Austin Osman Spare referred to the shared consciousness of the universe as Kia, and I will add here that Peter J. Carroll described Kia as life force, in which Chaos is concentrated to spark human consciousness. Carroll also theorized that between Chaos and the physical world, and between Kia and waking thought, there is a sort of non-substance called Aether, which is basically all the possibilities that Chaos has generated, but which have not yet (and may or may not ever) come to fruition.[ii] By working within this unfamiliar but accommodating par- adigm, focusing thoughts on specific desires or statements of intent, and manipulating matter in certain ways—say, lighting candles, burning incense, or drawing sigils—bits of Aether can be coerced into solidification, which in turn can result in controlled coincidences. This is the basis of Chaos Magic.
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To put it all in Discordian terms: Out of Chaos come Eris and Aneris, and out of Eris come the five Elements (Aether). By practicing Witchcraft, and by Ordering and Disordering things in innovative ways, the intangible concepts of Boom, Pungent, Sweet, Prickle, and Orange can have concrete, substantial effects. [ii] Carroll, Liber Null & Psychonaut, 28–29.
Crafting With Chaos Rolling for Ism
I honestly do not remember where I first came across the following apparatus, although I want to say Peter J. Carroll originally developed it, so I’m just going to attribute it to him. Regardless, as a method for gaining practical experience in moving back and forth between different belief systems, it cannot be beat. Obtain a six-sided die, and assign a different theism to each number, like so: 1. Atheism 2. Duotheism 3. Henotheism 4. Monotheism 5. Pantheism 6. Polytheism Role the die and look at the number. Whatever the- ism comes up is your new religious belief system. For instance, in trying this technique out for myself, I rolled my die and got the number four: monotheism. My goal, then, was to restructure my current beliefs into a monotheistic worldview, like so: Discordianism is a monotheistic religion based entirely on the worship of Eris, the goddess of discord. We have myths that come out of ancient Greek religion that talk about Eris interacting with other gods and goddesses, but those are just stories used to teach, and to give us a better understanding of Eris herself. There are tales of Eris in conflict with other goddesses, but again, these are just stories. Eris is both Creation and Destruction: We have no need of any other goddesses, since Eris is more than capable of handling both. And while it would be easy to say, “Oh, other goddesses are just aspects of Eris … ” No. There aren’t any other goddesses. There really is just Eris. And this is what I fully believed for twenty-four hours. Role your die every morning for five days, and every day, rework your core beliefs to fit your new theism. You may discover that some theisms are more comfortable than others, or you may be surprised to learn that your beliefs adapt well to all of them. Either way, you will find it easier and easier to shift your beliefs around as needed, which is a huge step toward using those beliefs as magical tools.
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