Monday December 16, 2024

– Full Moon Phase – illumination, realization, fulfillment, shadow, relationships, experience

– Retrogrades in 2024 – 

• Mars – December 6 – February 23
• Chiron – July 26 – December 29
• Uranus – September 1 – January 25
• Jupiter – October 9 – February 4

– Moon in CANCER – 

– Best Days (from the Farmer’s Almanac) December – 16th – – Slaughter, Go Hunting, Mow to Slow Growth, Can Fruits and Vegetables, Brew Beer

– Planting Calendar (from the Farmer’s Almanac) – December 15th – 16th – Start seedbeds and flower gardens. Good days for transplanting. Most favorable days for planting beets, onions, turnips, and other root crops where climate allows.

– Sabian Symbol for the Solar-Lunar Year: – 20 ARIES: a young girl feeding birds in winter

– Aspect of the Aeon Sophia: (Wisdom): – Kali – The Destroyer

– Aspect of the Aeon Thelete: (Will/Desire): Elias, God of the West, God of Transformation

– Sabian Symbol for the Solar-Lunar Month – New Moon in SAGITTARIUS SUN/MOON – 10 SAGITTARIUS: a theatrical representation of a golden haired “goddess of opportunity”     (EARTH – 10 GEMINI: an airplane performing a nose dive)

SUN – 26 SAGITTARIUS: a flag-bearer in battle

EARTH – 26 GEMINI: winter frost in the woods

Happy Monday! Be a positive force in the world.

Force:

noun

1. strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement:
2. coercion or compulsion, especially with the use or threat of violence:
3. mental or moral strength or power:
4. a mysterious energy field created by life. It binds the galaxy together and gives those sensitive to it extraordinary abilities, such as levitating objects, mind tricks, and precognition:

verb

1. make a way through or into by physical strength; break open by force:
2. make (someone) do something against their will:

I think I like the Star Wars definition better than the Bing AI generated definitions fed by the Oxford Languages dictionary. And it serves as a good starting point for this series of discussions about Force and its influence in our life.

Now please understand, I am not particularly a fan of The Star Wars universe. I have seen most of the movies. None of the cartoons and red none of the disparate books.

For the movies, they needed to stop at the third (or the sixth, as the case may be.

The first movie was ground-breaking. The special effects had never been seen before. The story, while campy, was a Hero’s Journey story. Luke is thrown into the middle of a whole new world, and is forced (hee hee) to make his way. With lots of help. I was able to ignore the dialog meant to appeal to a 10 year old . . . probably because I was 10 years old at the time.

Since the story begins in medias res, in the middle of a rebellion. The movie was ripe to have a part 2. The story continues . . .

And it became a force to make billions of dollars over the past 47 odd years.

But What was The Force?

It was one of those unanswered questions that wove its way through all the subsequent adventures. Each episode offers a new piece of nuance about The Force, helping to loosely weave the universe together.

Its definition, in the words of old Ben Kenobi

“The Force is what gives a Jedi his power. It’s an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us. It binds the galaxy together.”

For the most part, this is the only real direct definition you get in the first movie.

Han Solo builds upon it:

“Kid, I’ve flown from one side of the galaxy to the other, I’ve seen a lot of strange stuff, but I’ve never seen anything to make me believe there’s one all-powerful force controlling everything. There’s no mystical energy field that controls my destiny!”

Despite Han’s own doubt, he has no problem offering the common phrase, “May the Force be With You,” along with everybody else.

The rest is shown throughout the story. It is the energy field the binds the galaxy together and it is the plot device that holds the whole franchise together. And it builds over time.

So consider exactly what “The force” is.

• It is magic – a power in the hands of a special few
• It is Good and Evil
• It is Everywhere – holding the universe together. Like the religious entity called God.
• It is physical – like telekinesis
• It is mental – allowing one to control minds . Jedi Mind tricks.
• It is political power, used and controlled by powerful political factions.
• It is sexy – Darth Vader was seduced by the Dark Side

It is a tremendous plot device for a story. Because it represents something we all desire. Power. How Many Star Wars fans have raised their hands and willed something to move? How Many have uttered “May the Force Be With You? Worn Start Wars underwear? Dressed up on May 4?

Despite the Muppets and bad dialog, it is part of our world today. Only a select few have no exposure to it.

And it starts the basis of my theme of Force, and how it is a part of all of our lives here.

And the story continues . . .

May the Force Be With You