“Philip K. Dick was more than a visionary: he’s the man who remembered the future.” – James Rogers
One who aspires to greater awareness learns to respect the unknown to gain access to levels previously hidden from view – that revelation calls reality into question.
Moon shot
There we were – managing to locate the comet framed by twin stars, high in the west sky. (Andy could actually see it – the only person who could.) However, neither Andy’s camera nor my phone camera could sight the darn thing.
We lucked out. The guy who showed up next to us got some great shots with his comet tracker app and his 500 zoom lens (with the same camera Andy has: 350 Zoom lens. Bummer). Bonus: The guy told us about the ghost at the place he works.
We turned to leave and saw the moon rising in the east. I got that instead.
Expanding the comfort zone – Introductions to others among us
“If there are other worlds parallel to ours, are all the doors closed? Or does one, here or there, stand ajar?” – Louis L’Amour, The Haunted Mesa.
Bradshaw Ranch in Sedona, Arizona is like Skinwalker Ranch in Utah – a very active site with multiple accounts of high strangeness events. The documentary I’ve linked includes testimony from paranormal researcher Tom Dongo (I’ve interviewed Tom. Link).
This isn’t a rehashing of previous History Channel presentations. Footage includes a trek to view sasquatch footprints, interactive orbs, portals, and tech that reveals the image of an [invisible to human eyesight] entity that can appear to have a form similar to humans. Link.
Which reality to choose?
I am following Nick Cook’s progress on his new book, now on Chapter 16. Subscribers [paid] get access to full chapters, commentary, and the occasional group zoom meeting with the author.
He regained my full attention with his post on VALIS, a reference to Philip K. Dick. Naturally, that required a tangential deep dive into current youtube offerings. Happily, I’ve discovered several more interviews and bios have been added since my last foray.
Examples:
Number one: Philip K. Dick: Philosophical Pulp Poet – “a writer who rode the Multiverse and saw different realties—and sometimes lived them.”
Number two: The 9 prophetic visions of Philip K. Dick – “a visionary prophet for the age we’re all now living in.”
Number three: If You Find This World Bad, You Should See Some of the Others (The “Metz Speech”). [In his description, I see parallels with Plato’s Cave.]
Number four: Jeffrey Mishlove and James Tunney. [Includes reference to Plato’s Cave]: Philip K. Dick, Aliens, and the Afterlife, PKD “developed a friendship with the late Bishop James Pike, who wrote extensively about mediumistic communications with his deceased son.” After the death of Bishop Pike, PKD thought he was communicating with him.
In September 1967, Pike participated in a televised séance with his dead son through the medium Arthur Ford, who served at the time as a Disciples of Christ minister. Pike described these experiences in detail in the book.
Number five: The Penultimate Truth About Philip K. Dick
- Related info: Mystic Evelyn Underhill. Link. Animism. Link.
- The Final interview. “Editor’s note: When John Boonstra conducted the following interview with Philip K. Dick, he never thought that it might be Dick’s last.” Link.
- “In November of 1982, six months before the author’s death, journalist Gwen Lee recorded the first of several in-depth discussions with Philip K. Dick that continued over the course over the next three months.” – What If Our World Is Their Heaven? The Final Conversations of Philip K. Dick, Gwen Lee, Amazon affiliate link.
- Philip K. Dick Loses Touch With Reality, by Philip K. Dick, Slate Link.
- Philip K Dick: the writer who witnessed the future –“This is 2022. And 2022 is a Philip K Dick novel.” – BBC Link.
- Wiki: The Other Side, written by Bishop James Pike with Diane Kennedy is about his experiences of paranormal phenomena following his son’s suicide by gunshot in New York City in 1966.
OddsnEnds
- Art and Commentary – The Kansas Folk Art rabble rouser who [intended or not] gave a small town a star on the art map. Political Art of M.T. Liggett. Roadside America. Documentary. Link.
“Unfortunately, my awful childhood is fairly relevant to understanding the extremist network that participated in the first attack on the US capitol since the War of 1812. I am doing all I can to give an inside view of what it feels like to be survivalist youth militia, and maybe reach a few people like me who are ready to start thinking like a real dissident.” – Dakota V. Adams, Deprogram. Substack.
For Sale: House most haunted – “mansion where ‘ghost walks the garden at night'” Link.
Portrait by humanoid robot to sell at auction. = “The artwork’s “muted tones and broken facial planes” seemingly suggested “the struggles Turing warned we will face when it comes to managing AI”, said the gallery owner.” Robot artist is Ai-Da. Link.
“In The Singularity is Nearer, Ray Kurzweil not only reaffirms his prediction but also expands on it. He believes that by 2045, humans will be able to increase their intelligence a millionfold through advanced brain interfaces.” Link.
- Pat Noone is a farmer in County Galway, Ireland. His farm has been in his family since the 1700s, and since the 1700s they’ve shared the land with fairies.
Link.
There is so much more to the PKD story – than any one source can provide. P.K. Dick. Pure Consciousness. Link. – Life-saving insight provided by VALIS.
