Like one
Who having into truth, by telling of it,
Made such a sinner of his memory,
To credit his own lie..
The Tempest. Act i. Sc. 2
Okay, this my first post on the board, I'm basically a lurker. This is a little disjointed but I think worthwhile, I don't think it is much more far fetched than many other theories.
If I remember right Hurley's friend from the institute and the guy in
Australia heard the numbers while doing military work listening to radio
transmissions. I don't remember if there were any timelines given on that
but I'm thinking the radio tower was transmitting the numbers as a beacon
for some (possibly government) entity. Rousseau mentions she changed the
signal approximately 16 years ago to her distress signal. Rousseau and
team were also drawn to the island by the numbers or maybe they were searching
for the island with some knowledge of the numbers. . ...
Now why would some entity have a radio transmission as a beacon. To find/keep
track of where they had put something of great importance, like down in
a very deep hole that is covered by an unopenable hatch and protected
by some type of living/mechanical device. Nothing new yet but, maybe the
Black rock was transporting this important item to a hiding place. The
Black Rock was definitely an older ship, circa 1400's 1800's. At some
point, probably world war II a government (US Assumed) found the "cargo"
of the black rock and because of the importance of this cargo had to hide
it, secure it to a level beyond anything else at least to the knowledge
of that time.. The black rock certainly had the tools, and crew (Slaves/prisoners)
to do some digging to find or hide something. Rousseau's crew also had
similar equipment as well as military style weapons and they were a science
team on an expedition.
So what type of cargo could be so important to go the extent of seclusion
and hiding that took place. And if this is the case why were no troops
ever deployed to protect it. I'm thinking no troops because this thing
must be hidden from humanity forever. Whoever decided to hide it must
have known that anyone with knowledge of the power of this thing could/would
be corrupted, or certain peoples would do anything to get their hands
on it. It would have the power to take over the world, or end it. What
would be the one thing of antiquity that would be so powerful and important
that Ôwise' people would do anything to hide it. The Ark of the
Covenant. The relatively small box that contains the 10 commandments,
the rod of AARON, and a jar of manna. The most holy thing outside of Jesus
Christ to ever set face on earth.
Ok, so now you either think I'm a nut or you are intrigued. So, why were
our survivors drawn to the island. Lets take a look at something: We have
the following main characters that seem to be the focus of the show. Jack,
Locke, Kate, Sayid, Sawyer, Hurley, Michael/Walt, Jin/Sun, Boone/Shannon,
Claire/Aaron, Charlie, Rousseau.
That's twelve, like the twelve tribes of Israel. And you have Aaron who
is named that for no particular reason per Claire. Aaron,as has been mentioned
on other posts was the first high priest of Israel. Moses brother. His
rod is in the Ark. He was the leader of the Israelites after Moses died.
And, the only people ever allowed to enter the most Holy of Holies, where
the Ark was kept in the temples of Israel was the high priest, all of
Aaron's lineage. Aaron is first introduced in the bible in Exodus 4, the
first of our numbers. I haven't been able to link any other numbers though.
So why would our twelve be drawn, and what makes me think the twelve tribes
of Israel. Maybe our survivors are a symbolic 12 tribes, I don't know.
But maybe the Ark is drawing people now because it wants someone to find
it. If there is one "supernatural" thing that could safely bring down
an airplane, that could use numbers to draw people, etc, it would be the
creator of the entire universe.
The Others, evil people trying to get to the Ark? They want Walt for his
supernatural powers to help get to it? The whispers, the souls of those
on the Black Rock that died due to exposure to the Ark? Who knows, but
I'm tired of typing so feel free to blast this away, I know there are
as many holes in this theory as any other.
soonerjas
This is my first time posting as well, but your theory is intriguing.
Your theory would serve to back up the idea that Locke's faith in the
island is his religon and the various posts that others have made supporting
that fact.
That wouldn't be too far fetched, centered in "this world,"
"this reality," as JJ Abrams was quoted as saying.
I wouldn't be surprised.
Remember Sun stating that every name has a meaning to Claire...Aaron is
highly symbolic. I wouldn't be surprised if this is one of the first story
lines the writers dive into next season...
Thanks for letting me post!
ASaint763
When You mentioned the 12 tribes I came to think of something else which
has a religious connection. I have allways thought that Jack in someways
has the role of Jesus, he is allways leading the people, he is the uber-good
guy, he blames him self for things that happen and so on. Maybe I read
this somewhere so I dont know if anybody has thought of this to, i dont
remember. Secondly, I am not so good on religiouns but where there not
12 disciples or what they are called that fallowed Jesus? Is this all
a coincidence, especially considering other Biblical connections (like
the name exodus).
dobesson
Quote:
I am not so good on religiouns but where there not 12 disciples or what
they are called that fallowed Jesus?Jesus died in atonement for our sins,
but I don't think he went around blaming himself for everything.
You boys need some churchin'
Warthawg1
His reference to the 12 tribes was a reference to the 12 tribes of Israel,
I believe.
Australopithecus
Well, you named 16 people and not 12 - of course one of those 16 is dead,
so that makes 15. So, I think you are really stretching the logic here
with the 12 tribes. Plus, why would the writers rip off 'Raiders of the
Lost Ark' ? - although, it does have 'Lost' in the title - (ha-ha). Besides,
the writers are too busy ripping off 'Prey' right now - IMO.
runloganrun
Welcome to the boards soonerjas! I think you've done a great
job of tying in some earlier theories to the latest developments, and
gone that extra step of grounding a bible-based theory. Yes it was done
by Spielberg/Lucas, but there is no doubt anymore, I believe, that the
bible is a foundational text for the show. So I say speculate away on
grails of all types, be they literal or figurative!
drabauer
I like the idea of grouping family members to fit the number scheme. Plus
thanks for more info on Aaron. I think that even in baby form the character
Aaron is rather vital. As for finding things, whether of religious importance
or not, probably the hatch leads to something. That's why it was buried.
I also mentioned to my Columbus compatriots that the whole hatch structure
resembled a temple of antiquity. The black rock though hidden was still
too accessible. That crazy monster probably caused it to end up where
it did in an effort to protect the secrets that you mention. But the hatch
was buried. Well, now we have Dante, Orpheus, Jesus between the crucifixion
and the resurrection, in symbolic terms. Welcome our new four to the Underworld.
If I were they, I'd take Vincent. Lots of creatures in the Underworld.
I'd take music too.
boonian androphile
soonerjas-
At this point NO theories can be discounted. You bring up a lot of great
points/ideas. However, the slave ship set on a mission to bury something,
although intriguing is not accurate IMO.
See the thing/force/power on the island is drawing people to it. That
is why there has been at least two shipwrecks and two plane crashes. This
buried power is warping the space-time continuum around the island --
causing a sort of Bermuda Triangle affect.
But believe me, I'm not discounting the ark of the covenant, the holy
grail, some sort of temporal wormhole or anything else . . . yet.
radiohead
when u said world war two and something that shud be kept from humanity, it made me think of an A-bomb... or something of that sort... I'm prolly WAY off
LostRockStar