Blast door map notations/Theories

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  • The existence of a "Dharmatel intranet" suggests the Michael-Walt IM session could have been real and not merely Michael's hallucination.
  • The 'disease' and the 'remedy' could refer to 'the sickness' and its vaccine.
  • The disease and remedy could refer to the Hanso Foundation's experiments as mentioned in the Rachel Blake Hanso Exposed video.
  • Reference to C-4?

AH/MDG

The map on the Blast Door revealed what appears to make repeated references to the "AH/MDG Incident of 1985":

  • Caduceus Station believed to have been abandoned due to the AH/MDG incident of 1985
    • This is not possible since the Caduceus Station was still active after the survivors arrived on the Island. (recall "Maternity Leave") Therefore, this notation of the map is wrong. Radzinksy probably was "informed" that the station was abandoned before he died. However, the latin phrase above this notation may be a clue to the "treatment" that Claire recieved during her stay in the Caduceus Station.
      • unless the "abandoned" refers to the DHARMA Initiative leaving it, not to the fact that the Others/Hostiles now occupy it.
      • The Caduceus Station only seemed to be used briefly by the Others. After Claire's escape and Ethan's death, all the equipment was removed. It could be that the Others only stocked and occupied the station when they had a need.
  • From Following AH/MDG Incident
  • "AH" and "MDG" are likely initials. Perhaps a Hanso and a DeGroot?
  • AH - Alvar Hanso
  • MDG - DeGroot? or Magnus Hanso DeGroot
    • There is no reference to an M.DeGroot. This could refer to a child the couple had on the island. The island may only affect children. This would have been unknown if there were no children in the original research project. The DeGroots' child was the first, and caused the ultimate downfall of the entire DHARMA Initiative.
  • However, 'Incident' seems to have only been used in relation to The Swan station event.
  • Perhaps MDG = Magnetic Discharge Grid. This could be the system that dissipates the magnetic buildup from the Swan Station every 108 minutes. Perhaps it was sabotaged in an attempt to assassinate Alvar Hanso while he was in the Caduceus Station. Someone (The Others? Disgruntled DHARMA test subjects?) rigged the system to deliver a lethal energy pulse that would kill Hanso and his bodyguards and assistants. This is the 1985 "incident" that caused the abandonment of the station.
    • Unlikely because in "The Hunting Party" Tom quoted Alvar Hanso and remarked that it had been said by "somebody a whole lot smarter than anybody here". Mikhail also claimed to have been recruited by a magnificent man. The Others are likely to be related to Alvar Hanso and/or the initiative that his group had been funding.
  • "Incident" did not happen in the Caduceus as first thought - in Claire's flashbacks of that station everything was inhabitable, as well as intact, no structural signs of damage were visible. Highly unlikely that The Others could fix any sort of structural damage on their own without an architect, seeing as they're living in lean-to's.
  • Seems likely that no "incident of '85" occurred (it was just fictional to keep people bound to The Swan) - the orientation film in The Swan indicated an incident, but it had to have happened around or before 1980, as that is the copyright date for the film (although the film could easily have been faked, and that there was no incident, or the film is simply suggested to have been made in 1980, no actual evidence as of yet to suggest copyright date is real.)

Quotes

  • If the translation "Save yourselves from the spirits of the dead" is correct, it could quite possibly refer to Island occurrences like Jack's visions of his father, the visions of Walt after his abduction, Sawyer's boar, Wayne speaking to Kate through Sawyer, the Whispers, etc.
  • If the "Even evil is afraid of the dark" translation of Malum non fidit atra is correct, it could correlate to the way the Others only take the "good ones". The phrase may also refer to to the Others' apparent fear or avoidance of the Smoke Monster/Cerberus, which would somewhat explain the relative safety the fuselage section survivors have experienced in comparison to that of the Tailies.
  • If the line is Mus uni non fidit antro, meaning "A mouse does not rely on just one hole," it is slightly reminiscent of what Sayid once said to Kate about Sawyer, "You go after him now and he'll give you nothing. But if you wait, a rat will always lead you to its hole."
    • The quotations is more likely a clear reference to the Cerberus Vents of the monster.
    • Might refer to the similar expression, "Don't put all your eggs in one basket" Meaning, contingency plans/systems/backup stations.
    • Or the Mouse has an alternative exit strategies/holes.
  • "Save yourself from the spirits of the Dead.", Liberate te ex inferis, would seem to be a direct nod to the redemption themes woven throughout the show.
    • There might be a special meaning to the incorrect spelling.
  • "Lift up your hearts.": Immediately before the map is revealed, Locke tells would-be Henry Gale, "We have to lift it up" (referencing the doors) which would seem to connect with Sursum corda. Desmond also told Jack when they met at the stadium, "You have to lift it up, brother!" in reference to Jack's injured ankle.
  • "Consider nothing done if anything remains to be done.": (Nil actum reputa si quid superest agendum) is pretty much a fancy way of saying "It ain't over 'til it's over."
    • Maybe refers to Dharma having to follow through on what it started.
  • Possible meanings of "Malum consilium quod mutari non potest" ("It is a bad plan that can't be changed."):
    • Radzinsky and/or Kelvin were forming a plan to sabotage the work of The Others
    • In the Roman Republic, the "boni" ("Good Men," or "Optimates") were a political faction made up of the aristocracy. They sought to limit the power of the plebeians, or common people. The Others may similarly see themselves an elite group who derive their status from being genetically "superior," just as the "boni" inherited their status. Radzinsky and Kelvin might have been "bad people" ("mali") plotting against the self-proclaimed "good people" ("boni"), i.e., The Others.
    • Radzinsky's plan may have depended heavily on Kelvin, who (as Desmond discovered) could not be trusted. Thus, it was a bad plan, but it was Radzinsky's only hope of survival, so it "could not be changed."
    • Radzinsky may have decided at some point that his "bad" plan was doomed to failure, but he had already passed the point of no return. (It "could not be changed.") Subsequently, he grew despondent and committed suicide, leaving Kelvin to carry on by himself.
    • Or alternately: in desperation, Radzinsky decided to trigger the fail safe. This was where his "bad plan" reached the point were it "could not be changed." Kelvin may have killed Radzinsky (and lied about it to Desmond) to prevent him from doing this.
    • Could be a generalization that any plan that can't be changed is a bad plan.
    • Could refer to Dharma's pursuits in general. Once they started what they were doing there was no turning back. Since "incidents" occurred, those pursuits might be considered "bad".

Abbreviations, acronyms, initialisms

There are a number possible meanings for the various abbreviations and initials used on the map.

  • AH (Google: define AH)
    • Alvar Hanso
  • MDG (Google: define:MDG)
    • Magnus DeGroot
    • Because "MDG" only appears with "AH", it is possible that the "G" is an abbreviation for "group", i.e. "Alvar Hanso/MD Group".
    • Magnetic Distortion Generator
    • Magnetic Discharge Grid. This is the system that dissipates the magnetic buildup from the Swan Station every 108 minutes. Perhaps it was sabotaged in an attempt to assassinate Alvar Hanso while he was in the Caduceus Station. Someone (The Others? Disgruntled Dharma test subjects?) rigged the system to deliver a lethal energy pulse that would kill Hanso and his bodyguards and assistants. This is the 1985 "incident" that caused the abandonment of the station.
    • Maritime Dangerous Goods
  • CV (Google: define CV)
    • Roman numerals?
      • "105" in Roman numerals, meaning "CV I" is actually "106," "CV II" is "107," etc., but what is the significance? CVIV is not a properly formatted Roman numeral. 109 is CIX not CVIV.
      • From rustina at TWOP: "For what it's worth, I don't believe that the CVII, CVIII, etc. are full Roman numerals, but rather part Roman numerals. We all know that Roman numerals can be written with or without the horizontal bars on top and underneath, yes? On the super-snazzy high-res map, there are horizontal bars included -- but only over/under the letters after the CV. To me, this is a definitive indicator that the C and the V are initials that stand for something, many possibilities of which have been mentioned in this thread, and the I, II, III, etc. are the numbers part. So, rather than it being 106, 107, 108, etc., I think it's CV1, CV2, CV3, and so on."

CV1,2,3 Could refer to cross vertical, in many manufacturing institutions, this is a name for an undercroft. I work in Sony, and cannot say where (for reasons of i might lose my job!) But we have numerous undercroft tunnels under the plant, which all lead to particular testing areas which must be underground. I know a lot of manufacturers apart from Sony refer to them as CV 1, CV2 (cross vertical tunnel) etc.

    • cable visible, cable volt, cached vaccines, contamination vent, capacitance voltage, casualty victim, ceiling void, cement vault, Cerberus vessel, Cerberus victim, clinical virology, cloud vapor, compass variable, computer vestibule, computer virus, concealed vaccines, concealed valve, concealed video, concealed viewpoint, concrete vault, concrete vault, containment valve, control valve, control vessel, controlled variable, cooling vent, core vein, core vent, crash vector, crash victim, crash viewpoint, critical violation, curriculum vitae, cryogenic vault
    • Cerberus Vent (CV IV may be the hole near the Black Rock into which Locke was being pulled in "Exodus.")
    • Short for cave, civilization, covalent
    • DIHG
  • E.E.P. (Google: define EEP)
  • HC (Google: define HC)
    • "Hc is the measure of the coercive magnetic field strength in Oersted, or the point at which the magnet becomes demagnetized by an external field." (Could be related to the massive magnetism field that pulled Jack's key in "Man of Science, Man of Faith")
  • PRD (Google: define PRD)
  • REV (Google: define REV)
    • Review
    • Revision
    • Revelation
      • Revelation 4:2 - "Immediately I was in the Spirit. Behold, there was a throne set in heaven, and one sitting on the throne"
      • Revelation 2:2 - "I know your works, and your toil and perseverance, and that you can't tolerate evil men, and have tested those who call themselves apostles, and they are not, and found them false."
      • Revelation 2:4 - "But I have this against you, that you left your first love."
    • Initials of a person's name
  • R.V.S. (Google: define RVS)
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