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COSMIC CHRISTMAS

I realized over the weekend that no matter where you went, everyone was talking about the new Star Wars movie. I was also aware of how pervasive Star Wars became when during a news report about the evacuation of homes in the northwest because of possible mudslides and flooding, a man on camera said “We just took the family to see Star Wars and now we have to pack up everything and sit in a hotel.”

Then there was a car commercial showing a number of white cars being led by a big black car with the Empire strikes back theme playing. We then see a man on the sidewalk holding a big brown dog, watching it all.

Then back to the news where during the Democrat debates where Hillary Clinton ended her long closing oratory with the phrase, “may the Force be with you,” and later, R2 D2 and storm troopers flanked White House Press Secretary, Josh Earnest, which prompted journalists to say there was now little doubt about whether the White House sides with the Dark Side of the Force.

Then there was a report of a church in Berlin, Germany that held a service where children carried toy light sabers and some of the congregation dressed up as princess Leia, storm troopers and Darth Vader. As many as 500 people gathered in the church where you could clearly hear the Star Wars theme being played on the organ.

A vicar in training opened the Protestant service with the words “The wait is over – the Force has awakened!”

A screen set up next to the altar showed a clip from a Star Wars movie in which Luke Skywalker fights off Darth Vader and declares to the Emperor that he will never turn to the Dark Side.

There were also two of the new “templar cross” light sabers that were propped up near the altar.

Some on social media called the service “sinful” and “disgraceful”. But Priest Eva-Maria Menard, who is mentor to the two trainees, said: “We need to address contemporary issues or our faith will not be able to carry us through it.”

It may have been a bit of genius, because it brought into the church many young people who weren’t seen in the pews for a long time.

This sparked some curiosity in me because I have always wondered about the new sophistication and philosophies that mingle with religion in science fiction stories. I have always wondered if contemporary science fiction can be seen as a clandestine way to supplant traditional religious thought with a new type of cosmic spirituality.

I finally finished watching the SyFy Channel’s take on the Arthur C. Clarke novel, “Childhood’s End.”

As I watched, I was feeling a bit uneasy when Karellan appeared in the series. I always knew the Overlords looked like devils, but seeing them on the screen and how people were openly speaking with them about the fate of the world was unnerving.

It was also peculiar to see the children in the film being taken up into heaven. It was like what I expected a rapture to look like and so I had to surmise the intent of the series was to mingle religious iconography with a science fiction story.

Childhood’s End does stand out with its extra-terrestrials, and much of the material deals with many religious forms. The Overlords are as devils or custodians of the planet, the Overmind, which is a representation of god, and the ascending of the children, which is much like the rapture.

Clarke wrote the reason we feared the visage of the devils was because they would someday facilitate the end of mankind. There are no official meetings with the all powerful Overmind, who the Overlords work for. There is a communion and joining at the end —a facilitated evolutionary period, but the Overmind leaves it to the Overlords to communicate with mankind, until they are ready to merge. Then in an apocalyptic crescendo, the earth disappears.

Childhood’s End is projection with the trappings and concerns of prophecy and theology. Though it has some of the trappings of a religious story, others may find in it as a speculative vision from a perspective where religious ideas may find their way into our intergalactic future.

Perhaps the church service with a “Star Wars” theme is only the beginning. Obviously, there is no end in sight for science fiction films to take on an apocalyptic religious tone, and aliens of course are part of the new religious dogma.

Recently, the trailer for the upcoming X-Men movie has offended many leaders in the U.S. Hindu community.

They are offended by the lines from the trailer for X-Men: Apocalypse uttered by the villain, Apocalypse, played by Oscar Isaac, that say: “I have been called many things over many lifetimes — Ra, Krishna, Yahweh.”

Rajan Zed, president of the Universal Society of Hinduism, said in a statement on his website:

“Lord Krishna was meant to be worshipped in temples or home shrines and not for pushing movies for the mercantile greed of filmmakers.”

Zed has asked the film’s director, Bryan Singer, to delete all references to Krishna from the trailer and the film unless they strictly adhere to Hindu scripture, as he says it hurts devotees and confuses “non-Hindus about Hinduism.”

However, when Apocalypse says he has been called, “Ra, Krishna and Yahweh”, the creative intent is not to demean a Hindu figure but a fantastical extrapolation of a common theme of historical figures that appear and reappear in various time periods to either destroy or rebuild, and, points to the cyclical nature of human existence.

There is no doubt this film seeks to explore the themes of a second coming, immortality and apocalypse, and quite possibly the idea of a false god misleading people with its power.

The villain “Apocalypse” appears to be a blue god and says in a powerful speech, “Everything they have built, we will burn and from the ashes of their world we will build a better one.” The religious/mythological tone in the film is quite obvious, as even the characters candidly refer to the Bible and the four horseman of the apocalypse.

The truth is that science fiction stories are reshaping the way we look at spirituality and religious belief. Even though Anakin Skywalker becomes Darth Vader and he murders children and murders millions of people. he still can find redemption through sacrificing his life. Many people see Darth Vader as a hero. The reality is that the metaphor being produced is the Dark Lord is our Father. The great secret is the Father is the devil and that they are interchangeable.

It is the metaphor of Saturnalian power. That king is a good kind if he spares your life.

It is important to recognize, the idea being presented to you is the negative patriarchy. It is the deeper, archetypal process that now allows for the ideas of privilege and entitlement. It most certainly will provide a way to facilitate the matriarchal aspect of spirituality, that which is earthly and influenced by the Moon and not the Sun.

The metaphor is that a Dark Sun exists or the Dark Soul is to be embraced.

Think of the meme’s triggered in movie titles like Twilight “Eclipse” or “The Dark Knight.” Isn’t an eclipsed soul a dark soul? Isn’t the Latin word for Sun, Solis? An Eclipse is the darkened “sol” bringing on the Dark Night? Isn’t the name Darth Vader a play on the Dutch words for Dark Father?

Dark figures are written as the saviors now. This breeds an idea of accepting leaders and heroes with questionable origins, questionable affiliations, questionable political philosophies and loyalty conflicts that stem from spiritual poverty. The embracing of the dark characters in science fiction could be interpreted as a sign of a wounded or betrayed society.

In fact, while it is not quite clear why the new Star Wars Villain Kylo Ren joined the Dark Side, there seems to be an underlying hint that at some point, he had been betrayed and confused which left him conflicted.

When the movie, “Superman Returns” was released in 2006, it flat out asked the question, “Does the world still need messiahs, saviors and supermen?” Lex Luther and Lois Lane both had determined the idea of a personal savior destroys your independence. That to reject the idea of being saved is worthy of considering because you become self-reliant and you don’t have to be spiritually let down when you find out the Superman you seek is gone.

Superman tells Lois Lane that while she believes the world no longer needs a savior, he hears the cries of people that need something to believe in. These themes have weighed heavy in science fiction these days.

In the new trailer for the movie, Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice, Superman is declared a “false God” by religious authorities. Superman of course, is an alien which parallels with our reality and the idea by some Christian groups think the idea of aliens in space is blasphemy and they are demonic and a deception.

Another trailer that was shown before the Star Wars movie was for The 5th Wave. This movie appears to be about an alien invasion as an apocalyptic event.

The 5th Wave title refers to the “waves” of alien attacks — first they take our electricity, then they decimate our natural environment, then they unleash a crippling plague, and then, they invade. The fifth wave is the total elimination of the human race.

Think of it – all of these films and stories I am speaking of are creating a shared world spirituality that was similarly accomplished with the Bible. This screams in the face of scientists who say religious beliefs should be backed up by factual data. It most certainly does not. Scientists forget that our stories, no matter how remarkable, mold and shape the way we see the world. If all things were left to sterile scientists, imagination would suffer and all things would have to be logical and joyless.

People don’t care if their myths are real. They don’t care if their stories go against everything that is logical; their legends are what keep them alive. It looks as if the trend will continue to change the religious climate for the reason of creating a universal agreement about our origins and our purpose here on Earth.

Religion truly means “a spiritual connection that gives you life.” There are many ex-religious individuals that say mainstream religions have failed in their attempts to communicate with our souls. They focus on war and abuses most people are beginning to tune out to it all.

In a Newsweek article entitled, “The Fall of Christian America” it was revealed that while 62 percent of Americans considered the U.S. a Christian nation, a staggering 68 percent say religion is losing its influence on American life. The world is ready for its deliverance from evil and simple old time religion is losing its ability to spark imagination and security.

Religion is no longer a major cultural phenomenon. The only time religious themes are mentally gripping or interesting to the public at large is when we see fanaticism. Religious fanatics are the focus of the nightly news. Fanaticism is what is responsible for terrorist attacks, and fanatics, both Christian and Muslim are targeted by Homeland Security.

Fanaticism is also seen as something to ridicule. From a gunman who shoots up a Planned Parenthood office to Muslim shooters and bombers, the world would prefer that it would all go away. The very thought of these radicalized militants is a turn off for most people, who would rather find self spirituality than anything found in a religion.

However, the irony is there’s a meme going around the internet that indicates that Luke Skywalker was an orphaned farm boy who is radicalized after a military strike kills his aunt and uncle. He is then indoctrinated into an ancient religion and then joins a band of insurgents to carry out an attack that kills 300,000 people.

Sound like any particular religion we are familiar with?

Social engineering may include the idea of religious engineering in order to insure a group of people will eventually convert to familiar stories that are mixed with ideas of accepting that which they found to be profane or against their original dogmatic beliefs.

Cultivating the fertile soil in the mind, and imagination is an amazing thing. What we do with these stories is equally intriguing. However, it seems a bit unusual to see how what is considered good or evil is being blurred.

The imagery and narratives we see in science fiction and horror may not be simply an influential tool but a social engineering phenomenon that needs to be considered. People have free will, and they can choose to do whatever they wish. They must know of consequences before they act. Literature has inspired many great things and movies now have a more powerful way of conveying inspiring messages.

The phenomenon of embracing a villain or a darker character and sympathizing with that character is somewhat troubling. It can be seen as identifying with the wrong crowd and not taking into consideration there are reasons why these characters should not be imitated or revered.

We see spiritual poverty as a missing piece of the puzzle that makes a person whole. Whatever is used to fill that void is what we are seeing before us today. The imbalance of heart and mind needs to be discovered and then the healing needs to take place. The reclaiming of greatness and the feeling of belonging is what we are seeing now in pop culture. This is why films and books all have us in a collective fascination and we find ourselves sharing common interest in archetypes apart from those we have been told to believe in by organized religion.

Religion is losing its appeal.

Good and evil are safely acted out in the darkness of a theater and absorbed in the unconscious mind. Hyper-reality is the new Holy Spirit and the predictive programming is the new oracle to be used to define and measure the credibility of revelation.

It is all there to kind of water down the reality of religious responsibilities.

As the devilish Karellan in Childhood’s End stated, “Perhaps it’s a way to sugar the pill.”

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