Have you or John ever listened to Terence McKenna? He covered the I Ching extensively. Of course like Dick, and Jung, there is rumor that he is connected to the CIA mind control/social engineering agendas at organizations like Esalen in Big Sur, CA... but that doesn't mean, we are not living in a simulation of some kind.
We listened to Dennis McKenna on Joe Rogan a few years ago and may have one of Terence’s books sitting on our shelf somewhere, but that’s the extent of my knowledge. @John Mistretta might know more. I’ve always wanted to check out his ideas, though. Interesting about the CIA stuff; I’d never heard that before!
I was happy to find that Man in the High Castle, among many others of Dick's, are on my Scribd. I down loaded the Audio version, which will give me the chance to read while I work.
Yay, can’t wait! It’s very rare for people to actually read books I recommend so hoping you both enjoy the book(I read hundreds of books per year so if y’all need more recommendations feel free to hit me up). The plot is somewhat disjointed, wonder if that was intentional as it leads to a reality that is constantly shifting throughout the book, and it’s the characters that resonate for me. Won’t post spoilers but my 2 favorite characters are Childress and tagomi, both have great character arcs.
I Ching; I recommend the Richard Wilhelm translation if your Chinese is a bit rusty and the Bollingen Foundation, Pantheon Books, Library of Congress card # 50-8268 with the Carl Jung forward if you're not deep into mysticism. Carl provides a good anchor if/when you find your dive therein leads you to question the mundane.
Dick's Man in the..., read it in the early sixties, perhaps your discussion will prompt a reread.
& yes, I did, if not re-read at least skim Name Of The Rose and my opinion of that work is still far more favorable than yours. That's fine though, different strokes for different folks. ;-)
I'm so glad you said this—the copy I ordered has the Wilhelm translation and Jung's foreword!
re. The Name of the Rose, we probably did the book an injustice by trying to power through it so quickly. I don't think it would've ever been my favorite book, but I probably would've enjoyed it more if I had taken my time.
I hope you follow along with Man in the High Castle! I'd be curious to hear your thoughts.
I'm sorry John and Melissa, this is totally off topic, but the 12 year old in me could not stop giggling at the phrase "Dick-inspired information". It sounds like a term one would use when thinking with the wrong head 🤣
John, you’ve a winning way that fills your writing and I enjoy it.
But, dicks have set the cultures, laws and all manner of rule (with a couple of notable exceptions for the past 8,000 years. See where it’s got us?
Perhaps there’s a better way that might see humanity live through the next 8,000 years. Perhaps allowing those who birth our children might be advised to take charge of law-giving and culture-forming.
Time for recalling Hypatia and Mary of Bethany and Eleanor of Aquitaine.
Not setting women against men; simply suggesting that brute force needs tempered with hysterical-inspiration for the well-being of Gaia Herself. Goedel, Escher & Bach!
Good point, and agree with what you’re saying. That line I had written was in reference to Philip K Dick, the author of the book, and didn’t have anything to do with a certain male appendage of the same name.
LOL! Not being a moron I understood you weren’t talking about that member of the male anatomy.
But, I’ve grown tired of all of the “wunnerful” notions that have arisen covered by the odor of Axe body spray and that frisson of testosterone. I’m simply thinking that we might provide a needful bumper for the notion that we should definitely invent every massively destructive weaponry we can think of.
I kinda have a notion that perhaps the perspective of a human who could or has actually brought life into this Earth would be valuable in our politics and especially our science. Someone who might say, “NO!”
Oooh, interesting choice. The Amazon series is one of my favorites - well, the first two seasons, anyhow - but oddly I have never read the book (even though I have it loaded on my Kindle). May have to take the plunge and indulge myself this week...
Have you or John ever listened to Terence McKenna? He covered the I Ching extensively. Of course like Dick, and Jung, there is rumor that he is connected to the CIA mind control/social engineering agendas at organizations like Esalen in Big Sur, CA... but that doesn't mean, we are not living in a simulation of some kind.
We listened to Dennis McKenna on Joe Rogan a few years ago and may have one of Terence’s books sitting on our shelf somewhere, but that’s the extent of my knowledge. @John Mistretta might know more. I’ve always wanted to check out his ideas, though. Interesting about the CIA stuff; I’d never heard that before!
I was happy to find that Man in the High Castle, among many others of Dick's, are on my Scribd. I down loaded the Audio version, which will give me the chance to read while I work.
Yay, can’t wait! It’s very rare for people to actually read books I recommend so hoping you both enjoy the book(I read hundreds of books per year so if y’all need more recommendations feel free to hit me up). The plot is somewhat disjointed, wonder if that was intentional as it leads to a reality that is constantly shifting throughout the book, and it’s the characters that resonate for me. Won’t post spoilers but my 2 favorite characters are Childress and tagomi, both have great character arcs.
So far (and I haven't gotten very far into the book at all), Tagomi has been my favorite character to read about.
I'm definitely enjoying it so far, and it looks like a lot of people are also interested. Thanks again, and keep the recommendations coming!
Life would be poorer without the work of PKD.
I Ching; I recommend the Richard Wilhelm translation if your Chinese is a bit rusty and the Bollingen Foundation, Pantheon Books, Library of Congress card # 50-8268 with the Carl Jung forward if you're not deep into mysticism. Carl provides a good anchor if/when you find your dive therein leads you to question the mundane.
Dick's Man in the..., read it in the early sixties, perhaps your discussion will prompt a reread.
& yes, I did, if not re-read at least skim Name Of The Rose and my opinion of that work is still far more favorable than yours. That's fine though, different strokes for different folks. ;-)
I'm so glad you said this—the copy I ordered has the Wilhelm translation and Jung's foreword!
re. The Name of the Rose, we probably did the book an injustice by trying to power through it so quickly. I don't think it would've ever been my favorite book, but I probably would've enjoyed it more if I had taken my time.
I hope you follow along with Man in the High Castle! I'd be curious to hear your thoughts.
You bet.
& two reads you guys might want to consider;
A Wild Sheep Chase (Original title; 羊をめぐる冒険) by Haruki Murakami
and
Third Wish by Robert Fulghum
Here is a link to an interview with Terence McKenna and Jeffrey Mishlove explaining the I Ching
transcript
https://www.asktmk.com/talks/Time+and+the+I+Ching
youtube interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzntJanvVC0
I'm sorry John and Melissa, this is totally off topic, but the 12 year old in me could not stop giggling at the phrase "Dick-inspired information". It sounds like a term one would use when thinking with the wrong head 🤣
😂😂 I was cracking myself up writing that.
“A brain blast of Dick-spired information” may be my proudest moment on Substack.
John, you’ve a winning way that fills your writing and I enjoy it.
But, dicks have set the cultures, laws and all manner of rule (with a couple of notable exceptions for the past 8,000 years. See where it’s got us?
Perhaps there’s a better way that might see humanity live through the next 8,000 years. Perhaps allowing those who birth our children might be advised to take charge of law-giving and culture-forming.
Time for recalling Hypatia and Mary of Bethany and Eleanor of Aquitaine.
Not setting women against men; simply suggesting that brute force needs tempered with hysterical-inspiration for the well-being of Gaia Herself. Goedel, Escher & Bach!
Good point, and agree with what you’re saying. That line I had written was in reference to Philip K Dick, the author of the book, and didn’t have anything to do with a certain male appendage of the same name.
LOL! Not being a moron I understood you weren’t talking about that member of the male anatomy.
But, I’ve grown tired of all of the “wunnerful” notions that have arisen covered by the odor of Axe body spray and that frisson of testosterone. I’m simply thinking that we might provide a needful bumper for the notion that we should definitely invent every massively destructive weaponry we can think of.
I kinda have a notion that perhaps the perspective of a human who could or has actually brought life into this Earth would be valuable in our politics and especially our science. Someone who might say, “NO!”
Understood and well said!
Ah, Garcia Marquez, Dick and Eco. A brilliant trio like the three rings of the Elf Lords. Celebrimbor thou hast outdone thine own artistry.
Oooh, interesting choice. The Amazon series is one of my favorites - well, the first two seasons, anyhow - but oddly I have never read the book (even though I have it loaded on my Kindle). May have to take the plunge and indulge myself this week...
I’d be interested to see how the Amazon series compares. I hope you follow along!