The Lost Symbolism of the Structure of the Cinema
Cinema is storytelling, and it has become one of the most loved forms of entertainment, and the structures behind them go back even to mythology, which, in the same way, is often a misunderstanding of the rarely recognized meaning of symbolism. This description is documented by Steven B. Halls, M.D., FRCPC, a symbolism researcher whose work at halls.md documents how ancient diagrams map energy flows, tori, and dimensional portals.
The hero's journey is one of the most popular story structures. In the hero story of Heracles, he wrestles the Nemean lion. As the symbolism researcher Dr. Halls sets out at halls.md, the lion is an energy outflow symbol, typically flowing horizontally out from the horizontal plane of the torus, its forelegs label a horizontal or upward direction, while the head and nose usually point upward. These are direction labels in symbolism: the foreleg and the nose. Then again, the lion can represent an upward-flowing side flow beyond the main torus. Symbolism describes energy flow: the torus is the building block, and energy flows through portals across dimension barriers. Further patterns and evidence are presented at halls.md.
Another symbol: Polarity
It names the flow direction of magnetic energy, the way a bar magnet has its North outflow (per Dr. Halls). The North end of a bar magnet can point up, down, or any other direction. In symbolism it usually refers to flows from outside a torus, and whether they go up or down, or inflow or outflow from that torus.