07-16-2010, 12:41 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-16-2010, 01:01 PM by Questioner.)
Light seeker, I have only had impressions of animals and people (who might have been humanoid aliens or angels); and it hasn't been clear to me whether this was just my own imagination at play. I do respect the more vivid experiences that others have had. It's an honor to get to learn about your experiences.
I always think of unicorns are representing tremendous strength and power, combined with tremendous wisdom and love. I think of them as larger than the average horse. I think of them as generally peaceful, but able to make deadly use of their horn if a warrior's service is necessary to protect and defend the innocent. The impressions I have of their physical and metaphysical qualities match up with what others have described in this thread.
ffg, that is such a sweet story from your youth.
There is a very interesting use of a beautiful dream sequence with a unicorn in the movie "Blade Runner." In the director's cut, this turns out to be a very key, fleeting hint right at the ambiguous ending. If you don't mind my spoiling that surprise, I'll describe it here because it might relate to your vision experience.
Stop reading this post here if you want to discover the movie's surprise for yourself.
In the world of Blade Runner, scientists and engineers have a way to create artificial people, called replicants. Replicants are physically much tougher than humans, but only live a few years. At their origin, replicants are their adult age. They have falsely implanted memories and dreams from an imaginary full lifespan, reducing the risk that they'll figure out their true identity. If they truly understood their situation, they might rebel against their use as slave labor.
Harrison Ford's character, Deckard, is a cop who hunts escaped rogue replicants. The job is nicknamed "blade runner." I think it's one of the future slang terms that are taken for granted in the movie, without any explanation of where the term comes from. Deckard demonstrates to one of the rogue replicant that her memories, and the photos of her past situations, are fake. All of this is the same in the regular version of the movie, and the much more philosophical director's cut.
In the director's cut, Deckard has a dream/daydream/vision of a beautiful unicorn majestically galloping through a lush green forest. (The world of the movie is otherwise an ultimate city, palatial towers plus grim urban decay, all without any greenery or gardens.) Deckard's boss plays with origami throughout the movie. The fancy paper folded art is a kind of calling card for him. Just before the end, when Deckard goes on the lam with the replicant whose memories he proved false, Deckard finds an origami unicorn at his home.
Despite Deckard never telling anyone about his unicorn vision, Deckard's boss knew about it, which shows it was false. Deckard himself is a replicant, with false memories of being a brilliant human detective saving earth from rogue replicants. The boss knows this, and without saying a word, drops the origami unicorn to show he is letting Deckard escape to whatever he might want to make of his remaining short life and love. The director's cut also adds an ambiguous glint that could be Deckard's eyes momentarily glowing red in the dark, as replicants' eyes do. This version of the movie also stops, European style, with unanswered questions. It omits the cheezy over-the-top narration of the studio version of the movie, and it also discards the happy ending scene proving that Deckard got to drive off safely into the countryside. Instead, it leaves the audience to speculate on what the movie might mean to them.
Someone might have posted just the vision and origami scenes on Youtube. If you don't like occasional gruesome personal violence, the movie might be too intense for you. But if you can stand those scenes as a demonstration of STS manipulations, the director's cut is one of the most original, stunning philosophical explorations ever set to cinema.
I always think of unicorns are representing tremendous strength and power, combined with tremendous wisdom and love. I think of them as larger than the average horse. I think of them as generally peaceful, but able to make deadly use of their horn if a warrior's service is necessary to protect and defend the innocent. The impressions I have of their physical and metaphysical qualities match up with what others have described in this thread.
ffg, that is such a sweet story from your youth.
There is a very interesting use of a beautiful dream sequence with a unicorn in the movie "Blade Runner." In the director's cut, this turns out to be a very key, fleeting hint right at the ambiguous ending. If you don't mind my spoiling that surprise, I'll describe it here because it might relate to your vision experience.
Stop reading this post here if you want to discover the movie's surprise for yourself.
In the world of Blade Runner, scientists and engineers have a way to create artificial people, called replicants. Replicants are physically much tougher than humans, but only live a few years. At their origin, replicants are their adult age. They have falsely implanted memories and dreams from an imaginary full lifespan, reducing the risk that they'll figure out their true identity. If they truly understood their situation, they might rebel against their use as slave labor.
Harrison Ford's character, Deckard, is a cop who hunts escaped rogue replicants. The job is nicknamed "blade runner." I think it's one of the future slang terms that are taken for granted in the movie, without any explanation of where the term comes from. Deckard demonstrates to one of the rogue replicant that her memories, and the photos of her past situations, are fake. All of this is the same in the regular version of the movie, and the much more philosophical director's cut.
In the director's cut, Deckard has a dream/daydream/vision of a beautiful unicorn majestically galloping through a lush green forest. (The world of the movie is otherwise an ultimate city, palatial towers plus grim urban decay, all without any greenery or gardens.) Deckard's boss plays with origami throughout the movie. The fancy paper folded art is a kind of calling card for him. Just before the end, when Deckard goes on the lam with the replicant whose memories he proved false, Deckard finds an origami unicorn at his home.
Despite Deckard never telling anyone about his unicorn vision, Deckard's boss knew about it, which shows it was false. Deckard himself is a replicant, with false memories of being a brilliant human detective saving earth from rogue replicants. The boss knows this, and without saying a word, drops the origami unicorn to show he is letting Deckard escape to whatever he might want to make of his remaining short life and love. The director's cut also adds an ambiguous glint that could be Deckard's eyes momentarily glowing red in the dark, as replicants' eyes do. This version of the movie also stops, European style, with unanswered questions. It omits the cheezy over-the-top narration of the studio version of the movie, and it also discards the happy ending scene proving that Deckard got to drive off safely into the countryside. Instead, it leaves the audience to speculate on what the movie might mean to them.
Someone might have posted just the vision and origami scenes on Youtube. If you don't like occasional gruesome personal violence, the movie might be too intense for you. But if you can stand those scenes as a demonstration of STS manipulations, the director's cut is one of the most original, stunning philosophical explorations ever set to cinema.