Of Star Wars encompassing core ideas of myriad religions, philosphies, and myths: Lucas pays tribute to the works of Joseph Campbell for this. Cambel said that Lucas was his best student.

So to understand Lucas, go to Campbell. I tried that in High School - the Hero with a Thousand Faces was indegestible. Maybe my brain has stretched since then (for mercy’s sake I hope so!)

Or perhaps more easily - at least for a primer (if you know me you know that I’ll read Campbell’s books eventually) - there are myriad books that set out to educate on one religion/philosophy or another by way of comparative study to Star Wars.

I began reading in the bookstore a book entitled CHRISTIAN WISDOM OF THE JEDI MASTERS. I found it extremely compelling. To distill precisely the virtues and ills inherent in the films is something I’ve wanted to do for this rewrite project. Problematically, that it is a comparative work isn’t clear: people of slipshod thinking would take it as integrative and start referring to themselves as Jedi Christians. Bad idea. If media and religion marry, let’s at least stay clear that they are different people. Similar titles: THE TAO OF STAR WARS, THE (DHARMA?) OF STAR WARS, PHILOSOPHY AND STAR WARS. I also want to read a work entitled PHILOSOPHY AND THE MATRIX.