I've been having a few of those recently and it's surprising how, after reading across seemingly unrelated subjects, patterns start to form between them.
For example, I've mentioned my interests in fermentation starting with Kimchi to lately brewing beer, as well as Star Wars.
While reading Stephen Harrod Buhner's Sacred and Herbal Healing Beers: The Secrets of Ancient Fermentation, I've been learning about the mythology that informs -- as well as, in a sense, scripts -- the process of fermenting.
Many cultures describe the god-like figure that shared the first recipe for beer, gruit, mead or wine as being one who also returned from the dead or the underworld, possibly also as being a fertility figure with plants literally growing as a result of this heroic potency.
The stories explain processes like bacteria growing and seeds germinating, these illustrate how human culture grows with agriculture.
Both are demonstrated in beer-making too, particularly yeast and malt.
The respect for the ability to cultivate life underscores religion, just look at Jesus' bread and wine.
Recently there was news of a conversation with George Lucas, creator of Star Wars, when he described his idea for the trinity of films that have been developed by Disney:
George Lucas' space opera draws on mythic themes, particularly the apparently spontaneous inception of Annakin Skywalker as a parallel with the virgin mother Mary.
Then there's Skywalker's return from death as Darth Vader.
I guess his siring of the twins Luke and Leia might also be significant too.
Did Skywalker's anger lead him to misusing the sacred Force or did this antisocial tendency develop as a result?
Those Sith Lords seem like a bunch of lonely guys, right?
In contrast Jedi seem very social.
