tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615058926640211306.post7306810896868578242..comments2024-02-13T13:49:03.858-08:00Comments on Philip K. Dick and Religion: Letter 23: PKD's Gnostic Key to the Sefer YetzirahMr. Handhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00308380761257083577noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615058926640211306.post-20098962742986944982011-11-27T06:24:14.385-08:002011-11-27T06:24:14.385-08:00PKD joins the 23 Enigma conspiracy. :-)
23rd lett...PKD joins the 23 Enigma conspiracy. :-)<br /><br />23rd letter is perhaps Shin, who's alternate phonetic value is not due to allophonic variation.<br /><br />This is the old Christian Kabbalist meme, which is to make "Jesus" (Joshua) out of Yhwh by inserting a Shin before the final Heh. This doesn't work, however, as the last letter in Joshua is an Ayin. <br /><br />In fitting this into his "system" PKD, as usual, came up with something unique and interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com