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.

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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