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Re: Anyone else into Gnosticism and Philip K. Dick? [Re: rebus_minus]
    #12003331 - 02/10/10 03:42 PM (14 years, 8 days ago)

I enjoyed VALIS, but I think most of the other books I've read by him are better.  I think the most interesting thing about VALIS was how much of it I could relate to (especially memories of a psychotic episode I had once), plus some of the characters and ideas in the book are really well-written.


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Re: Anyone else into Gnosticism and Philip K. Dick? [Re: stereolab]
    #12003367 - 02/10/10 03:47 PM (14 years, 8 days ago)

I've only read VALIS; what other books by him would you recommend?


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Re: Anyone else into Gnosticism and Philip K. Dick? [Re: deCypher]
    #12003579 - 02/10/10 04:16 PM (14 years, 8 days ago)

Divine Invasion, The Transmigration of Timothy Archer, a scanner darkly, Galactic pot healer & The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch are all golden.


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Re: Anyone else into Gnosticism and Philip K. Dick? [Re: deCypher]
    #12024388 - 02/13/10 09:48 PM (14 years, 5 days ago)

The Gnostic Church identified with the Gnostic Mass of Aleister Crowley has been disavowed by the Ecclesia Gnostica. Gnostic religion can go in the direction of asceticism or libertarianism. The latter, such as the OTO have a top level initiation which entails sodomy. This is an extrapolation of certain Gnostic writings (?) which do not appeal to me owing to my skewed heterosexual orientation.

http://gnoscast.blogspot.com/2005/12/otos-gnostic-mass.html


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Re: Anyone else into Gnosticism and Philip K. Dick? [Re: MarkostheGnostic]
    #12025321 - 02/14/10 12:58 AM (14 years, 5 days ago)

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The Gnostic Church identified with the Gnostic Mass of Aleister Crowley has been disavowed by the Ecclesia Gnostica. Gnostic religion can go in the direction of asceticism or libertarianism. The latter, such as the OTO have a top level initiation which entails sodomy. This is an extrapolation of certain Gnostic writings (?) which do not appeal to me owing to my skewed heterosexual orientation.

http://gnoscast.blogspot.com/2005/12/otos-gnostic-mass.html




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The important thing is to be supportive of each other on our individual paths to Gnosis.




I agree with this.  I'm not too familiar with the Gnostic Mass of Aleister Crowley but I would say that whatever method is most effective inducing Gnosis is the path that One should choose.


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