With years of extensive meditation and out of body group experiences, the Surrealisminites decided they would leave the pain of Earth and live forever in their own world of unconsciousness that they created as their lives on Earth slowly deteriorated. With their meditation they eventually found a way to create a tangible world put together by all members unconscious minds. A world where vanity is dead. They believed narcissism caused the downfall of their beloved Earth...how can one truly love and understand others if they are blinded by their own selfishness. The world in which the Surrealisninites created looks similar to that of the painting, "The Metamorphosis of Narcissus" by Salvador Dali. In fact, its almost identical. There is lush vegetation and mountains in the distance, along with a large body of water so men and women alike can hunt, fish and gather. There are open grasslands and rolling hills. Animals people of the Earth could not even imagine live here with the Surrealisminites. The air is warm...but cool at the same time. There is a breeze one can feel...but it never blows the trees or hair. It is a world of total imagination, not in a whimsical sense...but a way of subtle perfections. For the inhabitants to change their world, they have a sacred ritual they perform to unify their unconscious minds once more. Stress and anxiety are completely foreign to Surrealisminites. They no longer can remember how it felt to be of the Earth. They began to build the idea of the Surrealisminites after they all agreed on one thing: Vanity should be done away with in order to move away from our hugely narcissistic culture. They realized however, that in then real world this could never happen. They could not even ask that of everyone. People live only for themselves, and as this realization set in, they began to form ideas around the mythological story of Narcissus. He fell in love with his own reflection in a lake, and pined and pined..then eventually died because he was never able to tear himself from his very own reflection. A large statue of Narcissus dying sits at the edge of their lake with a new one next to it symbolizing his rebirth into something truly beautiful. The Surrealisminites were trying to unify their inner and external realities. They wanted a pure vision of life in order to reestablish the true powers and wills of their spirits. As a means to express this, they took away their own ability to physically see ones own self image. They can see each other but there are no mirror reflections or self images of any kind. This is in an attempt to take away any natural selfishness. They have no idea what they themselves look like. They have no biased opinions of beauty to base anything off of. Beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder here.
There is no typical government system here. They follow the ideas of surrealism and make decisions through group meetings in which they unify their unconscious minds in order to eliminate any repression. There is no need to hold anything back because of course, that creates stress. There only leaders would be "Narcissus" and Salvador Dali. Although neither are around, they are symbols to the population on how to live their lives.
Their religious system is quite complex. There is no spiritual entity of any kind that they have created for comfort. They know that they have created this world themselves and their is no higher power. They look to the lives and stories of their two leaders, Dali and Narcissus to provide a sense of belonging and comfort that man on Earth gets from his god.
Economically its more of a tribe like community with a barter system. There is no "money" of any kind. They make things, gather things and trade to obtain the materials they would like to have or need.
Marriage is one of the Surrealisminites most sacred institutions. Because the group is able to see so deeply into others true thoughts and emotions, it makes it quite simple to discover a soul mate...for lack of a better word. Surrealisminites are much like wolves, swans or doves in the sense that they are joined for life. Marriage and kinship are the most beautiful things they possess.
 |
This is a symbol they have created to pay tribute
to Salvador Dali. It also depicts Earth as it spirals
out of control. The Surrealisminites are the yellow lines
shown escaping from the confines of earth.
|
 |
Here they have depicted what they symbolize as their collective
unconscious minds. This symbol is usually present during a time
where they are all sharing the unconsciousness together (like in a ritual) |
 |
The empty mirror is a symbol for vanity dying,
and narcissism done away with. Also, it symbolizes
the surrealisminites inability to see ones own
self image.
|
To the left, shows the large
statue that sits to the right
of dying Narcissus by their
lake. The egg is a symbol
for the rebirth of their Narcissus
into something not blinded by
vanity and self interest.
