Exploring Insanity and Hyperstition in 'VALIS'

This chapter delves into Philip K. Dick's novel 'VALIS' and its examination of insanity, reason, and the blurring of fiction and reality. It explores the significance of the mystical appendix and the concept of hyperstition, where fiction becomes reality.

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