Late last year, in anticipation of The Matrix Resurrections, I binge-watched the original

three movies and was deep into the matrix world. But after watching the learning videos on

“spitting out the hook” for module three, the clip looked and felt different.

Earlier in the film, the Oracle told Neo he wasn’t “the one.” That thought rooted itself deep in his

brain and emotions. Therefore, when the agents brought the conflict to him, he took the bait

and was easily overpowered. He no longer believed in himself or what he was capable of. If

you have an internal conflict clouding your judgment, you become an open door for anyone to

walk in and hook you. You are off-balance.

On the flip side, Trinity was told that she would fall in love with “the one.” And she, too,

believed this message wholeheartedly. Trinity told Neo that he must be the one because she

was in love with him. She changed his mindset. He went from doubting his reality to believing

in himself. Once he could see the truth of his being, conflict looked different. In the clip, he

woke up and said “no” as the conflict was coming at him. At that point, he took control and had

the power to stop and examine the conflict coming at him calmly. Neo saw the conflict through

new eyes. The fight was no longer a force coming at him but rather particles of code he could

navigate through. When Agent Smith charged him, there was nothing he could throw at Neo to

get him to engage. He turned away and deflected the conflict, and it all fell away. If you don’t

get reeled in, you aren’t in a position to lose or be overtaken.

When the conflict falls away, Neo reshifts his focus and enters Agent Smith, and he

breaks up into a burst of light. That can be seen as a metaphor for changing the mindset of the

person bringing conflict. If you can center yourself before you engage in the conflict, you can

help the other person see the light from a different angle.