Sophie wang

Category: thoughts

  • Metaphysics–Do not ask Heaven, Ask me. 

    This winter break, feeling anxious and lost, I started studying metaphysics.

    People always say that we only seek medicine when we are sick. When life is hard and the future is unclear, metaphysics becomes a form of comfort.

    The low pay and instability of my art internship made me doubt my choices. I turned to metaphysics for answers. It generally falls into two categories: Innate Destiny (like Chinese Bazi or Western Astrology), which reveals your natural traits and life path; and Prediction (like I Ching or Tarot), used to calculate the outcomes of specific events.

    After studying deeply, my view changed. Metaphysics is not just a relief for emotions. It is a logical system, much like math or physics—a tool to help us explore the world and ourselves.

    Prediction: Curves and Tangents

    Relying on divination and losing your free will is a mistake. If life is a mathematical function, our experiences are a rising and falling curve. Divination is like a tangent line at a single point on that curve: it predicts a trend based on your current state, but it cannot lock in a final destination.

    The future changes with your mindset. If you are anxious now, the prediction will be dark. If you are confident, the result will be bright. I realized that life is not set in stone; we always have the power to create.

    Innate Attributes: The Manual

    To me, metaphysics is not about foretelling the future. It is a user manual—a tool to understand and use myself better to reach my goals.

    Life is like a MOBA game. We all play different characters with different stats. No character is “weak”; they just require different strategies. Some are built to take damage, some to deal it. Some are strong early on, while others need time to grow. Metaphysics reveals these fixed starting attributes: your personality, your talents, and your timing. To win the game, you must understand your character’s strengths and act accordingly.

    Therefore

    Reading my own chart restored my confidence. I am now more determined to follow the path of art. My chart tells me that my deep sensitivity and desire to explore the spiritual world are my unique gifts. Fine art is not just my passion; it is a field where I can truly succeed. My current struggles and quiet accumulation are simply gathering energy for a future breakout.

    This winter, my mind and soul grew. Metaphysics didn’t give me a “result”—it gave me “instructions.”

    I no longer ask the universe”Will I get what I want” ，instead，I ask “How do I get what I want” ;

    I no longer fear uncertainty. Instead, I focus on knowing myself and pushing my potential to the fullest.

    For the final outcome, do not ask others and universe.  Only ask me.

  • exploration idea

    Part 1: The Vision (Thoughts)

    Philosophy The ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius once said, “If one hears the Way (the Truth) in the morning, one can die content in the evening.” I deeply identify with this sentiment.

    For me, exploration is divided into two parts:

    1. Outward Exploration: Understanding nature, time, the universe, and philosophical worldviews.
    2. Inward Exploration: Understanding my identity, emotions, consciousness, and the meaning of existence.

    I am forever fascinated by the colorful diversity of the vast world, and I am forever moved by the fact that we can perceive our own existence. Therefore, in my artistic creation and my life, I constantly explore, learn, and perceive. To think is my greatest goal.

    Core Goals

    • Explore the External, Perceive the Internal.
    • Reduce bias against vulnerable groups in the world.

    Part 2: Specific Themes

    Connection Between Civilizations

    • Prehistoric Civilizations: Sanxingdui, the Pyramids, and Atlantis.
    • The Collective Unconscious: DNA memories, and the serpent-bodied figures in legends (Fuxi and Nuwa).
    • Origins: Where do we come from? Exploring connections through Religion and the Tao.

    History and Reality

    • Truth vs. Fabrication: History is often a doll dressed by the victors. I seek the “Fire” (Li Trigram) to burn away the false and reveal the true.
    • Time and Perception: Dreams vs. Reality, “Dreamcore,” and the fluidity of Past, Present, and Future.
    • The Dream of Life: As the classic poem suggests, “Life is a vast dream; waking up, the smoke vanishes.”
    • Existentialism: Life is not a destination; it is a journey.
    • Spiritual Survival: Using Taoist philosophy to maintain mental freedom in a chaotic world.

    Eastern Culture: The Spirit of Resistance

    • Active Struggle: Unlike the Western myth of Noah’s Ark (escaping the disaster), Eastern mythology focuses on fighting back and fixing the world (e.g., Great Yu Controls the Waters, Nuwa Mends the Sky, The Foolish Old Man Removes the Mountains).
    • This represents a unique form of Existentialism.

    The Universe and Origins

    • Physics and the Tao: Time is an illusion; the past and present happen simultaneously.
    • The Multiverse: Dreams are merely jumps between parallel worlds.

    Mysticlsm and Mathematics

    • Self-Exploration: Comparing Eastern systems (Ba Zi, Zi Wei Dou Shu) with Western Astrology (Star Charts).
    • Life as Calculus: Life is a curve. Fortune-telling is simply calculating the derivative—finding the tangent point of the current moment. Metaphysics is essentially mathematics.

    Duality and Opposition

    • Eternity vs. Change: Perception is subjective; everyone sees a different world.
    • Macro vs. Micro: The relationship between the Universe and the Human Body (e.g., the myth of Kuafu Chasing the Sun).

    ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder)

    • Inner vs. Outer Worlds: Exploring the boundary between the two.
    • Breaking the Barrier: Using “Fire” to burn away hypocrisy and reveal the raw, authentic self—removing the invisible membrane that separates neurodivergent individuals from others.

    Animals and Nature

    • Mythological Creatures: Analyzing fantasy creatures from the Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shan Hai Jing) as potential memories of prehistoric civilizations.
    • Animal Protection: The SIP Project and custom dolls.
    • “It Matters to This One”: (Reference to the Starfish Story)—Focusing on saving individual lives even if you cannot save the whole world.

  • This fish cares. And this one too

    A few days ago, a major fire broke out in Hong Kong. Eight residential buildings under exterior renovation caught fire in dry, windy conditions. The flames spread uncontrollably and burned for over thirty hours, until nothing was left. 

    I had only seen scenes like this in movies. I could not believe it was real.

    That night, I barely slept. On the news, alongside cries for help, people left messages: “There’s a cat at home.” “There’s a dog.” For the first time, I fully realized that in disasters, the trapped are not only humans. I cannot imagine the fear and helplessness of pets left alone when the fire arrived.

    The next day, as the fire weakened, firefighters entered for rescue. Good news came one after another as residents were saved. What moved me most was that they also rescued many animals: a 15-year-old dog, an 18-year-old cat, a parrot, and even a snake, a turtle, and a tank of goldfish… I was deeply moved. I have pets myself, and I know they are never “just animals,” but irreplaceable family.

    Honestly, the rescue of these animals moved me even more than the rescue of people. Saving people is what we naturally expect of firefighters. But in such a disaster, they still searched carefully for a tank of goldfish—this is what I truly admire.

    To some, in the face of catastrophe, the lives of cats and dogs seem insignificant, and goldfish or hamsters even more so. Yet it is precisely these “insignificant” lives that most clearly test a society’s respect for life.

    I was suddenly reminded of a story:

    One morning, I walked along the shore and saw countless little fish trapped in shallow pools. Soon the water would evaporate, and they would die. Ahead, a little boy kept bending down, picking up fish and throwing them back into the sea.

    I asked him, “There are hundreds, even thousands. You can’t save them all.”

    “I know,” he said.

    “Then why do it? Who cares?”

    “This fish cares,” he said, tossing another fish into the sea.

    He kept repeating, “This little fish cares. And this one too.

    And this one, and this one…”

    This disaster made me realize that Hong Kong is a truly warm and civilized city. I love my country, yet I must admit with sadness that in many parts of mainland China, ideas such as “all life is equal” and “animals deserve to be seen” are still far from widely accepted. I hope to use art to make these overlooked lives truly visible.

    In a fire that burned down eight buildings, who would care about a tank of goldfish?

    owner cares. kind people cares.

    This fish cares. And this one too.