In some way or another most of us are "stuck"-in a secret sin we can't control or maybe by an inability to stand up for ourselves. In Escaping the Matrix, authors Gregory A. Boyd and Al Larson use the vehicle of The Matrix film trilogy to argue that our struggles with habitual sin, thought patterns, damaged emotions, and phobias happen because we do not know how to take charge of the way we experience reality. The authors draw on biblical and psychological insights to provide practical resources for helping believers escape the matrix of the world system that ensnares them. While this book is aimed at the newest generation of Christian readers, all ages will be inspired by the book's innovative strategies for experiencing a deeper life in Christ.

What if you were to discover that from day one, through no fault of your own, your mind has been coding itself to become the person you are today: stressed, busy and unfulfilled - and hiding the REAL YOU behind a mask of a 'happy face', showing the world that you are fine and everything is perfect?What if you realized that the first seven years of your life have shaped everything you do today and through this 'hypnotic' coding you had inherited a dangerous blueprint that is currently making 95% of your choices?What if you learned that your thinking has been hijacked by your subconscious mind, a super-powerful computer which is now controlling your 'reality'? And what if, by becoming aware of this, it will lead you to reclaim your true authentic self, change your reality and live your life beyond your wildest dreams? This is a must-read, easy-to-follow book on how to wake up to the fact that we have been enslaved by our subconscious mind (a.k.a. The Matrix), how to make decisions about what you REALLY want out of life, and how to go about re-coding your own mind so things like fogginess and self-sabotage become things of the past.

We are not meant to be depressed, yet millions of people worldwide suffer, from mild to chronic, depression, and don't know why. Escape the Matrix of Depression will help you to understand the core reasons why a pandemic of depression darkens the world, and how you can free yourself. This book will explore and answer the questions: Is humanity programmed to be depressed through education, religion, culture and more? Did the Great Depression cause our ancestors to be depressed, and have we inherited depression in our DNA? Could depression be a survival mechanism for habitual Negative Thinking? Is depression the result of suppressing our real selves? You will learn how to overcome depression by learning how to turn off the four Disempowering Programs that cause depression. Recognize, and stop, Negative Thinking. Self-Expression as a key for healing. The importance of Self-Permission. How Beliefs set the stage for depression. Trusting Yourself and how to do it. Depression and the Vibrational Parasite. Also, included, is a chapter on Teen Depression, and how to help your teen. Author, Nanice Ellis overcame many years of depression in her own life, and has helped countless people worldwide awaken from depression, and reclaim their lives.

If you are an ACT practitioner or mental health professional, this eagerly awaited resource is an essential addition to your professional library. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is an evidence-based therapy that has been successful in treating a variety of psychological issues, such anxiety, depression, substance abuse, trauma, eating disorders, and more. In contrast to other treatment options, ACT has proven extremely effective in helping clients who are “stuck” in unhealthy thought patterns by encouraging them align their values with their thoughts and actions. However, the ACT model is complex, and it’s not always easy to use. Traditionally, ACT is delivered with a focus around six core processes that are often referred to as the hexaflex: cognitive defusion, acceptance, contact with the present moment, observing the self, values, and committed action. Each of these core processes serves a specific function, but they are often made more complex than needed in both theory and in practice. So what if there was a way to simplify ACT in your sessions with clients? Edited by clinical psychologists and popular ACT workshop leaders Kevin L. Polk and Benjamin Schoendorff, The ACT Matrix fuses the six core principles of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) into a simplified, easy-to-apply approach that focuses on client actions and behavior as workable or unworkable, rather than good or bad. Most importantly, you’ll learn how this innovative approach can be used to deliver ACT more effectively in a variety of settings and contexts, even when clients are resistant or unmotivated to participate. This is the first book to utilize the ACT Matrix model, and it is a must-read for any ACT practitioner looking to streamline his or her therapeutic approach.

Did you know that we (and all life) are unknowingly imprisoned? That your perception of Reality has little to do with the truth? In these ways, our existence is like the virtual reality in the movie, The Matrix. The differences are more overwhelming, including that our Real Matrix emerged through abiogenesis and evolution processes without intention nor direction (i.e., no sentient machines), and that there is no escape through taking a Red Pill. Welcome to Our Real Matrix proves all this using accepted science taken to its logical conclusion. It then explores the consequences of this truth and the possible paths for how and why to live this life, including the philosophies of Stoicism, Buddhism, and Existentialism. Finally, it introduces a community, the Purplepills Society, that has been established to continue the scientific and philosophical discussion.

If I could teach you one thing, it would be this: you are energy. If I could teach you a second thing, it would be that your energy affects humanity and the planet. Then I would teach you that you are not your wounds. I would walk you through the process of spiritual expansion. I would open your heart to the energy of compassion. I would teach you how to navigate an ego death. I would teach you how to hone in on the vibration of your dream. I would show you everything that I see in the quantum field. I would teach you how to manage your energy so that you can birth your dream. I would ask you to join me in creating compassion on planet earth so that we may end violence and create a planet of peace that lives in harmony with Mother Earth. Welcome to The Matrix Teachings. We have been taught partial truths and fed illusion. It is time to wake up and become the empowered energetic creators that we were born to be. We are all connected energetically, so as we birth our individual dreams, we birth our collective dream. We all want to live on a healthy planet, and we all want violence to end. Who are we? We are compassion-based human beings who are agents of positive change. The Matrix Teachings is your energetic guide for dream birthing. Whether your dream is harmony in your family, healing, or birthing a business, this book explains how to do it. We are far more empowered than we know. We are energy, and we are dream birthers. Join me in the quantum field. I’ll meet you in the matrix. We will dance the dream.

Two boys are trapped inside a virtual reality computer game named Insectoids.