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Terry Pratchett once said that stories have power. This paper examines that power through considering the philosophy which may be found within fantasy and sci-fi and the psychotherapeutic implications of that philosophy. In particular, it considers what we should do about the constraining nature of the Matrix from the Wachowski's eponymous film; The nature of good and god according to witches in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series; and what constitutes a worthwhile life to a time-travelling replicant in Rob Grant and Doug Naylor's Red Dwarf; It examines how such insights might be of assistance in the quotidian world when, in the hope of some wider wisdom, our troubles lead us to lift our eyes to the stars for answers beyond our ken.