Jodorowsky argues that we are often "possessed" by our family trees, carrying the traumas and personalities of our ancestors.
The film itself functions as a Psychomagic act. Jodorowsky has stated that he made the film to heal three generations of his family: alejandro jodorowsky la danza de la realidad
highlight its shift from the "art brut" shock tactics of his earlier cult classics like La Danza de la Realidad: A Cinematic Exploration