There have been many analogys made in regards to the wizard of Oz.
All Philosophy and in some cases relevant Logic.
Obviously this depends on ones personal perspective and knowledge base.
In this article i shall give you my personal take on it and as usual you the reader can make up your own mind.
So bare with me and keep an open mind.
Analogies are
a comparison between one thing and another, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.
“an analogy between the workings of nature and those of human societies”
The Emerald City , what could it mean ?
Lets dive deep into this.
The Spiritual Meaning of Emerald according to Different Cultures.
Since antiquity, emerald has been a symbol of spiritual awareness, protection, love, and wisdom.
Ancient Romans and Greeks believed it to be the representative of the Goddess Venus.
Hence, they perceived this gemstone as a conveyor of hope and love.
The color green relates to balance and harmony and perspective, green is also the color of growth,awakening, nature, stability, prosperity and the color of spring,renewal and rebirth however it can also represent jealousy now bare that in mind as it will come into play later.
According to many cultures It renews and restores depleted energy.
It is the sanctuary away from the stresses of modern living, restoring us back to a sense of well being and purpose.
Green is a cool color that symbolizes nature and the natural world around us.
On the biblical side Green
Green is obtained by mixing yellow (trials) with blue (Word of God).
Therefore, the biblical meaning of the color green is immortality.
(The leaf shall not wither (psalm 1:3). Green is also symbolic of resurrection which we see each Spring.
When it comes to spirituality, a few gemstones have the cosmic energies and metaphysical properties to evoke your connection with the divine creator .
Emerald is one such powerful gemstone that can align your physical self with higher spiritual plane.
If chosen correctly, this gemstone can apparently change your destiny and show you the right path to ones salvation.
Apparently you will not experience the negative emotions that can steal the mysticism from your soul.
Perhaps because of its strong associations with nature, green is often thought to represent tranquility, good luck, health, and at times spiritual clarity.
The yellow brick road, what could it mean ?
Acquired Wisdom
For a yellow color we can say that it is a symbol of wisdom, sun, new birth and beauty, but it can also be referred to as a symbol of
Personal power and fulfilment, abundance, courage and self-confidence.
The color Yellow has stood for wisdom and intellect throughout the ages.
It apparently aids logic, memory, concentration, will – power and communication.
Yellow is full of creative and intellectual energy.
A “sun color”, it makes us feel happy and optimistic, It lifts the soul.
Yellow represents happiness, clarity and sunlight.
A stimulating, joyous and intelligent color, yellow is optimistic, confident and full of self esteem.
Creativity – Expansive and free to do and be all that we can be.
It Helps you feel expressive, curious, and experimental.
It helps you go through changes, Cheerful, joyful, and friendly, yellow promotes optimism.
Yellow stones, such as Amber and Citrine, help in overcoming troubles and tribulations .
When our minds are blocked or we feel depressed we experience: Shame, anger, fear, bitterness, resentment, prejudice and hate this can also be associated with jealously and selfishness.
However Yellow Spiritually Effects are mainly – Personal power, strength, sense of self worth, transformation, courage, laughter, fulfilment and happiness .
The color yellow relates to acquired knowledge. … Being the lightest hue of the spectrum, the color psychology of yellow is uplifting and illuminating, offering hope, happiness, cheerfulness and fun and prosperity .
In the meaning of colors, yellow inspires original thought and inquisitiveness.
The meaning of yellow gives the message of confidence, joy, optimism, growth, and having the strength to take the next steps on your journey.
It is an attention-grabbing color, so it usually appears when something is trying to get you to pay attention to a certain object or situation.
The color challenges you to keep moving forward, despite any fear or insecurities that might be slowing you down.
Biblical meaning of yellow and Gold
Gold and yellow are often associated or used interchangeably in the Bible. … Therefore, yellow represents the joy, the presence of God, and God’s anointing, whereas gold represents God’s holiness, divine nature, and his majesty.
We must also Remember Ephesians 6:12
King James Version
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
So what could the author of the wizard of oz been trying to say ?
Could the author been trying to tell us all something ?
Some kind of wisdom that was acquired perhaps ?
Lets look into this a bit deeper.
What could the red brick road represent ?
Red is a very powerful color in the Bible. It speaks of the sin that all mankind holds, but also of the redemption that everyone has access to because of Jesus shedding His blood on the cross.
Had it not been for His sacrifice, people would have no longstanding way of atoning for their sins.
Although in the Old Testament people slaughtered goats and other animals to do so, it was a temporary fix.
Jesus, however, through His blood made the final price once and for all.
So, the color red in the Bible (also scarlet and crimson) can symbolize both sin and redemption, but either way they point to some type of blood sacrifice and needful redemption.
So firstly , Dorothy is knocked unconscious into a dream state in a foreign land .
Much like mankind is today in regards to the powers that be that continue to control every aspect of our lives.
When she awakens she realised that a wicked beast (the witch) has been mortally wounded (killed)
This could indeed be a direct parable to the first beast in revaluations or evil itself .
After all the witch was an evil witch and she had those ruby slippers on.
But what of the wicked witch of the west you might say, she had a green face.
Well remember she was a jealous evil witch .
Dorothy then meets the munchkins (the little people) who are protected by the good witch of the north ( an analogy of an Angel maybe ?)
This could also be a parable to the men and women of mankind today oppressed by evil powers that control our world (the NWO elite class)
Dorothy laughs and has much fun while in this place but wants to return home.
She misses her family and friends .
This could also be a parable regarding those awakend minds that know something is not right in the world and continue to search for truth.
So the good witch of the north exsplains she must follow the yellow brick road to reach the emerald city and ask the wizard for help.
Again a parable for those awaken minds attempting to wake others to the trespass.
One must also take into consideration that Dorothy is trying to find her way home to her true reality.
( The wizard being an analogy for the path of truth to or to God maybe ?)
It very well could have two meanings .
Artists are well renowned for subliminal messages that other may or may not comprehend.
(The emerald city being the analogy for all of mankind coming back to mankinds true nature and purpose .)
Following the yellow brick road being the analogy (for following ones spiritual guide the light of the lord the truth within and acquiring wisdom love and courage along the way to return home.)
Along her journey then she meets,
The strawman who doesn’t have a brain .
This being an analogy for (the corporate fiction mankind has been turned into by the evil spiritual forces at play.)
However She shows him compassion and invites him to come see the wizard with her.
Then she comes in contact with the tin man and analogy for( mankind losing its heart and becoming rigged and heartless in their ways.)
which she also shows compassion and ask him to join her also.
They all then come accross the cowardly lion, a bully with no real courage yet another analogy of (the coldness and fear held by many of mankind )
Again Dorothy shows compassion and invites the lion to come with her on her journey.
Along the way Dorothy and her new freinds contend with tribulations and fear overcoming them to finally reach the emerald city to which at first are denied entry.
Why ?
Could this also be an analogy to God and jesus.
Any how after pleading Dorothy and her new freinds are welcomed into the emerald city where all are pampered and well looked after awaiting a sit down with the wizard
Why did Dorothy show compassion ?
Could it have been her inner faith / soul or morals or even the spirit of God guiding her ?
Well lets look at this as an analogy for arguments sake.
John 14
King James Version
The Way, the Truth, and the Life
14 “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me.
Verse 6, Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.
No one comes to the Father except through Me.
Could this be why Dorothy and freinds were first denied ?
Now we all know by know the wizard was the man that met them at the gate in disguise and again we see him hiding behind the curtin in his true form later on .
So lets look at another analogy for this via the biblical verse.
The Father Revealed
Verse 7 “If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him and have seen Him.”
Verse 8 ,Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us.”
Verse 9, Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip?
He who has seen Me has seen the Father;
so how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?
Verse 10, Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me?
The words that I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in Me does the works.
Verse 11, Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me, or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves.
So many would ask why did the wizard not help Dorothy straight away when he could have very easily ?
Well anyone that is a parent would know some leasons our children just have to learn themselves rather than be done for them.
So the wizard set the fab four on a quest of enlightenment as to did jesus through the bible.
Again they face challenges and tribulations and overcome the odds just as we all must to return back to the emerald city where all that was hidden from them will be uncovered.
The strawman ,The tin man and the lion all succeed in finding that which they searched for, for what they searched for was within them all along, they just did not know.
As for Dorothy well she to always had what she needed to return home as the good witch of the north exsplained in yet another analogy
Her will was enough to deliver her home.
So in short the wizard of oz in my opinion is an analogy not just dealing with the trespass against us perpetrated by principalities, powers, the rulers of the darkness of this world and the spiritual wickedness in high places but an analogy of where the power lays to bring us back to the creator of all things our true purpose and the ability each of us have to free ourselves from these living tyrants that keep us bound in chains.
As for the spiritual realm side of wickedness that is for the creator to sort out for that realm is out of our control.
Yet another analogy.
If we follow the yellow brick road being the gold and the truth we can see who owns all the wealth of this world and inturn who is controling it.
If we own ourselves use our minds, hearts and courage to stand against all evil we can end all the suffering and return home to our true purpose.
If we show nothing but love to all and follow truth we can sit with the creator in the emerald city where all is good and divine.
Love thy neighbour as thyself and wish good will to all ,create no harm injury or loss to people or property and in so fulfilling the true law of nature and purpose so we can live and proposer as one people.
There have been many analogys made in regards to the wizard of Oz.
All Philosophy and in some cases relevant Logic.
Obviously this depends on ones personal perspective and knowledge base.
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Remember to Question everything for nothing is as it seems.
Mankind is lost in a foreign land controlled by evil force’s with fear holding us in bondage.
We lost our hearts and struggle to find courage, deliberately placed in a dream state all because we lost control of our own minds.
Its time we fixed that ,dont ya think.