1955

The Hidden Unity is Obi-Wan Kenobi

In 1955, when our planet was bombarded by cycle 19 solar magnetic waves, young people in the West responded like needles in a groove with rock ’n’ roll’s tight jeans, short hair, biker JD aggression, short, fast songs, and widespread use of stimulant drugs like speed and coffee.

Silver Age comic-book punk was embodied by crew-cut Barry Allen in his speed suit. “Chemicals and Lighting” could have been a song or a band. 

The tight suits, establishment men, and emphasis on science and rationality are all typical, as are Stan Lee’s realistic superheroes such as the Fantastic Four and Spider-Man.

Textbook Joseph Campbell.

The way Campbell explained it, 

Young Men need a Secondary Father to finish raising them.

Beyond their Biological Father, they need a surrogate, traditionally a minister or a coach or a military officer.

The floatsam and jetsam of a generation washed up on the beach of last resort.

That's why street gangs are so appealing. 

They send you men out, like Knights on Quests to hone their skills and improve themselves.

And all the TRADITIONAL Mentors -- 

forget it.

Men are presumptive predators. They're leaving Teaching in droves.

Religious Leaders are pariahs.

Sports Coaches are stigmatized as odds-on pedophiles.

Even The Military is sketchy with sexual goings-on.

James Stark :

Suppose you had to do something.

You had to go someplace and do this thing that was...

You know, it was very dangerous.

But it was Matter of Honour.

And you had to prove it.

What would you do?

Well, is there some kind of trick answer?

James Stark :

No, what would you do?

Pinnie :

Well, I wouldn't make a hasty decision.

Tell you what, Jimbo.

Let's get a little light on the subject.

Blood.

Jim, what happened?

What kind of trouble are you in?

James Stark :

The kind I was telling you about.

Now can you answer me?

Pinnie :

Nobody can make a snap decision.

It's one of those things that you...

James Stark :

You can't.

That's all there is to it.

It's something that you... 

Pinnie :

You just don't.

We've got to consider all the pros and cons.

James Stark :

I don't have time.

Pinnie :

We'll make time.

I'll get paper and we'll make a list.

And then if we're still stuck... we'll get some advice.

James Stark :

What can you do when you have to be a Man?

Pinnie :

Well...

James Stark :

No, you give me a Direct Answer!

Are you going to keep me from going?

Pinnie :

Did I ever stop you from anything?

You're at a wonderful age.

In ten years, you'll look back on this and wish...

James Stark :

Ten years?

I want an answer now. I need one.

Pinnie :

Listen, Jimbo, I'm just trying to show you how foolish you are.

When you're older, you'll look back at this.... 

and you'll laugh at yourself for thinking that this is so important.

It's not as if you were alone.

This has happened to every boy.

It happened to me when I was your age, maybe a year older.

Ratbag :

What's all the excitement?

I've been working hard getting this house in order...

Pinnie : 

Jim had blood on him.

He just ran out.

Ratbag :

And you didn't stop him?

That's The Edge.

That's The End.

Jim Stark :

Certainly is.

You know something?

I like you.

You know that?

Why do we do this?

You got to do something...

...now, don't you?

JAMES STARK :

Listen... I know a Place. 

Plato told me before. 

It's an old, deserted mansion...up by the planetarium. 

Want to go up there with me? 

You can Trust me, Judy. 

NATALIE WOULD :

Okay. 

•Unbelievable• that Old Biff could've chosen that particular date!

It could mean that that point in time contains some cosmic significance... Almost as though it were the temporal junction point for the ENTIRE space-time continuum...!

....on The Other Hand it could just be an INCREDIBLE coincidence.”

IT’S NEITHER

Old Biff from The Future is from 2015 in a stolen Time Machine he cannot operate, without instructions, or a manual —  he just pressed CTRL + Z on the keypad 3 times until he found somewhere he wanted to go — November 12th 1955.

As a shorthand toward understanding the two maximum states we flip between, Spence suggests we can regard one pole as having a “punk” character, while its opposite may be thought of as “hippie.”

In Spence’s lexicon, at least as I understand it (his own website will set you straight if.   wrong), punk maxima can be identified in a fashion vogue for short hair, tight clothes, short, punchy popular music, aggression, speedy drugs, and materialism. 

He focused on youth culture trends on the basis that young nervous systems registered the magnetic reversals most profoundly and reflected them back in the lineaments of the art and music they made or consumed. So far, so good.

In 1955, when our planet was bombarded by cycle 19 solar magnetic waves, young people in the West responded like needles in a groove with rock ’n’ roll’s tight jeans, short hair, biker JD aggression, short, fast songs, and widespread use of stimulant drugs like speed and coffee.

Silver Age comic-book punk was embodied by crew-cut Barry Allen in his speed suit. “Chemicals and Lighting” could have been a song or a band. 

The tight suits, establishment men, and emphasis on science and rationality are all typical, as are Stan Lee’s realistic superheroes such as the Fantastic Four and Spider-Man.