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Star Wars Symbology: The Visual and Psychological Proof That Luke Skywalker Is Snoke

A Deep Dive Into Rian Johnson’s Mindbending Masterpiece, ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’

Brian Deines
JUNG SKYWALKER
19 min readAug 2, 2018

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“Myths are first and foremost psychic phenomena that reveal the nature of the soul.” -Carl Jung

The Dark Portal as First Order logo is a skeleton key that unlocks Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

Once you see this, you can’t unsee it.

“In exploring the symbol, the mind is finally led towards ideas of a transcendent nature.” — Carl Jung

Symbols play a bigger role in The Last Jedi than most people realize.

We know that Star Wars is a saga rich with symbolism and archetypes. We know symbols are a way to condense meaning. But have we missed the meaning of Star Wars?

Symbols, Logos, Emblems

For starters, take the Alliance Starbird emblem. We see a ring with this symbol featured in the final scene of The Last Jedi. It serves as visual proof that the Resistance succeeded in their mission — it means they’ve sparked hope in the Galaxy.

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JUNG SKYWALKER
JUNG SKYWALKER

Published in JUNG SKYWALKER

Analyzing The Symbolism And Archetypes of Star Wars

Brian Deines
Brian Deines

Written by Brian Deines

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