If you're an 80s jit you'll know it well. From whence it came? What does it say? Could Jung explain? Forget him for a moment as I had to ref him so the Hitler AI actually let me post this text. We're talking about you, my friend.
Symbols don't have definitions but ecosystems so what is this saying and how was it so widespread amongst a certain gen or two then dwindled off a bit?
Answers on postcard!
Seeing as its such a huge part of P4 and I fix peoples lives using the actual Jungian principles and much more I was wondering how many of you just took this as purely entertainment versus the ones motivated to look within? Want to hear what I see?
They delve into a screen. At midnight. Both reflect darkness but one is illuminated by the false light of projection. The protagonist and his plucky team delve beneath this. Upon meeting what they suppress they all yell:
"You are not me!".
Except it is. This is the true Self, the unintegrated, the repressed. We all have it. Some more than others. It, not what you think, is the force that runs your existence and most people will live and die in ignorance of their true strength. As the music says:
"We are living in our own fantasy / To get through the reality."
How many or you are interested or is it enough to watch another engage, vicariously?
The forces they fight are real and solid. Jung discovered this in his Red Book but was scared people would think he'd flipped his lid if he categorically stated there were individuated aspects that reside in his awareness that were totally autonomous and seem to possess more knowledge than he did. I know for a fact this is accurate and, if anything, he toned it down compared to what I've seen. Its a pretty wild trip. Speaking of which, when people ingest shrooms and such things they pass through this veil and then onwards. The Shadow is the closest bit to an earthbound existence as it what keeps you tuned in to Only Human FM where they play a song most detest, 24/7. Getting back to the game:
Lets start with Kanji who I feel had the strongest repression and most thorough integration. He is your average teen dude that looks like he's been paying a mortgage for the past decade and child support on 3 kids that ain't his. Yeah, he's got some stress etched on his brow, for certain. He is forced to play an uber masculine character as his true hobbies of knitting and being creative make him feel like a bit of a bitch. So he scraps instead. His shadow, on the flip, is fruity as hell and he rages and yells against it as he doesn't realize that his true Self is between both of these paradoxes and await integration.
Does that mean he's a homosexual? No, of course not but we live in times where the entire System is rigged to send people in specific directions but, since the advent of the web, thats loosening up a bit. Kanji took a hit as a girl, back when, threw a brick through his tenderness as he tried to open up a bit. The irony being that had he approached her as bumpy knuckles the indifferent she'd have been reacting like Rise does to Chad Nakamura himself. But thats another topic as the more you chase something, the more it recedes as its all about polarity in this realm as stated by ancient initiates.
Due to one interaction, one event and one suppressive sequence he all but disconnected from his true essence and started putting on a performance instead. From here came the violence, the need to prove his masculinity and present an image to the world that he was all man. How many folks knew that Bruce Lee was a flower arranger and ballroom dancer or that his intense need for Western acceptance lead to a midlife circumcision and how emasculated he felt due to undescendend testicles hence the macho man thing and intense need to sell an image that may or may not have ended his life, quick, as he had his sweat glands removed which lead to said events? Thats a tangential aspect, if you'll pardon the pun, but goes to show how remarkably common this is. Especially amongst celebs as the only reason they want your acceptance is they can't give it to themselves.
Its a circle and its vicious... Getting back to Kanji:
It is his worst fear, times ten, filtered through intense bandwidth of repression then projected back at him:
"I don't care who... Won't someone, anyone, please accept me...? Accept me for who I am!".
This exact program runs in the heads of many, many men (and women) in the gay community. Some of them are totally shocked that they aren't hot for cock or munching clit once they've delved into the shadows depths and Know the Ledge as their old persona just fades away and something real and genuine is there instead. Many will not even get to this point and this is why Jung said that what one doesn't accept within manifests without as the inevitable. Now, my practice goes well beyond his stipulated methods and the rest as so many of his card carrying adepts adopted the letter but ignored the spirit of what he had detected but never rendered, explicit. Thats another topic though as we're speaking on ya man Kanj:
Astrologically he reps the sign of Cancer which I intuited, super quick, so I checked his stats and, what do you know, he is a Capricorn. Now, some reading will be like "WTF? Dude thats another sign entirely?" whilst others be about "I don't believe in that astro woo, here's a downvote you fool!" as they get back to a life of total ignorance. There is a reason I use it to great effect in my practice as A) it saves all that BS of listening to the fake story they've accepted and B) allows me to assist their active imagination in the correct direction so they can make that link. See, Capricorn is Kanjis Sun sign ergo what is opposite dwells in darkness aka the shadow - see why Jung said that astrology is the summation of all of histories psychology, condensed? The subconscious runs on symbols so when you see those roses over his head it says many things. Like:
Tenderness protected by thorns, something delicate that possess strength. Kanji cannot consciously process (thus will not accept) the gentle spirit that dwells within him ergo he acts like a prick instead which often leads to silent recrimination that attempts to force an encounter so he engages in more projection. So many people live like this: Ignorant. As you can imagine it takes a hell of a lot of voltage to maintain this suppression and its why drugs, alcohol, distractions and pills are par for the course these daze. Not a spelling mistake as these are Self to self trances. The capitalized is real but filtered through the fake to what most accept as themselves.
By diving into the screen Kanji crossed the boundary and his shadow self grasps two Mars symbols which means a cancellation and polarity flip to feminine. See how his outer image is actually based on this as he presents none of his inherent tenderness to those that know him, well? Where are you doing this, my friend? That is the 8 billion Soul question... His repression hated women due to taking one emotionally strong event and creating a overgeneralization which makes a reality tunnel so people see through a tint that colors everything. Like how the anorexic sees a fatty, reflected, when the world spots a waif, wasting away. Identical. Self image is a massive thing and its why nobody ever has one plastic surgery as that shadow vent, once addressed, needs to find another pick and it will so you go back for another hit then end up looking ridiculous and still feeling a mess.
Remember how I said a lot of people in the gay scene are literally living this script? If you flat out tell them they'll throw a fit. If they come into the practice the effects are like taking off from the sinking Titanic on a jetpack and landing on an island of lesbians as there are brand new neural traces and sensations to integrate. The game really conveyed this resistance>acceptance>integration so well as the next step from what used to float your boat to the polar opposite is that bit in the mid that is exceedingly wonderful to live. Why? Because its really real. No more projection, trying to sell a script etc etc... Let me give you an example:
Certain points have been obfuscated but there was a gent totally into the alternative lifestyle thing and all the drug fueled excess it brings. His friend OD'd, he feels immense guilt, someone sent him my way via a rec, he sees his shadow aspect, nopes out real quick and goes straight back to indulging. Cue some super vivid dreams and recollections of old scenes that he jotted into his notepad that I gave him as I knew that once you've made that link the rest is inevitable as integration is totally natural and why all ancient cultures had rites of passage. So he comes back, says "What the F?" and reads back what is written in ink whilst vehemently denying any of said events happened and how he couldn't see the relevance etc etc. Kanjis parallel to this dude was so immense but his imprint came from a hyper critical parent and thus was even more intense but I have to say the writers presented it, pitch perfect.
Anyway, I say all of that to hopefully inspire some of you to Know the Ledge because I strongly suspect you were drawn to and resonate with this game as there is a part of you within that whats to get to Know you as well. Why? Because its inevitable we are all broken in some way at present. The reasons for this are long and historical which is why I was surprised this title was a hit as it really doesn't hold back on the esoteric aspects like the use of Tarot, the liminal spaces of the Velvet Room as the Astral Plane and so much more as well. It really is a masterclass in the arcane and a lot of it is grounded in the practical as well because one can use it for liberation but coming face to faceless with this can make a grown man yelp as there was another case of a dude that was super tough, always kicking peoples heads in but after a shift on the doors he'd always watch "soft" movies like Dead Poets Society and cry. This would be repressed upon awakening with rationalizations like "Had too much to drink/something must have got in my eye again" and he'd genuinely believe these fibs without clicking why he was constantly going back to the well for another drink.
I say that to say this:
Grab a pad and pen, write down what you felt in black ink not only when reading this but also what springs into your head from the game etc etc then jot down this question:
"How does the inner me feel about what I've just said?".
Then place a red pen in your opposite hand and let that shaky ink reply.
Congratulations, you have just linked with your previously disconnected realms and herein lies a state I've termed Inner Sense. It is totally direct, has no filters and states it exactly how it is. It is also frozen in time, intensely sensitive and supremely creative so if reading the above made you feel some type of way, for or against, then stop and reflect before walking into the shadows depth as what you find within may totally flip your paradigm and unleash a life beyond your wildest imagining.
This technique is quite safe hence why I shared it. There is an elaboration that makes it ten times more powerful and effective that I can link if you wish but I just wanted to swing by and drop some appreciation for this game as I heard its getting redone and I wanted to share some insights about how really real it is plus I was wondering how many of you are actually. Remember:
"If you close your box, you'll never see / The world that is changing constantly."
All in all this entire game was a huge metacognitive sigil that was absolutely saturated with occultism and many practical things as well which is what I suspect made it such a tour de force as a lot of people intuited the depths but were generally unaware of the steps. I could go on and wax lyrical about the rest of the characters and their trips but Kanji came to mind today because of an earlier interaction that served as inspiration and there is another hint about how whats in your head really does its thing:
Remember how I mentioned the reality tunnel effect? Well, had I not spoken to a shadow dude in mute denial of the truth that I decided wasn't ready to delve into his repressions the recollect of Kanji and Persona would not have popped into my awareness as I searched the net, found the redux info they'd pressed and then freestyled this article off the top of my head with real life examples of people that were totally in resonance. The main secret is that if you change how you feel what you shift thinks and your subcon will bring forth other aspects in resonance which is why lucky people win, clumsy folks trip and isolated weirdos feel that nobody gets them.
Its just a story. A script. A plausible fiction that most animate out of ignorance and whilst some are better than others what you truly is, my friend, is something so far beyond the ken of most people in this realm that to know and integrate would make you a god among men. And I say that not as hyperbole or anything else and the simplest way to state it is this:
Imagine you but without the hater in your head. You, instead, have a team of cheerleaders like Yukiko and Chie who champion you whilst sharing their strengths and tenderness. On the flip you also have Kanji and Yosuke as well that counterpoint via muscle and intelligence. Teddie is the Psychopomp. Rise is the Seer and Naoto is the Shaman or androgynous alchemist aka Mercury.
All of these forces are within you, my friend. The outer realm is nothing but a projection of ones depths hence the axiom of changing your mind to shift your life. I've seen it happen so many times and yet each one is a unique miracle as there are as many ways to mess up a kid, developing, as there are Souls on the planet. The reason why I know I'm not reaching and this whole game was intended as an alchemical process which is why it asks for your name, genuine, upon starting this Hero's Quest. That forms a bridge between the adventures, seen, and your inner realms as it inverts the Midnight Channel into a real life thing which generates an immense emotional resonance and potential to awaken as well. The psychological firewall is broken and its something as subtle and obvious as the grip from Izanami, the gas station attendant, that triggered the rest of the Gnosis. You'll note this grand experiment was done on 2 others beyond the protagonist but only the embodiment of the Fool actually sets off on the quest for the truth, take him where it may:
The rhyme and reason for this are another topic but verily, this vichyssoise of verbiage veers most verbose, so let me simply add that it is my very good honor to meet you and you may call me willhelpme.
The relationship between narcs and empaths is an interesting blip when it comes to the whole deal of wearing flesh, yes? To be specific, I have found with many clients that wrestle with this dynamic that they were born in the literal den of vipers that feeds on their innate state - with a thrill. Once empowered they see the Game for what it is, break the chains and ascend as only coals that face immense pressure become diamonds so it all has a purpose...
To bring Jung out of the trench and off the couch:
Why is Milhouse Barts best friend?
You ever wondered this? To me it goes like this:
El Barto the super cool rebel and all around hero is his projection. When you see Milhouse as the social reject who is desperately seeking validation you see Bart interacting with the external personification of his own shadow.
He likes to pretend he's totally self sufficient, acting out however he wishes and is totally fearless but if you peer at Milhouse you see an extremely needy, insecure kid that is starved of attention and has immense problems with defining himself.
Thats why they get on so well. Milhouse is he without the mask whilst simultaneously offering him some form of escapism and vicarious thrill. Its a fascinating bit of character development, don't you think? Anyone who is serious about plumbing the depths should interpret movies and shows like this as they are the means of conveying modern myth to the collective unconscious via the use of said symbols and scripts.
Now, you tell me where Nelson plays into all of this...
You ever wondered this? To me it goes like this:
El Barto the super cool rebel and all around hero is his projection. When you see Milhouse as the social reject who is desperately seeking validation you see Bart interacting with the external personification of his own shadow.
He likes to pretend he's totally self sufficient, acting out however he wishes and is totally fearless but if you peer at Milhouse you see an extremely needy, insecure kid that is starved of attention and has immense problems with defining himself.
Thats why they get on so well. Milhouse is he without the mask whilst simultaneously offering him some form of escapism and vicarious thrill. Its a fascinating bit of character development, don't you think? Anyone who is serious about plumbing the depths should interpret movies and shows like this as they are the means of conveying modern myth to the collective unconscious via the use of said symbols and scripts.
Now, you tell me where Nelson plays into all of this...
To me enlightenment isn't something special. Its what we truly is underneath all the BS. That is kept in the shadows realm. Logic dictates you excavate the depths and what shines in is the luminance this mess was obscuring.
Reaching, am I or anyone else feel its correct?
Totally irrelevant, in the end if you yay or nay as for me, in my reality tunnel, its totally correct and I'm strongly starting to suspect that shadow work is actually a fractal thing but then thats what I mean about going beyond Jung and PKD:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Jung/comments/1ufodtn/going_beyond_the_red_book_exegesis/
The point that proves it is most lumbering around the planet are totally ignorant. A few do the Knowledge, look within and fix the mess a bit but not many more press on beyond that as A) public resources are scant and B) their own imagination is not fully active yet plus C) the previous step feels like massive progressive so they question not whats next. That is why I strongly suspect my view is correct but wish to reality test with the rest. What say?
Once you seen it you can't miss it. To me movies are akin to a virtual Hero's Quest that asks for very little investment and causes no real stress etc etc and thus people engage in the grift without clicking what truly kicks.
Thats by the by though. What movies have you noticed that were obviously lifted from the pages of Jung?
Last Matrix movie with Neo clicking Smith is his suppressed Self is a great aspect. Fight Club was the same. Rocky is the one most don't get and yet its the best example as it shows how the everydayness one accepts often prevents them from seeing their own magnificence.
I truly believe when one has been through this its akin to looking at life with eyes that decode the Matrix and the rest are truly plugged in aka the Cave effect Plato mentioned.
I'm genuinely wondering because as adults we crave novelty above all else but a childs mind seeks the opposite. Whereas we, now, would be bored to tears at having to do this a youngster, conversely, gets more and more from each single spin.
Its EXTREMELY heavy on the Jungian bit and loads of occultism thrown in. Basically, it uses the TV screen as a metaphor for the shadows depth, fragmented self etc etc... They dive in, face the "threat", defuse, integrate and triumph. It is extremely well written, very accurate and is filled with loads of esoteric things that go well beyond Jung but map remarkably well onto my practice.
I wrote a post about it in the dedicated subreddit but felt like sharing it here in case anyone else hits the Venn intersection as I'd really like to hear your thoughts on said topic:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PERSoNA/comments/1vi8avr/how_many_of_you_have_actually_engaged_in_shadow/
In case you feel sad, lonely and are wondering why you're making no visible progress I pushed the pen to offer some inspiration, guidance and hints for those on the Path you create by walking:
What do you think, my friend? Relax, you've got it handled.
Just thinking out loud here as I don't code any more but if you vibrators really want to stick at this and maybe learn something here's what I suggest:
Take all of the human made code for the ports and create an Insight Database. This gives you as Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) combined with an automated Compliance Guardrail.
Meaning? No hallucinated C code, no non existent addresses etc:
Add in:
Prompt examples:
"You are only allowed to write code that mimics the architecture, syntax, and logic found in these examples."
Create a Guardrail which scans the generated C++ code line by line and refers back to the Insight Database. Also looks for made up stuff that isn't in there while checking for memory allocation within the parameters. Stops and brings all of these points to your attention for manual correction.
Do this and, pretty soon, you'll have a one click port machine that takes out all of the guess work, is based on verifiable programming that works and (best of all) teachers the coder the subtle points that hopefully makes them want to learn more. Ideally you want to create the Vita environment, memory addresses etc so it knows where it can work within then you add in the Insight Database which is what has historically worked. It takes the .so, scans the files, creates the vibe code but then reads it back as a checksum. If its all good, create the VPK. If it isn't, a human has to once over the code and you end up with either a working port or a learning experience.
Create a Vita environment database so it knows things like CDRAM memory base, Main LPDDR2 User Pool, Phycont Memory Blocks, Hardware Control Mappings. Store that as a structured JSON file that the AI and Guardrail parser read at the same time as it validates functions by running an AST.
To take it to another level:
Run the original .so and run it in an Android emulator. Do the same with a port inside a Vita emulator. Stream the register states, memory allocation steps, and graphics API calls simultaneously from both emulators. Tell your AI to scan for differences, drifts etc. There is much more I could add to this as further layers for optimization but lets see if anyone wants to get real about this and actually put some effort in as the above will get you most of the way there. The rest is optimization and testing which is the reason why Google are now issuing updates every few days because they're using a similar protocol to what I shared here. Implemented correctly this could be a quantum leap for Vita ports as it A) uses AI what its good for and B) builds upon the work of retried developers and C) may actually inspire someone to develop their talents.
Yes, it will take a bit of time to create the whole thing but the heavy lifting is already done by human devs and their contributions plus AI does the rest. The bit in the middle is what we used to call "Git gud", back when Nintendo Hard needed more than a pause.
There are other things to consider like the shader overhaul (which needs skill and knowledge) plus obfuscated code, multi-threading etc etc but, using the above, you'll actually end up with something which is well ahead of current vibe coding but below the human made equivalent. If you're lucky you'll find common code etc that is simply one click porting and if not you'll learn something. Basically, AI isn't going anywhere and if you're going to use it learn how to shape the ideal environment by creating the parameters it vibes within then review its output manually. The cross checks and references make this much less time consuming. There are other layers I could suggest, as I mentioned, but the above is a good start if anyone is interested and will generate good, working ports for anyone who wants to actually put some effort in and is for real about doing this vs chasing upvotes. Why it will work is because most Android titles use shared resources and structure with the same logic plus you have the info left from other ports as well. That means most of the mods are already there and the new ones can be figured out manually. Vita3K is very forgiving in terms of its runtime environment but it at least allows you to peek under the hood and run that comparison with an emulator before real hardware.
Even AI slop can clean up real nice. If you tailor the approach and use some common sense, that is. Left to its own devices its a mess but GIGO rules supreme.
Hopefully one of you reading will be inspired. The main difference between "slop" and "plus" is nothing but U with a new view.
Vita means life!
In 528BC, that dude Budes dropped some of the dopest lyrics ever heard and emptied the clip of Gnosis as he kicked it with 5 friends on a hill named Deer Park in Sarnath (near Varanasi) - located, Indian. The boy was flowing something special and sparks were flying, both out and within, as the folks heard him on FM. Soon their own minds were glowing as a rising mind of consciousness lifts those previously floating in ignorance...
Today is the day that started it all and in dedication, celebration and appreciation of a living legend I pushed the pen to imagine what would kick if he'd actually incarnated into a different timestream instead as modern life, present, but with same mission, etched within:
Get free or thrive trying.
Modern Buddha would still become enlightened as the Game may change but the Path remains the same, eternally, internally and supernally. Its simply a question of recognition, comprehension and trance end dance. Spaces for emphasis. Thats all you need, my friend. Best of luck in your mission of Self realization.
Its a celebration!
In 528BC, that dude Budes dropped some of the dopest lyrics ever heard and emptied the clip of Gnosis as he kicked it with 5 friends on a hill named Deer Park in Sarnath (near Varanasi) - located, Indian. The boy was flowing something special and sparks were flying, both out and within, as the folks heard him on FM. Soon their own minds were glowing as a rising mind of consciousness lifts those previously floating in ignorance...
Today is the day that started it all and in dedication, celebration and appreciation of a living legend I pushed the pen to imagine what would kick if he'd actually incarnated into a different timestream instead as modern life, present, but with same mission, etched within:
Get free or thrive trying.
Modern Buddha would still become enlightened as the Game may change but the Path remains the same, eternally, internally and supernally. Its simply a question of recognition, comprehension and trance end dance. Spaces for emphasis. Thats all you need, my friend. Best of luck in your mission of Self realization.
Its a celebration!
Seeing as the view is more of a lifestyle than a mere faith or suchlike to pay lip service to, here and there, I'm wondering how has it enriched your inner and outer realms? Would you recommend it? Compare and contrast your previous sketch before you upgraded your internal OS then share with the rest...
Actually, all of it. Earlier cultures were aware of this and acted accordingly hence the myths, legends and parables but, at some point, this was flipped, ignorance was weaponized and instead of a vibrant present most people learned to accept a dead, hollowed out tradition. Worst of all they made it sacrosanct and thus beyond questioning. What a slick trick!
Now, if you look at the concept of a meme it a unit of information that requires the host species attention to reproduce itself - often at their cost. This is what I mean about living spiritual traditions versus going through the motions with no emotion and, worse still, even less comprehension.
The meta I've often used is that of resolution in that ye olde times had people walking around with 1080p consciousness then this dipped to 240p instead. Sure its better than an empty screen but its missing a lot of details, yes? Techno Sapiens is in the wings and it will up it to 540, eventually 720p, but it will be by, you guessed it, a mimetic mimic aka copy without an original.
If you truly look at reality from a large yet zoomed in lens you start to spot these patterns but then, like Jung said, to the uneducated mind it may seem like madness. Yet the most prominent lifestyle on Earth is parasitism and in that respect most people are merely propagating ideas and concepts they didn't create to the next gen etc etc...
The most staggering thing is billions have lived and died without ever stopping to ponder this. They literally believe they are it, does what it says and never, ever stop to second guess or spot that small silent bit that observes and interacts with this phenomenon from with.
Whatchu thinking, Willis?
When we look at an apple we believe its red. In actuality, as per color theory, its all of the hues except the one we pick. Take this, expand it and serve with your favorite seasoning and the inevitable conclusion is A) we miss the main bit, B) pick up on the pointless, C) systematize and agree upon it and D) wonder why the world is a mess.
You ever pondered the implications of this when mixed in with the reality tunnel effect and how the brain is a machine designed to "create" a reality that we, pure consciousness, accept as solid. Extrapolate to dreams, if you wish, and a stunning correlate pops into view. Is that accurate or another delusion, I'm wondering?
Consider how we, as a species, are so visually dominant. Nearly half the brain ticks for this and thats a major aspect. One that creates illusions that seem so solid and widespread that to question them seems sketch to most, plugged in. I could sprinkle in bits like how there is a tiny percentage of humans that, for some reason, immune to optical illusions and how they, to a man, have been persecuted since back when along with another curious blip that the mind cannot tell the difference between "reality", imagination or dreams.
Anyone else ever think about this and its implications as per the bigger pic?
Want to run this by you for your POV:
I believe that each and every one of us lives in our own reality tunnel of perceptions based on filters etc ergo we do not, ever, interact with what truly presents. Only our interpretation of it.
I could go to depth with things like how atoms never touch, the Default Mode Network, CNS filters, hemispheric biases, why 10 people can meet 1 man and draw their own differing opinions etc etc but I'm pretty certain you lot already are aware of this and I want to keep the intro simple.
What you thinking?
That means that we, as I see, interact with figments of our imagination that we internally project onto another and then mistake for reality when its actually an illusion. Thats pretty mind bending, yes?
To me, after loads of introspection and reality testing, it makes perfect sense as you can excavate a trigger (external) back to its cause within and, by magic, the outer persons behavior shifts. Except it didn't. Your interpretation did. That is such an empowering mindset, don't you think? Makes me wonder why pretty much everything preaches the opposite. I also don't mean this in a nihilistic/solipsistic way of being but something far more rich and vivid that sees interlinked continuity as the basis of individuality.
Opinions?
This is the first in a series in which I break down something via interlinked pieces and I want to keep each aspect as simple as possible because the whole thing is nothing more or less than a Theory of Everything ergo its best presented like this.
After you virtually forced them to watch it with your effusive praise and endless when you'd rebuilt your view of reality after the existential crisis?
