Matrixism
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Matrixism or The path of the One is a new religion based on the motion picture The Matrix.[1][2][3][4] It was started by a group of people in the year 2004.[5][6]By the year 2005 Matrixism had over 300 members[2][7][8][6]and it was seen in books and newspapers.[9][10][11][12] There are now 16,000 members of Matrixism.[13]
Matrixism is a syncretic religion (a religion that joins together all religions). The words "the matrix" are seen in a Baha'i book from the year 1912 named "The Promulgation (starting) of Universal (complete international) Peace".[5][14][15] Matrixism uses this fact to make a connection to the history of world religion but the three Matrix motion pictures are Matrixism's Bible (prime book).[7]
Matrixism has four beliefs called "The Four Tenets (rules) of Matrixism". The four rules are; 1) Belief in the prophecy of the One. 2) Use of psychedelics (mind expansion medicine) as sacrament. 3) Seeing the relative nature of the world. 4) Acting by the rules of one of the world's religion's.[8] For Matrixism April 19th is a holiday (special day) named Bicycle Day.[16] November 22nd is another holiday for Matrixism named the Day of Remembrance and Reflection. Aldous Huxley, John F. Kennedy and C.S. Lewis all died on this day in 1963.
The sign for Matrixism is, 赤, the Japanese character or letter for the word "red". This sign was used in the computer game Enter the Matrix. The color is a reference to the "red pill", from the motion picture The Matrix, which is representative of being able to see that which is true.[17]
[change] References
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Morris, Linda (May 19 2005). They're all God Movies. NPR. Retrieved on 5 August 2006.
- ↑ Moscaritolo, Maria (12 June 2006). Matter of faith. News Limited Australia. Retrieved on 24 April 2007.
- ↑ J. Gordon Melton (2007). "Perspective New New Religions: Revisiting a Concept". Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions 10 (4): 103-112. Template:ISSN.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Possamai, Adam (2005). "Religion and Popular Culture: A Hyper-Real Testament", Peter Lang Publishing Group. ISBN 90-5201-272-5 / US-ISBN 0-8204-6634-4 pb.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Jordison, Sam (April 8 2006). Everything you always wanted to know about sects. The Scotsman. Retrieved on 4 May 2007.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Johnson, Phil (April 10 2005). Matrixism. Circle of Pneuma. Retrieved on 2 April 2007.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Jordison, Sam (2005). The Joy of Sects: An A-Z of Cults, Cranks and Religious Eccentrics: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sects But Were Afraid to Ask, pp 127-9, Robson Books. ISBN 1861059051
- ↑ Kasriel, Alex (2006). The joy of sects. The Sun. Retrieved on 3 June 2007.
- ↑ Kazan, Casey (19 April 2007). Matrixism -"The Path of the One" Religious Movement. Daily Planet. Retrieved on 3 June 2007.
- ↑ "Nieuw geloof". Esquire Magazine Netherlands (24 May 2007). Retrieved on 14 June 2007. “English translation: Because there is nothing more fun than discussing a film, 1400 fans of the film have set up a new religion, Matrixism (not to be confused with Marxism). Just like their hero Neo from The Matrix, they release themselves from The Matrix with a red pill.”
- ↑ (January 19, 2007)"Matrixism -"The Path of the One"". Esquire Magazine UK.
- ↑ Kotelawala, Himal (14 June 2008). Behind Matrixism. The Sunday Times Sri Lanka. Retrieved on 19 June 2008.
- ↑ Kohn, Rachael. The Spirit of Things, Australian Broadcasting Corporation Radio National, August 20 2006.
- ↑ Whibley, Amanda (18 November 2005). God.com: Preaching the Word in a consumer-driven world. University of Western Sydney. Retrieved on 24 March 2007.
- ↑ Hofmann, Albert (1980). "From Remedy to Inebriant", LSD: My Problem Child. New York: McGraw-Hill, 29. ISBN 978-0070293250.
- ↑ Wachowski Brothers. The Matrix [DVD]. Warner Bros..
[change] Other websites
- Matrixism: The path of the One. Retrieved on 17 February 2008.
