High Hopes and the Ophelian Mythology

The first three songs that appear in the JMC all relate to each other as part of the larger Lightshine mythology. Originally conceived as a MacGuffin  for Satan, White, and other villains to chase after, the Lightshine has become one of the most central features of the Jones Saga as it makes up one of the Four Winds, four powers given to mankind by a mystical being known as the Firebringer that would come to converge at the time of the Apocalypse. Each of these powers is passed from one person to another through their genetic code. The Lightshine can only be manifest in one female descendant of the original Ophelia at a time, but it can jump to any woman who has the proper genetic Turnkey (see Isakhov's NIP-Gen speech for discussion of Turnkeys). As far as we know, at least Jessie and her secret aunt Emma Dixon (Galena) have had the Lightshine, but what exactly is the strange power and what does it do?

Much like the so-called "Ring of Power," the true logistics of the power are never fully addressed. What we do know is that anyone in possession of the Lightshine has the power to draw upon the souls of the dead. The power originated from the ancient city of Shambhala which was hidden in the heights of the Himalayas. "A world of magnets and miracles" it is called in High Hopes, the first track of the JMC, it was here that the Babylonian priests brought the first Ophelia to have her eat the fruit from the tree and drink the water. Once the Ophelian power was awakened, the retribution of heaven was swift: destroying the hidden city and hiding the identity of the Ophelia from the world and from Satan who has worked tirelessly to relocate it. The "hunger still unsatisfied" that the song mentions refers to the desire of man to reclaim the Lightshine.

Something to consider: Satan, the title given to the ruler of Hell, is not the actual name of the character known now as Faust. His original name before he fell from heaven was Lucifer which in Latin refers to "the keeper of the light."