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#Finnreyfridays: Rey Peep and Finn Pride

Just in time for Mermay and the @finnreyfridays theme, I give you Merpeople Finn and Rey relaxing together in their oceanic home! 

Finn x Rey / LadyHawke AU

Upon breaking out of a dungeon, youthful thief Bramwell (BB-8) befriends Capt. Finn, a man with a strange secret. Finn and his lady love Rey were cursed by the wicked Bishop of Aquila, who desires Lady Rey for himself. His dark magic prevents the pair from ever being in each other's presence except at twilight.

“One day, we will know such happiness as two people dream of, but never do.”

In Kabbalah, and in all of Judaism, the Divine is both male and female. Both needs to exist and neither can dominate the other and they are both of supreme importance to the Tree of Life.

The male part of the Divine (Eyn Soph) enters the Tree of Life at the top of the Tree of Life, into the first Sephiroth (sphere) named Kether, or Crown. Eyn Soph is the Endless Divine Light, what the world was before creation, in entering the world it changes itself, sets limits to itself, so that other things might exist.

As a result Kether is associated with both humility but also the desire to become something other than what is. Furthermore the Sephiroth of Kether is seen as colorless - where all the other sphere’s have a designated color - because it is a single point of light in a vast void.

The female part of the Divine is Shekinah, which dwells in the tenth Sephiroth names Malkuth, or the Physical World. In Jewish thought the physical world is a good thing, it only exists out of the goodness of divine intent and Shekinah is the divine force within the world.

The word Shekinah comes from the Hebrew word ‘to dwell’ or ‘to settle down’. Shekinah is often portrayed as white or light grey, while Malkuth’s color is black to signify physical matter.

Now what does this have to do with Finn and Rey? Let’s look at how the two characters are introduced in the movie and their underlying character motivations.

When we first meet Finn we don’t see him. We don’t even see him in the Stortrooper armor. No, instead what we see is a moon. A shining, almost glaringly bright moon, slowly being swallowed up by the darkness of a passing Star Destroyer only just a tiny bit is left and then

Three attack ships escape it. Shooting out of the sliver of light they descend unto the world below, one of them carrying Finn. What is more. When we see inside the ship to see the troops it is also dark, with just a few flashes of light until we can properly see the troops.

We don’t know which one is Finn, it could be any of them. Maybe that was part of the point, it could have been any of them, it could have been any force that entered the world via that tiny sliver of light, but the creating force, the one who is founded in humility and a desire to become something that he isn’t, something he’s never been allowed to be, is our Finn.

In him he carries Eyn Soph, the Endless Divine Light.

Rey on the other hand is more recognizable as an individual, though equally disguised. She too could be anyone.

When first we see her she’s dressed fully in her white and light grey garb, surround by a vast cavern of darkness.

Just like with Finn for our initial acquaintance with her, we can’t really see her. She too could be anyone. And as the scene progresses we see this young woman, dressed in white and light grey move out of the blackness and up into the “higher” world.

And then we first see Rey, a character we learn is founded on her desire to find proper settlement, belonging with another. Like the Shekinah, the female divine in the world, that she is.

Hey all! The one and only Finnrey Friday is in just a couple of short days, and it’s another mini-milestone: Our 150th Finnrey Friday! All those weeks, all that Finnrey! We could not have made it this far without all of your support.

It’s an unthemed week, so whatever Finnrey strikes your fancy works for us! Please be sure to @ us as well as tagging #finnreyfridays so we can find your lovely posts. You’re also welcome to submit any posts directly to the blog.