User:Feanor/Theory

Here are found some of the thoughts I've had about the Zelda series. Enjoy!

The Holy Temple
The biblical temples are always divided into three distinct areas. There is the Outer Courtyard(s); next there is the Holy Place; and finally, beyond the Veil of the Temple, lies the Most Holy Place, also known as the Holy of Holies.

Now, I noticed that a lot of the temples in Skyward Sword follow this pattern. I'll talk about them in the order Link visits them.

Isle of the Goddess
When Link first enters this place, he walks into the Outer Courtyard. As far as I can determine, this place is open to everyone in Skyloft. However, Gaepora says some things I'd like to quote. "As you know, each of us in Skyloft is but one half of a pair. We are only made whole by our Loftwings, the guardian birds that the goddess bestows upon each of us as a symbol of her divine protection.  When we are young, every one of us meets our Loftwing under the great Statue of the Goddess.  It's quite a big moment, as I'm sure you recall." So the Loftwings are a symbol of divine protection, and young people receive their Loftwings in this "Temple of Skyloft". That sounds like a sacred ceremony to me.

After the ritual competition, Link and Zelda fly to the platform made by the Goddess Statue's hands. This is the Holy Place of this temple.

(I ran out of time, I'll have to finish this later.)