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The Last Jedi

We saw Star Wars The Last Jedi last night. It was epic. First, I love how they had equal portions of both men and women heroes. Ray, Princess Leah, and Rose fought valiantly alongside Finn, Luke Skywalker, and Poe. Second, I love the spirituality. Some of the quotes that I remember right off the top of my head are:

No one is truly ever gone  --Luke Skywalker
If you kill me now in anger, I will always be with you just like your father is --Luke Skywalker
Our greatest teacher, failure is --Yoda
You don't win by killing what you hate, but by saving what you love --Rose

These are just a few of the many. I can't wait to watch it again with pen and paper in hand. I also love how Luke described the force to Ray. He said it was the actual energy that exists in all things and between all things. It reminds me of the way Dr. Dyer talks about energy and many religions talk about spirit. I also never knew that the Jedis were considered a religion. This makes me want to watch all the episodes again and see what themes I can extrapolate. This I do know, I love how Lucas uses the force to transcend and incorporate all that is good and powerful in every religion and non-religion. The Force can be whatever you want/need it to be. For some, the Force will be like faith, and for others, it will be like spirit, or God, or the priesthood.

For me, the Force reminds me of the power I possess within, and how this force grows as I awaken to the divine within. The stronger my God awareness grows, the stronger the Force grows, until Yoda and all others proclaim: the force is strong with this one (or strong with this one, the force is).

 I noticed at the end of the movie the text reading, "In memory of our loving Princess Carrie Fischer." I had no idea she has passed. I had to google it and was sad to discover she struggled with drug addictions and some serious mental health issues. I found it interesting that Carrie wrote many of the most touching Star War isms (the golden quotable quotes I love so much). Seems like she knew a lot about light and darkness doing battle inside one's soul. No wonder her words touch ours so. God bless you Carrie Fischer--May the Force be with you evermore!
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