[Spoiler] The fayth are "people who gave their lives to battle Sin. Yevon [(the equivalent of God in this world's religion)] took their souls, willingly given from their still-living bodies. [...] Now they live forever, trapped in statues." (Martin).  At the end of the war between Bevelle and Zanarkand, Yevon led many of Zanarkand's survivors to a nearby mountain, where he turned them into fayth.  He then used these fayth to create a dream Zanarkand, so that even if the real Zanarkand were destroyed, Zanarkand could still exist.  To protect this dream Zanarkand and the fayth that powered it, Yevon created Sin.  Summoning Sin was too large a task for Yevon, so he was soon lost within the beast.  When Yevon lost this control, the fayth became locked in their ceaselessly dreaming state until someone could come along and ultimately destroy the remnant of Yevon within Sin.  Theoretically, the fayth didn't mind their dreaming, at first.  As evidenced by the multiple times that the Bevelle fayth's appeared and interacted with Tidus in dream Zanarkand, the fayth were likely able to wander around and enjoy the city they powered.  However, after a thousand years of dreaming up a sleepless city, the fayth were tired and wanted nothing more than to end their dreaming.  Nothing in the game explicitly indicates that the fayth were active in achieving this goal; however, the scene where the Bevelle fayth is supposedly watching Jecht and Tidus might suggest that they were.

     That scene is the only scene where the Bevelle fayth has been seen in dream Zanarkand prior to Jecht's disappearance.  Considering that he is standing there, presumably watching Tidus practice blitzball, suggests that the/this fayth has taken a particular interest in Jecht and Tidus.  This may, in part, explain why Jecht, out of all the people in dream Zanarkand, was chosen to be taken out of dream Zanarkand.  Another explanation for choosing Jecht is that the fayth may have some capability of omniscience.  Given that that dream Zanarkand is essentially inside the fayths' "heads" and is therefore controllable, then the possibility of fayth being omniscient is plausible.  This omniscience might be what caused the Bevelle fayth to continue watching Tidus after Jecht left (because he knew that Jecht would come back fro Tidus), and it might be what makes him a good guide for Tidus.  On the day that Sin/Jecht takes Tidus out of Zanarkand, the fayth has to tell Tidus that he cannot make plans after the blitzball game because he'll be "busy."  The fayth doesn't correct Tidus when he moves the plan to "tomorrow then," but it is likely that this exchange was meant more for the gamer than for the characters.  In addition to this exchange, after Sin attacks dream Zanarkand, Tidus is intercepted by the Bevelle fayth who freeze chaotic world around he and Tidus just so he can say, "It begins. [...] Don't cry," (Martin)  before disappearing once more.  This exchange doesn't openly suggest omniscience, but as the fayth knew exactly where to appear to say its farewells, omniscience may still be implied.  Once Tidus leaves Zanarkand, the only other times that we see the fayth are in Tidus' memories, in the dream that Tidus has on Mount Gagazet, in Bevelle's temple, and in Sin.  In each of these instances he seems to play the part of guide on at least some level. 

    This guide, with possible omniscience is considered a kind of ghost in the "physical" world of Spira and a creator in the dream world of Zanarkand.   Realizing this and then seeing him in the earlier image alongside Jecht and Tidus was a powerful revelation because it suggested that the fayth is the third part of the triune God.  In Christianity, God is considered to be made up of three parts, God the father, God the son, and God the Holy Spirit/Ghost.  In my second time through this game, I identified the former two, but only during this third time was I able to identify the likely Holy Spirit character.  As a Holy Ghost character, the Bevelle fayth seems a little confused as it is commonly thought that God the father created the world and that the Holy Spirit is meant to guide us (not the Christ figures) in our journey of sanctification.  However, the same could be said of Jecht who plays the father but is the one who becomes Sin and is the second to die (possibly third as the Bevelle spirit died to become a fayth and then dies to the world of Spira once Sin is defeated) for the sake of the world.  Even so, Christ (or perhaps I should say God in this instance) figures are not supposed to be exact replicas of Christ/God.  In order for this story to work, the notable characteristics of God had to be remixed between these characters in order to keep players' interest. ​[/spoiler]

Family Connection Pt. 2

    The Bevelle fayth, which could still technically be a glitch, connects well with the memories that may not have actually occurred.  Just because the glitch may have not been intended and my memories my not have physically occurred, does not mean that they do not have purpose.  The purpose of the Bevelle fayth was to help direct the audience's attention to the Christ/God figures of Jecht and Tidus.  The ultimate purpose for my memories is not so concrete; however, as they are included in this project, one purpose of these memories is to serve as another point in the constellation of my emblem.