[Vulnerability & Power - XVII]
The *Star Wars* saga works because we the consumers agree on the fundamental use of light/dark symbolism. There are two opposing manifestation of the power called the Force. They are, simply put, at war with each other. The light side is good and represents peace. The dark side is bad and represents aggression and greed. Deeply ingrained in the modern psyche are the archetype forces of good and evil that are at odds and must battle for the galaxy.
No one questions the light. The light is always bright. It’s always objectively good. It’s always…us.
The whole balance of the power spectrum, the opposing forces, and the galactic saga would crumble the moment someone asks: Are not both the light and dark, good and evil, moral and immoral sides operating on a power structure that is fundamentally broken? Or: Is not all this power dark power, evil power, unhealthy power, and inevitably corrupting power?
Until we name the power we believe is inevitable as dark and innately problematic we will continue to crave it.
The kind of power that promotes others, gives power away, shares power with the powerless, and empowers empathetically is the only kind of power that will begin to change the world (and the galaxy!).
