"Galactic Pot-Healer," a novel by Philip K. Dick, explores the themes of meaning, identity, and the nature of reality within a science fiction context. The protagonist, Joe Fernwright, is a potter who lives in a desolate future where his creative abilities seem wasted. Life is monotonous until he is recruited by a mysterious alien called the Glimmung to participate in a peculiar mission involving a distant planet with spiritual significance.