An interesting--and disturbing--revelation

[valarltd]

So, last night was realm class.
We're talking about Deity and the ways of approaching it.

Most of the class is polytheistic animists. We have a Poly elementalist. And me, the nontheistic pantheist.

I blame George Lucas.

I believe there is a higher power, a life energy created by the universe. I believe gods and goddesses are metaphors and focusing devices humans create to access aspects of that energy.

When I talk about Freyja, on one hand yes, I mean the blonde in the feather cloak in a chariot drawn by cats. But what I really am talking about is strength and bravery and love and desire.

It's an interesting thing to learn that after 30 years of "Force schmorce, I got me a wookiee," I really am a Jedi after all...


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[ravenskye8.livejournal.com]

So - why is this disturbing to you?

[valarltd.livejournal.com]

Because I never wanted to be a Jedi.
Because I deeply distrust the whole organization and their actions.
And because it's distressing to realize your faith is based on fiction (this and Julian May's version of faith in the Meta'verse)

Mostly because I am still trying to grow up to be Han Solo. Hokey religions and ancient weapons...

[ravenskye8.livejournal.com]

You do realize that the whole Jedi/The Force thing is culled from actual belief systems... Your faith is certainly not based on fiction...

And Han Solo is at least a little bit Jedi himself... ;)

[valarltd.livejournal.com]

*snerk*
That last depends on which fanzines you read...
There was a popular trend in 80-82 to write Han as the mysterious "Other."

Some stories even still do.

[ravenskye8.livejournal.com]

I'm taking straight from the movies... in one of the new prequels a Jedi says that only Jedi have the ability to make a lightsaber work...

But on Hoth, Han uses Luke's lightsaber...