it's funny how the topics of modes can get complicated so fast, I guess at the end of the day if you can accept that the "Modes" are basically inversions of a major scale (the fundamental of all scale) than your good to go.

Each mode has a particular step pattern which will tield the following scales as follows:

Key of C

Ionian: C, D, E, F, G, A, B - (Major Chord)
Dorian: C, D, Eb, F, G, A, Bb - (Minor 7th Chord)
Phrygian: C, Db, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb - (Minor 7th #5 Chord)
Lydian: C, D, E, F#, G, A, B - (Major 7th b5 Chord)
Mixolydian: C, D, E, F, G, A, Bb - (Major 7th Chord)
Aeolian: C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb - (Minor 7th Chord)
Locrian: C, Db, Eb, Fb, Gb, Ab, Bb - (Minor 7th b5 Chord)

The chords beside the Modes are the ones that really bring out the color tones of each individual mode, thus creating mood and atmosphere. This effect can be enhanced by creating modal chord progression. The key to the modes is maintaining a static root note and altering the step pattern in relation to that root. If you play all the modes one after another moving up or down the neck over a basic 1-4-5 progression you won't hear much variation because you are most likely playing the Ionian mode just all over the neck which is what gets people confused. Try starting your solo with the Mixolydian mode/Box pattern starting on the note G instead of the Ionian and you will notice what I'm talking about.

There is much to digest here in these posts and many different ways to interpert each one. Hopefully this will help in some small way. Sorry for the longwinded post.

J