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A boy lost, a father broken,
a galaxy trembling between shadow and light.
The wound was closed on Endor’s fire,
the mask removed, the Father redeemed,
the companions rejoicing beneath the stars.
Scar- became memory,
pain- became dignity,
closure- became sanctuary.
Many years later and the wound was torn asunder-
old scars reopened- continuity fractured-
spectacle drowning the myth.
Twelve hours of excruciating pain,
twelve hours of toxic infection,
twelve hours of corruption- disguised as story.
But we- 'the true Guardians of the Old Republic' did not let it fester.
We endured it, we tried to understand it,
but no- it was to much- we tore away the false tissue.
Now- we can look to that scar- sealed in the fire of Endor.
The myth- is whole.
The sanctuary- is intact.
The original Star Wars trilogy- Episodes IV, V, and VI- stands as a mythic cycle, complete within and of itself.
It begins with an awakening, descends into shadow and ends with redemption. Nothing more is required, for the story closes in dignity, it's continuity preserved and guardianship fulfilled.
In A New Hope, we witness the first stirrings of light against darkness.
A lonely farm boy watches the setting suns, his hopes and dreams dashed for "a whole 'nother year". A young girl bravely endures the tyranny and torture of a brutal Empire. A man with a price on his head must outsmart bounty hunters with his wit and charm.
These three, through circumstance rather than destiny, must form an unlikely band of companionship.
In The Empire Strikes Back, innocence is shattered as truths are revealed. A Father as shadow, a brother and sister separated at birth and a powerful destiny passed from father to son that cannot be escaped.
Love too shifts in its form: Han’s desire matures into devotion, while Luke’s affection transforms into guardianship.
When Darth Vader threatens Leia- "If you will not turn to the dark side, then perhaps she will"- Luke’s fury erupts. It is the strongest love there is: protective, primal, unyielding. Yet even in rage, Luke refuses to surrender to the darkness; losing his hand and choosing death. His guardianship is fierce but dignified, proving that love can defend without destroying.
When Han is encased in carbonite, Leia and Chewbacca cling to each other as they are forced to watch, helpless in their misery, yet stoic that they will not give up on him.
In Return of the Jedi, the cycle completes itself as Luke must finally confront the horror that is his father. He fights, not with hatred, but with hope that "There is still good in him"
When the mask is removed, the monster dissolves and the broken man is revealed. Anakin Skywalker, enslaved by guilt and shadow, looks upon his son with his own eyes and sees in him the boy he once was- hopeful, unbroken, still capable of love.
Redemption is sealed. The Emperor has fallen, the Father becomes one with the force and the companions rejoice. Continuity is preserved, guardianship fulfilled, sanctuary sealed.
This trilogy embodies the eternal struggle: of light against darkness, hope against despair, good against evil. It awakens, reveals, accepts, forgives, heals and redeems. It closes not in despair but in dignity. The original saga is whole, requiring no prequels or sequels, for the sanctuary was complete.
Mythic Arc Table
A wound opened…
A scar sealed…
A myth preserved…
The farm boy, the princess, the smuggler-
each walked their path,
each fulfilled their guardianship.
The fire of Endor cauterized the wound,
the companions rejoiced beneath the stars.
The sanctuary complete.
I do not condemn the creator. It was his vision- to shape,
his myth- to unfold, his right- to create as he willed.
Yet even he, in time, felt the wound reopen.
And when Disney drowned his myth in spectacle,
continuity fractured, guardianship faltered, and the scar was torn again.
But our covenant remains:
The original cycle was complete. The sanctuary was sealed. The guardianship endures.