so I know this series is called hidden
spirituality but as many of you in the
comments have pointed out at some point
we have to be honest with ourselves and
acknowledge that especially with some of
these movies we really ought to name it
obvious spirituality and the Dark
Crystal is definitely one of those films
also let it be known that this episode
will specifically be exploring the
original film of the Dark Crystal we're
not gonna be getting into the Netflix
prequel series at this time although I'm
certain that it would make for some
great content and to that end spoiler
warning but you knew that already didn't
you
so in essence the Dark Crystal is
basically an hour and a half long
magical adventure through a world of
mysticism alchemy and astrology in a
world entirely different from our own
and yet a beautiful reflection of our
own inner consciousness
the story begins by describing that a
thousand years ago there was a planetary
conjunction that brought about great
change the narrator describes that the
great crystal cracked and a single shard
was lost
creating chaos this is a spiritual
reference to our own collective
consciousness and our relationship with
the eternal oneness in the sense that we
ourselves have been disconnected from
the greater whole it also seems to be
subtly relating with the fall of Lucifer
or the idea of a fallen consciousness in
the Bible Lucifer was said to fall from
heaven becoming separate from the
oneness and creating evil in the world
it is when the great crystal cracks and
the shard is separated that the oneness
becomes fragmented and two races appear
the Skeksis and the aru although the
film simply refers to them as mystics
when this happened
the evil Skeksis took control of the
crystal castle and this also relates to
us today in that there are those in
power who wield this power for evil or
selfish purposes which is the nature of
the Skeksis we also hear the line that
the crystal hangs above a chasm of air
and fire both of which are alchemical
forces relating with spiritual and
mental energy there is no water or
emotional energy where the Skeksis are
there is however sacred geometry and
other alchemy symbols all over the
crystal castle now it's only at the end
it is revealed that the Skeksis and
mystics were originally
species the Earth's Keck these wise
alien super beings who created a
symbiotic relationship with the crystal
but that in their arrogance they
unwittingly caused the crystal to crack
splitting themselves into two lesser
states the Skeksis and the Mystics this
is a Kabbalistic lesson in the Tree of
Life - for the Earth's Keck represent
the path of Harmony aligned on the
middle of the tree balanced between both
sides and who in making a mistake on
their journey caused them to polarize to
an extreme on the left and right hand
path the path of severity and the path
of mercy the Skeksis became the path of
severity becoming cruel intense sharp
and violent and the Mystics became the
path of mercy who live in a dream of
natural peace rehearsing the old rituals
with forgetfulness and the ancient
wisdom is almost lost another way of
looking at these races however is as to
aspects of ourselves the Skeksis are our
lower self such as relating with the
reptile brain the survival based fear
driven mentality that compels us to act
in selfish and cruel ways to one another
where the Mystics are our higher selves
but who are often so gentle and soft
that it's nearly impossible to hear or
understand what's really going on with
them thus when they are harmonized as
the or sketch they describe a unified
being the higher and lower selves United
in the heart however we also must
acknowledge that since they are two
sides of the greater whole there are
qualities of Skeksis that are actually
not bad qualities like sharpness
passionate intensity or generally being
opportunists these are qualities that do
value in the world such as mental
sharpness or passionately being engaged
in something meaningful
however the challenge with the Skeksis
is that these qualities are all paired
with cruelty and likewise with the
Mystics while we do look at them as the
good guys and certainly they are they
are slow and forgetful and they don't
care much for anything other than just
doing their rituals even though they
have mostly forgotten them at this point
the beautiful lesson here is that truth
and wisdom come when the darkness and
the light dissolve into one now the dark
crystal also speaks to us in another way
reminding us of our place in the world
and society right now in that we are in
a time of great change the narrator
explains at the beginning that the time
of testing has come for it is time for
the world to heal or to pass into a
never-ending realm of darkness
this is explored by the nature of
prophecy and how prophecy comes about at
all you see through the character named
Agra the Dark Crystal explains that by
understanding the movements of the
celestial bodies they can see patterns
and cycles that reflect events that take
place on the planet and that a thousand
years ago there was a conjunction of the
three suns and that when it happens
again in another thousand years we would
pass into either a time of healing or
never-ending darkness depending on the
outcome of the events Aughra elaborates
by explaining that the conjunction
simply means a time of change sometimes
things get better sometimes they get
worse it's not that the astrology
determines these things simply that it
is a reflection of times of
transformation cycles and the changes
happening in the microcosm as well
when asked Aughra says I swear she was
probably this close to saying as above
so below
before the beetle bore aggression and
that's what they're called right now on
another level this movie is just riddled
with truth bombs in just the best way
and sometimes these lines are so fast
that you only catch them if you're
really paying attention for example when
Jen first meets agra agra asks
my master why is this a domestics
where is he around here he's dead could
be anywhere then honestly in the moment
it's actually a really funny line yet it
really aligns with so many ancient
wisdom teachings that says when we die
our consciousness and the energy of our
being merges with everything and can
move freely throughout existence but the
best most deepest truth bomb in this
movie and honestly in the running for
the deepest truth bomb in any movie ever
is this one
they just ohm in their faces and the
guys are like nope this move is it's so
good and yet ohm is the sound of
creation and so this powerful vibration
just brings anyone to a standstill moves
aside and surrenders to the supreme
power of that immaculate sound now of
course this movie revolves around the
characters Jen and Kira who go on the
adventure to restore the shard to the
Dark Crystal we also discover along the
way that when they touch they engage in
a telepathic connection of sharing their
memories which they called dream fasting
and while their experience was very deep
and visual we do see this happening in
subtle ways on earth too when two people
who share a deep soul connection with
each other they sometimes feel as though
they've known each other all their lives
or have this deep intuitive and
seemingly psychic connection with each
other now throughout the film there's a
bunch of adventure and drama and what
have you but let's laser in on the
ending now for a moment Jen restores the
crystal and the mystics and Skeksis
merged together
however Kira has been killed in the
process and she lay there fallen in
Jen's arms and once again we have
another deep and profound truth bomb the
newly restored force gex say to Jen
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she is part of
as we all love each other
boom I mean does that even need
elaboration well in case it does
scientifically today we can actually
identify that all of us are a part of
the same quantum energy field that makes
up all things and that our energy is
intimately intertwined and connected and
at this energetic level there is no
separation between us even if we feel
that there is further this scene
demonstrates the power of love to create
and build those connections because it
is through the wisdom of the orsk acts
and the love of Jen that restores carrot
to life finally our last truth bomb the
Earth's gex leave us with the restored
crystal of truth and they remind us very
clearly to make your world in its light
this is a powerful lesson and a reminder
for us all that we must learn to embody
the light of truth and make the world
with the wisdom we gain from its glory
the deeper that you connect with the
spiritual essence of all things the
deeper you know truth and the more you
can share that with the world and if you
want to go deeper make sure to download
the spirit science starter kit on spirit
science central calm and we'll explore
together how deep the rabbit-hole really
goes
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