The Pale Horse of Kali Yuga and the Bane of the One Ring of Power in the Fires of Armajihadden
I love a good story.
When I was a child, my grandmother would read me tales from Grimm’s Fairy Tales before bed. I probably asked her once, “Is this story real?”
Her answer? “Anything is possible in the realm of make-believe.”
This post is a mash-up of prophecy and fiction, blending:
- Orwell’s 1984
- The Book of Revelation (Christian Bible)
- Canto 12: The Age of Deterioration from the Srimad Bhagavatam
- Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings
- The concept of Jihad in Islam
Each offers a lens into the spirit of the age—the Espíritu de la época—and together, they form a mythic tapestry of warning, hope, and transformation.
📚 1984: The Dystopia of Surveillance and Submission
George Orwell’s 1984 depicts a future ruled by the omnipresent Big Brother, where:
- Thoughtcrime is the worst offense.
- History is rewritten daily.
- Individuality is crushed by the Party’s control.
Winston Smith, the protagonist, rebels through love and thought—but is ultimately broken.
He learns to love Big Brother.
This is not a world of “happily ever after.”
It’s a cautionary tale of totalitarianism, propaganda, and the erasure of truth.
🕊️ Revelation: The Apocalypse and the Triumph of Good
The Book of Revelation is the final chapter of the Christian Bible.
It presents:
- Letters to seven churches
- The Four Horsemen: Conquest, War, Famine, and Death
- The rise of the Beast and the False Prophet
- The final battle between good and evil
- The creation of a new heaven and new earth
It’s a vision of judgment, redemption, and eternal hope.
🕉️ Kali Yuga: The Age of Quarrel and Hypocrisy
Canto 12 of the Srimad Bhagavatam describes Kali Yuga, the current age:
- Morality and dharma decline.
- Wealth defines worth; power defines righteousness.
- Leaders become corrupt; society fractures.
- Disease, anxiety, and ignorance rise
But it also prophesies the arrival of Kalki, the tenth avatar of Vishnu, who will:
- Ride a white horse
- Wield a blazing sword
- Destroy wicked rulers
- Restore righteousness and begin a new golden age
💍 The One Ring: Power, Corruption, and Sacrifice
In Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings, the One Ring is forged by Sauron to dominate all others.
- It corrupts its bearer.
- It amplifies power—but only for domination.
- It must be destroyed in Mount Doom, the fire from which it came
Frodo, a humble hobbit, carries the Ring to its end—but only through sacrifice, struggle, and the help of others.
☪️ Jihad: The Struggle for Truth and Justice
In Islam, Jihad means “struggle” or “effort.”
- The greater jihad is internal: resisting selfish desires.
- The lesser jihad is external: defending justice and truth
It’s not simply “holy war”—it’s a multi-dimensional effort to live righteously, promote peace, and resist oppression.
🔥 Armajihadden: The Final Conflagration
This imagined term—Armajihadden—blends Armageddon with Jihad.
It evokes:
- A final reckoning
- A spiritual war
- A collapse of corrupted systems
- A rebirth through struggle and sacrifice
🧠 In the Realm of Make-Believe, Anything Is Possible
Prophecies and fiction alike remind us:
- The future is not fixed.
- The will and means to change it exist.
- Truth may be obscured, but it cannot be destroyed.
Whether through Orwell’s dystopia, Revelation’s apocalypse, Kali Yuga’s decline, Tolkien’s ring, or Islam’s jihad—the message is clear:
The struggle is real. The stakes are high. But the path to redemption is always open.
