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I did the merge. I put it in the section called "Philosophical and cultural references" but really have no idea where it should go. I have no clue what the book is about, and the Plot summary section doesn't have anything in it. I don't understand the relationship between VALIS, Exegesis and the Tractates. I don't know what the Black Iron Prison is or whether it's meant to be literal or metaphorical. The quote from Dick makes no sense, except the last sentence makes it sound like the [[Parable of the cave]]. Please, someone clarify this for naive people like me who haven't read the book! [[User:Tocharianne|Tocharianne]] 03:51, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
:Most people will simply dismiss Dick's ravings as symptoms of mental illness, perhaps temporal lobe epilepsy or schizophrenia, and leave it at that. Beyond that judgement, or in spite of it, lies a very deep rabbit hole, and it is not accessible to everyone without having something to compare it to in the first place. So, in order to understand what Dick is saying, you must first understand yourself. —[[User:Viriditas|Viriditas]] | [[User talk:Viriditas|Talk]] 04:43, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
== Complex Metaphysical Concepts in VALIS ==
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