James Cameron has created the greatest spiritual movie ever made up until now. Those of us with old souls cannot fail to see the dozens of evolutionary messages that float throughout the movie like an ocean of little awakenings. Cameron has created a whole new universe, one that is filled with hope for our future on earth despite the recent gloomy end-of-the-earth movements.

Since there is so much to say about this movie, I would like to focus primarily on the different forms of symbiosis that are found in “Avatar”. Throughout the movie there are three different forms of symbiosis: the one between humans; the one with animals and humans; and the one with Mother Nature and humans.

The human symbiosis happens when Jake Sully, the marine who is under cover as a Na’vi warrior, falls in love with Neytiri, the beautiful woman warrior on Pandora. Their symbiosis begins when Neytiri saves Jake from the wild forces of nature, and takes him under her wing to teach him the Omaticaya ways. It is a love-bond that is physical, mental and spiritual, and carries Jake away from his mundane world into a world of magic and wonder.

In Cameron’s movie, we find humans respecting animals when they kill them for food, and giving thanks for the life the animal has surrendered. It takes Jake Sully a long while before he can create a bond with the animals around him, but once he is in symbiosis, he becomes greater than before. In the end, the animals come to save Pandora from human destruction. The message is clear: love the animals and they in turn will love you back, in ways you cannot even imagine.

Finally, there is the great symbiosis with Eywa, Mother Earth, and the Na’vi warriors of Pandora. Eywa is the one who guides this race and protects them, who contains all memories of the past and who will intervene to save them from destruction. Jake is frequently called a “moron” when he first enters into contact with Eywa because he does not understand her great role for the Na’vi. With time he learns to pray to Eywa, to bond with her, and to fight with her.

“Avatar” is filled with messages of hope for the future. It speaks of the importance of bonding with all life around us, with stepping out of our modes of destruction and war we have so long held unto, and teaches us to see beyond monetary gain to planetary gain. It wakens up our desire to save our planet rather than rage war on it. I invite you to bathe in the magic and beauty Cameron has created, over and over again.