It's a central concept which I am no stranger to. First encountered it studying the occult as a teenager. Yes, the same time I was studying to be a minister. My thinking at the time was the best way to fight any enemy is to know them. Instead, it challenged my Christian thinking.
Later, I encountered a form of the same thought in the Star Wars trilogy. In intervening years, I have seen the same concept expressed different ways in different forms but always coming back to the same central idea. Most recently I saw it on a TV show where the main character basically threw the idea out like it was commonly accepted knowledge. Sadly, not true.
The entire concept is simple. All magic, spiritual power, etc, whatever you caal it comes from the same central source. Whether it is good or evil, positive or negative depends entirely on how you use it. Some call it universal energy. Some call it The Force. Others have different names for it but it remains the same energy.
The fact is we all draw from it, we all add to it, like it or not. The difference is how aware one is. Energy never ceases to exist. Nothing ever ceases to exist. Both may change direction or form but they always remain in existence. Positive and negative maintain a constant balance. To gain positive in one place you must cause negative elsewhere. Nothing is created, we only compile it from things already in existence.
The idea continues to grow, especially as conventional religions fall.
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