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The Star Wars series’ amazing popularity has been in part because it touches a spiritual nerve in moderns in a way that most of our places of worship only hope to achieve. The central premise of Star Wars is that there is an energy that connects us all, an energy that surrounds and infuses all life and creates the fabric of the universe. When we recognize that inter-connecting energy, when we tap into it, we can harness great power for good. Or, if one taps into the dark side of the Force, one can use that power for evil.
Our interconnectedness is the fundamental starting point for everything. The environmental crisis at its source is a loss of feeling kinship with the intricate networks of animals, plants, soil, air, water-our living planet and all of creation.
No matter if you call it The Force, or the Indwelling Presence of God, we are in an epic struggle in our day to rediscover that sacred interconnectedness and let it guide us toward a thriving, living society and planet. The rediscovery is happening both in the world of modern science, with systems theory and ecological thinking, and in the recovery of ancient traditions that are based in this natural, sacred connectedness. We need the old and the new to come together if we are going to turn the tide and change the way we think and act in the world.
This is not a fantasy, but it is exciting! Happy New Year and May the Force be with you!
--The Force of our Interconnectedness, organic torah, organictorah.org.
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