#the three stigmata of palmer eldritch

[somebirdortheother]

Tag People You’d Like to Get to Know Better!

Thank you so much for the tag, @myfavouritelunatic. Yay! Also - Asteroid City was AMAZING!!!!

Three Ships: Oh boy. As ever, I'm not a massive shipper, but I'm currently heavily promoting the gospel of Gaari (Hari Seldon/Gaal Dornick of Foundation TV), Trip/T'Pol (ST ENT), Hannibal/Will Graham.

First Ship: Apparently, Mulder/Scully!

Last Song: "shadowshow" by iamamiwhoami, ionnalee

Last Movie: Oppenheimer, Oppenheimer, and then Oppenheimer again...

Currently Reading: I'm doing a couple of fave re-reads at the moment: "Blood Meridian" by Cormac McCarthy and "The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch" by Philip K Dick.

Currently Watching: Foundation S2, and, as @helenvader and @vellichormybeloved are aware, I'm about to do The Terror!

Last Thing I Wrote: This morning, I was graced with the following three mysterious lines of dialogue from a future chapter of Twin Primes, my Hari Seldon/Gaal Dornick fic ahahahaha..... Listen. They are *not smutty*, in case you were wondering. Well. Not yet.

"Satisfied?" "Not yet." "Do you want to be?"

Tagging, no pressure :-) @vellichormybeloved @helenvader @coraleethroughthelookingglass @ichabodjane @lady-of-imladris @thefinanigansposts @starlady66 @penelopeloveshere @thenookienostradamus

#tag game #myfavouritelunatic #blood meridian #the three stigmata of palmer eldritch #foundation #hari seldon x gaal dornick

[7gobu]

I'd say I wish I could be him, but sooner or later everyone will be.

#the three stigmata of palmer eldritch #palmer eldritch #my art #extremely niche fanart #cyborg #scifiart #transhumanist drip

[tvserie-film]

Title: The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch (1964)

Author: Philip K. Dick

Vote: 6.5/10

Twisted story with hints of religious themes which, however, are not explored. But the ending is missing. I don't mind that the ending is open but in this case it's not really clear what happens or rather, it seems that Palmer has become a god and is assimilating the rest of the planet but in doing so he contradicts part of what has been written in the previous chapters .

#The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch #book #sci-fi #philip k. dick #le tre stimmate di palmer eldritch #1964 #6.5

[waderockett]

The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch by Philip K. Dick, cover illustration by Bob Pepper

#philip k dick #the three stigmata of Palmer Eldritch #science fiction #Bob pepper #book cover #illustration #cover art #science fiction illustration #science fiction art

[yousaythatsooften]

Y'all ever read the Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch by Philip K. Dick?

I did. I won't spoil it for you. I just wish those portable psychiatric a.i. things existed...

I ❤️ messin with shrinks' heads. Oh, they'd send me to Mars just for playing too much.

#the three stigmata of Palmer Eldritch PKD #well...is there life on mars?

[cyberpunkonline]

Cyber Stimulants to Cyber Slumps: The Highs and Lows of Narcotics in Cyberpunk Media

In the neon-drenched streets of cyberpunk's most captivating narratives, narcotics aren't just a means of escape; they're a conduit to a more profound human experience—or a descent into the abyss. This article dives into the synthetic veins of the genre, cataloging the substances that have left the deepest impressions in our collective consciousness.

Nirvana-Inducers: The Best of Cyber Stimulants

1. NZT-48 (Film: "Limitless")

- Effects: This top-tier cognitive enhancer turns the brain into a supercomputer, granting its user superhuman levels of intellect, memory, and motivation.

- Price Tag: Exclusive and costly, it's a luxury few can afford without dire consequences.

2. Kamikaze (Game: "Cyberpunk 2077")

- Effects: Users of this combat drug experience heightened reflexes and pain suppression, making them formidable in battle.

- Budget Boost: A staple in the back alleys of Night City, its accessibility makes it a go-to for the aspiring street samurai on a budget.

3. Melange (Book: "Dune" series)

- Effects: Also known as "the spice," Melange extends life, enhances vitality, and is key to prescient abilities required for space navigation.

- High Cost: Control over Melange equates to control over the universe, reflecting its exorbitant value.

Dystopian Downers: The Worst of Cyber Slumps

1. Substance D (Film: "A Scanner Darkly")

- Effects: This drug leads to a severe dissociative state, splitting the brain's hemispheres and leading to a harrowing loss of identity.

- No Price Tag: The cost is often sanity and life, a price that's too steep even for the most jaded cyberpunk enthusiast.

2. Nuke (Film: "RoboCop 2")

- Effects: Highly addictive, it throws its users into a violent euphoria, followed by devastating physical and psychological withdrawal.

- Cheap Thrills: The catastrophic aftermath is a grim reminder that in the cyberpunk world, cheap often comes at a premium on one's health.

3. Can-D (Book: "The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch" by Philip K. Dick)

- Effects: This hallucinogen transports users into a shared illusory world, but at the cost of an eventual inability to discern reality from the drug-induced fantasy.

- Elusive Escape: A metaphor for escapism's price, the drug's value fluctuates with the desperation of its users.

In the cyberpunk universe, the line between pharmacological utopia and dystopia is razor-thin. Substances promising transcendence often lead to an existential void. The commodification of consciousness through these narcotics lays bare the cyberpunk theme: in a world where technology can buy the next evolutionary step, the soul's currency is often at stake.

- Raz

#cyberpunk

[kekwcomics]

THE THREE STIGMATA OF PALMER ELDRITCH (Daw edition, 1983)

Art: Bob Pepper

#bob pepper #philip k. dick #pkd #palmer eldritch #book #books #novels #science fiction #retro scifi #retro science fiction #sci fi #sci-fi #classic science fiction #classic sci fi

[weirdnesslieshere]

The Penacony arc is just Inception meets the Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch.

We've got dreamscapes, false identities, mind control, dream layers, corporations fucking around with dreams, space travel, dream death, shit planets, etc. It's all there.

#Disclaimer #Stigmata was written by a white guy in the sixties and it is PAINFULLY OBVIOUS #I would feel guilty if someone decided to read it because of this post and went in not knowing that #HSR #Honkai Star Rail

[ithinkheknowss]

Annie's 2023 books

also links to goodreads and my newly-created storygraph !

The Chimes by Charles Dickens; 4/5 stars

The Cricket on the Hearth by Charles Dickens; 4/5 stars

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien; 5/5 stars

Voice of the Fire by Alan Moore; 5/5 stars

The Color Purple by Alice Walker; 5/5 stars

Quo Vadis by Henryk Sienkiewicz; 4/5 stars

Nemesis Games (The Expanse #5) by James S.A. Corey; 4.5/5 stars

Babylon's Ashes (The Expanse #6) by James S.A. Corey; 3.5/5 stars

The Dirty Dust: Cré na Cille by Máirtín Ó Cadhain, 4/5 stars

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, 5/5 stars

Children of Dune (Dune #3) by Frank Herbert; 5/5 stars

Out by Natsuo Kirino; 3/5 stars

Stone Mattress by Margaret Atwood; 4/5 stars

The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch by Philip K. Dick; 3/5 stars

House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland; 3/5 stars

Doctor Who: Choose the Future: Terror Moon by Trevor Baxendale; 2/5 stars

Heroes and Villains by Angela Carter; 4.5/5 stars

The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty; 3.5/5 stars

There There by Tommy Orange; 5/5 stars

V for Vendetta by Alan Moore and David Lloyd; 4/5 stars

Torto Arado by Itamar Vieira Junior; 4/5 stars

All the Murmuring Bones by A.G. Slatter; 4/5 stars

The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov; 5/5 stars

Doom Patrol Vol. 5: Magic Bus by Grant Morrison; 5/5 stars

Memories of the Future by Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky; 4/5 stars

Doom Patrol Vol. 6: Planet Love by Grant Morrison; 4/5 stars

Doom Force #1 by Grant Morrison; 3/5 stars

No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy; 4/5 stars

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley; 3.5/5 stars

The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels; 5/5 stars

Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia; 4/5 stars

Collected Short Stories by Heinrich Böll; 4/5 stars

Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi; 4/5 stars

The Viy by Nikolai Gogol; 4/5 stars

The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe; 3/5 stars

The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1) by Rick Riordan; 5/5 stars

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid; 2/5 stars

Persepolis Rising (The Expanse #7) by James S.A. Corey; 3/5 stars

Down the Rabbit Hole by Juan Pablo Villalobos; 4/5 stars

Sourcery by Terry Pratchett; 3/5 stars

The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #2) by Rick Riordan; 5/5 stars

#2023 books #annie talks

[lostfunzones]

The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch by Philip K. Dick. Cover illustration by Bob Pepper.

#bob pepper

[iwonderwh0]

Listening to "The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch" and ooh, it's reminding me of Ubik

Dream-like sci-fi around the topic of corporate greed creating for the world where people live in such a depressing environment (like colonies on other planet or Earth itself that got so hot the breakage in cooling system can boil water inside apartments within an hour) they are hooked to a drug that's basically translates them into a controlled dream that can be shared with other people

I struggled to understand whatever is going on first three-four chapters, but now I'm getting into it

[mitchipedia]

Philip K. Dick’s THE THREE STIGMATA OF PALMER ELDRITCH, Swiss reissue from 1997, published by Haffmans. Illustration: Klaus Dill.

[superdogbiter]

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[gabriellovescandy]

Tag 9 People You Want To Get To Know Better

Tagged by @automatisma, thank you so much! :D

Currently reading: The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch by Philip K. Dick (I mean I technically didn’t start yet but I’m starting it either today or tomorrow)

Favorite color: it used to be royal blue but now I don’t think I have just one, and they constantly change too. I would say turquoise for today?

Last song: Rule #4 - Fish in a Birdcage by Fish in a Birdcage

Last movie: The menu

Sweet/savory/spicy: savory

Currently working on: procrastinating finding a job by filling my days with activities

tagging: yeah no nine people are too many, I’ll tag @thuviel, @kurp-stuff, @d1mwit, @themostunoriginalpersonever and whoever else wants to do it!

#asks

[gontijolab]

Vurt - Jeff Koon

I've read Vurt earlier this year and it was honestly one of the most innovative science fiction novels I've ever read. The whole story takes place in a near future world where society access hallucinogenic shared realities by drugging themselves, putting a feather on the back of their throats. Sometimes used for job trainings, sometimes used for consuming/living porn, sometimes used for living a different life. It's a premise similar to PKD's "Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch", but way better developed. For a debut novel its really impressive what Jeff Noon achieved here. The volatility of his corporeal philosophy puts us in a dirty world of corporations and a drug addicted status quo. Of course, as most scifi works, it points not to our future, but to our present days. The only difference is our feathers are better disguised.

R Rated (18+)

Content Warning: drug abuse, zoophilia, animal cruelty, sexual imagery, homelessness

#book review #book cover #science fiction #scifi #cyberpunk #text

[verloonati]

I do feel like the current lack of patience against the tired critics of "society" like 1984 or Black mirror that don't have much to say about their subject save for "hey isn't it fucked that we live in a society makes you think, uh?" among young people who got their media literacy from the internet is a great thing actually.

It allows to search for more interesting stories that have things to say about the world beyond "technology amirite" or "government, uh" and that can go in the specific of the subject matter.

In general black mirror and 1984 are such poor examples of dystopias or anticipation, it sucks so much that they are in the public perception the prime exemple of these genres. It sucks so much that everytime a thing happen that could be perceived as censorship or a political decision on linguistics, people start comparing with 1984.

Idk if you want a mysoginistic grey ass piece of dystopias take Brazil, take the three stigmatas of palmer eldritch, take the fucking snowpiercer comic. They all have way much to say about the world we live in, about bureaucracy, and capitalism and the place of the individual within it.

If you want great piece of anticipation idk watch la jetee, read the forever war, I don't fucking now read Akira. They all have way more interesting stuff to say about all that

#sci fi #litteraly 1984 #1984 is just about a guy who wants to get laid but the government says no. all the rest is absolutely paramount to that #that made me thing about that old college humor sketch “yer mirror blacke” wich is an all time classic