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Those are pretty solidly Gnostic themes, if I'm not mistaken?

• lobster_johnson 10y ago
  PKD loved Gnosticism, and many of his books feature variations on Gnostic mythology and metaphysics, even going back to earlier works such as Three Stigmata and UBIK, both of which put forth "false creator" mythologies. My favourite underrated PKD novel is Galactic Pot-Healer, which is a really fun read. This time the false creator is Glimmung, a large whale-like creature that claims to have godlike powers, and which is attempting to remotely contact a number of artisans across the galaxy that it needs to rebuild its physical presence on a far-away planet. The mythos is weirder and a bit less darkly dystopian this time, and the whole thing is crazy from beginning to end. Highly recommended.