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... Continue Reading →
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
Full explanation of Dickian 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 contact with the Divine, and also his complete understanding of both (ancient) and (new) Gnosticism, at the level of his detailed knowledge. As to PKD’s knowledge, it is good to note that he had detailed knowledge ranging from Greek philosophy to knowledge of world religions, even the lesser known ones. He personally was closest to the Christian tradition, but he understood this in his own subjective terms, even on the basis of direct knowledge – his gnosis was based on direct contact with the Divine. So he was certainly not an orthodox Christian, or according to (ancient) gnosis…
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Mercerism
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This complete study is at the assessment stage, any input or corrections, recommendations are welcomed based on constructive criticism, please all readers for full substantive criticism. Thank you J.S. This is an extended full study of a previous article – Dickian (New) Gnosticism in Practice: Mercerism as Religion Empathy (1) [Copyright ©].
Mercerism – (1) is a vision of Philip Kindred Dick’s religion within the so-called Phildickian Gnosticism – (2), in Czech naming I adhere to naming in my own judgment as Dickian (novo) Gnosticism(3). This vision is reflected in Mercerism’s backdrop of the…
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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... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
The Face of the Sky and Earth Jeremy Puma
Two chief Gnostic revealers of modern times are Philip K. Dick and CG Jung. We parallel and contrast their lives, visions, cosmologies, and prophecies. Above these two giants of mystic heresy, we encounter and experience the sanity-destroying figure of Abraxas. By delving into Dick’s The Exegesis and Jung’s The Red Book, the labyrinth that is... Continue Reading →
https://vimeo.com/145926682 Must watch
CREATED BY FRANK HOLLANDER Part One 3 – Folder 4 (1974-1976) Part Two 211 – Folder 23 (November-December 1976) 217 – Folder 24 (January 1977) 225 – Folder 25 (January or February 1977) 233 – Folder 26 (February 1977) 241 – Folder 27 (March 1977) 256 – Folder 34 (June-July 1977) 259 – Folder 33... Continue Reading →
Join our group and get access to The Unpublished Exegesis. Help transcribe sacred handwritten manuscripts of Philip K. DICK to push forward the publication. To get started, register an account with zebrapedia.psu.edu, agreeing to the following terms. Then send us an email at max@kazoorepair.com and we'll get you set up as a collaborator. About the... Continue Reading →
Philip K. Dick, 1975 Within the universe there exist fierce cold things, which I have given the name "machines" to. Their behavior frightens me, especially if it imitates human behavior so well that I get the uncomfortable sense that these things are trying to pass themselves off as humans but are not. I call them... Continue Reading →
DID PHILIP K. DICK EXPERIENCE PURE CONSCIOUSNESS? It is the hypothesis of this course that writer Philip K. Dick deployed a deep intuition and a keen series of observations about the nature of self consciousness to enable him to experience what he called “ultra-meta-cognition”, what he would label “VALIS” or the Vast Living Intelligent System.... Continue Reading →
Palm Tree Garden Case for Dickian Religion The Palm Tree Garden is a non-denominational site dedicated to the exploration of the traditions evident in the Nag Hammadi Library and related materials, and likewise committed to the development of creative applications of this ancient wisdom in a contemporary religious setting. Our goal is to provide an... Continue Reading →
In a nutshell, we’re looking at Philip K. Dick, ‘Weird shit’, and how it all relates to the human condition. This is archive of the first page about PDG PhildickianGnosticism.com By the Author John Emerson (looking for contact with this person) Visit archives of first PDG site Many religions of PKD Phil Dickian Gnosticism Philip... Continue Reading →
The Case for a Phildickian Religious Movement – Part III In Part I of our series, we began discussing a Philip K. Dick approach to modern spirituality, concluding at the very least a thematic relevance.Part II, we looked at a few of the core ideas behind PKD’s own spiritual investigations and examined the Tractates Cryptica Scriptura,... Continue Reading →
The Exegesis of Philip K. Dick written by Philip K. Dick. The objective of this project is to type-set this text focusing on format, layout, visuals. The first step was to compile the scans of the chosen text into one document. We were then assigned to design multiple iterations of one chapter/folder from the book.... Continue Reading →
part 1
Below are iterations of excerpts from the book, The Exegesis of Philip K. Dick written by Philip K. Dick. The objective of this project is to type-set this text focusing on format, layout, visuals. The first step was to compile the scans of the chosen text into one document. We were then assigned to design multiple iterations of one chapter/folder from the book. (seen below)
Next step is designing the whole book. Wow, that was fast! Hold on for this bumpy ride.
part 2
Here are pics of what my final format will be. A two-column grid was the format. Body copy filling in the larger grids while smaller text will sit in the skinnier one. Black and magenta text fill the pages. A few changes but the book is almost ready to be sent off to print. Wow, what a feeling of fear, anxiety and excitement.
Check out some iterations of spreads below.
Keep checking in. The final product will be here soon!
part 3
It’s here!!! Woohoo!
There are some mistakes, but overall, I am proud of myself. This project was a challenge. I learned a lot and was able to grow as a designer. I am anxious go through, proofread, edit, and make it grow even more. No project is finished, this one included. Check out some pics below of the final thing.
The dust jacket, along with the sleeve truly tied the book together.
Critique today. Below are some pics. We covered the tables, played a game of duck, duck, goose and spent some time with everyones book. It was a silent critique. There wasn’t much conversation or communication. I did receive lots of feedback. This will only help me as I move forward continuing to make edits.
Philip K. Dick and Religion is the last active blog on mystical PKD, that survived publication of The Exegesis. Created by Ted Hand - one of the greatest scholars of The Exegesis. He was moderator At the Discussion Panel on Exegesis. His years of service in the case of The Exegesis are legendary among DickHeads... Continue Reading →
Thoughts on Exegesis by Ted Hand From Philip K. Dick and Religion Was Philip K. Dick a great mystic? I think there's an interesting question as to whether Dick "ranks" with the great mystics of the ages. He sometimes thought that he might on the basis of the extraordinary nature of his experiences, but there's... Continue Reading →
Now that the Exegesis has finally arrived in print,  I will at long last be able to learn some things about Philip K. Dick--and discuss these things publicly-- that I have long wondered about. Here is a short list: 1. More about Dick's Gnosticism. There is a wonderful Gnostic strain in PKD's writing. He... Continue Reading →
Eric Davis and Ted Hand - Legendary Scholars of Exegesis In its obsession with simulacra and coded messages, as well as its almost libertarian resistance to orthodox authority and a corresponding emphasis on spiritual autonomy, Gnosticism anticipates cyberculture. no one has plunged into information Gnosticism with the such abandon as the brilliant SF writer Philip... Continue Reading →
Notes on SF PKD Fest talk by Ted Hand One of the key problems of the Exegesis is Dick's conflict over whether or not he was a Christian. I'd like to discuss the influence of Neoplatonism on this conflict, which has not received enough scholarly attention. Gabriel McKee has notably argued for Dick's being a... Continue Reading →
In a classic article on "Upon the Dull Earth," Umland said something that I like a lot, about how we need to approach PKD through the great historiographers of religion. This little line in a big paper detailing the Dickian Dionysian has been a big inspiration for my project looking at Dick's religious influences. As... Continue Reading →
Audio and Video of Ted Hand Talking PKD Philip K. Dick and Alchemy for the Association for the Study of Esotericism Plotinus and the Problem of Dick's Christianity Occult Sentinel Podcast #38 - Ted Hand - Entering the World of Philip K. Dick Occult Sentinel Podcast #44 - Ted Hand - Philip K. Dick and... Continue Reading →
Source – benedante.blogspot.ca
– Science fiction writer Philip K. Dick considered himself a prophet. His stories, he thought — Blade Runner, Total Recall, Minority Report, The Adjustment Bureau — might be set in the real future, to which he had access through his visions. Simon Critchley has a series of articles at the Times web site on Dick’s theology that I find fascinating. It strikes me that in one way Dick was a prophet, because his paranoid view of the universe seems to explain much of what has happened in our popular culture over the past 40 years.
Dick’s spiritual arc began with an event that his followers call “the golden fish”:
On Feb. 20, 1974, Dick was hit with the force of an extraordinary revelation after a visit to the dentist for an impacted wisdom tooth for which he had received a dose of sodium pentothal. A young woman…
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Source – decryptedmatrix.com
– “…From 1974 until his death in 1982, Dick spent many nights writing in this journal. A recurring theme in Exegesis is PKD’s hypothesis that history had been stopped in the 1st century AD., and that “the Empire never ended”. He saw Rome as the pinnacle of materialism and despotism, which, after forcing the Gnostics underground, had kept the population of Earth enslaved to worldly possessions. Dick believed that VALIS had communicated with him, and anonymous others, to induce the impeachment of U.S. President Richard Nixon, whom Dick believed to be the current Emperor of Rome incarnate”:
(Did The Late Science Fiction Author Philip K. Dick Disclosed The Real Matrix in 1977?)
– Did the late science fiction author Philip K. Dick disclose the real matrix in 1977 when he proclaimed we live in a computer-programmed reality before an audience at a science fiction convention…
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– “In February and March of l974, Phil had amazing contact experiences that changed his life. He would spend the rest of his life trying to figure out what exactly happened, and who or what was responsible. His theories included mental illness at one end, to direct contact with God at the other end. In between were the theories of contact with an alien race, time travelers, an AI (Artificial Intelligence) computer from the future, a government agency or a secret society”:
– This article will look at some of the similarities between the contact experiences of two American writers, Philip K Dick and Robert Anton Wilson. In the 1973-1974 time frame, both would have unusual experiences that they thought could be contact with an extraterrestrial civilization. Or some undefinable something that wanted them to think it was extraterrestrial. And as incredible as it sounds, some of…
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VALIS is an invitation to The Exegesis. Books from this series are fictional writings, created in order to express the Experience of 2-3-74. While PKD was working over years on his Masterpiece - The Exegesis, he was very carefully hiding his epiphany and very mysteriously throw only few informations about The Exegesis in public speeches... Continue Reading →
Note: Original post was published in 2011 on PalmTreeGarden.org/com, by I presune brother Jeremy Puma, well known scholar of PhilDickian Gnosticism. The page can be found only on Internet Archives In Part I of this series, we discussed the case for a Phildickian Religious Movement, and concluded that the idea certainly has merit. The next... Continue Reading →
Anamnesis is the birth, in essence the offspring of two parents: a human being and the Holy Spirit. Without the entry into the human being of the Holy Spirit, the event cannot occur. The Holy Spirit is, of course, the Pons Dei. It is the link between the two realms.
The plasmate is one of the strongest links between ancient Gnosticism and the modern Phildickian variety. Phil believed that in December of 1945 something of world shaking occurred. It was in this year that a shepard, Mohammed Ali Samman, set out into the mountains near his village in search of fertilizer. Instead, he found a... Continue Reading →
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 home for this piece, so here it is now. 
Note: A more detailed examination of Philip K. Dick's spiritual beliefs and events is available in the Phildickian subsection of Gnosticism. Ask who Philip K. Dick is and you're going to get a variety of vastly different answers depending on who's giving the answer. A science fiction fan would call him a great writer. Another... Continue Reading →
Anamnesis: The loss of amnesia as to the true nature of yourself and the world. This corresponds strongly with the idea of Gnosis. Decay: An infusion of massive breakdown of form into our world. Hidden reality: Another, usually more valid, reality which lies beneath the surface of what most people perceive. Hidden saviors: The world... Continue Reading →
For better or worse science fiction authors have come to be judged apart from their writings. A generation raised on star trek has slowly began making their childhood dreams into reality. With this influx of actual technology inspired by Rodenberry's creations, a science fiction version of Where's Waldo burst onto the scene. People love to... Continue Reading →
Phildickian Gnosticism is the most difficult to define, or at least to define well. At its base, Phildickian Gnosticism is just a Gnostic variant named after the person who developed or popularized it. The mythology Valentinus expanded, for example, is usually known as Valentinian Gnosticism. Therefore it's pretty easy to simply say that Phildickian Gnosticism... Continue Reading →
Author Bro. JVP 06.2011 The November release of Philip K Dick’s Exegesis has already produced a trickle of disdainful analyses of his philosophical and spiritual pursuits, and trite comparisons to L. Ron Hubbard. Rather than address these fairly puerile criticisms of PKD’s attempts at understanding the nature of reality (He Was Crazy! He Was On... Continue Reading →
Information as Lifeform– A Bit of Phildickian Fun. The Palm Tree Garden Information as Lifeform– A Bit of Phildickian Fun Here’s a little thought experiment, just for fun. When we think of Information, we tend to think of it as an abstraction, as words and concepts that are delivered via communication between the self and... Continue Reading →
PhilDickian Gnosticism Pantheon For details see Introduction to PhilDickian Gnosticism The True Good God Nous Palm Tree Garden, Pleroma, heaven Sophia, Mary Magdalene, Barbelo Demiurge, YHWH Black Iron Prison, Earth, our reality Logos Jesus Christ Holy Spirit, Wisdom, Anamnesis, Gnosis, Awekening Valis, satellite, transmiter Plasmate, DNA PKD HOMOPLASMATE, gnostic
I UNDERSTAND PHILIP K. DICK by Terence Mckenna Afterword which appeared in the book : In Pursuit of Valis: Selections from the Exegesis edited by Lawrence Sutin. True stories have no beginnings and neither does the tale of PKD’s encounters with the Overmind. But we writers understand narrative economy, and for purposes of narrative economy... Continue Reading →
The truth about Mother of God and her rough relation with Jesus in the New Testament. Jesus said to his mother: Woman, what does your concern have to do with Me? My hour has not yet come. To disclosure why Jesus called Mary "woman", not "mother", we need to get deep into early christianity. Many... Continue Reading →
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