How often do you think about the Roman Empire? Meme Analysis tackles this meme question with Carl Jung, Philip K Dick, and whimsy. Rome matters, and as always, memes matter. Made with @marley_chapman Reading List: https://www.amazon.com/shop/memeanalysis Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MemeAnalysis Writing: https://goddisk.substack.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thegoddisk Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4GPyOdF5f4Ja02lIq407zl Comics: @aeoniccomics on instagram ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NcNSYJ0gVI

A look at the What if it was all just a dream? and "You're Finally Awake" memes. Considering the role this concept has played in ancient philosophy and how it applies to the current expression: wishing 2020 was just a dream. Quotes: Eternal Stories from the Upanishads, translated by Thomas Egenes: “Look Balaki,” the king said. “Do you see that spider?” “Yes,” said Balaki, “I see the spider moving along its web.” “We are like the spider,” said the king. “We weave our life, and then move along in it. We are like the dreamer who dreams and then lives in the dream. “This is true for the entire universe. That is why it is said, ‘Having created the creation, the Creator entered into it’. “This is true for us. We create our world, and then enter into that world. We live in the world that we have created. When our hearts are pure, then we create the beautiful, enlightened life we have wished for.” And perhaps several people remember, like me, amid the dangers and terrors of a dream, successfully cheering themselves up by shouting: "It is a dream! I want to dream it some more!" I have also heard accounts of some people who had the ability to set out the causal connection of one and the same dream over three or more consecutive nights. These facts are clear evidence showing that our innermost beings, the secret underground in all of us, experiences its dreams with deep enjoyment, as a delightful necessity. -Birth of Tragedy Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MemeAnalysis Twitter: https://twitter.com/thegoddisk Instagram: @thegoddisk and @aeoniccomics ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxCBl7b8tlQ