Is "Limitless" Based On Real-Life? Or Pure Fantasy?

You may be surprised to know that the hit movie and TV show "Limitless" were based on a real-life spiritual teacher! We'll explore the difference between what from "Limitless" is based on real-life, and what was made up for the movie.

Transcript

Hi,

This is a little bit about the movie and TV show Limitless.

In particular,

I'm going to discuss whether or not some of the ideas and technologies and things that happen there are real,

And also which I think are pure fantasy just invented for the screen.

My name is Brent Michael Phillips.

I'm the founder and creator of the Awakening Dynamic System of Energy,

Healing,

And Higher Consciousness,

And I'm here to talk about Limitless because I was told by the writer of the screenplay was one of the students.

Her name is Leslie Dixon,

And if you are her or know her and know better and this is not true,

Let me know.

I'll take this down.

No problem.

So please correct me if I'm wrong.

And it was based on a novel called The Dark Fields by Alan Glenn.

And what I was told was this,

That his teachings from the ancient mystery schools were part of what inspired the movie,

Not the only thing.

Now,

Of course,

If you go Google it online,

You'll have a lot of people thinking that it's based on different kinds of drugs.

Adderall is the obvious one.

So if I had to pick kind of the consensus community winner for what people think it's based on,

It would be Adderall.

But given what I learned and experienced with Carl,

What happened in the movie to me looks much more like what happens when someone went through his intensive life training process.

And so I want to call out the things that I think could be real in the movie,

Based on real people,

Real things,

Real technology,

Real work,

As well as some other things that I think were probably just invented for the screen.

And again,

If you actually know better,

Let me know,

Because I am a scientist at heart.

And the only way science progresses is if we put our hypotheses out there and are willing to hear new data points and make adjustments to our theories based on what really happens and knowing from people that know better.

So,

Big picture.

Is what happened in Limitless real in a literal sense?

No.

If you haven't seen the movie,

The concept is pretty simple.

The main character is down on his luck,

He's having a rough time,

And he discovers this magical wonder drug that supercharges his brain,

Gives him perfect recall and analytical ability and all these things.

And within the next few days,

He goes and does stock market trading and makes millions of dollars.

That sounds cool,

Right?

As far as I know,

There is no drug that is exactly that.

Partly because Carl found that you didn't really need the chemicals.

He found that by doing it with different groups,

99% of the benefit people got came from the energy work,

The consciousness that had nothing to do with putting chemicals in the body.

And so,

He decided that for some people,

The chemicals were actually dangerous and possibly destabilizing.

Instead,

It was done mostly with the energy of what we call the quantum field.

And I'm not going to go too much into that here.

I got a whole series on consciousness shifting,

On movement feedback holography,

On the quantum field to go into that aspect a lot deeper.

So,

Lots of Carl's work is available through here.

And in case you're not familiar with him or his work,

Just know there's one fact,

That I am the only person on the planet he ever gave permission to teach and practice this work.

So,

If it's not a real magic drug,

What is it based on?

Well,

It's actually pretty simple.

Carl's work was largely inspired by the teachings of the ancient mystery schools.

What I offer here is simply a new perspective,

A set of principles,

Ideas,

Data points that you can use to draw your own conclusions.

And so,

When I went through his program Intensive Life Training,

It was a six-month program and it was really intense.

No joke.

The name was no joke.

It was intense.

The goal was to make a transformation of the human energy field.

Basically,

Carl created his Intensive Life Training program to teach us the things that he thought every human should know,

But were almost never taught by our schools,

Our parents,

Etc.

How to manage the power of your mind,

How to manage your thoughts,

How to put consciousness and energy back into your body where you've lost it,

How to connect to the environment,

The space around you,

Things like that.

And when I was first learning about this work and I heard about the amazing things that happened when people went through the program,

I really thought it was some kind of superhero training,

That you would come out with mutant superpowers.

And I had some amazing experiences with him.

If you know my story,

I met Carl literally the day after I declared bankruptcy,

Perhaps the lowest point in my life.

And I did the work with him and within a few weeks I had made over $50,

000.

It was crazy.

Don't believe it just because I said it.

Have your own experience,

See what happens.

But I was there.

That really happened.

And so,

I heard other stories about people that did the six-month intensive,

They would get big jobs,

They would triple or 5x or even 10x their income.

Athletes,

Including those in Olympic sports that had never really gotten anywhere with their career,

Started winning medals.

He worked with a lot of people in entertainment,

Mainly writers,

But some directors,

Actors too,

Producers.

And I heard this steady stream of amazing things that happened.

So,

I really thought it was some kind of superhero training camp.

And that sounded great,

Right?

I remember when I first started the intensive life training,

One of his assistants who had done it the year before and was there to help out,

Said something like this.

She said,

You know,

A lot of us come here expecting superpowers,

But that's not it.

What we're really learning is just how to be a little bit better version of who we are.

And looking back,

That was almost 15 years ago now,

As I make this,

That's what it did.

It wasn't superpowers,

Though some miraculous things did occur.

For sure,

The main event was simply learning how to be a little bit better version of you,

How to be more present,

How to feel your body,

How to access your intuition,

How to focus the power of your mind,

How to have a mutant superpower like Magneto or Wolverine or Superman or Batman,

Right?

But these are powerful things.

And if you come to my trainings,

One of the teachings I like to reference a lot because it's so powerful is this.

Most of the big changes in life come from small changes compounded over time.

And so,

Is it some giant miracle that he hit you with a healing stick and suddenly you double your income?

No.

But by being a little bit better version of you,

A little more on time,

A little more connected,

A little more consciousness in your body,

A little more aware,

A little more intuitive,

Etc.

,

That compounds over time.

And so,

Long story short,

A lot of the stuff you see in the movie is made up.

As far as I know,

And I don't know personally the author or the writer or any of these people,

As far as I know,

Those events were chosen for a dramatic effect.

That for most people,

You don't go to Carl's work and then go stock trade and make a million dollars overnight.

I mean,

I suppose it could happen,

But that's not what it's about.

But it made a good movie and a good TV show,

Didn't it?

Though,

Again,

I'll warn you,

It's not a magic pill that's going to solve all your problems overnight.

People do experience miracles.

And I have seen over 2,

000 legitimate medical miracles with my private session clients.

But I can't promise that.

What I can promise you is a pathway to freedom.

I can promise you I will show you simple,

Easy techniques,

Teachings,

Etc.

,

That will make you a little bit better version of you.

Because that's the real message behind Limitless.

We can all have a much better life.

We just need to find the right teachers,

The right technology,

The right program to pull it together.

And can you make more money,

Heal your body,

Make a lot of friends,

Be a much better version of you?

100% absolutely.

Just don't hold your breath that it's going to be a magic pill that does it overnight.

But hey,

Maybe you'll get lucky.

Maybe there will be a pill released at some point that does exactly this.

But as I make this today,

In 2023,

There isn't.

I'll just warn you,

I'm a little intense.

I'm obsessed with the truth.

And I don't tolerate nonsense and BS.

Until next time,

Please take care,

And Namaste.