Shikasta: Re, Colonised Planet 5: Personal, Psychological, Historical… | Topics for Discussion & Projects

Shikasta: Re, Colonised Planet 5: Personal, Psychological, Historical Topics for Discussion

Name at least three direct analogies between Shikastan history and the Torah/Old Testament.

How is the Fall of Shikasta different from the Fall of humanity in world religions?

What is the SOWF? Is it a feeling? A substance? How is it transmitted? What does it do? What does losing it produce?

How do the Shammat bring about the demise of Shikasta? How does their role in corrupting Shikasta lead to their own demise?

What does it mean for an individual like Lynda Coleridge, Individuals One through Eight and George to be 'special'?

To what extent do you think that George Sherban is aware that he is Johor? In his teenage years? In his adult years? After the apocalypse?

What is the significance of anti-individualism in the book?

How does the theme of natural harmony play out in the book?

Please explain the theme of fall and redemption in Shikasta.