1 RT = 1 musing on NGE/End of Evangelion https://twitter.com/BPD_GOD/status/1252858179265822720

1. Evangelion goes far beyond any modern work of Judeo-Christian influence by heavily integrating concepts from Jewish Mysticism, Gnosticism, alchemy and other esoterica. One example of this is the Sephirot, which is a representation of the Tree of Life, a key symbol from Genesis

2. By integrating the Tree of Life into the lore of Evangelion, NGE adequately raises several questions as to the emphasis of Genesis upon the Tree of Knowledge over the Tree of Life. Knowledge has become more important than life. The goal of humanity has always been to...

...return to the garden to retrieve everlasting life. This is the philosopher's stone and the flower of life; the fall was a result of knowledge of good and evil, but knowledge must be a means to everlasting life and not the reverse. We must use knowledge to return to the garden.