Dude! This is literally like a new lens to view life itself, like real life. This is so deep! Thank you man. I shed some happy tears watching this, so many realizations and memories came back to me. Also yes, I dropped last week and I feel like a whole new person refreshed and ready to take on life. Seriously, thanks man for this one! Next time I drop down trip lane I'm putting this on.
Pez my man, im sorry you went through so much when you were younger. A lot of us go through some form of trauma and in the last few years I've become conscious of the fact that my adult behaviour in some ways is actually a result of that trauma. I don't agree with drugs and whatever but therapy is a really good idea. We go through a lot and we collect baggage along the walks of life. We need to let some of it go while opening the bags and taking only the lessons with us. One of the reasons FF7 is my all time favourite game is because of the time in my life that I found it. It was a very personal and lonely time for me and in the gang I found some friends.
I knew it was gonna come to this, been waiting for you to make something like this honestly. I spent most of 2020 cooped up and tripping on acid while playing this game. You can only imagine the impact.
Was a huge Cloud/Tifa fan during the OG but seeing Advent Children and Remake made me realize that Tifa deserves better LOL. Their interactions toward each other in the Remake felt more like brother/sister and that Resolution scene was more awkward than sweet with that “You’re hurting me scene”.
As a child, I listened to Returne to innocence by enigma, I was maybe 5-6 years old and did not know what the song was about, then I forgot about the song for 25 years, not knowing the name of it. Then, all these years later as i was working to fix my own psyche and finding myself I remembered this song and looked for it. When I finally found the song, I had a profound feeling of the paradox of what I was searching for in my life and finally understood the theme of the song in context to my own life. So basically, my child self, knew the key to fixing my later in life problems as an adult.
Loved the video! I'm so happy that you've made this connection with Aerith and Ayahuasca/Pachamama! Aerith comes up a lot in my Aya processes. Not as a character, but her essence and energy, as I associate her with unconditional maternal love, playfulness, joy and being unapologetically authentic and real. I also got so excited when you talked about that scene where Cloud is piecing himself together in his memory in OG, because I had an Aya process where literally the same thing happened to me, and I even thought about that scene with Cloud and I couldn't help but laugh...while in process. 😆🤣 In my process, I realized that I had shut out "the little girl" who was me, in the cold, and I opened the door to allow her inside. I comforted her and told her that I've got her and will always protect her. Ayahuasca made me realize what love truly means, that it's not just a feeling, but it's the fabric of the universe, and it's life itself. It's a high vibrational energy and state of being (I've made a video talking about my experience btw). It was my first glimpse of the divine, and of true love, peace and bliss. Anyway, I love that you've made this connection! You GET it. I'm not crazy. 🤣👌
@@sephirothcrescent5768 Oooh colour me fully interested!! The stuff with Lucrecia, Clouds mum, Rufus', Evan Townsend, theres a lot of weird. How would you like to speak my friend? ffpeasant@mail.com is my address, or hit me on twitter messaging? :D
@@FinalFantasyPeasant Through Email...Anyways i dunno how true or good my theory is but,i thought i would share it with someone i wrote my mini lil theory in a document that i will send ya,i hope my theory is good enough and worth consideration my theory is still a WIP so i dunno how great it would be,but i will still send it to ya ok?...Anyways i already sent ya the mail...Also please excuse my bad handwriting skills,but i was doing this theory thing in a hurry. XDDD There are still many things that need fixing in my theory though,So don't take it too personal ok i just want to share my really fun theory... EDIT:Actually since my theory is still not complete i will delete my mail to ya ok pez Sorry.
I have a friend who is basically like the Aerith of my life. I have been breaking down my shadows little by little with her help. That feeling of unworthiness hit hard when she gets into that spiritually awakening way.
Its kind of funny how memory actually makes these characters stronger and in crisis cores gameplay the dmw is just a slot machine of Zack's memories giving him even greater strength in battle.
I feel like this is truly your most personal video yet and it's honestly wonderful that yo'ure able to share you're deepest, truest thoughts with us. Stay blessed Pez!
Jesus was tripping balls confirmed. - I don't think I could ever do what you did bro. Watched and loved every second, how did 50 minutes go by this fast?? Best RUclips content creator.
Ayahuasca kicked my ass every time I did it while I was in Peru. Lady Ayahuasca was all around me the last time I did it. It’s impossible to describe really. Good on you for getting out there an experiencing on of the most intense things you can go through! Great video as well.
Wow im so surprised the number of people watching this vid who have done it. Thats awesome! Yeah Ayehuasca gets more vivid each time I've done it and she certainly is unique :D
Well, we've done it. We've pushed Pez to doing actual psychedelics to philosophize for us. LOL, in all seriousness, fascinating as usual! And I'm so jealous, I'd love to try ayehuasca!
oooh... I knew you'd go deep, but tbh I was taken aback at just how deep you went. Had to take a minute to think about my response, you definitely know how to start a conversation. So many things you shared your thoughts about, but one thing I am glad you said is that it's not only Ayehausca that can help with healing childhood trauma/memories. I feel that each person has their own unique journey towards healing and understanding, and therefore the manner it comes about will be that which is perfected for the individual. I have a deep interest in psychology, emotional trauma and inner healing and this is partly why I am fascinated with this game. The characters are just so flawed and relatable. I've never taken Ayehausca as I feel it needs to be taken with respect and with the right attitude, otherwise can do more harm than good. But have had a very intense mushroom experience that gently took me to a very profound place where truths were revealed to me in layers. Much like your exploration of the themes that run through FFVII, which goes deeper each time I watch a vid. You never fail to leave me thinking. Asking questions. Gaining understanding of both story themes, game characters and myself. Life is so much bigger than we can imagine, so more complex. I'm so excited that Japanese storytellers are not afraid to deal with 'taboo' subjects such as spirituality and mental illness... and here you are not afraid to delve alongside them. It's a little ironic then that sometimes these complex problems whittle down to 'simple solutions' such as unconditional love and acceptance. Not that I'm saying the world's problems can be solved with a hug from mom... but I hope you do understand what I mean, and just how profound and powerful those solutions are. Dewd... all I can say is keep on doing what you're doing. Not everyone gonna get it, not everyone ready to let go the old ways. But for those who are... they gonna listen. And I'm definitely going to be rewatching this. :)
Amazing video! I've had mystical experiences as well, and I could always tell from little subtle hints in your other videos that you probably had also. But it was incredible to hear you go into so much detail about here! The unconditional love of a goddess figure was the most prominent feature of my experience as well. It took what felt like an eternity of damnation to get there, but it made the bliss of forgiveness infinitely more beautiful. I always love your theory videos, but watching you relate this subject matter to Finish Fantasy VII was a magical experience! Thanks for this, fellow psychonaut 😁
Thanks for sharing your story. This is something I hope to be able to do myself one day. I have always been fascinated by psychedelics, and DMT and ayahuasca are ones I feel I have to experience. Love the content bro
Ayehuasca is such a trippy topic and by far one of the most insane headspaces to experience, was totally unsure about discussing it but I keep peaking at FF7 Remake in new ways that I thought screw it 😆 Maybe like Cloud, were all just masters of our own illusion, its hard to drop DMT and not be flawed with just how far our brains can take things. Like ol' Joe Rogan says, its hard to not be shifted to at least a theist. Give me your weird thoughts people, I need them
Thank you so much for this beautiful video Pezzy! Learned so much, I feel like I learn more and more every time I watch one of your videos. And this one came at such a fitting time for me, as I'm really getting into meditation and all. And what you're saying about the planet saying humanity is coming to this point and now is the right time, I feel like that's reflected by a lot of espers and psychics today about our coming time as well, Age of Aquarius starting as well... It's crazy that FF7 Remake is coming out around this path too, showing us the way. Maybe Nojima, Kitase, Nomura, and Uematsu really are something more than we think or at least tapping into something deeper, connected to everything you talked about. Thanks again!
If Joe Rogan played Final Fantasy... But on a more serious note, I had no idea you actually traveled to South America and attended an ayahuasca ceremony man. Been wanting to do that for about 7 years but never actually have made the decision. Adds another layer to you and makes me happy to be a viewer of your stuff! Much love and respect fam.
I love pretty much all of your content Pez, but this video certainly resonated with me the most thus far. I have never tried psychedelic drugs, but I did spend a lot of time alone in my youth "dealing" with my darkness and my memories. And the way you pretty much described Aerith in the Remake is how I perceive myself nowadays. I consider myself an Empath and provide others with strength and comfort, and I love that.
Every theory you post and even Ray Coffman post are very on point in the Remake and OG FF7 like wow! Mind blowing just putting these connections together and my goodness we are in for a wild and deep ride my friend! I am a Christian too and I can see the unconditional love that God has for us through Jesus and seeing it connected with this game deep story with the characters with finding peace and letting go of that burden. Great video and as always: "Ain't no getting off of this hype train we on!"
This is phenomenal analysis and speaks to FF7’s transparency to the astral world. So, when are you gonna give us a mytho-magick-shamanic analysis of Kingdom Hearts? 😜
You’re gonna get a whole new class of viewer for just including the Ayahuasca as a subject matter lol. I’ll be interested to know if the analytics yield interesting results! Also... HIT ME UP! We want to talk to you! 😜
Really looking forward to your stream with BltzZ and Sleepezi next Thursday :D Definitely would love if you guys and Pez did a whole discussion about the FFVII universe
@@blackstyxx it was actually last Thursday (two days ago!) it went great and you can watch it here! ruclips.net/video/n5ogZK-Oslw/видео.html @final fantasy peasant has reached out to me and we will be sitting down soon! More info to come!
Memories are so important to us all, whether we recognize them consciously or not. FF7 OG touches on a lot of themes of memory, childhood, death, love...but given the tech at the time and being in text form, it was intentionally vague and left to interpretation, what Nojima has said. But with Remake, this is the opportunity to really nail home these themes and lessons in painful, enlightening detail. I mean, each video you make seems to hit everything on the head and how deep the story and characters go, Remake has really breathed in a second-life to FF7. So maybe Cloud could be a new class, Memory warrior.
This is good analysis on how Cloud gets his spike in strength. I guess I had regarding this is that the Jenova cells in Cloud reacts when Sephiroth is near which allows him to match his foe in terms of power. However this does not explain how he was able to beat Sephiroth that first time in Nibelheim.
If you have not I really suggest having a look into the game Xenogears (I personally consider it to be in the top contenders for greatest video game story ever told, if only it was finished...) It was one of the scripts given by the staff to be FF7 but was rejected for being too dark and mature. Many elements of it echoed in FF7. Not sure if it's too relevant now, but many of these themes were in both games, 'like a foggy mirror's reflection'. Jungian and Freudian psychology mixed with Gnosticism and a more Divine sense to find oneself rather than naturalistic spiritualism. There are a lot of echoes between games like both Cloud and Fei having 3 selves; the presented but manipulated self (Persona), the berserker within (Shadow), and the true Self. Both have an alien from the stars/anti-mother, which carried over as a theme in: FF7, Parasite Eve, and Chrono Trigger. Both also have a guiding/positive Mother archetype that reverberates across time genetically and memetically. It's quite a trip, like seeing FF7 from another timeline. I Would Not suggest playing it. Watch it as it can be frustrating, gameplay can jump wildly in difficulty to being fun, tedious, or BS. Lots of plot threads fell apart due to budget constraints. But researching into the progenitor of the Xenosaga/Xenoblade games was a beautiful endeavor for me and I'd like to share it. It changed my mind on many things and helps me feel more comfortable with my existence. Big shout out to Resonant Arc for summarizing the game.
Not gonna lie, aspects from most every religion start making sense. Not saying in all or the majority of ways. But wow it helps in being able to spot where the gems of thinking reside. Jesus said the kingdom of heaven is within right? Any teacher who starts there is starting in the right spot
I am so glad you made this thing. As soon as you said that you had came back from a sabattical, I thought you had done Ayahuasca. Thank you for posting this.
I think it's sad what happened to NSP, nobody should be discriminated about their race but I still don't think he should have a second chance. He obviously can't handle being the negative part of the community and he made it all about himself being a victim of FF7's fans and from his own expectation towards Square, it's frustrating. Most people don't even know how disrespectful to the devs and writers his videos were last summer. Not only me, but a whole lot of people were annoyed by his smugness, cynicality and sarcasm, we had to look for other channels like yours and BltZz's to get away from him and it's like we're all being seen as one and forced to give him a place again because someone pushed it too far. One wrong shouldn't allow another wrong to happen I really liked your video
Whether there are any connections to shamanism or not, this video does show the genius and intelligence the creators of FF7 had and continue to show in the remake. They did a lot of studying in all of the aspects of human civilization and may have even experienced some of it first hand. I'm honestly jealous of how brilliant they were in writing this and the ultimania that follows it.
I love this video. Always resonated with the connection ff7 has to the spiritual world and found strong correlations to my own feelings, experiences and memories ever since a young child. I always resonated with Cloud trying to find himself by accepting his truths and healing his child wounds by disccovering the origins of who he is, for me Aeris has always felt like that archetype figure and I had seen her reflected in people that I know myself who helped guide me to my self through dreams and my experiences and she resembles someone I felt like I have sought out before. I could go on for days the symbolism that ff7 has, it truly is a reflection of the world we live in and as a child I always felt that but only now found the words to truly express that and still to this day I see more and more correlations of the world we live in and what's depicted in a game I happen to know very well 😅
LOL! After seeing the intro, I have to admit that I wondered if this would come back around. 😂 I watched the whole video, and it was fun seeing you make connections to your ideas on shaman experiences, LOL! Final Fantasy Peasant, you embody what it means to have fun creating theories. Sometimes things can become polarized when they gain popularity with a lot of people. But, it's important to remember that the heart of it all is to have fun. There has been a wave of negativity going around the idea of Theory Crafting lately. It usually starts with the idea that there are right and wrong ways for theory crafting. That's not the point. We don't know what happens next. That's why Theory Crafting is all about the possibility, not about being right or wrong. Keep playing around with ideas and being a positive influence in the community. Most of all, continue to have fun with it. 🎉 45:55 About giving Cloud his memories, there is something unique about Soldier and the use of Mako. When you consider what Mako and the Livestream is, Shinra Soldiers have been borrowing memories since its creation. Imagine being overloaded with memories that are not your own. The madness that could induce on someone seems pretty akin to what Mako poisoning is. Memories and even the conscience of a person are crucial plot points. Sorry, this comment turned out much longer than intended. Keep being you, and please be safe! 👍
Of all the ff7 theory based channels you're the one takes the cake. Theories make me think that you are on some form of hallucinogen. Either way good job.
That is a deep review! ^_^ Never tried DMT, but it's something I would consider to try for the experience. Memory theme pierces through the whole FF7 compilation, that's for sure. I really like analogies.
No, it's not just that, since Sephiroth could easily control any of his failed clones to go fetch it for him. It's the reason why Cloud & gang couldn't just leave the temple as is. But Sephiroth would prefer if it's Cloud who delivers the Black Materia to him; partly because he wants revenge, but also because Sephiroth's spirit has become tethered to Cloud's memories, which through power of Lifestream* allows him to keep resurrecting as long as Cloud still remembers him and he has some Jenova-infected people to use as vessels. Hence why he can't kill Cloud; that's his anchor. * This idea of the Lifestream was suggested in all of Nojima's books since "Maiden Who Travels the Planet". Memories + magic are basically what it's made of.
Anyone not into psychedelics can easily access chamomile tea, which has natural calming benefits and can be enjoyed all day long for soothing and pure experience.
Hands down your best video yet- definitely worth watching again and again. All around fantastic concepts and great way to reflect and learn not only about final fantasy 7 and its story but also to unthread your own mental imagery, soothe your spirit , kindle your warm and you too- formulating your roots to the great energies of the earth and be a force of goodness to share with gentle practice, belief your yourself and a simple effort towards a want of goodness. The best way to start is today. Truths of other things will reveal themselves to you easily when you understand yourself and appreciate who you are.
You nailed it ... Great great video. The touch of the child mind, the wonderful worlds of healing plants and the things they lie still waiting to tell us, what the plants and flowers could very well be communicating right now. Motions of care and nurturing guidance, free pure energy to pass along the breeze and touch everything that exists unconditionally; seated upon rocks, lying still on leaves, engraved on tree bark .. the same winds that touch our skin everyday . The simple healing of being outdoors and being open to the healing light, the very thought and idea that you share this same earth with these plants, roots, herbs and flowers... they are always here for you as you are always here for them.
5 times. This dude did something that intense 5 times. Also, I think I’d prefer the DMT shortcut that doesn’t last nearly as long. Isn’t it interesting how the archetypes seen in many stories across cultures ends up being the same. So like the fact that you can relate to these concepts and characters, it’s really not surprising, but still very cool and interesting. Love unexplainable synchronicities.
@@FinalFantasyPeasant Ha! I'm glad cause I understood a lot of what you were saying. We all have different experiences. I find it interesting though even with the differences we reach similar conclusions. Must be some truth in it all. Life is discovering what that is. As you can see the vid made me think too. Good stuff. 👍💪
Advent children brought up the term "memetic legacy". I remember watching an AC creator talk about how important that phrase was to the story. For those who don't know, the quick and dirty definition of memetics is replication of self through spreading idea's and memory. As opposed to genetics, or the replication of self through... well... you know... Think about it like this. If you have kids and raise them they are your genetic and memetic legacy. But, if you have kids and give them up for adoption they are your genetic legacy but not your memetic legacy. The future adopting parent will pass down memetic legacy, but obviously not genetic legacy. Further, memetics is not limited by parent/ child relationships. Anyone can spread their memetics to anyone else, all one needs to do is influence others to replicate skills, mannerisms, or core world view's that the influencer has. On a side note, memetics is where we get the word meme from. The definition of meme has shifted a bit since memetics was conceptualized. Even advent children predates meme culture by quite a bit. Actual scientific research into memetics used to be a thing, but isn't anymore. Any worth while ideas it had have been rolled in to other cultural identity research.
hey bud! I went to arkana retreat in Peru first of, its quite nice going directly to the source of the medicines tradition. Then I did one called Taiti Indi in sweden, more convenient to get to then peru and still an amazing experiance :D
Yeah I mean Seph does slowly regain aspects of his memory in OG to, like he goes from not knowing Cloud at all and being Jenova dominated, to then very much knowing Cloud. But remake Seph could be clued up on whole other levels. I like the idea there is a bit of CC Seph rattling about in there :D
@@FinalFantasyPeasant "like he goes from not knowing Cloud at all" I've always wondered about that. Why did Sephiroth free Cloud and the others from their cells in Shinra HQ if he didn't know who Cloud was? I assumed he did it because he needed Cloud as a part of his plan, to get the Black Materia for him. It doesn't make sense otherwise - Cloud's party should either have been left in their prison or killed along with the rest of the people in Hojo's lab.
I'd like to point out a small error in your comment-- Vincent during AC hadn't found peace at this time. Dirge of Cerberus events happened after Advent Children, so Vincent was still searching for peace and had not made amends with Lucrecia yet. I think he was the exception in the idea of the others losing their strength-- after all, he's also the one who told the others to stay back and let Cloud battle Sephiroth. Also he does save Cloud in the Forgotten Forest and seems to have a different level of strength compared to Cloud.
Thats a good point actually. Makes sense Vincent isn't over his memories yet, could be part of the pep talk they have at the ancient city. Where Vincent makes Clouds geostigma flare up and explains to him the internal lifestream people have. Vince has interesting answers :D
so i love the theory pez however i really enjoyed you sharing your personal story, would you recommend going on a spirt journey because as someone who suffers with a lot of mental health trauma abuse and abandonment, i think it could be beneficial to me or am i able to just get the ingredients and do it myself as opposed to going all the way there eithre way id like to recieve that level of healing
hey bud! Thanks so much and I would say that of course, each person is so damn unique and react in different ways. Out of the 5 of us who i knew went, we all found a benefit in some way. Some to big life changing degrees, others just found themselves thinking about things even months later. But yeah I know lots of people who go Aya with some heavy baggage, depression, addiction, all the kinds of things a proper retreat are trained to handle. And believe me, when you pick a reliable place you are so so safe. They really judge the dosage and hold the space, ive seen people change as humans in the space of a week. Not to falsely get hopes up but I would recommend checking our the nature of ayehuasca documentary and some others if your interested. It is something I think everyone should have the opportunity to experiance when they need it
@@FinalFantasyPeasant thank you so much for that insight! i will definitely check out the documentary, and yeah when i have my passport renewed, covid calms down and have the finances to take a long overdue vacation (and get to travel overseas for the first time ever, as i live in canada and have only ever been to the states and never been on a plane) i will look forward to experiencing some healing and life altering medicine, i have done some psychedelics in the past but never had one of those 'spirit quests' before so definitely interested in looking into it further
Posted this in another thread but likely makes more sense here....So, isn’t it strange that no one at Shinra seems to really acknowledge Roche and his behavior? Especially when it comes to slightly helping Cloud and co after their second fight? Is it possible that Roche....is another embodiment of Sephiroth (like Kadaj in advent children). I know total theory territory but just occurred to me.
38:29 "What if Tifa, by triggering Cloud's memory, accidentally amped his strength up?" Uh, yeah, I think it might have been something else Tifa triggered in that scene. ;-)
Did you at any point have any concern for your lifelihood during these peruvian experience??? Or did you do enough research to feel confortable with going through this experience??
For me there was absolutely zero concern for my safety, once you research and pick a trained and experienced centre with professionals, it becomes real easy to surrender to the experiance. Even when you think you are dying lol
Dissapointing .... I enjoyed all your content untill now my lil sister died from overdosing on that ... Its not safe its not cool ... U did nothing but burn away good brain cells you wont nvr get back now .. Gl .. Unsubscribed
Well this seems like a pretty unfair comment. I never advocated people to do Aya, and those who have asked ive mentioned being safe. That includes, training, prepping and doing everything correctly. To this day noone has died directly from Aya. Any deaths caused have been due to combos of medications or pre existing health conditions. Typically diabetics, people on anti-depressants or poor shamans who poorly mix the medicine. Either way to call the ayehuasca itself out is silly and ungrounded in science. Hence why Aya is getting widespread legal approval in many countrys. Its not about being 'cool', thats not the purpose and Im sure your sister didn't engage with the medicine to try to be 'cool'. People wanting healing is not something you should mock, look down upon and I don't think you would have done that to your sister so
Dude! This is literally like a new lens to view life itself, like real life. This is so deep! Thank you man. I shed some happy tears watching this, so many realizations and memories came back to me. Also yes, I dropped last week and I feel like a whole new person refreshed and ready to take on life. Seriously, thanks man for this one! Next time I drop down trip lane I'm putting this on.
Pez my man, im sorry you went through so much when you were younger. A lot of us go through some form of trauma and in the last few years I've become conscious of the fact that my adult behaviour in some ways is actually a result of that trauma. I don't agree with drugs and whatever but therapy is a really good idea. We go through a lot and we collect baggage along the walks of life. We need to let some of it go while opening the bags and taking only the lessons with us. One of the reasons FF7 is my all time favourite game is because of the time in my life that I found it. It was a very personal and lonely time for me and in the gang I found some friends.
I knew it was gonna come to this, been waiting for you to make something like this honestly. I spent most of 2020 cooped up and tripping on acid while playing this game. You can only imagine the impact.
Was a huge Cloud/Tifa fan during the OG but seeing Advent Children and Remake made me realize that Tifa deserves better LOL. Their interactions toward each other in the Remake felt more like brother/sister and that Resolution scene was more awkward than sweet with that “You’re hurting me scene”.
Yes Cloud is always cold to Tifa and when Tifa was young she was dismissive of him. Cloud and Aerith are much more suited for each other.
I’m only 6 minutes into the video but Pez.
I am eternally grateful to have found your channel
As a child, I listened to Returne to innocence by enigma, I was maybe 5-6 years old and did not know what the song was about, then I forgot about the song for 25 years, not knowing the name of it. Then, all these years later as i was working to fix my own psyche and finding myself I remembered this song and looked for it. When I finally found the song, I had a profound feeling of the paradox of what I was searching for in my life and finally understood the theme of the song in context to my own life. So basically, my child self, knew the key to fixing my later in life problems as an adult.
Loved the video! I'm so happy that you've made this connection with Aerith and Ayahuasca/Pachamama! Aerith comes up a lot in my Aya processes. Not as a character, but her essence and energy, as I associate her with unconditional maternal love, playfulness, joy and being unapologetically authentic and real. I also got so excited when you talked about that scene where Cloud is piecing himself together in his memory in OG, because I had an Aya process where literally the same thing happened to me, and I even thought about that scene with Cloud and I couldn't help but laugh...while in process. 😆🤣
In my process, I realized that I had shut out "the little girl" who was me, in the cold, and I opened the door to allow her inside. I comforted her and told her that I've got her and will always protect her. Ayahuasca made me realize what love truly means, that it's not just a feeling, but it's the fabric of the universe, and it's life itself. It's a high vibrational energy and state of being (I've made a video talking about my experience btw). It was my first glimpse of the divine, and of true love, peace and bliss.
Anyway, I love that you've made this connection! You GET it. I'm not crazy. 🤣👌
Thats beautiful 💖
Wow I’m looking forward to this video! Psychedelics and Final Fantasy. Two awesome subjects combined.
yes sir! psychedelics are the OG fantasy experiance for primitive man XD Ultimately they WILL be the Final Fantasy lmao
@@sephirothcrescent5768 Oooh colour me fully interested!! The stuff with Lucrecia, Clouds mum, Rufus', Evan Townsend, theres a lot of weird. How would you like to speak my friend? ffpeasant@mail.com is my address, or hit me on twitter messaging? :D
@@FinalFantasyPeasant Through Email...Anyways i dunno how true or good my theory is but,i thought i would share it with someone i wrote my mini lil theory in a document that i will send ya,i hope my theory is good enough and worth consideration my theory is still a WIP so i dunno how great it would be,but i will still send it to ya ok?...Anyways i already sent ya the mail...Also please excuse my bad handwriting skills,but i was doing this theory thing in a hurry. XDDD There are still many things that need fixing in my theory though,So don't take it too personal ok i just want to share my really fun theory... EDIT:Actually since my theory is still not complete i will delete my mail to ya ok pez Sorry.
I have a friend who is basically like the Aerith of my life. I have been breaking down my shadows little by little with her help. That feeling of unworthiness hit hard when she gets into that spiritually awakening way.
Its kind of funny how memory actually makes these characters stronger and in crisis cores gameplay the dmw is just a slot machine of Zack's memories giving him even greater strength in battle.
I feel like this is truly your most personal video yet and it's honestly wonderful that yo'ure able to share you're deepest, truest thoughts with us. Stay blessed Pez!
Jesus was tripping balls confirmed.
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I don't think I could ever do what you did bro. Watched and loved every second, how did 50 minutes go by this fast?? Best RUclips content creator.
Ayahuasca kicked my ass every time I did it while I was in Peru. Lady Ayahuasca was all around me the last time I did it. It’s impossible to describe really. Good on you for getting out there an experiencing on of the most intense things you can go through! Great video as well.
Wow im so surprised the number of people watching this vid who have done it. Thats awesome! Yeah Ayehuasca gets more vivid each time I've done it and she certainly is unique :D
Well, we've done it. We've pushed Pez to doing actual psychedelics to philosophize for us.
LOL, in all seriousness, fascinating as usual! And I'm so jealous, I'd love to try ayehuasca!
As an Animist counsellor that loves final fantasy , you're my favourite youtube creator!
I've always loved your vids Pez but lately the level of quality has jumped to a ridiculous level. Much love fam
oooh... I knew you'd go deep, but tbh I was taken aback at just how deep you went. Had to take a minute to think about my response, you definitely know how to start a conversation.
So many things you shared your thoughts about, but one thing I am glad you said is that it's not only Ayehausca that can help with healing childhood trauma/memories. I feel that each person has their own unique journey towards healing and understanding, and therefore the manner it comes about will be that which is perfected for the individual. I have a deep interest in psychology, emotional trauma and inner healing and this is partly why I am fascinated with this game. The characters are just so flawed and relatable.
I've never taken Ayehausca as I feel it needs to be taken with respect and with the right attitude, otherwise can do more harm than good. But have had a very intense mushroom experience that gently took me to a very profound place where truths were revealed to me in layers. Much like your exploration of the themes that run through FFVII, which goes deeper each time I watch a vid. You never fail to leave me thinking. Asking questions. Gaining understanding of both story themes, game characters and myself. Life is so much bigger than we can imagine, so more complex. I'm so excited that Japanese storytellers are not afraid to deal with 'taboo' subjects such as spirituality and mental illness... and here you are not afraid to delve alongside them.
It's a little ironic then that sometimes these complex problems whittle down to 'simple solutions' such as unconditional love and acceptance. Not that I'm saying the world's problems can be solved with a hug from mom... but I hope you do understand what I mean, and just how profound and powerful those solutions are.
Dewd... all I can say is keep on doing what you're doing. Not everyone gonna get it, not everyone ready to let go the old ways. But for those who are... they gonna listen. And I'm definitely going to be rewatching this. :)
Man this video reached new tiers of trippy; loved how you drew parallels with your own experiences too! Dope shit as always pez 🙌
Amazing video! I've had mystical experiences as well, and I could always tell from little subtle hints in your other videos that you probably had also. But it was incredible to hear you go into so much detail about here! The unconditional love of a goddess figure was the most prominent feature of my experience as well. It took what felt like an eternity of damnation to get there, but it made the bliss of forgiveness infinitely more beautiful.
I always love your theory videos, but watching you relate this subject matter to Finish Fantasy VII was a magical experience! Thanks for this, fellow psychonaut 😁
Thanks for sharing your story. This is something I hope to be able to do myself one day. I have always been fascinated by psychedelics, and DMT and ayahuasca are ones I feel I have to experience. Love the content bro
Ayehuasca is such a trippy topic and by far one of the most insane headspaces to experience, was totally unsure about discussing it but I keep peaking at FF7 Remake in new ways that I thought screw it 😆
Maybe like Cloud, were all just masters of our own illusion, its hard to drop DMT and not be flawed with just how far our brains can take things. Like ol' Joe Rogan says, its hard to not be shifted to at least a theist.
Give me your weird thoughts people, I need them
@Final Fantasy Peasant you and BlitZz should colab about ff7 theories.
Thank you so much for this beautiful video Pezzy! Learned so much, I feel like I learn more and more every time I watch one of your videos. And this one came at such a fitting time for me, as I'm really getting into meditation and all. And what you're saying about the planet saying humanity is coming to this point and now is the right time, I feel like that's reflected by a lot of espers and psychics today about our coming time as well, Age of Aquarius starting as well... It's crazy that FF7 Remake is coming out around this path too, showing us the way. Maybe Nojima, Kitase, Nomura, and Uematsu really are something more than we think or at least tapping into something deeper, connected to everything you talked about. Thanks again!
I'd just like to say that I appreciate your spiritualistic views and how you apply it to FF7. It's always entertaining, thanks.
If Joe Rogan played Final Fantasy...
But on a more serious note, I had no idea you actually traveled to South America and attended an ayahuasca ceremony man. Been wanting to do that for about 7 years but never actually have made the decision. Adds another layer to you and makes me happy to be a viewer of your stuff! Much love and respect fam.
How fitting wouldn't this Memory theme be when we're talking about a REMAKE of a monolithic game from the past
I love pretty much all of your content Pez, but this video certainly resonated with me the most thus far. I have never tried psychedelic drugs, but I did spend a lot of time alone in my youth "dealing" with my darkness and my memories. And the way you pretty much described Aerith in the Remake is how I perceive myself nowadays. I consider myself an Empath and provide others with strength and comfort, and I love that.
Didn’t know you went this deep! I’ve done Aya quite a few times. Your trip report was spot on.
Every theory you post and even Ray Coffman post are very on point in the Remake and OG FF7 like wow! Mind blowing just putting these connections together and my goodness we are in for a wild and deep ride my friend! I am a Christian too and I can see the unconditional love that God has for us through Jesus and seeing it connected with this game deep story with the characters with finding peace and letting go of that burden. Great video and as always: "Ain't no getting off of this hype train we on!"
Anyone interested in looking into characters in stories should look into archetypes. Jung's work on archetypes in psychology is also worth a look
Holy shit bro I never knew you was this deep into your spiritual journey, I would really love to hear more of this from you.
This is phenomenal analysis and speaks to FF7’s transparency to the astral world. So, when are you gonna give us a mytho-magick-shamanic analysis of Kingdom Hearts? 😜
You’re gonna get a whole new class of viewer for just including the Ayahuasca as a subject matter lol. I’ll be interested to know if the analytics yield interesting results!
Also... HIT ME UP! We want to talk to you! 😜
Really looking forward to your stream with BltzZ and Sleepezi next Thursday :D Definitely would love if you guys and Pez did a whole discussion about the FFVII universe
@@blackstyxx it was actually last Thursday (two days ago!) it went great and you can watch it here! ruclips.net/video/n5ogZK-Oslw/видео.html
@final fantasy peasant has reached out to me and we will be sitting down soon! More info to come!
Memories are so important to us all, whether we recognize them consciously or not. FF7 OG touches on a lot of themes of memory, childhood, death, love...but given the tech at the time and being in text form, it was intentionally vague and left to interpretation, what Nojima has said. But with Remake, this is the opportunity to really nail home these themes and lessons in painful, enlightening detail. I mean, each video you make seems to hit everything on the head and how deep the story and characters go, Remake has really breathed in a second-life to FF7. So maybe Cloud could be a new class, Memory warrior.
bruh i thought this was an april fools joke
as a huge shrooms and lucy fan I'd love to take it someday
This is good analysis on how Cloud gets his spike in strength. I guess I had regarding this is that the Jenova cells in Cloud reacts when Sephiroth is near which allows him to match his foe in terms of power. However this does not explain how he was able to beat Sephiroth that first time in Nibelheim.
If you have not I really suggest having a look into the game Xenogears (I personally consider it to be in the top contenders for greatest video game story ever told, if only it was finished...) It was one of the scripts given by the staff to be FF7 but was rejected for being too dark and mature. Many elements of it echoed in FF7. Not sure if it's too relevant now, but many of these themes were in both games, 'like a foggy mirror's reflection'.
Jungian and Freudian psychology mixed with Gnosticism and a more Divine sense to find oneself rather than naturalistic spiritualism. There are a lot of echoes between games like both Cloud and Fei having 3 selves; the presented but manipulated self (Persona), the berserker within (Shadow), and the true Self. Both have an alien from the stars/anti-mother, which carried over as a theme in: FF7, Parasite Eve, and Chrono Trigger. Both also have a guiding/positive Mother archetype that reverberates across time genetically and memetically.
It's quite a trip, like seeing FF7 from another timeline. I Would Not suggest playing it. Watch it as it can be frustrating, gameplay can jump wildly in difficulty to being fun, tedious, or BS. Lots of plot threads fell apart due to budget constraints. But researching into the progenitor of the Xenosaga/Xenoblade games was a beautiful endeavor for me and I'd like to share it. It changed my mind on many things and helps me feel more comfortable with my existence. Big shout out to Resonant Arc for summarizing the game.
As a chrisitan who has tripped many times before converting I can say. The bible makes a lot more sense once you step into the world of shamans.
Not gonna lie, aspects from most every religion start making sense. Not saying in all or the majority of ways. But wow it helps in being able to spot where the gems of thinking reside. Jesus said the kingdom of heaven is within right? Any teacher who starts there is starting in the right spot
I am so glad you made this thing. As soon as you said that you had came back from a sabattical, I thought you had done Ayahuasca. Thank you for posting this.
Cloud with the buster sword is also a reference to another jp hero Guts from, you guessed it, BERSERK
Pez you take us on wild psychedelic trips with each theory video you make
Thanks for sharing this experience with us Pez.
I think it's sad what happened to NSP, nobody should be discriminated about their race but I still don't think he should have a second chance. He obviously can't handle being the negative part of the community and he made it all about himself being a victim of FF7's fans and from his own expectation towards Square, it's frustrating. Most people don't even know how disrespectful to the devs and writers his videos were last summer. Not only me, but a whole lot of people were annoyed by his smugness, cynicality and sarcasm, we had to look for other channels like yours and BltZz's to get away from him and it's like we're all being seen as one and forced to give him a place again because someone pushed it too far. One wrong shouldn't allow another wrong to happen
I really liked your video
Whether there are any connections to shamanism or not, this video does show the genius and intelligence the creators of FF7 had and continue to show in the remake. They did a lot of studying in all of the aspects of human civilization and may have even experienced some of it first hand. I'm honestly jealous of how brilliant they were in writing this and the ultimania that follows it.
That’s crazy you uploaded this, I did 20 hits of acid last night and I understand everything you said in this video.
I love this video. Always resonated with the connection ff7 has to the spiritual world and found strong correlations to my own feelings, experiences and memories ever since a young child. I always resonated with Cloud trying to find himself by accepting his truths and healing his child wounds by disccovering the origins of who he is, for me Aeris has always felt like that archetype figure and I had seen her reflected in people that I know myself who helped guide me to my self through dreams and my experiences and she resembles someone I felt like I have sought out before. I could go on for days the symbolism that ff7 has, it truly is a reflection of the world we live in and as a child I always felt that but only now found the words to truly express that and still to this day I see more and more correlations of the world we live in and what's depicted in a game I happen to know very well 😅
LOL! After seeing the intro, I have to admit that I wondered if this would come back around. 😂 I watched the whole video, and it was fun seeing you make connections to your ideas on shaman experiences, LOL!
Final Fantasy Peasant, you embody what it means to have fun creating theories. Sometimes things can become polarized when they gain popularity with a lot of people. But, it's important to remember that the heart of it all is to have fun. There has been a wave of negativity going around the idea of Theory Crafting lately. It usually starts with the idea that there are right and wrong ways for theory crafting. That's not the point. We don't know what happens next. That's why Theory Crafting is all about the possibility, not about being right or wrong. Keep playing around with ideas and being a positive influence in the community. Most of all, continue to have fun with it. 🎉
45:55 About giving Cloud his memories, there is something unique about Soldier and the use of Mako. When you consider what Mako and the Livestream is, Shinra Soldiers have been borrowing memories since its creation. Imagine being overloaded with memories that are not your own. The madness that could induce on someone seems pretty akin to what Mako poisoning is. Memories and even the conscience of a person are crucial plot points. Sorry, this comment turned out much longer than intended. Keep being you, and please be safe! 👍
Pez ... i just love you 😭❤
Excellent video. Didn't feel like 50+ minutes!
Of all the ff7 theory based channels you're the one takes the cake. Theories make me think that you are on some form of hallucinogen. Either way good job.
Name of last song played please.. thank you... the one with the angelic voice and poppy music
That is a deep review! ^_^ Never tried DMT, but it's something I would consider to try for the experience. Memory theme pierces through the whole FF7 compilation, that's for sure. I really like analogies.
When Sephiroth says "Nor will I have you end." Is that because he needs Cloud to deliver the Black Materia to him in the Northern Crater??
No, it's not just that, since Sephiroth could easily control any of his failed clones to go fetch it for him. It's the reason why Cloud & gang couldn't just leave the temple as is. But Sephiroth would prefer if it's Cloud who delivers the Black Materia to him; partly because he wants revenge, but also because Sephiroth's spirit has become tethered to Cloud's memories, which through power of Lifestream* allows him to keep resurrecting as long as Cloud still remembers him and he has some Jenova-infected people to use as vessels. Hence why he can't kill Cloud; that's his anchor.
* This idea of the Lifestream was suggested in all of Nojima's books since "Maiden Who Travels the Planet". Memories + magic are basically what it's made of.
Anyone not into psychedelics can easily access chamomile tea, which has natural calming benefits and can be enjoyed all day long for soothing and pure experience.
Hands down your best video yet- definitely worth watching again and again. All around fantastic concepts and great way to reflect and learn not only about final fantasy 7 and its story but also to unthread your own mental imagery, soothe your spirit , kindle your warm and you too- formulating your roots to the great energies of the earth and be a force of goodness to share with gentle practice, belief your yourself and a simple effort towards a want of goodness. The best way to start is today. Truths of other things will reveal themselves to you easily when you understand yourself and appreciate who you are.
You nailed it ... Great great video. The touch of the child mind, the wonderful worlds of healing plants and the things they lie still waiting to tell us, what the plants and flowers could very well be communicating right now. Motions of care and nurturing guidance, free pure energy to pass along the breeze and touch everything that exists unconditionally; seated upon rocks, lying still on leaves, engraved on tree bark .. the same winds that touch our skin everyday . The simple healing of being outdoors and being open to the healing light, the very thought and idea that you share this same earth with these plants, roots, herbs and flowers... they are always here for you as you are always here for them.
This is why I love you. Spiral out!
This is an amazing video man ,love the content!!!!!
5 times. This dude did something that intense 5 times. Also, I think I’d prefer the DMT shortcut that doesn’t last nearly as long.
Isn’t it interesting how the archetypes seen in many stories across cultures ends up being the same. So like the fact that you can relate to these concepts and characters, it’s really not surprising, but still very cool and interesting. Love unexplainable synchronicities.
Very good video Pez.
Also, thank you for sharing.
thanks novus! A brightening comment to me 😄
@@FinalFantasyPeasant Ha! I'm glad cause I understood a lot of what you were saying. We all have different experiences. I find it interesting though even with the differences we reach similar conclusions.
Must be some truth in it all.
Life is discovering what that is.
As you can see the vid made me think too.
Good stuff. 👍💪
I have been wanting to go on a retreat for years now! So hard to make happen -_- but great video Pez great work as always!
“In one night you get ten years of therapy”
WHERE DO I SIGN
Advent children brought up the term "memetic legacy". I remember watching an AC creator talk about how important that phrase was to the story. For those who don't know, the quick and dirty definition of memetics is replication of self through spreading idea's and memory. As opposed to genetics, or the replication of self through... well... you know...
Think about it like this. If you have kids and raise them they are your genetic and memetic legacy. But, if you have kids and give them up for adoption they are your genetic legacy but not your memetic legacy. The future adopting parent will pass down memetic legacy, but obviously not genetic legacy. Further, memetics is not limited by parent/ child relationships. Anyone can spread their memetics to anyone else, all one needs to do is influence others to replicate skills, mannerisms, or core world view's that the influencer has.
On a side note, memetics is where we get the word meme from. The definition of meme has shifted a bit since memetics was conceptualized. Even advent children predates meme culture by quite a bit.
Actual scientific research into memetics used to be a thing, but isn't anymore. Any worth while ideas it had have been rolled in to other cultural identity research.
Psychedelics are amazing. I'd love to go Peru & experience ayehuasca one day...🤙🏼
If you're comfortable sharing, where did you go for the retreat? I feel like I don't have long left, and I'd like to experience this if I can.
hey bud! I went to arkana retreat in Peru first of, its quite nice going directly to the source of the medicines tradition. Then I did one called Taiti Indi in sweden, more convenient to get to then peru and still an amazing experiance :D
You mentioned that Sephiroth lost his memories. But in FF7R he says “oh the memories,” supporting the idea that he is not the same Sephiroth
Yeah I mean Seph does slowly regain aspects of his memory in OG to, like he goes from not knowing Cloud at all and being Jenova dominated, to then very much knowing Cloud. But remake Seph could be clued up on whole other levels. I like the idea there is a bit of CC Seph rattling about in there :D
@@FinalFantasyPeasant "like he goes from not knowing Cloud at all"
I've always wondered about that. Why did Sephiroth free Cloud and the others from their cells in Shinra HQ if he didn't know who Cloud was? I assumed he did it because he needed Cloud as a part of his plan, to get the Black Materia for him. It doesn't make sense otherwise - Cloud's party should either have been left in their prison or killed along with the rest of the people in Hojo's lab.
I'd like to point out a small error in your comment-- Vincent during AC hadn't found peace at this time. Dirge of Cerberus events happened after Advent Children, so Vincent was still searching for peace and had not made amends with Lucrecia yet. I think he was the exception in the idea of the others losing their strength-- after all, he's also the one who told the others to stay back and let Cloud battle Sephiroth. Also he does save Cloud in the Forgotten Forest and seems to have a different level of strength compared to Cloud.
Thats a good point actually. Makes sense Vincent isn't over his memories yet, could be part of the pep talk they have at the ancient city. Where Vincent makes Clouds geostigma flare up and explains to him the internal lifestream people have. Vince has interesting answers :D
Nojima must have been an iawasca user if this is the way he's taking the Remake for future games.
Wow... thanks for sharing all that with us mate. Love the video, love you
Freya gonna turn into a God of war video
ALWAYS Down for your aerith theories!!!!!
Pez this is a little awkward but I hope you have more vids cooking up bro I love your channel. I’m watching your remake hard mode playthrough and such
What a great video man
cheers bud! :D
Pez you madlad. I love you. This video is awesome!
Dayum nice vid pez enjoyed it 👍😎
hehe if you managed more than 20% in without getting inertia at the topic gearshifts in this vid, then im impressed 😂
Cheers bro!
@@FinalFantasyPeasant haha
Commented as i was watching as we speak
I hope in ever crisis they don't go deep on sephorith backstory much.like not knowing much about him
so i love the theory pez
however i really enjoyed you sharing your personal story, would you recommend going on a spirt journey because as someone who suffers with a lot of mental health trauma abuse and abandonment, i think it could be beneficial to me
or am i able to just get the ingredients and do it myself as opposed to going all the way there eithre way id like to recieve that level of healing
hey bud! Thanks so much and I would say that of course, each person is so damn unique and react in different ways. Out of the 5 of us who i knew went, we all found a benefit in some way. Some to big life changing degrees, others just found themselves thinking about things even months later.
But yeah I know lots of people who go Aya with some heavy baggage, depression, addiction, all the kinds of things a proper retreat are trained to handle. And believe me, when you pick a reliable place you are so so safe. They really judge the dosage and hold the space, ive seen people change as humans in the space of a week. Not to falsely get hopes up but I would recommend checking our the nature of ayehuasca documentary and some others if your interested. It is something I think everyone should have the opportunity to experiance when they need it
@@FinalFantasyPeasant thank you so much for that insight! i will definitely check out the documentary, and yeah when i have my passport renewed, covid calms down and have the finances to take a long overdue vacation (and get to travel overseas for the first time ever, as i live in canada and have only ever been to the states and never been on a plane) i will look forward to experiencing some healing and life altering medicine, i have done some psychedelics in the past but never had one of those 'spirit quests' before so definitely interested in looking into it further
Posted this in another thread but likely makes more sense here....So, isn’t it strange that no one at Shinra seems to really acknowledge Roche and his behavior? Especially when it comes to slightly helping Cloud and co after their second fight? Is it possible that Roche....is another embodiment of Sephiroth (like Kadaj in advent children). I know total theory territory but just occurred to me.
ok, more of this, please!
Awesome video prez
Eris is also the greek goddess of strife
whats that track u used at the end?
Is Yunalesca Ayehuasca's evil twin sister?
What's the music from 3:49? Anyone know?
38:29 "What if Tifa, by triggering Cloud's memory, accidentally amped his strength up?"
Uh, yeah, I think it might have been something else Tifa triggered in that scene. ;-)
19:34 what does those 3 women in the background represent does anyone know
Great Video!
Amazing video.
You kidding? I love Kadaj! XD Don't ask why, I just do XD
Did you at any point have any concern for your lifelihood during these peruvian experience??? Or did you do enough research to feel confortable with going through this experience??
For me there was absolutely zero concern for my safety, once you research and pick a trained and experienced centre with professionals, it becomes real easy to surrender to the experiance. Even when you think you are dying lol
You see aerith
wow
Yo pez
yoooo!
I have no idea what I am watching.
:)
Dissapointing .... I enjoyed all your content untill now my lil sister died from overdosing on that ... Its not safe its not cool ... U did nothing but burn away good brain cells you wont nvr get back now .. Gl .. Unsubscribed
Well this seems like a pretty unfair comment. I never advocated people to do Aya, and those who have asked ive mentioned being safe. That includes, training, prepping and doing everything correctly. To this day noone has died directly from Aya. Any deaths caused have been due to combos of medications or pre existing health conditions. Typically diabetics, people on anti-depressants or poor shamans who poorly mix the medicine. Either way to call the ayehuasca itself out is silly and ungrounded in science. Hence why Aya is getting widespread legal approval in many countrys. Its not about being 'cool', thats not the purpose and Im sure your sister didn't engage with the medicine to try to be 'cool'. People wanting healing is not something you should mock, look down upon and I don't think you would have done that to your sister so