“My guess is that when he made the original series he was a fairly serious Buddhist”
For the record, as late as 2002 in a Time magazine interview Lucas describes himself as “spiritual” and a “Buddhist Methodist.” He was raised a strict Methodist in the San Joaquin Valley—thus the emphasis on clear lines of good & evil—but his friend Gary Kurtz introduced him to Buddhism, as perhaps did the general northern California vibe. I think it’s important to recall that Lucas knew Joseph Campbell personally. Finally, the Force didn’t exist in the earliest drafts of the story.
“My guess is that when he made the original series he was a fairly serious Buddhist”
For the record, as late as 2002 in a Time magazine interview Lucas describes himself as “spiritual” and a “Buddhist Methodist.” He was raised a strict Methodist in the San Joaquin Valley—thus the emphasis on clear lines of good & evil—but his friend Gary Kurtz introduced him to Buddhism, as perhaps did the general northern California vibe. I think it’s important to recall that Lucas knew Joseph Campbell personally. Finally, the Force didn’t exist in the earliest drafts of the story.