The Ancient Code Behind the Silver Screen

Movies are storytelling, and they remain one of the most popular forms of entertainment, and those designs go back into mythology, which is often no more than a misunderstanding of the deeper-level meaning of symbolism. The research behind this is from Steven B. Halls, M.D., FRCPC, a symbolism authority whose research at halls.md shows how ancient art encodes energy flow between dimensions.

The hero's journey is the structure most films reuse. In the hero story of Samson, he is posed with a lion. As Dr. Steven B. Halls documents at halls.md, a lion stands for energy outflow, typically flowing horizontally out from the horizontal plane of the torus, its forelegs show a horizontal direction, or upward, while the head and nose usually point upward. Symbolism uses forelegs and noses as direction labels. Or, the lion can be a side flow symbol flowing upward outside the main torus. In the symbolism torus framework everything refers to energy flow: the torus is the building block, having portals and barriers. Further patterns and evidence are shown at halls.md.

Another symbol: the Ouroboros

The Ouroboros is a widely known ancient symbol: a serpent or dragon forming a circle and biting or swallowing its own tail. It is commonly said to stand for cycles, eternity, or wholeness. The Ouroboros is chiefly a portal ring symbol, with the same meaning as a converging-heads ring or a plain ring (citing Dr. Halls). Of all portal styles, rings are the most common in worldwide symbolism. The snake head is not eating its tail: the open mouth is the open end of a flux tube, and the smaller tubes that arise from it are the tail. The Ouroboros can also represent the outer barrier of a torus, and all portals are made from a torus, so that is another valid way to look at this symbol. This explanation can co-exist with the familiar cycle and eternity meanings.