Metaphysics is all about the intangible side of our existence.  One of the best examples of a metaphysical experience is the one Dr. Jill Bolte-Taylor describes in her book: “Stroke of Insight.”  She also has a seventeen minute video on TED.com explaining her experience.  She had a golf ball-sized tumor in the left hemisphere that prevented her ability to receive energy waves in terms of frequency.  She could only envision her universe through the analog capability of her right hemisphere, thereby seeing the holistic totality of the intangible.  She became an instant metaphysician.

"The first philosophy (Metaphysics) is universal and is exclusively concerned with primary substance. And here we will have the science to study that which is just as that which is, both in its essence and in the properties which, just as a thing that is, it has." (Aristotle, 340BC)

"Somebody who only reads newspapers and at best books of contemporary authors looks to me like an extremely near-sighted person who scorns eyeglasses. He is completely dependent on the prejudices and fashions of his times, since he never gets to see or hear anything else. And what a person thinks on his own without being stimulated by the thoughts and experiences of other people is even in the best case rather paltry and monotonous. There are only a few enlightened people with a lucid mind and style and with good taste within a century. What has been preserved of their work belongs among the most precious possessions of mankind. We owe it to a few writers of antiquity (Plato, Aristotle, etc.) that the people in the Middle Ages could slowly extricate themselves from the superstitions and ignorance that had darkened life for more than half a millennium. Nothing is more needed to overcome the modernist's snobbishness." (Albert Einstein, 1954)

"With respect to the responsibility of intellectuals, there are still other, equally disturbing questions. Intellectuals are in a position to expose the lies of governments, to analyze actions according to their causes and motives and often hidden intentions. In the Western world, at least, they have the power that comes from political liberty, from access to information and freedom of expression. For a privileged minority, Western democracy provides the leisure, the facilities, and the training to seek the truth lying hidden behind the veil of distortion and misrepresentation, ideology and class interest, through which the events of current history are presented to us. The responsibilities of intellectuals, then, are much deeper than what Macdonald calls the "responsibility of people," given the unique privileges that intellectuals enjoy.

"Consider the remarks of Henry Kissinger in his concluding remarks at the Harvard-Oxford television debate on America's Vietnam policies. He observed, rather sadly, that what disturbs him most is that others question not our judgment, but our motives--a remarkable comment by a man whose professional concern is political analysis, that is, analysis of the actions of governments in terms of motives that are unexpressed in official propaganda and perhaps only dimly perceived by those whose acts they govern. No one would be disturbed by an analysis of the political behavior of the Russians, French, or Tanzanians questioning their motives and interpreting their actions by the long-range interests concealed behind their official rhetoric. But it is an article of faith that American motives are pure, and not subject to analysis. Although it is nothing new in American intellectual history--or, for that matter, in the general history of imperialist apologia--this innocence becomes increasingly distasteful as the power it serves grows more dominant in world affairs, and more capable, therefore, of the unconstrained viciousness that the mass media present to us each day. We are hardly the first power in history to combine material interests, great technological capacity, and an utter disregard for the suffering and misery of the lower orders. The long tradition of naivet�© and self-righteousness that disfigures our intellectual history, however, must serve as a warning to the third world, if such a warning is needed, as to how our protestations of sincerity and benign intent are to be interpreted." (Noam Chomsky, 1967)

"Wisdom begins with the definition of terms." (Aristotle)

Understanding metaphysics is essential to understanding our world. Physics and metaphysics combine to create the duality of consciousness. They are the Time/Space of Einstein, particle/wave of Quantum Mechanics, the body/soul of human beings and the left/right chambers of the brain. Metaphysics can be described as the "knowledge to be what the physical form appears to be." Nikola Tesla called it instinct, others call it intuition, yet others refer to it as Truth personified.

Metaphysics means "beyond physical." In other words, the form is not the essence of what we behold. Beyond the form is an essence that we could refer to as a bundle of Thoughts. Just like an acorn contains the thoughts to become an oak tree, our human DNA has the thoughts to become a full-grown human being. We can identify with our body as contained in a three-dimensional environment that can be compared to a fractal. Therein is what we interpret as our universe. All manifestations of thought exist within their own fractal universe. All fractal universes communicate their being and are connected to greater thoughts.

In our current form, additional dimensions are beyond the brain's capability to understand simply because it is hard wired to interpret the physical senses within the three dimensions. The metaphysical "we" can visualize the possibility of endless dimensions that consciousness can eventually explore. That is the realm of higher mathematics that Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein and many others have envisioned.

Since our ego is insistent upon judging physical limitations, rather than accept the connectivity of all life, it must be put aside as the leader of our thoughts if we are to break through the strife we have caused ourselves. It is only through taking ego's control away from running our lives that we may unify our individual fractals and create universal peace.

Chomsky is a master of linguistics and proposes that language and grammar are inborn for all humans. Duality in normal language is expressed in words like Being, Matter, Sense and others. They can be used as nouns or verbs, creating linguistic duality. All observable phenomena must have dual nature to have existence.

"God is Supreme Being the verb, not the noun." R. Buckminster (Bucky) Fuller

This Fuller quote basically says that God is metaphysical. In order to exist, God must have a physical nature as well. In Christian dogma, this is achieved by creating a Jesus to represent the missing half. This is usually enough to satisfy the requirements for a religion.

"If you want to control a population, give them a religion." Noam Chomsky

When Einstein refers to the snobbishness of the modernist, he is referring to the materialistic view of the ego structure. Smug and self-satisfied egos have no time for the plight of others. Conservatism, Fascism, Imperialism, etc., all stem from the left hemisphere (digital) of the brain. Depending upon the level of control and manipulation these isms have will determine the health (or illness) of the society. The balancing factors from the right hemisphere (analog) include love, compassion and cooperation. Unless leadership is founded on maintaining balance between Physics and Metaphysics, suffering will occur. Witness North Korean society

There are plenty of examples in the artistic world of out-of-balance societies. One of the more famous ones is depicted in George Orwell's "1984." (Kim Jong-Un must be an avid reader of that book.) Orwell is best remembered for his political commentary as a left-wing anti-totalitarian. As he explained in the essay "Why I Write" (1946), "Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism, as I understand it." To that end Orwell used his fiction as well as his journalism to defend his political convictions. He first achieved widespread acclaim with his fictional novella Animal Farm and cemented his place in history with the publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four shortly before his death.

In "The Time Machine," H. G. Wells describes a future society where the separation of society is portrayed by the Eloi and Morlocks. The innocent and playful Eloi are bred as domesticated animals to be used as a source of protein by the Morlocks. Whenever a siren is sounded, (much like the sounding of church bells on Sundays) the Eloi start marching like zombies towards an entrance that leads to the subterranean habitat of the Morlocks. After enough food has entered, the siren stops and the doors are closed. When the protagonist (Wells) discovers his time machine has been moved into the entrance, he finds a way to the web of tunnels beneath the surface and discovers the purpose of the Eloi. He returns to the surface to rally the Eloi by waking them out of their stupor and eventually overcome the Morlocks. This novel could perhaps be an analogy for how the current slave masters "eat" people's minds to make them do their bidding.

Current society is separated into the Military/Industrial Complex versus Mother Nature -- Morlocks against Eloi, representing Physical and Metaphysical. Probably the best movie to display this conflict is James Cameron's "Avatar."

Scenario (from Wikipedia)

In 2154, humans have depleted Earth's natural resources, leading to a severe energy crisis. The Resources Development Administration (RDA for short) mines for a valuable mineral -- unobtanium -- on Pandora, a densely forested habitable moon orbiting the gas giant Polyphemus in the Alpha Centauri star system. Pandora, whose atmosphere is poisonous to humans, is inhabited by the Na'vi, a species of 10-foot tall (3.0 m), blue-skinned, sapient humanoids that live in harmony with nature and worship a mother goddess named Eywa.

To explore Pandora's biosphere, scientists use Na'vi-human hybrids called "avatars," operated by genetically matched humans; Jake Sully, a paraplegic former Marine, replaces his deceased identical twin brother as an operator of one. Dr. Grace Augustine, head of the Avatar Program, considers Sully an inadequate replacement but accepts his assignment as a bodyguard. While protecting the avatars of Grace and fellow scientist Dr. Norm Spellman as they collect biological data, Jake's avatar is attacked by a thanator and flees into the forest, where he is rescued by Neytiri, a female Na'vi. Witnessing an auspicious sign, she takes him to her clan, whereupon Neytiri's mother Mo'at, the clan's spiritual leader, orders her daughter to initiate Jake into their society.

Colonel Miles Quaritch, head of RDA's private security force, promises Jake that the company will restore his legs if he gathers information about the Na'vi and the clan's gathering place, a giant tree called Hometree, on grounds that it stands above the richest deposit of unobtanium in the area. When Grace learns of this, she transfers herself, Jake, and Norm to an outpost. Over the following three months, Jake grows to sympathize with the natives. After Jake is initiated into the tribe, he and Neytiri choose each other as mates, and soon afterward, Jake reveals his change of allegiance when he attempts to disable a bulldozer that threatens to destroy a sacred Na'vi site. When Quaritch shows a video recording of Jake's attack on the bulldozer to Administrator Parker Selfridge, and another in which Jake admits that the Na'vi will never abandon Hometree, Selfridge orders Hometree destroyed.

Despite Grace's argument that destroying Hometree could damage the biological neural network native to Pandora, Selfridge gives Jake and Grace one hour to convince the Na'vi to evacuate before commencing the attack. While trying to warn the Na'vi, Jake confesses to being a spy and the Na'vi take him and Grace captive. Seeing this, Quaritch's men destroy Hometree, killing Neytiri's father (the clan chief) and many others. Mo'at frees Jake and Grace, but they are detached from their avatars and imprisoned by Quaritch's forces. Pilot Trudy Chacon, disgusted by Quaritch's brutality, carries them to Grace's outpost, but during the escape, Quaritch fires at them, hitting Grace.

To regain the Na'vi's trust, Jake connects his mind to that of Toruk, a dragon-like predator feared and honored by the Na'vi. Jake finds the refugees at the sacred Tree of Souls and pleads with Mo'at to heal Grace. The clan attempts to transfer Grace from her human body into her avatar with the aid of the Tree of Souls, but she dies before the process can be completed.

Supported by the new chief Tsu'tey, who acts as Jake's translator, Jake speaks to unite the clan and tells them to gather all of the clans to battle against the RDA. Noticing the impending gathering, Quaritch organizes a pre-emptive strike against the Tree of Souls, believing that its destruction will demoralize the natives. On the eve of battle, Jake prays to Eywa, via a neural connection to the Tree of Souls, to intercede on behalf of the Na'vi.

During the subsequent battle, the Na'vi suffer heavy casualties, including Tsu'tey and Trudy; but are rescued when Pandoran wildlife unexpectedly join the attack and overwhelm the humans, which Neytiri interprets as Eywa's answer to Jake's prayer. Jake destroys a makeshift bomber before it can reach the Tree of Souls; Quaritch escapes from his own damaged aircraft, wearing an AMP suit and breaks open the avatar link unit containing Jake's human body, exposing it to Pandora's poisonous atmosphere. Quaritch prepares to slit the throat of Jake's avatar, but Neytiri kills Quaritch and saves Jake from suffocation.

With the exceptions of Jake, Norm and a select few others, all humans are expelled from Pandora and sent back to Earth, after which Jake is permanently transferred into his avatar with the aid of the Tree of Souls.

The metaphysical relationship of Pandora to its inhabitants (trees included) is the same as the relationship of Mother Earth to its creations, (us included.) When the Na'vi greet each other, they begin by saying "I see you," referring to the kindred metaphysical spirit that binds us all. Pandora is a planet that is in total balance of physical and metaphysical natures. It is only a matter of time before Mother Earth addresses the greed and power of the military/industrial complex that currently rules.
 

There have been societies on earth that seem analogous to the Na’vi, primarily the indigenous populations of the Western World and the Pacific Ocean island societies, as well as Australian aborigines. They were all in touch with their metaphysical nature and in synchronicity with Mother Earth.  The quest for power and greed of the European invaders virtually destroyed their environment and their way of life. Cameron appears to have empathy for those victims.

“The earth does not belong to us; we belong to the earth.” Chief Seattle

“The Europeans came and killed our people, decimated the buffalo and stole our lands.  In return, they handed us a Bible and told us we were saved.” Native American saying.

Our metaphysical nature could also be called Conscience.