Blog #38--Science Fiction Shares Important Truths

A few enlightened masters have toiled on Earth throughout its history. They have tried to open our minds to a vast, energized Universe filled with wonders beyond our imagination. And they have encouraged us to discover our true selves and our oneness with our creator. Unfortunately, the human ego resists these truths at every turn, making our efforts at understanding only partially successful.

Direct approaches are usually met with great resistance, forcing these masters to speak in parables or hide truths within fictional settings. In my book “It’s a Secret, So Pass It On: a Toolbox For Life,” I explained how Mother Goose rhymes and Tarot Cards are examples of sharing truths through indirect means. Science Fiction is often a preferred writing category for sharing truths since the ego is less threatened when it thinks we aren’t talking about it.

For example, James Cameron created a magical 3-dimensional movie world in “Avatar.” The story takes place on a fictional world occupied by an alien race called the Na’vi, who are trying to protect their home from a greedy, destructive Earth-like race of invaders. Because there were so many fictional elements in the movie, comparisons between the environmental destruction of the Na’vi home world and present Earth conditions were minimized in the minds of those wanting the movie to help them escape reality.

Thus, Cameron inserted numerous references to the spiritual beliefs of the Na’vi without sounding preachy or implying similarities with our own existence that could bother the ego and reduce viewership and understanding. Those with an expanded spiritual awareness can still find plenty of positive reinforcement for their own beliefs.

For instance, at one point Jake Sully, played by Sam Worthington, goes to the “Tree of Souls” to pray to the Na’vi deity Eywa for help fighting his fellow soldiers, who have now become his enemies. His love interest Neytiri, played by Zoe Saldana, reminds him of Eywa’s true purpose: “Our Great Mother doesn’t take sides, Jake. She protects only the balance of life.”

This statement is consistent with Native American philosophy, as well as the teachings of numerous religions around the world. Since the Na’vi see their deity as female rather than the male God depicted by Christians and others, there is less likelihood of a backlash to their way of life. Those who refuse to recognize their own place within the Balance of Nature can continue to evolve at their own rate.

We’d like to believe our creator favors us over others and punishes those who reject him/her/it. A major step in our spiritual growth requires us to recognize how a just and loving creator cannot take sides in any conflict or help some at the expense of others. Favoritism is the ego version of reality and not how things actually work in the Universe. The Na’vi are represented in the movie as being more evolved as a group than those trying to steal valuable resources from them.

When we are able to recognize our equality with all others, we can grow past our limitations to become one with the entire Universe. Science fiction is one of a number of resources we can use to stimulate our thinking and open our hearts.

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