The Fifth Element

Namaste

~*♥*~

As a Wiccan, I have always known there are five elements.  We call the fifth element Spirit, or Aether.  It is the element that connects everything, at all times.  The very Seed of Life.  Combined with Air, Fire, Water and Earth it is what creates everything.

As a Bruce Willis fan, I have always loved the movie The Fifth Element.  If you haven't seen it, here is your warning: ~*SPOILER*~ ahead.

The Fifth Element in the movie is the only weapon capable of destroying The Great Evil.  It is combined of four stones representing Air, Fire, Water and Earth and a human entombed in a sarcophagus (created by combining the other four elements into Divine Light).  The premise of the movie is that in the future, when it is finally needed to defeat The Great Evil, only the hand of The Fifth Element is recovered through a series of misfortunes.  The hand is used to create a woman named LeeLoo.  She has no memory and is afraid of her unfamiliar surrounding.  Much action ensues (hey, it's a Bruce Willis movie after all ;).  LeeLoo becomes despondent when she learns the whole of human history.  In the end, it is the Love of Willis' character that allows her to release the Divine Light and combine all five elements into the weapon needed to nullify The Great Evil.

Essentially, the message of the move is that Love is the true Fifth Element.   This has always resonated with me, even through the Hollywood hype and special effects.  But it was not until last night, as I was driving home under the gorgeous full moon, that I fully realized that Spirit=Love.

I was pondering why it is that some people still ask "Why?" when something relates to Unconditional Love.  Why do they feel a need to have a reason for something to exist?  Why do they feel it is necessary to explain how you can Love unconditionally?  The fact is that Love is Spirit/Aether.  It exists without cause or reason.  There is no explanation for it, because it simply is.  Without Love, nothing else can exist.  So let's stop trying to determine the Why of Love, and embrace the fact that Love Is.

Blessed Be with Love and Light

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