Looks like this could become an interesting discussion over on Isthmus.
Looks like this could become an interesting discussion over on Isthmus.
Originally shared by Jennifer Brozek (GaanEden)
Glyph Talk 1/5: The Senders
I’ve got a series of related topics and theories when it comes to the glyphs and the glyph language we see coming from the portals. In this first post, I’m going to focus on the senders themselves. Before I begin I want to set out a couple of definitions.
-- A meme is an idea or concept that spreads from person to person within a culture.
-- A memetic language is a language based on units of culture.
Based on the research gathered from around the world and shared with me (thank you Agent Codon011), I want to propose three theories.
Theory 1: Glyphs are a universal memetic language.
Theory 2: There are two different ideological groups of senders.
Theory 3: There are some glyphs that one side will not use because it is not part of their culture.
Theory 1: Glyphs are a universal memetic language
Rather than an actual written language like humans have today, glyphs impart concepts directly to the viewer’s brain where they are mulled over and considered by the subconscious long after the we have stopped looking at them. Glyphs, by design, transfer cultural ideas rather than just sending messages, instructions, or warnings. They imprint on us. The patterns of the message come to our minds immediately.
“Defend Message … …”
Did you think “Answer Idea/Thought”? Some of you did. Some of you didn’t. For the ones who did, the pattern is engrained within your subconscious. You may not act on this concept. You have free will. But the pattern is there and urging it forward.
Theory 2: There are two different ideological groups of senders.
At this point, this theory seems obvious based on the simple messages:
“Fight Resistance Pursue Enlightenment” and “Fight Enlightenment Pursue Resistance”
When I first picked up my scanner, everyone I spoke to said that the glyphs came from the Shapers. I believed this. Until I didn’t. I did not understand why the Shapers would send messages that were counter to what they wanted us to do. I read that there might be multiple factions within the Shapers that might cause such clashes of messages.
When it became clear that the N’zeer were involved, I wondered if two such ancient societies could use the same memetic language to communicate. It makes sense that they do. This is where the concept of a memetic language comes into its own. Unlike language and word drift, memes would remain consistent for a much longer time. There would not be the problem we have between “Old English” and “English” because the concepts of “civilization” and “nature” and “creation” and “destruction” would remain constant.
That said….
Theory 3: There are some glyphs that one side will not use because it is not part of their culture.
In specific, the Shaper and N’zeer cultures are so different that one side would not be able to use some concepts from the other because they would be too alien. There are a few glyphs I’m thinking of in specific:
Hide, Ignore, Forget, Distance/Outside, and Open.
The Shaper civilization, as I understand it, is a hive mind, a universal conscious there all live as one while the N’zeer civilization is based more on the individual journey. As such, the Shaper society would be unable to Hide, Ignore, or Forget anything. Same with the concept of being Outside or distancing oneself from the whole.
Even the way the glyphs are shaped make me feel cut off. (Same with the glyph Weak but that will be discussed in post 3.) What one knows, the rest know. These are glyphs of the N’zeer.
Open, on the other hand, is a glyph of acceptance and bring others into the self. This feels like a Shaper glyph. One that the N’zeer, who seem to prize individual growth to promote the whole rather subsuming the self within the whole.
I have not examined every glyph because most clearly belong to both civilizations. I’m curious what you think about this concept. Which glyphs do you believe belong only to one side or the other?
flint dille John Hanke Edgar Allan Wright Hank Johnson
Originally shared by Jennifer Brozek (GaanEden)
Glyph Talk 1/5: The Senders
I’ve got a series of related topics and theories when it comes to the glyphs and the glyph language we see coming from the portals. In this first post, I’m going to focus on the senders themselves. Before I begin I want to set out a couple of definitions.
-- A meme is an idea or concept that spreads from person to person within a culture.
-- A memetic language is a language based on units of culture.
Based on the research gathered from around the world and shared with me (thank you Agent Codon011), I want to propose three theories.
Theory 1: Glyphs are a universal memetic language.
Theory 2: There are two different ideological groups of senders.
Theory 3: There are some glyphs that one side will not use because it is not part of their culture.
Theory 1: Glyphs are a universal memetic language
Rather than an actual written language like humans have today, glyphs impart concepts directly to the viewer’s brain where they are mulled over and considered by the subconscious long after the we have stopped looking at them. Glyphs, by design, transfer cultural ideas rather than just sending messages, instructions, or warnings. They imprint on us. The patterns of the message come to our minds immediately.
“Defend Message … …”
Did you think “Answer Idea/Thought”? Some of you did. Some of you didn’t. For the ones who did, the pattern is engrained within your subconscious. You may not act on this concept. You have free will. But the pattern is there and urging it forward.
Theory 2: There are two different ideological groups of senders.
At this point, this theory seems obvious based on the simple messages:
“Fight Resistance Pursue Enlightenment” and “Fight Enlightenment Pursue Resistance”
When I first picked up my scanner, everyone I spoke to said that the glyphs came from the Shapers. I believed this. Until I didn’t. I did not understand why the Shapers would send messages that were counter to what they wanted us to do. I read that there might be multiple factions within the Shapers that might cause such clashes of messages.
When it became clear that the N’zeer were involved, I wondered if two such ancient societies could use the same memetic language to communicate. It makes sense that they do. This is where the concept of a memetic language comes into its own. Unlike language and word drift, memes would remain consistent for a much longer time. There would not be the problem we have between “Old English” and “English” because the concepts of “civilization” and “nature” and “creation” and “destruction” would remain constant.
That said….
Theory 3: There are some glyphs that one side will not use because it is not part of their culture.
In specific, the Shaper and N’zeer cultures are so different that one side would not be able to use some concepts from the other because they would be too alien. There are a few glyphs I’m thinking of in specific:
Hide, Ignore, Forget, Distance/Outside, and Open.
The Shaper civilization, as I understand it, is a hive mind, a universal conscious there all live as one while the N’zeer civilization is based more on the individual journey. As such, the Shaper society would be unable to Hide, Ignore, or Forget anything. Same with the concept of being Outside or distancing oneself from the whole.
Even the way the glyphs are shaped make me feel cut off. (Same with the glyph Weak but that will be discussed in post 3.) What one knows, the rest know. These are glyphs of the N’zeer.
Open, on the other hand, is a glyph of acceptance and bring others into the self. This feels like a Shaper glyph. One that the N’zeer, who seem to prize individual growth to promote the whole rather subsuming the self within the whole.
I have not examined every glyph because most clearly belong to both civilizations. I’m curious what you think about this concept. Which glyphs do you believe belong only to one side or the other?
flint dille John Hanke Edgar Allan Wright Hank Johnson
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