So the following week, we discuss each of our proposal of the island, each of us have a concept we like form each other proposal, so trough out the discussion we have this final island we all like to live in!
Fictional Island - No Constraints, No Money, No Time
To enter the island a ritual is required which must be held in the woods in order to remain close to nature. The ritual involves a song and dance whilst ‘eating money’ and ‘breaking time’. The concept of eating money is a demonstration that the individual has come to terms with the fact that money is only a materialistic factor in our world and that there is more to life than money. This supports the values of the Island, as there is no currency.
The transition of transcending to the island will only happen if the individual’s beliefs are genuine and once this is guaranteed and the ritual process has been successful the individual will be asked to take only 3 items with them to the island.
The way the humans physically enter the island is by ‘eating money’ and then once they need the toilet they will sit on a toilet seat and suddenly they will be transported to this world.
As there is no currency, in order to “buy” things you must trade with your belongings, therefore people will only have the most important items on them. This supports the idea that we live in a cluttered society with lots of things that we don’t actually use.
It also maintains a steady level of social status, where all habitants have similar power and wealth, and this would then eliminate greed. There will be an interesting twist for all as they will quickly discover that although they have been asked to bring their most important three items, they need to use them to exchange other important items to survive. This means that they will never have ‘favorite’ items as they will always circulate around the population.
All members of the island will be given a portion of the atmosphere, which they can use to build a ‘home’, from materials found on the island (these will at later stages be revealed).
On this island the main purpose of living is based on the journey of finding your own creature. This means that as humans enter the island they begin a search for the animal within them. And as ‘time’ (even though by this I don’t mean actual time) passes by they begin to morph into a creature.
They will communicate like humans do, but as this process develops further they start to communicate in different ways depending on which ‘creature’ they have morphed into. This morphing process will reveal interesting stages, which will cover the human side as well as the creature characteristics and features.
Energy is important in every world. We have to run on some form of ‘energy’, and in this world energy comes from waterfalls that are actually found everywhere. The elements of these waterfalls will mainly be composed of human liquid. The more humans morph into creatures the more they ‘shed’ a liquid which is human liquid that is then conserved by the creatures and taken to mountain tops where eventually they gather and become waterfalls. When in need of energy the creatures will go to these special waterfalls to collect the potion which will collected in special containers.
This is a comical twist on the current human race as they have used nature and ruined it in order to create energy for the world’s human race. However on this island it’s the other way round, nature is using human liquid to create energy.
The success is rated by determining how comfortable they have become in their own skin, in their new personalities and characteristics.
It is also about how successful they have been at leaving greed, hate, money- handling and time constraints back in the real world. This would mean they have fully grasped the concept of no financial stress and understanding how to deal with the politics of this island.
Another important aspect which also be a determining factor of success is; being environmentally aware and understanding the concept of ‘human waterfalls’ and why they exist.
They have to use them reasonably and not wasting energy. Only through this will they have access back to the real world.
Once this happens and they are transcended back, realizing that time had stopped in the real world and they can pick up their lives where they had left them, however this time taking into consideration the experience and life lessons they had undergone whilst being part of the island.
Below is summary of my group member islands proposal :
Julia's - Is a dream world and a form of meditation to be away from reality (as it's a hectic lifestyle) where you bring 3 items you love most into this island.
Hend's - A very interesting research and reality could be possible where future inhabitants live underground because of rising water level and global warming.
Laura's - A very mythical world which comes with stages of challenge and a new form of communication begin as you goes into this island and become a creature.
