In honor of Sorcerix Helios’ birthday, we’ll be reading a piece – just the appendices – of the sprawling Illuminatus Trilogy. Pages 708-774 in the PDF.

Helios’ word on the text:

Dear Readers, If you have not previously been able to read or enjoy the Illuminatus trilogy, do not despair that you shall not understand these appendices. The only appendix that relies heavily on the text is the last, which I have not included in our reading. Additionally, I believe those who have read the trilogy agree with me that this prior reading does not fully assist in understanding the glorious nonsense we are to read and comment on this week. Learning may, after all, be quite aside the point the authors intended by including these occult musings. Nevertheless, I found reading them to be extraordinarily helpful in understanding occult reasoning, paradigm construction, and Discordianism in general. I look forward to picking apart these pages with you; I could think of few greater enjoyments I might have on my birthday.