Some stories
act as a mirror for the soul, which help us to see more clearly who we
are. Elements of the stories found in Breath
of Fire V: Dragon Quarter (PS2) and Tales of Destiny (Playstation)
do this particularly well for modern man.
We will
begin with BoF. The story-telling in BoF
is a nice change from typical RPG fare.
It is much more focused, not branching off into a dozen different side
paths but following fairly closely the journey of Ryu, Nina, and Lin as they
try to reach the surface of the earth from the underground dwelling where
humanity has been living since an environmental cataclysm occurred generations
ago.
There is a
strong Kaballastic overtone to BoF, just as we saw in the analysis of Tales
of the Abyss:
https://confiterijournal.blogspot.com/2019/08/what-awaits-in-tales-of-abyss.html
Many of the
drawings and other aesthetic features of the game (images on doors, etc.)
strongly suggest the ‘Tree of Life’ and other such diagrams and symbols from
the Kaballah:
http://luminanti.com/Images/@Menu/Sound/Kabbalah/treecolorbuttonscrop_50.jpg
The main
structure of the game’s world (with a low sector, middle sector, and top
sector) also suggest the three main divisions of Kaballah’s Tree:
http://www.soul-guidance.com/houseofthesun/media/kabalah/treeveil.jpg
Furthermore,
the progression of the game unfolds as an ascent, starting in the lowest
underground darkness and ending in the blazing light of the sun. This is a classic esoteric theme (ascent/the
quest for enlightenment). The symbol of
enlightenment, the third eye, is seen on the facemask of one of the characters
in the game:
https://bof.fandom.com/wiki/Tantra
https://www.cleopatraegypttours.com/travel-guide/the-eye-of-ra/
https://www.gaia.com/article/how-to-awaken-your-third-eye
The final
obstacle to reaching the surface/enlightenment is the battle with the dragon
Chetyre, which is very close to Kaballah’s Kether – the highest point on the
Tree of Life:
http://www.soul-guidance.com/houseofthesun/treeoflifetraditional.htm#The%20Sephiroth
The most
important feature, though, is how the journey to enlightenment begins in
BoF. It is initiated by a horrible
genetic experiment to turn a young girl, Nina, into a living filter to purify
the air of the underground human settlements.
Ryu takes her under his protection and tries to reach the surface with
her, where the air is clean and her premature death (from purifying the toxic underground
air) can be avoided.
A similar
theme is observed in Tales of Destiny.
When a certain rare metal is required to repair a ship that will take
the heroes to the final battle, it is finally found in an old industrial waste
site (the specific cave turns out to be full of toxic air also).
The
mythology being woven in these instances is that man’s hubris towards the creation,
while causing it harm together with himself – at least for a time, will in the
long run also be his salvation. Thus,
there is no need to worry about trespassing the limits God has laid out in
revelation or in our consciences – with enough scientific advancement and/or
destruction, the supreme beatitude will come within our grasp (this is, in
essence, Crowley’s teaching – that if we bring mankind to the depths of
depravity, the Savior will be forced to return and set things right). Some of the dialogue from Tales of Destiny
makes this clear:
Garr: "Are you trying to say that Hugo's plans are different than those of Lydon?"
Baruk: "Master Hugo plans to create a perfect world by harnessing the Eye of Atamoni's power."
Garr: "You're contradicting yourself!!
Hugo is a human just like the
rest of us!
You just said yourself that it's impossible for mere mortals to achieve order and perfection."
Baruk: "Master Hugo will transform himself into a superior being by using the Eye of Atamoni's powers."
Garr: "Don't make me laugh... Is he
trying to become a god?"
Baruk: "You may laugh now, but it is the
truth."
--https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps/198886-tales-of-destiny/faqs/45866
There are
other reasons (eugenics, a desire to eradicate ‘useless eaters’, etc.), but it
may be that some of the scientific elite are pursuing such a reckless path with
GMOs, mRNA vaccines, 5G, brain-machine interfaces, and so on, because they
really believe that their own versions of ‘Nina’, true to her name’s meaning,
will some day lead mankind to some sort of paradise:
Lastly, Nina is a Babylonian fertility
goddess of the watery deep whose name is said to mean ‘enclosure of fish’. She
was the daughter of Ea (the spirit of the oceans, rivers and streams). The
ancient people who dwelled around the Tigris and Euphrates rivers worshipped
her as a life-giver by providing them nourishment with fish to eat. Not only
was she the patroness of fisherman, but she was also the goddess of maternity.
She had the capability to create and destroy and was so greatly revered by
temples built in her honor in Babylonia and Assyria. Her symbols are associated
with fish and water and her themes are connected to nourishment, abundance,
creation (Life and Death).
--https://ohbabynames.com/all-baby-names/nina/
But in
reality, this pride will only take us further into the devil’s hell we already know
so well because of it.
Image via https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps2/561476-breath-of-fire-dragon-quarter/images/152989
--
Holy Ælfred
the Great, King of England, South Patron, pray for us sinners at the Souð,
unworthy though we are!
Anathema to
the Union!
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