Weapons & Together (2025) OCCULT EXPLANATION - Esoteric Hollywood -Jay Dyer
In his analysis of the horror films 'Weapons' and 'Together', Jay Dyer explores their themes, character dynamics, and underlying messages, with a particular focus on the latter's portrayal of relationships and its use of occult symbolism. He critiques 'Together' for its representation of a hermaphroditic entity that reflects ancient Platonic ideas and modern gender identity debates, while also discussing James Franco's connections to Aleister Crowley and the films' themes of witchcraft and societal madness. Dyer further examines the significance of bells in relation to witchcraft, linking their symbolism in 'Together' to concepts of marriage and breakups, and referencing C.S. Lewis's works to highlight their role in occult practices. Overall, Dyer suggests that these films offer deeper insights into societal issues beyond simple cultural commentary.
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- Jay Dyer: 'Weapons' is a better horror movie than 'Together'.“I will say that Weapons together with Long Legs was probably two of the best horror movies that I've seen”
- Jay Dyer: The film 'Together' presents occult themes related to Plato's ideas of merging identities.“This gay teacher says, yeah, it's kind of like Plato and the ancient Platonic dialogues”
- Other speaker: The occult idea behind gender ideology seeks to erase differences.“the esoteric occult idea behind a lot of the T-R-A-N-Z stuff isn't just depopulation”
- Jay Dyer: The film 'Weapons' integrates elements of fear and societal madness linked to witchcraft.“maybe there's actually spiritual forces that are causing people to go insane.”
- Jay Dyer: C.S. Lewis uses bells in 'The Magician's Nephew' to depict their significance in witchcraft.“Jadis has a bell that she uses in Magician's Nephew, if you've read Narnia.”
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7Jay Dyer critiques 'Together' for its dark themes, its portrayal of a millennial couple, and for the use of occult symbolism, likening its ending to a Platonic allegory of merging identities.
Jay notes that James Franco is openly interested in Crowley's rituals and has attempted to reenact them.
Jay Dyer states that 'Weapons' was certainly a better horror movie than 'Together' and praises it as one of the best horror movies he's seen recently.
Jay Dyer compares the film's ending to Baphomet, the dual-gendered figure, indicating that the synthesis of the two characters mirrors the concept of merging opposites in occult beliefs.
Jay references C.S. Lewis's use of bells in 'The Magician's Nephew' to point out their significance in occult symbolism.
Jay notes that bells play a prominent role in practices associated with the Golden Dawn.
Jay Dyer references Plato in the context of the film's themes of merging identities and the concept of the monad.