The Blackberry Walk

Lilith is the archetypal Great Mother god which, according to Erich Neumann, is the 2nd major stage of psychic development. The Great Mother goddess gives birth (in the form of the creation of the LCL world) and kills (in the form of dissolving everyone into LCL). Lilith's forehead eye vagina is then fertilised by Shinji who, when in the form of Eva 01 wrapped in the sword of longinus, represents the sacred phallus. Human Instrumentality is much like the Great Mother in that it is a comforting warmth found in being looked after for by a higher power, supposedly bringing warmth and understanding by breaking down everyone's AT fields. However Shinji rejects Human Instrumentality and rejects the Great Mother. For the healthy development of a youth, the youth must go beyond with association with the Great Mother, since the Great Mother tightly chains the ego of the "young lover" (who in the case is Shinji) to herself. Just as Shinji rejected HI, Shinji must reject the Great Mother in order to move past this stage of his life. He must no longer be reliant on another to survive, but must survive in of himself. For only when the protagonist no longer is bound to the Great Mother can he embark on his Hero's Journey.