first think of a matryoshka doll, they're those russian hollow dolls that have repetitions of themselves inside of them. You start with this little wooden painted doll, and then there are larger dolls that go around it, ad infinitum. For a better idea of what I'm talking about, see: http://www.natashascafe.com/html/doll.html
VMemes are a unit of measuring levels of consciousness and the evolution of the "self" in something called Spiral Dynamics, a psychological theory proposed by Drs. Beck and Cohen and revered by Morrison and Kenny Wilbur. Spiral Dynamic VMemes describe the emotions and rationality of different kinds of people. Each of the dolls can be representative of a different wave/layer of "self". As you get higher and higher and on larger and larger dolls, the Vmeme level of "self" begins to include a larger and wider sense of "self".
In short, the Vmemes can be attrributed like this:
The First Level - AN - Beige vMEME Code that produces instinctive skills in the rain forest, the savanna, the bush, on the tundra, in the inner city, as well as in cases of serious deprivation and human tragedy.
I think we were supposed to see that Nuke dude with the flag painted on his face as Beige.
The Second Level - BO - Purple vMEME Code that creates animistic thinking, bond humans to closely-knit groups, and enriches inanimate objects with vMEMETIC meanings and magical significance.
Chief(Purple)
Tribal chieftain, family patriarch, corporate founder, head of a family business
Weapon X//Wolverine//memeory implants confuse him to the point where he defines himself according to his "family" and X-Men "tribe".
The Third Level - CP-Red vMEME Code that awakens individual senses of the impulsive self while generating powerful images of aggressiveness, conquest, predator/prey relationships, and pontifications from on high perches-high horses, kings of the hill, and queens of the valley, or vice versa..
Achiever(Red)
Head of a fiefdom, gang leader, team captain/coach, opportunist leader, mafia head, celebrity “personality”
Weapon XI//Cassandra//Super-powerful mutant Cass destroys her two biggest rivals Magneto and Xavier in one super-violent hammer throw.
The Fourth Level - DQ - Blue vMEME Code that engenders transcendent purpose, impulse control; creates abstract causes, principles, explanations, and orders, while imposing authority-driven command structures.
Authority(Blue)
Religious leader, bureaucratic government official, professional, leader of a traditional institution
Weapon XII//Zona, the Huntsman//Viral hive-mind suppresses will and individual thought amongst the collective in order to fulfill
The Fifth Level - ER - Orange vMEME Code that frees the autonomous person, creates the algorithms of strategic changeability, and shifts the thinking away from fatalistic ideology and into pragmatics and positivism.
Strategist/Entrepreneur (Orange)
General, CEO, political party leader, entrepreneur
Weapon XIII//Fantomex//misdirects and manipulates to win and succeed.
The Sixth Level - FS - Green vMEME Code that rejects authoritarian and materialistic codes while awakening the individual to inner states in a search for harmony, and external communities in a quest for peace and caring.
Community builder(Green)
Environmental activist leader, president of a company with a social purpose
Weapon XIV, Stepford Cuckoos, Consensus Thinking in its larval stage
The Seventh Level - GT - Yellow vMEME code that restores human viability to a world of vMEMETIC chaos, while legitimizing and enhancing all of the vMEME codes as they produce healthy whorls along the Spiral.
Visionary(Yellow)
leader who sees beyond the organization in its current state and sees possibilities that haven’t been envisioned before
Weapon XV//Ultimaton//Watch how he talks, he's always pontificating and wondering about the meaning of life and possibility
The Eighth Level - HU -Turquoise vMEME code that detects the holistic energy flows that bind everything together and permeate every aspect of the Kosmos. This code "sees" everything before "doing" anything.
Servant/Steward(Turquoise)
Evolved leader who realizes that his/her role is that of a conduit for all; takes their organization or system to the next level of evolution by focusing on serving stakeholders
We never see a Weapon this layer, but it's potetnially where Xavier and Phoenix and the rest are supposed to end up, maybe? |
