u/JayoTree

This quote from The three stigmata of Palmer Eldritch really stood out to me. It reminded me of one of my favorite pages from Ubik.

Do you guys see any connection between these two passages? And for those who have read more than one and a half PKD novels, what patterns from these two passages emerge in the context of his collective work.

It seems to me that there's a focus on the themes of ascent vs degradation. And the metaphysics seem pretty gnostic or neoplatonist (leaning towards neoplatonist since he literally mentions Plato in the second passage). There's a big focus on oneness which is as far as my knowledge on neoplatonism goes but I know that's a core theme.