Phil definitely was a gnostic. He said so, himself. But he was not an apologist for organized religion. At one time, he was a devout Episcopalian, but his friendship with Bishop Pike led him into a similar heresy. ~~ Tessa Dick 13.12.2017 ..read more

Originally posted on Gnosticismus/Gnosticism: INTRODUCTORY WORD At the outset of this detailed study, it is worth pointing out that Dick’s (Neo) Gnosticism (in English named as Phildickian Gnosticism)[1] by the writer Philip Kindred Dick[2] is based on direct knowledge – PKD gnosis. His gnosis, however, contains his subjective reflection of inner knowledge from direct ..read more

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Here is a short comic I wrote awhile back. It’s based on a weird experience Philip K. Dick, (a minor obsession of mine) talked about in various interviews. The art is by Ryan Thompson. Originally this was written for Arthur, but Arthur closed shop before the art was finished. I never did find a good ..read more

Brief introduction to The PhilDickian Gnosticism Dickian Gnosticism has no, and will never have a definition. Neverless there are essential concepts for the Anamnesis experience, as well there are imminent characteristic of PhilDickian Gnostic. PDG is an antidogmatic, nonreligious rational scholarship movement and never relates on faith and believe system. Only logic arguments are concidered ..read more

I like to think of PKD as a deeply flawed (and very human) saint. He was a cracked vessel into which a divine elixir had been poured. What’s painfully obvious in the Exegesis is the extent to which he struggled with the magnitude of the vision entrusted to him. He never stopped growing and he ..read more

Dick’s Gnosis: In his Exegesis, Dick refers to an agoraphobic incident where, attending a Horowitz Brahm’s concert, he panicked and fled the auditorium. Later, he realized this “potentially disastrous event formed the very basis” of his life; represented not his own fears, but his actual freedom–the freedom of his own actions that terrorized surrounding accomplished ..read more

Earlier today we witnessed the birth of Phildickian Gnosticism, a term which has already caught on several other places. As a follow-up to that, Fantastic Planet also put together the first part of what promises to be an excellent series on varieties of modern gnosticism. Chief among these are: (1) so-called “Bullshitian Gnosticism” (New Age ..read more

The Face of the Sky and Earth Jeremy Puma ..read more

https://youtu.be/rjG0iy1vx9U ..read more