"The Lifestream. That's what we call the river of life that circles our planet, giving life to the world and everything in it." —Marlene, prologue to Advent Children
What would you say or think if I told you the Lifestream is something real, all around us, but unseen by almost all human eyes? Would you write me off as a delusional idiot? Would you argue religion with me and preach your savior? Would you get excited at the thought of materia, magic and monsters?
The Lifestream is a concept that seems to be exclusive to the Final Fantasy franchise. If it were real, wouldn't it show up in more places? Wouldn't more humans have perceived it? Perhaps not. Knowing what I know, and going by hidden messages I have found through the games and various pieces of fiction, there is an explanation.
Through deep meditation, enjoying game, book and movie art, and exploration of my memories of past times and events, I have come to the conclusion that The Lifestream, I also call it The Stream of Life and Death, is real. So real, that if challenged to recant by an inescapable threat to my life, I would have to choose death rather than lie.
I know the fact of the Lifestream so thoroughly, I left behind my old self, family and friends. I could no longer communicate with them. Their delusions were getting in my way. They wouldn't even listen enough to have a legitimate conversation about my perceptions and discovery. THEY wanted to be right, they wanted to dictate to me what I should believe to maintain relationships with them.
I said, "Goodbye." Now here I am, a reclusive homeless woman, looking for a way to rightness. I have no recourse but to try and communicate with other gamers whose minds may be open to the concept of Lifestream, since the depictions of it artistically in FF7 and Advent children, are somewhat close to reality.
So why aren't other humans able to perceive the Lifestream? Several reasons. First, we as humans are taught by our elders what to believe and how to perceive the world. If we don't believe and behave how our elders have taught us, we are punished until we do. This is called, "conditioning". This conditioning damages the mako that surrounds us, making it less perceivable, and we do not develop the brain capacity to perceive it.
The second reason (actually a number of them) is illustrated in warnings in the plot of FF7, as well as the other games in this series.
The universe, really a multiverse- many universes, almost independent of each other is very old. There have been past times and places with experiments that have resulted in planet death. There have been attempts at making Materia and Mako Reactors, which has damaged the Lifestream even further than goofy religions that attempt to explain the creation of the universe. (Religion is dangerous.)
What happens in the game and movie to those who use materia? They develop Geostigma and die. Materia was a lazy jerk's attempt at a shortcut to magic, which got out of hand before it could be stopped.
Is 'magic' possible? Well, that depends on your definition of magic. Something like 'magic' is possible, but requires meditation and enlightenment to access. There are no shortcuts.
What happened to that world when they used Mako Reactors to make electricity? The planet began to die, and monsters grew to kill away the offending humans.
As long as we have false beliefs, and lazy natures, it is going to be very hard to access the Lifestream, and yet it must be known. NOT being perceived is killing it.
Most of the Lifestream is no longer liquid, or even electrical in appearance as depicted in the game and movie. Instead it's dark, murky, hard and stringy- filled with diseases and demons. This causes the human race to have more wars, violence and disease than would happen if the Lifestream were healthy.
Aerith's death in the game has been a mystery for a long time. But now it makes sense; she was wrong. Instead of helping the planet to shed away evil humans and damaged land with Meteor, so there could be a planetary rebirth, she fell for the Holy trap and tried to prolong corrupt life so her little friends could live longer, causing more planetary suffering. So Sephiroth killed her. She had to die.
FF10 has something that ties into this. There was an attempt to make a fantasy world that strongly resembled FF10's Zanarkand, by manipulating ancient artifacts of a dead civilization. In the game, Sin comes along and destroys reality. This is very similar to the way Fantastica of The Neverending Story was destroyed by The Nothing. Never be lazy and take shortcuts. Realities based on artificial creation and beliefs always shatter. The Nothing, or Sin, is real.
I don't know how to teach others how to perceive the Lifestream, but at the risk of starting a religious argument, I'll list some pointers than might help:
-Conceive of the Lifestream being there, yet empty your mind of the preconceived notions of fantasy magic and ideas illustrated in the game.
-Drop all notion of Great Creator deity, worship, prayer and faith.
-Be open to the idea of meditation and enlightenment, only vaguely of a Buddhist-like nature.
End of part one. Any questions or comments? I really need to discuss this.
What would you say or think if I told you the Lifestream is something real, all around us, but unseen by almost all human eyes? Would you write me off as a delusional idiot? Would you argue religion with me and preach your savior? Would you get excited at the thought of materia, magic and monsters?
The Lifestream is a concept that seems to be exclusive to the Final Fantasy franchise. If it were real, wouldn't it show up in more places? Wouldn't more humans have perceived it? Perhaps not. Knowing what I know, and going by hidden messages I have found through the games and various pieces of fiction, there is an explanation.
Through deep meditation, enjoying game, book and movie art, and exploration of my memories of past times and events, I have come to the conclusion that The Lifestream, I also call it The Stream of Life and Death, is real. So real, that if challenged to recant by an inescapable threat to my life, I would have to choose death rather than lie.
I know the fact of the Lifestream so thoroughly, I left behind my old self, family and friends. I could no longer communicate with them. Their delusions were getting in my way. They wouldn't even listen enough to have a legitimate conversation about my perceptions and discovery. THEY wanted to be right, they wanted to dictate to me what I should believe to maintain relationships with them.
I said, "Goodbye." Now here I am, a reclusive homeless woman, looking for a way to rightness. I have no recourse but to try and communicate with other gamers whose minds may be open to the concept of Lifestream, since the depictions of it artistically in FF7 and Advent children, are somewhat close to reality.
So why aren't other humans able to perceive the Lifestream? Several reasons. First, we as humans are taught by our elders what to believe and how to perceive the world. If we don't believe and behave how our elders have taught us, we are punished until we do. This is called, "conditioning". This conditioning damages the mako that surrounds us, making it less perceivable, and we do not develop the brain capacity to perceive it.
The second reason (actually a number of them) is illustrated in warnings in the plot of FF7, as well as the other games in this series.
The universe, really a multiverse- many universes, almost independent of each other is very old. There have been past times and places with experiments that have resulted in planet death. There have been attempts at making Materia and Mako Reactors, which has damaged the Lifestream even further than goofy religions that attempt to explain the creation of the universe. (Religion is dangerous.)
What happens in the game and movie to those who use materia? They develop Geostigma and die. Materia was a lazy jerk's attempt at a shortcut to magic, which got out of hand before it could be stopped.
Is 'magic' possible? Well, that depends on your definition of magic. Something like 'magic' is possible, but requires meditation and enlightenment to access. There are no shortcuts.
What happened to that world when they used Mako Reactors to make electricity? The planet began to die, and monsters grew to kill away the offending humans.
As long as we have false beliefs, and lazy natures, it is going to be very hard to access the Lifestream, and yet it must be known. NOT being perceived is killing it.
Most of the Lifestream is no longer liquid, or even electrical in appearance as depicted in the game and movie. Instead it's dark, murky, hard and stringy- filled with diseases and demons. This causes the human race to have more wars, violence and disease than would happen if the Lifestream were healthy.
Aerith's death in the game has been a mystery for a long time. But now it makes sense; she was wrong. Instead of helping the planet to shed away evil humans and damaged land with Meteor, so there could be a planetary rebirth, she fell for the Holy trap and tried to prolong corrupt life so her little friends could live longer, causing more planetary suffering. So Sephiroth killed her. She had to die.
FF10 has something that ties into this. There was an attempt to make a fantasy world that strongly resembled FF10's Zanarkand, by manipulating ancient artifacts of a dead civilization. In the game, Sin comes along and destroys reality. This is very similar to the way Fantastica of The Neverending Story was destroyed by The Nothing. Never be lazy and take shortcuts. Realities based on artificial creation and beliefs always shatter. The Nothing, or Sin, is real.
I don't know how to teach others how to perceive the Lifestream, but at the risk of starting a religious argument, I'll list some pointers than might help:
-Conceive of the Lifestream being there, yet empty your mind of the preconceived notions of fantasy magic and ideas illustrated in the game.
-Drop all notion of Great Creator deity, worship, prayer and faith.
-Be open to the idea of meditation and enlightenment, only vaguely of a Buddhist-like nature.
End of part one. Any questions or comments? I really need to discuss this.
