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There is a comment on the blast door map attributed to the swan station – No connection to island wide EEP network.

I was intrigued by the meaning of EEP. The first thing that popped into my head was that it was a fusion of ESP (extra-sensory perception) and EEG (electro-encephalogram). A little further digging showed that the Dharma Initiative were very interested in ‘parapsychology’ – which is obviously strongly linked to ESP.

I hope this is going to make sense – it isn’t easy to put into words. This theory is based around the idea that EEP is some form of enhanced ESP. Let us imagine that the Dharma Initiative had generated some means to access the collective consciousness. Perhaps one of the Dharma stations allowed particular Dharma scientists to ‘access minds’. I am not predicting that this particular experiment was perfected, but that it was attempted and was at least partially successful. Dharma intended to set up a Utopian society, and being able to differentiate the good from the bad would be vital to such a society.

Since we have proof of an ‘island wide EEP network’, what if certain individuals (maybe with certain psychic powers) could access this network independently of the Dharma station. What if Ben was one of these people? What if Ben decided that Dharma had failed in generating the Utopian society, but that due to his ability to access this EEP network, Ben could generate the Utopian society? Why not wipe the slate clean and start again i.e. the Purge!

From this point on, Ben took it upon himself to use his ability to access this EEP network to start his own Utopian society – i.e. he would decide if people were ‘good’ enough to belong. He certainly seems very able to predict how certain individuals will react to certain situations.

Note – I would not dismiss the fact that the EEP network may explain Jacob. Maybe he is the one that predicts ‘good’ vs ‘bad’? Maybe he decided that Ben was ‘bad’? All stuff to think about.

It is also interesting that the blast door map claims that the Swan station had no connection to the EEP network i.e. Ben would not be able to access the consciousness of individuals within the Swan station. Being the control freak he is, he allows himself to be captured (assuming the persona of Henry Gale), to ensure he can enter the Swan to see what is going on – although this does possibly suggest that Rousseau is complicitous in these actions.

Side effects of this EEP network/collective consciousness. An individual’s subconsciousness could become more ‘real’ – i.e. the supposed hallucinations the losties experience are simply some kind of heightened consciousness. Just look at Hurley’s experience with Dave. It is absolutely in character that Hurley’s subconscious would doubt his relationship with Libby. The fact that the EEP network is island wide might also explain why individuals can share ‘hallucinations’ e.g. The black horse witnessed by Sawyer/Kate.

Is Rose so convinced that Bernard is alive in Series 1 due to this network and the stronger psychological ties between man and wife? Does it explain anything else? The Whispers?? Are the whispers an indication that the Dharma station that controls the network is being used? What is interesting is that the whisper transcripts seem to be a combination of certain individuals having a conversation that seems to relate to what is going on at that precise moment and the subconscious of the individual hearing the whispers e.g. Sawyer hears whispers that relate to his current task i.e. killing the boar and also include comments from Frank Duckett – the man he killed.

Does this explain the appearance of Harper in ‘The Other Woman’. Can you ‘project’ your image via the EEP network (possibly via the Dharma station).

It appears from the blast door map that Cerberus malfunctioned. I think most people believe that Cerberus is Smokey. Is the Cerberus malfunction due to the fact that it somehow accessed the EEP network?? As a result Cerberus is now greatly influenced by this collective consciousness. Was the wild thrashing at the beginning of Series 1 simply due to a large increase in this collective consciousness, causing an overload in the Cerberus system? If it is influenced by consciousness, this might explain why it attacked Eko. Eko was someone who wanted to believe that he was not a bad man – but deep down inside did not believe that he could atone for his past sins. Cerberus could sense that Eko regarded himself as ‘bad’ and therefore needed to be eliminated.

The Sonar Fence – Is the area surrounded by the sonar fence protected from this EEP network? Cerberus cannot pass through the Sonar Fence because it is somehow connected to the EEP network.

Finally, is Walt similar to Ben. He has the ability to access this EEP network – he ‘projects’ to Shannon via the EEP network, but cannot control the effects . In fact his ‘psychic’ powers are so great that the Others are frightened by what Walt might do if he continually accesses this EEP network. Could he actually control individuals??

Anyway, all good stuff to think about!!

Key characters

Short Name	Full Name	Episodes	Theories
Hurley	Hugo “Hurley” Reyes	2.18, 2.4, 1.18, 4.1, 4.12	580
Kate	Katherine “Kate” Austen	3.6, 1.2, 1.3, 2.9, 1.12, 1.16, 1.22, 3.15, 4.4, 4.12	734
Sawyer	James “Sawyer” Ford	3.4, 2.3, 2.6, 2.13, 1.16, 3.10	472
Shannon	Shannon Rutherford	2.1, 1.8	125
Walt	Walter “Walt” Lloyd	2.2, 1.14	363

Key episodes

#	Title	Aired	Central character	Theories
3.20	The Man Behind The Curtain	5-9-2007	Ben	427
2.18	Dave	4-5-2006	Hurley	142
2.17	Lockdown	3-29-2006	John	155

Key events

Theme	Relevant Episodes	Theories
Revealing of the blast door map	2.17	149

Key locations

Theme	Relevant Episodes	Theories
The blast door map	2.17	165

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