A LOST TV Program Theory I posted five years ago seems to be somewhat correct. My thought at the time was that LOST was about the Parent/Child conflict and the Roman Concept of LIMBUS INFANTIUM (Note the relationship between Jack and his father). The final episode concluded with the understanding that these things can be overcome, and a place awaits before we enter eternity were reconciliation, understanding and finally peace exist.
What was masterful about the writers of LOST was how they blended various philosophy and theology and New Age thought without offending or turning off their audience. There are basic archetypes that people will universally connect with. There is a universal consciousness and they stayed within that realm. I will really miss this show. It was absolutely superb.
This is what I wrote on a blog post in 2006:
Now what I believe will happen is you will find out Will is a "ghost in the machine" keep in mind this is all allegory. This will become a very spiritual TV program as they begin to blend it with the scientific. That is why in season one they had to show two camps forming-one believing in science (Jack) one believing in faith (Locke). The writers are aware of the success of The Passion Of Christ and I think that's where they are taking us.
LOST has become a phenomena with various theories being developed to explain the strange things happening on the Island. One of the early theories was of Purgatory. But for many people that came up short. That's because they missed the correct concept of it. According to Goggle. I am the only one who is putting forth the LIMBUS INFANTIUM THEORY. That is the only thing that can explain the kidnapping of the children and the Parent/Child conflicts.
One of the coolest sites on the net PALEORAMA (All things doing with mankind and science and religion) has the best definition of Limo I have ever read
"In Roman Catholic theology, limbo describes the temporary status of the souls of good persons who died before the resurrection of Jesus, and the permanent status of the unbaptized who die in childhood (without having committed any personal sins, but without having been freed from original sin).
Limbo comes from the Latin limbus meaning a hem or an edge or a boundary. While "limbo" is often popularly understood to be a "place where souls go", the term also describes and reflects theological uncertainty. As such, limbo is not part of the Church's official doctrine (compare purgatory, which is). Official Church teaching remains that the status of these souls (who don't seem to deserve hell, yet cannot follow the divinely-revealed path to heaven) is in limbo – in other words, their fate cannot be determined by any but God."
Notice all the children in LOST have been taken. Why include this in the show if it had no meaning. This is very important. What happens to unbaptized children when they die? In the Catholic theology of Purgatory children are taken from their parent's to a place called LIMBUS INFANTIUM. Please Google this. Children are seen to have been born in Original Sin and denied the regeneration of Christ Sacrifice. This matter has been debated for centuries and it is believed that children enjoy eternal happiness with God. It is unclear as to weather they ever see their parents again. This is important for this tv show.
I would recommend the Catholic Encyclopedia web site for their specific definition.
These are some points that they recommend you Google
1 The Limbo of the Fathers (limbus patrum) (also known as Abraham's Bosom)
2 The Limbo of Children (limbus infantium)
3 Limbo as a state of eternal, natural joy
4 Limbo in literature









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