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The VALIS Trilogy
Episode 209
Thursday, 4 December, 2025

The novels VALIS, The Divine Invasion, and The Transmigration of Timothy Archer by legendary science-fiction author Philip K. Dick comprise the unofficial VALIS trilogy. Published between 1978 and 1982, these books use psychedelic imagery, religious history, and psychological inquiry to create a portrait of American culture in the late 70s and early 80s. We try to unpack them against the backdrop of our contemporary situation to gain a little clarity on our middle age and growing paranoia. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: The VALIS Trilogy Sources: https://philipdick.com/literary-criticism/interviews/horselover-fat-and-the-new-messiah/ https://muse.jhu.edu/article/237538 https://web.archive.org/web/20130528112644/http://www.philipkdick.com/media_twilightzone.html https://www.salon.com/2022/07/23/8-facts-about-philip-k-dick_partner/ https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/just-because-you-re-paranoid-philip-k-dick-s-troubled-life-1.3243976 Masculinity in the Novels of Philip K. Dick. Endopsychic Allegories John Boonstra: "Horselover Fat and The New Messiah" (Hartford Advocate April 22, 1981, p. 24 THE PSYCHEDELIC REINTERPRETATION OF CORPUS CHRISTI BY PHILIP K. DICK, Bogdan Trocha Dr. hab., Professor, University of Zielona Góra, Poland, Zielona Góra