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JamesTiberiusKirk  ·  3867 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Give me a great quote from something you're reading, have read recently.

I think the potential dual meaning (earthly vs. spiritual gods), though I'm not sure if that's intended when viewed in context.





b_b  ·  3867 days ago  ·  link  ·  

PKD is like SciFi's Kafka, so he likely means both. I've read the book, but I don't remember that specific passage though, so take my authority with a grain of salt here.

user-inactivated  ·  3866 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That's the one with the bizarre motif of the I Ching, which Dick uses to set off and emphasize his alternate historical timeline. I think JamesTiberiusKirk is right about the duality, actually. It's one line from an absolutely loaded passage.