Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici

Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici
(By the power of Truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe)

Welcome to the Shadow Gathering.
The information and the ideas presented through this particular blog, have little intended relation to that of "V," or the graphic novel and film with which he is associated. This blog is, strongly, associated with discovering truth, in particular, self truths. In that sense, this forum of expression and everything that is represented through "V," may very well go hand in hand. Language, in of itself, is an extension of expression and is quite possibly the most complex, yet impossibly simple tool ever created. (This statement about language came from Mr. Yellow during one of our more recent philosophical discussions.) It is more than just letters or words. Language works on planes beyond fundamental forms of expression and beyond what standardized learning institutions have labeled as, "language." From trees releasing pheromones to warn other trees of impending doom, to explaining quantum mechanics, language serves as a tool for communication. Comic books, music, sculptures, movement, hormones, etc. are all mediums in which language thrives.
Individuals have the ability to convey huge metaphysical ideas through the simplest of forms of language. For example, one could analyze a person's body language and derive from that particular person, at the specific point time, what they may or may not be thinking. Usually these sorts of thoughts pertain to sensations but can be deep meditations of self-being and self doubt. Rene Descartes established that everything in the known universe can, in fact, be doubted of existence. Everything except for the fact that you think, therefore, you exist. "Cogito ergo sum," translated, "I think, therefore I am." Now this subject may be a step away from the general metaphysical realm of thought, but its ideas are relevant...(To Be Continued)