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VALIS (Vast Active Living Intelligence System) is a novel that blends science fiction with Gnostic philosophy and autobiographical elements.

: The story features Horselover Fat (an alter ego of Dick) who experiences a "pink light" vision revealing vast universal knowledge. VALIS (Vast Active Living Intelligence System) is a

: It explores schizophrenia, the nature of reality, and the idea of a "Black Iron Prison"—a false reality overlaying the world. the nature of reality

: Composer Tod Machover recently re-staged a VALIS opera at MIT , using AI-enhanced technologies to reflect Dick’s prophetic vision of artificial intelligence. 2. Valis: The Fantasm Soldier (The Game Series) Re-imagining the opera of the future | MIT News VALIS (Vast Active Living Intelligence System) is a