Jacobian Physics

Perhaps a leader, perhaps a puppet; perhaps a ghost, perhaps a god, Jacob is undoubtedly synonymous with mystery. From the moment we laid eyes upon the dilapidated shack to the moment Locke was told to "move the island," Jacob's ways, significance, purposes, and reasons have been a constant wonder to us LOST fans.

To make a long theory short: Jacob is being trapped and controlled by Ben. Good, now that that’s out of the way, we can take a quick flashback and see how we came to this very cool line of thought.

Let’s start with what we don’t know. Everything. But we CAN make some assumptions based upon what has been shown. As a starting point lets evaluate Jacob’s introduction into the franchise in episode 3.20 “The Man Behind The Curtain,” in which Ben finally leads Locke to the dwelling place of the others true leader.

Let’s state some known facts about Jacob and the Island:
1. Alpert and Ben apparently answer to Jacob
2. Jacob only speaks and can be seen by certain people, perhaps only the leaders of the Others
3. There is a line of volcanic ash surrounding his cabin
4. There is a “Temple” on the Island
5. Horace Godspeed apparently built the cabin (during the DHARMA days)
6. The cabin moves
7. Jacob needs help (“Help me…”)
8. Jacob has been around since AT LEAST 1954 (“Jughead”)
9. God loves Jacob (“God Loves You as He Loved Jacob”)
10. The dead can act as his representative
11. Jacob has a big eye
12. Jacob is “not forgiving,” but he is “magnificent”

The first thing Locke notices is the strange line of volcanic ash surrounding the cabin. While some people have tried to link this to the apparent volcanic eruption in the Island’s shady past, we think it is something more simple: a magic circle.

Yes, we are serious. A magic circle of magical volcanic dust. In witchcraft and some eastern religions, a magic circle is used as a seal for magic or spirits. For instance, you could stand in the circle and cast a spell to protect yourself. Alternatively, you could trap something within the circle (a la “the Skeleton Key”) In this case, the circle could be used to trap someone or something… LIKE JACOB!

Now bear with us because things are about to get pretty magical, even by LOST’s standards. Lets back-up and explain our theory as to why we believe JACOB is trapped in the proverbial cabin. Well, actually it’s a real cabin, but whatever.

We know that there is a “Temple” on the Island, and we know that Jacob is a god-like character. So wouldn’t it make sense for Jacob to preside in the Temple.

Actually, we got bored after writing all this and have decided to sum up the theory:

JACOB WAS INSIDE THE TEMPLE BUT HE WAS TRAPPED IN THE SHACK BY BEN AND HE IS LIKE AN EGYPTIAN “GOD” OF THE ISLAND!

Love,
Sam and Will.

New Clips from "The Variable"!

Wowzers! It's been a while! Well, not to worry, after the killer break from LOST we all had to endure last week, LOST is back for it's 100th episode! Woohoo! Titled "The Variable," the name carries some real throwbacks to the classic episode "The Constant" from Season Four. And what's more? We have some clips right here for you!

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Well that's all for right now! Can't wait to see the episode this week! Head on over to DocArzt Blog for even more info! We also get on the chats or threads over there, so it's a good LOST community to head to!

Happy Trails,
Sam.