The Hindus called it "Prana"...
In Tibet, "Akasha"...
Some of the ancients called it "Æther"...
Occultists call it the "Aura"...
In China, "Qi/Jing", and "Qigong"...
In Japan, "Ki"...
Western Alchemists know it by all these names, as well as by terms such as "Quintessence", "Prima Materia", and "First Matter"...
Those who prefer to use a more modern, somewhat scientific terminology, often tend to use terms such as "UEF", or "Universal Energy Field", or the "Bio-electromagnetic Field", and "Bio-electromotive Force".
One writer, who sought to draw from all the world's lores on the topic, in order to sort of "universalize" this concept, chose a fairly generic, though now apparently iconic term, "The Force".
It's a fairly obvious benefit to have a single term for all to understand, and perhaps identify with, in his works of fiction - which he created for those of most (if not all) faiths worldwide to relate to, in order to rekindle the inner spark of curiosity within them, towards life's higher mysteries, teachings, parables, lessons, paths of virtue, and overall general spirit(uality).
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But before I write further on this, I should jot a few words down here on a certain important matter...
Now, while there be those who believe in the existence of (by whatever term) "the Force", they generally tend to fall into two groups. There are those who see it as both a physical phenomenon as well as a philosophical concept, both equally as binding and unifying of all life as each other... and there are those who only see it as a philosophical idea.
That's fine. To each, their own.
It might though, unsettle or even pain one, to see another wilfully lock eyes shut to the ineffable beauty of something that has been known as undeniable fact to so many beings for countless aeons... but that affords no right, for those who see, to pry open, by cunning or by force, the eyes of those who choose to remain blind.
But it is not the only disturbing thing, such pain of seeing someone choosing not to see... rather, it is admittedly more so, the feeling of being (necessarily by circumstance of their denial of reality) invalidated - even seen as archaic, non-scientific, superstitious, of inferior intelligence, worthy of pity, deserving of ridicule and disdain, etc. - if one is seen by them as being among those who know and understand these subtler sciences - which they may refuse to see as anything other than utterly ridiculous.
THIS... as frustratingly unfair a feeling as this can be, must not be allowed to fester within us. It makes no difference how one who chooses wilful ignorance would judge us. They just don't know, and, in fact, insist upon not doing so.
Just let it go.
In turn, this should *NEVER* be seen by us as any reason or justification to judge them, either - we shouldn't see them as inferior, stupid, not as far along the path as we, or any of the like.
If we must settle our minds upon what to think of these peers, these fellows of the Human Family, these relatives of ours, then let it be enough to see that they are on a path, as we all are, which continues on.
That all of us, whoever we are, are wrong about a great many things until we find out truths along the path, which we use to right ourselves... and just rest on the knowledge that they, like we all, will find theirs - in their own time - and be done with it.
We do not need validation in these matters by anyone or anything, aside from by the Force, and it's Source.
But I've digressed far enough...
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The Force (as regards the physical phenomenon), and it's aspects, can be explained/described using any of the ancient terms above, but also with the terminology of modern science. In particular, the branch which deals with the Grand Unified Theory. This deals with something today's modern science terms the Superforce, or rather, to a much larger degree, those forces which, at or around the time of the Big Bang, had branched forth into becoming the Four Forces.
The Four Forces of the Grand Unified Theory, in order of strongest to weakest, are;
Strong Nuclear Force
Weak Nuclear Force
Electromagnetic Force
Gravitational Force
These Four Forces, and their interplay with their root from which they all sprang, the Superforce, make up what is largely regarded in Jediism as the "Universal Force" - that from which all mortal life is risen from, and returns to upon death.
Now, I should point out... all of the ancient terms mentioned at the beginning of this post are terms to describe the biological phenomenon which largely and most often deals primarily with the Electromagnetic Force - or, more precisely, Bio-electromagnetic fields, and the Bio-electromotive force, as well as their interactions with other electromagnetic fields/forces, whether biologically living, or not.
This state would be what is largely regarded in Jediism as the "Living Force", that which binds and unifies all mortal life forms in the universe while alive, until such a time when death would return them and their essences to the Universal Force.
These forces are tangible, observable, measurable, and to a certain extent, able to be manipulated.
See, there is a science to all this... and if there wasn't, then how could it be?
There is logic and reason to the Force. We merely need to familiarize ourselves with the laws of physics along which these forces run.
We are electrical beings. Our brains run on, and use, bio-electricity. This has long been well known as scientific fact. And just as when electricity runs along a wire, a magnetic field winds around it as a result (allowing for wonderful things like induction, for example), our own wiring, our nervous system and all else which our brain communicates with, also creates such fields.
Whether we are speaking, walking, running, or reaching out and grabbing a glass of water to drink from... such bio-electricity runs along the wiring of our nerves, telling what our brains want our muscles and such to do. Along all these neuro-pathways, our personal field is generated, enough that can even be photographed using special equipment - or even detected with the trained eye...
...and that will be the subject of my next post.
Until then, may the Force be with us, every one - always <3
- Tarran ^_^
