Readers of this blog know that I love Philip K. Dick. Dick is one of my all time favorite authors — he was a poster-boy for tortured artists, an active participant in the counterculture of his day, an incredibly prolific author, and a mystic visionary whose life was full of strange happenings that blurred the line between his everyday life and the stories he dreamed-up.

All that said, I forgot to mention Dick’s birthday on December 16 and I’m posting this to make that right! Happy Birthday, PKD!

The Penultimate Truth of Philip K. Dick is a documentary film that puts Dick’s mystical experiences front-and-center, allowing viewers to see Dick’s spiritual visions in the context of his astonishingly unique real life and career.

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According to the Wiki, December 17, 497 BC marked the start of the first-ever Saturnalia holiday in ancient Rome. You’ve gotta love that Roman record-keeping, and the revelry, gift-giving and sacrifices of that celebration made up “the best of days” according to the poet Catullus. The Saturnalia season is the pre-cursor to many of our contemporary holiday traditions. Check out this video on the pagan roots of Christmas…

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