Essay on the mystical body of the Dark Side
by Hugh O’Donnell
Isaiah 14:12-14 mentions the mythical
story of the "Fall of Lucifer from the Heavens."
Many non biblical authors have since eloborated on the mythical story. Lucifer and his followers (dependence) were given
free will to choose. Out of pride (ego),
Lucifer chose to be free from God. He chose to
go beyond dependency on God making a free will choice to be independent from Heaven. The modern theologian, Elaine Pagels, on page 42 of her
paperback book "Adam and Eve: The Serpent", suggest Genesis 6 says fallen angels
fell from heaven at the beginning of time. A similar story is told in the Book
of Revelation where the Archangel Michael tosses Satan from heaven down to earth after a
rebellion (Rev 12:7-9). Another interesting non biblical reference can be found in
the Sept 20, 2002 Magnificat readings that tells of a
devil speaking thru an old lady in the middle ages as he remembers "The
Fall." The early story of humankind, the period of independence from Lucifer or
the history Before Christ, is followed by Easter and a period of human
interdependence as Christ leads us back to the Father.
In modern times, the cosmic struggle between the followers of Lucifer/Satan and the
followers of Christ has been dramatized in the extremely popular Stars Wars Trilogy where
Luke struggles between "The Dark Side" and "The Force.” Joseph Campbell, an authority on mythology, aptly
suggests the story resonates in the souls of people today.
Why?
Hypothesis
1. The free will choice of Lucifer and his
"Mystical" followers set off the creation of the universe.
2. The universe was created by God to be a place to allow Lucifer and his followers to
live out their independent existence yet provide a
way for those
that wished to change their choice to return home.
3. The universe was created in the image and likeness of God having three aspects similar to The Holy Trinity. Three other triads are the
three sacraments of initiation, the three Exodus' of
Creation and 3 PHASES of human development.
Hypothesis Answers:
1. Space, invisible yet everywhere, is like God the Father. Baptism, the first Sacrament of Initiation,
equals a Chance to choose Heaven again. Exodus
#1 (Creation) or The Big Bang marks "The Fall" from DEPENDENCE on Heaven...and
Lucifer.
2. Matter, like Jesus, is the only visible aspect of the
Universe. Communion equals a Choice and the
choice is Jesus, "The Force.” Moses'
Exodus to the Promised Land begins
3. Time, like The Holy Spirit, is also invisible. Time scientifically is Change. Confirmation is the chance in Time to Change our
choice, the chance to choose Jesus instead of "The
Dark Side". Easter Sunday (Big Bang
#2) introduces the Third Exodus back to Heaven and INTERDEPENDENCE in the Mystical Body of
Christ.
1. That "The Big Bang" was
"The Fall", the 1st Exodus away from God by the Mystical Body of "The Dark
Side.” That not only is God our Father but that both Abraham and Lucifer are also our
fathers. Luke was surprised to learn that Darth Vader was his father
2. That, the Word, The Light of the World, Jesus, was sent out at
the Fall by the Father to be the Good Shepherd leading the willing "lost" back
to the Father if they choose using the great gift of free will.
3. That the 2nd Exodus by Moses, a horizontal exodus braking the
vertical Exodus of the Fall, signaled a return to The Promised Land pointing to the third
great Exodus of Creation.
4. That the 3rd Exodus was Big Bang #2 which occurred Easter
Sunday when Jesus reopened the Heavens closed at "The Fall" beginning the
vertical Exodus of the Mystical Body of Christ back to God completing the Trinity of Exodus' that is creative evolution.
5. That the Universe may not be net positive entropy as science
teaches. Science says the universe is spontaneous toward becoming more
disordered...more disconnected. In other words, hate is spontaneous. The Mystical
Body of "The Dark Side" can be seen
as spirit, energy or light condensed into matter by the gravity of a wrong or errand
choice (Original Choice) the same as the Universe is seen as an exploding, diverging,
expanding Big Bang of positive entropy. Could
Lucifer and his followers represent a diverging or fractured spiritual entity, exploding
and evolving in separate independent directions while expanding and becoming more
disordered as it disappears or dies into the abyss of Nothingness or Darkness amid Space
and Time?
6. That the missing or not measurable by science, negative
entropy of the Universe, is found in the now forming Mystical Body of Christ. Negative entropy is order. Community and love
are negative entropy concepts that cannot be measured. The negative entropies of life and
love defy scientific measurement. What is the entropy of the forming Mystical Body
of Christ??? That this converging body of love we call Jesus' Mystical Body unites
those spirits that Choose Him and represents the counterbalance to the net positive
entropy theory. Perhaps the universe is a net negative entropy after all???
7. That Einstein's great equation E=MC2 foretells the great truth
that matter, humankind, is being acted on in time and space by the Light
of the World squared, The Spirit of Christ. The
Holy Spirit is constantly consecrating, converging, converting, and transubstantiating the
willing remnants of the Mystical Body of Lucifer into the Mystical Body of Christ, the
energy of Love, True Light and Eternal Life.
8. That the mythology of Adam and Eve post-tells of the first
particles that formed at the Big Bang. That
from the rib of the positive protons came negative electrons. Shortly after "The
Fall", separation began to reverse itself as the electron and proton united in a
cosmic dance to form the first marriage or first move toward union and complexity.
9. That the sun is a model of the Son, where two of four hydrogen
atoms give up their ego, sacrifice their independence, forming two neutrons which hold
together the nucleus of a new and more complex helium atom.
That when four hydrogen atoms combine in community to form one helium atom, an
infinitesimal mass is sacrificed or transformed into spirit.
The matter converts, using Einstein's equation, into the energy of light and love
that gives life to the world it serves.
10. That the sun will eventually grow in size as more hydrogen
converts to helium engulfing the remains on the material world in a fire ball leaving
behind that matter which has not chosen to convert.
Conclusions
The great sin or
Original Sin of humankind is to choose to remain separate from God and each other. The great blessing of God, Original Blessing,
is that we can choose to return home through the mystery that is his Son.
The Bible must be a
Living Document that evolves as we evolve in evolutive creation. The Bible is open to the amplifications of science
provided these amplifications are consistent with the spirit of the original Bible text. Jesus chose not to write the Gospels himself. In fact, Jesus said to his disciples, "I have
so much more to tell you but you are not yet ready to understand." Jesus left open our further understanding of
God for future ages as evolution unfolds under the direction of the Holy Spirit. Jesus left open the gift of Free Will.
Today let us ask a new question. Could it be that the mystical body
of the Dark Side is a way to help 21st century youth understand the Human Condition, Evil,
Original Sin and Satan against the backdrop of modern science? Could it be that the mystical body
of the Dark Side is a post
Gospel Scripture
that Supports the Hypothesis - Quotes attributed to Jesus
1. "But if it
is by the Spirit of God that I expel demons, then the reign of God has overtaken
you." Matthew 12:28
2. To Peter:
"Get out of my sight, you Satan! You are not judging by God’s standard's but by
human's!" Mark
3. "I watched
Satan fall from the sky like lightning." Luke
10:18
4. "Simon,
Simon! Remember that Satan has asked for you -
but I have prayed that your faith may never fail. You
in your turn must strengthen your brothers." Luke
22:31
5. "I solemnly
assure you that no one can see the reign of God unless they are begotten from above."
John 3:3 plus all of John 3:11-21
6. "You belong
to what is below; I belong to what is above - before Abraham came to be, I AM." John 8:22-24, 57.
7. "Were God
your father, you would love - the father you
spring from is the devil." John 8:42-44
8. "Now has
judgment come upon this world, now will this world's prince be driven out - and once
lifted from earth - will draw humankind to myself - I have come to the world as its light,
to keep anyone who chooses me from remaining in the dark." John 12:31-46
9. "If you
find that the world hates you, know that it has hated me before you. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as
its own; the reason its hates you is that you do not belong to the world, but I choose you
out of the world” John
10. "For the
prince of this world has been condemned. I
have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now” John
Reflection
As we celebrate
Independence Day on July 4th each year we are reminded of our
May
the Force be with you? It is more powerful
that the Dark Side
Trust
the Force Luke!
Hugh
O’Donnell
A related paper using Romans
"The New Creation" Paul's Letter to the Romans ND Thesis Paper - July 2007
Other Related Spiritual Essays:
Reflections for a 1995 Confirmation Class - The Holy Spirit as Christ Squared
Confirmation 2001 Presentation
Advent December 16, 2002 Scripture Reflection-02Dec16.htm
Deepak Chopra's "How to Know God" Bibliography