All methods are correct paths towards their proper end. That's why there are infinite possible correct interpretations. But not all methods are correct paths towards only one particular end. If the end here is to get necessary facts (things that are one way and never another) inside Eva...

Psychology deals with real humans. The characters inside Eva are not humans per se but some sort of reflection of what the creators thought. That's a big difference. Psychology deals with processes pertaining to humans, which are shown in Evangelion. Why is there such a big difference? Do you n...

Chesterton explained better what fairy tales and reality have in common. In reality, the apple fell on Newton's nose. In fairy tale, the apple might choose to fly away to the nose of someone it hates more. But in fairy tale and in reality, only logic stays the same. In fairy tale and in reality...

I have another proposition, which probably is logically best in analyzing Eva and expecting to get results considered "true", as in necessary (being one way and never another) and universal, inside the Eva canon. Only Eva explains Eva This is a proposition. All external stuff, any...

Real life is calling; I will stop messageboard activity indefinitely. As I alluded to in my last post, ultimately, I am only really interested in how Evangelion can inspire people to stop running away from themselves ( experimentia est optima rerum magistra! ). It just so happens Jung was ob...

And an appendix (my underlines): "I tried to include everything of myself in Neon Genesis Evangelion -- myself, a broken man who could do nothing for four years[/u]. A man who ran away for four years[/u], one who was simply not dead[/u]. Then one thought: "You can't run away[/u...

This post condenses some of the arguments I have given in my previous posts, to highlight the main reasons why using a Jungian framework is legitimate, and is also of value. Proposition 1 : Anno tried to portray personal psychic processes transpiring in real life in Evangelion; furthermore, the over...

I tried to explain why we should in the last post: "... because what Anno tried to portray are personal psychic processes transpiring in real life, not in the world of Evangelion. Therefore, if we just decipher the plotline with no reference to our real lives, then I would say a large chunk of...

Final part of reply to Dr. Nick (ran out of word space in the last post): I emphasize again that I have nothing against your theories per se ; I'm uninterested in them, but you shouldn't take that as an offence, that's just the sort of person I am. I'm merely hoping you would...

This goes to show that there are different types of fans; like I've said many times before, I'm one of those boring, practical-minded people who are only interested in the story itself - I couldn't care less about any metatextual dimensions or whatever. And I kinda think this attitude i...

for what it's worth, there was a heated debate not long ago about concurrency on EMF here , starting on page 2 or so I had a cursory glance at this, and the arguments do not seem to differ wildly from that of MDWigs and EvaOtaku. I still haven't looked into Jung, although I would like to. D...

It seems like a lifetime ago since I was active on AnimeBoards. Those were the days .... actually, they probably weren't. Though I set out ostensibly to construct an objective, analytical piece, the reality is that I was waging a war of propaganda against EvaOtaku and his (then very widely ...

I am not sure why people are building this book up as "academic." The real interest of Evangelion for me is how it shows the inner psychic realities that we very often choose to neglect, and how facing up to these can be a tortuous experience (which serves as a catalyst for the viewers...

That's some deep stuff JFaulkner. You lost me at the first paragraph. Well done sir. Thanks Redd; it is so gratifying to see someone who has finally grasped the sheer depth of Evangelion. I want to see Faulkner interpret this: http://www.evageeks.org/ANF-Archive/images//HST7O7V9TBPJ1A62QIPE23K2...

@JFaulkner: ..... I'll bet ya teh intranetz whoever made it simply thought she looked cute doing that. http://www.evageeks.org/ANF-Archive/images//MCIO9GLOIR0K78T9AM73U23JJ-brow.gif More like: Shinji is soft and malleable like mochi, and he's also made of rice and easy to choke on... wait, ...

Notice the obvious, hidden symbolic message: Asuka is pounding mochi, which is made of rice. Rice comes from the earth and the earth is a common symbol for "mother". So Asuka is beating a path back to her mother - i.e. she is regressing, just like in EoE. WOW, how can such a piece of art b...