Subject: Twin Universes
From: raveling@Unify.com (Paul Raveling)
Date: 1991-06-19, 12:05
Newsgroups: alt.tv.twin-peaks

So far I haven't noticed anyone saying exactly what I thought
the final episode revealed, though a few postings have been
in the neighborhood.  Of those I recall probably the closest
interpretations were by Brian Wood & Tim Webb,  though there
may be others -- there hasn't been time to read all.

In the summary below I'm projecting a little that we don't
have much evidence for yet concerning the White Lodge.  It
could turn out that only the Black Lodge and Twin Peaks are
involved.


What we saw at the end was a gateway to a twin universe;
immediately behind the portal that offers entry is the
Black Lodge, which is only a waiting room.  Somewhere beyond
it is ther rest of the Black Universe.

Somewhere else is a White Universe, enterable through
the White Lodge.  Each of these has its own laws of physics,
and some of these laws are opposites in each universe.
Between these two is our universe, including the town
of Twin Peaks, where gateways exist between the universes.

The Black and White Universes may in fact be universes of
souls.  In any case every person has an identity in each
universe.  If a person in one universe finds a gateway and
visits another universe, they can find a being there who
is a "double" for themselves.  They can also find doubles
of numerous other people, and sometimes they may actually
stumble on someone else from their own universe -- someone
who might have wandered through a gateway, or who was forced
through it (as in Annie being abducted).

The "Black physics" and "White physics" of the opposed universes
make one a home for evil beings, the other a home for good beings.
Our universe, between the opposites, is a middle ground where
the opposing laws of physics mix and compete.  The competition
is particularly strong in Twin Peaks, which has a known gateway
to the Black Universe and probably also has a gateway to the
White Universe.

In the Black laws of physics time probably still runs forwards,
but the combination of space and time is different.  There are
probably more than 3 spatial dimensions, and time might behave
partly as a spatial dimension.  It may be possible to visit an
earlier time by walking to a different location in this
multi-dimensional space.  Maybe time is nonlinear -- distortions
in either space or time could explain why voices sound strange
to our perception.

Laws of physics may be further distorted in a place such as
the Black Lodge, at an interface between universes.  There
may be yet more mysteries beyon the Black Lodge.

Apparently we of the Peaks Universe can gain entrance to the
Black Universe (or at least the Black Lodge) by passing
through the gateway.  A being (soul?) in the Black Universe
needs to physically merge with its double from the Peaks universe
in the Black Lodge before being able to cross the gateway,
as happened with Coop at the end.

That leaves a question of identity:  Only BOB visibly inhabits
a human host while in this universe.  Are the Black doubles
manifestations of BOB?  Or is BOB the "God" of the Black
Universe, creator of the Black doubles for his own purposes?
Or is there more to be revealed?


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Paul Raveling
Raveling@Unify.com