I did this analysis of the deeper meaning of the movie “The Salt Path” about a year ago for someone. It is a good movie. I recommend watching it, as it’s about the journey of getting closer to Yeshua / Jesus. The analysis is a bit rough, and a few parts are out of order. I am sharing what I did about a year ago.
As I see it this movie and book is a beautiful parable of our walk of growing closer to Yeshua our YHWH and Savior.
One the surface the couple were not happy as they lived a worldly life worrying about money and worldly concerns. Yet Yeshua tells us we are to choose Him or mammon aka money. While they were choosing money over the salt path life was miserable. Just as when we choose the world over Yeshua life is miserable.
When the husband and wife become intimate a ways down the path that goes with sanctification. The marriage bed is symbolic of being in full intimate, biblical knowing, with Yeshua which is sanctification or Celestial glory, baptism of the Holy Spirit, Holy Spirit of promise, more sure word of prophesy ect ect. With out being intimate you can anul the marriage which is like making it like it never ever happened.
Salt Path literally is the path they took next to the ocean which has salt. Spiritually is we are to be the salt of the earth and to do that we need to walk the path that Yeshua walked.
The map literally is the path they took. Spiritually is the scriptures that guides us on Yeshua’s path that He teaches us if we listen.
Although the path is curved that they are traveling, I believe this has to do with history how Yeshua has dealt with mankind. Yes His path we and He walked is straight and narrow. He has decided when it is best to apply punishments or not to fulfill His purposes, which can be considered curve fitting. You can see this in Ender’s Game also when the one who represents the Father mode of YHWH and the sister who represents the collective group of prepares driving in a winding car to Ender what is waiting to go on a raft, which deal with rebellion as in the famous book Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. (FYI that book is very gnostic.)
With the other imagery and aspects I see in the movie I believe the spiritual aspect of the tent is studying Torah. When Lehi went into the tent, it was saying Lehi was studying Torah as Jacob had Joseph do in the tent. I have a post that talks about this imagery, I can’t remember which one right now. I can search for it for you, or you can by searching tent on my blog.
I noticed that initially the husband walk was worse in the beginning than the end. I believe that is because as we start our walk with Yeshua it’s walk looks awkward to us. But was we study or dwell in a tent aka study Torah His walk doesn’t look so awkward.
The wife is the church of the firstborn aka the sanctified or those who receive celestial glory.
Horses deal with war and fighting. I believe the reason we see them early on the salt path because when we start it is the hardest fight from the inside and outside on whether or not we should be on this path or not.
The wife having troubled nights at first and the snoring is about who we start this path it is hard to have rest aka peace and joy with Yeshua. Rest is a good word to study.
Near the beginning of their path the wife and husband have a meal together. Meals are symbolic of covenant. The sacrament should be a meal not a snack, and it is renewing your covenant at baptism, the work witness shows that. D&C 89 and a one of the letters of Paul shows this also, check my sacrament resource page for the Paul book and chapter, I do remember it has a JST in it. The butter on the bread the wife put is showing she is enjoying the commandments. Milk is symbolic of the commandments as is bread. The red fruit would be the joy the blood.
Losing the home because of debt that is owed is symbolic of being kicked out of the garden because of sin.
The hiding in the house is akin to trying to place blame unto others and not taking responsibility for what they did in the garden.
The wife coming up with the plan goes along with in Moses how she came to the understanding, after she was deceived, that what happened was needed.
The husband’s sickness goes with how Yeshua took our sins upon Himself.
The graveyard being told to repent and a reminder of the consequences of sin is death.
When they ran out of money and how the husband started telling a story is like Yeshua teaching the crowds and how He will take care of us if we trust Him. The husband took care of the wife’s needs out of basically nothing, just as Yeshua will do for His bride the sanctified.
The dark cave is faith and not always knowing what is coming next.
The scene with the feet and the wife hiding it is like Ruth who covered Boaz’s feet to indicate she wanted to be married which represents full covenant relationship aka sanctified and thus keeping Torah.
Going through the storms together shows how Yeshua will be with us in the storms of life if we come under His covering.
The message with the husband alone could be like how Yeshua needed to be alone at times to pray and the wife looking in on it could be like how the disciples wondered where He went. You can hear the husband say on my God, which I believe supports this theory.
Don’t know what the cliff scene is about right now. That one will take some thought.
The scene in the grass of them walking side by side is like the older stronger oxen teaching the younger oxen how to do things and taking Yeshua yoke upon us.
Having a hard time talking to their kids on the phone is symbolic of the hard time talking and explaining YHWH’s ways to those who don’t them so seriously.
Mushrooms and the spores is symbolic of spreading the gospel, some mushrooms are kosher and some are not I need to update my kosher page for this. I’m always learning and always updating my blog lol. And the fact the call from the children, aka followers, going well while collecting mushrooms I believe helps support this theory. The mom almost crying after the call can go with the joy of spreading the truth.
The shower goes along with baptism being immersed in water. The examining of the hair after is looking and learning the new authority she is under. Getting rid of the tampons is getting rid of the sins, which happens after baptism, as Isaiah states in Hebrew menstrual rags aka tampons.
The husband being sprinkled and then feet immersed and being sick and not eating and being alone is just like how after Yeshua was baptized He went into the wilderness to be alone. FYI a tid bit for you this event was just before he was 30, and this event was just before tabernacles shows that Yeshua was born during tabernacles as the BoM and other Bible verses teach. The idea the lds church has from D&C LDS 20 that Yeshua was born on April 6 is from words that a historian added to the revelation to help people know when it was received not actual words from YHWH I talk about this and give resources for this in my Morning / Morrow post. The stopping of taking the medication goes along with this is when Yeshua’s mortal ministry started and then atonement to take away the sins.
The husband reading the book is like how Yeshua gave and quotes the scriptures.
The husband finding a radio and it feeling like home is praying to Father who guides us to make a heaven on earth.
The resting together and seeing the dove is like being with Yeshua and having peace, and their path was more peaceful after seeing the dove.
The angry man not wanting them to camp goes along how the world don’t like those who study torah aka dwelling in a tent is studying torah.
Right after the angry man scene there is talk of birds sheltering which goes along with the parable Yeshua tells of the birds taking shelter in the trees which is about angels teaching men which happens after you strive to keep Torah.
The wife falling is about how when we first start trying to keep Torah, we fall, but the husband helping her up and taking care of her is akin to how Yeshua takes care of us and heals us and strengthens us and gives us courage to try again and do.
The caressing of the husbands beard by the wife is like the sanctified loving Yeshua thoughts (jaw), authority (hair) and words (mouth).
The sleeping on the beach and tide rising is although she now loves His words she made some mistakes and was on a sandy foundation and the high tide aka the deep sea the false ways of the world and Satan caused them trouble. The husband holding the tent up and screaming is showing how Yeshua and we can over come the world with Him and Torah. The book flipping in the wind at the end of the scene I believe supports that and how the sanctified knows where the wind aka Torah came from and where it’s going where Nikodemus did not at the time He talked with Yeshua in the night because He was scared.
Swimming into the water and enjoying the beauty of it I believe is representing the baptism of the holy spirit aka sanctification receiving celestial glory. I believe the fact they are intimate that night cements that idea in what it represents to KNOW Yeshua. In addition Joseph Smith talks about three baptisms are necessary, my post All Things You Should DO talks about this.
Helping the girl who was in trouble is like the good Samaritan and based on Torah law which I have a post on I need to finish to help those in danger. Helping the girl going to the bathroom is helping her overcome the bad aspects of her life. So I generally don’t talk about this symbolism with people because of the sacred nature of it. But briefly why the organs that gives pleasure are both pleasure and for getting rid of garbage is because the only relationship that is allowed in is one where we are supposed to accept who each other are with our crap and still be safe and help each other that is the only place we can feel we can be comfortable enough to receive such joy just as it is with Yeshua. (I hope I approached that symbolism with sensitivity.) Needing to wash her hands multiple times goes with Namon, I hope I remember the name correctly in the OT where Elisha [Yeshua] had his servant [prophets] tell the leprous man [sinner] to wash [baptism] in the river [revelation] Jordan [from YHWH] seven [perfection aka Torah promise to keep His commandments] times.
The guy who was swimming and the wanted to share his fruits represents what happens after someone is born again after baptism they want to share their fruits which are works of Torah that has made them so happy. The time and nature represents our life time and the restiance from the natural man that makes us strong. Trees, which are symbolic of men, are strong because of the wind blowing on them aka because of the teaching of Torah.
The husband doing tile work on the house and other house work is representative of putting the house in order which Yeshua will be doing soon. While he is doing that, we have other things to do to help.
Wife being asked to help with the sheep while brushing her teeth is just like how Yeshua had Jeremiah preach to the people instead of what he wanted to do. The sheep are symbolic of followers. And teeth are symbolic of plans.
Once we get back up and able to keep Torah we then work with the sheep who are the followers. Leading and guiding others to come to what we have done come under Yeshua’s covering and keeping Torah aka the purpose of life that I have a resource page on.
The husband talking about the walk has freed him is just like how Yeshua telling us freedom is through Him and Torah.
At the end of the salt path the couple are happy together, just as if we walk as Yeshua walked while covenanted with Him our life will have joy and peace.