The Matrix as an Analogy for Awakening.

[XeutonMojukai]

First of all, let's look at the story of the original Matrix film, since that's what we'll be focusing on mainly.

The plot is a nearly to-the-letter iteration of the ancient mythical tale. It's applied to a modern vision of reality, I think, because the modern view of the world is usually looking forward - or has done so since I was young (early 1990's) at the very latest.

This mythical formula is simple.

It's the story of Steve, and of Erin. It's the story of myself. And of every one of us who is earnestly using these resources within us to further develop out of the mundane shells around us.

It's the story of a normal person, becoming a fuller, more powerful person through realization of their potential as human beings.

So. Now that that's out of the way, we should look at the analogies within this film, as they apply to our journey. Well, at least mine. How about the rest of you apply your own analogies from memory .

#1. The Matrix itself.

Matrix. The word is a feminine word, and among its meanings is something that creates. Another is something that stores data.

What's another feminine creator and protector?

Gaea. Reality. The Matrix is the physical world.

We can live within it as much as we want to. But who knows what purpose we'll serve, should that be the case? It certainly won't be our own.

In the words of Agent Smith: "Billions of people... just... living out their lives... oblivious..."

We are sleepers.

#2. Unplugging

"This is your last chance. From here there is no turning back. You take the blue pill, the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe, whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill... you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes..."

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The goop is obviously the ultimate symbol of rebirth.

The detaching nutrient lines are the loss of security and the finding of fear.

The near-drowning and rescue are symbolic of the dangers of early awakening, as well as the need for a support system of friends to help you catch your bearings.

The atrophied muscles? Just ask Steve. His blogs are rife with that analogy.

"Why do my eyes hurt?"
"You've never used them before."

That's meant to be the third eye first being used, and the headaches it can cause due to frustration for a while.

The older you are when you awaken, the more violent it is to accept.

"He's gonna pop!"

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"I can't go back, can I?"

"No, but if you could, would you really want to?"

That's something we're very familiar with...

To Be Continued...

~ David

[Max Power]

Originally Posted by XeutonMojukai

First of all, let's look at the story of the original Matrix film, since that's what we'll be focusing on mainly.

The plot is a nearly to-the-letter iteration of the ancient mythical tale. It's applied to a modern vision of reality, I think, because the modern view of the world is usually looking forward - or has done so since I was young (early 1990's) at the very latest.

This mythical formula is simple.

It's the story of Steve, and of Erin. It's the story of myself. And of every one of us who is earnestly using these resources within us to further develop out of the mundane shells around us.

It's the story of a normal person, becoming a fuller, more powerful person through realization of their potential as human beings.

So. Now that that's out of the way, we should look at the analogies within this film, as they apply to our journey. Well, at least mine. How about the rest of you apply your own analogies from memory .

#1. The Matrix itself.

Matrix. The word is a feminine word, and among its meanings is something that creates. Another is something that stores data.

What's another feminine creator and protector?

Gaea. Reality. The Matrix is the physical world.

We can live within it as much as we want to. But who knows what purpose we'll serve, should that be the case? It certainly won't be our own.

In the words of Agent Smith: "Billions of people... just... living out their lives... oblivious..."

We are sleepers.

#2. Unplugging

"This is your last chance. From here there is no turning back. You take the blue pill, the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe, whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill... you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes..."

------

The goop is obviously the ultimate symbol of rebirth.

The detaching nutrient lines are the loss of security and the finding of fear.

The near-drowning and rescue are symbolic of the dangers of early awakening, as well as the need for a support system of friends to help you catch your bearings.

The atrophied muscles? Just ask Steve. His blogs are rife with that analogy.

"Why do my eyes hurt?"
"You've never used them before."

That's meant to be the third eye first being used, and the headaches it can cause due to frustration for a while.

The older you are when you awaken, the more violent it is to accept.

"He's gonna pop!"

-----

"I can't go back, can I?"

"No, but if you could, would you really want to?"

That's something we're very familiar with...

To Be Continued...

~ David

I actually see Neo as consciousness (there's only one remember) repeatedly playing the game of physical reality until he manifests the one thing he can't manifest in the other 5 versions, love.

Nes is consciousness, his life and the Matrix are the container and all the people who help and hinder him are of course versions of him, versions of consciousness.

When in the last version of the Matrix, when Neo finally finds love and it's true, when Trinity dies, he knows that he has (for the last time) completed the illusion, finally finished the game. he knows he's consciousness.

Just my take on it all, excellent movie wih the other two just acting as filler to get the the final truth, the end of the game.

Max

Not sure if this should be in the Matrix Thread topic, but it's all good

[XeutonMojukai]

Absolutely. The entire point of this thread is to have fun connecting the Matrix to various aspects of our psycho-spiritual journeys.

After I'm finished with my connections in the first movie (at the moment), I think I'll try to mention some of my personal examples that made those connections so apparent for me.

You're all welcome to do the same, and I hope this experience makes watching "The Matrix" as fun as watching "What the #^$% Do We Know!?".



~ David

[Max Power]

Originally Posted by XeutonMojukai

Absolutely. The entire point of this thread is to have fun connecting the Matrix to various aspects of our psycho-spiritual journeys.

Yes, it's fun to see parts of the films inside our lives. I always wondered, why if the Oracle and Morpheus were so knowledgable and powerful, why need Neo at all? But if we look at it from an SR POV we can see that Neo is consciousness and all the people in the reality (including the Matrix) are versions of Neo, versions of consciousness.

It's really just Neo (consciousness) playing a very cool indepth game

Also imagine that you made the Matrix films in this reality to aid in the understanding of SR and consciousness, that's how I see it

Max

[XeutonMojukai]

cont'd. from the first post.

The One is our potential. We know this already.

#3. The Construct Training Programs and the Agents.

Downloading knowledge into the brain is basically like having a spirit guide.

The Dojo is the playground of our imagination. It's where we need a high level of realism, so we can realistically see what are the perceived rules that we can bend or break.

Hitting Morpheus is being able to do what you thought you couldn't do in your imagination, and being able to actively apply it to reality because it's based in a realistic imagination.

The Jump program is simply the leap of faith you might take at many points in your life. And I know no one who didn't fail their first leap of faith in some way or another.

The Agent Program is essentially anything we've seen or heard from self-improvement gurus regarding conquering our fears and doubts of this new awareness and power and responsibility.

"I've seen an agent punch through a concrete wall... men have emptied entire clips at them and hit nothing but air. But their strength, and their speed, is still based in a world that is built on rules - because of that, they will never be as strong or as fast as you can be."
"What are you saying? That I can dodge bullets?"
"No, Neo. I'm saying that when you're ready... you won't have to."

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"You see an agent? You do what we do... Run, heh... run your ass off."
"Thanks for the drink."
"Sweet dreams."

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The agents are our fears and doubts. They seem impossible to destroy head on, yet when they face us head-on they destroy any protective thoughts we try to use as shields. But they are based on emotions, and if a person is courageous, they won't even have to worry about fears or doubts at all. The punches and dodges won't happen or be necessary. The agents just won't exist (see the end of the first film for your proof).

If we give in to those fears, whether through dealing with them through liquid courage ("the drink") or choosing to be ignorant ("sweet dreams"), then we are effectively like Cypher. We are giving up our potential (at first in developing the back-story for the film, Cypher was supposed to be a potential One, who gave up hope on his own. For story reasons, this was cut out. It does explain why Cypher talks about Trinity in such a lusty way, though.), and going back into the humdrum material world, just as Cypher tries to go back into the Matrix.

#4. The Oracle, her prophecy, and Neo's Transcendence despite it.

Let's start with the Oracle.

She's our intuition. She tells us what we need to hear. She's a part of the creative force that makes this world we live in (The Oracle is a computer program, for those who don't know).

The Prophecy is what Neo needed to hear.

"Remember, you don't believe in any of this fate crap. Your in control of your own life. Remember?"

"What was said, was for you, and for you alone."

Translation: "Don't tell just anyone about your inner world. Not everyone can appreciate it."

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"Good-bye, Mr. Anderson."
"My name... is NEO!"

Anderson = Son of Man. Common knowledge among Matrix enthusiasts.

However, Neo is embracing his higher self as the truer version of himself. He's finally shed his lower form.

When he dies, the apotheosis is complete, as he finds love for himself and wakes up with perfect knowledge of the Matrix. He doesn't need to fear fear or doubt anymore. They effectively don't exist. The first and primary fear is conquered, and the rest simply scatter like dust like the fear-ridden things they are.

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Finally. #5. The ending speech.

Watch the ending of the film again.

It's an intention-manifestation on the part of the filmmakers.

The entire movie is their way of enlightening the masses.

Philosophy is cool again, thanks to the movie. No wonder. The ending speech inspires incredibly powerful energy when you listen to it.

It's also the end-mission of every lightbringer, in Steve's terms.

Enjoy talking about the later films .

~ David

[Groundless]

So maybe V for Vendetta is a premonition of things to come in our future by these guys too?

or not.

Matrix is amazing as it relates to this SR and awakening business.

[Max Power]

Originally Posted by XeutonMojukai

"What are you saying? That I can dodge bullets?"
"No, Neo. I'm saying that when you're ready... you won't have to."

Neo won't have to worry about stopping bullets, because when he finally accepts and knows who he is (consciousness) he can do anything he likes. Fly, stop bullets, etc. Why can't the mighty Morpeus stop bullets? Because he's not consciousness, he's not the observer, he is created, not creator.

Max

[Liara Covert]

Hi Max.

Why are you so sure that Neo is "finished the game?" He supposedly finds true love and loses it, but as he realizes he isn't the source of consciousness, wouldn't this imply the plausibility of an infinite reality?

[Max Power]

Originally Posted by Liara Covert

He supposedly finds true love and loses it, but as he realizes he isn't the source of consciousness, wouldn't this imply the plausibility of an infinite reality?

I see it that he did indeed discover he was truly consciousness, he's the only one who can fly (smith can fly, but only because Neo let's him) the only one who can stop bullets.

He keeps repeating the game over and over until he finds what he's been missing...love. After Trinity dies, he knows it's finally all good, time to leave and never return.

That's how I see it, that's what it means to me

Max

[Michael Chui]

Originally Posted by Groundless

So maybe V for Vendetta is a premonition of things to come in our future by these guys too?

or not.

Matrix is amazing as it relates to this SR and awakening business.

V for Vendetta was primarily political commentary. Alan Moore's original comic was set up as a question of whether fascism or anarchy are acceptable states: a query into Thatcherism, essentially; he doesn't answer this question. The Wachowski Bros. adapted it into a question between a blur of fascism, totalitarianism, and conservatism versus a blur of anarchy, democracy, liberalism, and individualism; this has the effect of making it relevant to Americans today (in the form of Homeland Security) at the same time as it knocks Moore's original story a bit off kilter.

I've never been able to decide whether Evey really is the main character of the movie, or if it's Eric Finch, or if their centrality really is equal in weight.

It's a troublesome aspect of SR that people who practice it tend not to connect it strongly with the culture around and beyond them. What I like about the Wachowskis is, in part, their ability to call in those cultures and swirl them into the new cults their movies produce. It introduces a level of nuance that goes far, far beyond what self-help gurus ever seem to produce. But then again... that's what culture is. That subtle tapestry.

[Groundless]

Originally Posted by Michael Chui

V for Vendetta was primarily political commentary. Alan Moore's original comic was set up as a question of whether fascism or anarchy are acceptable states: a query into Thatcherism, essentially; he doesn't answer this question. The Wachowski Bros. adapted it into a question between a blur of fascism, totalitarianism, and conservatism versus a blur of anarchy, democracy, liberalism, and individualism; this has the effect of making it relevant to Americans today (in the form of Homeland Security) at the same time as it knocks Moore's original story a bit off kilter.

I've never been able to decide whether Evey really is the main character of the movie, or if it's Eric Finch, or if their centrality really is equal in weight.

It's a troublesome aspect of SR that people who practice it tend not to connect it strongly with the culture around and beyond them. What I like about the Wachowskis is, in part, their ability to call in those cultures and swirl them into the new cults their movies produce. It introduces a level of nuance that goes far, far beyond what self-help gurus ever seem to produce. But then again... that's what culture is. That subtle tapestry.

Isn't this subtle tapestry weaved into popular culture a way to help move people to a higer level of awareness? It seems to me the Matrix series has done more to get western civilization at least entertaining concepts like "there is no spoon" into their thick skulls. That phrase "there is no spoon" is amazingly powerful all by itself.

American Beauty is pretty good too - I just rewatched it last week.

I still say the all-time best winning implanted popular culture seed is the nursery rhyme "Row, row, row your boat gently down the stream, merrily, merrily, merrily life is but a dream". I like the action scenes in The Matrix better though...

[XeutonMojukai]

I agree that American Beauty is a great film for discovering yourself.

I also think What the Bleep do We Know!? is another of those films that should be officially called a "public service documentary".

I showed it to a kid who'd just started smoking pot, and he immediately quit when he realized that his brain could top it easily.

It's good stuff, man!

~ David