In this series of posts I'd like to explain the motivations and philosophies of the Deols I have mentioned, to give you a better understanding of how they relate to each other. I won't move into too much of the story, what will be presented here represents their alignments before the Rebellion, as originally intended. To recap they are : Eleyon, Ällora, Yevassë, Unavo and Oleris.
The Deols of this sub-creation... on that note I should try and come up with some name for this mini-world overall, like Arda or Narnia... Anyway, these Deols do draw strongly on my God, the Christian God, on Satan, and other deities in various mythologies. However, they are not meant to be direct representations of them. I have conceived them with allegorical similarities, but I dare not place myself above the powerful beings I believe in. An author is in a uniquely dictatorial position over the characters of a narrative, and can force them to do anything deemed fit. Therefore, while Eleyon may draw heavily on the Trinity, he is in no way a complete representation, he is just a character in a story. I do not wish to commit blasphemy inadvertently as I write this, necessitating a disclaimer.
Eleyon
Eleyon, as previously mentioned, is the Creator figure of my mythos. Naturally, he draws a lot on my own conception of the Christian Creator. One of the earliest things I suppose most people wonder about after hearing the Biblical creation story is probably : Well then who created God? or : How did God come to exist? Personally I believe such mysteries lie beyond our comprehension in our reality, but within my own mythological construct, I could change that. Exercising my authorial authority, Eleyon begins as a fold in the vast ether. Please don't corner me with issues of where the ether comes from, if I spend to long contemplating the initial state of the world, I will never be able to move on to anything else. A field of ether is as basic an initial state as I care to construct.
Eleyon's fold happens spontaneously, it is not created like any subsequent spirit. It grows in complexity and size around the stable quirk. I suppose this is an apparent violation of the second law of thermodynamics, but ether is so vacuous that thermodynamics can't really apply. To reconcile this approach with the notion that God has existed from the beginning, I put forward that Eleyon exists for so long in solitude, that when he finally begins to create, his own existence has already been around since Time Immemorial. Furthermore, I would argue that if no one is present to observe the universe, how can time be a meaningful concept? As Eleyon's spirit formed, time itself begins to flow for the simple truth that an observer is there to notice changes across time.
Moving on from mechanics, Eleyon's primary motivation is one that runs against his initial solitude in the ether. Eleyon's primary desire is for a unified, healthy sense of fellowship. It has been revealed to me that God is a relational being. He desires a personal relationship between Himself and His followers, and wishes for His followers to maintain fast bonds of friendship and love amongst themselves. When we do leave this good earth, the only things that really matter are how well our relationship with God is, and how well we relate to one another.
Therefore, Eleyon's ultimate creative work is that of mankind. Humanity represents a never ending growth of new minds and new spirits to meet, to interact and develop relationships with. And these beings are independent from their creator in a sense that they were designed by him, but each individual after the first two arises distinctly. Beings in the ether and energy were all crafted and fine-tuned by Eleyon's mind, leaving him with a nagging idea that they were really only extensions of himself, rather than truly unique individuals. Hence, in the original plan, Eleyon desired to create community, and with humanity he felt that he succeeded.
In the era that Eleyon spent alone, he often thought of how he would respond upon discovering another Deol like himself. Imagining community, he began to formulate rules and codes of conduct, laws and social conventions. Having spent an immeasurable time considering these issues, Eleyon has the greatest understanding of relational nuances. And you know what? In this reality, the final say on how we should act toward others is God's. The amount of time you have spent thinking about how you should behave is minuscule compared to how much God has already thought about it, why not trust what He says?
As a last note, an author creates characters in a similar way that Eleyon must have crafted the spirits and souls of those around him. Must authors always understand their creations thoroughly? Do writers really have control? Or do authors create, and then as the characters begin to define themselves, the characters begin to siphon control away from an author? And how dangerous is it for a character to take on a life of its own in the minds of readers, critics and popular culture? How many times can an author's intention with a character be refracted through the prisms of the minds of others before it changes entirely? Why did God choose to make us independent thinkers when He knew the risks that were involved with self-awareness? And if God is the author of your life, how will you respect His authority?
Therefore, Eleyon's ultimate creative work is that of mankind. Humanity represents a never ending growth of new minds and new spirits to meet, to interact and develop relationships with. And these beings are independent from their creator in a sense that they were designed by him, but each individual after the first two arises distinctly. Beings in the ether and energy were all crafted and fine-tuned by Eleyon's mind, leaving him with a nagging idea that they were really only extensions of himself, rather than truly unique individuals. Hence, in the original plan, Eleyon desired to create community, and with humanity he felt that he succeeded.
In the era that Eleyon spent alone, he often thought of how he would respond upon discovering another Deol like himself. Imagining community, he began to formulate rules and codes of conduct, laws and social conventions. Having spent an immeasurable time considering these issues, Eleyon has the greatest understanding of relational nuances. And you know what? In this reality, the final say on how we should act toward others is God's. The amount of time you have spent thinking about how you should behave is minuscule compared to how much God has already thought about it, why not trust what He says?
As a last note, an author creates characters in a similar way that Eleyon must have crafted the spirits and souls of those around him. Must authors always understand their creations thoroughly? Do writers really have control? Or do authors create, and then as the characters begin to define themselves, the characters begin to siphon control away from an author? And how dangerous is it for a character to take on a life of its own in the minds of readers, critics and popular culture? How many times can an author's intention with a character be refracted through the prisms of the minds of others before it changes entirely? Why did God choose to make us independent thinkers when He knew the risks that were involved with self-awareness? And if God is the author of your life, how will you respect His authority?
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