The Kabbalah in Finn's and Rey's stories

[ljwrites]

fuckyeahrebelfinn posted two meta posts about how Jewish mystical thought shaped and still may shape Finn's and Rey's journeys, which I am linking with permission.

The first post discusses how Finn embodies Gevurah (judgment, discernment, the power of "no") and Rey embodies Chesed (loving, patience, endurance), and how they move toward each other in the course of The Force Awakens.

The second post discusses the male and female aspects of the Divine. Finn represents Eyn Soph, the male aspect, that enters the tree of life at the top and in light while Rey represents Shekinah, the female aspect, that enters from the bottom in darkness. They move up and down the tree of life, closer to each other.

Jedi & First Order Recruitment and the Effects of Child Separation

[redrikki]

Thanks to Trump’s horrific and unconscionable policies of separating immigrant children from their parents, the public is learning a lot about the long-term effects of such practices on children. As it turns out, it’s really damaging both physically and psychologically. Within the world of Star Wars, there are two organizations, the Jedi Order and the First Order, which permanently separate children from their parents before the age of five. Let's talk about the implications of that, shall we?

Let's get to it