World as Myth or Pantheistic Solipsism

"Pantheistic solipsism is a technical term (properly "Pantheistic multiple-ego solipsism") that has been advanced for the World as Myth idea proposed by science fiction writer Robert A. Heinlein in several of his books and stories, although the concept has little in common with either pantheism (the universe is God, or, reality is divinity) or solipsism (only one's mind is sure to exist). The World as Myth involves the idea that a powerful author (or artist of any variety), such as Edgar Rice Burroughs, Isaac Asimov, or Heinlein himself, creates a parallel universe simply by writing about it or expressing it. It incorporates the portrayal of all myths and fictional universes existing as parallel universes to our own and that persons and beings from these various “worlds” interact with one another."

Pantheistic Solipsism in the Arts

 * The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul by Douglas Adams


 * American Gods by Neil Gaiman


 * Pleasantville (film)


 * The Last Action Hero (film)


 * Imaginationland (3-episode story arc of animated television series South Park)


 * Age of Mythology (real time strategy video game)


 * League of Extraordinary Gentlemen


 * Olympos by Dan Simmons


 * Harry Kipling (comics character appearing in the British weekly anthology, 2000 AD)


 * Tommy Westphall Universe


 * The Sandman by Neil Gaiman


 * The Dark Tower (novel series by Stephen King)


 * The Number of the Beast by Robert Heinlein


 * Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (film)


 * Tarzan Alive, The Other Log of Phileas Fogg and Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic Life by Philip José Farmer


 * Fables (DC Comics and Vertigo comic book series)


 * Top 10 (comic book series)


 * Stranger than Fiction (film)


 * Once Upon a Time (TV series)


 * The Librarians (TV series)
 * Grimm (TV series)