It had been mentioned in the Jedi Temple forums, that one might see the person, Jesus, as being, or being like, for all intents and purposes, a "Jedi".
Now, I can see where this person is coming from... and I was basically thrilled that he had posited this idea in the forums, because I, too, had expressed this idea similarly to my son, the better part of a couple decades ago...
It was back then that I had introduced him to the First Trilogy (eps. IV, V & VI), and utilized the many available analogies and rich allegory to explain the principles of alchemy to him, and how Jesus was the model example of what an alchemist hopes to achieve - Mastery over Self, and Matter - and all the things George Lucas had seemed quite obviously well-read about... Qi/Jing, Akasha, the Prima Materia... the Force...
I had noticed the parallels between what he, Mr. Lucas, wrote, and the writings of ancient times... excellent, excellent allegory...
So I was able to reply appropriately, I hope... I wrote;
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I dunno... being myself, what many who call themselves "Christian" might
call a "heathen", I like being able to look at things without giving a
flaming rat's butt about anyone trying to convince me I'm going to
"Hell" for not sticking to present orthodoxy - therefore...
Let's all, everyone reading this, assume just for this point, that there
is no question that Jesus existed - just to get that temporarily aside
for point-making's sake...
If we look at the book, the bible, and if we do away with the
post-scriptedly *introduced* idea of trinity, and see that there is
nothing that says that Jesus was a deity, but a *mortal man*, who, upon
his baptism and apparent heavenly approval, the "heavens were opened up
to him" - that is, knowledge, abilities, all that were lost and stripped
from Mankind in the garden, were returned to him, then we can see what
kind of man he was - and in turn, through his interactions with his
circle of close friends, *we all* are - or have potential to be.
He was able to conduct "miracles" - some things that science can today
display, others that science may soon do as well... most, if not all,
alchemists and other ancient-tech-savvy schools of thought can explain
as well.
Explainable? "Blasphemy!", some may say...
But assuming what is written as canon, he DID these things, *as a mortal man*, along the laws of physics in the universe.
It has been said that, "Magic does not defy the laws of physics of the universe... it conforms to the laws, many of which science as a whole has yet to fully understand".
Turning water into wine - transmutation...
The time when he walked on water is among the most important from a Jedi
viewpoint - Peter saw him walking about upon the waves, and bade him to
come back - Jesus was all like, "Uhm, no way, man - why don't you come over here,
dude?" and Pete was all like, "Ha! Yeah, right - look... if you really
think I can, then tell me to come to you, and because of my faith in
you, I will" - then Jesus was like, "Well alright, come on then... come
on over here, man" - so Pete put his foot over the edge of the boat and
stood on the water... and his next foot... and he took a few more
steps...
...he got nearly all the way to Jesus, and he was totally gobsmacked at
what he was accomplishing - then he got too analytical and within his
mind he scoldingly told himself that what he was doing was impossible -
and so he started to sink, and just then, Jesus took his hand and pulled
him up, and was like, "Dude, you HAD it... then you lost faith - that's
why you sank."
Jesus *proved* that he was a *man* capable of what we ALL are capable of
- and through Peter, he *proved* that we all are capable of it! We need
not be a deity - we only need what can be found within ourselves which
was already placed there by deity - we are Jedi already, we merely need
to recognize it. Jesus proved that ALL MANKIND have the ability to
perform all that he performed, because he also did so *as a mortal man*.
This walking on water - it has been mirrored in the Jedi parable of the
X-Wing and the Dagobah swamp. Yoda (Teacher) told Luke it can be done,
if he had faith - the size of the ship (the fact that Peter was a mere
man) didn't matter. Luke tried to use the Force and started to lift the
ship out of the swamp (Peter stepped out of the boat and onto the
water), and though he was actually doing it, he internally reprimanded
himself that this is idiotic and impossible (Peter looses his faith),
and so the ship sunk back in (Peter sinks into the water) - Yoda
(Teacher) stretched out his own hand and lifted the ship out and rested
it onto the shore (Jesus took Peter's hand and pulled him up)... Luke
said, "I don't believe it!" (Peter struggles with his faith even as
Jesus pulled him up), and Yoda said, "THAT is why you fail" ("You had
it, but then you lost your faith)...
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It's so good to know that there are others out there who see the same lessons to be learned where it may seem hidden from others, though in plain sight they may be. I'm allowed to know with proof, that I'm not alone in my perceptions... and yeah, for the sake of self-confidence, sometimes that can be an appreciable thing ^_^
May the Force be with you!
- Tarran ^_^
