Jacobs Ladder

And there, sitting on the edge of his bed, was Maya. Solid. Warm. Holding a glass of water.

Above the ladder stood God, who repeated the covenant made to Abraham: Jacob would be given the land on which he lay, his descendants would be as numerous as the dust of the earth, and through his offspring, all nations would be blessed. Jacobs Ladder

: Jacob saw a ladder (or stairway) resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and angels of God ascending and descending on it. And there, sitting on the edge of his bed, was Maya

She set down the water and pulled a crumpled drawing from her hoodie pocket. A dragon. Beneath it, in wobbly marker: For Leo. The best brother who ever learned how to say sorry. Holding a glass of water

The film directly quotes Meister Eckhart, a German mystic: "The only thing that burns in Hell is the part of you that won’t let go of your life... your memories, your attachments. They burn them all away." Jacob’s Ladder became a cult classic and directly inspired the Silent Hill video game series.

The name originates from the Book of Genesis. In a dream, the patriarch Jacob sees a staircase or ladder