Visionary Author Philip K. Dick and the Soul

Scholar Jeffrey J. Kripal and Erik Davis, host of the weekly Internet radio show Expanding Mind, mine the rich spiritual wisdom contained in the Exegesis, the recently published journal of Philip K. Dick, author of prescient and highly influential science fiction.

Thursdays, April 5 & 12
6 - 7:15 pm
$40 ($30 Jung Center members)
Individual lectures: $20 ($15 Jung Center members)

Encounter the extraordinary inner life of the science fiction writer Philip K. Dick, who has become recognized as one of the most visionary writers of his generation. Dick's stories about androids and false realities have inspired scores of films, including Blade Runner and The Adjustment Bureau. Dick had a series of extraordinary mystical experiences in 1974, out of which came his own "Red Book" —a massive private metaphysical journal called the Exegesis. In 2011, an abridgment of the Exegesis was finally published. In this two-part lecture series, we will hear about the Exegesis and Dick's contemporary spiritual significance from two scholars of his work. In the first lecture, Dick's mystical experience and the marvels and controversies of the Exegesis will be discussed. In the second lecture, we will talk about Dick's profound relationship to Jung and the link between paranormal experience and popular culture.

Jeffrey J. Kripal is the J. Newton Rayzor Professor of Religious Studies and Chair of the Department of Religious Studies at Rice University. He is the author of six books, including Authors of the Impossible: The Paranormal and the Sacred and Esalen: America and the Religion of No Religion.

Erik Davis writes and speaks regularly on contemporary culture, media, and spirituality. He is the author, most recently, of Nomad Codes: Adventures in Modern Esoterica. He has taught at Pacifica, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, and CIIS, and hosts the weekly Internet radio show Expanding Mind. He is currently pursuing a PhD in religious studies at Rice.

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