The Jedi Way

This Collection is intended to be used by the Jedi candidate in conjunction with his training in the ways of "The Force". The Force is an energy field, which is generated by all things and has been theorized and experi ented with, since the origin of an. The Force was so ewhat understood by the yogis and artial artists of the !ast. "any of these lessons ha#e e#ol#ed fro their studies of "$i" or "Chi", and "prana", in association with the uni#ersal life force. The Force enco passes e#erything, both ani ate and inani ate. Without the Force, there is no life. %t is the $nowledge of the Force and how to anipulate it through the power of the Will that gi#es the Jedi &night his special abilities. For any of you, this series of lessons will be as a seed planted in fertile soil, which will in due ti e put forth sprouts which will push their way gradually into the sunlight of your consciousness, where they will bring forth lea#es, blosso , and fruit. "any of the frag ents of these truths which will be presented will not be recognized by you at this ti e, but in the years to co e, as you continue to train and progress, you will recognize the #erity of these i pressions, and then will you a$e these truths your own. The student, who is in har onious sy pathy with his teachers while learning the ways of the Force, will establish a connection with the . %n this way, the candidate will be able to grasp the essence of the teachings and to recei#e the benefit of the aster's thoughts in a degree i possible to one who erely reads the words in cold print without the use of the Force. %t does not atter whether the state ents are accepted as truth by all. Those who are ready for the truth, will intuiti#ely recognize it, and as for the others, if they are not prepared to recei#e the truth, no a ount of argu ent will assist in their progress. When a soul is ready for the ways of the Force, and the teachings are uttered in the presence of a (ualified candidate, it will be recognized and appropriated. These teachings are just planting the seed, and that for e#ery idea which the student grasps at first, there will be a hundred which will co e into the field of conscious recognition only after the lapse of ti e. We do not ean that ) Teacher insist upon the student to blindly accept e#ery truth that is presented. *n the contrary, the candidate should accept as truth only that which is true for the sel#es, +ut the student is taught that before any truths ay be so the candidate ust de#elop and unfold along the path of the Force. )ccept nothing as final or truth until you ha#e pro#en it, but, if you are wise, you will profit by the ad#ice and experience of those who ha#e tra#eled the path of the Force before you. -#eryone ust learn by experience, but others ay ser#e as pointers of the Way. )t each stage of the journey it will be found that those Jedi who ha#e progressed a little further on the path ha#e left signs and ar$s and guide posts for those of you who follow. The wise an will ta$e ad#antage of these signs. Teachers do not as$ you for blind faith, but only for confidence until you are able to de onstrate for yoursel#es the truths they are passing on to you, as they were passed on to the , by those who went before. *r learned slowly o#er any, any years of trial and error. *ne who wishes to go along the path of the Force needs to study the reality of the external uni#erse and the reality of the uni#erse within. -#erything in the uni#erse shares by nature, the sa e spirit with the uni#erse. )ll pheno ena, physical, ental and spiritual co e fro one source, and all is connected through the .ni#ersal Force. %t is one of the duties assigned to the Jedi &night that they should polish day by day the spirit shared with the uni#erse so that their relationship with others and the Force ay be in peace and har onious with all. The Way of the Jedi is to gi#e life to all things, to reconcile the uni#erse, and to foster the co pletion of e#eryone's journey along the !ath. )ll Jedi "asters, &nights and /tudents should wor$ together to acco plish these things.

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Wisdom for Jedi Students

% warn you now to proceed at a cautious pace, for the lure of the 7ar$ /ide is all that ore powerful when you rush to e brace and control the Force. /ee$ the 6ight, always. /hun the dar$, always. These words % hope will stay with you fore#er. When studying the Jedi Way. Just ta$e one or two sections a day. 8e#er ind whether the passage is difficult or easy to understand, or whether it is a profound passage or not. Just read on fro the beginning of the section, and if you don0t get the eaning by reading, then use so e thin$ing, and if you don0t get the eaning by thin$ing, then read again. Turn it bac$ and forth and try to get its eaning. Thus after a long while, you will understand what is in it. %n reading be ost careful not to read too uch. 3ead a little and it will be easy to thoroughly aster it. )ll real insight fro studies is gained in this anner. )fter all to understand the language of the text is one thing, to co prehend it0s full eaning is another. %t is a co on wea$ness of readers to understand the superficial side without catching the hidden eaning of what is written. The way to a#oid this wea$ness is to spend so e real thought on it. )t first, you will find that this understanding re(uires a lot of energy, but after you ha#e gained enough general insight and understanding, it will re(uire little ti e. ) person should not participate in an organization or cause that he does not belie#e is reasonable or just. *nce he truly belie#es it is right, howe#er, that person should not abandon a course of action e#en if it brings hi hardship and peril. 9ou ha#e co e here to better yourself. 9ou can0t do this and still re ain the sa e as you were. 9ou ust change, starting now and continuing to do so fro here on out. When this process of change ceases, progress stops, crystallization sets in, decay ine#itably follows. *ften, if you are playing a ga e with a friend and you find you are losing, you want to (uit, and you say things li$e "% don0t li$e this ga e. % didn0t want to play anyway." The winner usually says, "8o, this is a great ga e. 6et0s play one ore ti e." The better way is to try your #ery hardest no atter what ::: to enjoy the trying and not gi#e up. Then, e#en if you lose, you $now at least that you didn0t (uit on yourself. *ne of the first things that a Jedi the use of the Force. ust learn is the Jedi Code, this philosophy lays the groundwor$ for the astery of

There is no e otion, there is peace. There is no ignorance, there is $nowledge. There is no passion, there is serenity. There is no death, there is the Force. The Jedi ust carefully obser#e these rules of the light side of the Force to aintain har ony with hi self and the uni#erse around hi . The light side is created and sustained by life. The Jedi acts to preser#e life. To $ill is wrong. /o eti es it is necessary to $ill. The Jedi ay $ill in self:defense or in defense of others, especially the wea$ and

ay $ill, if by his action he preser#es the existence of life. 1owe#er, the Jedi ust ne#er forget that $illing is inherently wrong. The death is a stain upon the Jedi0s spirit. The Jedi see$s $nowledge and enlighten ent, peace and har ony. The Jedi wishes to defeat those who would wipe out such (ualities ::: those who would inflict death, tyranny or ignorance upon others ::: yet the Jedi should ne#er act out of fear or hatred. ) Jedi ust act when cal and at peace with the Force. To act with anger filling one0s spirit is to ris$ te ptation to the dar$ side. Jedi should see$ non#iolent solutions to proble s ::: but this isn0t always possible. /o eti es, $illing or fighting is the only answer a#ailable. /o eti es it is e#en the best answer. +ut that doesn0t ean the Jedi shouldn0t try to find an alternati#e. %nherent in the Jedi Code is the concept of responsibility for one0s actions. ) Jedi who uses the Force to coerce or control others is surely tending toward the dar$ side. +ut other, subtler abuses of power also lead to the dar$ness ::: Jedi should ne#er use their powers for fa e, wealth or power. ) Jedi who constantly uses the Force for personal gain is on the path of corruption ::: perhaps ore slowly then the 7ar$ Jedi who chooses to ser#e e#il, but he is on that path nonetheless. True Jedi use their powers sparingly and only when necessary to fulfill the tenets of the Jedi Code. ) Jedi who depends on the Force is abusing it, which leads to folly. .nderstanding the J-7% Code There is no e otion, there is peace. There is no ignorance, there is $nowledge. There is no passion, there is serenity. There is no death, there is the Force. Certainly a Jedi should $now the code, by word and by heart. +ut see ingly e#ery Jedi is in so e fashion negligent, fro the lowest beginner to the ost $nowledgeable a ong us. Conse(uently, were so eone to de and, "What is the true eaning of the Jedi Code;" The Jedi who pro ptly answered would be rare indeed. T1- !)T1 W%T1%8 T1- C*7)t its ost basic le#el, the Jedi Code is a set of guidelines explaining for a !adawan what #irtues to prize, and what flaws to a#oid. %nstructors as$ their students that if they re e ber nothing else, to always $eep these words in ind. The reason is si ple< in these four lines lie the instructions for how to beco e a Jedi "aster. Consider the first rule< "There is no e otion, there is peace." %t is plainly a contrast, distinguishing the confusion of e otional considerations fro the clear thin$ing of peaceful editation::: *b#iously, a #aluable (uality. +ut if that peace is rooted in si ply being unaware of so e factor that would otherwise cause a Jedi to feel an e otional reaction, then it is not so uch peace as ignorance. This is why the code contains the second rule< "There is no ignorance, there is $nowledge." This teaches Jedi to stri#e for understanding of all situations::: particularly before acting ::: to better a#oid errors in judge ent. +ut, again, $nowing a thing well can lead one to beco e engrossed in it. -ngross ent leads to clouding of the ind. Thus, the third rule< "There is no passion, there is serenity." &nowing a thing objecti#ely is $nowing it as the Force $nows it. /till, students co only argue that the only true objecti#ity is nonexistence ::: 7eath. For does one not affect a thing e#en by erely obser#ing it; This is why there is the fourth rule< "There is no death< There is the Force." The Force $nows all things objecti#ely, it is serene and it is not swayed by e otion. Thus the Jedi Code teaches that before underta$ing any action, The Jedi should consider the will of the Force. "With these other considerations aside, all that re ains is the Force" What is eant by this is that if a Jedi can act e otionlessly, $nowledgeably, and serenely, then he is acting in accordance with the will of the Force. Therefore, if a Jedi acts in all things without e otion, ignorance, or passion, then that Jedi is truly a "aster of the Force. )t its heart, the Jedi Code pro#ides si ple instructions for li#ing in touch with the Force. ) Jedi ne#er uses the Force to gain wealth or personal power. %nstead, the Jedi uses the Force to find $nowledge and enlighten ent. )nger, fear, aggression, and other negati#e e otions lead to the dar$ side, so Jedi are taught to act only when they are at peace with the Force.

the good. The Jedi

%8T-3!3-T%84 T1- C*7While the Code is a /traightforward ap to astery of the Force, it can so eti es be frustrating to put into practice. The secret to the Code is considering it thoroughly before acting, howe#er the world often does not afford a Jedi the ti e to do so, before forcing hi =her to act. /till a Jedi can thin$ through a great any things in ad#ance, so as to better prepare for when the rest of the world is in a hurry. There are 8ine Conclusions a Jedi can reach before the situations are thrust upon hi =her. ) Jedi who understands these 8ine things will, when called upon to a$e a (uic$ decision, already $now the will of the Force. !resented below are these 8ine Conclusions. "-7%T)T%*8 -#ery Jedi should spend ti e editating each day on the will of the Force. The reason is si ple< %f one unwittingly acted contrary to the will of the Force, recognizing the ista$e soon after ight still gi#e one ti e to a$e a ends. )lso by regularly exa ining one0s own oti#ations, a Jedi could be certain that he=she was not allowing e otion, ignorance, or passion to intrude upon his=her clarity. ) Jedi who has no ti e to editate ay ore easily beco e lost. "ore to the point, a Jedi who refuses to editate ay already $now that his=her oti#ations are not pure, and is thus lying to his=herself. T3)%8%84 ) Jedi0s training in the Force ne#er ends. ) Wise Jedi should stri#e to re e ber that there is always so ething ore to learn about the Force. The Force re#eals itself to those who ha#e the desire and $nowledge to see it, and heeding only the Force0s will is uch the sa e as loo$ing at a glass of water and saying "8ow % understand water" To continue to grow, a Jedi should train each day. 6*9)6T9 Jedi can exist in this world because the Force exists. +ut a Jedi *rder would need ore. %t would re(uire loyalty. %t goes without saying that Jedi should be loyal to one another and not s(uabble or fight. "ore i portantly, though, each Jedi should be aware that he ust act in accordance with the wishes of his Teacher, who in turn would ha#e to act in accordance with the go#erning body of any such order. This is not a >uestion of seniority, but rather of understanding the will of the Force, and in this regard the e bers of the "Council" should be the recognized experts. %8T-43%T9 ) Jedi0s responsibility to the Force is to be honest with hi self. This does not ean that he ust be forthright with e#eryone else, howe#er. There is a isperception that Jedi should be orally superior< ""any feel that a Jedi should be scrupulously honest, ne#er ta$ing ad#antage, and ne#er withholding infor ation. This is nonsense." Fro a certain point of #iew, a Jedi is not being dishonest if he=she allows people to belie#e what they wish to belie#e. ) Jedi can and should offer ad#ice to those who need it, but it is not incu bent upon the Jedi to con#ince anyone to follow his ad#ice. %n ser#ice to the Force, a Jedi ay e ploy deception, subterfuge, isdirection, and e#en fraud, if he does so with a righteous ai . )lthough ost people ha#e a distaste for such practices, the Force is without such e otions. 7o not confuse this with " "oral Flexibility" ) Jedi does what needs to be done. +ut also re e ber that a Jedi is not abo#e the 6aw. "*3)6%T9 The ost dangerous words e#er uttered by a Jedi are " ) Jedi is not a creature of "orals." These words ha#e unfortunately been translated often by Jedi, to ean that Jedi can do no wrong. %t actually eans that Jedi are not enforcers of orality. While Jedi can bring or restore order and justice, they cannot the sel#es sit in judge ent of others. There are two reasons for this< First, the world is a #ast place, full of cultures that no one Jedi can co pletely understand. The second reason is that judge ent leads to #engeance, and #engeance leads to the dar$ side. This is easy to understand, though not so easy to practice. /hould a $nown urder be allowed to go free; /hould a an intent on urder be $illed; To answer either (uestion, a Jedi ust first $now the will of the Force. 8either decision can be ade hastily, except where li#es are threatened by inaction. 7%/C3-T%*8 %t is so eti es necessary for a Jedi to practice discretion< "The world will li#e in tran(uility if certain atters are a bit o#erloo$ed or left unheard." /o e ay see this as a sign of Jedi partisanship. *thers, !articularly law enforce ent agencies, ay belie#e that Jedi ignore s all cri es, in order to apprehend greater cri inals. *b#iously, neither of these is true. The truth is that Jedi &nights stand for order and justice, and these (ualities do not begin with the isdeeds of the few. The goal of the Jedi should be to create and preser#e an at osphere in which justice can flourish, rather than try to create justice the sel#es. +3)?-39

"To be bra#e in battle pro#es nothing. +ra#ery itself pro#es nothing. ) Jedi should be prepared to put aside fear, regret, and uncertainty and either fight, run, surrender, or die" ) co on ista$e a ong younger Jedi is that bra#ery is the opposite of fear, and since fear leads to the dar$ side, bra#ery is ar or against the dar$ side. 8ot so, if a Jedi is indful of the will of the Force, he will $now whether it is best to stand his ground, or flee, or e#en to offer truce. 3e e ber that bra#ery itself is an e otion, and a Jedi should be at peace ::: e#en in the idst of war. F%41T%84 /adly, we li#e in a world where conflict is a fact of life for far too any beings for us to re ain apart fro it. +ut we need not e brace conflict. "%f a Jedi fights he ust be ready to ta$e a life. %f he is not prepared, he ust $eep his weapon at his side" *r " %f you show a Weapon. 0% a a warrior0 is what you are saying. This will cause other warriors to want to $now who is better the or you" /o to a#oid unnecessary fighting, a Jedi should not ad#ertise his=her s$ill. +ut when is it necessary to fight; The Force will show a Jedi when he=she has no other options, and a wise Jedi trusts the Force in this regard. When fighting, is it necessary to use a weapon; The answer is no. ) Weapon is an inti idating thing ::: but it should not be used as a tool for inti idation. 7o not use a weapon to create fear in an opponent use it to end the fight (uic$ly and ercifully as possible. %f this eans destroying the opponent, so be it. +ut if a Jedi can end a fight without $illing an opponent, so uch the better. The best Jedi can a#ert injury altogether, with only a word. /o e Jedi ay ta$e this to ean they should carry a less deadly weapon. There is no such thing. %f a weapon cannot $ill, it is not truly a weapon. 7-!-87-8C7o not co e to rely on the Force to the detri ent of your other senses and abilities. Jedi students should de#elop their other talents and abilities, and not rely solely on the Force. To use the Force to acco plish e#ery undane tas$ is to tri#ialize it. .sing the Force isn0t the only solution to e#ery proble , so eti es, it isn0t e#en the best solution. That0s where a Jedi0s other s$ills and talents co e in. Jedi training should consist of any exercises, astering the Force is only a part of that training. The student should also learn to run, ju p, cli b, fight, swi , and thin$. These exercises could be ade easier by using the Force, but this would be to the detri ent of the Jedi0s o#erall experience. ) Jedi needs to learn his capabilities without the Force so that he can truly $now hi self and also understand what those without the Force are capable of acco plishing. .sing the Force because it0s con#enient, e#en when other ethods ight be ore sensible, falls dangerously close to the dar$ side. %t0s only one step re o#ed fro using the Force to achie#e personal wealth and power, and that0s definitely a corruption of the Force. T1- J-7% W)9< Jedi are the guardians of peace in the galaxy. Jedi use their powers to defend and protect, ne#er to attac$ others. Jedi respect all life, in any for . Jedi ser#e others rather then rule o#er the , for the good of the galaxy. Jedi see$ to i pro#e the sel#es through $nowledge and training. T1- !)7)W)80/ J-7% *)T1 % pro ise to uphold the Jedi Code. % pro ise to respect all life and to help those wea$er than yself. To use the Force only for good, ne#er in anger, only to defend those who cannot defend the sel#es, to find new ways to i pro#e yself so that % ay be an exa ple to others. To gi#e 4uidance to those that see$ it, While not see$ing to lead or rule the . )s a Jedi you ust always oppose those who re#el in e#il and see$ power for the sa$e of power. They are the plague on society that the Jedi see$ to cure. %n the absence of the Jedi, e#il will thri#e. %n the presence of just one Jedi, e#il will e#aporate. What the Force allows you to do also conferees upon you a great burden. To act without forethought and due deliberation is no longer possible. 9ou ha#e to be #ery certain of what you are doing, for a single isstep could be a disaster. While you ay a$e ista$es, you ha#e to do e#erything you can to ini ize there i pact. %t is not enough to do the greatest good for the greatest nu ber, you ha#e to do what is best for e#eryone. There is no wal$ing away fro the new responsibility you accept. 9ou ight well choose when and where to re#eal who and what you are, but there is no forgetting, no lea#ing that responsibility behind. 9our co it ent to others has to be total and co plete. 9ou are an agent of the Force e#ery day, e#ery hour, e#ery second, for as long as you li#e, and then so e.

Jedi s$ills in the Force are rooted in three areas. Control is internal. %t is the Jedi0s ability to recognize the Force in hi self and to use it to his benefit. /ense in#ol#es the next step, in which the Jedi recognizes the Force in the uni#erse outside hi =herself. 1ere he=she feels the Force and is able to draw upon it for infor ation about the world around hi =her. Through it he=she is connected to the rest of the uni#erse. )lter is the third and ost difficult area to aster, for it in#ol#es the student0s ability to odify the Force and redistribute its energies. Through these s$ills, the Jedi can influence the Force, a$ing changes as needed to acco plish its goals. The 3esponsible .se of !ower< ) Jedi acts fro wisdo , using persuasion and counsel o#er #iolence and Force powers. The Force is to be used to ser#e the interests of the light. .sing the Force for personal aggrandize ent, for personal power or wealth, for con#enience when other eans would be ore prudent ::: all these are traits of the dar$ side. The Jedi0s guiding philosophy is to choose the peaceful, (uiet, and subtle ethods o#er the bold, acti#e, and forceful. %n this way, the natural order of e#ents is disturbed as little as possible. For ost students initiation into the ysteries is not an entirely li$able experience. True enlighten ent is a radical goal, re(uiring great sacrifice and fearless abandon in its pursuit. 3ealization of the goal can be de#astating. 9ou will disco#er $nowledge, which will change you fore#er. 9ou ay forsa$e your old ways and beliefs, turn your bac$ on your old a bitions and goals, and lose the lo#es of your life. Things, which are tied down securely, and ideas, which hold water, will sur#i#e, but i practical or useless artifacts, false or uddy concepts, (uestionable practices and senti ental attach ents will be swept away or left behind. -xpect the (uest to brea$ your heart at least once. +e careful. 9ou will probably ha#e no conception of what you are getting into. 1owe#er, if you insist, in spite of this warning, in going on with your training, there are any co pensations. 3e e ber that what you choose is what you get. The future you will disco#er is the one you ha#e sought in your (uest, whether you $now it or not. 9ou are both the sculptor and the clay. /ee$ danger and you will find it. /ee$ lo#e, fulfill ent, and $nowledge ::: whate#er you ost long for ::: the cost ay be great, but you will find it all. The (uest for enlighten ent in the Jedi Way is dangerous to the caterpillar, but essential to the butterfly. The Way of the Force does not co e easily for the wea$:willed or for the arrogant. /tudy well, practice always, and find your strength in the 6ight /ide of the Force. These things you ust ne#er abandon, for to do so would cast you closer to the thin di#ision between the dar$ and the light. !eace and tran(uility benefit. Tension and strain do not. %nitially, the tran(uil student ay not achie#e as uch, or progress as fast as one who pushes and dri#es the body with ind and ego, but, in the long run, the student who aintains inner cal and stresses ind and body synchronization in his training will go far beyond the le#el which could e#er be achie#ed by one who is fore#er straining and fighting to achie#e a successful wor$out or other goals in life ::: one to who e#ery training session is a test, and co pletion of e#ery tas$ the end in itself. The Jedi Way can be applied to e#ery situation in life. %t is whate#er you want it to be. 9ou are in control of yourself and your situation when you accept the Jedi Way as such. )ll the defensi#e and offensi#e techni(ues can be learned in a short period of ti e without great difficulty. ) bright student can beco e adept at the physical aspects in a year or two. The purpose of the Jedi Way, howe#er, is not so easily re#ealed. ) lifeti e of de#otion ay not unfold the basic truths of which the Jedi Way consists of. ) slow student re(uires ore de#otion, and, if he can find that dedication within hi self, he has ore chance of reaching the truth then a (uic$er student who accepts the $nowledge casually. 7e#otion is the $ey, the (uestion, and perhaps a large part of the answer, as well. 6earning how to use the Force is often a atter of unlearning any other things. *nce we all had a natural flow of the Force fro the uni#erse to us, and it flowed in turn fro us to the uni#erse. Just as a baby $nows how to breath naturally, so too it $nows how to use the Force. )s people grow up, howe#er, they tighten up, de#elop new habits, and gradually forget how to $eep this natural flow. )s a result, babies can so eti es do things adults cannot. They can, for exa ple, $eep their tiny fists closed so that they are al ost i possible to open. )dults, howe#er, can do this only with great effort. %t is usually only during a crisis, or when under hypnosis, that adults can tap this hidden

power and do extraordinary feats they could not do otherwise. When in co bat a Jedi "e pties" their ind of all thoughts. They do not "thin$" about what cut to a$e with their sword, where to put their left foot, or how fierce the opponent loo$s. This idea is not so strange if we thin$ of oursel#es riding a bicycle. )fter one learns how to ride a bi$e, it is far better not to thin$ about how to peddle, how to steer, and how to $eep one0s balance. %f one "thin$s" about all these things at the sa e ti e, one is sure to fall off the bi$e. %n this sa e way, a Jedi learns techni(ues in practice, and then in co bat does his best to totally e pty his ind. 1appiness depends on ental health and inner peace ore than any outside factors. Jedi study pro otes inner peace, ental health, strength, fortitude, and patience. The Jedi )rts are not a cure:all, and instruction can fail to instill these (ualities. 1owe#er, gi#en that the burden is on the student, Jedi )rts can bring happiness, long life, success, life without drugs or other crutches, self:awareness and self:confidence, freeing the ind to cope with outside forces ore effecti#ely, pro oting understanding and eli inating confusion and frustration. /uccess in all endea#ors follows. True "astery of the Jedi Way cannot be acco plished solely through practice and study. 8or can the "aster be the whole source of infor ation. This is good enough for the beginning or casual student, but inade(uate for the serious student. The student ust rely on hi self and other sources to co plete his infor ation. !hilosophy, religion, edicine, art, usic literature, and science 2especially physics5 ust be pursued until the student attains reasonably full understanding of these things. The student ust a$e his own way. %f this see s a lot to acco plish, perhaps one should reexa ine one0s goals to find if one has the will re(uired to go on with this (uest.

4irls and boys of Jedi fa ilies begin training as Jedi when they are just fi#e or six years old. Fro the #ery start they are taught to beco e great athletes ::: to swi , di#e, ju p #ery high, run fast and long, ride horses, and cli b e#erything fro trees to walls. Training is #ery, #ery hard in order to prepare these young Jedi for the difficult wor$ of later years. They should also be taught how to dislocate the joints in their body so they can actually slip out of ropes and $nots if they are tied up. They should also hang by their hands fro tree branches for a long ti e in order to de#elop both strong ar s and strong inds. They should practice holding their breath, and also staying in one spot without o#ing for a long ti e. When they are twel#e or thirteen years old they begin learning weapons and practice running. Through all this, they should also be taught the ways of the Force. "any would:be Jedi encounter their first test of patience and perse#erance in their search for a teacher. ) teacher will only instruct those they belie#e ost li$ely to co plete the training. /o e Teachers ay e#en re(uire a candidate to successfully perfor a tas$ or pass a test to earn apprenticeship. To teach a force techni(ue to an initiate, an instructor ust ha#e a basic proficiency in that techni(ue that is higher then the students. )s potential Jedi increase their prowess with the Force, they ust locate ore experienced teachers who can pro#ide further instruction. !lan for what is difficult while it is easy, do what is great while it is s all. The ost difficult things in the world ust be done while still easy, the greatest things in the world ust be done while they are still s all. For this reason Jedi ne#er do what is great, and this is why they can achie#e that greatness. 7eep $nowledge of principle $nows without seeing, strong practice of the Jedi Way acco plishes without stri#ing. 7eep $nowledge is to "$now without going out to see, see the way of the Force without loo$ing at it directly.0 /trong action is to 0 grow e#er stronger, adapting to all situations.0" 7eep $nowledge is to be aware of disturbance before disturbance, to be aware of danger before danger, to be aware of destruction before destruction, to be aware of cala ity before cala ity. /trong action is training the body without being burdened by the body, exercising the ind without being used by the ind, wor$ing in the world without being affected by the world, carrying out tas$s without being obstructed by tas$s. +y deep $nowledge of the Force, one can change disturbance into order, change danger into safety, change destruction into sur#i#al, change cala ity into fortune. +y strong action on the Jedi Way, one can bring the body to the real of longe#ity, bring the ind to the sphere of ystery, bring the world to great peace, and bring tas$s to great fulfill ent. %f sensation is thought of as perception through your senses, %ntuition ay be thought of as perception through your

unconscious. %ntuition operates in such a way that the awareness of so ething presents itself to us in consciousness as an already established whole. We are suddenly, and clearly, aware of so ething, just as we suddenly and clearly see a car co ing towards us, except this "seeing" is through the unconscious, not through the senses. We do not $now how we $now it ::: we just $now it. %t is necessary to abandon one0s "preconcei#ed i pressions of the way things are." There is often a great gulf between what we want to belie#e and what is "real." The "desires" to be gi#en up, then, are not so uch the desires for aterial belongings and power, although these are also i portant things to loo$ at in yourself, but the desires to see reality as we want to see it, rather than as it is. These are the desires that "cloud the ind" and a$e us lose touch with the world. These are our self:deceptions. )nd these are "luxuries" a Jedi cannot afford. They ha#e to see reality in all its harsh gri ness. When % say we desire that so ething be a certain way, % do not necessarily ean that we want it to be that way. We want to thin$ it is that way. %f you thin$ of a certain an as your ene y, then anything he says or does will be exa ined and found to be an insult or a threat. The identical words or actions on the part of a belo#ed friend would carry far different eanings. There is a saying< "/uspicious eyes see only e#il.0 Those not guided by the Force will see only what they desire to see." We hu an beings choose to see things as we wish. Few people see to belie#e this, though. We decide to be jealous, or angry, or depressed, or happy, or bored, and these choices are often based on our biased interpretations of the thoughts of others. %t is a azing how uch psychological control any people relin(uish to others. %f we thin$ so eone else disappro#es of us, we are worried. %f we thin$ that so eone is pleased with us, we are happy. %f we thin$ that so eone holds #iews contrary to our own, we are insulted. %f we thin$ that so eone is conte ptuous of us, we are angry. With all these others deter ining how we feel, it is so eti es difficult to find the actual self. These are the desires of which % spea$, these ental barriers that pre#ent us fro accepting fully all that life has to offer. %f a an wastes his ti e in e otional indulgence, he will be fore#er preoccupied and will iss uch the Force would gi#e hi . "There is no - otion, there is peace." We aren0t tal$ing about getting rid of e otions the sel#es. We are tal$ing about getting rid of inappropriate and useless e otional responses. For a Jedi to sense and co prehend after action is not worthy of being called co prehension. To acco plish after stri#ing is not worthy of being called acco plish ent. To $now after seeing in not worthy of being called $nowing. These three are far fro the way of sensing and response a Jedi uses. %ndeed, for the Jedi, it is better to be able to do so ething before it exists, sense so ething before it beco es acti#e, see so ething before it sprouts, these three abilities de#elop interdependently. Thus nothing is sensed but is co prehended, nothing is underta$en without response, and nowhere does one go without benefit. Those who assist so eone by eans of the Force do not use ar s to do so, for these things tend to re#erse ::: bra bles grow where a fight has been, bad years follow a war. Weapons are inauspicious instru ents, not the tools of the enlightened. When there is no choice but to use the , it is best to be cal and free fro anger and greed, and not celebrate #ictory. Those who celebrate #ictory are bloodthirsty, and the bloodthirsty cannot be let free to ha#e their way with the world. 3e e ber anger and greed are funda ental causes of defeat. %t is the une otional, reser#ed, cal , detached warrior who wins, not the hothead see$ing #engeance and not the a bitious see$er of fortune. Those who are good at $nighthood are not ilitaristic, those who are good at battle do not beco e angry, and those who are good at pre#ailing o#er opponents do not get in#ol#ed. /how ea an of #iolence that ca e to a good end, and % will ta$e hi The ene y is fear. "ost thin$ it is hate, but it is fear. %t is i portant to ha#e self:discipline and initiati#e< you should not practice only when your teacher a$es you. for y teacher.

) true Jedi is one who ne#er fights, but always practices. -#erybody on this -arth needs an acti#ity. "ost acti#ities re(uire a subject and an object. %n the practice of the Jedi Way the subject and the object are the sa e thing ::: oneself. "editate on this and percei#e the re ar$able change it a$es in e#erything. Without the sense of ad#ersary, where

is the proble . Where is the conflict; Why fear; Why hate; )nger; 1ow can there be failure; Why do these things exist at all in a self:contained, sane organis ; They certainly are not needed. What would be the purpose for one who is aware of the Force, who is one with nature, to engage in co bat with his fellow an; These are things to be eli inated in our li#es, not encouraged. %n co bat, it is i portant that strategy be unfatho able, that for be concealed, and that o#e ents be unexpected, so that preparedness against the be i possible. What enables a good fighter to win without fail is always ha#ing unfatho able wisdo and a odus operandi that lea#es no trac$s. *nly the for less cannot be affected. Jedi hide in unfatho ability, so their feelings cannot be obser#ed, they operate in for lessness, so their lines cannot be crossed. This is why they are s$illed fighters. There are certain types of conflict where you ight not e#en realize that you ha#e an ad#ersary. 9ou would not e#en ha#e a chance to defend yourself. 1ow do you fight a sniper ar ed with a silenced rifle; 1ow do you fight an assassin who stabs you unseen fro behind; 1ow do you fight the an who rigs your car to explode when you turn on the ignition; There is no way that you can fight hi . /ince you cannot successfully fight this ad#ersary, you ust learn to protect yourself in other ways. The Jedi refines his percepti#e abilities to a le#el higher than ost hu ans0, and beco es sensiti#e to input fro the Force in addition to his fi#e physical senses. This ability to percei#e this, is what we call 0pre onitions of danger0 or 0danger sense.0 )n attac$er, whether an or ani al, puts forth his har ful intentions as a sort of #ibration or thought i pulse. Just as we say that sights, s ells, or sounds are things, we can also say that thoughts are things. These thoughts are there to be percei#ed, regardless of whether or not we are sensiti#e enough to pic$ the up. When we are sensiti#e enough to detect this intention of har ful action, the Jedi can fight bac$ by si ply not being where the attac$ will ta$e place. This ability to percei#e potential danger is de#eloped by learning how to tune into a le#el of thought higher than routine indi#idual consciousness. Just as we all share a co on real of #isual perceptions, tactile sti ulations, and sound i pulses, we share a range of higher fre(uencies broadcast through the Force. That is affected by thought i pulses. %f we are sensiti#e enough we can utilize the Force just as we utilize sight, or taste, or hearing. ) Jedi ust see alone and $now alone, eaning that he ust see what others do not see and $now what others do not $now.

*nce a student as$ed a Jedi "aster how to defend against a strong punching or $ic$ing attac$. The reply was, "8o atter how strong an attac$ is, if it falls on e pty space, it is useless." %n other words, the best defense is to not be there when the attac$ co es. The Force flows e#erywhere. %t fulfills its purpose silently and a$es no clai . %t does not show greatness, and is therefore truly great. The way to the Force is to benefit, not to har . ) Jedi feels no heat or cold. ) Jedi can extinguish pain. /trengthen yourself with the Force. 7oing anything with haste can lead to i patience, and that in#ites the dar$ side. /o e will say that it is all right to use the dar$ side as long as it is used to do good. What they are saying is that the ends justify the eans for attaining the , and that is wrong. %t0s as wrong as anything because it allows the to rationalize away any beha#ior as good. !eople start a assing power for this goal or that, and they con#ince the sel#es that it0s for a good thing. Then when they get enough they find circu stances ha#e changed. They find they need ore power or they need to wield this power in ways they didn0t expect before. )n opponent who won0t listen to reason beco es a bug who needs to be s(uashed instead of a friend who just needs to be con#inced. !ower co es to poison those who hoard it. They assu e others want their power, will resort to any eans to get it, and that frees the to retaliate in any way they can to protect their power.

There is no good that co es fro e#il. /o eone using the dar$ side for good see s fine perhaps. .ntil you as$ why he would do it. %s it for his own good, and that of his people; %f so, how will he deal with the next threat to the ; 7on0t entertain the idea that you could re ain uncorrupted by dealing with e#il for what you see as a good purpose. That is setting the first foot on a #ery steep and slippery slope. %f you slip it ight be possible to get bac$ to the top, but so eone will pay during your descent, 9ou should not wish to inflict that on anyone. ) Jedi0s role in society is to ta$e action and responsibility for those who cannot. ) Jedi places hi self where he can defend the greatest nu ber of people fro the greatest e#il. -#en if it costs hi his life. There are ti es when that sacrifice feels right. %t0s a judg ent the Jedi will ha#e to a$e for hi self when the ti e co es. *ne #ery i portant aspect of proficiency in the Jedi way and in all phases of life is purposefulness ::: the ability to act deliberately rather that arbitrarily. "ost of us spend our li#es in a rando fashion, reacting to sti uli without thin$ing, as though we were che icals in a co pound, instead of creatures of free will. The Jedi Way teaches us to choose, to ha#e the power to see all the alternati#es and to act according to our own wills rather then on the whi s of other people or e#ents. This power is uch ore useful for self:defense than are ere $ic$s and punches. ) Jedi "aster will usually not waste his ti e with so eone who is interested only in self:defense. When such people appear, the teacher will usually tell the to carry a big stic$ and not bother hi . The teacher prefers to teach s all classes of dedicated students and lea#e the business of instructing poorly oti#ated students, who are only interested in fighting, to so eone else. %n the Jedi Way one can be a student, a $night, a aster, or a grand aster ::: the student is often li$e the "son" of his teacher, should the teacher call in the iddle of the night and as$ for so ething, the student will do it ::: this sort of response is not expected of the casual student. There is no secret techni(ue that will a$e you in#incible. There will always be an indi#idual or circu stance that will best you.

With the power of the Force co es a danger, which re(uires training to o#erco e, na ely, to a#oid anipulating people and e#ents to our own ad#antages. The si plest exa ple of this responsibility is the credo, which states that the power ust only be used in self:defense. -#en this state ent falls short of the ideal. The true goal is doing good, i pro#ing 2yourself and others5, teaching, and healing. ) Jedi apprentice wal$s a long, difficult road to s$ill and $nowledge of the Force. .nless your ind is cal , you will ne#er be able to concentrate. aster should not ta$e on a student of his or her own.

) student studying with a

)s a Jedi if so eone as$s you who is the ost s$illed Jedi. Thin$ on this before answering. "/o e Jedi see the spirit of the dar$ side and re o#e it before it ta$es shape, so their na es do not get out of the house. /o e Jedi see the dar$ side while it is still extre ely inute and cure it. /o their na es don0t get out of their neighborhood. )s for others, they see the dar$ side after it has blosso ed and defeat it then. Their na es so eti es get out and are heard by e#eryone." )s this shows, that the less ti e the dar$ side is allowed to grow. Then the less direct conflict is needed the better, in the sense that $nowledge of the proble is $ey to the solution To o#erco e the dar$ side without fighting is the best s$ill. "ercy is first and fore ost a ong a Jedi0s #irtues. -#erything has a pattern, starting with the subato ic structure of a pebble and extending to the stars the sel#es. Find the pattern, understand the anner in which it is wo#en. There is no why. Clear your ind of (uestions. Then you will understand.

.nless your heart is wide open and your ind is orderly, you cannot be expected to be able to adapt responsi#ely without li it, dealing with e#ents unerringly, facing great and unexpected difficulties without upset, cal ly handling e#erything without confusion.

7eal lightly with atters of conse(uence, and decisi#ely with those of little conse(uence. %t is difficult to face a crisis and sol#e it gently, if you are not resol#ed beforehand, for uncertainty will i pede your efforts. When the ti e co es, thin$ing forward allows you to deal lightly. The Jedi see$s balance ::: balance of the self, balance with society, with nature, with the uni#erse. The ideal state for a Jedi is to be neither hard nor soft, but to be both hard and soft. %t is to be li$e water. Water is soft. %t flows and will ta$e any shape. %f you press down on a pool of water, the water will gi#e way to the hand. 9et if you ha#e e#er been hit by a wa#e at the beach, you $now the tre endous power of water. )s a Jedi one does e#erything in both a hard and a soft anner, uch as a towel can be snapped. ) towel by itself is loose, li p, and soft, yet if it is snapped (uic$ly, li$e a whip, it beco es powerful and is rigid and hard at the o ent of conflict. 8o one Jedi fighting syste should be considered superior to any other. /o e people are tall, so e short, others fat, and still others thin, so e#eryone0s body will o#e differently. ) syste suited to one person0s body ight not be suitable for another. %t is therefore ad#isable to see$ a good teacher who ay be able to tell you what syste would best suit you. The Jedi Way is directed toward the full disco#ery and use of a hu an being0s full potential ::: a potential that is barely tapped during the a#erage person0s lifeti e. ) Jedi ust always re e ber danger when he is secure and re e ber chaos in ti es of order, watch out for danger and chaos while they are still for less and pre#ent the before they happen, this is best of all.

%f you are (uiet and inconspicuous, others will not be able to figure you out. %f you are accurate and orderly, others will not be able to disturb you. ) Jedi does not use ar s because of his e otions. The stillness in stillness is not real stillness, only when there is stillness in o#e ent does the Force anifest itself. What this eans in a #ery si ple way is that it0s easy to be peaceful and cal if you0re alone on top of a ountain or deep in the woods, but try for that sa e peace of ind while o#ing through rush:hour crowds in a city, or while sitting in the iddle of your screa ing brothers and sisters. %f you can feel cal during this, then you ha#e truly acco plished so ething. The Force is perhaps the ost fascinating and ysterious aspect of Jedi training. The nature of the Force is difficult to grasp. %t is the power that co es fro e#erything, not si ply for co bat, but for all endea#ors, and for balance, health, and longe#ity. The Force is the drawing of energy fro within and the uni#erse through the subconscious. This is not dependent on or e#en related to size or physi(ue. Without the Force, life itself is i possible. When the Force is abundant, one has true power. 7isease and depression #anish. 6onge#ity is increased. The Force can only exist in the absence of fear or tension. These factors create i balance. When relaxed, one is not in uphea#al. *ne can concentrate and see clearly what it is that needs to be done, and do it naturally, spontaneously, and instantaneously. )s the Force de#elops within, control is #itally i portant. ) casual tap with the fingers can do serious injury once the Force is strong. *ne ust be #ery careful. - otional content, such as anger, or fear, or e#en just excite ent, can bring the Force unbidden to the hand. For this reason, the Jedi waits until proficiency in editation, tran(uility and the art of non:reaction ha#e been established before one goes on to ore specific, ad#anced Force training. 9ou ust re e ber that beco ing a true Jedi re(uires persistence, patience, and "ost of all, hard wor$. )fter two or three years of this difficult Jedi training progra , students often de#elop new isconceptions about the Jedi Way. They are now in good condition, (uite strong, and beginning to beat so e of the other student in atches. Feeling in#incible, sure they now $now ost of what there is to $now, so e (uit at this stage. *thers, howe#er, wisely continue on to ore ad#anced training, where they now encounter so e of the older asters. )s old and wea$ as they ay appear physically, they are able to play with these youngsters as effortlessly as a cat plays with a ouse. 1u bled by this experience, the students (uic$ly realize there is certainly ore for

the to learn, and e#en ore to learn after that. %t is at this point, when they realize that there is really no end to training, that they finally learn the Jedi Way. For the Jedi Way is uch ore than just self:defense techni(ues. %t is an art for , a way of life, and a eans toward spiritual de#elop ent. )s such the Jedi Way is a lifeti e study. )t so e point or another, any students experience a bloc$ in their studies. They get stuc$ on a plateau, apparently unable to progress further. /o eti es this is the fault of the teacher. %f this is so, it is ti e to o#e on. "ore often, though, the proble is an internal one, caused by poor learning habits, proble s with attitude or personal distractions. When the student ceases to be totally self:in#ol#ed, interested in his own growth only, he will begin to turn to helping others. )t this point, regardless of prowess, the student beco es a true follower of the Jedi Way. *ne can study and study for years, hours and hours e#ery day, and one ay still re ain a student. To leap beyond the barrier one ust brea$ the chain. /top practicing and start doing. ) Jedi0s ost #aluable asset is his code. Whate#er that ay be, he ust ha#e it and be true to it. 1e who has no code is an ani al. -#ery Jedi has his code. %f a an tells you he has no code, that truly he is his own aster, then his aster is the dar$ side and we $now how to deal with it. 1onor, ?irtue. -#en the dar$ side has a code. The dar$ side and its ser#ants cannot bear up in the face of #irtue. )bsolute honor destroys the dar$ side0s power absolutely. Weapons0 training is essentially the sa e as training without weapons, only now weapons are used as an extension of the hands. /tudents practice basic stri$es and bloc$s with their weapons in the sa e fashion that they practiced their bare hand techni(ues. With constant repetitions. "any ti es on the journey toward understanding, one encounters crippling paradoxes. "astering others re(uires force, ) journey of a thousand astering the self re(uires enlighten ent.

iles starts under one0s feet, with the first step.

The Force is a bigger, broader concept then any one syste of beliefs can necessarily enco pass. -#en the wisest of Jedi understand it i perfectly. The Force does not "root" for anybody, or anything not the light or the dar$ or e#en a balance of the two. The Force just is. The Jedi student /o e There ay clai ust not be deluded, do not deny that there is a dar$ side to the Force. That it can affect you.

you cannot spea$ of the dar$ side until you ha#e experienced it. %n this they are wrong. ) doctor need not contract a disease to diagnose and treat it after all.

ay co e a ti e when you feel e barrassed by how others percei#e you. +ut what does it atter; What they or anyone else thin$s of you is really i aterial. %t0s what you thin$ of yourself that atters ost. odel to

The Jedi doesn0t belie#e the 6ight is the only way to $now the Force. They just belie#e it is a preferable e ploy in understanding the Force, and a better long:ter strategy.

When spea$ing of the light side and the dar$ side. %t all co es down to the nature of e#il. -#il is selfishness while good is selfless. %f you ta$e an action that benefits you, only you, and hurts others, you are e#il. %f you do what ust be done to pre#ent har to others, if you beco e the buffer between the and e#il, then your actions will be good. That is to say your intentions will be good. 9our actions ay still be e#il. That is the proble of course, e#il is always easy and resisting it is ne#er so. -#il is relentless, and anyone, if they tire, if they are not #igilant, can fall prey to it. There are situations where opposing e#il ay result in har co ing to the innocent. 6ife is not without pain, but life concerns itself with how we handle that pain, or joy, or confusion or triu ph. 6ife

ore than ti e passing before death, it is the su and total of all we a$e of it. 7ecisions ay not be easy, but any is the ti e when not a$ing any choice, not ta$ing an action is worse than a poor decision. -#il flourishes where it is not opposed, and those who are able to oppose it ust to protect those who cannot protect the sel#es. ) Jedi should $now as uch as possible about e#erything.

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There are fi#e dangers a Jedi ust be aware of when he ust fight ::: being to willing to die, too eager to li#e, too (uic$ to anger, too puritanical, or too senti ental. )ny one of these in excess, he affir s, creates #ulnerabilities that can easily be exploited by canny opponents. When he is waiting on the fringes of a situation, before the appropriate ti e to go to action has arri#ed, he ust be steady and a#oid gi#ing in to i pulse ::: then he won0t go wrong. When a Jedi $nows hi self and others, he is not in danger. The Force is a ysterious energy field, which surrounds and binds together e#erything in the galaxy. %t is a neutral, i personal power, which can be used for good or e#il. The light side of the Force is selfless and non:aggressi#e. Those who follow it teach peace and har ony. The dar$ side, on the other hand, is a destructi#e and #iolent power. Those who follow it are consu ed with the pursuit of power and a desire to do inate o#er others. )t the start, a student of the dar$ side ay be ore powerful that a student of the light side, but as ti e progresses, a natural balancing effect ta$es place. The ore powerful a dar$ side student beco es, the ore do inated by the dar$ side he is. 6ight side practitioners, on the other hand, disco#er that the light side does lead to great powers in ti e, but only after years of patient study. /o e things cannot be taught directly. /o e things you ust find in yourself. %f it were to be shown to you, to be pointed at as if saying, "6oo$, here it is" you would not understand it. Jedi ust be willing to loo$ into their own hearts and spirits. %f you do not @ well, let us just say that you will ne#er beco e a true Jedi. % would not discourage you fro see$ing $nowledge of the dar$ side. To do so would only heighten your desire to possess that $nowledge. % will not dissuade you, but % will warn you of the shadowy cre#ice you will enter should you choose to access that $nowledge. First, don0t be fooled. The dar$ side usters uch of its energy to as(uerade as the light so that it ight lure the uninitiated into its grasp. +y the ti e the hapless #icti disco#ers his error, it is to late :::: the dar$ side has ensnared hi , holding hi in the shadow both by its own power and by the fallen Jedi0s relentless hunger for ore. /econd, do not o#eresti ate your own abilities. Countless Jedi ha#e found the sel#es entwined by the dar$ side, unable to free the sel#es fro the blac$ hoo$s that they the sel#es ha#e jabbed into their own souls. 8o atter how they twist, grasping for so e strand of the light that still re ains within their reach, they continue to plu et into the abyssal pitch of the dar$ side. These Jedi belie#ed they were asters of the light :::and so e were ::: but they did not understand the nature and power of the dar$ side ::: and they failed to listen to the warnings. 7o not belie#e that the dar$ side is stronger then the light. %t only appears to be ore powerful because it is easier, (uic$er ::: at first. %t draws you in, offering you ore power than you can i agine, but as you begin to use that power, the dar$ side lends it0s assistance less and less, e#entually sustaining itself by siphoning your own Force energy until you beco e its helpless host. 9ou belie#e you ha#e ascended to astery, but in truth you ha#e fallen into sla#ery. 6earn of the dar$ side. %t will aid you in your struggle against it. +ut ta$e care not to succu b to its so eti es: irresistible lure ::: your chances of returning to the light are less then nothing. When we see$ the dar$ side, we see$ our doo . Too often, we are successful. The dar$ side0s influence is stronger in o ents of wea$ness. 7o not let yourself be distracted.

8o gain co es without a price. 9ou will fore#er carry the distinguish ent of your teacher0s presence, as well as the taint, the traits of his own asters as well. 8e#er forget your training as an apprentice. -#en though the end nears with each passing day. 9ou dedicated to the Jedi way no atter the cost. ust re ain

Thin$ of peace and honor ::: and act upon that only. The Jedi uses the Force for $nowledge and negotiation, see$ing the ost peaceful solutions to e#ery proble . )s Force:users trained in the Jedi tradition, so e students concentrate ore on diplo acy, scholarly pursuits, and the spiritual side of the Force than on ore physical acti#ities. 1ealers and researchers see$ to better understand the nature of the Force and their connection to it. "entors and teachers hope to instruct others and pass on what they ha#e learned. 8egotiators and ediators are s$illed at bargaining and stri$ing co pro ises. Counselors train the sel#es to be #ersatile, able to handle any situations without reaching for a weapon. *ther students concentrate ore on co bining physical training with astery of the Force. They concentrate on battle prowess, defense, and physical training. They ta$e their underta$ings seriously, considering e#en undane issions to be personal tests. "ost of these follow the light side, but so e beco e dar$ siders and use the Force for e#il or selfish intent. Those i bued with the light side refrain fro using the Force for e#ery tas$, preferring to find other solutions and sa#e the Force for when it is truly needed. Those who succu b to the dar$ side use e#ery ad#antage, wielding the Force to sol#e proble s, as a soldier would use a gun to destroy a fly. Though one chapter of your training ay draw to a close, you ust ne#er cease your practice. %t will a different for , but still it continues@. erely ta$e on

"astering the ways of the light side of the Force re(uires tenacity, serenity, concentration, and a willingness to re ain open to possibilities that see i plausible. "ost Jedi apprentices encounter difficulties with at least one of these areas, and therefore rely on an instructor ::: usually a "aster ::: to help the recognize and o#erco e whate#er obstacles stand in their path. Those interested in learning of the Force and the techni(ues that anipulate it should locate a teacher willing to i part such $nowledge to the . The Force li$e electricity, or e#en the wind, exists and can be felt, e#en though it has no color, no s ell, and no shape. The effects of electricity or the wind or the Force can so eti es be seen, but the Force itself cannot. *ne can see a tree being blown o#er by the wind, but one cannot see the wind itself. -xplained #ery si ply, the Force flows through out e#ery person0s body along certain pathways. %n so e ways, the Force and these pathways are li$e electricity and circuits. When electrical circuits are clear and electricity flows easily, an electrical syste will wor$ well. %f a short circuit occurs, or wires beco e disconnected or bro$en, then the electrical syste will fail. %n a si ilar way if the flow of the Force along the pathways in the body is interrupted or in so e disorder, illness or disease will result. )long with the instructor, a student of the Force also has duties. Typically, a Jedi apprentice spends the ajority of his ti e attending lectures, recei#ing one:on:one tutelage, practicing Jedi s$ills and techni(ues, and re#iewing what he has already learned. *n rare occasions, he ay find an uncluttered o ent to enjoy a fa#orite pasti e or just a short respite fro his daily wor$, but usually he re ains focused on his efforts day and night. %n addition to Force:related study, an apprentice ust also perfor routine chores re(uired by his life, such as going to wor$ or school. For an apprentice though these tas$s ser#e a ore i portant purpose then ere up$eep, howe#er. They teach a student hu ility and wisdo as well as si plicity, three traits e#ery Jedi ust possess to shield hi fro the dar$ side in all of its shadowy guises. 6earning to use and anipulate the Force occupies less then half of an apprentice0s ti e. 3ather, ost Teachers concentrate on teaching the responsibilities of possessing such power and the role of a Jedi in the uni#erse. 4rasping the basics of any s$ill re(uires ti e, and great expenditure of effort on the part of the student 2and the Teacher, as well, in so e cases5. !ractice of the techni(ue itself accounts for only a portion of this ti e, since the Teacher te pers progress with caution, ensuring that the would:be Jedi does not succu b to the lure of (uic$ power. Those apprentices who ignore this aspect of ac(uiring s$ills often balance on a fine line between light and dar$. 9our training will be a landscape of self:disco#ery. 6earn new things and share what you ha#e learned with others. +e careful that you do not treat being a Jedi as a separate identity, as if on the right is who you are nor ally and on

the 6eft is who you are as a Jedi. This is li$e trying to function with only one side of your body or the other. %n doing so you a$e half of yourself oppose the other half, when you should be integrating both hal#es. 9ou are not you as you are or you as a Jedi. 9ou are both of the . 9ou need to unify yourself and your efforts. Certainly there will be ti es when one aspect of your being would wor$ better then the other in a situation. +ut you ha#e to be able to use both sides if you plan to succeed in all things. 1a#e no hard feelings toward anyone who has not shown you en ity, do not fight with anyone who does not attac$ you. ) Jedi should try to breath li$e a baby. While this ay see a strange idea, adults do in fact, breath differently fro babies. ) baby breathes naturally fro the tant0ien, and if you watch, you will see its sto ach area o#e in and out as it breathes. %f you watch adults0 breath, you will see it is their shoulders and chests that o#e. While all people breathe naturally fro their abdo ens when they sleep, adults ha#e long since forgotten how to do this when they are awa$e. Those who want to use the Force correctly ust learn how to be in tune with nature once again. 6ung breathing, although effecti#e in the short run, and potentially #ery forceful, is ne#ertheless artificial and incorrect. %t expends a lot of energy (uic$ly, but it is not natural. %n ti es of great need this type of breathing ay be practiced as it a$es e#erything beco e easier to learn. +ut always re e ber this type of breathing burns up and wastes far too uch energy and does great har to the body. Those who are s$illed in co bat do not beco e angered, those who are s$illed at winning do not beco e afraid. Thus the wise win before they fight, while the ignorant fight to win. ) s$illed attac$ is one against which opponents do not $now how to defend, a s$illed defense is one which opponents do not $now how to attac$. Jedi plan in the beginning when they do things, they consider proble s and pre#ent the . Fi#e things are to be assessed before underta$ing any action< the Force, the weather, the terrain, the opposition, and discipline. ) Jedi should ha#e these #irtues< intelligence, trust:worthiness, hu aneness, courage, and co passion. Toe:to:toe battle is the last resort of the s$illed warrior. %t is best to win without fighting. Wear the down with flight, foster dishar ony within their ran$s, anipulate their feelings, and use their anger and pride against the . ) Jedi ust $now when to fight and when not to fight.

/uspicion raises walls, allows fear to grow. That can interfere with your ability to use the Force. 9ou will find, at so e point that the dar$ side will spea$ to you. %t is seducti#e, offering you e#erything with little effort on your part. 6earn fro the lessons others ha#e endured, so their strength can beco e your strength when you face that test. %t is not for you to sculpt the Force0s flow to your purposes, but for you to be sculpted into that which wor$s with the Force. ore easily

There is only one cycle that is without end. That cycle is life and life is what creates the Force. /uccess co es with feeling, understanding and controlling the Force. When opponents co e to attac$ you, do not fight with the but rather set up a strategic change to confuse the and a$e the uncertain, deflecting the fro their original intention to attac$, a$ing the reluctant to fight with you. There are four $inds of astery essential to the Jedi. "astery of the Force, "astery of the heart, and astery of adaptation. astery of strength,

!ersist too intensely at what is currently beyond your depth, and your fidelity to that course will bring and no gain.

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When a Jedi does find it necessary to defend the sel#es, a oral code should acco pany their fighting practice. )s Jedi, they should follow certain ideas of loyalty, respect, and honesty toward each other, and stri#e for attitudes of unselfishness and bene#olence toward the world at large. %t is considered wrong to fight indiscri inately. *ne is not supposed to use their Jedi s$ills, for exa ple, to get ore oney or better clothes, or to show off one0s techni(ue. %nstead, such s$ills are to be used for self:defense purposes or to help others. This code explains why Jedi ha#e the hu anity to refrain fro doing unnecessary har to those who attac$ the . %f at first the reasons for why a teacher trains you in the sa e thing o#er and o#er again ay be unclear to you. 7o not despair. For as the roots of a tree are usually hidden fro the obser#er, so too is the purpose behind ost training often not seen by the new student. /o e finding training boring and painful, often (uit at this stage of training. *#eranxious to $now e#erything at once ::: to taste the fruits and see the flowers of a full:grown tree, as it were ::: they often fail to realize that the Jedi Way ::: li$e the tree ::: ust begin slowly, down in the dirt, and only after this foundation has been set and a long period of growth has ta$en place will the tree bear fruit. True co petence co es fro not only training the reflexes, but fro training the ind as well. )ll too often young Jedi ha#e superior physical s$ills, yet their ability to concentrate and relax their inds is lac$ing. 1ow does one tell the light fro the dar$; When you are cal , at peace, passi#e.

The Force is li$e any ele ent of nature ::: it has both positi#e and negati#e aspects< the light side and the dar$ side. The light teaches peace and har ony. %t is the constructi#e side of the Force fro which all lo#e, understanding and $nowledge originate ::: it is the essence of life. Those who are at peace with the sel#es can learn to harness the a azing powers of the Force. The dar$ side is the counterweight to the light. "any young students falsely belie#e that the dar$ side is stronger than the light ::: in truth it is only easier. The dar$ side springs forth fro the negati#e and destructi#e i pulses of all li#ing beings ::: anger, fear and hatred are its sy pto s. 7eath and war are the byproducts of the dar$ side. %t is dangerously seducti#e to those who lac$ the ability to control their e otions and passions. Those who gi#e in to the dar$ side find their abilities greatly enhanced at first, but as ti e passes, the dar$ side does not respond so readily. The dar$ side de ands ore and ore of those in its power. Those who are sensiti#e to the Force soon learn that there is no iddle ground between the light and the dar$. For ost beings ::: unaware of the power of the Force ::: the struggle between light and dar$ is not as powerful, not as co pelling. For those attuned to the Force, the struggle of good #ersus e#il, life #ersus death, is of ut ost i portance. Those who learn the ways of the Force ust be careful to re e ber their own inner peace or they will surrender the sel#es to the dar$ side. They ust be careful not to start down the path of the dar$ side, for its self:destructi#e ways are difficult to lea#e once e braced. The Ten 3ules *f -ngage ent< A5 6et the Force be your guide. B5 &now your oti#es for beco ing in#ol#ed. C5 /ee$ to $now the oti#es of others in#ol#ed. D5 +e aware of outside oti#ators. E5 .nderstand the dar$ and light in all things. F5 6earn to see accurately. G5 *pen your eyes to what is not e#ident. H5 -xercise caution, e#en in tri#ial atters. I5 -xa ine closely who benefits, and how they do so. AJ5 -xa ine closely who is har ed, and why. The Force is not li ited by space and ti e. %t has no color and no shape, no beginning and no end. %t is part of e#erything and at odds with nothing. %f a hundred thousand people do a du b thing@. %t0s still a du b thing.

Wisdo

is found in $nowing what you $now and $nowing that you don0t $now what you don0t $now. itted a ista$e and doesn0t correct it is co itting another ista$e.

) person who $nows he has co

When a wise an repents of his ista$e, he a$es a ends by acts, and when a foolish an repents of his ista$es, he a$es a ends by words. %f you are sorry for what you ha#e done, then % suggest that you a$e a ends by real acts. What should concern you are the following< that you ha#e forgotten to culti#ate your character, that you ha#e neglected your studies, that you ha#e not been able to follow the right course when you ha#e seen it, and that you ha#e not been able to correct your ista$es. To be patient and gentle, ready to teach, returning not e#il for e#il< that is the Jedi Way. The Jedi by li#ing a life of si ple truth and earnestness, alone can help to bring about peace and order in the world. *nly after ha#ing a definite pupose in life can one acie#e cal ness of ind. *nly after aha#ing achie#ed cal ness of ind, can one ha#e peaceful repose. *nly after ha#ing peaceful repose can one begin to thin$ clearly. *nly after one has learned to thin$ clearly, can one achie#e $nowledge. There are a foundation and superstructure in the constitution of things, and a beginning and an end in the course of e#ents. Therefore to $now the proper se(uence or relati#e order of things is the beginning of wisdo . Tal$ing easily leads one into trouble because when you tal$, you use so any words, and it is easy to let the your outh, but difficult to ta$e the bac$. 7o not worry about people not $nowing your ability, but worry instead that you do not $now the . 9ou ha#e e#ery right to feel - otions. )llow yourself to feel the :: really feel the :: and then let the they co e bac$, feel the again and let the go again. There is no sha e in one0s e otions. ) Jedi can0t control how they feel. +ut they can control how they choose to handle how they feel. A Story of Philosophy ) philosophy professor stood before his class and had so e ite s in front of hi . When the class began, wordlessly he pic$ed up a large e pty ayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with roc$s, roc$s about B" in dia eter. 1e then as$ed the students if the jar was full; They agreed that it was. /o the professor then pic$ed up a box of pebbles and poured the into the jar. 1e shoo$ the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas between the roc$s. 1e then as$ed the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was. The students laughed. The professor pic$ed up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. *f course, the sand filled up e#erything else. "8ow," said the professor, "% want you to recognize that this is your life. The roc$s are the i portant things : your fa ily, your partner, your health, your children : things that if e#erything else was lost and only they re ained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that atter li$e your job, your house, your car. The sand is e#erything else. The s all stuff." "%f you put the sand into the jar first, there is no roo for the pebbles or the roc$s. The sa e goes for your life. %f you spend all your ti e and energy on the s all stuff, you will ne#er ha#e roo for the things that are i portant to you. !ay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. !lay with your children. Ta$e ti e to get edical chec$ups. Ta$e your partner out dancing. There will always be ti e to go to wor$, clean the house, gi#e a dinner party and fix the disposal. Ta$e care of the roc$s first : the things that really atter. /et your priorities. The rest is just sand." The true ar$ of a Jedi is !eace< !eace with oneself and with the world around us. !eace gained through $nowledge, understanding, discipline and self:control. go. %f out of

/elf:control is ost difficult to aster, as we are hu an beings and dri#en by e otion and sensory triggers. +ut we are also Jedi, learning to control our e otions and reactions. -#er see$ing $nowledge and enlighten ent, a Jedi ne#er uses his power to gain wealth or personal power. +y learning balance, oderation and control we learn and grow in the Force. +y listening, by beco ing peaceful, by turning our attention to the Force, we find that place where our indi#iduality is joined to the $nowledge and power of the uni#erse. )t so e point a Jedi beco es one with the force. %t consu es hi , penetrates hi , a$es hi part of all li#ing things. To use the Force, one ust be at har ony with it. *nly when cal , at peace, can one act with assurance of control. To act in dissonance depletes one0s power. The !aths< The light path starts narrow, so that new Jedi adhere to its teachings. )s training goes on, the path widens slowly with ti e and $nowledge. The dar$ path howe#er is wide. %t runs just below the light path to catch the Jedi when they fall. )fter the dar$ path started it narrows. -ach ti e it is used, the next act ust be a little ore e#il than before. .nli$e the 6ight /ide of the Force, which e braces the whole, the entire focus of the 7ar$ /ide is the self. For the Force is not itself good or e#il, it is a reflection of nature, and nature itself can be cold and cruel. That is the choice of the Jedi< serenity or hatred, peace or anger, freedo or tyranny, learning or power, the 6ight or the 7ar$ness. +ecause the use of the Force and the way the Force uses its user are one, the choice is inescapable. The will and the Force are one, the actor and the acted upon, the sa e. There is no contradiction< there is unity. That is the !ath of 6ight. )ll futures exist in the Force. 9ou do not choose the future so there. uch as it chooses you. 7o not loo$ for answers

)ccording to their nature, there are both people who ha#e a (uic$ intelligence, and those who ust withdraw and ta$e ti e to thin$ things o#er. 6oo$ing into this thoroughly, if one thin$s selflessly and adheres to "The four Tenets of the The Jedi Code", suprising wisdo will occur regardless of the high or low points of one0s nature. !eople thin$ that they can clear up profound atters if they consider the deeply, but they exercise per#erse thoughts and co e to no good becuase they do their reflecting with only self:intrest at the center. %t is difficult for a fool0s habit0s to change to selflessness. %n confronting a atter, howe#er, if at first you lea#e it alone, fix "The four Tenets of the Jedi Code" in your ind, exclude self:interest, and a$e an effort, you will not go far fro your ar$. We learn about the sayings and deeds of the en of old in order to entrust oursel#es to their wisdo and pre#ent selfishness. When we throw off our own bias, follow the sayings of the ancients, and confer with other people, atters should go well and without ishap. To gi#e a person one0s opinion and correct his faults is an i portant thing. %t is co passionate and co es first in atters of ser#ice. +ut the way of doing this is extre ely difficult. To disco#er the good and bad points of a person is an easy thing, and to gi#e an opinion concerning the is easy, too. For the ost part, people thin$ that they are being $ind by saying the things that others find distasteful or difficult to say. +ut if it is not recie#ed well, they thin$ that there is nothing ore to be done. This is co pletely worthless. %t is the sa e as bringing sha e to a person by slandering hi . %t is nothing ore then getting it off one0s one chest. To gi#e a person an opinion one ust first judge well whether that person is of the disposition to recei#e it or not. *ne ust beco e close with hi and a$e sure that he continually trusts one0s word. )pproaching subjects that are dear to hi , see$ the best way to spea$ and to be well understood. Judge the occasion,

and deter ine whether it is better by letter or at the ti e of lea#e:ta$ing. !raise his good points and use e#ery de#ice to encourage hi , perhaps by tal$ing about one0s own faults without touching on his, but so that they will occur to hi . 1a#e hi recei#e this in the way that a an would drin$ water when his throat is dry, and it will be an opinion that will correct faults. This is extre ely difficult. %f a person0s fault is a habit of so e years prior, by and large it won0t be re edied. % ha#e had this experiance yself. +y bringing sha e to a person, how could one expect to a$e hi a better an; Throughout your life ad#ance your body and today. This is ne#er:ending. ind daily, beco ing ore s$illful than yesterday, ore s$illful than

%t is not good to settle into a set of opinions. %t is a ista$e to put forth effort and obtain so e understanding and then stop at that. )t first putting forth great effort to be sure that you ha#e grasped the basics, then practicing so that they ay co e to fruition is so ething that will ne#er stop for your whole lifeti e. 7o not rely on following the degree of understanding that you ha#e disco#ered, but si ply thin$, "This is not enough." *ne should search throughout his whole life how best to follow the Way. )nd he should study, setting his ind to wor$ without putting things off. Within this is the Way. -#en a poor pen an will beco e substantial in the art of Writing if he studies by i itating a good odel and puts forth effort. ) student should be able to beco e substantial too, if he ta$es a good teacher as his odel. )t ti es, howe#er,there are no odels of good teachers. %n light of this, it would be good to " a$e" a odel and to learn fro that. To do this, one should loo$ at any people and choose fro each person his best point only. For exa ple, one person for politness, one for bra#ery, on for the proper way of spea$ing, one for correct conduct and one for steadiness of ind. Thus will the odel be ade. When a person is extre ely busy and so eone co es to the with so e business or other, often there are people who will treat the coldly and beco e angry. This is not good at all. )t such ti es, the eti(uette of a Jedi is to cal hi self and deal with the person in a good anner. To treat the person harshly is unworthy of a Jedi. There is a way of bringing up the child of a Jedi. Fro the ti e of infancy one should encourage Wisdo and trusting in one0s own abilities and a#oid tri#ially frightening or teasing the child. %f a person is affected by fear as a child, it re ains a lifeti e scar. %t is a ista$e for parents to thoughtlessly a$e their children dread lightning, or to ha#e the not go into dar$ places, or to tell the frightening things in order to stop the fro crying. Further ore, a child will beco e ti id if he is scolded se#erly and unjustly. *ne should not allow bad habits to for . )fter a bad habit is ingrained, although you ad onish the child he will not i pro#e. )s for such things as proper spea$ing and good anners, gradually a$e the child aware of the . 6et hi not $now a#arice. *ther than that, if he is of a nor al nature, he should de#elop well by the way he is brought up. "oreo#er, the child of parents who ha#e a bad relationship will be unfilial. This is natural. -#en the birds and the beasts are affected by what they are used to seeing and hearing fro the ti e they are born. %t is spiritless to thin$ that you can0t attain to that which you ha#e seen and heard the asters attain. The asters are en. 9ou are also a an. %f you thin$ that you will be inferior in doing so ething, you will be on that road #ery soon. %f one is but secure at the foundation, he will not be pained by departure fro inor details or affairs that are contrary to expectation. +ut in the end, the details of a atter are i portant. The right and wrong of one0s own way of doing things are found in tri#ial atters. Whate#er you do should be done for the sa$e of your teacher and parents, the people in general, and for posterity. This is great co passion. The wisdo and courage that co e fro co passion are real wisdo and coruage. When one punishes or stri#es with the heart of co passion, what he does will be li itless in strength and correctness. 7oing so ething for one0s own sa$e is shallow and ean and turns into e#il. There are ti es when a person gets carried away and tal$s on without thin$ing uch. +ut this can be seen by obser#ers when one0s ind is flippant and lac$ing truth. )fter such an occasion it is best to co e face to face with the truth and express it. The truth will then be arri#ed at in one0s own heart too. -#en when greeting so eone lightly, one should consider the circu stances and after deliberation spea$ in a way that will not injure the person0s feelings.

) Jedi ust be careful not to beco e ore and ore prideful if he gains a little understanding. 7oing so ay a$e hi thin$ he $nows his own li its and wea$ points. 1owe#er, it is difficult to truly $now one0s own li its and wea$ points. Co#etouness, anger, and foolishness are things to sort out well. When bad things happen in the world, if you loo$ at the co parati#ely, they are not unrealated to these three things. 6oo$ing co parati#ely at the good things, you will see they are not excluded fro wisdo , hu anity and bra#ery. ) person who $nows but a little will put on an air of $nowledge. This is a atter of inexperience. When so eone $nows so ething well, it will not be seen in his anner, this person is genteel. When you are listening to the stories and legends of other en and the li$e, you should listen with deep sincerity, e#en if it0s so ething about which you already $now. %f in listening to the sa e thing ten or twenty ti es it happens that you co e to an unexpected understanding, that o ent will be #ery special. Within the tedious tal$ and legends are the $eys to wisdo and insights. %f a Jedi will just thin$ about what he is to do for the day at hand, he will be able to do anything. %f it is a single day0s wor$, one should be able to put up with it. To orrow, too, is but a single day. There is nothing so painful as regret. We would all li$e to be without it. 1owe#er, when we are #ery happy and beco e elated, or when we habitually ju p into so ething thoughlessly, later we are distraught, and it is for the ost part becuase we did not thin$ ahead and are now regretful. Certainly we should try not to beco e dejected, and when #ery happy should cal our inds. To as$ when you already $now is politness. To as$ when you don0t $now is the rule. The essentials of spea$ing are not in spea$ing at all. %f you thin$ that you can finish so ething without spea$ing, finish it without saying a word. %f there is so ething that cannot be acco plished without spea$ing, one should spea$ with few words, in a way that will accord well with reason. To open one0s outh indiscri inately brings sha e, and there are any ti es when people will turn their bac$s on such a person. To be anxious is to be worried about so e uncertain e#ent or atter. %t is not unnatural for a person to beco e anxious o#er the future, and it is easy to beco e o#erly anxious about the future, as it is always in otion and difficult to see. %t is also a si ple atter to beco e anxious about the 7ar$ /ide, since its paths are clouded fro our #iew. 1owe#er, anxiety o#er the future or the 7ar$ /ide 2and those who follow its paths5 is easily con#erted into fear. Fear is the beginning of the path to the 7ar$ /ide. Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering. a Jedi ust always re e ber that the actions he ta$es in the here and now will affect the future, perhaps drastically altering it. ) Jedi ust carefully consider all possible outco es of whate#er action he ta$es. While others blunder through life without conte plating the Will of the Force, a Jedi ust always be indful of this, and act so that its purposes are fulfilled. ) Jedi ust not spend so uch ti e editating on potential outco es and possible futures that he loses sight of why he is a$ing the choice. Too uch ti e spent conte plating what could be will cause the Jedi to iss an opportunity to act. )nd to not act is so eti es worse than to act wrongly. The "Jedi Ethics" of Defense /elf:defense according to the Jedi ust always co ply with certain ethical i perati#es. These are any and co plex, but for our purposes we ha#e de#ised situations. %n these situations, each situation represents an ethical le#el of co bat. The le#el rises as we proceed fro situation ) to situation 7. -ach situation consists of two en. The an on the left is the Jedi. The an on the right is any other person one ight co e across.

%n situation ), the Jedi on the left, without pro#ocation and on his own initiati#e, attac$s the other an and $ills hi . -thically, this is the lowest of the four le#els:unpro#o$ed aggression in the for of a direct attac$. %n situation +, the Jedi does not directly attac$ the other an, but pro#o$es the other an to attac$ hi . %t ay ha#e been an ob#ious pro#ocation, such as an insulting re ar$ or the ore subtle pro#ocation of a conte ptuous attitude. %n either case, when the other an is in#ited to attac$ and does so, he is $illed. While the Jedi is not guilty of launching the actual attac$, he is responsible for inciting the other an to attac$. There is only a shade of difference ethically between situation ) and situation +. %n situation C, the Jedi neither attac$s nor pro#o$es the other an to attac$. +ut, when attac$ed he defends hi self in a subjecti#e anner, i.e., he ta$es care of only "nu ber one," and the other an is $illed or at least seriously injured. -thically this is a ore defensible action than the other two. The Jedi was in no way responsible for the attac$, neither directly nor indirectly. 1is anner of defense, howe#er, while protecting hi self fro possible har , resulted in the destruction of another life for . )/ you can see the result in all three situations: ), +, and C: is identical< ) ")8 %/ &%66-7. %n situation 7, we ha#e the ulti ate in ethical self:defense. 8either attac$ing nor pro#o$ing an attac$, the Jedi is attac$ed. Though he defends hi self in such a way, with such s$ill and control that the attac$er is not $illed. )nd in this case he is not e#en seriously injured. 9et the attac$er $nows that he will get nowhere by attac$ing except to sooner or later hurt hi self. This last and highest le#el is the goal of all Jedi self:defense arts. %t re(uires s$ill< the result of intensi#e practice of the technical eans of defense de#ised by the Jedi. +ut it re(uires ore than thatK %t re(uires an ethical intention. ) Jedi ust sincerely desire to defend hi self without $illing others. ) Jedi0s goal is to protect life. 1e ust be well on the way toward integration of ind, body, force, of physical eans and ethical oti#es. 1e will often ha#e practiced #arious other disciplines. +reathing exercises and ediation are co on eans e ployed in the Jedi acade y to further this integration; )s we see then, at this ethical le#el, Jedi0s e erge as disciples of Coordination, where a Jedi de#elops his own coordination of ind and body while helping his partner or partners to de#elop theirs as well. The practice of the Jedi then beco es a har onious interaction between two or ore people, fulfilling all Jedi0s intention #ia translation of the highest ethics into #ital and acti#e odes of conduct. Patience !atience is a #irtue all Jedi should learn, % cannot stress this enough. %t is one of the first things you will learn, and one of the ost i portant. %f a Jedi is not patient, with his studies and with others, then the pull of the 7ar$ /ide increases. 9ou want things (uic$er and easier, which is the way of the 7ar$ /ide. "any a Jedi ha#e fallen because they belie#e that their "aster is not teaching the as uch as they need. They belie#e they are ready for ore $nowledge and tests, when in reality they forsa$e the ost i portant lessons. 9ou ust wor$ diligently on the lessons your "aster gi#es you. -xplore, learn, and disco#er e#ery facet of the lesson, aster it. Continue to do this through: out your training. 9ou will be presented with ore lessons as the ti e presents itself. ) Jedi ust also be patient with others. 6et us use an exa ple< 9ou are on a bas$etball, or football tea . The coach is gi#ing you a new play. %t see s si ple to you, you (uic$ly learn it and perfor it well. There is another player on the tea who cannot get it. -#ery ti e you run through the play he a$es a ista$e: he just cannot see to learn it. 8ow, you ha#e a choice. 9ou ay choose to be angry with hi and yell at hi for not getting it right. *r, you ay be patient with hi , and try to help hi understand it. % suggest you choose the latter. This way he0ll probably understand it, you won0t be angry, and you will ha#e learned patience. 8ot to ention that the play will probably wor$ better. 9ou see, if you are patient with others, they will ha#e a higher respect for you and a better opinion of you. 9ou will ha#e ore friends, and strong friendships. 9ou will also see things fro their point of #iew, and you can benefit others. They can also help you on troubles you ha#e. This begins to teach other #irtues< .nity and tea wor$. +e patient in e#ery thing you do.

Ideals of a Jedi These are the ideals, % ha#e obser#ed, that Jedi should ha#e A. 3espect yourself. Without self:respect, you will ne#er be able to respect anything. B. 3espect life. 6ife is what gi#es a Jedi his=her power, therefore it is to be cherished always. C. 3espect others. 3espect all those around you, for they are part of the Force. -#en ene ies are part of the Force. D. 3espect 8ature. "%ntelligent life" is not the only life, and through the Force a Jedi ay learn sources of wisdo fro any places, not all seen as "intelligent" E. 3espect death. 7eath is part of the Force, since e#erything happens in cycles. The cycle of one life affects another, that is the way of things. The way of the Force. F. 3espect the 7ar$ /ide. 1e who does not respect his greatest ene y will +-C*"- his greatest ene y. With respect co es objecti#ity, insight, seeing how things are done and how to oppose the (uic$ly and decisi#ely. Rules for Jedi Behavior First as$ yourself this. Do you really want to be a Jedi?Thin$ about why you want to be a Jedi. What appeals to you about the Jedi; %s it the fighting s$ills; is it the Force; %f so, as$ yourself if you could enjoy being a Jedi without either of these things. 7oes it still appeal to you; %f the answer is no, you ight prefer a different way of life, becuase e#ery Jedi0s goal is to acco plish things without resorting to #iolence or e#en using the Force. Ta$e the co bat and Force use away fro a Jedi, and what you ha#e left is responsibility, self:discipline, and public ser#ice. %f you don0t thin$ you0de enjoy that. 9ou ight want to re:exa ine your descion to beco e a Jedi. %t ay not be what your loo$ing for. While the rules here address a nu ber of atters relating to understanding and astering the Force, it is not entirely about $nowing the Force. To $now the Force, a Jedi ust feel it, and writings are no substitute for personal experiance. Con#ersely, a Jedi cannot learn polite and acceptable social beha#ior by experiancing the Force. Thus, the Jedi Code is a set of guidelines for understanding the Force without sacrficing good anners. The ajority of the +eha#ior rules in the Jedi Way are early guides to good conduct. Transgressions of these rules, while a cause for concern, should ne#er be confused with with turning to the dar$ side. The rules contain a nu ber of basic 2if so ewhat o#erloo$ed5 instructions on day:to:day life. Self-Discipline *ne of the $eystones of Jedi +eha#ior is self:discipline, and Jedi "asters should instruct their students in this tenet #ery early. "ost of the lessons are no different fro those taught to ordinary children, but as the student progresses, so does the co plexity of the lessons. The Jedi student learns that self:discipline is far ore i portant to a person who can wield the Force that it is to those who cannot e#en feel it0s touch. Con uer !rro"ance Jedi are special, but their abilities to access the Force does not a$e the better then other people. ) Jedi is a Jedi only becuase so eone else has ta$en the trouble to teach hi . ) Jedi &night is a Jedi &night only becuase his "aster deter ines that he cannot teach his student anything further. ) Jedi "aster is a "aster only becuase he has discarded his own sense of self:i portance and e braced the will of the Force. ) Jedi is accepted or not based on his beha#ior. The Jedi who belie#es that he is ore i portant then others only de onstrates that his opinion is to be ignored. Con uer #verconfidence "any young Jedi students, on learning of the li itless potential of the Force, co e to belie#e that they can acco plish anything. They ta$e on tas$s that are too big for the , not realizing that the Force is only truley li itless to those who ha#e a li itless understanding. /cores of Jedi ha#e failed at a great any things as a result of o#eresti ating their control of the Force. *#erconfident thin$ing is flawed because the Jedi does not ta$e all possibilities into account. 1e ay understand the tas$ at hand, the support of his fellows, and the ra ifications of his success, and he ay ha#e planned for unanticipated factors : but he has failed to understand his own capabilities. 1e has planned only for success, becuase he has concluded that there can be no failure. -#ery Jedi, in e#ery tas$, should prepare for the possibility of failure. Con uer Defeatism The opposite of o#erconfidence is defeatis < the belief that no effort, no atter how great, can possibly succeed. Though this ay see contradictory with the goal of con(uering o#erconfidence, it a ounts to a (uestion of

priorities. ) Jedi should plan for success first, and failure second. The Jedi who plans excessi#ely for failure expects to lose. %ndeed, the Jedi who approaches each tas$ as though failure is the ost li$ely option puts forth only the ini al effort : enough to say that they tried. Con uer Stu$$ornness ) Jedi should be willing to accept defeat if the cost of winning is greater than the cost of losing. 7o not see a fight as a choice between winning and losing. -#ery fight can ha#e any , any outco es. When you concentrate soley on winning : in fighting as in e#erything else : you sully your #ictory. Winning beco es worse then losing. %t is better to lose well then to win badly. )nd it is always better to end a fight peacefully then to win or lose. Con uer Rec%lessness 9*ung Jedi in particular are always ready to test the sel#es and plunge into battle, reach out i pulsi#ely with the Force to o#e objects, or tric$ the inds of the wea$:willed, such Jedi lac$ self:restraint. They percei#e a goal and rush towards it, heedless of unseen dangers or other options. 6earn to recognize when speed is 8*T i portant. 3ace when being first %/ i portant, o#e at your own pace at all other ti es. %t is not necessary to always stri$e the first blow, to pro#ide the first solution, or to reach a goal before anyone else does. %n fact, it is so eti es #ital to sti$e the last blow, to gi#e the final answer, or to arri#e after e#eryone else. Con uer Curiosit& %t is unsee ly for a Jedi to probe unnecessarily into the business of others. )ll beings are entitled to their pri#acy, and intruding gi#es the the clear essage that pri#acy of others can be sacrificed to satisfy a Jedi0s curiosity. .sing the Force to discreetly unco#er the secrets of others ight be occasionally necessary, but it should ne#er be a atter of course, for it causes distrust of the Jedi in general. .se the Force to satisfy the will of the Force : not to satisfy your own curiosity. Con uer !""ression Jedi, especially while they are still training, confuse the eanings of attac$, defense, and aggression. ) Jedi can attac$ without aggression, especially if he acts without rec$lessness, hatred, or anger. ) Jedi can e#en $ill in self: defense if his opponent lea#es hi no choice. 1owe#er, these occurrences should ne#er beco e co onplace. To con(uer aggression, e#en in co bat, a Jedi ust explore e#ery other option : including surrender : before resorting to lethal force. The Jedi who regularly e ploys lethal force courts the dar$ side. "any who reach a certian le#el of expertise in fighting ay loo$ forward to an opportunity to use what they ha#e learned. They thin$< "%0 just waiting for so ebody to gi#e e grief, so % can wipe the floor with the ." /o eti es they get tired of waiting and actually beco e ore belligerent and aggressi#e, in hopes of pro#o$ing so eone into starting a fight. They ha#e forgotten : or ne#er (uite accepted : that fighting s$ills are about self:defense, not about showing off what one has learned. Con uer E'ternal (o&alties ) Jedi is a Jedi, first, fore ost, and only. For a Jedi to di#ide his attention between the will of the Force and the will of others is to in#ite disaster. -#ery Jedi ust stri#e to excise external distractions fro his life. For this reason a Jedi0s loyalties should be to the Force,to the Jedi *rder, to the 4o#ern ent he li#es under, and to hi self, in that order. Con uer )aterialism Jedi $eep few personal possessions. 8ot only are such belongings a distraction fro the study of the Force, but a Jedi0s life ay ta$e the far away on short notice, and nu erous possessions beco e burdenso e. Responsi$ilit& *nce a Jedi learns self:discipline, he can begin to accept responsibility for his actions. 8o Jedi who shuns responsibility should be trained, and no Jedi who e braces responsibility should be denied training. Practice *onest& 1onesty is the first responsibitlity of the Jedi. ) Jedi can allow others to belie#e incorrectly, lead others to incorrect conclusions by playing on their suppositions, or stretch the truth if the situation de ands it. ) Jedi ust always be honest with hi self, his aster, and the Council. ) Jedi who is honest with hi self about his beliefs and his oti#es finds responsibility to be al ost second nature. *onor +our Promises ) Jedi who a$es a pro ise should always be prepared to $eep it or, failing that, to a$e a ends. Thus, a Jedi should ne#er a$e a pro ise he is not certian he can $eep. +efore a$ing a pro ise, a /tudent should consult his Teacher, a Teacher should consult the Council, and the Council should editate on the will of the Force. 7eli#er ore then you pro ise. The best way to be always certian of this is to deli#er uch, e#en when you

pro ise nothing. *onor &our Pada,an -#ery Teacher has an aweso e responsibility to his padawan learner in bringing hi to the end of his training. ) Jedi teacher ust always re e ber that a !adawan is an indi#idual who deser#es respect. ) teacher should not repri and his !adawan in public, nor punish his !adawan for disagreeing with hi . *n the other hand, the teacher should praise his apprentice when he does well, especially in the presense of others. 7oing this builds the !adawan0s confidence and strengthens the bond between teacher and apprentice. *onor &our Teacher +y the sa e to$en, a !adawan should endea#or to show respect to his teacher at all ti es, especially in the presense of others. ) !adawan should not disagree with his teacher to the point of argue ent. %n discussions with others, a !adawan should address only his teacher unless he is directly addressed. %n all other ways, the !adawan should defer to the teacher and not in#ite censure. This spars the teacher the burden of apoligising to others for the students beha#ior. *onor the Jedi Council )lthough the Jedi Council e bodies the ulti ate athority in the Jedi *rder. %t is not currently in existance. +ut always re e ber that when a Jedi spea$s he spea$s for the Council and all Jedi. This is an awso e responsibility, and no Jedi should abuse this trust. The Council and the rest of the Jedi ust answer for the Jedi0s words and actions, and it shows tre ondous disrespect to put the council and other Jedi in an untenable postion. When a Jedi a$es a descion,The Jedi council ust ratify and uphold those descions. Thus, a Jedi &night should ne#er a$e the job ore difficult for the council then necessary. *onor the Jedi #rder ) Jedi0s e#ery action reflects on the entire Jedi order=group. 4ood deeds ser#e the reputation of the 4roup=*rder. +ut poor beha#ior does incalcuable da age. -#ery Jedi should try to re e ber that each person he eets ight ne#er ha#e encountered a Jedi before. 1ow he beha#es establishes a first i pression of the Jedi, as a whole, in the person0s ind. When a Jedi beha#es badly in public, an obser#er ight thin$, 0%f this Jedi is a representati#e of the whole *rder, then plainly no Jedi is worthy of respect.0 *n eeting a second Jedi, who beha#es better then the first, that sa e person ight thin$07oes this say that half the Jedi are good, and half bad;0 *n eeting a third Jedi, who beha#es as well as the second, the person thin$s, 0Was the first Jedi an exception, then;0 %n this way, only by the good beha#ior of se#real Jedi can the public be certian that poor beha#ior of one Jedi was unusual. Thus, it ta$es any Jedi to undo the ista$es of one. *onor the (a, For the Jedi to protect peace and Justice, they ust be bound by those sa e tenets. 8o Jedi is abo#e the law. ) Jedi ay brea$ the law if he feels it is necessary, but he ust then be prepared to accept the conse(uences of his cri es. +ecuase the actions of each Jedi reflects upon the group as a whole. Jedi ha#e a responsibility to the entire *rder to a#oid situations that lea#e the no choice but to brea$ the law. Jedi who tra#el, ust be careful. )s laws change so to ust your actions. There are any go#ern ents on this planet. +e indful of who controls the laws of where you are and obey the laws of the land you are in. *onor (ife ) Jedi should ne#er co it urder, for any reason. When confronted with a life:or:death struggle, howe#er, a Jedi ay ha#e to $ill to co plete his tas$. This is always unfortunate, becuase deliberately ending a life strengthens the dar$ side. 1owe#er, if the cause is justified : if the Jedi is protecting others, ser#ing the will of the Force, or e#en erely acting in self:defense : then the light side is e(ually strengthened. ) Jedi should spend so e of his daily editation reflecting on e#ery life he has ta$en, untill he $nows the loss of life was necessary. )s always, if a Jedi is unsure of the will of the Force, he should consult his teacher or the Jedi Council. ) Jedi ne#er should assu e that any sentient life she ta$es is no cause for concern. When a Jedi finds that he doesn0t care that he has $illed, then he finds hi self on the path to the dar$ side. Pu$lic Service While the Jedi exist to study the ways of the Force, they are allowed to exist becuase the ser#e the public interest. Were they unable to use the Force : indeed, if the Force did not exist : the Jedi would go on ser#ing, becuase this is their andate. The fact the Force is real, and that the Jedi are it0s ost de#oted practitioners, only strengthens their resol#e to use it in the ser#ice of co on good. Dut& to the -overnment The 4o#ern ent of the country you li#e in and the Jedi *rder are not the sa e, and the Jedi hold no athority in that

go#ern ent. 8e#ertheless a Jedi should ser#e that go#ern ent. The Jedi should act to preser#e a Just 4o#ern ent, to uphold it0s laws and ideals and protect it0s citizens, but the hold no ran$ in the 4o#ern ent hierarchy. The Jedi ser#e when as$ed and stand aside at all other ti es. Render !id ) Jedi is obligated to assist those in need of aid whene#er possible, and ust be able to (uic$ly judge the priority of doing so. /a#ing one life is i portant, sa#ing ultiple li#es ore so. This tenet does not re(uire a Jedi to abandon other goals in e#ery circu stance, but the Jedi ust do their best to ensure that those in need of aid recie#e it. Defend the Wea% 6i$ewise, a Jedi should stri#e to defend the wea$ against those who see$ to oppress the , fro one person suffering at the hands of another to an entire race held in thrall. ) Jedi should always re e ber, though, that not all ight be as it see s. The custo s of other cultures should always be respected, e#en if they offend the Jedi0s oral or ethical code. %n e#ery case, though, the Jedi should carefully consider the ra ifications of his actions. Provide Support )t ti es, a Jedi ust stand aside to let others render aid or defend the wea$ : e#en though the Jedi could perhaps do a better job. The Jedi should assist by word or by action as re(uiered by the situation, offering ad#ice when as$ed for, warning when necessary, and argu ent only when reason fails. *therwise, the Jedi ust re e ber that he wields a ar#elous and potent tool in the Force, and he should be ready to use it on behalf of a good cuase.

Wisdom for Jedi

%n this dangerous era, a Jedi ust always be prepared for conflict@. To $now where e#il grows and per it it to flourish is to accept responsibility for all that follows. /o eti es you ha#e to listen to the silence. )nd gi#e yourself the ti e to understand. There is a thing inherent and natural, which existed before hea#en and earth. "otionless and fatho less, it stands alone and ne#er changes, it per#ades e#erywhere and ne#er beco es exhausted. %t ay be regarded as the creator of the uni#erse. % do not $now its na e, % call it the Force, and % na e it as supre e@ 7on0t you $now that if you do e#il, e#il will co e bac$ to you; *ut of the 4reat ?oid ca e the uni#erse, its galaxies, star syste s, and suns. -#erything that exists, and will e#er exist, was spawned fro the pri ordial plas a of ti e0s beginning. *#er billions of years planets for ed and life arose through a steady progression of increasingly co plex organis s. Wo#en into and intertwined with all of this ::: fro the s allest olecule to the largest star ::: was the Force. )s ci#ilizations grew upon these newly for ed planets ::: newly for ed on a celestial ti e scale, that is ::: They began to sense, if only subconsciously at first, this ystical energy. *#er the illennia the Force has been called by an uncountable nu ber of na es< The .nity, the Way, the !ower, "agic. )ll hint at one aspect or another of the Force0s all:enco passing presence, but none co pletely reflect its true nature. )nd perhaps none shall, for the Force defies explanation. )t ti es it see s dualistic, yet it has no separate co ponents. "ost pro inent a ong the contradictions is the fact that the Force has two aspects, the light and the dar$, yet without one the other would cease to exist. For ost people these concepts hang well out of reach, celestial nonsense better left unconsidered. +ut for the select few, the Force is e#erything. The Jedi is a #essel for the channeling of the positi#e energies of the Force. This power is not so ething that is deri#ed or conjured, howe#er, but e#er present in the uni#erse. Jedi instrels, a group $nown for its epic storytelling. The instrels prefer to wea#e their tales as if the occurrences

were happening at that

o ent of the recounting. ystery.

The truth or falsity of any indi#idual e#ent will fore#er re ain a Jedi stand for peace, they

ust use their weapons only as a last resort. ay see any things.

Concentrate, Feel the Force flow. 8ot outside or inside, but part of all. Through the Force you %t reaches across ti e and space. *ther places, the future, the past. *ld friends long gone. /ize does not atter.

) Jedi see$s not to $now the answers, but to understand the (uestions. To $now is not what is i portant to a Jedi. -#en to learn is not i portant. What is i portant is to study. There is a tale a ong us, a legend preser#ed by the old tellers fro the farthest distance of our past @ %t is said that upon the edge of the -arth at the end of ti e stands a lone an who holds the eaning of it all @ %t is said that he has astered all s$ill and prowess that we desire, all restraint and cal , and has beco e perfection ::: passion and astery li$e onto the poised grandeur of ountains. )nd it is said, should e#er one of us see$ hi out @ and contest with hi , we will learn the easure of our worth, in defeat or triu ph. Therefore we are a see$ing people. %n each heart a ong us beats a yearning for this test and the $nowledge it offers. 9et the path, which leads to hi , is un$nown, has ne#er been $nown. %t is said that this path ust not be $nown ::: that it ay only be found by one who $nows without $nowledge and has not co e see$ing the thing he see$s. 9ou are that one. The Force is a Jedi0s ally, and a powerful ally it is. 6ife creates it, a$es it grow. %ts energy surrounds us and binds us. We are lu inous beings @ not this crude atter. 9ou ust feel the Force around you. ) Jedi ust ha#e the deepest co it ent, the ost serious ind.

) Jedi0s strength flows fro

the Force.

7on0t gi#e into hate. That leads to the dar$ side. We cling to any truths, ost depend greatly on our own point of #iew.

%f you do not belie#e you will succeed. 9ou will fail. Fear and confusion are so e of the weapons of the 7ar$ side. ) Jedi ust learn to sense the tension between the light and the dar$.

9ou ust re ain strong in your co it ent. 9ou ust preser#er, and you ust always e brace the light side. 7o not belie#e that you can experi ent with the dar$ness and co e away unscathed. The taint of the dar$ side will re ain with you fore#er after, and the te ptations to use that e#il power will co e all that ore often and all that ore strongly. % say these things not to scare you, nor to dissuade you fro your training. *n the Contrary, % wish only to a$e you stronger in the light by offering you the $nowledge that so any before you spent their li#es disco#ering. 3e e ber that $nowledge and the Force will always be your shield against the dar$ness. 7o not resist the 3ole the Force wishes you to play, for things are not always what they see . ) Jedi ust rely on introspection to disco#er his destiny rather then on outside inter#ention.

) Jedi who tries with all his being ne#er fails. %t is the Jedi who gi#es up that fails ::: Fails not only hi self, but the Force as well.

When you de and so ething of the Force. Then by your own actions, you ha#e pro#en that you are not ready to co une with the Force. *ne ust surrender oneself to the Force and allow it to decide your destiny. There is no difficulty. There is only -ffort. 1e who $nows others is wise, 1e who $nows hi self is enlightened. 1e who con(uers others is strong, 1e who con(uers hi self is ighty. 1e who $nows content ent is rich. 1e who $eeps on his course with energy has will. 1e who does not de#iate fro his proper place will long endure. 1e who ay die but not perish has longe#ity. The Force is our power and our ally, The Force has always been with us. That is its nature. %t surrounds us and penetrates us. %t binds the uni#erse together. Those who beco e sensiti#e to its presence can learn to use it @. For good or for e#il. -#ery action, e#ery see ingly insignificant effort ::: no atter the source ::: influenced the future, intertwining and building upon one other to create a new state of the uni#erse, which lasted in such e(uilibriu for less then a o ent, when it is shattered by the next series of actions. ) Jedi ust learn any things a ong these things are the s$ills needed to control one0s own inner Force. ) Jedi with these s$ills learns astery o#er the functions of his body and har ony with nature. ) Jedi ust also learn the s$ills needed to sense the Force in other things beyond the Jedi0s own body. The Jedi learns to feel the bonds that connect all li#ing things, this gi#es the Jedi the ability to understand how all things are interconnected. ) Jedi ust also learn the s$ills need to change the distribution and nature of the Force. ) Jedi ust learn how to o#e things with their ind, help others control their own Force, or change the Force in the Jedi0s own +ody, )s well as change the perceptions of others and a$e the co e to incorrect conclusions. /erenity allows a Jedi to #iew the uni#erse in its true for it in. ) wise an always wal$s with his head bowed. rather then in the shaded perceptions that ost others see

-#il began in a ti e before recorded history, when agicians ade the sel#es into $ings @ and gods @ using the power of the dar$ side of the Force. The wea$: inded ha#e e#er been ready to obey one who wields great power. Those who learned the powers of the dar$ side were (uic$ to exploit this wea$ness ::: to a$e war. )gain and again the dar$ side has surged forth, li$e a stor @ de#ouring whole nations and entire ci#ilizations. Those who astered dar$ power became dar$ power. They unleashed destruction, for no other reason then selfish gain. /o e of the , % a asha ed to say, were Jedi. The penetrating light dissol#es the dar$. The gentle wind disperses the gathering clouds, lea#ing the s$y clear and serene. The tiny soft roots of the wood pierce the hardest roc$, brea$ing up those dar$ intrigues, which shun the light of day. )ll the while, the whispering usic of the wind, and the gradual uncurling of the lea#es produce tran(uility and peace, appearing soft, gentle, unthreatening. The results of gentle penetration by the wind are less stri$ing then the effects of aggressi#e force, but ore enduring and ore co plete. This principle, wielded by a Jedi, is powerful and irresistible. %n this age of conflict, law and order is often enforced by those who fight only for pay, or by those who are willing to see$ justice through force@. -#en after you ha#e astered the basic tenets of the Jedi Way, and you ha#e learned any of its techni(ues, you ha#e only ta$en the s allest of steps into a greater world. "uch re ains for you to experience. The Force possesses any subtleties that hide fro the uninitiated, re#ealing the sel#es only after years of practice. These will co e in ti e, but you ust at least begin to prepare yourself for this part of the journey. *ne of the ost i portant concepts to assi ilate concerns the difference between the light and the dar$ aspects of the Force. "any foolishly belie#e that each is i ediately recognizable. 1ere the light there the dar$. +ut it is not so. The two ha#e no separation ::: you should not consider the distinct entities. What lin$s these two sides of the force is a nebulous area of gray wherein

the allegiance of any gi#en person is not i ediately apparent. The light and the dar$ stand at opposite ends of the spectru , as beacons respecti#ely. +ut the ultitudes of people lie so ewhere in the center, so e leaning toward the light, others falling toward the dar$. These are the people who ust be protected, who ust be shown co passion and understanding, who ust be guided to the light. These are the people who can be brought together beneath our lu inescent banner to help us defeat the dar$ side. ) Jedi should realize that no one species be it hu ans or another is ore i portant then any other. The world and the uni#erse thri#es on di#ersity, nature is but an a alga of ele ents rando ly asse bled into finite entities, people, creatures, and objects that (uic$ly fade and rise again in new for s. This concept, then, is the heart of all. %t is the central tenet re(uired to understand the uni#erse. )ll is one, and one, therefore is all. 7uality does not exist in this state ent. This is how you ust thin$. This is what guides you, what tells you how to conduct yourself. This is the Force, the energy that li#es in e#erything, that is existence itself ::: 9ou ust concentrate on gaining understanding in this concept. %t ay see i possible. "any Jedi, e#en so e of the greatest "asters, will de#ote years to this #ery issue. 7o not gi#e up. /o e Jedi can actually spea$ with ani als, for ing a bond with the can0t. that can often be unner#ing to those who

The Jedi is guided by what he feels and not by what he sees. The hard and strong will fall. The soft and wea$ will o#erco e. The truth often sounds paradoxical. /o:called "sentience" does not e(uate with i portance in the structure of nature. )ll creatures ::: no atter their size, no atter their intelligence, no atter their station ::: all beings in this uni#erse ha#e the sa e i pact on this #ery o ent. %f a ladybug in ?er ont flaps its wings, a star two dozen light:years away ay erupt in a spectacular superno#a. This is how closely bound all entities are. 3e e ber what you ha#e heard so any ti es before< the Force penetrates all existence and lin$s it together, a$ing e#ery ele ent dependent on e#ery other ele ent. 9ou ust bear this concept in ind whene#er you co e to a crossroads. 6et this understanding guide you, let the Force grant you the wisdo to choose the correct path. Though what is about to be said ay see ob#ious at first, listen closely for the true eaning behind and within the words. /o ewhere therein lies i portant understanding. )s ci#ilization ad#ances, its technology beco es ore intricate, enabling sentient life to brea$ through one boundary after another. First learning to tra#erse the world on beasts. +ut e#entually each society de#elops achines that can propel its e bers o#er land and li(uid, or high abo#e the planets surface through the at osphere. These #essels now bring e bers of those ci#ilizations together into a single co unity, where ideas and beliefs ay be shared. .nfortunately, so, to, does war erupt between so e that would ne#er ha#e eet had they re ained confined to their nati#e lands. 8otice that technology in itself does not possess good or e#il. %t does not ha#e a light or dar$ nature. Those who use these de#ices ay cause a #ehicle, a ship, or e#en a weapon to see to belong to one side of the Force or the other, but rarely do these ite s contain such an essence. This distinction is one of the $eys to unloc$ing the secret of existence, re e ber it well. ) Jedi always ta$es ad#antage of the tools at hand. The ways of the dar$ side are often subtle and decepti#e, so those who cling to the light ust constantly be on guard. "any technological de#ices can aid in this tas$, especially those in#ol#ing co unication and healing. There are weapons, as well ::: but these ust be used only in ti es of dire need when li#es hang in the balance and the Jedi ust engage in battle to sta#e off the dar$ side. )s a Jedi you ay be appointed the guardian of a syste . )nyone of the countless syste s in use. To effecti#ely watch o#er your charge, you ust understand it, as well as its history and its functions. 9ou ust co e to $now the syste s as well as you $now yourself. %f not, your efforts will be wasted. /o how are you to $now which syste to research; /tudy the all. While a Jedi ay be a force for peace he ust re ain #igilant against e#il@.

"any people who do not ta$e the ti e to in#estigate it thoroughly too often reject the Jedi Way, all to (uic$ly. %ts growth:orientation, instinct:to:spirit spectru , and transpersonal nature earn it instant dis issal because it is seen as

"too ystical" or "The foolish fancy of those who are to hea#ily influenced by a series of fil s." )lso the fact that it is a tradition that ust be experienced ::: it cannot be learned fro boo$s. Cause any who are unwillingly to ta$e the leap re(uired of the to realizing this psychology in their li#es fre(uently attac$ it in word and print with re ar$able lac$ of understanding. The Jedi ha#e been, and continue to be, widely isunderstood and #iciously attac$ed due to their insights into the nature of reality and their creati#ity. %t is one of those unfortunate facts of life that insight and creati#ity ha#e ne#er been welco ed by societies at large, the ajority of people see to prefer, instead, theories and lifestyles that i prison the . %t is easier to li#e within the dictates of so eone else0s philosophy than li#e with the fear incurred through de#eloping freedo , indi#iduality, and personal wisdo . The ore you rely on technology to do the wor$ for you, the farther you get fro the essence of the creati#e power of your own channeled intentions. +e aware that technology can blind you to perceptions of broader realities. )s a Jedi you ust learn to control your e otions. This does not ean to ignore the . *n the contrary, you should a$e certain to understand how you are feeling at all ti es. 9our tas$ is to obser#e these thoughts and e otions, not to blindly act on the . /tep bac$ for a o ent fro the cage that is your corporeal existence. -nter the #astness of the Force, where all beings and objects exist as one. There you will disco#er the answers to all your (ueries, where you will find guidance, where you will finally recognize your role in the uni#erse. Throughout the ad#entures of your li ited life you ust always co e to this place to find the true path, the way of light. Few beings recei#e the Force0s call to join the Jedi, this band of scholars, healers, and warriors. )nd of those who begin the journey, only a dedicated few e#entually beco e full:fledged Jedi. Premonitions and Visions: /o e Jedi experience pre onitions, drea s and #isions. /o eti es these e#ents see to be little ore than rando , i pressionistic i ages, but at other ti es they are crystal clear gli pses of past, present, or possible future e#ents. There will be uch debate as to the cause of these pheno ena ::: perhaps it0s the Jedi0s subconscious at wor$, or perhaps it0s si ply a different way of sensing tre ors in the Force ::: but these occurrences can warn a Jedi of i pending danger or su on the Jedi to "crisis areas" where their uni(ue abilities are needed. The Jedi Way is ore then just a syste of techni(ues for controlling, sensing, and altering the Force. %t is a philosophy of existence in which the indi#idual sees his true nature as a part of a larger whole. The Jedi see$s to li#e in har ony with the uni#erse, focusing on discipline and awareness to reach his goal. "any are the te ptations to grasp at ephe eral e(uilibriu s, to create conflict between nature and the ind, to fall onto easier paths. This the Jedi stri#es to a#oid at all costs, no atter how dear. ) Jedi should focus his efforts on creating har ony between all beings. They detest #iolence of any sort, reluctantly engaging in co bat only after all other atte pts at conflict resolution ha#e failed. ) Jedi ust always act fro a position of peace and understanding, ne#er out of fear or anger. .sing the Force for selfish purposes ::: self:gain, egotis , e#en con#enience ::: crosses the boundary between the light and the dar$ sides. ) Jedi ust not allow e#il to ta$e place once they beco e aware of its wor$ing. To re ain aloof in situations where a Jedi0s inter#ention would pre#ent the dar$ side fro attaining another foothold is the sa e as helping it do so. ) Jedi ust constantly be wary of his path, a$ing certain he does not stray toward the dar$ side, but re ains fir in the light. While the dar$ side does not outclass the light side in any way, it does offer a see ingly (uic$er ::: yet ore costly ::: path to power. The dar$ side thri#es on blac$ thoughts, words, and actions, inducing beings to engage in such wic$edness in exchange for ability to wield the Force to co it subse(uent e#il acts. *ften the dar$ness anifests itself in a subtle way to as$ its presence fro an indi#idual as it coaxes hi to stray further fro the light. *nly after the being has perfor ed the act does the dar$ side re#eal itself, pointing out how si ple and easy power co es to those who fulfill its wishes. With such blac$:hearted deeds, the being steps further down the path to full i ersion in the dar$ side, losing ost of his for er self in the process.

3e e ber we )66 ha#e dar$ness within us. %t is what a$es us li#ing beings, bound by the Force. We can ne#er brush that dar$ness away. %t is within us always. We can only learn to control it, li$e a dangerous beast that ust be $ept upon a chain. The first goal of a Jedi is to aintain order and further the cause of peace@.

+eing a Jedi will not be an easy thing@. Though the #ery na e conjures i ages of gallant herois , Jedi the sel#es do what they ust for the good of all life. 8either e bracing ad#enture nor a#oiding it, Jedi bring peace and justice where#er beings ha#e lost their way. Jedi wield the energy they call the Force. They use it to percei#e and affect the world around the in ways inco prehensible to others. The Jedi should be a defender and protector of justice. +y his exa ple, belief in the Force will be accepted if not always understood. There are so e beings attuned to the Force. Whether they understand it or not, they can feel the Force flowing through the . *f those that are sensiti#e to the Force, )ny who study it0s ways can learn to anipulate its energy. The Jedi fall into this category, using their $nowledge of the Force to gi#e the their powers. +ut they are not the only ones. .nderstanding of the Force anifests in any ways. -#en those who don0t belie#e in the Force and aren0t particularly attuned to its flow can call upon the Force without understanding what they are doing. When a stro$e of a azing luc$ occurs, or fate see s to be on their side and helps the acco plish a difficult objecti#e, it is the force co ing to their aid. ) Jedi is aware, but he does not waste ti e in indless conte plation. When action is re(uired, a Jedi )cts.

%t is a foolish Jedi who thin$s he has the strength of character to wal$ the path of the dar$ side and not be touched by it, that he can use the power of the dar$ side for the benefit of the uni#erse. The deep subconscious of a Force:sensiti#e person is shielded by a protecti#e barrier, which pre#ents another Force wielder fro penetrating his or her inner ind. This shield pushes #iolently bac$ at the intruder. This "shield" is an in#oluntary defense echanis aintained by e#ery Force:sensiti#e person. The agnitude of the bac$lash generated by the shield depends on the person0s strength in the Force. The dar$ side philosophy is #ery different fro the Jedi Code. Whereas a Jedi uses the Force for $nowledge and defense, a dar$ side user uses the Force to bend the uni#erse to his will. The Jedi anipulates the Force passi#ely, while in a state of cal and control. The dar$ side user gi#es hi self o#er to his passions, and channels the Force by harnessing the power of anger, fear, hate, lo#e, and jealousy. To use any dar$ side power is to relin(uish any clai to call oneself a Jedi. -#en the inor powers of the dar$ side are extre ely dangerous for Jedi to use. /ince they lead to the dar$ness. While it is true that a Jedi uses his power only for defense, ne#er for attac$, it is e(ually true that a Jedi ust ne#ertheless prepare with great #igilance, for only the Force $nows when you ay face your greatest battle. The Force is what gi#es a Jedi his power. %t0s an energy field created by all li#ing things. %t surrounds us, penetrates us. %t binds the galaxy together. The ysterious energy field $nown as the Force per eates the uni#erse. %t is created by life, found e#erywhere, a part of e#erything. %t lies beyond that which can nor ally be percei#ed, yet a few beings $now how to feel its ebb and flow. With practice and study, Jedi learn to anipulate that energy, gaining control o#er life, thought and atter. The Force is the foundation of the beliefs of the Jedi. ) Jedi0s ai is not to encourage fighting but to ini ize it and curtail it.

) Jedi who $ills innocent people, causes unnecessary or gratuitous injury, or uses the Force while angry or hateful is

already well on his path to being a ser#ant of the dar$ side. The Force is an essential part of nature ::: li$e energy or atter ::: but it has yet to be (uantified and analyzed. The Force is not to be understood in the sa e anner as the physical (ualities of the uni#erse. The laws of physics are obser#able, technology is predictable and readily controlled. The Force is neither controlled nor controlling ::: it is a part of life itself, as$ing if it controls or can be controlled is li$e as$ing if a person controls his co ponent cells or if they control hi . %t is not $nown whether the Force has always been, ca e about as life e#ol#ed into intelligence, or if it coerced the e#olution of intelligence. To the Jedi, it does not atter. %t0s enough to $now that the Force is. -#en those who don0t belie#e in the Force can unconsciously anipulate it and be anipulated by it. They ay not be truly "/ensiti#e" to its flow, but they still call upon the Force without e#en realizing. These people see to ha#e an al ost unnatural ability to acco plish their objecti#es, whether their intent is good or e#il, or so ewhere in between. The s$eptical call it luc$. The unbelie#ers ay call it destiny or fate. %t is the Force. A Call to Action: ) Jedi cannot allow e#il to occur by inaction ::: ) Jedi who #oluntarily stands by and allows e#il to be co itted is encouraging the forces of dar$ness. Jedi are bound by the actions of those around the . %t is not acceptable for a Jedi to associate with those who willfully co it e#il. When a Jedi is confronted by a situation where e#il is being co itted, the Jedi ust act to pre#ent that e#il. There are a #ariety of eans at the Jedi0s disposal ::: persuasion, creating a distraction, ar ed action or si ple ind tric$s ::: but inter#ention is necessary. Tremors in the orce: The Jedi li#es in har ony with the Force, sensing its flow, drawing upon its energies @ and so eti es percei#ing "disturbances" and "presences" in that flow. The actions of others can cause disturbances in the Force. ) lone indi#idual0s i pression ight be li$e a candle flic$ering in the wind, while a great tragedy or act of great good ay be li$e a sudden burst of lightning. Those who anipulate the Force often and with great power shine li$e the light of a sun. -ach ti e a Jedi draws on the Force, there is a slight tre or as the Force is subtly altered. %f the Force is used sparingly and with har ony in the natural order of things, such tre ors are slight and barely detectable e#en at close ranges. Those who fre(uently use the Force cause any, any tre ors. When the Force is relied upon ::: used constantly to bend the uni#erse to fit the will of the user ::: such tre ors ay be great enough that Jedi e#en at great distances ay detect the . Those who use the Force as a crude instru ent of power are #ery li$ely to co e to the attention of others. 8ew Jedi students are particularly li$ely to be detected. %n their desire to aster their powers, they often anipulate the Force @ yet their dabbling, if to fre(uent, draw the attentions of other nearby Force:users. The dar$ side is perhaps the greatest threat a Jedi can face. %t0s always lur$ing in the shadows, a (uic$ and easy te ptation for an undisciplined Jedi filled with anger and frustration. The Jedi ust be honorable and noble since Force:sensiti#es who act a biguously are easily corrupted to the dar$ side. ) Jedi does not grasp at power. ) Jedi is not a do inator, nor an oppressor. To grasp for power is to abandon the ways of the Force. /uch a one ceases to $now the Force, except in his dar$ side. To grasp at power is to ta$e up the path that leads to destruction. The 7o inator is the ene y, yes. +ut the Jedi does not use the dar$ side of the do inator against hi . Thin$ing is closer to trying then doing. Changing the future has got to re(uire action, not just planning for action. While a Jedi acts in defense and not out of aggression, that doesn0t ean aggressi#ely putting a defense into place is bad. -#eryone is e(ual because the Force is in e#eryone. Jedi should not reject or loo$ down or up to anyone because of social class, race, and creed because these things are artificial and because they stop the Jedi fro seeing others as the Force sees the . %n all atters success depends on preparation, without preparation there will always be failure. When what is to be

said is pre#iously deter ined, there will be no difficulty deter ined, there will be no occasion for #exation. When general principles are pre#iously deter ined there will be no perplexity to $now what to do. ")&%84 T1- W%66 /%8C-3What is eant by " a$ing the will sincere" is that one should not decei#e oneself. This sincerity should be li$e the sincerity with which we disli$e a bad s ell or lo#e what is beautiful. This is called satisfying your own conscience. Therefore a Jedi is watchful o#er hi self e#en when he is alone. !eople usually lose their sense of judg ent toward those who they lo#e, toward those who they despise or disli$e, toward those who they fear, toward those who they pity and towards those who they pa per or are proud of. Therefore, there are few people in this world who can see the bad in those who they li$e and see the good in those who they disli$e. )s Jedi we see$ to o#erco e these habits in oursel#es. Thus seeing the truth in all people. ) Jedi first searches hi self before he de ands it of others, and before he finds transgressions in others. a$es sure first that he hi self is not a transgressor

Jedi should try to a#oid co pletely four things< )rbitrariness of opinion, dog atis , narrow: indedness and egotis . %t is difficult to see exa ples of true Jedi. -#erybody errs a little on the side of his wea$ness. Therefore it is easy for others to point out the shortco ings of those who follow the Jedi way. Then it is to point out their good (ualities. 1u ility is near to oral discipline, si plicity of character is near to the Jedi Way, and loyalty is near to sincerity of heart. %f a an will carefully culti#ate these things in his conduct, he ay still err a little, but he won0t be far fro the standard of the Jedi Way. For with hu ility or pious attitude, a an seldo co its errors, with sincerity of heart, a an is generally reliable, and with si plicity of character, he is usually generous. 9ou will seldo a$e a ista$e if you use these points to begin fro . ) Jedi has no worry and no fear. For if he loo$s within hi self and is sure that he has done right in all things, what does he ha#e to fear or worry about; ) Jedi should be asha ed if his words are better then his actions. %f you ha#e the insight to percei#e a truth, but not the wisdo disco#ered it. to $eep to it, you will lose it again, though you ha#e

) Jedi &night ust 3e ain Focused. "astery of the Force re(uires that one purge all unnecessary acti#ities fro

daily life.

) on$ cannot fulfill the Jedi Way if he does not anifest co passion without and persistently store up courage within. )nd if a warrior does not anifest courage on the outside and hold enough co passion within his heart to burst his chest, he cannot beco e a Jedi. Therefore, the on$ pursues courage with the warrior as his odel, and the warrior pursues the co passion of the on$. ) Jedi &night see$s excellence in all endea#ors, artial and otherwise, see$ing strength to be used in the ser#ice of justice, rather than in personal aggrandize ent. ) Jedi stri#es to excel physically, entally, e otionally and spiritually, and can put these in otion instantly. This re(uires discipline, patience and perfect practice, for a Jedi is always indful of what lies behind and what lies ahead. +eing a Jedi &night often eans choosing the ore difficult path, the personally expensi#e one. +e prepared to a$e personal sacrifices in ser#ice of the precepts and people you #alue. )t the sa e ti e, a Jedi &night should see$ wisdo .This also eans ta$ing the side of truth in all atters, rather than see$ing the expedient lie. /ee$ the

truth whene#er possible, but re e ber to te per justice with ercy, for the pure truth can bring grief. 1owe#er, it ust also be noted that to a Jedi, to be bra#e in battle pro#es nothing, as bra#ery itself pro#es nothing. ) Jedi should be prepared to put aside fear, regret, and uncertainty and either act, retreat, surrender or perish. ?alue first the contributions of others, do not boast of your own acco plish ents, let others do this for you. Tell the deeds of others before your own, according the the renown rightfully earned through #irtuous deeds. %n this way the office of Jedi &nighthood is well done and glorified, helping not only the gentle spo$en of but also all who call the sel#es Jedi &nights. /ee$ great stature of character by holding to the #irtues and duties of a Jedi &night, realizing that though the ideals cannot be reached, the (uality of stri#ing towards the ennobles the spirit, growing the character fro dust towards the hea#ens. 8obility also has the tendency to influence others, offering a co pelling exa ple of what can be done in the ser#ice of rightness. %t is true that actions spea$ louder than words. 1owe#er, behind e#ery action is oti#e and a purpose. Without a sound oti#e and purpose, action has no eaning, no destination, and lac$s a foundation. )ction without oti#e and purpose does nothing other than to o#e for the sa$e of o#ing, beating the air to appear to doing so ething, when in fact is doing nothing, the pro#erbial spinning wheels in the ud. ) Jedi o#es with the Force. 1e editates upon the Will of the Force. ) Jedi0s actions are fir ly based upon a deep oti#ation to ser#e the Force of 6ight, and is deeply rooted in purpose. There is no wasted o#e ent, or the need for action when none is re(uired, for to a Jedi, action eans nothing without a pure oti#e, or a sound purpose. ) Jedi0s ind is a cal ocean, li$e a sea of glass. 1e realizes that it is in con(uering the tides of the e otions as well as reactions to sti ulus that allows the Jedi to be #ictorious in all things, for he is #essel for the Force, an extension of the Will of the Force. This inner stillness re(uires uch discipline< entally, e otionally, spiritually, and physically. ) Jedi by nature is highly disciplined in all le#els of his being, that in the fiery o ent where the Force ust be released to defend self or others who deser#e that loyalty, the action is a clear extension of any years of training and inner discipline. %t is so eti es necessary for a Jedi to practice discretion. Jedis do not acti#ely interfere with the li#es of the co on people. Jedi stand for order and justice, howe#er, Jedis prioritize and strea line their in#ol#e ent, and do not allow the isdeeds of the few to interfere with the conscious direction recei#ed as to the Will of the Force and how their office as Jedi helps brings these into fruition. The goal of the Jedi should be to create and preser#e an at osphere where justice can flourish, rather than try to create justice the sel#es. ) byword of Jedi could be, "% ay not always agree with your choices, but % will defend your right to choose with y #ery life." Bein" a Jedi +eing a Jedi in#ol#es a co it ent within the person and a de#otion to higher ideals. While a diplo at ay choose the lesser of two e#ils or a scoundrel the ore profitable of the two, a Jedi is held to a higher standard, and with his greater abilities co es increased responsibility. The -oal #f Peace The Jedi wor$s first for peace, acting without consideration of costs to the sel#es or with an eye toward personal power or gain. !eace is not the result of a strong e otional dri#e 2for e otions cloud the correct use of the Force5 but rather a clear, dispassionate goal for the Jedi. !eace born of anger is no peace at all, and cannot last. %ndi#idual Jedi stri#e for the goal of peace without e otion both within and without. The Jedi wor$s toward his goal with unflinching de#otion, untroubled by strong e otions. )s a result, powerful Jedi ha#e a cool, detached de eanor that so e ista$e for apathy. /ituations that challange the Jedi often in#ol#e co bat, particularly indless co bat for no clear purpose 2this doesn0t just ean physical co bat5. For a Jedi, peace is uch ore then a cessation of war. For a Jedi to eet this goal, he ust loo$ to root causes and co plaints, and to deal with basic conflicts between the participants. ) Jedi who wins the battle but sacrifices the ability to judge dispassionately has lost his own personal war. The -oal #f .no,led"e %gnorance $ills as surely as anger. ) little $nowledge ight be dangerous, but a lac$ of $nowledge is deadly. %gnorance of others, ignorance of facts, and ignorance of truth sets indi#iduals apart and leads to contention and

#iolence. ) Jedi spreads $nowledge that unifies, binding peoples and countries together. This $nowledge begins with the Jedi $nowing their own capabilities, strengths, and wea$nesses. !ride can cloud the ind and a$e the blind to their own flaws, which ight be exploted by others. Failure causes doubt, which causes the Jedi to be less capable of realizing their own strengths. Jedi continually test the sel#es to see where the li its of their abilities lie, not as a goal in itself, but as a eans to the goal of better understanding the sel#es. The -oal of Serenit& %n stri#ing for serenity, the Jedi see$s ore then just re aining le#elheaded in a crisis. 1e finds a cal place within, and then projects that inner peace outward to affect others by word and deed. This serenity grants the Jedi a fir resol#e The center of serenity is oderation in all things. -xcessi#e e otions, whether positi#e or negati#e, upset a Jedi0s touch with the Force and create an i balance within the self, si ilar to an i balance within the Force. Challanges to a Jedi0s serenity are any. The forces of the dar$ side always encourage the Jedi to gi#e into hate, anger, and rage, and facilitate those feelings by gi#ing the Jedi good reason to feel those e otions. Those close to the Jedi ight be targets of attac$s, or the ideals of the Jedi the sel#es ight be sullied. The seduction of the dar$ side is ore insidious, becuase less poerful or less positi#e e otions ight be harnessed to pro#o$e a rash action. Concern, affection, and e#en lo#e can upset the balance of a Jedi0s serenity and force the Jedi to choose between personal desires and the good of the *rder. The /nit& of the 0orce The Jedi Code represents the e bodi ent of the uni#ersal nature of the Force. The Jedi see the sel#es as the guardians of society, holding the sel#es to a high oral standard. They are role odels, leading by exa ple. The Jedi do not desire to rule, but rather wish to instruct so that society as a whole acts with greater justice and e(uality. The Force is not inherently good or e#il. it has it0s light side and it0s dar$ side. %t is a tool, and li$e any other tool it can be isued. %gnorance leads to i proper use of the Force, the unwise use the Force e otionally. %ncorrect use of the Force can lead to death and destruction. *nly through proper training can the Force be justly applied. %n addition, the Force is a necessary and #ital part of the uni#erse. Thin$ of the Force as ore than erely the eans by which you gain s$ills and power. %t is a etaphor for the uni#ersal nature of life itself, #ibrant, dyna ic, and dangerous. )ll Jedi are per eated by the Force, just as all beings are, but the Jedi are ost aware of it. -#ents in one region ight affect another, as if the uni#erse were one interconnected being, with the Force as its blood and life. The Internal Journe& ) Jedi grows in power as he experiences the world, gaining ore proficiency in co bat and in applying the Force. %n turn, the Jedi affects the world around hi , spreading the doctrine of the Jedi Code and a$ing the uni#erse a better place for all. This external growth and effectreflects an internal growth of the indi#idual Jedi. )s a person beco es ore attuned to the Force, he is challanged to fully e brace the tenets of the Jedi *rder. -#ery Jedi to the hu blest student to the greatest "aster has roo to grow and de#elop. The nature of the uni#erse is such that new challanges continually arise to test a Jedi, as he (uestions old assu ptions and deals with new situations. When teaching Jedi, stress the internal de#elop ent of the student. *ften a Jedi ay ha#e to sacrifice personal desires or goals for the good of the greater nu ber. Jedi ust deal with their own self:denial for the good of others. The Challan"e of Temptation Te ptation poses the greatest threat to a Jedi, and the fall of a Jedi &night often begins with one rationalized decision or errant choice. The nature of te ptation pro#ides a continual challange for Jedi. Te ptation ta$es yriad for s. The si plest urges the Jedi to pro#ide an easy answer to a co plex (uestion. The answer ight be i ediately satisfying but creates long ter proble s. The arrest of a cri lord, for exa ple, ight be i ediately fullfilling, but unless the cri e lord0s e pire is also shut down, the arrest erely creates a situation in which another being will assu e the cri e lord0s role. .sually after a bloody ci#il war within the group that al ost always endangers countless innocent li#es. )nother for of te ptation co es fro power of adulation and the threat of success itself. )ccepting personal rewards is dangerous for a Jedi, for it inspires belief in his own abilities that ight exceed the truth. %n effect the Jedi co es to belie#e his own hype. The Jedi should learn instead that true satisfaction co es fro the sense of well: being within, not fro the appro#al of others. ) Third for of te ptation is the nature of power itself. The Jedi should be a force for good, which $eeps the fro using their abilities to rule others. This is an extre ly powerful te ptation, becuase Jedi often face ignorance

and folly in their daily li#es. The Jedi can be te pted to deal with such folly 2bureaucracy is particularly rife with it5, yet once that $ind of interference starts, it soon escalates to a point where a Jedi encourages the #ery ignorance he once fought against, in the na e of ruling others "for their own best intrest." Te ptation starts s all : using the )ffect "ind s$ill to deal with a petty argu ent, losing your te per when a$ing a point, ta$ing pleasure in battle. Fro these s all ble ishes the corruption grows. Risin" 0rom The !shes Would:be Jedi ust understand that failure should ne#er be the end. The Jedi Code places a hea#y load on the Jedi, re(uiring al ost superhu an abilities for the to acco plis all it0s de ands. %n large and s all ways, all Jedi e#entually fail the challanges posed by the code in so e way. They ight feel anger or succu b to te ptation. They ight wor$ against the balance of the Force, e#en with the best of intentions. They will fall fro the high ideals they hold. The true failure of a Jedi is not stu bling or failing to li#e upto the ideals of the *rder. The true failure occurs if, once ha#ing fallen, the Jedi fails to rise again. "any Jedi who ha#e failed in one of their tas$s consider the sel#es beyond rede ption or forgi#eness, and in doing so open the sel#es to the dar$ side. Jedi stri#e to li#e up to the Jedi Code and the teachings of their asters. When 2not if, but when5 a Jedi fails to attain those goals, the only choices are to let the failure do inate his life, or to rise fro the ashes of that defeat and stri#e to a$e peace with hi self through the Force. That is the way of the Jedi. (ife !s ! Jedi .ni"ht .pon co pleting his training, a Jedi apprentice beco es a Jedi &night. 1is life suddenly loses a great deal of structure. 1e no longer li#es and trains on his Teacher0s scheduale, though he ight still cling to it out of habit. %nstead, he stands ready to underta$e any tas$ that a Jedi can underta$e, or resol#e any proble s that he disco#eries on his own. %n gaining this freedo and ta$ing on responsibility, the Jedi &night0s life beco es considerably ore co plicated than when he was si ply re(uired to heed his Teacher0s instructions and follow his ad#ice. 1e gains a great deal of autono y, but loses an e(ual a ount of direction. The Teacher still has the responsibility to pro#ide the newly titled Jedi &night with a tas$, one that gi#es the new &night ti e to adjust to his new status. For so e &nights, this is a solo ission, not unli$e the ission they ight ha#e ta$en at the cul ination of their trials. They ight be assigned to assist another Jedi &night. *thers recie#e an appoint ent to an office within the Jedi hierarchy based on their s$ills and talents. They beco e archi#ists, researchers or other si ilar postions. /o e ight e#en help train their Teacher0s new student as a pri er for training their own, or go on a journey of disco#ery, during which he could find a place or a proble that needed a Jedi &night. 1e ight also join a group of others to help a noble cuase. /uch a Jedi &night has great autono y. 1e ight wander the world, lending his s$ills where they are needed. )lternati#ely, he can pursue a specific goal such as watching o#er a person or researching Jedi lore to it0s co pletion, e#en if that eans spending the rest of his life in one place. /uch descions are subject to change if the *rder has ore i portant tas$s for the Jedi &night. Trainin" Duels When Jedi need to practice their fighting s$ills, they call upon one another to duel. When they choose to use weapons capable of $illing one another, Jedi ust be careful not to seriously injure one another./i ilarly, when a Jedi Teacher teaches an apprentice the art of co bat, he ust be indful of not only his own attac$s but those of his student, who ight lac$ the control to attac$ without har . Jedi in Training 7ueals chec$ their attac$s. Jedi also obser#e certian custo s od dueling eti(uette, both to perser#e har ony and to guarantee the safest possible duels. "uch of this thin$ing carries o#er into the day:to:day beha#ior of the Jedi &nights. 0i"htin" Duels are for Practice1 not for Resolvin" Disputes2 The Jedi realize that te ptation to sol#e proble s with fighting is often #ery strong. especially for younger Jedi. Thus, this rule is generally the first i parted to a Jedi when his training begins. 3ever Endan"er B&standers

The Jedi Teachers should sternly repri and Jedi who duel in public, specifically becuase they wish to a#oid accidents. The Duel Ends if Someone is In4ured )n injured Jedi who insists on continuing a duel ight not be thin$ing clearly. Thus, the duel ends the o ent one of the participants suffers a wound. !aradoxically, ost Jedi do not consider wounding an opponent in a duel as a #ictory. %nstead, it tells the that they ha#e unconsciously wanted to injure their opponent, which is cause for editation. ) Jedi who has injured an opponent in a duel generally does not participate in a duel again until as$ed. /o e e#en wait until the opponent they ha#e injured as$s for a duel. !l,a&s *onor a Re uest to End the Duel When a Jedi as$s for the duel to end, it is considered good for to i ediately do so. Custo arily, the person who a$es the re(uest puts away his weapon or bows if in hand to hand fighting when he a$es the re(uest. 1owe#er, so e Jedi Teachers use this point as atest. They lea#e their weapon out to see whether their apprentices are unwise enough to lower their defenses against an ar ed opponent : e#en one they otherwise trust. 3ever Stri%e an /narmed #pponent Jedi Consider ar ed attac$s against an unar ed opponent possiable e#idence of the dar$ side0s influence. *f course, the sa e thin$ing does not apply to unar ed attac$s against an unar ed opponent. 3ever Stri%e an #pponent Who is /nprepared -#en an ar ed opponent ay not be ready for an assult, so the Jedi custo arily indicate battle readiness either with a for al salute or by adopting an "on guard" stance. )ny other stance indicates that the co batant is not prepared for co bat, though he could still #erbally indicate otherwise. ) weapon held to one side and directed at the floor signifies the default "at rest" stance. 3ever /se the 0orce Durin" a Duel 7uels are a test of co bat s$ill, not of proficiency with the Force. %f a Jedi uses the Force against his opponent during a duel, it is ta$en as a sign of desperation. This pro#ides a good reason to end the duel, before so eone gets hurt. .nfortunately, the habit of not using the Force in co bat practice so eti es wor$s against the inexperienced Jedi %t does not occur to the that their opponents ight not respect this custo . /i ilarly, using the Force to i pro#e fighting s$ills is allowed if both participants agree to such beforehand. Calling upon the Force howe#er, is considered extra#agant and disrespectful to the Force. When Practicin" !rmed Com$at /n-!rmed Com$at Tactics are Considered 0air -ame 7espite the injunction against using the Force, other co bat tactics are perfectly legal, since weapon co bat in#ol#es ore than si ply exchanging blows. Jedi fre(uently e ploy rushing, disar s, $noc$downs, and trips, though grapples are generally frowned upon. )ttac$ing an opponent0s weapon to try and destroy it is a gross sign of disrespect, since it da ages the personal property of a fellow Jedi. Conse(uently, few Jedi resort to this tactic. -xcept in life:or:death struggles.

Wisdom for Jedi Teachers

)n indi#idual who decides to ta$e on a Force student ust tread carefully. The responsibilities associated with such a position ay not beco e apparent until it is too late. )n instructor ust constantly watch for pupils with a propensity for see$ing the easy path to power, who do not possess the will to resist the te ptations of the dar$ side. - powering such wea$ souls can ha#e dangerous conse(uences ::: for both the instructor and the uni#erse as a whole. )ll Force teachers de#elop a per anent relationship with their students ::: the Jedi Way de ands it. %f a Jedi turns to the dar$ side, the Jedi0s instructor ust expend e#ery effort to return the to the light, or to destroy the if efforts to se#ere the dar$ side0s grip fails. The taint of dar$ness does not easily wash away, and cannot be hidden. )ny Jedi who co its an act of e#il should $now to expect a #isit fro a for er entor in the near future. 9ou ust exa ine e#erything about a person before you consider teaching the . 4o and see the assess what sort of a person they are. Find out what they are li$e. )nnoy the , and then study what they say and whether they get angry and whether they are arrogant. %t is only after testing a person well that you can $now whether you can teach the .

Training Jedi is a ost rewarding pursuit, but one ringed with unseen perils. 8e#er, oh aster Jedi, rest easy when your pupil begins to grow anxious to learn at a pace greater than that which you ha#e set for hi . /uch i patience is natural in the young and inexperienced, and a co endable trait in a student. +ut it also signals a ti e when the pupil is ost open to the te ptation of stepping onto the broad path of instant gratification and easy ad#ance ent that leads to the dar$ side. +eware, Jedi "aster, lest through carelessness and inattention you loose on the uni#erse a onster@ Jedi training ust proceed at a slow pace. Too uch power gathered too (uic$ly can corrupt e#en the ost selfless and de#out apprentice Jedi. ) Jedi student ust be properly hu ble in his powers, and ature enough to e brace the tre endous responsibility that co es with wielding the Force. ) student i patient with the slow pace of tutorship, a gifted student eager to dispense with "pointless exercises" and e brace the "true" powers of the Force isses the entire point of being a Jedi. The Jedi does not cra#e power, but see$s to ser#e others, without the expectation of beco ing "great in the Force." The true Jedi is cautious, and reluctant to learn too uch to (uic$ly. *#ereager students run a fearful ris$ of opening the sel#es up to the te ptations of ta$ing the decepti#ely easy path of the dar$ side. Whate#er the teacher teaches, it will add up to only one (uarter of the student0s $nowledge. ) (uarter he deri#es fro his own personal interest, and fro hard wor$, a (uarter co es fro the Force, and the final (uarter co es in his old age fro his own personal experiences. Those who co e to learn fro you ha#e already ade a decision to explore a new life. 9ou need to let the do that. 9ou need to challenge the , and challenges aren0t just those in#ol#ed with their s$ills. 9ou ust also challenge their characters. /o e students will fail, and if they don0t learn how to deal with failure, if they don0t ha#e the spine to reco#er fro it, you should not teach the . The path to the dar$ side is not one found by failure at a s$ill. +ut by failure of the character. )t ti es, a Jedi ay wish to use the Force in a way not explicitly co#ered by what he is being taught. Feel free to allow this. %f the proposed atte pt is consistent with the spirit of what he has been taught. -xperienced Jedi, especially ha#e learned to subtly alter the Force at a subconscious le#el, enabling the to extrapolate fro the rigid para eters nor ally followed during training. *nly certain indi#iduals can recognize the Force for what it is. They will no doubt be ercilessly labeled< charlatans, fa$ers, ystics ::: and worse. -#en fewer can a$e use of it. )s it is usually beyond their control, it fre(uently will be too powerful for the . Their fellows ::: and worse will often ti es isunderstand the , because of this. ) ong those who learn to anipulate the Force, the Jedi is but one path. -ach Jedi relates to the Force in a different way, drawing upon a wide #ariety of powers ::: different anifestations of how the Jedi can anipulate his own internal Force and the Force of the uni#erse around hi . /tudents of the Force can learn to slow or stop their own life functions, acco plish physical tas$s that others would consider i possible, and e#en o#e physical objects by the power of the ind alone. *thers beside the Jedi $now how to anipulate the Force. They often attribute their powers to different sources ::: agic, sha anis , religion, editation, ancestor worship, or any of a illion other for s of insight ::: but through whate#er eans, they are using this ystic energy to change the world around the for better or worse. "ost people outside the Jedi Way thin$ that the "aster is the highest le#el, the ar$ of an "expert" but this is not at all true. While "aster eans one has wor$ed hard, and is good, this ran$ is only the first le#el out of any ore le#els. "aster eans that the student has learned the basics well, is a serious student, and is now ready to learn what being a Jedi is really all about. %t is during the next ten, twenty, or thirty years as they progress that they truly earn this title. %n the Jedi Way as in all things, there is no end to training. *ne can always learn ore. %f the Jedi would guide the people, 1e ust ser#e with hu ility. %f he would lead the , 1e ust follow behind. ) Jedi teacher will seldo ta$e on ore then one pupil at a ti e, but so e instructors will accept se#eral students at once.

When training students test the

to find out where they are sufficient and where they are lac$ing.

The aster teaches the student. There are twel#e lessons, each of the is an accepted truth. A. Follow the heart. B. There are no secrets. C. 6augh at the cle#erness of the dar$ness and the dar$ness will defeat itself. D. 7eath is nothing to one who does not fear death. E. 6o#e, in the pain of its loss, is finally gained, for the first ti e. F. 9ou, yourself, are your only teacher. G. &indness is cruelty, cruelty is $indness. H. /top for charity, no atter what the cost, and there will be benefit instead of cost. %t does not atter for who . I. %t has all happened before. -#eryone and no one has been here before, and no atter how obscure it ay see to you, "the uni#erse is @ unfolding as it should," or ore precisely, as it cannot help but do. AJ. There are no prizes worth ha#ing. AA. The ulti ate (uest has no ending, and that fact is what gi#es the (uest its ulti ate #alue. AB. Tie two birds together and they can fly, if they beco e one. %f you ta$e on too and bad luc$. uch without a solid foundation, you will e#entually be drained, lea#ing you with e barrass ent

.nderstanding how people can be anipulated through e otions, for exa ple, is as useful for those who wish to a#oid this as it is for those who wish to practice it. ) Jedi should ha#e three treasures that he $eeps and prizes< one is $indness, second is frugality, and third is not presu ing to ta$e precedence o#er others. +y $indness one can be bra#e, by frugality one can reach out, and by not presu ing to ta$e precedence one can sur#i#e effecti#ely. %f one gi#es up $indness and courage, gi#es up frugality and breadth, and gi#es up hu ility for aggressi#eness, one will die. The exercise of $indness in battle leads to #ictory, the exercise of $indness in defense leads to security. F)66-8 J-7% The fallen Jedi is a tragic figure. *nce a paragon of #irtue, he or she has turned fro the Jedi Code to pursue other goals. Though not necessarily an e#il person, the fallen Jedi found the code too li iting or unrealistic, or perhaps didn0t ha#e the dedication to continue his or her studies. Chose your students wisely else you create one of these tragic figures. ) Jedi teacher encourages editation and forethought, as well as strict obser#ance of the Jedi Way in his students. )s well as encouraging the to be indful of the future, to open their inds to the countless possibilities that each action engenders, and to see which are the ost li$ely to ser#e the greater good. "any cultures ha#e different understandings of the wor$ings of the Force, "Witches", ""on$s" and ""ystics" are but three such groups. /o e ways of $nowing the Force are different but no less noble or "good" than the Jedi Way, while others are clearly ore neutral or e#en e#il in intent. +ecause of the uni(ue ways in which each of these #iewpoints anipulates the Force, their s$ills and powers can #ary dra atically. 1ere are a few points to consider when studying the . That way0s rules, s$ills and powers. +ecause of different perspecti#es, each "Way of $nowing the Force" ay ha#e different Force s$ills and powers. /o e ethods use radically different s$ills and powers ::: you consider all these rules. 1ow does the student gain s$ills and powers. %s there a set ritual or training regi e to educate students. /o e ways ay use acade ies, while others ay e phasize a close student and aster relationship. /till others ways of the Force ay be $nown only through editation, yths, hidden writings or ancient rituals. What standards are the students expected to adhere to. /o e ethods of $nowing the Force re(uire students and practitioners to adhere to a strict code of conduct. *ther ethods ay offer the student a great deal of personal freedo . What are the ethods rules. What are the punish ents for disobeying the rules ::: will the student be cast out, not be taught new s$ills and powers @ or will the student face in#oluntary ser#itude, and i prison ent or worse. The definitions of "good" and "e#il" #ary fro culture to culture @ although the rules of the Force do not. /o e

ways of $nowing the Force ay be rooted in the dar$ side, re(uiring a student to co it e#il to progress in his studies. The student, due to her culture, ay accept these teachings as "perfectly natural," yet they will still dri#e the student to the brin$ of the dar$ side. When confronted with this oral challenge, those who are strong in the light side ay be forced to lea#e the discipline and see$ out another ethod of astering the Force. The Jedi Way is a rich tradition, certainly deep enough and wide enough to be approached and interpreted fro a nu ber of perspecti#es and still "sur#i#e" the translation into other fields of $nowledge with any of its central tenets intact ::: assu ing, of course, that the translator approaches his tas$ with integrity and thoroughness. /trength is not just a atter of extensi#e territory and a large population, #ictory is not just a atter of efficient ar a ents, security is not just a atter of high walls, authority is not just a atter of strict orders and fre(uent punish ents. Those who establish a #iable organization will sur#i#e. -#en if they are s all, while those who establish a oribund organization will perish e#en if they are large. 9ou ust be careful who you teach the Jedi )rts to. For this art cannot be gi#en to those who will use it bully other people. The Jedi arts are for those of good character who will protect people fro e#ildoers. %n fact, if the student does not ha#e the right attitude, you could teach the for the rest of your life and theirs, and they still would not co prehend it. 4i#e your students certain exercises to a$e the healthier and stronger, telling the they cannot beco e spiritually strong if they are physically wea$. /tudents should do supple entary exercises li$e running to increase their breathing powers and leg strength. They should do plenty of stretching to gi#e the flexibility, a$ing o#e ent easier and lessening the chance of injury. They should do weight training to increase their strength, lifting light weights any ti es in a row. Weight training should not be confused with weight lifting ::: lifting hundreds of pounds at one ti e, or with uscle building ::: lifting weights to de#elop uscles pri arily for loo$s. The way of a Jedi "aster ust be in har onizing people. When people are in har ony, they will not fight against each other, without being exhorted to do so. %f the "asters and &nights are suspicious of each other, others will not join their group, if loyal ad#ice is not heard, s all inds will tal$ and criticize in secret. When hypocrisy sprouts, e#en if you ha#e the wisdo of the ost ancient Jedi you could not con#ince e#en one person, let alone a crowd of the . When it co es to establishing rules and regulations, e#eryone, high and low, should be treated ali$e. %t is for sure, on the #ery coldest day of the year, when there is frost on the ground and a good strong wind that the instructor ta$es the students outside to train. For those who don0t ind the cold there is always su er training. *n a hundred:degree day in august, when people are too hot e#en to wal$ down the street, the Jedi students are ta$en for a run outside, farther then they ha#e e#er run in their li#es, and then brought bac$ to the training hall to wor$ out so e ore ::: with the windows closed. To the outsider this loo$s li$e adness, but i portant lessons are being taught. "uch to their surprise the students sur#i#e, and learn that not only did they not get terrible colds or frostbite in winter, or pass out and elt into puddles in su er, but also they e#en felt good after the wor$outs. What students learn fro this is not that their teacher is cruel, but rather that their own bodies and inds can do uch ore than they e#er drea ed possible. They learn that ost li its they put on the sel#es were just ade up in their own heads, and are not real at all. The Jedi, li$e anything else, ha#e to constantly i pro#e fro generation to generation, or fro o ent to o ent, for that atter, not because "new" is better, but because each o ent has left its ar$ on the next so that we need not repeat the sa e ista$es and inade(uacies, and so that we can change with the changes. Tradition has uch to teach us. 1owe#er, it ust ser#e our needs and not beco e our aster. The Jedi is a fore#er: growing art. %t will always ha#e roo for i pro#e ent. %t is #ital that dedicated indi#iduals and collecti#e groups continue to expand and spread their $nowledge for the furtherance of the art, rather than wasting energy and effort contending with the acco plish ents of the past or protecting the status (uo through the repression of original thought. Training ethods and techni(ues are not car#ed in stone. There is still so ething left to be said by us latter:day ortals.

This is not to say that the last word has been spo$en in regard to the traditional approaches to the Jedi Way. We are not about to reject the old "asters. What is needed is a reawa$ening of lost ideals and natural principles, coupled with radical new techni(ues and procedures. There exists, engra#ed within the collecti#e unconscious of the hu an race, forgotten $nowledge always ready to surface into the conscious. )ll we need do is tap into our own inner sel#es through techni(ues, which are readily a#ailable to us. )rtificial lifestyles and arrogance ha#e caused us to lose touch with the ancient wisdo s. Fear and co placency $eep us fro brea$ing free. &nowledge and wisdo do not co e fro an0s distorted intellect but through our ability to disco#er and accept the natural and si ple truth of our place in the uni#erse. The Jedi as a concept and an idea ne#er ceases to e#ol#e. %t continues to grow, expand and ature. %t can only ger inate in a #essel of experience, war ed with the spirit of inno#ation, encouraged by faithful enthusias , dedication and co it ent. 8othing begets one, one begets two, two begets three, three begets all things. )ll things are bac$ed by the dar$ness and faced by the light, and har onized by the Force. What others teach, % also teach< The daring and #iolent do not die a natural death. This 2 axi 5 % shall regard as y instructor. 1ow can a Jedi see straight, when he does not e#en see hi self and the dar$ness he unconsciously carries with hi into all his dealings. /uffering accepted, dar$ness recognized, and sorrows understood are great assets to the authentic life of the spirit. Co posure, serenity, and the authentic psychic strength all arise fro the recognition and acceptance of the reality of e#il and dar$ness, and not fro their denial due to false opti is . Fro the ancient ythologies of the world, to the ore odern religions, there has existed the notion that there is a "dar$ side" to all things. Where#er there is light, there is also shadow. )nd each of us has a dar$ side. +ut what is this dar$ side in each of us; )nd how does it relate to the Jedi; The dar$ side of any person is co prised of those (ualities that he or she considers negati#e. These negati#e parts of our sel#es are usually those parts that do not coincide with how we would li$e to thin$ of oursel#es. )nd these unacceptable aspects of our being are pushed out of awareness, or repressed. They beco e unconscious, and so we are no longer aware of the . With our negati#e and inferior (ualities repressed, it would see we would be done with the . +ut this is not the case. -#en potentially positi#e aspects are transfor ed when they are repressed. %n other words, the o ent we fail to ac$nowledge certain aspects of oursel#es they beco e negati#ely charged. )nd the process does not end there, either. What is repressed, and no longer attributed to oursel#es, is projected and experienced as a part of others. %ndeed, we will ne#er find our dar$ sides if we loo$ inside oursel#es. We find the when we loo$ at others and experience types of people who we ha#e strong negati#e reactions to. *f course, ost people are not interested in disco#ering their own dar$ sides. They are only interested in a$ing sure they are right and others are wrong. )s Jedi we ust a#oid this. %t ta$es tre endous courage to face our own dar$ side, to ad it that we ha#e (ualities of being that we wish we were free fro , to ac$nowledge our inferior sides. We all want to be strong, powerful, and secure, not the opposite. +ut the way of the Jedi is not found by ignoring our wea$nesses, but by see$ing the out, wor$ing with the , and "correcting" the . %t is inherent in hu an nature that whate#er is "different" is feared. )lthough this co es fro our distant past, and is "designed" to aid our sur#i#al. %t has persisted as a funda ental aspect of hu an psychology. %n order to understand the Force. 9ou ust first understand what the Force is. The Force is the energy, which fills the uni#erse. There are three general types of Force -nergy. The .ni#ersal Force, The 6i#ing Force and !ersonal Force energy. The .ni#ersal Force controls and affects all things. The 6i#ing Force affects all li#ing things within the .ni#ersal Force. %t is influenced and controlled by the .ni#ersal Force. The !ersonal Force affects the li#ing thing that creates it. +oth the .ni#ersal Force and the 6i#ing Force influence it. /ince the !ersonal Force is part of both the 6i#ing and the .ni#ersal Forces, you ust adjust yourself, to fit ore s oothly into the natural cycle they follow. When training students. This is an i portant concept to pass on to the . /ince the .ni#ersal Force has within it the 6i#ing Force. )nd with in the .ni#ersal and 6i#ing Force li#es an with his !ersonal Force. Their actions affect all three. The ulti ate goal and purpose of the Jedi way is to find a peaceful and natural state. %n order to reach this goal you ust first understand your body and how it wor$s within the Force. This state a$es it possible for you to find the origin of your life, and to co bine your !ersonal Force with that of the 6i#ing Force and through it with that of the

.ni#ersal Force. )s well as focusing both of the

through you.

9ou should do your best to spread the ideas. What do you care if they are not accepted; %t is not for you to force others to accept. +ut for you to offer the way. %f you begin to teach a an who is not deeply concerned or deter ined to find out the truth, you should try and sti ulate his thin$ing, by offering one:forth of what he see$s to learn. %f the an does not go bac$ and reflect and thin$ out the i plications in the re aining three:fourths for hi self, he is not serious about learning. For e#eryone called to teach there are se#en cardinal directions to be attend to< A5 Culti#ating their personal conduct. B5 1onouring worthy en. C5 Cherishing affection for, and doing their duty toward, their fa ily. D5 /howing respect to those who taught the . E5 %dentifying the sel#es with the lessons to be taught. F5 -ncouraging the introduction of all useful arts. G5 Ta$ing interest in the welfare of their students. ) wise teacher constantly goes o#er what he has learned, in doing so he gains so e new $nowledge each ti e. For one who goes o#er what he has already learned and gains new understanding fro it is worthy to be a teacher. Whene#er wal$ing in a co pany of three, you can always find a teacher a ong the 2*r one who has so ething to teach you5. /elect a good person and follow his exa ple, or see a bad person and correct such things in yourself. When you find a person worthy to tal$ to and fail to tal$ to hi , you ha#e lost your unworthy to tal$ to and you tal$ to hi , you ha#e lost 2wasted5 your words. ) wise loses his words. T1- %7-)6 T-)C1-3 The principles of teaching Jedi are as follows< first, pre#ention, or pre#enting of bad habits before they arise. /econdly, ti eliness, or gi#ing the students things when they are ready for the . Thirdly, order, or teaching the different subjects in proper se(uence. Fourthly, utual sti ulation, or letting the students learn fro each other. *n the other hand, to forbid the after they ha#e already ac(uired bad habits would see to a$e e#erything go against their grain and efforts at correction would be without success. To teach the after the young age is past would a$e the learning difficult. To fail to teach the different lessons in their proper order would bring chaos in their studies, without good results. To study a subject all alone without others would a$e a student to narrow in scope, lac$ing in general $nowledge. +ad co pany would encourage the to go against their teachers and bad pasti es would cause the to neglect their studies. These six things cause the brea$down of Jedi 6earning. Therefore in his teaching the Jedi "aster guides his students but does not pull the along, he urges the to go forward and does not suppress the , he opens the way, but does not ta$e the to the place. 4uiding without pulling a$es the process of learning easy, and opening the way without leading the students to the place a$es the thin$ for the sel#es. 8ow if the process of learning is ade gentle and easy for the and the students are encouraged to thin$ for the sel#es, we ay call the an a good teacher. There are four co on errors in education, which the teacher ust beware of. /o e students try to learn too uch or too any subjects, so e learn too little or too few subjects, so e learn things too easily and so e are too easily discouraged. These four things show that indi#iduals differ in their ental endow ents, and only through $nowledge of the different endow ents each has can the teacher correct their ista$es. ) teacher is but a an who tries to bring out the good and re edy the wea$ness of his students. )t so e inconcei#ably prior point in the distant past, the undifferentiated pri ordial unity which preceded the for ation of stars and planets and all the #arious ele ents and energies of the uni#erse was rent asunder to produce two polar forces that set in otion the ceaseless flux of creation. &nown by ost as the "+ig +ang". The two ca e to be $nown as light and dar$, and the polarity to which they ga#e rise, and which in turn ga#e birth to e#erything in the uni#erse, is called the "4reat principle of 6ight and 7ar$". an. When you find a an an neither loses his an, nor

Culti#ating spiritual #irtues such as wisdo , co passion, patience and tolerance is e#ery bit as i portant in the Jedi Way as culti#ating physical strength, health, and power, for without the #irtues of spirit, the power of the Force is easily bent towards dar$ purposes by the fic$le. The end result of all 7ar$ applications of the Force is the loss of power, erosion of health, foreshortening of life and ulti ately exclusion fro the higher real s of existence after death. The reason for this is (uite clear< besides nurturing the energies re(uired for life and pro oting longe#ity of the physical body, the Jedi Way also opens a gate to the infinitely powerful forces of the uni#erse and establishes a direct lin$ between the personal energy field of the indi#idual practitioner and the uni#ersal energy fields of the uni#erse and all creation. )nyone who tries to harness this power without respecting the wisdo and co passion with which it is inseparably lin$ed at the source of creation is truly 0playing with fire0 and is #ery li$ely to get badly burned. %n hu an life, ost people ensla#e their inds and spend their energies to ser#e their bodies and satisfy their desires, thereby 0 ista$ing the ser#ant for the aster0. %n the higher orders of the uni#erse which life reflects, spirit is the aster, and energy is the tool through which spirit expresses itself creati#ely in aterial for . %n order to harness the power of the Force for the benefit of hu anity, hu an beings ust pattern their bodies as well as their inds on the uni#ersal order of creation reflected in nature and the cos os and $nown as the Force, for this is the context in which hu an life e#ol#ed. When practicing the Jedi Way, one ust learn to balance physical health and #itality with spiritual awareness and #irtue, for that is the one and only way the Force wor$s. Important Points to Teach a Student5 Centerin! "xercises: .nless a student has already awa$ened Force abilities within hi self or herself, a Jedi Teacher should focus ost early instruction on editation techni(ues to o#erco e fear and resist i pulses to act in anger. orce Trainin!: The &nowledgeable teacher instructs students in the ways of the Force. %n doing so the teacher helps the understand their own natural abilities as well as what Force s$ills wor$ best with those abilities in ind. Combat Trainin!: Jedi Teachers should focus their instruction in this area on hand:to:hand and elee co bat styles that allow a student to subdue opponents, as well as styles that lend the sel#es to aug entation by the Force. #istory and Philosophy: This should be a ajor part on any Jedi0s education. )ll teachers should focus on the acade ic side of the Jedi Tradition as well as the co bati#e side. %f there is one thing all Jedi teachers should dri#e ho e to their students, it is this< ") Jedi seldo starts a fight, but he usually finishes it". This state ent should be issued in context with the Jedi Code, which calls for Jedi, When it is appropriate to eet force with e(ual force and to fight defensi#ely while turning the attac$s of ene ies bac$ upon the sel#es. When people see so e things as beautiful, other things beco e ugly. When people see so e things as good, other things beco e bad. The Jedi Teacher acts without doing anything and teaches without saying anything. Things arise and the Teacher lets the co e, things disappear and the Teacher lets the go. The Teacher has but doesn0t possess, acts but doesn0t expect. When 1is wor$ is done, 1e forgets it. That is why it lasts fore#er. The Force is li$e a well< used but ne#er used up. %t is li$e the #olu e of outer space< filled with infinite possibilities. The Force doesn0t ha#e sides, %t prefers neither the Jedi or the /ith %t is the "aster who $nows dar$ and light, )nd uses the Force as he feels he ust to ser#e the 6ight. The Force is li$e a bellows< it is e pty yet infinitely capable. The ore you use it, the ore it produces, the ore

you tal$ of it, the less you understand. The Jedi stays behind, that is why he is ahead. 1e is detached fro +ecause he has let go of hi self, he is perfectly fulfilled. 7o your wor$, then step bac$. The is the only path to serenity. /uccess is as dangerous as failure. 1ope is as hollow as fear. What does it ean that success is a dangerous as failure; Whether you go up the ountian or down it, you can still fall. When you stand with your two feet on the ground, you will always $eep your balance. What does it ean that hope is as hollow as fear; 1ope and fear are both phanto s that arise fro thin$ing of the self. When we don0t see the self as self, what do we ha#e to fear; The Jedi "aster doesn0t see$ fulfill ent. 8ot see$ing, not expecting, he is present, and can welco e all things. The "aster $eeps his ind always at one with the Force, that is what gi#es hi The Force is ungraspable. 1ow can his ind be at one with it; +ecause he doesn0t cling to ideas. his radiance. all things, that is why he is one with the .

/ince before ti e and space were, the Force is. %t is beyond is and is not. 1ow do % $now this is true; % loo$ inside yself and see. The Jedi "aster, by residing in the Force, sets an exa ple for all beings. +ecause he doesn0t display hi self, people can see his light. +ecause he has nothing to pro#e, people can trust his words. +ecause he doesn0t $now who he is, people recognize the sel#es in hi . +ecause he has no goal in ind, e#erything he does succeeds. When the ancient "asters said, "%f you want to be gi#en e#erything, gi#e e#erything up," they weren0t using e pty phrases. -xpress yourself co pletely, then $eep (uiet. +e li$e the forces of nature< when it blows, there is only wind, when it rains, there is only rain, when the clouds pass, the sun shines through. %f you open yourself to the Force, you are at one with the Force and you can e body it co pletely. %f you open yourself to insight, you are at one with insight and you can use it co pletely. %f you open yourself to loss, you are at one with loss and you can accept it co pletely. *pen yourself to the Force, then trust your natural responses, and e#erything will fall into place. The Jedi is a#ailable to all people and doesn0t reject anyone. 1e is ready to use all situations and doesn0t waste anything. This is called e bodying the light. The Jedi does his job and then stops. 1e understands that the galaxy is fore#er out of control, and that trying to do inate e#ents goes against the current of the Force. +ecause he belie#es in hi self, he doesn0t try to con#ince others. +ecause he is content with hi self, he doesn0t need others0 appro#al. +ecause he accepts hi self, the whole world accepts hi . Weapons are the tools of fear, a decent creature will a#oid the except in the direst necessity and, if co pelled, will use the only with the ut ost restraint. !eace is his highest #alue. %f the peace has been shattered, how can he be content; 1is ene ies are not de ons, but li#ing beings li$e hi self. 1e doesn0t wish the personal har . 8or does he rejoice in #ictory. 1ow could he rejoice in #ictory and delight in the slaughter of life; 1e enters a battle gra#ely, with sorrow and with great co passion, as if he were attending a funeral. The Force flows e#erywhere. )ll things are born fro it, yet it doesn0t create the . %t pours itself into its wor$, yet it a$es no clai . %t nourishes infinite worlds, yet it doesn0t hold on to the . /ince it is erged with all things and hidden in their hearts, it can be called hu ble. /ince all things #anish into it and it alone endures, it can be called great. %t isn0t aware of its greatness, thus it is truly great.

The Jedi doesn0t try to be powerful, Thus he is truly powerful. The ordinary +eing $eeps reaching for power, thus he ne#er has enough. The Jedi does nothing, yet he lea#es nothing undone. The ordinary +eing is always doing things, yet any ore are left to be done. The Jedi #iews the parts with co passion, because he understands the whole. 1is constant practice is hu ility. 1e doesn0t glitter li$e a jewel but lets hi self be shaped by the Force, as rugged and co on as stone. *rdinary galaxy. en hate solitude. +ut the Jedi a$es use of it, e bracing his aloneness, realizing he is one with the whole

Teaching without words, perfor ing without actions< that is the "aster0s way. The "aster allows things to happen. 1e shapes e#ents as they co e. 1e steps out of the way and lets the Force spea$ for itself. The "aster0s ind is li$e space. !eople don0t understand hi . They loo$ to hi own children. and wait. 1e treats the li$e his

The "aster gi#es hi self up to whate#er the o ent brings. 1e $nows that he is going to die, and he has nothing left to hold on to< no illusions in his ind, no resistances in his body. 1e doesn0t thin$ about his actions, they flow fro the core of his being. 1e holds nothing bac$ fro life, therefore he is ready for death, as a creature ready for sleep after a good day0s wor$. The "aster0s power is li$e this. 1e lets all things co e and go effortlessly, without desire. 1e ne#er expects results, thus he is ne#er disappointed. 1e is ne#er disappointed, thus his spirit ne#er grows old. Those who $now don0t tal$. Those who tal$ don0t $now. %f you want to be a great leader, you ust learn to follow the Force. /top trying to control. 6et go of fixed plans and concepts, and the world will go#ern itself. The "aster is content to ser#e as an exa ple and not to i pose his will. 1e is pointed, but doesn0t pierce. /traightforward, but supple. ) Jedi does what he ust< When he a$es a ista$e, he realizes it. 1a#ing realized it, he ad its it. 1a#ing ad itted it, he corrects it. 1e considers those who point out his faults as his ost bene#olent teachers. 1e thin$s of his ene y as the shadow that he hi self casts. The "aster ne#er reaches for the great, thus 1e achie#es greatness. When 1e runs into a difficulty, 1e stops and gi#es hi self to it. 1e doesn0t cling to his own co fort, thus proble s are no proble for hi . The "aster ta$es action by letting things ta$e their course. 1e re ains as cal at the end as at the beginning. 1e has nothing, thus has nothing to lose. What he desires is non:desire, what he learns is to unlearn. 1e si ply re inds people of who they ha#e always been. 1e cares about nothing but the Force. Thus he can care for all things. The "asters don0t try to educate the people, but $indly teach the to not:$now. When they thin$ that they $now the answers, people are difficult to guide. When they $now that they don0t $now, people can find their own way. /o e say that Jedi teaching is nonsense. *thers call it lofty but i practical. +ut to those who ha#e loo$ed inside the sel#es, this nonsense a$es perfect sense. )nd to those who put it into practice, this loftiness has roots that go deep. The Jedi ha#e just three things to teach< si plicity, patience, co passion. These three are your greatest treasures. /i ple in actions and in thoughts, you return to the source of being. !atient with both friends and ene ies, you accord with the way things are. Co passionate toward yourself, you reconcile all beings in the world.

The "aster re ains serene in the greatest help.

idst of sorrow. -#il cannot enter his heart. +ecause he is cal , he is people0s

Failure is an opportunity. %f you bla e so eone else, there is no end to the bla e. Therefore the "aster fulfills his own obligations and corrects his own ista$es. 1e does what he needs to do and de ands nothing of others. True words aren0t elo(uent, elo(uent words aren0t true. Wise pro#e their point aren0t wise. The "aster has no possessions. The wealthier he is. Traditional ?iews< The Force is to be used to sa#e li#es, not to ta$e li#es. The Force should ne#er be used for personal gain. -#ery Jedi has a #oice in a$ing decisions for the group. The Jedi should wor$ to support and aintain the go#ern ent : but not at the expense of Jedi ideals. %f the Jedi are called upon to fight, they will defend the helpless without hatred,anger, or thoughts of re#enge. 8o atter whether a group be of 4ood or +ad intentions. %t will decline when it0s ti e has co e. %f one tries to $eep it fro going to ruin at that ti e, it will ha#e an unsightly finish. %f one thin$s that the ti e has co e, it is best to let it go down with good grace. 7oing so, he ay e#en cuase it to be aintained. "%t isn0t y responsibility how the &nowledge is used... % was just a teacher. % just passed the $nowledge along." This is a #ery dangerous thought for a teacher to hold... )s a Jedi one needs to re e ber that the $nowledge they pass on to others... could be used by those of ill intent in ways it should not be used... %t is better to ne#er teach others... then to teach one who will is:use what you ha#e passed on to the . ) Jedi's training is far different fro the classroo experience, relying uch ore on personal instruction that e phasized a one:on:one i parting of expectations and the ore infor al "tric$s of the trade." %t is assu ed that basic s$ills are already on the road to de#elop ent, and it beco es the role of the "aster to pro#ide subtle 2and so eti es not so subtle5 support and guidance. %t re(uires the stern obser#ation of a aster that educates not by carrying the student to a goal, but by leading hi down the road to astery. ) good instructor will al ost willfully ignore the student and his or her i pro#e ent. )nd though i ense progress ight be ade within a short period of ti e, the student begins to expect praise and adulation. +ut it is better to gi#e odest praise and sa#e greater accolades for uch later down the line when it truly beco es clear that the student has ade a full co it ent to learning the art. /o until then, a grunt or a frown is the student's only praise. The "asters are profound and subtle. Their wisdo is unfatho able. There is no way to describe it, all we can describe is their appearance. They are careful as so eone crossing an iced:o#er strea . )lert as a warrior in ene y territory. Courteous as a guest. Fluid as elting ice. /hapable as a bloc$ of wood. 3ecepti#e as a #alley. Clear as a glass of water. The Potentium *eres& )s Jedi learn ore about the Force, they fre(uently for their own theories about how and why it wor$s. They (uestion how, if the Force creates and sustains life, it can ha#e a dar$ side. /o e arri#e at the conclusion that the Force is not di#ided into dar$ and light : that there is only the Force, and that it0s energy is inherently posti#e, despite the use to which it is so eti es put. Those who belie#e in this thoery feel that no "dar$ side" waits to en don0t need to pro#e their point, en who need to

ore he does for others, the happier he is. The

ore he gi#es to others, the

corrupt the for daring to explore the li its of the Force any ore then onsters wait under their beds to de#our the as children. To the , the Jedi theory of the Force is just one way to percie#e this potent life:energy, and the training and discipline the Jedi e ploy to reinforce their perspecti#e only ser#es to justify the existance of the Jedi *rder. /ee$ing another answer, these self:styled philosophers relabel the Force so ething that fits their perceptions of it: "The !otentiu " is just one exa ple : and atte pt to explore their philsophy as far as possiable. /o e co e perilously close to the dar$ side before they return bac$ fro the brin$. These "heresies" are fortunatley rare, for, if unchec$ed, they can produce dangerously powerful dar$siders. /adly, those who follow this line of resoning straight to the dar$side rarely percie#e the danger, belie#ing that they are a$ing new disco#ers that the Jedi are afriad to explore. /o e co e bac$ fro the dar$ side willingly when they see the error of their ways. /o e refuse to renounce their ista$en beliefs and ust be exiled to a place they can do no har , /o e few ust be, regrettably destroyed. The core of this theory asserts that there is no distinction between the light side and the dar$ side. %t clai s that both aspects of the Force are the sa e energy #iewed fro different perspecti#es. %t0s adherents theorize that using dar$side powers in the ser#ice of good still ser#es the cause of good, and doing so cannot actually lead a person to want to use the Force for e#il. They (uestion why using a sword to stri$e down an opponent is any different fro using the Force to cho$e the breath out of so eone. What they fail to see : and what Jedi so diligently try to establish : is that being a Jedi is not about exploring the li its of the Force, but using what is already $nown to protect peace and justice. Jedi students should concentrate on learning how to use the Force, and lea#e careful exploration to the Jedi "asters. Jedi Trainin" Fully training a Jedi ta$es any years, fro the first, halting lesson in feeling the Force0s power to standing before the council as a Jedi &night. The journey is so eti es harsh and certainly ne#er easy, since each student learns in his own ti e, and so e lessons can be (uite painful. The good teacher adapts to his student0s pace and stri$es a balance between co passion and discipline. 8o two Jedi Teachers train apprentices in precisely the sa e way, nor does a single Jedi Teacher teach two different students the sa e lesson the sa e way, in the sa e order, and with the sa e expectations. Jedi Teachers fro different areas ha#e radically different approaches, brought about by their circu stances. /o e train ultiple students, so e train only a single student. +oth syste s ha#e their strengths and wea$nesses. The (earnin" Process Jedi training has changed and e#ol#ed since it first ca e into existance and will and ust continue to do so. Training is at ti es #ery for al. With large classes of Force sensti#e students learning under the tutalage of a single "aster before being accepted as a padawan by a &night and pri#ately trained. %t is at ti es #ery unfor al with the student being trained pri#ately through his entire learning process by one teacher. )t other ti es it is e#en haphazard with the student learning uch on his own with only brief periods of training under a teacher. 3egardless of how it is done. The first and ost critical lesson in#ol#es sensing how the Force interacts with the .ni#erse. For ost students, this is a (uestion of exploring their sensiti#ity to the Force, of expanding their awareness to detect ore then what their senses show the . The next lessons in the Jedi arts are extensions of the first lesson. -#ery Jedi student needs to learn how to use the Force responsibly and to a#oid the te ptations of the dar$ side. !utting the Force into the hands of so eone with a wea$ grasp of orality and ethics is a recipe for disaster, and the Jedi ha#e a responsibility to the .ni#erse not to let students stray down the dar$ path. The Jedi see$ to instill a sense of duty and honor in their students by teaching the about the way of the Jedi &nights, through stories of heroic Jedi of the past and through discussion of the Jedi Code. This basic training in Jedi !hilsophy allows a Jedi to $now what is expected of hi and helps steer hi fro the dar$ path. !hysical conditiong and self:defense exercises go hand:in:hand with this early training. .sing the Force can be physically taxing, and being a Jedi &night can so eti es be outright exhausting. ) Jedi builds up his endurance and coordination through a rigoruos physical regi en. /elf:7efense lessons are a ajor part of the exercises, since a Jedi, with or without for al training, fre(uently co es in conflict with scounddrels and ne0er:do:wells of the world. The self:defense drills begin with si ple hand:to:hand techni(ues and usually cul inate in practice with a sword and other weapons2 4uns and other hand hels weapons5. 7epending on the Teacher, the inter#al between stages of training can be brief. Throughout the learning process, a Jedi student learns to cast aside his preconcei#ed notions of how the .ni#erse

functions, to see the flow of the Force and understand how it influences e#eryday life : to "unlearn what he has learned." Jedi Teachers should foster intuiti#e thin$ing, since it encourages students to experiance the world around the through their feelings rather than through their senses, which can be decei#ed. The Jedi belie#e that the entire experience of being a Jedi leads up to the goal of beco ing closer tot he Force. The sooner a Jedi begins to explore the ysteries of the force, the ore they disco#er. Pada,an Trainin" *nce a Jedi Teacher ta$es on an apprenctice 2$nown as a !adawan now5 The Teacher beco es solely responsible for the students welfare and education. ) Jedi teacher can ne#er ta$e this descion lightly. 1e is effecti#ely adopting a child 2regardless of the apprentice0s actual age5 and ust train the apprentice not only in the ysteries of the Force but also in day:to day life as an adult and a Force user. For this reason, a Jedi without clear sense of self:identity a$es a poor Teacher. "any factors influence the selection of an apprentice. First the Teacher needs to be aware of the student0s personality. /ince the Teacher intends to spend the next se#eral years of his life with the !adawan, radically different personalitity types could interfere with the training process. The Teacher ust be co fortable with the apprentice0s needs. %f the apprentice re(uires special attention and the Teacher is not willing or able to pro#ide it, both suffer as a result. Con#ersely, a Teacher should not choose an apprentice who offers no challanges at all. The Teacher learns fro the experience of teaching an apprentice. ) Jedi apprentice learns the lessons he needs to $now to beco e a Jedi &night. *b#iously, the Teacher ust continue the student0s training in how to use the Force, a lesson that goes on for al ost the entire duration of the apprenticeship. The Teacher ust also teach the apprentice how to wield the Force as a Jedi. &nowing when and how to use the Force is #ital to a Jedi0s de#lop ent. The Teacher teaches appropriate use by discussion and de onstration. The Teacher explains the history of the Jedi and it0s e bers, supple enting those lessons with exa ples. The Trials of .ni"hthood When the apprentice has sufficent experiance and $nowledge as a Jedi, ha#ing pro#en hi self able to wield the Force he can atte pt to beco e a Jedi &night. 3egardless of the ti e and place, the effort always in#ol#es tests, and they can be for al or infor al depending on who o#ersee0s the trials. They can be as si ple as the Teacher obser#ing his apprentice0s progress, or as co plex as a council of Jedi Teachers conducting extensi#e inter#iews and perhaps assigning a (uest of so e $ind. The o#erall purpose of the trials is eant to answer one (uestion. +ecuase a Jedi &night is now technically (ualified to instruct an apprentice of his own, does the Jedi *rder trust the canidate to do so; %f the answer is no, then the Jedi is probably not yet (ualified to beco e a Jedi &night. %f the answer is always no, then the apprentice0s Teacher has in so e way failed to properly prepare the apprentice, and the apprentice needs retraining. The basic ele ents of the test include facility with the Force, $nowledge of the Jedi Code, Weapon !roficiency, self: defense capability, sound 2and swift5 judge ent, and ost i portant, the ability to carry out a tas$ without their Teacher0s assistance or inter#ention. Faliure in any part indicates that the apprentice is not yet ready to be a Jedi &night. 8o two trials are exactly ali$e. They are tailoried to the indi#idual Jedi to ensure that the Jedi does not si ply rely on his strengths while a#oiding his wea$nesses. The trials ight ta$e hours, days, or wee$s, and include tra#el to se#real locations. Jedi can e#en forego so e of the tests at the discretion of the Teacher or Teachers ad ininstering the test, if the Jedi has at so e point succeeded at a uch ore difficult tas$ of the sa e type. /uccessfully passing the trials ight call for a cere ony of so e $ind, or a Teacher ight si ply pat his apprentice on the bac$ and send hi on his way. %n any case, the Jedi &night is now ready to a$e her way alone in the galaxy, ser#ing peace and justice in the na e of the Jedi *rder. The Jedi Trials ) Jedi ight be as$ed to underta$e one or all of the following trials in order to beco e a Jedi &night. 0acilit& ,ith the 0orce The Jedi )pprentice ust perfor relati#ely si ple tas$s related to the three ain aspects of the Force 2)lter Control and /ense5 to pro#e his ability to wield the Force in all it0s for s. These tests could be anthing fro guessing an i age the testers are thin$ing of to o#ing an object. *r editating for an hour a id a assai#e a ount of distractions. .no,led"e of the Jedi Code The ost co on #ersion of this test is a series of (uestions posed to the Jedi at inter#als throught the trials. These

include interpretations of the Jedi Code, lessons learned fro Jedi history and lore, and discerning actual Jedi lore fro an erroneous tale ade up by the tester. This test confir s the apprentice0s $nowledge base. ) Jedi &night perfor s best if he does not let erroneous infor ation cloud his perception of the Jedi Way. Weapon Proficienc& ) Jedi0s proficiency with a weapon is often tested with a duel or re(uired de onstration of their s$ill. %f a Jedi doesn0t use a weapon this test is often ignored. Though the Jedi ust still pro#e his ability to defend hi self against others who do use the . Self-Defense Capa$ilit& +ecuase all Jedi are re(uired to defend the helpless, they ust first be able to defend the sel#es. -xactly how a Jedi acco plishes this is uni portant as long as the Jedi does not call on the dar$side. The Teachers ad inistering the test ensures that the Jedi0s abilities are stretched to their li it. This ethod intends not only to pro#e the the Jedi can defend hi self but also deter ines whether the Jedi can change tactics (uic$ly when his fa#ored ethod of self: defense fails hi . Thus, this test can ta$e #arious for s, including being attac$ed by achines, ani als, and the #ery person the Jedi is suppossed to protect. The Teacher who gi#es the test always onitors the candidate, since the point of the test is to pro#e the Jedi0s ability for self:defense. %f the Jedi goes on the offensi#e without pro#ocation, he has failed the test. The Teacher ensures that any such failures don0t spin out of control. Sound Jud"ment The easure of a Jedi0s ability to a$e reasoned descions in a short span of ti e is perhaps second in i portance only to his ability to a$e those descions without his Teacher0s pro pting. This test deter ines the Jedi0s capacity for percei#ing and resol#ing dile as without undue editation, or, con#ersely, without enough editation. This test can co e in ultiple parts. For exa ple one ethod is for each Jedi Teacher present to pose an ethical (uestion to a Jedi see$ing $nighthood, one after another, in (uic$ succession. The Jedi0s test was not only to resol#e the (uestions 2once they ha#e all been as$ed5, but to do so in the order of i portance. %n general, though, the Teacher presents a conundru : perhaps one with real conse(uences, should such a test present itself : and then awaits a response. )n incorrect answer is, of course, a faliure. /o is the correct answer, if to long in co ing. The Teacher ne#er tells the Jedi how long he has to answer the (uestion, becuase identifying the i ediacy of a proble is an i portant step in sol#ing it. Solo )ission The last part of any Jedi0s trials to beco e a Jedi &night is a solo tas$ underta$en without the apprentice0s Teacher. %f a Jedi has failed any pre#ious test, he ay not underta$e this tas$. The purpose of this test is twofold. First, the Jedi needs ro learn how to underta$e tas$s as a Jedi &night. /econd, it answers the i portant (uestion of whether the apprentice can function as a Jedi, acco plish tas$s, ser#e peace and justice as well as the needs of the order, and operate without direct super#ision and without disgracing the *rder. The Jedi0s success or faliure is i portant, but how the Jedi handles the situation in either e#ent is the ost telling indicator of his readiness for the autono y that &nighthood brings. ) Jedi&night ust be able to adapt his plans to changing situations, to con(uer fear and o#erco e personal opinion, to deter ine the will of the Force, and to carry out the tas$s assigned to hi without undue hesitation or disse bling. Failing any of that, the Jedi &night ust be willing to ta$e responsibility for his actions 2or inactions5 and to a$e a ends if possiable. Jedi who fail to co plete their ta$s can still be awarded the antel of Jedi &night becuase they too$ the initiati#e to sal#age the situation, so eti es e#en achie#ing a result greater than the scope of their tas$. /o e Jedi apprentices who acco plish a significant tas$ on their own are awarded the title of Jedi &night e#en if they ha#e not been charged with a solo ission. ) Jedi0s /olo "ission is ne#er co onplace, though an unwise apprentice ight ista$e it for such. %t always in#ol#es a short journey to seprate the apprentice fro the Teacher0s aid and reinforce the notion that the apprentice is on his own. %t also includes a tangible esure of success, such as deli#ering or retri#ing a person or ite , or facilitating a specific resolution to a gi#en dispute. 7anger of so e $ind is always a factor, though the threat is not necessarily to the Jedi. *f course, the ission includes an ele ent of uncertainty. The &night candidate faces see inly insur ountable odds, frustrating rejection, insidious te ptation, philosophical a biguity, or perhaps a sudden redefinition of the ission0s para eters. (ife as a Jedi )aster )t so e point, a Jedi &night beco es a Jedi "aster. 1e ta$es on an apprentice, or by #irtue of his acco plish ents beco es recognized as an exa ple of the Jedi *rder. The title brings with it a few ore responsibilities, but o#erall, life as a Jedi "aster is not terribly different fro life as a Jedi &night. The Jedi "aster still underta$es tas$s and

carries the out as best he can, though he has greater latitude in his eans of acco plishing the . 1e also spea$s with ore authority then a Jedi &night. ) Jedi "aster is afforded a great deal of respect within the order, regardless of how long he holds that status. The station of "aster has no "ran$s" though so e Jedi "asters ha#e ore authority than others due to personal reputations. "ost Jedi "asters downplay their own i portance, except when they feel the situation warrents a perception of higher authority then a Jedi &night co ands. "ost Jedi "asters feel that excessi#ely e phasizing the distinction is a sign of #anity. -#en so, Jedi "asters generally a$e it clear when they spea$ on behalf of so eone else, be it another Teacher, the Council, or so eone outside the order they are assiting at that ti e. Techincally spea$ing, no postion in the *rder ran$s higher then that of Jedi "aster. Though in ti e a Jedi "aster ight beco e a e ber of the *rder0s Council. *rdinarly, a Jedi "aster is expected to spea$ and act as a though he did so on behalf of the entire *rder, if a Jedi "aster truly $nows the will of the Force, he does so.

Jedi E'ercises
"any Jedi "feats" perfor ed by asters ay spread yths of the agical powers of the Force user. /uch feats, howe#er, are perfor ed not by the Force or agic, but by s$ills that ha#en ta$en years of hard training to de#elop. They are no less ar#elous because of this. First Cadence< !reparation< AI candles, AI candles stands of about C A=B feet high, lighter, and a sword. Cadence< /tart by placing one lighted candle and stand directly ahead of you at a distance of one to one and a half eters. Then, fro the rest position, draw your sword and stri$e the wic$. 9our objecti#e is to co pletely cut the wic$ without har ing the candle. 1a#ing successfully co pleted one candle, place two stands and candles in front of you, by hand, with a AJ:degree angle between the . The first few ti es you perfor this aneu#er you should chec$ that accuracy of your place ent. 8o ore then a two:degree error is per issible. When you beco e co fortable with placing the , you should be able to place the with no ore then a tenth of a degree error without needing to chec$. Then as you did with the first cut the lighted wic$ without cutting the candle. 1a#ing successfully co pleted two candles, you should atte pt three, again spaced at AJ:degree inter#als ahead of you, at a distance of one to one and a half eters. Then four then fi#e, and so on until you co#er the full AHJ:degree spread with nineteen candles and stands. There are a nu ber of orders that you should practice this in< Fro right to left, left to right, alternating left and right wor$ing out fro the center, alternating left and right wor$ing in towards the center, and, rando . *nly when you can perfor all possible per utations two:handed, left:handed, right:handed, and blindfolded with e(ual s$ill are you ready to ad#ance. This is both a physical and ental training exercise. /econd Cadence< !reparation< GB candles, GB candles stands of about C feet high, lighter, and a sword. Cadence< The candles and stands ust be placed at fi#e:degree inter#als 23ather then AJ:degree inter#als as in the first cadence5, by the end of the cadence a full CFJ:degree circle is co#ered. There should be two candles at the zero position, so that you can start and end at zero:degrees. This cadence re(uires the Jedi to be able to stri$e at all points around hi . %n the beginning, you are per itted to turn to face the point at which you are stri$ing. *nce you ha#e astered this, you are expected to be able to stri$e at any point around you without ha#ing to turn at all si ply reach out with the sword and use the Force to guide the stro$e.

Third Cadence< !reparation< AHJ candles, AHJ candles stands of about C feet high, lighter, and a sword. Cadence< The Candles are placed at B:degree inter#als, and the stri$e patterns used in#ol#es cutting e#ery fifth wic$, then e#ery fourth of the re aining, then e#ery third, and so on until none are left. *ne exercise the Jedi student should practice is standing in a special position called 1orse:3iding /tance 21orse /tance, for short5. %t is called this because the position rese bles how one loo$s sitting on a horse ::: both legs wide apart, $nees bent, and bac$ straight. The Jedi should practice this exercise by standing in 1orse /tance for as long as one hour at a ti e. Through this training the /tudent de#elops good balance and exceedingly strong legs. )long with the physical training, the Jedi does ental exercises. The 1orse /tance, for exa ple, should also be done as a " editation" exercise. This eans that while the Jedi are holding this position, they should concentrate #ery hard on one particular thought. They should not let their inds wander e#en though this exercise is extre ely boring. They should not o#e, no atter what. %f they ha#e an itch, they cannot scratch it. %f a os(uito landed on their forehead, they cannot swat it. The pain is e#en worse, for holding a sitting position without anything to sit on is #ery painful indeed. The Jedi has to learn to con(uer this pain, to a$e their inds so strong they can endure it. With this disciplined training the Jedi de#elops such good concentration and such $een awareness of their surroundings as it attunes the to the Force. %n addition, students who endure onths of pain and struggle with the 1orse /tance will be unli$ely to cru ble under the pressure if they are forced into an actual fighting situation. Training in iron pal is usually done in the following way< /tudents begin by repeatedly thrusting their hands into a buc$et of #ery fine sand. They practice daily, and after each session treat their hands with special edicine to $eep the soft. When the student beco es used to the sand, they graduate, using the sa e techni(ues, to a buc$et of s all pebbles, then s all roc$s, and finally iron fillings or ball bearings. When they can finally stri$e full force into iron, then they ha#e what is $nown as the iron pal or iron hand. This training can be dangerous, and should only be practiced under the direction of a (ualified instructor. %t cannot be acco plished without the use of special herbal edicine that will pre#ent serious injury to the hands. When people lift #ery hea#y objects, they unconsciously breathe in and hold their breath. %f they exhaled instead, they would find it #ery difficult to lift that sa e object. This feeling of extra strength co es fro the operation of the Force. -#en though all people ha#e the Force, in ost cases it is untapped, unde#eloped, and uncontrolled. For the Jedi, howe#er, the Force is recognized as the practitioners0 pri ary source of energy, and they consciously train to de#elop or culti#ate the Force. *ne exercise for culti#ating the Force is editation. %t is done by practicing special breathing exercises while sitting, lying, or standing in certain body positions. "editation re(uires that the body be in proper posture and align ent so that the pathways in the body are free and not bloc$ing each other. ) beginning posture, for exa ple, is to sit on a chair with bac$ and head in a straight line, thighs parallel to the ground, and $nees and lower legs at right angles to the thighs. 1ands are on the $nees. This is #ery si ple to do, and e#eryone can try it. Fro this position, students are taught special ways to breath, and at the sa e ti e, they editate ::: that is, they thin$ deeply and concentrate on their breathing. 1orse:/tance is an exa ple of a ore difficult #ersion of this concept. !racticing these increasingly difficult exercises for any years0 leads to the de#elop ent of what is called "inner strength." /aid another way, people who ha#e inner strength ha#e gained control of the Force inside the sel#es. Those few who ha#e done so can perfor any iraculous feats. "asters can be so powerful they can point a finger in the direction of an opponent, concentrate on sending the Force toward the other person, and al ost li$e the wind, $noc$ down the opponent with this in#isible force. Through the de#elop ent of this control of the Force, "asters can also a$e their bodies extre ely light or hea#y. /o e asters can actually produce a $ind of in#isible:force field around their bodies that acts as a shield against attac$. *pponents find that when they face the aster in a fight, they so ehow just can0t begin to attac$. *n eye contact they feel wea$ and inept, and will $now they ha#e been defeated. %f a person who is stronger then you pushes against you, and you push bac$ head:on with your wea$er strength, you will certainly be defeated. %f instead you step bac$ and gi#e way in the direction your opponent is pushing, and in

addition pull the opponent in the direction he or she is already pushing, you can actually throw your opponent down #ery hard. This is called using one0s strength against the . -ach training session should begin with war :up exercises. While they ay be boring to watch, they are #ery i portant, for e#en the greatest Jedi ust stretch and loosen up to $eep fro pulling uscles and getting other injures. /tudents should also do strengthening exercises li$e push:ups for ar uscles, and sit:ups and leg raises for sto ach uscles. /o eti es "bridging," in which one a$es one0s body into a bridge in order to strengthen ones bac$ and nec$ is also a good idea. Falling practice should usually be a regular part of training for e#ery Jedi. /ince students are thrown in all directions, they ust learn how to fall e#ery which way. They should learn special ways to fall bac$ward, to both sides, and to the front. *ne 4ood throw is done this way. When a Jedi executes this throw, he or she pushes the opponent bac$ward, brea$ing the opponent0s balance to the rear. When the opponent tries to step bac$ and regain balance, the Jedi steps in and hoo$s one leg around one of the opponent0s legs, sweeping it out fro under the opponent, who will nor ally then fall to the ground. )nother good throw is done this way. This sacrifice techni(ue is used when you opponent o#es in to attac$. )s he or she attac$s, you step in close, grab the person by the lapels, and fall down on your bac$, placing one of your feet in your opponent0s sto ach. )s you fall, you pull hard on the opponent0s lapels and straighten out the leg that is planted in your opponent0s sto ach. )s you do this your opponent will go flying o#er your head and land on his or her bac$. +ut always re e ber for e#ery hold, cho$e, or loc$, there is an escape, just as there is always a counter o#e for e#ery throw. /tudents should practice these as well, and can often pre#ent their opponents fro getting good cho$es or loc$s and throws on the . ) proper fist is ade in this way< First clench the fingers of your hand tightly together into a ball. /(ueeze as fir ly as you can, as if trying to get all the air out of your fist. Then close your thu b tightly o#er your first two fingers, binding your fingers together fir ly. ) description of how to execute a punch will help explain. !icture a Jedi standing in a straight and natural posture. The only part of the body that has any tension is a special part called the tant0ien 2) Chinese word.5 The tant0ien is that point on the body about two inches below the belly button. This point is considered to be the center of balance and strength in the hu an body. The Jedi0s hands are held in fists at his or her sides, just abo#e the hips, pal s facing upward. The ar s and shoulders are relaxed 2not li p, but relaxed5. The Jedi starts o#ing one hand out toward the target in front of hi , the elbow rubbing close against the body as the ar o#es forward. The ar thrusts straight forward and at the last o ent, before the ar is co pletely extended, 2extended, not loc$ed straight5 the fist twists li$e a cor$screw so that the pal faces downward as it stri$es the target. The body is relaxed until the point of contact, and at this o ent the tant0ien tightens co pletely and creates a chain reaction, with all the uscles of the body tightening as a unit. This happens for only a fraction of a second while the punch is executed, and then the body relaxes again. ) Jedi ust learn to control hi self and his actions at any speed. %t is not at all true that slow eans easy. %t ight loo$ easy, but try, for exa ple, to get up fro a chair in slow otion, or e#en harder, try sitting down in the sa e way. 7o this without wobbling, with perfect control and balance, and you will see that slow can be #ery hard indeed. !./1:1)87/< !ush hands is a two:person practice techni(ue. The partners face one another with their wrists and forear s touching. They o#e their hands, ar s and bodies in a prearranged circular fashion, aintaining contact with each other at all ti es. %n the ad#anced section of this techni(ue. When person ) pushes, + yields, and when + pushes, ) yields. +oth trying to yield at exactly the ti e they are pushed, and only as far. They don0t want to gi#e way sooner or any ore than they ha#e to. %n this practice, students learn to feel when their opponents are wea$ or off balance. %t also helps the locate wea$nesses in their own bodies that they would ha#e difficulty finding if they wor$ed out only by the sel#es. %n the e#en ore ad#anced #ersion of this. 8o special pattern is followed, and students practice "free:style" push:

hands. This free:style practice is a #ery different $ind of exercise. The object is to brea$ contact with your partner. 9ou try to escape fro your opponent0s hands while the opponent tries to "stic$ to" or $eep contact with your hands. )t the sa e ti e, you want to a$e sure you stic$ to your opponent0s hands, and your opponent tries to escape fro you. Through push:hands practice, one de#elops $een sensiti#ity to one0s opponents, learns how to "beco e one" with the and "feel" what they are going to do before they do it. T1- .8+-87)+6- )3"< )n exa ple of how powerful the ind and body are when used together is "the unbendable ar ." Try this experi ent with a friend. First, a$e a fist and out strength into your ar , bending it up a little at the elbow. Then as$ your friend to try to bend your ar the rest of the way. 9ou can resist as hard as you want. /ince your friend is allowed to use both hands, he or she will probably not ha#e uch trouble bending your ar . 8ow, ta$e the sa e position, only this ti e open your fist and don0t put any strength at all into your ar . 3elax your shoulder and elbow co pletely. %nstead, pretend that your ar is li$e a fire hose, and that wa#es of the Force sent fro your ind, li$e water, are flowing with terrific force through your ar . These powerful wa#es flow out of your hand and fingertips straight to the ends of the earth without stopping. %f you can really i agine this, really belie#e this is true, then your friend will find it #ery difficult to bend your ar . %f you thin$, "*h, this will ne#er wor$," or you lose concentration for e#en a second, then it won0t wor$. )nother experi ent of this $ind can be done with the whole body. Just stand in one place and ha#e a friend or friends lift you up off the ground. Then, stand in the sa e place, close your eyes, and thin$ of sending the Force fro your ind down into the center of the earth. %f you can $eep up this concentration without brea$ing it, your friends won0t be able to budge you fro the spot. !3*J-CT-7 F%41T%84< 9ou light a candle and place the fla e about a half:inch to an inch away fro your extended fist, you then withdraw your hand and practice punching at the fla e. While !rojecting the Force toward the fla e using your punch as the guiding force or pathway for it to follow. 2This s$ill is taught in the techni(ue called the unbendable ar abo#e this5 &eep o#ing the fla e farther and farther bac$ as you gain range with this techni(ue. %f one wants to learn how to $eep the Force turned on while o#ing one0s body, then it is i portant to practice an exercise, which loo$s li$e owing the lawn. %n this exercise one o#es bac$ and forth with one0s hands in front as if grasping a lawn ower. While o#ing, one practices special breathing, $eeping one0s concentration on the tant0ien area, and sending the Force fro the hip area out through the wrists. -)46- T3)%8%84 T-C18%>.-< Firstly if you ha#e bad shoulders you ight want to ta$e caution while using this techni(ue for it is #ery strenuous on the shoulders. 9ou ust be standing to do this techni(ue because gra#ity plays an i portant role. To start this techni(ue you touch your two iddle fingers together with your thu b. This is sort of li$e the lotus hand but with your iddle and ring finger. %t should loo$ al ost li$e the hea#y etal sign. 8ow that your and are in the right position go to gi#e the i aginary person standing in front of you a hug. This should a$e a sort of a circle with your hands and body. "a$e sure your elbows are down and your hands are right in front of your chest. 8ow co es the hard part. Turn your hands so that the bac$ of your hand is facing you and your fingers are facing outwards. 8ow close your eyes and see how long you can hold this position. When you inhale try drawing the force into your body fro the ground. Feel it entering through your feet and cli bing up your legs. Feel it cli b up your spine into your ind. *nce in your ind hold your breath for a second. Feel the force flowing in your ind. Then send the force to your ar s and shoulders to energize the . The object of this techni(ue is to free your ar s so that you ay hold the in that position fore#er. +3-)T1%84 -L-3C%/-< +reathe in through your nose to a count of four, 1old your breath for a count of se#en, and then exhale for a count of eight beats. .sing your heartbeat to set the count. With each breath let tension flow out of you. T1- F*.3 /T)4-/ *F +3-)T1%84 The four stages of breath control are inhalation, co pression, exhalation and inter ission. %n practice, these four

stages are strung together in a s ooth continuous se(uence, li$e the rise and fall of wa#es on the sea, with each one playing a particular role and all of the orchestrated by the diaphrag . $nhalation< With e pty lungs and nostrils flared, relax the diaphrag and co ence a soft, slow, s ooth inhalation through the nose, deliberately drawing the air deep down into the botto of the lungs so that the diaphrag descends and the abdo inal wall expands. )s the lower lobes of the lungs fill up with air and the abdo en swells, continue breathing in slowly and deeply so that the id:sections of the lungs begin to fill next, causing the ribcage to expand. When the lungs feel co fortably full and both the abdo en and ribs ha#e expanded, draw the inhalation to a halt. 7o not try to 0top off0 the upper lungs by ta$ing an extra gulp of air, for this will a$e you hunch up your shoulders and tense your nec$ and also cause the diaphrag to rise. ) 0full0 breath eans that the lungs are about two:thirds to three:(uarters filled, with ost of the air pac$ed down into the lower and iddle sections. %n shallow chest breathing, only the narrow upper poc$ets of the lungs get filled, which represents only about a (uarter of the lungs0 capacity, but due to years of shallow breathing, people tend to feel that they ust fill up these poc$ets to get a 0full0 breath. !ractice will eli inate this tendency. Compression: This phase is (uite brief ::: usually only three to fi#e seconds ::: but its benefits are deep and anifold. 6onger retentions of breath should only be practiced under the personal super#ision of a (ualified teacher. The first step in the co pression phase is to press the diaphrag fir ly downward to settle the air into the botto of the lungs and co press the abdo inal ca#ity. )s you do this, apply the 0three loc$s0, which are described in the next section. When properly perfor ed, this brief retention of breath pro#ides se#eral i portant benefits. %t slows down and deepens the pulse of the heart and balances blood pressure throughout the circulatory syste . +y increasing the pressure of the air against the surface of the lungs and holding it briefly, this co pression greatly enhances the exchange of gases, enriching the blood with extra supplies of oxygen and allowing ore eli ination of carbon dioxide. %t also i pro#es gas exchange between the bloodstrea and cells throughout the entire circulatory syste , increasing the partial pressure of oxygen against the walls of the capillaries. -#en the briefest breath retention triggers cellular respiration, an innate response that causes cells to 0breathe0 by the sel#es whene#er breath is held in the lungs. When this happens, blood sugar is spontaneously bro$en down by the cells to release oxygen and produce body heat. This is the basis of the so:called 0di#e response0 that allows seals to di#e deep into ice:cold water for prolonged periods without breathing and young children who fall into frozen ri#ers and la$es to sur#i#e underwater for up to two hours and re#i#e without brain da age when rescued. %n ost adults, this response has atrophied, but a few years of deep breathing practice usually suffices to restore it. 8e#er hold the co pression phase of breath beyond what feels co fortable. %f you feel co pelled to gasp or burst out on exhalation, it eans that you0#e held the co pression too long and lost control of your breath. "xhalation: When you0re ready to exhale, release the three loc$s 2see next section5, relax the diaphrag and ribs, and begin exhaling slowly and e#enly in a steady continuous strea through the outh, which facilitates eli ination of stagnant air and energy. - pty the lungs in re#erse order of inhalation, starting fro the top of the lungs, then the iddle, and finally the botto . Continue exhaling until the lungs are e pty, letting the abdo inal wall collapse and contract inward and the diaphrag ascend upward into the chest, and then expel the last residues of air fro the lungs by drawing the abdo inal wall further inward. The entire exhalation should be perfor ed in a long, slow, e#en strea , not in a sudden explosi#e burst. %f the latter occurs, shorten the co pression phase on the next round. $ntermission: When the lungs are e pty and exhalation is co plete, do not i ediately start drawing in the next inhalation. %nstead, pause briefly to let your diaphrag and abdo inal wall relax and fall bac$ into place in preparation for the next breath. %f you start inhaling while the diaphrag and abdo inal wall are still drawn in, the breath will tend to rise up in the lungs, a$ing it ore difficult to sin$ the air down to the botto . The inter ission phase should also be used to chec$ the shoulders and nec$ are fully relaxed and posture is correct, but do not pause too long, or you0ll find yourself suc$ing in the next inhalation in a short sharp gulp. T1- T13-- 6*C&/ The three loc$s are used to create a therapeutic co pression within the abdo inal ca#ity. This co pression gi#es a strong boost to #enal circulation, opens the eridian syste , and helps acti#ate the pneu ogastric ner#ous syste .

The loc$s are applied at or toward the end of inhalation, held in place briefly during co pression, and released on exhalation. )t first it ay see difficult or aw$ward to apply the without interrupting your breathing, but with practice they will beco e an integral part of your natural breathing patterns. 6i$e the four stages, the three loc$s should be perfor ed s oothly and without excessi#e effort. The Anal %oc&: The anal loc$ is designed to raise the entire pel#ic floor in order to loc$ in and enhance the co pression created in the abdo inal ca#ity by the diaphrag as it descends fro abo#e during inhalation. The resulting increase in abdo inal pressure has profound therapeutic benefits for all of the internal organs and glands, dri#ing stale blood and cellular wastes fro the tissues and sti ulating the secretion of essential hor ones. The pel#ic floor consists of a flexible web of uscle and tendon that supports the colon, prostate, uterus and sacral glands. +y flexing this lower diaphrag , the anal loc$ assages all of the organs and glands within the sacru , strengthens the tissues of the pel#ic floor, and gi#es a sti ulating tug to the sacral roots of the pneu ogastric ner#e endings, which helps acti#ate the i une responses of the ner#ous syste . %t also pulls on the ner#es of a s all gland, $nown as the 06usch$a gland0 that hangs fro the tip of the coccyx, sti ulating secretions that further enhance neuro:i unological healing responses. )s inhalation approaches co pletion, the anal loc$ is applied by contracting the outer ring of the anal sphincter, a tough band of uscle that controls the external aperture of the anus. This aneu#er lifts the anus and contracts the webbing of the entire urogenital diaphrag . For the ore powerful effect, the contraction ay be extended deeper to the inner ring of the anal sphincter, located about one inch abo#e the external ring. This raises the entire perineu between the anus and sexual organs and deepens the co pression throughout the sacru . 1owe#er, for regular practice, contracting the external ring is sufficient, while the internal ring ay be used when stronger sti ulation of the sacru is desired. 7ue to the benefits of the anal loc$ it is often practiced by itself. The Abdominal %oc&: The purpose of the abdo inal loc$ is to seal in the therapeutic co pression in the abdo inal ca#ity when the diaphrag descends and the pel#ic floor is raised with the anal loc$ on co pletion of inhalation. %f the abdo inal wall is si ply allowed to expand outward, uch of this co pression is lost, di inishing the sti ulating assage effect on the internal organs and glands. Further ore, the powerful boost that the diaphrag gi#es to circulation depends largely on enhanced abdo inal pressure against the #ena ca#a, a ajor #ein that draws stale blood up fro the abdo inal organs for replenish ent in the lungs. The increase in abdo inal pressure exerts a powerful propulsi#e force on the #ena ca#a, pushing blood up into the chest li$e a pu p and thereby ta$ing a huge wor$load off the heart. This effect is particularly beneficial early in the orning, when up to half the body0s blood supply lies dor ant in the li#er and pancreas. Try doing just a few deep diaphrag ic breathes with the three loc$s while sitting up in bed the o ent you wa$e up in the orning, and you can feel this propulsi#e power on circulation fro the head to foot. When inhalation is co plete with the anal loc$ in place, the abdo inal wall will be fully expanded. To apply the abdo inal loc$, si ply pull the lower part of the abdo inal wall inward toward the spine. %t is neither necessary nor desirable to pull it in #ery far or with excessi#e effort. Just draw it slightly inward with a light contraction of the abdo inal uscles, hold it briefly, and then relax it co pletely as you co ence exhalation. That brief o ent of enhanced abdo inal pressure sa#es your heart at least twenty beats of wor$, so if you practice this sort of breathing throughout the day, you can well i agine how uch it extends the wor$ing life of your heart. The 'ec& %oc&: The nec$ loc$ ser#es se#eral functions. +y partially constricting the carotid arteries in the throat, it pre#ents excess blood fro rushing straight up into the brain due to enhanced circulatory pressure fro below, instead di#erting so e of it out to the extre ities for ore balanced distribution. Carotid co pression also slows and deepens the pulse, thereby further benefiting heart function. The nec$ loc$ seals the breath down inside the lungs after inhalation, so that it doesn0t rise up and cause unco fortable pressure in the throat, nostrils and -ustachian tubes during co pression. %t also stretches the entire spinal cord fro s$ull to sacru , sti ulating all the ner#es and ganglia along its entire length and opening the energy channels that run along the spine. )lso the s all pressure it puts on the carotid sinus ner#e is $nown to facilitate ental cal and the internalization of awareness, which are helpful factors in breath control, particularly during editation. To apply the nec$ loc$, wait until the anal and abdo inal loc$s are in place, then contract the throat uscles and cla p the glottis o#er the trachea. 2%f you0re wondering how to do this, try ta$ing se#eral short inhalations one on top of the other. )s you 0pac$0 each one into the lungs, what pre#ents it fro co ing out before you draw in the next one is cla ping the glottis o#er the trachea.5 /o e practitioners find it helpful to swallow first, which facilitates the nec$ loc$ and helps pac$ air and energy into the chest ca#ity, but this is not an essential step. When the throat is closed and contracted, tuc$ the chin slightly in toward the chest and stretch the bac$ of the nec$, but without actually

bending the nec$ forward. +e sure to $eep the shoulders relaxed so that they do not hunch up and cause tension in the nec$ and shoulder uscles, bloc$ing energy flow fro the spine into the head. When your ready to exhale raise your chin a bit, relax the throat, and let the air strea out. 1-)6%84 +3-)T1 Syllable: hoo 2pronounced 0who0, with lips rounded and tongue suspended in id: outh, as though blowing out a candle5 (ethod: A. /tand in 1orse posture. +ring hands out to front, just below the na#el, with pal s facing up to the s$y and fingers aligned. /tart inhaling slowly through the nose while raising both hands together up the center of the torso. B. When hands reach the heart and breath is full, start exhaling through the outh aspirating the syllable hoo. )t the sa e ti e, turn one pal out and around CFJ degrees so that it faces the s$y and continue raising it upwards, and turn the other pal in and around AHJ degrees so that it faces the ground and bring it bac$ down the front. C. When breath is e pty, one pal will be extended up towards the s$y abo#e the head, while the other is extended down towards the ground at the groin. Turn both pal s around so they face one another, and slowly bring the toward one another on the next inhalation. !al s should reach heart le#el just as inhalation is co plete. D. /tart the next exhalation and aspirate the syllable hoo, while continuing to o#e the descending pal downward and turning the ascending pal around CFJ degrees and continuing to push it upward, reaching full extension abo#e and below just as exhalation is co pleted. The syllable need not be sounded out loud, the i portant point is to for the outh and throat as though pronouncing that specific syllable. E. Turn the pal s and bring the slowly together at the heart as you start a new inhalation. 3epeat F to AB ti es. )enefits< % pro#es digesti#e functions of spleen, pancreas and sto ach. !ro otes secretions of digesti#e enzy es. 1elps heal ulcers. -li inates bad breath caused by inco plete digestion in the sto ach.

Calming Breath Technique

This is a si ple breathing exercise, to be practiced e#ery day. %t is useful in stressful situations, or when you feel threatened, for it helps you to re ain cal , and to relax. %t is presented in three easy steps. /tart with the first step, until you0#e astered it. Then progress to the next step. *nce you ha#e reached the third step, you will ha#e learned the Cal ing +reath Techni(ue.

Preparation
Wear loose fitting attire, so that you are co fortable. "a$e sure that you can breathe through your nose. %f you ha#e a cold, do not practice this exercise until you can breathe clearly.

Step One
6ie flat on your bac$. !ut one hand on your sto ach, and the other hand on your chest. 3elax. %nhale so that the hand on your sto ach rises, while the hand on your chest is still. -xhale so that the hand on your sto ach goes down again, and the hand on your chest re ains still. 3epeat for E breaths. 8ow, when you inhale, breathe in so that the hand on your chest rises, while the hand on your sto ach is still. -xhale so that the hand on your chest goes down again, while the hand on your sto ach re ains still. 3epeat for E breaths. )lternate between sto ach and chest breathing for E inutes. "a$e sure you0#e astered this step before o#ing on.

Step Two
This step co bines sto ach and chest breathing into one breath. This is the Cal ing +reath. 6ie flat on your bac$. !ut one hand on your sto ach, and the other hand on your chest. 3elax.

+egin by sto ach breathing. When you feel you can0t inhale any ore in this anner, switch to chest breathing, until the upper part of your lungs are filled. Then exhale by chest breathing first, progressing to sto ach breathing so that you e pty the lungs fully. 3epeat for E inutes. +reathe slowly. %f you feel dizzy, slow down, you are breathing too fast. %f you are out of breath, you are breathing too slowly. 6isten to your own body0s essages. %f you are ha#ing difficulty distinguishing chest breathing fro sto ach breathing, go bac$ to /tep *ne.

Step Three
/tand or sit with your bac$ straight. .se the Cal ing +reath and follow this pattern. 9ou will ha#e to count the rhyth in your head. % will teach you the rhyth D:D:D. Count to D while inhaling, hold your breath and count to D, then count to D while exhaling. *nce you0#e astered this you ay use a D:D:D:D rhyth is you prefer. %t adds and extra step of holding your breath after exhaling and counting to D. Ta$e care not to hold your breath too long. )gain, listen to your body. 3epeat for E inutes, or until you are cal . !ractice so that the Cal ing +reath beco es effortless, and inaudible. 9ou should breathe no louder than usual. *nce you ha#e astered the techni(ue, it should be in#isible to the untrained eye, a$ing it useful in al ost any situation. The cal ind can ore readily feel the ebb and flow of the Force.

Jedi Meditation - Basic Technique

Jedi editation techni(ues ha#e been handed down through the ages as a way of gaining insight and wisdo in the force. There were any different editation techni(ues, but ost ha#e been lost to the ra#ages of ti e. The following is the first step in the ost co only practiced ethod. 6i$e all force training, the Jedi editation techni(ue follows a hierarchy of steps< Control, Sense, and Alter. 9ou ust learn control of your own abilities, before you can truly sense the Force. *nce you ha#e astered sensing the Force surrounding you, you can use the force to perfor actions and alter the e#ents and objects around you. The basic techni(ue teaches you to control your own ental process, and allows you to focus your thoughts on one object, thought, or goal, the object of your editation. This object ust ha#e a clear objecti#e or subjecti#e reality to you, so it is easiest to begin with a physical object such as a ball or a candle. )fter you ha#e astered editating on physical objects, you ay proceed to ental objects such as ental i ages or goals. "a$e sure your ental object is clearly defined in your ind. 1ow to start< /it in on the floor, or on a cushion, with the spine and nec$ $ept straight . !lace your hands in your lap, pal s upward. 3elax your entire body deeply and (uic$ly, using the Cal ing +reath Techni(ue. )fter you are relaxed, regulate your breathing to a cal and peaceful rate. %f you are using a physical object, focus your #ision on the object, otherwise close your eyes. +egin to shut out distractions 2noises, etc.5, as you focus your attention inward. Try to $eep your thoughts fro wandering, shutting out stray thoughts. Concentrate your thoughts upon the object of your editation. !ractice these steps until you are able to concentrate on the object without distraction. *nce you ha#e astered these steps, you should gain a sense of that object through the Force. /tretch out with your feelings, and percei#e the object. I)P#RT!3T P#I3TS #0 PR!CTICE When practicing The Jedi Way, the following points ay ser#e as general guidelines to deri#e axi u benefit fro your practice and $eep body, breath, and ind in the state of balance and functional har ony re(uired to attune yourself with the Force. *eneral Points

A. )lways practice in the three:stage for at of war :up, ain practice and cool:down. The war :up stage balances body, breath, and ind in preparation for the ain practice of obilizing and circulating the Force, and the cool: down stage relaxes your body. %f you practice without ade(uate preli inary preparation, your syste will not be properly balanced to wor$ with the Force, and if you fail to ta$e easures to relax your body, you lose uch of the benefits of the exercise. B. "a$e your practice an integral part of your daily routine, and practice regularly. %f you only practice sporadically, your syste will lose its synchronicity with the Force. *nly with regular practice will you obtain the cu ulati#e benefits, which The Jedi Way confers. -#en if you only practice for AE to BJ inutes, as long as you do it daily you will still realize the benefits, albeit at a slower rate then those who de#ote ore ti e to practice. C. The Jedi Way is not a 0 agic bullet0 that will i ediately correct all proble s, especially in an unbalanced lifestyle. %t wor$s best when practiced as an integral part of the o#erall healthcare syste . This includes diet, a positi#e attitude towards life, e otional e(uilibriu , and other factors that support health and nurture life. D. 7on0t bring the proble s of your daily life into your practice, but do bring the results of your practice into your daily life. This will gradually sol#e all your proble s and integrate all aspects of your life with your practice. Points of Attention for the )ody A. The spine is the ost i portant part of the body for Jedi practice. &nown by so e as the 0stairway to hea#en0, it ser#es as a conduit for the Force to flow fro the lower body to the upper body and brain. %t0s the central pillar of balance for the entire torso and head and the conductor of ner#e signals fro brain to body. For best results in practice, the spine should always be $ept erect and in straight align ent with the nec$ and head, with the buttoc$s tuc$ed in a bit to reduce the cur#ature in the lower spin. Try to $eep the spine flexible and responsi#e to synchronized o#e ent with the rest of the body by relaxing the uscles along the spine and $eeping the #ertebrae e#enly aligned. 6i bering and loosening the spine is one of the ain purposes of the war :up stage of practice. B. The tensest part of the hu an body is usually the shoulders and nec$ area. Tension here bloc$s the free flow of the Force up fro the spine into the head. Try to $eep the shoulders loose and the nec$ uscles relaxed throughout a session of Jedi practice, e#en if that re(uires you to ta$e a short brea$ and perfor one of the shoulder:loosening war :up exercises. Points of Attention for the (ind A. Turn ental attention and sensory perception inwards. 3ather then listening to external sounds, listen to your breath and heart. 7on0t let external sights and sounds distract your attention during a practice session. B. /ilence the ind by turning off your 0internal dialogue0. This does not ean the cessation of thoughts and feelings, which continue to appear and dissol#e on their own accord. Just stop tal$ing to yourself about particular thoughts, and instead let the strea of consciousness flow naturally in the bac$ground of your ind. C. /et all proble s and worries of daily life aside prior to a practice session. - otional e(uilibriu is a basic prere(uisite for success in practice. D. Culti#ate the 03ight "ind0 for practice. This eans ha#ing respect and confidence in your practice, but no preconcei#ed notions about it, and no grand expectations regarding results. E. /tay cal throughout your practice sessions, and try to bring that cal ness into your daily life afterward. Culti#ate cal ness as a spiritual #irtue, and your control o#er the Force will increase as a result. &eep the ind focused on the body and the Force as points of reference throughout a practice session. %ne#itably your ind will wander off in thoughts or external distraction, and whene#er that happens, body and the Force lose their synchronicity. The o ent you catch your ind paying attention to so ething else, si ply apply intent to shift attention i ediately bac$ to body and the Force. The har ony of the body, "ind and the Force is the $ey to success in the Jedi practices. Auto+ Su!!estion This is an adapted techni(ue that is a$in to /elf 1ypnosis... The ethod is fairly si ple and effecti#e.... The only thing you need to do this is a length of string or yarn... %nto which you tie BJ $nots with around an e(ual a ount of distance between each one... Close enough you can o#e the string by slipping your thu b down to the next &not and slidding it forward....

With this si plistic counting de#ice... when you lay down to goto sleep stretch out and get relaxed... then holding the string at the first $not... +egin repeating a si ple helpful phrase. 222 8e#er use any sort of negati#e phrase or o#erly i poosiable phrase .... /uch as % will sprout wings and fly... *r such things as.... -#en though % a unsure of it... % will get better....555 For the purpose of this excersise the !hrase you will want you to use is this "" -#eryday in e#eryway, % a beco ing a better Jedi.""

The idea here is to say it softly while in the relaxed o ents after your body has loosened it0s uscles and with your eyes half closed..... 7on0t really focus on it... Just repeat it in a soft but audibale whisper... *ne ti e for each $not... 7on0t $eep count in your head either... 6et the string $eep count for you.. "Control, control, you ust learn control..." Control is the $ey in any Jedi0s life. Control of the sel#es ust first be achie#ed if they are e#er to control the force or so eone else. This techni(ue is in three parts, each ust be co pleted before the next is begun. The first is concerned with clearing your ind, in effect controlling your thoughts. The second deals with the a ount of ti e it ta$es to get your ind clear, while the third co#ers controlling your body. -ach of these tas$s will be ones that are practiced e#eryday of your life. !art A< Clearing your ind This is a rather si ple techni(ue, yet difficult to describe or do. What you need to achie#e through it is to stop any thoughts going through your ind at any one ti e. 9our ind ust be blan$. To do this % can si ply 0turn off0 y ind, but it too$ a long to to achie#e. % began this techni(ue by #isualising a blan$ screen in y head. That0s all. Concentrate on the blac$ness and don0t let anything else in. Thin$ of nothing. %n ti e other thoughts will try find their way in, but don0t let the . 9ou0ll ha#e to fight the bac$, but when you do, don0t thin$ about fighting bac$, that would ean your thin$ing of so ething. 9ou ha#e to just clear the fro your ind. *nce you can clear your ind for at least se#en inutes, you should be ready to continue, but re e ber, you will need to practice this techni(ue for the rest of your life. Clearing your ind can help you in any areas. %t will help in editation and ti es when you need a clear head to thin$, li$e ti es of panic. %t is also a good defense against people reading or probing your ind. %f you0re not thin$ing of so ething, then it a$e it a lot harder for the to enter your ind. !art B< /peed %t is i portant to be able to achi#e a clear state of ind, but when action is called for it is ost i portant to (uic$ly clear your ind. For exa ple you ay need to clear your ind as a defense. % thin$ you would agree that you would want you ind clear )/)!, but if it ta$es you ten inutes to clear your ind, then it doesn0t do you uch good. )t any one ti e you ha#e thousands of thoughts going through your ind, in the next instant, you need to ha#e your ind clear. That is how you $now you ha#e co pleted this tas$. To achi#e this, you ust si ply practice the first tas$, but instead of ha#ing your ind clear for a long ti e, wor$ on the a ount of ti e it ta$es to actually clear your ind. !ractice, practice, practice is the $ey. !art C< +ody Control )nother techni(ue that is hard to teach. 6i$e the pre#ious one, it deals with a lot of will power. 9our will power can be strengthened by the force by si ply connecting with it and focusing on the tas$ you want to achi#e. This techni(ue is concerned with controlling any body o#e ents or functions. 3e e ber, your ind controls your body, and fro the pre#ious tas$s, you now control your ind, and therefor, your body. 9ou si ply ha#e to control your ind and tell it 8*T to do what it is going to do. The possibilities for this are endless. %t can be used to stop pain, control balance, control uscle or reflexes. )ny thing your body can do, can be controlled by this techni(ue. This is also a techni(ue that will ta$e a long ti e to aster. % suggest $eeping it in ind as you go about your daily business and use it when *eatin" and Coolin" Force 1eat is a techni(ue that is ai ed at for ing a heating sphere around the user, which would ser#e to protect hi =her fro harsh te peratures found in any en#iron ents. First, how does this sphere wor$; "uch as any heating de#ice would. %t uses the energy of the Force to fuel itself, thus creating heat in the fluid around the user0s body. %t wor$s best with gaseous fluids as these are easiest to trans it heat to, and draw the least energy to do so. %t wor$s, albeit with lesser efficiency in li(uids, and is al ost totally useless on hard aterials, due

to the enor ous a ount of energy that is to be harnessed fro the Force. 1ow to use this techni(ue; First a$e sure your ind and body are rested as to a#oid any physical and ental distracton. When these conditions are et, proceed as follows< A. For an energy barrier around your body, approxi ately AJ:BJc fro your s$in. %t is good to #isualize this barrier the color you associate with heat and fire. "a$e this barrier feel unbrea$able and solid. This will help contain the Force energy you will be harnessing. B. *nce the barrier is co plete and without any holes and=or wea$ spots in it, open yourself to the Force. 6et it first fill you and flow through you. *nce you are co fortable with the sensation, exude the flow of the Force through your body 2ar s, hands, entire body, whate#er suits you5 at the sa e ti e drawing ore of it in, li$e a blac$ hole that con#erts the Force into heat. There will be no da age to the Force, as it per eates any for s, including the ther al energy. C. )t this stage you ust di#ide your ind. This is the ost difficult part as it re(uires you to both draw fro the Force )87 exude the ther al energy into the field contained within your barrier. The barrier once set will re ain there for an a ount of ti e, or until deliberately bro$en, so you need not attend to it. 7epending on the conditions of the en#iron ent you are in, it will ta$e #arious a ounts of ti e and energy to heat the air 2or a fluid5 to a co fortable le#el. )lso re e ber that the barrier helps but is not AJJM proof. -nergy will be lost rapidly and will constantly need to be replaced. %t all depends on your ability to draw fro the Force. D. When there is no ore need for this techni(ue, si ply stop drawing=exuding energy. The te perature will drop se(uentially, and if you disperse the barrier, it will si ply #anish : returning to nor al le#els. This techni(ue wor$s well on stable conditions, while turbulent o#e ents of the fluid you are in will a$e aintaining the whole effect that uch harder. 9et it can be of great help when heat is needed and can protect well if there is shelter but no alternate source of heat. 3e e ber, howe#er that it re(uires great control o#er the Force and the best that can be expected is a rise of a few degrees Celsius, enough to pre#ent freezing, but not enough to offer substantiate co fort during low te peratures. )lso i portant is the repeated practice. With repeated perfor ing of this techni(ue, the a ount of ti e re(uired will drop drastically, fro a few inutes to a few seconds. The abo#e techni(ue can also be easily adapted to cool in hot weather. Sphere of Responsi$ilit& The /phere of 3esponsiblity is one of the Jedi0s ost crucial abilities and one of his ost crucial concepts to be understood. The /phere shows a Jedi what all he is entrusted with by the Force. /o e Jedi ha#e as$ed exactly how far their responsibility goes to gi#e aid. 9ou see, as a Jedi, your /phere ser#es this purpose. )nything inside the /phere of 3esponsibility you can sense is so ething the Force is entrusting you to deal with. For exa ple, say that you sphere stretches out in a AJ yard radius, and you are sitting in a classroo listening to your proffessor and you feel a fight going on in the roo directly to your bac$. 8ow you can0t #ery well get up and go brea$ up the fight, and it probably wouldn0t do too uch good if you did. What you could do howe#er is begin to s ooth out the roiled e otions that cause all those disturbances in the Force. This will allow the people in#ol#ed to thin$ ore clearly and ore rationally. %f you are capable of other abilities that should be used, you should use the . This gi#es you an idea of what you need to respond to. 8ow to the actual techni(ue The basic Jedi0s /phere of 3esponsiblity goes so ething li$e this. 9ou ust concentrate inside of yourself and find your center. 4ather your internal Force energy in that center. Feel it co press into so ething about the size of a softball. 8ow expand the edges of the ball to enco pass your body, but nothing outside. % agine the inside being water. *nce you can feel things within your body as such, then you can o#e on. 3each out to the Force outside your body. %nfuse it with the Force that is inside of you and once ore push the edges. This ti e let the extend in a spherical shape outside of your body. The tric$ with this is to find the point at which you can still sense e#erything inside, but if you expand it any further, then you will not be able to sense anything inside it any ore. *nce you ha#e found this edge, if you thin$ you aren0t channeling as uch Force as you potentially could into the sphere then channel ore into it and expand it. 9ou ight be able to get a few ore inches this way. 8ow it isn0t enough for e to si ply explain how to do it, % will also explain how this wor$s. )s you already $now, the Force you feel outside of yourself is the lin$s between the internal Force that exists in all li#ing things. The lin$s in between all these li#ing things are so nu erous that they all beco e co pressed into a #eritable pool of energy all around you. When you expand your sphere fro inside of yourself outside, your sphere will detect e#erything li#ing inside itself, because the sphere is ade of Force and therefore is connected to the li#ing things. The sphere will also detect the non:li#ing things because of the gap they lea#e in the Force. 9ou ay as$, "Well, if % a connected to all of these things, why can % not sense the innately;" The answer is such, so e people can. /o e people0s inate connection is strong

enough that they ight ha#e sensations of sensing so ething long before they undergo Jedi training. This is due to their connections through the Force. )s a Jedi though, when you expand your sphere, the a ount of your own internal energy that you ha#e also in the sphere gi#es it a stronger connection with you allowing you to sense it better. Thin$ of it this way. 6et us say that your sphere is a giant glass orb, in which you sit in the center. 9ou fill it up with your energy, which we will say is salt. When you pour the outside Force into it as well 2which will be represented by water5, you get salt:water. Well the higher the concentration of your energy is present the better the sensing is inside of it. /o if you expand it to double the distance it was when you were just using your internal energy, then you ha#e half as uch of your own energy in it, so therefore you can only sense half as well. 9our energy beco es diluted in the outside energy, a$ing your personal connection to e#erything inside the sphere diluted. )s your Jedi s$ills increase the shear a ount of energy you ha#e inside of you will increase allowing your sphere to enlarge, enco passing ore and also sy bolizing your Jedi responsiblities expanding with your abilites. This also ensures that any responsiblities that are laid onto you, you can handle. /o if you are e#er feeling li$e you are buc$ling under the load, just ta$e heart in the fact that the Force considers you worthy of the load and considers you capable of bearing it all. )nd so it will aid you in all you do...... The Chal%$oard 1ere is a si ple exercise for you to do< /it down and close your eyes. %n your ind, picture a chal$board li$e the $ind you had in school. The chal$board tray has chal$ and an eraser on it. !icture yourself in the first person perspecti#e pic$ing up the chal$. Try to i agine the s ell and the feel of it in your hands. 7raw a circle on the chal$board. 8ow put the letter "L" inside the circle. 8ow sit down the chal$ and pic$ up the eraser. % agine the s ell of the chal$ inside it and how it feels in your hand. 8ow erase the "L" fro inside the circle without erasing the circle. 8ow erase the circle. 8ow open your eyes and forget the chal$board. %f you can do this si ple exercise then you ha#e good #isualization s$ills. /o ething that you will need to be able to expand your ind to the point you can wor$ within the Force easily. Colored Balls Concept: With your eyes closed you will allow a series of se#en differently colored balls to enter your ental #ision fro right to left. *ne colored ball at a ti e will float gently as it enters fro right edge of your ental #ision and crosses to disappear at the left edge of your ental #ision. These balls will ha#e a specific color in a specific order, and each color is associated with certain thoughts for you to reflect on as the ball crosses your ental #ision path. The su total of the colors and the acco panying thoughts are designed to put you into balance, relax your ind, and instill refreshing ental energy. *nce you ha#e allowed the balls to go fro right to left, you will then allow the to enter fro left and float to the right, again reflecting on the sa e thoughts associated with each color. *ne session of right to left and left to right is an excellent ental tune:up and is usually sufficient to dispel ost ental fatigue. 1owe#er, you ay repeat this exercise as often as you want to achie#e the energizing you desire. %f your ind is really fatigued, you ay want to repeat the exercise se#eral ti es. 9ou will be able to tell when you are as tuned:up as you want to be. E ercise: /it down in a co fortable chair or on the floor if you wish. Close your eyes and ta$e three deep breaths, allowing yourself to relax. % want you to i agine now that a red ball is entering at the right edge of your ental #ision. )llow the red ball to float slowly, gently toward the left, while you entally dwell on this< Feel pure, war energy flood into your body, gi#ing you renewed strength physically and entally just as the sun floods all things with war th and strength. When the red ball reaches the left edge of your ental #ision, allow it to disappear fro #iew. % want you to i agine now that an orange ball is entering at the right edge of your ental #ision. )llow the orange

ball to float slowly, gently toward the left, while you entally dwell on this< The war energy is sti ulating e#ery facet of your body. Feel the tingling. 8otice how relaxed your ind is. When the orange ball reaches the left edge of your ental #ision, allow it to disappear fro #iew. % want you to i agine now that a yellow ball is entering at the right edge of your ental #ision. )llow the yellow ball to float slowly, gently toward the left, while you entally dwell on this< 9our ind is crystal clear now, and it is eager to ta$e on new creati#e challenges. When the yellow ball reaches the left edge of your ental #ision, allow it to disappear fro #iew. % want you to i agine now that a green ball is entering at the right edge of your ental #ision. )llow the green ball to float slowly, gently toward the left, while you entally dwell on this< 9ou are aturing entally and spiritually as the seeds of your creati#ity grow in the war th of your newly found energy. 9ou feel successful and happy. When the green ball reaches the left edge of your ental #ision, allow it to disappear fro #iew. % want you to i agine now that a blue ball is entering at the right edge of your ental #ision. )llow the blue ball to float slowly, gently toward the left, while you entally dwell on this< ) co forting blan$et of peace surrounds you. 9ou feel self:confident and protected. 9our body is in perfect balance. When the blue ball reaches the left edge of your ental #ision, allow it to disappear fro #iew. % want you to i agine now that an indigo 2#ery deep blue5 ball is entering at the right edge of your ental #ision. )llow the indigo ball to float slowly, gently toward the left, while you entally dwell on this< 9our self:awareness deepens and you ha#e great respect for yourself and for others. When the indigo ball reaches the left edge of your ental #ision, allow it to disappear fro #iew. % want you to i agine now that a #iolet ball is entering at the right edge of your ental #ision. )llow the #iolet ball to float slowly, gently toward the left, while you entally dwell on this< 9ou are part of the Force. Feel it flooding into you. 9ou are cal and at peace with all things. When the #iolet ball reaches the left edge of your ental #ision, allow it to disappear fro #iew. 8ow repeat the preceding exercise by ha#ing the balls enter the edge of your ental #ision and float to the right edge and disappear. .se the sa e colors in the sa e se(uence with the sa e thoughts to reflect on. Then open your eyes and go on about your business unless you want to repeat the exercise again. 8otice how uch better you feel and how uch clearer your ind is functioning. % reco end using this exercise fre(uently as a tune:up for learning e#en ore sophisticated ental exercises. 9ou also ay ha#e noticed the colored balls follow the sa e color sche e as a rainbow. 3*94+%? as such $eeping it in ind ay a$e your beginning practices easier to acco plish when it co es to recalling what the next color is. Colored Ball )editation5 !erfor the "Colored +alls -xercise" abo#e as directed by allowing the red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and indigo balls to enter fro the right and disappear to the left, with the acco panying thoughts specified. Then when the #iolet ball appears at the right, allow it to reach the center of your ental #iew and then stop the ball at that point. Cause the #iolet ball to enlarge until it en#elops your entire body, bathing you in an ultra#iolet light. )llow the ultra#iolet light to fill your body co pletely, dri#ing out all fear, all doubt, all negati#is , all hate, filling you peace, $nowledge, serenity, and the Force. )t this point, allow your ind to focus on only one thought on which you see$ help, infor ation, enlighten ent, or on which you desire to expand your s$ills. 9ou ay stay in this state for as long as you wish. 9ou will $now when it is ti e to re o#e yourself fro this state. %t is also i portant to $eep the proper le#el of respect for what you are doing. &eep in ind that in doing this you are taping into the Force. %n doing so you are taping into e#erything and e#eryone. 8ot doing so ay close the connection fore#er. Self *&pnosis 6Jedi 7ersion8

1ypnosis -xercises < The ost i portant aspect of 1ypnosis is T*8- and !)C-. .se the #oice you were born with. 7on't deliberately alter your #oice in an atte pt to a$e it ore resonant, deep, or theatrical sounding. %t isn't needed and is in fact a hindrance. The other aspect is !ace. 9our speech pattern should be slow enough to gi#e the subject ti e to respond to your directions and yet fast enough to retain their attention and interest. %f you go to slow, the subjects ind ight wander to other thoughts, you want to aintain the subject's attention to your #oice. /o e people ay need a faster pace while others need a slower pace. -xperience will help you find the right pace. ) pause of two to fi#e seconds is a good a#erage. For exa ple< relax your $nees 2two:second pause5, relax your cal#es 2two:second pause5, and now relax your toes 2one:second pause5 , 3elax your toes 2two:second pause5. %n so e #isualization routines you ay need longer pauses. For exa ple< % want you to i agine now that you are standing at the top of a spiral staircase 2three:second pause5, create the staircase 2three:second pause5, it is carpeted. Create the carpet 2three:second pause5. 7o not use your watch for ti ing these pauses, de#elop a feel for the ti ing. *ne way to do this is to perfor the instructions yourself as you gi#e the , thereby $eeping a co fortable pace. /pea$ in a rather dull, onotonous #oice. The idea is to bore the subjects conscious ind to the point that it stops being acti#e, allowing the subconscious ind to be accessible and recepti#e to your suggestions. %f there is too uch inflection or dra a in your #oice, the subject's conscious ind tends to retain interest, thus re aining acti#e and thwarting your goal of deep relaxation and susceptibility to suggestion. %t is also i portant to obser#e the subject. The $ey ite s you loo$ for are breathing patterns and uscle tone. )s the subject slips into deep relaxation, breathing will be easy and rhyth ic. There will be an occasional #ery deep breath with easy exhaling. Watch the hands of your subject. )re they gripping the ar s of the chair; Fidgeting; Twitching; *r are they resting without apparent tenseness; The head should droop as the nec$ uscles relax. The jaw should slac$en. There should be no signs of uscle strain or tenseness. The eyelids ay flutter. This is not tenseness but rather an indication that the subject is in a state called 3-". *r rapid eye o#e ent. This state occurs at about AJ cycles per second of brain acti#ity, which is well within the alpha range. %f you obser#e 3-", 9ou $now for sure the subject is under hypnosis. +ut the subject can also be under hypnosis without 3-" so don't be concerned if you don't see it. %n general loo$ for sings of relaxation to indicate the hypnosis is wor$ing. /igns of ner#ousness or tenseness indicate the subject is not ready. Two pre:hypnosis exercises. .sed to fa iliarize your subject with hypnosis and put the italicized words. at ease.. /ay only the

-xercise A< % want you to close your eyes now for a brief exercise. % want you to picture a chal$board in your ind. Create the chal$board. %t can be blac$ or green or whate#er color you wish. Create it. %t has a chal$ tray with chal$ and an eraser in it. 7o you ha#e it; 2Wait for a response. When you get a yes response, proceed.5 Fine. 8ow ta$e a piece of chal$ and draw a circle on your board. 7o you ha#e a circle; 2Wait for a yes, then proceed.5 4ood. 8ow print the letter ) inside the circle. 7o you ha#e the ) in the circle; 2Wait for yes, then proceed.5 8ow erase the ) fro 2Wait for o$ay5. ?ery good. 8ow erase the circle and open your eyes. inside the circle, but don't erase the circle. /ay o$ay when you ha#e done that.

7one )t this point you ay want to ha#e a brief dialog with the subject about their experience with the chal$board. )ssure the that whate#er their experience was, it was fine. -ach person responds differently. /o e actually see the board. *thers sense it. *thers $now intellectually that it is there. )ll responses are correct. There are no wrong experiences in hypnosis, whate#er you experience is the way it is for you, and is alright. "a$e a point of telling the subject that this sort of response happens fre(uently in hypnosis. -xercise B< Close your eyes again for one tip of your nose. )re you doing this; 2Wait for yes, then proceed.5 4ood. &eep your attention focused gently and casually on the tip of your nose and go on listening to the sound of y #oice. %n so e of the hypnosis techni(ues we will be doing together, % will as$ you to focus your attention on the tip of your nose in order to intensify your concentration and deepen your state of relaxation. %f at any ti e during hypnosis you find your ind wandering, all you need to do is focus your attention on the tip of your nose as you are doing now and your ind will stop wandering and will once again follow y #oice. 8ow open your eyes. 7one )gain ha#e a brief dialog about the experience@ and answer any (uestions the subject has truthfully and as co pletely as you are able to do. -#erything so far has been about using hypnosis on others@ What follows now are the F session plans as well as the indi#idual sections used to co prise those sessions.@ )fter that %'ll o#e on to /elf:1ypnosis and how to use the indi#idual sections found in this area to create self:1ypnosis tapes for personal use. )s well as offer a few suggestions to get you started and gi#e you a basic idea concerning phrasing and concepts you can use the or create your own. 1ypnosis /ession A /ession A consists of AB sections in the following se(uence< ), A), +, A+, AC, A7, A-, AF, A4, A1, A%, AJ. 22+etween sections A% and AJ gi#e your suggestions. .sing the following intro to the . N3epeat the following state ents to yourself as % say the <O ) few useful ones are N-#ery day in e#ery way, % a getting better, better, and better.O *r N!ositi#e thoughts bring e benefits and ad#antages % desire.O 9ou can use these or tailor your own based upon the situation being wor$ed upon@ +ut you should at least put one suggestion in and probably no ore then three at this point. *nce done with your suggestions@ o#e on to the closing section AJ.55 Just before starting session A, gi#e the following brief instruction to the subject< %n a few o ents % a going to as$ you to close your eyes and follow y instructions. /hortly after we begin the session, % will as$ you on three separate occasions to open your eyes. % when % do as$, % really do not want you to open your eyes. % want you to pretend to try to open your eyes by stretching the eyelids, but % do not want you to open the . Then % will say so ething li$e, N8ow relax your eyes,< at which ti e you ay stop pretending to try to open the and just relax. 1ere is what % ean. 24i#e a brief de onstration of the eyelids stretching5 8ow you try it. 2Wait for a few o ents to allow the subject to try it with their eyelids5 ore training exercise. This ti e % want you to focus your attention on the

That was fine. *f course, at the #ery end of this session % will really want you to open your eyes when % say so ething li$e N%n a few o ents % will count fro one to fi#e and you will open your eyes and be wide awa$e.O

7o you understand; %n the beginning we will ha#e three brief tests where % do not want you to open your eyes, but at the #ery end of the session % really do want you to open the . 2Wait for the subject to ac$nowledge that they understand. %f they don't go o#er it again exactly until they do understand5 8ow let's begin. 2+egin with section ) and o#e through the order to section AJ. 3e e ber T*8- and !)C- are the $ey factors5

1ypnosis /ession B< %n this session you get down to business and achie#e two goals< To begin specific routines and suggestions to deal with the proble , habit, or area we wish to deal with, and teach the subject self:hypnosis. /ession B consists of AF sections in the following se(uence< ), +, C, 7, -, F, 4, 1, J, &, 6, ", 8, *, !, >. 222%n this session 9ou begin i planting suggestions during section J through ". % ha#e chosen to use suggestions concerning the Jedi !ath@ +ut you can and should tailor these to fit your own needs@ For exa ple you could suggest placing a piece of chocolate on the tongue and that while it elts it is bitter and gets ore and ore so as it elts@ until they can barely stand it@ *r so e si ilar type of suggestion to help with dieting or s o$ing or so e such issue555 222/ection & is split into a ale 2&:B subsection5 and a Fe ale 2&:A subsection5 7epending on the subject being wor$ed with. .se the appropriate one in the & area of the se(uence555 222/ections 8 through ! teach the subject a si ple self:hypnosis practice as well as i plant the habit of doing this practice555 )fter this session is o#er., as$ the subject how they feel and answer any (uestions truthfully. Then gi#e the a sheet with the instructions for practicing self:1ypnosis 222/elf 1ypnosis %nstructions< /tretchK Then sit in a co fortable position. Focus your attention on a spot, and as you do, entally say the nu ber E three ti es as you exhale. Then close your eyes. Ta$e another deep breath. )nd as you exhale, entally say the nu ber D three ti es. )s you say the nu ber D, picture it at the sa e ti e. Ta$e another deep breath and do the sa e thing with nu bers C, B, and A consecuti#ely. 8ow i agine a relaxation force e anating fro your eyes and flowing out all o#er your body li$e a war blan$et of soothing, war , gentle air going all the way down to your toes. Then count bac$ward fro ten to one. )fter reaching the nu ber A, gi#e yourself these suggestions< N% will always be relaxed and cal . % will always be the best Jedi % can be.O Then picture the sa e spot in your ind that you loo$ed at originally. % agine this spot o#ing all the way to the bac$ of your head ta$ing the suggestions with it. Then forget the suggestions, so that your inner ind will absorb it. Then count fro A to E and awa$en and feel the effects of the suggestions.555 1ypnosis /ession C< /ession C consists of AD sections in the following se(uence< ), +, C, 7, -, F, %, 4, 1, 3, 6, /, T, >. 222/ection 3 is split into a ale 23:B subsection5 and a Fe ale 23:A subsection5 7epending on the subject being wor$ed with. .se the appropriate one in the 3 area of the se(uence555 1ypnosis /ession D< /ession D consists of AD sections in the following se(uence< ), +, C, 7, -, F, %, 4, ., ?, W, L, 9, >. 222/ection ? is split into a ale 2?:B subsection5 and a Fe ale 2?:A subsection5 7epending on the subject being wor$ed with. .se the appropriate one in the ? area of the se(uence555 1ypnosis /ession E< /ession E consists of AC sections in the following se(uence< ), +, C, 7, -, F, %, 4, ., W, L, 9, >. 222This session is strictly a reinforce ent session.555 )s with all sessions before this@ 9ou should discuss the ti e spent between each session by the subject and how their self:hypnosis is going and answer any (uestions they ight ha#e truthfully and honestly. 7uring this discussion re ind the subject that the roo they created in session D is an especially i portant tool.

They can return to this roo #ia their self:hypnosis anyti e, they want for any good purpose they want to. %n this roo , they can create their own reality for a better and ore enriching life. They are in direct contact with their own higher ind in this roo and through it the Force. /o they will be able to get results ore effecti#ely as well as strengthen their s$ills or learn new ones. 1ypnosis /ession F< /ession E consists of AC sections in the following se(uence< ), +, C, 7, -, F, %, 4, P, W, L, 9, >. )gain this is ainly a reinforce ent session but it does ha#e one new section. P is designed to help the subject begin to expand their ind and explore the #ast resources and energy found within the Force or energy they are contacting. This section is designed to gi#e the person an idea of how to create any different scenario's for exploring or training the ind. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: /-CT%*8/< % would suggest printing each section out onto an index card or separate sheet of paper so that you can easily put the in the proper order for each session. /ection )< First % want you to stand up and ta$e a good, co plete stretch. 4et all the $in$s out. 2Wait for a few o ents while the subject stands up and stretches thoroughly5

That's fine. 8ow just sit in the chair and relax. Close your eyes and ta$e a nice deep, full breath and exhale co pletely, all the way to the botto of your lungs. )ll out. 7o it again now. Just relax and let it all out. *ne ore ti e, and this ti e hold your breath when you ha#e filled your lungs with clean, refreshing, relaxing air. 1old it in. &eep your eyes closed. 8ow let your breath out slowly and feel yourself relaxing all o#er. /ection A)< Focus your attention on your $nees now and relax e#erything below your $nees. 3elax your cal#es. 3elax your an$les. 3elax your feet. )nd relax your toes. -#erything below your $nees now are loose and relaxed. 8ow relax your thighs as co pletely as you can. 6et your thighs just droop li p and loose and hea#y into the chair. 3elax your hips and relax your waist. 8ow relax your chest as co pletely as you can. )llow your breathing to be easier and deeper, ore regular and ore relaxed. 3elax your shoulders now. 6et the uscles in your shoulders be hea#y and loose. "ore and ore co pletely relaxed. 3elax your nec$ and throat. 6et your head just droop as all the uscles in your nec$ just relax. 8ow relax your face as co pletely as you can. )llow your face to be s ooth and loose, relaxed and easy, your jaws all loose and relaxed, your teeth are not (uite touching. -#erything s ooth and loose and easy. 8ow relax as co pletely as you can all the little uscles around your eyelids. Feel your eyelids growing hea#ier and s oother. "ore and ore deeply relaxed. %n a o ent, % a going to as$ you to open your eyelids, When % as$ you to open the , your eyelids will be so relaxed and hea#y they will just barely open and when % as$ you to close your eyelids again you will allow the to relax e#en ore co pletely. 8ow try to open your eyelids. 8ow close your eyes and feel yourself relaxing e#en ore. /ection +< % want you to i agine now that all your tensions, all your tightness, and all your fears and worries are draining away fro the top of your head. 6et it drain down through your face, down through your nec$, through your shoulders, through your chest, your waist, your hips, your thighs, down through your $nees, your cal#es, your an$les, your feet, and out your toes. )ll your tension, all your tightness, all your worries and fears are draining away now fro the #ery tips of your toes, and you are relaxing ore and ore. /ection A+< We are going to do this relaxation exercise again. This ti e % want you to allow yourself to relax e#en ore fully and co pletely than you did the first ti e. Focus your attention on your $nees once again and relax e#erything below your $nees. 3elax your cal#es. 3elax your an$les. 3elax your feet, and relax your toes. )nd now relax your thighs e#en ore co pletely. )llow your thighs to droop li p and hea#y into the chair. 3elax your hips and your waist. Feel the relaxation within your chest

now. 3elaxing the #ital organs within your chest, your heart, your lungs, allowing your breathing to be ore intense, ore regular, ore and ore co pletely relaxed all o#er. )nd now relax e#en ore all the little uscles around your eyelids. Feel your eyelids hea#y and s ooth, ore and ore deeply relaxed. %n a o ent when % as$ you to open your eyelids, your eyelids will be so relaxed, so lazy, that they ay not e#en wor$. +ut whether your eyelids open or whether they don't open, in either case when % as$ you to close your eyes again you will allow yourself to relax e#en ore co pletely. *pen your eyelids. 8ow close your eyes, and feel yourself relaxing e#en ore. /ection C< Focus your attention on your toes now and allow your toes to relax co pletely. -ach toe is loose and hea#y. 8ow let this relaxation flow into your feet, into your an$les, your cal#es, and your $nees. Feel it flowing into your an$les, your cal#es, and your $nees. Feel it flowing into your thighs, into your hips, into your waist, flowing up into your chest now. Feel your breathing easier and deeper, ore regular and ore relaxed. 8ow let the deep:relaxed feeling go into your shoulders, down your ar s, into your upper ar s, your forear s, and into your hands and fingers, and flowing bac$ into your forear s, your upper ar s, your shoulders. Flowing into your nec$, o#er your face, your chin, your chee$s, e#en your ears are relaxed. Feel it flowing into your eyes and eyelids now 9our eyelids are so hea#y and s ooth. Flowing up into your eyebrows, o#er your forehead, o#er the top of your head, down the bac$ of your head, and down the bac$ of your nec$. /ection AC< We are going to do this relaxation exercise once again. This ti e % want you to allow yourself to relax co pletely. There is nothing to fear you will always hear e, so just pull out all the stops and allow yourself to sin$ into perfect relaxation. Focus your attention again upon your $nees and relax e#erything below your $nees. 3elax your cal#es, relax your an$les, relax your feet, and relax your toes. 8ow relax your thighs co pletely. Feel the deep and hea#y relaxation flowing into your hips now. Feel it going up through your waist, flowing into your chest, to your shoulders, hea#y and loose, co pletely relaxed. )nd now this hea#y relaxed feeling is going into your nec$ and throat, all o#er your face. 9our face is all s ooth and loose, co pletely easy and relaxed, and the hea#y relaxation is flowing into your eyes and eyelids now. 9our eyelids are so hea#y and so s ooth. -#en ore deeply relaxed. /ection 7< ) new hea#iness is starting in your toes now. Twice as hea#y as the first ti e. % agine a hea#y weight on each toe. Feel the hea#iness deep and e#en ore relaxed. )nd this hea#y, deep feeling is going into your feet, your an$les, your cal#es, your $nees, going into your thighs, your hips, into your waist. Flowing up into your chest now, relaxing your heart, relaxing your lungs, allowing your breathing to be ore intense, ore regular, ore and ore co pletely relaxed. 8ow the deep hea#y feeling is flowing into your shoulders, and down into your ar s, your upper ar s, your forear s, into your hands and fingers. )nd now flowing bac$ through your forear s, your upper ar s, into your shoulders and into your nec$. Flowing o#er your face, into yours eyes, o#er your eyebrows, o#er your forehead, o#er the top of your head, down the bac$ of your head and down the bac$ of your nec$. /ection A7< %n a o ent when % as$ you to open your eyelids, % want you to belie#e #ery #ery strongly that your eyelids are glued together. % want you to i agine that your eyelids are one piece of s$in. 6i$e one piece of s$in. 7on't be antagonistic or s$eptical and say that you can open your eyelids. Just belie#e, just i agine that your eyelids are glued together. )nd if you belie#e and if you i agine that you cannot open your eyelids, you will really not be able to open the . +elie#e now #ery #ery strongly that your eyelids are glued together. % agine your eyelids are li$e one piece of s$in. 8ow try to open your eyes. 8ow let your eyes relax. Feel yourself relaxing all o#er. /ection -< )nd a new hea#iness is starting now at the top of your head. Twice as hea#y as before. Twice as hea#y. % agine a hea#y weight on the #ery top of your head, soft and relaxed and hea#y. Feel the hea#y relaxation flowing down into your face and eyes now, down through your nec$, your shoulders, flowing down through your chest, your waist, your hips, your thighs, your $nees, into your cal#es, your an$les, your feet and toes. 7eeply relaxed, loose and li p, and co fortable fro the top of your head to the #ery tip of your toes. /ection A-< % want you to i agine now that you are loo$ing at a blac$board. )nd on the blac$board is a circle. %nto the circle put

an L. )nd now erase the L fro inside the circle. )nd now erase the circle. Forget about the blac$board now as you just go on relaxing ore and ore deeply. %n a o ent, % a going to count bac$ward fro AJJ. % want you to count with e silently to yourself. /ay each nu ber to yourself as % say it, then when % as$ you, erase the nu ber fro your ind and allow yourself to relax e#en ore deeply. AJJ@ say the AJJ to yourself. 8ow erase it fro your ind and go deeper. II@. )nd erase it all away. IH and erase it. IG and now erase it so co pletely there is nothing left at all, just deeper and deeper wa#es of relaxation. /ection F< % want you to i agine now that you are loo$ing at a blac$board. *n the blac$board i agine a circle. %nto the circle we are going to place the letters of the alphabet in re#erse order, and with each letter after you place it in the circle, you will erase it then fro inside the circle and allow yourself to relax ore and ore deeply. !icture the blac$board now. !icture the circle. %nto the circle put the letter P. 8ow erase the P fro inside the circle, and go deeper. !ut 9 into the circle, and erase it and go deeper. L, and erase it and go deeper still. W, and erase it. ?, and erase it. ., and erase it. T, and erase it. /, and erase it. 3, and erase it. >, and erase it. !, and erase it. *, and erase it. 8, and erase it. ", and erase it. 6, and erase it. &, and erase it. J, and erase it. %, and erase it. 1, and erase it. 4, and erase it. F, and erase it. -, and erase it. 7, and erase it. C, and erase it. +, and erase it. ), and erase it. 8ow erase the circle and forget about the blac$board. Just go on relaxing ore and ore deeply. Feel yourself sin$ into the chair, ind and body drifting deeper and deeper into relaxation, deeper with each breath. /ection AF< Focus your attention now on the #ery tip of your nose just as we practiced before. &eep your attention gently focused on the tip of your nose until you reach the point where your entire attention is on y #oice. )nd when you reach that point, you can forget about your nose and just go on listening to y #oice and allowing yourself to relax ore and ore deeply. )nd as you $eep your attention focused #ery gently on the tip of your nose % a going to ta$e you down through four progressi#ely deeper le#els of relaxation. /ection 4< % want you to i agine now that you are loo$ing at a clear, blue su er s$y. )nd in the s$y, a s$y:writing airplane is writing your first na e in fluffy, white cloud:li$e letters. /ee your na e floating fluffy, white, and cloud:li$e in a clear, blue s$y. 8ow let your na e just dissol#e away. 6et the winds just blow your na e away into the blue. Forget about your na e. Forget you e#en ha#e a na e. 8a es are not i portant. Just go on listening to the sound of y #oice and allowing yourself to relax ore deeply. /ection A4< % will label these le#els with letters of the alphabet, and when you reach the first le#el, le#el ), you will be ten ti es ore deeply relaxed than you are e#en now. )nd then fro le#el ) we will go down to le#el +, and when your reach le#el + you will be ten ti es again ore deeply relaxed than you were before. )nd fro le#el + we will go down e#en farther, down to le#el C. )nd when you reach le#el C you will be ten ti es again ore deeply relaxed than before. )nd then fro le#el C we will go all the way down to the deepest le#el of relaxation, le#el 7. )nd when you reach le#el 7, you will be ten ti es again ore deeply relaxed than before. 9ou are drifting down now, two ti es deeper with each breath that you exhale. Two ti es deeper with each breath. 9our hands and fingers are so relaxed and hea#y, and they $eep growing hea#ier. Feel the hea#iness growing in your hands and fingers. 1ea#y@hea#ier still until now they are so hea#y it is as though your hands and fingers were ade of lead. )nd this deep relaxed, hea#y feeling is flowing up through your forear s now. Feel it going up into your upper ar s. Flowing through your shoulders, into your nec$, o#er your face, o#er your eyes. Flowing up to your eyebrows, your forehead, o#er the top of your head. The deep relaxed, hea#y feeling is flowing down the bac$ of your head and down the bac$ of your nec$. 9ou are now approaching le#el ). /ection 1< % want you to i agine now that % a placing on each of your $nees a hea#y bag of sand. Feel the sand pressing down on your $nees. 9our $nees are growing hea#ier and ore relaxed. %n the sand is a #ery powerful nu bing ingredient and the nu bness is flowing down into your $nees now. 9our $nees are growing nu b and ore nu b under the sand. )nd the hea#y nu b feeling is flowing down into your cal#es, into your an$les, into your feet and toes. -#erything below your $nees is nu b and ore nu b fro the sand. )nd now the hea#y, nu b feeling is going up your thighs, flowing into your hips, through your waist, and into your chest. %t flows into your shoulders,

and they grow nu b and hea#y. %t flows down your ar s, your upper ar s, your forear s, into your hands and fingers. Flowing bac$ now through your forear s, your upper ar s, your shoulders, and into your nec$. *#er your face, your eyes. Flowing up to your eyebrows, your forehead, o#er the top of your head, down the bac$ of your head, and down the bac$ of your nec$. /ection A1< 9ou are on le#el ) now and still going deeper. Fi#e ti es deeper now with e#ery breath you exhale. Fi#e ti es deeper with each breath. 9our ind is so still and peaceful. 9ou're not thin$ing of anything now. Too relaxed to thin$. Too co fortable to thin$. )nd this hea#y relaxation in your ind is flowing onto your face and eyes. %t is flowing down through your nec$ and chest. Flowing down to your waist, down through your hips, your thighs, your $nees, your cal#es, your an$les, your feet and your toes. 9ou are now approaching le#el +. /ection %< )s you breathe in, i agine that you are breathing in a pure, clean, odorless anesthesia. This anesthesia is flowing all through your body now, a war , nu b, tingling feeling. )nd the ore you breath in the ore you want to breathe in, and you allow your breathing to beco e e#en deeper now, bringing in ore and ore of this peaceful, relaxed, tran(uil feeling. Fro now on until the end of this session, with each breath you will allow yourself to relax ore and ore co pletely. /ection A%< 9ou are on le#el + now and still drifting deeper. Floating s oothly and gently into perfect relaxation. 9our ar s and legs are so relaxed and hea#y they feel li$e logs. 9our ar s and legs are stiff and nu b and hea#y@. /i ply i o#able. 9our ar s and legs are li$e plan$s of wood. 9ou are now approaching le#el C. 9ou are on le#el C now and still drifting down. /in$ing into the chair. /in$ing deeper and deeper into perfect relaxation. )nd as you go on drifting e#en deeper, % a going to count bac$ward fro AE to A. -ach nu ber that % say will ta$e you deeper and deeper still, and when % reach A you will be on le#el 7. AE, deeper, AD, deeper still, AC@AB@AA@AJ@I@H@G@F, let it all go now, E@D@C@B@A@A@A, so deep, so drea y, so hea#y, so isty. 9ou are now on le#el 7 an still drifting down. There is no li it now@no li it. 4o on floating, drifting deeper and deeper into perfect relaxation, deeper with each breath. /ection J< )s you go on floating, drifting s oothly and gently, ore and ore deeply relaxed with each breath, % want you to focus your attention on the #ery tip of your nose. &eep your attention focused gently and lazily on the tip of your nose until you reach a point where your entire attention is on the sound of y #oice. )nd when you reach that point, you can forget about your nose and just go on listening to y #oice and allowing yourself to relax ore and ore deeply. 2Fro this point on is when you begin to wor$ in the suggestions. )gain % ha#e tailored these for the Jedi usage. +ut anything could be used here.5 )s you $eep your attention gently focused on the tip of your nose, % want you to i agine now that inside you is the seed of Jedi wisdo . )nd that it is a part of you. %t holds all the wisdo you now ha#e. %t is growing day by day as you learn ore and ore. %t is growing so large that it is filling you. That it is beco ing a part of you. Fro now on it will always be with you. ) part of you, that you wish to help grow bigger. 9ou will desire to learn ore about the Jedi. +ut will do so in a slow and safe anner. 9ou will beco e ore Jedi li$e e#ery day fro now on. /ection AJ< The next ti e % see you, or whene#er you hear y #oice on tape, you will allow yourself to relax ten ti es ore deeply then you are now. )nd the suggestions % gi#e you then will go ten ti es deeper into your ind. %n a few o ents % will awa$en you. When you awa$en you will feel ali#e and alert, #ery refreshed. Full of energy. 9ou will feel just wonderful. 9ou will $eep on feeling relaxed and fine all the rest of today, and all this e#ening. Tonight when you are ready to go to sleep, you will sleep just li$e a log all night long. )nd the first thing you $now it will be orning, and you will awa$en feeling on top of the world. % a going to count fro A to E. )t the count of E you will open your eyes, be wide awa$e and feeling fine, feeling relaxed, refreshed, alert, and in #ery high spirits. Feeling si ply terrificK A@B@ co ing up slowly now @C@ at the count of E you will open your eyes, be wide awa$e and feeling fine, feeling better than before @D@E. 1ere you ay wish to snap your fingers at the count of E and say *pen your eyes, your wide awa$e and feeling fine,

feeling better than before, and this is soK 2Things to note< )t the beginning the words Nor whene#er you hear y #oice on tape.O %f you are not going to tape any sessions, o it this. %f you thin$ you ight perfor relaxation o#er the telephone, add Nor whene#er you hear y #oice on the telephoneO to help pre:condition your subject for future sessions.5 /ection &:A< 2.se only with Fe ale /ubjects5 % want you to i agine yourself. /ee yourself as you really want to be, the real you. )li#e and #ibrant, in full control, serene and lo#ely. This is you. This is the real you. This is the wo an you can really co e to be. )t this o ent you are a$ing yourself a pro ise. 8ot a pro ise to e@ a pro ise to yourself@ a co it ent to beco e the real you. This co it ent will be with you, stronger e#ery day. Fro now on, e#ery day you will beco e ore and ore co pletely the lo#ely wo an you want to be. 9ou will be relaxed and serene no atter what is going on around you. )nd anything that does happen, you can handle it in a relaxed and sensible anner. )nd you will feel so good, you will ha#e all the energy in the world e#ery single day. )nd it will be #ery easy for you to stay on the Jedi path e#ery day. 8o atter where you are, no atter what you are doing. /ection &:B< 2.se only with "ale /ubjects5 % want you to i agine yourself. /ee yourself as you really want to be, the real you. Confident and energetic, in full control, healthy and tri . This is you. This is the real you. This is the an you can really co e to be. )t this o ent you are a$ing yourself a pro ise. 8ot a pro ise to e@ a pro ise to yourself@ a co it ent to beco e the real you. This co it ent will be with you, stronger e#ery day. Fro now on, e#ery day you will beco e ore and ore co pletely the tri , handso e an you want to be. 9ou will be relaxed and cal no atter what is going on around you. )nd anything that does happen, you can handle it in a relaxed and sensible anner. )nd you will feel #ery good, you will ha#e all the energy in the world e#ery single day. )nd it will be #ery easy for you to stay on the Jedi path e#ery day. 8o atter where you are, no atter what you are doing. /ection 6< -ach day when you wa$e up you will spend around ten inutes stretching and then eat a healthy brea$fast. )s well as a healthy lunch and dinner. 9ou will begin to cut bac$ on snac$s between these eals as well. )nd each night before you goto sleep you will conte plate and study the Jedi path for at least a half hour. /ection "< 9ou will always act in any situation in a cal and Jedi li$e fashion. )nd you will see$ to help others when you can. That is your ain goal right now. 9ou will ha#e no desire to attac$ anyone without just cause. 9ou will see$ e#ery chance to study yourself, and the situations you are in, and co pare the to the Jedi way of life. The longer you stay on the Jedi path, the easier it will be and your bad tendencies will just elt away. )ll those extra habits that hinder or har you and others, will slowly stop happening. )nd you will also practice faithfully e#eryday in using the Force. 9ou will also practice e#eryday the little exercise in self:1ypnosis that we are going to do together now. /ection 8< %n a o ent % a going to as$ you to open your eyes and loo$ at a spot % a going to hold before you. 9ou will not awa$en when you open your eyes. 9ou will not awa$en. 9ou will go e#en deeper into relaxation. *pen your eyes now and loo$ at the spot % a holding before you and ta$e a deep, full breath. 2as you tell the subject to open their eyes, hold up a card that has a large, bright red spot on it for the to direct their attention to. ) handy size for this is a F x F:inch preferably white card stoc$. *n which is drawn as large a circle as you can get on the card. The circle should be colored in bright red. 1old the card at eye le#el about D feet in front of the .5 7eep and full. 8ow close your eyes, let the breath out and thin$ E@E@E@ and go deeper. )gain now, a deep, easy breath and thin$ D@D@D@ and let it out. )gain a deep breath, deep and full, thin$ C@C@C@ and let it out. "ore and ore deeply relaxed. Ta$e in a deep breath and thin$ B@B@B@ and let it out. *nce ore a deep breath, let it out and thin$ A@A@ let it all go now@A. % agine now a hea#y, deep force of relaxation just behind your eyelids. Feel this deep, relaxing Force flowing down fro your eyelids. 7own through your face and nec$, down through your shoulders and chest, your waist, your hips, down through your thighs, your $nees, your cal#es, your an$les, your feet and toes.

/ection *< %n a o ent, % a going to count bac$ward fro AJ to A. % want you to count with e silently to yourself. Thin$ each nu ber as % say it, and allow each nu ber to ta$e you deeper. AJ@I@H@G@F@E@D@C@ B@A. 9ou are now #ery deeply relaxed. 9ou can gi#e yourself the following suggestions. /ay the words to yourself with e as % say the < % will always be relaxed and cal . % will always be the best Jedi % can be. 8ow picture the spot you loo$ed at during the beginning of this exercise. % agine the spot floating in, tra#eling together with your suggestions. Tra#eling all the way to the bac$ of your head, all the way to the bac$. When you ha#e your spot and your suggestions together at the bac$ of your head, erase it, forget about the spot, forget about the suggestions, just let it all disappear. )llow yourself to relax. /ection !< +etween now and the next ti e % see you, you will practice this self:hypnosis exercise faithfully at least three ti es e#ery single day, e#en if you thin$ you don't need it. %t a$es you feel just wonderful. )nd each ti e you go through this routine in self:hypnosis you will relax co pletely. 9ou will go just as deep as you are now. Just as you are now, and the suggestions that you gi#e yourself will go deeper, and deeper into your ind. +y practicing your self:hypnosis faithfully e#ery day, you will ha#e perfect control o#er your own ind and body. 9ou can dissol#e away any tension. 9ou can dissol#e away any hunger or pain or negati#e e otion you shouldn't ha#e. -#ery day your wisdo and abilities as a Jedi will get better and better, and you will $eep on feeling good e#ery single day. /ection >< The next ti e % see you, or whene#er you hear y #oice on tape, you will allow yourself to relax e#en ore co pletely then you are now. )nd the suggestions % ha#e gi#en you will $eep on going deeper and deeper and deeper into your ind. %n a few o ents when you awa$en yourself, you will feel #ery #ery relaxed, and you will be co pletely refreshed, ali#e, alert, and full of energy, full of confidence. 9ou will feel a deep connection to the Force. )ll you ha#e to do to awa$en is to count with e fro A up to E and at the count of E, open your eyes, feeling relaxed, refreshed, alert, and a deep connection to the Force within you. A@B@C@D@E. /ection 3:A< 2.se only with fe ale subjects5 )s you go floating, drifting s oothly and gently ore and ore deeply relaxed with each breath, focus your attention on the tip of your nose. &eep your attention now focused gently and lazily on the tip of your nose until you reach a point where your entire attention is on the sound of y #oice. When you reach that point you can forget about the tip of your nose and just go on listening to y #oice and allowing yourself to relax ore and ore deeply. )s you $eep your attention gently focused on the tip of your nose, % want you to i agine for a inute. % agine yourself as you really want to be, loo$ing good and feeling fine, so full of energy and #itality, wearing the clothes that loo$ good on you. This is you. This is the lo#ely wo an you are beco ing. -#ery day fro now on you will be ore and ore co pletely the wo an you really want to be. 9ou will be relaxed and cal no atter what is going on around you, and anything that does happen you can handle in a relaxed and sensible anner. )nd you will feel so good. 9ou will ha#e all the energy you can use e#ery day, and you will find it easier and easier to stay on the Jedi path e#ery day, no atter where you are and no atter what you are doing. /ection 3:B< 2.se only with ale subjects5 )s you go floating, drifting s oothly and gently ore and ore deeply relaxed with each breath, focus your attention on the tip of your nose. &eep your attention now focused gently and lazily on the tip of your nose until you reach a point where your entire attention is on the sound of y #oice. When you reach that point you can forget about the tip of your nose and just go on listening to y #oice and allowing yourself to relax ore and ore deeply. )s you $eep your attention gently focused on the tip of your nose, % want you to i agine for a inute. % agine yourself as you really want to be, tri and healthy, loo$ing handso e and #irile, full of confidence, energy and #itality, wearing well:fitting clothes that loo$ good on your proportioned, fir , tri , body. This is you. This is the an you are now beco ing. -#ery day fro now on you will be ore and ore co pletely the an you really want to be. 9ou will be relaxed and cal no atter what is going on around you, and anything that does happen you can handle it in a cal relaxed and sensible anner, )nd you will feel so good. 9ou will ha#e all the energy you can use e#ery day, and you will find it easier and easier to stay on the Jedi path e#ery day, no atter where you are and no atter what you are doing. /ection /<

9ou will always act in any situation in a cal and Jedi li$e fashion. )nd you will see$ to help others when you can. That is your ain goal right now. 9ou will ha#e no desire to attac$ anyone without just cause. 9ou will see$ e#ery chance to study yourself, and the situations you are in, and co pare the to the Jedi way of life. The longer you stay on the Jedi path, the easier it will be and your bad tendencies will just elt away. )ll those extra habits that hinder or har you and others, will slowly stop happening. )nd you will also practice faithfully e#eryday in using the Force. For you are now beginning to for the habit of applying the Jedi !hilosophies and s$ills to your own life. /ection T< 9ou will continue to practice this self:hypnosis exercise faithfully at least three ti es e#ery single day, e#en if you thin$ you don't need it. %t a$es you feel just wonderful. )nd each ti e you go through this routine in self:hypnosis you will relax co pletely. 9ou will go just as deep as you are now. Just as you are now, and the suggestions that you gi#e yourself will go deeper, and deeper into your ind. +y practicing your self:hypnosis faithfully e#ery day, you will ha#e perfect control o#er your own ind and body. 9ou can dissol#e away any tension. 9ou can dissol#e away any hunger or pain or negati#e e otion you shouldn't ha#e. -#ery day your wisdo and abilities as a Jedi will get better and better, and you will $eep on feeling good e#ery single day. For you are in control now, and whate#er you set your ind to do, you can and will do it. 9ou will be co pletely successful and you will enjoy your success. 9ou will enjoy loo$ing better and feeling better and ha#ing a stronger connection to the Force e#ery single day. /ection .< % want you to i agine now that you are standing on the top step of a hea#y wooden staircase. Feel the carpet under your feet. The carpet can be any $ind and color you wish@ create it. 8ow extend your hand out and touch the railing. Feel the s ooth polished wood of the railing under your hand. 9ou are standing just ten steps up fro the floor below. The stairs are cur#ing #ery s oothly down to the floor below. %n a o ent we will wal$ down the stairs. With each step down you will allow yourself to relax e#en ore deeply. +y the ti e you reach the floor below you will be deeper then you ha#e e#er gone before. Ta$e a step down now, down to the ninth step s oothly and easily. Feel yourself going deeper. 8ow go down to H, deeper still. 8ow down to G@ F@ E@ D@ C@ B@ A. 8ow you are standing on the floor below. There is a door in front of you. 3each out and open the door. 9ou are inside the roo now, loo$ around you. This is your roo , and it can be anything you want it to be. )ny size, any shape, any colors. 9ou can ha#e anything in this roo that you want. 9ou can add things, re o#e things, rearrange things, paintings, windows, carpets, or whate#er you want because this is your place@ your #ery own pri#ate place and you are free here. Free to create, free to be who you are. Free to do whate#er you will, and the light that shines in this roo is your light. Feel the light all around you, shining on the beautiful things in your roo . /hining on you, feel the energy in the light. 6et the light flow all through your body now. 4oing in through e#ery pore in your s$in. Filling you co pletely. !ushing away all doubt. !ushing out all fear and tension. 9ou are filled with the light. 9ou are clear and radiant, glowing with the shining light in your roo . /ection ?:A< 2.se only with fe ale subjects5 While you are standing in the light in your roo , % want you to build an i age. )n i age of yourself as you really want to be. 8ot as so eone else wants you to be, but as you really want yourself to be. /ee your i age standing in front of you in the light. 9our i age is beautiful, serene and free, wearing the clothes you feel best suit you. This is you. This is the real you. This is the wo an you are now beco ing. Wal$ closer to your i age now. Wal$ closer. 8ow wal$ into the i age. 6et it blend into your #ery body. 9our own best self, a li#ing part of you now. /tronger e#ery day. /ection ?:B< 2.se only with ale subjects5 While you are standing in the light in your roo , % want you to build an i age. )n i age of yourself as you really want to be. 8ot as so eone else wants you to be, but as you really want yourself to be. /ee your i age standing in front of you in the light. 9our i age is tri , healthy, handso e, cal and free, wearing well:fitting clothes that you feel ost co fortable in. This is you. This is the real you. This is the an you are now beco ing. Wal$ closer to your i age now. Wal$ closer. 8ow wal$ into the i age. 6et it blend into your #ery body. 9our own best self, a li#ing part of you now. /tronger e#ery day. /ection W< Fro now on e#ery day you will be ore and ore co pletely the person you really want to be. 9ou will be relaxed and cal . )nd no atter what is going on around you, you can handle it in a relaxed and sensible anner. )nd you will feel so good. 9ou will ha#e all the energy you can use e#ery single day. )nd it will be so easy to stay

on the Jedi path e#ery day no

atter where you are.

/ection L< 9ou will always act in any situation in a cal and Jedi li$e fashion. )nd you will see$ to help others when you can. That is your ain goal right now. 9ou will ha#e no desire to attac$ anyone without just cause. 9ou will see$ e#ery chance to study yourself, and the situations you are in, and co pare the to the Jedi way of life. The longer you stay on the Jedi path, the easier it will be and your bad tendencies will just elt away. )ll those extra habits that hinder or har you and others, will slowly stop happening. )nd you will also practice faithfully e#eryday in using the Force 9our ind and body are adjusting to this habit ore co pletely e#ery day, it is beco ing no longer a habit, but your nor al e#ery day way of doing things. /ection 9< 9ou will continue to practice your self:hypnosis exercise faithfully as often as you can e#ery single day. )nd each ti e you go through your little routine in self:hypnosis you will relax co pletely. )nd #ery, #ery swiftly. Within just a few seconds you will go just as deep as you are now. -#en deeper. )nd whate#er suggestions you gi#e to yourself will be stronger and deeper all the ti e. For you are in control now. Whate#er you choose to do, you can do. Whate#er you set your ind to achie#e, you can and will achie#e. 9ou will be co pletely successful, and you will enjoy your success. )nd you will enjoy beco ing ore and ore Jedi li$e e#ery day. 9ou will enjoy being ore and ore intune with the Force e#ery day. )nd you will enjoy being ore and ore your real self:e#ery day. /ection P< 2"ountain Trip5 Find yourself lying on a soft, green eadow of grass with the bright sun o#erhead. 8otice the flowers around your head. The gentle breeze gently blows across your body. 8otice the grass and flowers spring up to about a foot abo#e your head. /ee how the breeze gently blows the blades of grass bac$ and forth. / ell the fragrance of the flowers. 8ow stand up and loo$ to the north. /ee a ajestic ountain. There is a strea on the right of you. +end down and notice the cool water. Ta$e a drin$ of this absolutely pure clean cool water. 6isten to the rush of the s all rapids on this bubbly broo$. /ince the strea see s to co e fro the ountain. 6et's follow it. 8ow we co e upon a pond that is at the head of this strea . 8otice how war the water is here. /ince at this le#el of ind we are all expert swi ers, lets go for a swi . Feel the war sun. Feel the war water surrounding your body as you (uietly o#e through the water. %t is now ti e for us to continue up the ountain. )s we cli b, listen to the birds chirping. / ell the pine trees. 6oo$ at the roc$s on the ban$ to our left. *nce in awhile, we can see the #alley and our eadow on the right between the trees. We are halfway up the ountain now. 6et's stop to rest on the roc$ to our right. *ur "eadow is in full #iew fro here. %t is now ti e to continue up to the top of the ountain. 6isten to the s(uirrels chatter in the trees abo#e. The breeze is blowing the s ell of the s all cedar trees to us as we near the top. We are on the top now. We can see a wise Jedi sitting in front of a s all te ple before us. The Jedi loo$s at us and says N )s$ the (uestions you ost want answered or re(uest to learn the s$ills you ost wish to learn. )nd % will answer the or show you how to do the . /o as$ your (uestions now *r re(uest the lessons now@ and % will gi#e the answers to you or teach you the lessons. 8ow it is ti e for us to return to our eadow. /ee the sun starting to set on the hills to the left. %f we hurry, we can be off our ountain before it gets dar$. 1alfway down the ountain now, and we stop to rest on our roc$ again. We can watch the beginning of the sun set. /tart on down the ountain again. 1ear the chirping of the s all night ani als. !assing our pond, we see the reflection of the sunset in it's irror surface. *ur s all strea is cool and refreshing as we pass along it's side. 8ow we are bac$ to our eadow. 6ie down again in the tall grass. / ell again the flowers' fragrance. 8otice the grass and flowers return to their original height as our eadow and ountain now gently fade fro #iew. /-6F:19!8*/%/ -L-3C%/-/< +efore you begin to learn self:hypnosis, use the following si ple conditioning exercises. -xercise A /it down co fortably and face straight ahead. 3oll your eyes upward as far as you can. This is (uite unco fortable. 1old your eyes upward for as long as you can. When the strain is ore than you wish to continue enduring, Close your eyes and let your eyes return to nor al. /it there with your eyes closed for a inute or two, relaxing and allowing your ind to be as blan$ as you can. The benefit is that you ha#e actually forced yourself into a light le#el of the alpha state. When the eyes roll upward,

alpha is triggered, /ince alpha is necessary for hypnosis, this exercise begins to train you 2and your entering alpha at will.

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-xercise B /it down co fortably and close your eyes. ?isualize the letters of your na e slowly, one letter at a ti e. Then #isualize your entire na e all at once. Then erase your na e and open your eyes. This helps you de#elop your ability to #isualize. ?isualization is $ey to successful self:hypnosis and going beyond hypnosis into the psychic real . /elf:1ypnosis /essions< Case A /i ply put just record all six of the control sessions for use on so eone else to tape and then sit and listen to and follow the yourself. 9ou can do the all in consecuti#e days@ but at least space the out to one a day and no less then one a wee$. Case B This is a (uic$ ethod for those who don't ha#e the ti e to use case A though it is the better ethod. )gain you will need a recording of yourself to hypnotize yourself. For the (uic$ ethod use these six steps< /tep A. *n the first day. 3ecord and listen to the entire /ession A tape. /tep B. *n the second day, record and listen to sections ), +, C, 7, -, F, 4, and 1 in that order. 3ecord the following after section 1< 9ou ha#e now learned how to relax your ind and body. %n the future, all you need to do to relax your ind and body this uch or e#en ore is to close your eyes and entally count down fro AJ to A. *r E to A. *r C to A, #isualizing each nu ber as you thin$ it. 9ou are learning the s$ills of self:hypnosis, which you can practice anyti e, any place, for any worthwhile purpose you choose. /tep C. *n the third day, record and listen to sections ), +, %, and . in that order. 3ecord the following after section .< This roo is a #ery powerful place for you to co e to practice your self:hypnosis. 9ou can do anything you wish here. 9ou create your own reality. 9ou can bring anyone into your roo you wish si ply by as$ing the in. 9ou can consult or con#erse with anyone here. The resources of uni#ersal intelligence are a#ailable to you here. 9ou can sol#e proble s, as$ (uestions, practice any s$ills or speech, shed bad habits, adopt good habits, plan, progra goals, see$ inspiration and ideas, consult with the Force directly. There is no li it. 8o li it to what you can achie#e in your roo . %t is your pri#ate inner space in your ind. %t is your te ple. %t is your special do ain fro which you can control your life. % a now going to stop spea$ing. /tay in your roo for as long as you wish. When you are ready to lea#e your roo , you ay count slowly fro one to fi#e and open your eyes at the count of fi#e. 8*T-< 6ea#e the rest of the tape or C7 blan$@ so that it won't distract you. )lso don't set it to repeat@ just let it play out and then shut off. This way you re ain in your roo as long as you wish. /tep D. *n the Fourth day record and listen to the following< /it co fortably in your chair and face straight ahead. 3oll your eyes upward and focus your attention on a spot or object in your line of #ision that is high enough to a$e your eyes unco fortable. )bout a forty:fi#e degree upward angle of your eye o#e ent. &eep your eyes open and focused on the spot. Ta$e a deep breath and as you exhale entally say the nu ber E three ti es. 8ow close your eyes and relax. Ta$e another deep breath, and as you exhale, entally #isualize and say the nu ber D three ti es. )gain ta$e a deep breath, and as you exhale, entally #isualize and say the nu ber C three ti es.

)gain ta$e a deep breath, and as you exhale, entally #isualize and say the nu ber B three ti es. *nce ore, a deep breath and #isualize and say the nu ber A three ti es. 9ou are now deeply relaxed and you will continue to relax deeper and deeper with each breath you exhale. )s you continue to relax ore and ore co pletely, entally repeat the following suggestions as % say the < N % ha#e now astered the s$ill of self:1ypnosis.O N % can use self:hypnosis anyti e % wish, any place % wish for any worthwhile purpose % desire, and this is so.O N %n the future, all % need to do to achie#e le#els of hypnosis this deep or e#en deeper is to close y eyes, ta$e a deep breath, and slowly count C@B@A. )s % exhale. )t that point, % can go to y pri#ate roo by si ply #isualizing y staircase, wal$ing down y stairs, opening y door and entering y roo where % can progra for any purpose % desire. /tep E. *n the fifth day, record and listen to the following< Close your eyes, ta$e a deep breath and as you exhale, entally count three and #isualize the C, two and #isualize the B, one and #isualize the A. Ta$e a deep breath and continue to relax. 8ow #isualize your staircase. 4o down your staircase and enter your roo . 27o not spea$ on the tape for ten seconds to allow yourself ti e to go to your roo .5 9ou are in your roo now. Fro now on you can enter self:hypnosis si ply by closing your eyes, ta$ing a deep breath, and entally counting down fro C to A while #isualizing the nu bers as you say the . )t that point, you can do whate#er progra ing or suggestions you wish. For especially powerful progra ing and experiences, you can go to your roo si ply by #isualizing your staircase and entally descending the stairs to your roo . Fro now on you can awa$en whene#er you wish si ply by desiring to do so and opening your eyes. 9ou no longer need the recording to enter or exit self:hypnosis. 9ou can do it all by yourself whene#er you wish. 9ou ay use the recording anyti e you wish for refresher or for special progra ing sessions that would be easier to do by recording if you choose, but you no longer are dependent on the use of the recording. % a going to stop tal$ing now. 9ou ay open your eyes and awa$en when you wish. 8*T-< 6ea#e the rest of the tape or C7 blan$@ so that it won't distract you. )lso don't set it to repeat@ just let it play out and then shut off. This way you re ain in your roo as long as you wish. /tep F. *n the sixth day si ply close your eyes and do the C@B@A countdown . Then #isualize your staircase, descend it, and enter your roo . /tay in as long as you li$e. )nd when your ready to lea#e si ply open your eyes. *r if you wish to awa$e slowly count yourself out fro A to E, opening yours eyes when you count E. Case C For those without a tape recorder. %n this case do all the things as outlined in case B but without the recorder. This eans you e orize e#erything and entally instruct yourself while relaxing and listening to your ental co ands. The downside to this is the part of your ind used to gi#e the co ands wants to stay at the beta le#el of brain acti#ity to do so. While the part of your brain that wishes to respond to the co ands tries to goto alpha. )s a result your brain fre(uency tends to ju p bac$ and forth between beta and alpha. This eans each session is li$ely to be less effecti#e. /o you will need to repeat each step a nu ber of ti es to achie#e results before o#ing on to the next step.

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8ow while % ha#e ter ed this area as 6ightsaber Fighting. % a doing so early for y own a us ent. %n reality

these explanations refer to actual "artial )rt and /word fighting techni(ues and as such can be dangerous. %f practiced with a li#e blade. 0oot,or% %f your feet pass each other they should o#e in little arcs, co ing first in toward the other foot before arcing out to their final position. "ore often your feet will not pass each other, as the leading foot needs to stay in front for the co bat syste to re ain effecti#e, especially against another Jedi. "o#e the foot closest to your opponent into position first, then pull the other foot into position as fast as possible to a#oid being off balance for too long. The feet should slide or s$i the floor so that you are ne#er really off balance. %f the foot is lifted at all it is usually the heel that lifts lea#ing the toe to s$i the surface. There are si ilar to silent stal$ing techni(ues used by 8inja and 8orth ) erican nati#es, where all o#e ent is toe:to:heel rather than the usual heel:to:toe. )n interesting note is that ost sa urai and apparently Jedi also, wore long flowing robes to conceal their footwor$, as it gi#es away their next o#e. The -rip "ost actions are ta$en with the lightsaber held in both hands, the lower, left hand does all the wor$ while the right guides the blade. %nterestingly enough, there is no left handed grip in Japanese artial arts. %n fact, a left hander actually has a slight strength ad#antage with a slight loss of directional control with this grip. The proper grip is fir , yet relaxed until just before the o ent of contact with your opponent0s body. Then, the grip tightens, not unli$e wringing water fro a towel, as the wrists trans it the final snap of power into the blow in a $ind of whipping action. 4rip the base of the handle using your left hand with no part protruding below the s allest finger. The s allest finger grips ost tightly, with grip decreasing in strength up to the index finger and thu b. The web of s$in between thu b and forefinger does not touch the handle. 9our right hand grips just below the guard. The strength of grip is si ilar to the left hand. /o e artial artists ha#e the right forefinger #ery loose, croo$ed al ost as if it were on the trigger of a gun. 9our hands should be about B finger widths apart. 9our left hand is the pri ary source of power. 9our right hand guides the blade. )oves The following are based on a ix of +atto Jutsu, &endo and )rnis. +atto Jutsu is a co bat art using $atana and was last used in co bat by Japanese officers as recently as WW%%. % used &endo and )rnis as the basis for bloc$s, as you can bloc$ with ba boo swords and rattan stic$, but a $atana should ne#er be used in that way. There are other Japanese sword arts, such as %ai Justsu, which is the art of cutting so eone down as you draw your sword. %n order to allow energy to flow easily, all o#es ust for flowing circular arcs. This eans that 3eturn to 3eady !osition will be a s ooth arc fro where you finished the pre#ious o#e. -ach o#e assu es we start fro the 1asso 3eady !osition, so they often o#e through another ready position before actually stri$ing your opponent. %n so e cases these alternate ready positions could also act as bloc$s. %n addition % end each description with "3eturn to 3eady !osition". %n ost cases this is si ply o#ing of the hands bac$ to 1asso but se#eral will also re(uire an adjust ent in foot position. %n others % ention returning to 1asso through another position, usually a bloc$. %n co bat this will a$e so e o#es better than others, depending on which side your opponent is standing. /o e stri$es will also ta$e longer to execute, which will a$e their use ore dangerous. % ha#e also included the Japanese words for each position or o#e Basics Salute 6ightsaber is off. 1old in both hands, right hand abo#e left, and bring handle up #ertical to the face as though you were going to $iss it. Read& Position - "*asso " This was ?ader0s fa#orite ready stance and appears to be so for the younger &enobi and Jinn in )!" i ages released to date. There are at least E alternati#e ready stances, but this one see s ost dyna ic and has real fighting benefits. "any serious artial artists use the sa e stance. %t0s not as "classic" as the centre position, but is considered ore powerful as ost other ready stances bloc$ your #iew of your opponent0s feet.

6eft foot is forward on centreline of the body with $nee bent, right foot is bac$ and slightly bent with feet flat on ground and heels about C foot lengths apart. Weight is balanced between both feet, hips are rotated to face forward. 6ightsaber is held at shoulder le#el to the right side of your head just behind your ear with blade #ertical, tilted slightly bac$ward and slightly to the right. /houlders are rotated slightly to your right and upper ar s are horizontal. !e"ensi#e Mo#es - Bloc$s Bloc% /p to (eft 3otate hips to left and swing hands across body to place handle just below your face and slightly forward. Tip of lightsaber is al ost fixed in space. 3otate hands, again with tip al ost stationary, until handle is abo#e head le#el with blade al ost horizontal abo#e your head. This will result in your shoulders dropping and both $nees bending. 8ote< +lade should not be horizontal, but sloping with tip higher than handle. 9our le#er action is greatest closer to the handle so you need to $eep the tip up to allow you enough power to deflect the blow. 3eturn to 3eady !osition through Center 3eady !osition. Bloc% /p to Ri"ht /i ilar to pre#ious o#e but the bloc$ goes to your right. This ti e your hips rotate to the right as your hands o#e to just abo#e head height to the right of your body. The blade is again al ost horizontal with the tip slightly ele#ated. 3eturn to 3eady !osition Bloc% (eft 7rop hands across your body to your left side at waist le#el rotating your hips strongly to the left just as you contact your opponent0s blade. +lade is al ost #ertical with tip forward and handle slightly further out to your side. 8ote< Fro the front the blade should just be to one side of your body. 3eturn to 3eady !osition through +loc$ 3ight. Bloc% Ri"ht /wing hands across your body towards the left side then drop your hands to your right side at waist le#el. 3otate your hips strongly to the right just as you contact your opponent0s blade. +lade is al ost #ertical with tip forward and handle slightly further out to your side. 8ote< Fro the front the blade should just be to one side of your body. 3eturn to 3eady !osition. Bloc% (o, (eft !ull left foot bac$ parallel to your right foot. 7rop hands and swing blade out and down across your body to your left side at chest le#el whipping the blade and rotating your hips strongly to the left just as you contact your opponent0s blade. +lade is al ost #ertical with tip forward and slightly further out to your side. 3eturn to 3eady !osition Bloc% (o, Ri"ht !ull left foot bac$ parallel to your right foot. /wing hands across your body towards the left side then across your body to your right side at chest le#el whipping the blade and rotating your hips strongly to the right just as you contact your opponent0s blade. +lade is al ost #ertical with tip forward and slightly further out to your side. 3eturn to 3eady !osition !""ressive )oves - !ttac%s Chop - "Shin Cho%o--iri" 6eft elbow lifts o#er head bringing upper ar al ost #ertical and bringing both hands to centerline of body behind head with blade horizontal. )t the sa e ti e slide your left foot to your left and bring your right foot up then circle out to about C foot lengths apart, s(uare to your opponent, arching you bac$ and raising your power as you o#e. /wing down bending your $nees and lowering your center of gra#ity to add power as you stri$e your opponent. /wing through until your elbows act as a bra$e on your sto ach. 8ote< the left hand is doing all the wor$ here, your right hand is erely steering all the force fro your left. This o#e is rarely used in co bat, except for dispatching an injured opponent, as it lea#es you wide open to attac$. 3eturn to 3eady !osition by o#ing your left foot first then sliding your right foot bac$ into position while holding you lightsaber in Center 3eady !osition. Slice (eft - ".esa--iri" 7rop tip bac$ and down, push hands to upper right of head and lift left elbow abo#e your head with blade al ost horizontal abo#e your head. /tep forward with right foot placing it on centerline, heels about C foot lengths apart. /wing lightsaber forward and downward at DE degrees slicing across your opponent0s body fro shoulder to hip. )r s are fully extended and blade is al ost horizontal at point of contact. /wing through and allow your elbows to act as bra$es by hitting your body 2this stops you hitting the ground or yourself.5 3eturn to 3eady !osition through +loc$ 3ight. Slice Ri"ht - ".esa--iri" 7rop tip bac$ and down swinging left ar up and across your face bringing your hands to the left side of your head with blade al ost horizontal abo#e your head. +ring right foot up al ost touching your left foot then step forward with your left foot, heels about C foot lengths apart. /wing lightsaber forward and

downward at DE degrees slicing across your opponent0s body fro shoulder to hip. )r s are fully extended and blade is al ost horizontal at point of contact. /wing through and allow your elbows to act as bra$es by hitting your body. 3eturn to 3eady !osition. S,in" (eft - "+o%o--iri" 3otate hips and shoulders to your right rotating your right foot, on its heel, out to your right side, perpendicular to your centerline. /wing tip bac$ and down dropping hands down to your chest le#el with blade horizontal behind you. /hift ost of your weight onto your right foot and swing your left foot to your rear so that both feet are about C foot lengths apart and s(uare to your opponent. /wing the blade horizontally across your body li$e a baseball bat, leading with your left elbow as you slide your left foot to the left. )s you a$e contact with your opponent0s body shift your weight to your left foot and rotate your hips strongly to the left. Follow through but a#oid going beyond your left shoulder. The right foot can pi#ot on the ball, but a#oid lifting the heel : it eans you0#e gone too far. 3eturn to 3eady !osition through +loc$ 3ight. Ri"ht S,in" !ull your left foot bac$ in towards your right then slide it out to your left until it is about C foot lengths apart fro your right foot. 3otate hips and shoulders to your left while dropping your lightsaber tip bac$ and down swinging left ar up and across your face and your hands down to your chest le#el with blade horizontal behind you. 3otate hips and shoulders to your left rotating your left foot, on its heel, out to your left side, perpendicular to your centerline. /hift ost of your weight onto your left foot and swing the blade horizontally across your body li$e a baseball bat, leading with your left hand. )s you a$e contact with your opponent0s body shift your weight to your right foot and rotate your hips strongly to the right. Follow through but a#oid going beyond your right shoulder. The left foot can pi#ot on the ball, but a#oid lifting the heel : it eans you0#e gone too far. 3eturn to 3eady !osition /pper Cut (eft - ".iri - !"e" 3otate hips and shoulders to your right rotating your right foot, on its heel, out to your right side, perpendicular to your centerline. /wing tip bac$ and down dropping hands down to your side to point tip at ground, elbows al ost loc$ed a little li$e a golf swing. )s the tip co es forward slide your left foot forward and o#e hips forward, rotating left and leaning into the blow as the blade swings up and across your opponent. )r s are fully extended at point of contact and hips rotate strongly to the left as you cut through your opponent0s body fro hip to shoulder and follow through. +lade ends up al ost #ertical with tip out to the left and ar s fully extended. 3eturn to 3eady !osition through +loc$ 3ight. /pper Cut Ri"ht - ".iri - !"e" !ull left foot bac$ beside your right foot, drop tip bac$ and down swinging left ar up and across your face bringing your hands to the left side of your head with blade al ost horizontal abo#e your head. 3otate hips and shoulders to your left rotating your left foot, on its heel, out to your left side, perpendicular to your centerline. /wing tip around and down dropping hands down to your side to point tip at ground, elbows al ost loc$ed a little li$e a golf swing. )s the tip co es forward slide your right foot forward and o#e hips forward, rotating right and leaning into the blow as the blade swings up and across your opponent. )r s are fully extended at point of contact and hips rotate strongly to the right as you cut through your opponent0s body fro hip to shoulder and follow through. +lade ends up al ost #ertical with tip out to the right and ar s fully extended. 3eturn to 3eady !osition. Thrust - "tsu%i" "o#e your hands to the Center 3eady !osition. and thrust the blade into your opponent0s chest bending the leading $nee to drop your center of gra#ity. 6ean forward into the thrust. 8ote< This o#e is rarely used against a s$illed opponent, as it is #ery easy to bloc$ and counter. 3eturn to 3eady !osition !lternative )oves Center Read& Position - "Chudan " This was the older &enobi0s preferred ready position. 8ot surprising really, as it re(uires the least o#e ent to react, especially with a blade that can cut in any direction. %n other words, it0s better for an older Jedi because it protects hi by allowing a longer reaction ti e. 6eft foot forward, right bac$, weight balanced between feet. 1ips and shoulders are s(uare to your opponent. The lightsaber is held in front of you, both hands centered on your body with your left hand is D inches in front of your na#el. +oth elbows are slightly bent. The tip of your lightsaber is at your opponent0s throat.

The 0orce
What is it; 1ow does it wor$; These pages will hopefully help you to answer these (uestions and others without hopefully raising ore (uestions. 8ow before going any farther please understand this site reflects y #iews and understanding of the Force. )lso understand that y way is not the only way to understand the Force....)s it defies explanation...2That is after all it0s nature5 What is it; The Force is an energy field that surronds all li#ing things.....For so e this could ean their 4od..For others this could be electro agnetic -nergy...For still others this could be gra#ity....it could be anything.....%t is in fact e#erything and nothing.....)ll depending on the person. )s if you wish to deny it0s existance then no atter what is said or written here. For you it will ne#er exist. For e though The Force is as real and powerful as all the before entioned things.....%t is all of these things...2With the exception of a 4od. )s for yself alone % don0t belie#e in such a being...Though any Jedi do. 5 For e the Force is the su total of all the energy of e#ery person and thing in existance....%t0s e#ery thought e#ery action e#ery e otion e#ery o#e ent e#er ade or that will be ade or that is being ade.....%t0s e#erything....To see$ to fully explain % could ta$e a hundred lifeti es and still fall short of doing so. 1ow 7oes it Wor$; This (uestion is easier to answer then the one abo#e...+ut still open to a illion ethods..../o e of which are !rayer,"editation,Focus,%nsight,Worship,Fasting.....)ll of these can be used to access the Force... %t is done by cal ing your ind and e otions. Clearing the of all distractions and opening yourself up to the energy that we ha#e for so long ignored... This section of the Jedi way...%s here to offer so e insights into the Force and so e of the na es that ha#e been gi#en certain uses for it. 2!lease note that these na es for the ost part are ta$en fro the #arious source aterial concerning the Jedi and the Force.5 % use the na es for these s$ills si ply becuase they are the ost co on na es % $now for the . )lso under certian s$ills you will see a section called "+asic /$ills" These s$ills are related s$ills...That if learned before atte pting the s$ill in (uestion...Will a$e using it and learning it far easier to do. )s they gi#e the basic foundations for said s$ill.

Control Related S%ills

Control /$ills represent the ability to control one0s own inner Force. ) Jedi with these s$ills learns 2 or is learning 5 astery o#er the functions of his=her body and har ony with nature. Absorb,Dissipate "ner!y This is the /$ill of )bsorbing -nergy directed at the Jedi....including but not li ited to light,heat,radiation and electricity. Then either slowly allowing to to dissipate bac$ into the surronding enrgy of the Force...*r using it to power other s$ills or to replenish you...+e fore warned though.....The applications of this s$ill are li ited person by person....There is no way to gauge how uch energy each person can handle...)s such it is ad#ised that with out proper training or at the least a partner to help you if needed....That practice of this s$ill be a#oided. )s such % ha#e decided not to include any ethods of how to practice this s$ill Accelerate #ealin! /i ply put this is the act of healing ones injuries at an accelerated pace....There are any ethods and styles that teach this s$ill....3ei$i,Chi 4ung 2>i:4ong5 just to na e two.. This is done by focusing ones internal energies on the wound or injury and using that energy to heal the proble .... 2!lease understand this isn0t an instant healing process...%t si ply is eant to speed up the process by focusing your bodies energy towards that tas$.5

An!er This is si ply the act of concentrating on all of your negati#e feelings, and using that energy to the Force .se of this s$ill by a Jedi will (uic$ly lead one to the 7ar$ /ide

o entarily touch

Calculate +asic /$ills<Concentration , "editati#e Trance This is ainly a training s$ill. %t is the act of using "editation techni(ues to center your ind on high: order2-xtre ely 7ifficult5 "ath etical -(uations with the aid of the Force to help you sol#e the . Calm To put it si ply this s$ill is just the usage of a techni(ue si ilar to the Cal ing +reath. To focus yourself and to cal yourself. Co!niti-e Trance This is the s$ill of focusing yourself on studying a subject For exa ple speed reading and such s$ills Concentration !ut si ply this is just the ability to clear your ind of all negati#e thoughts, and to focus on the flow of the Force through the uni#erse and your own being. /ee s si ple enough doesn0t it; +ut relise that this s$ill is eant to be used under any and all $inds of situations. Ta$en this way...%t soon beco es apperant this is indeed one of the ost i portant s$ills a Jedi can e#er hope to learn. The si plest and ost effecti#e ethod for practicing this s$ill is to "editate in all $inds of situations...6earn to be able to focus your ind by doing it. Contort,"scape +asic /$ills< Concentration,Control !ain,-nhance )ttribute This is si ply the ability to dislocate joints, softening +ones,and the li$e. /o that one ay escape fro physical restraining de#ices...This is often a painful and difficult 2+ut physically possible5 ethod. Jedi are trained to bloc$ out this pain.... This is also a s$ill that should ne#er be practiced without so e super#ision..... Control Disease +asic /$ills<-nhance )ttribute This is the ability to focus and direct the anti:bodies and healing resources of ones bodies to throw off an infection or to resist disease within the body Control Pain This is si ply enough the s$ill of ignoring pain....When hurt a Jedi bloc$s out the pain fro any injuries he=she ay be suffering.../o that they can continue to do what they need to do....2This is not a healing techni(ue...%t0s si ply a bloc$ing techni(ue5 )ny good fighter or "artial )rtist will $now this s$ill. Detoxify Poison This is the act of slowly cleansing your syste ....This is not an instant cure all...)s such this s$ill is not a safeguard against ta$ing posions...27oing so is foolish5 What this s$ill does is allow the Jedi to either flush his syste of the effects of che icals 2)lchol,7rugs5 for a #ery li ited ti e. 27epends on the person as to how li ited5 To focus on a tas$ at hand. 2The effects are still there howe#er...)s such once the person reaches their li it the effects return fully.5 The other ethod of using this s$ill is to speed up the re o#al of the Che ical by focusing your internal -nergies to pushing it fro your blood strea in the ethod it would naturally follow. "mptiness +asic /$ills< 1ibernation Trance This is the act of e pting your ind and allowing the Force to flow through you. This is a #ery deep

editation..This is in effect si ilar to a self i posed Co a...)s such it is suggested that this s$ill is not atte pted without being taught it.....9ou ight wonder why anyone would wish to do this to the sel#es...7oing so opens you fully to the Force as all outside influences are unfelt. This also grants an enhanced conection to the Force for an e(ual a ount of ti e that when spends in this state.....The danger co es fro so e students not ha#ing the s$ill to wa$e the sel#es fro this state. "nhance Attribute This is the act of using the Force to enhance a certian attribute....For a li ited ti e....) Jedi can use this to ju p higher,see farther, run faster. "ost can only affect one attribute at a ti e as the act of doing so re(uires intense focus. !ractice of this s$ill is done be the sa e ethods used in )ccelerate 1ealing -xcept you focus the energy on the area you wish to enhance and then infuse it into the uscles. orce Char!ed Stri&e +asic /$ills<- ptiness or 3age, )bsorb=7issipate -nergy Through total concentration a Jedi can focus the Force into their fist or foot and deli#er a single,de#astating blow to an opponent. %t is unwise to study this s$ill as it0s usage leans ore towards the 7ar$ /ide then the 6ight...Though as with any s$ills...1ow and why they are used...."atter greatly. orce of .ill This s$ill is si ply the usage of your own Willpower to counteract others using the Force to affect your useful for countering such things as 1ypnosis5 !ractice in this co es si ply fro usage. ind . 2)lso

#ibernation Trance This is another for of deep editation.....7uring this a Jedi slows all body functions. The heartbeat slows, the breathing drops to barely percie#able le#els, and you beco e unconcious. When entering this state a Jedi sets the sti ulis that will awa$e hi =her. +e it after a set ti e....*r at a touch fro so eone or if danger approaches.... This ser#es two purposes. %t allows a Jedi to "play 7ead." %t can also be used to sur#i#e when food or air supplies are low. (editati-e Trance This should be a ong the first s$ills e#er taught a /tudent. %t is basically the s$ill of being able to "editate fully... /a!e +asic /$ills<1ibernation Trance This is for all intents the sa e as the - ptiness s$ill. The only differance is...That usage of this power is not done while cal ...+ut instead it is done while angered or hate filled. +y Fucosing on the e otion and a plifing it. +loc$ing out all outside influences and cutting oneself off fro all things except the feelings of a nger,hatred and such...9ou can gain the sa e benfits as fro - ptiness This is as is ob#ious a 7ar$ /ide realted s$ill...Thus % ad#ise against see$ing to learn this. /educe $n0ury +asic /$ills<Control !ain This is a purely specualti#e s$ill. )s % don0t $now for sure it wor$s...+ut y theory is that by channeling enough of the Force into an %njury. 9ou can heal it al ost instantly.....2Though there are repruccisions no doubt for doing this. )s it would re(uire i ense a ounts of energy to be directed at the wound. /emain Conscious +asic /$ills<Control !ain )s it sounds this is just an act of intense willpower. The use of this s$ill is that when a Jedi has suffered a blow or enough injuries that would $noc$ a person unconscious. The Jedi uses the Force to re ain conscious. /emo-e ati!ue +asic /$ills<)ccelerate 1ealing , Control !ain

The Jedi uses this s$ill to co bat the effects of strenuous wor$. +asically put the Jedi "aniulates the Force, Causing bodily toxins 2)dreneline and endorphines5 to be ejected uch ore efficently, thus allowing for greater sta ina. Short+Term (emory "nhancement +asic /$ills< 1ibernation Trance This is the act of replaying recent e#ents in order to ore carefully exa ine i ages and peripheral occurances. This is a s$ill that ta$es ti e and practice to de#elop. ) si ple way to de#elop this s$ill is to loo$ around the roo you are sitting in. Then once you ha#e a fir idea of it. /hut your eyes and try to reconstruct the roo in your ind fro e ory...Then co pare the two i ages by holding the i age you ha#e ade and opening your eys...8ote any ista$es you ade....)s you get better at this....6essen the ti e you loo$ around.... Voice Amplification /i ply the s$ill of ) plifing the #oice to fill an area...This isn0t 9elling...%t spea$ing at a nor al le#el...+ut letting the Force to carry your #oice outward to e#ery corner of a roo .

Sense Related S%ills

/ense related s$ills represent the ability to sense the Force in other things besides one0s own body. Jedi0s learn to feel the bonds that connect all li#ing things. To see how all these things are interconnected. )east %an!ua!es +asic /$ills<3ecepti#e Telepathy , !rojecti#e Telepathy , Translation This is the s$ill of understanding )ni al 6anguages. )s )ni als rarely ha#e "true" languages. The /$ill is actually i parting and reading e otional differances within grunts and growls and other cues of body language. To practice this s$ill sit and obser#e any ani al..../tudy it0s habits and the way it interacts with other ani als and people. While doing this see$ to due this through the Force as well as your other senses..../ee$ to feel the ani als e otions. )lind Sense This is the ability to still do things when blinded.. To practice this s$ill si ply blindfold yourself and try to continue doing whate#er it is you would nor ally do. Combat Sense +asic /$ills<7anger /ense , 6ife 7etection This /ense is as the na e notes Co bat related....What it basically is....%s the effect of The Force focusing your senses on the co bat at hand. -#erything else beco es uted and dulled as the senses are all turned toward the co bat occuring around hi .her )ll ene ies beco e highlighted in the "ind0s eye. This Focus enhance sthe ability to attac$ and defend. Dan!er Sense +asic /$ills<6ife 7etection This is the ability to sense the oti#es of others who ay do you har through the Force. )s the Force flows through all things. %t flows through e#en those who would har you...+y being open to that flow and $nowing how to understand it. ) Jedi can feel an attac$ co ing before it happens...Thus increasing their chance to a#oid it. Direction Sense This is the ability to sense the direction of an object or location by it0s resonance in the Force. %t can be an object of i portance, the 8orth !ole the nearest taxi,etc...+ut this doesn0t wor$ to find %#ing beings just objects...)t first this s$ill just gi#es general directions to the object or location as in<left,right,forward,or bac$ward fro where you are....+ut with practice it can grant ore infor ation.../uch as the exact location and distance fro the object...your current postion is

%ife Detection This is as the na e denotes...The ability to detect life around you. ) good practice to learn this s$ill. %s to sit in the iddle of an open field. With your eyes fir ly closed. 3each out with the Force and see$ to sense when 6ife approaches you...7uring this ha#e a friend approach you. When they want to 28ot at a set ti e5 Fro any direction they want to....When you feel the ...!oint at the direction you feel the fro . %f you are correct they should say so...Then begin again...%f you are wrong...They should continue approaching untill you are correct or untill they can touch you. )t which ti e you either switch places or begin again. %ife Sense +asic /$ills<6ife 7etection This is si ilar to the abo#e s$ill but it is ore focused...%nstead of being used to detect any life near by...%t is used to focus in on a particular person or creature as well as sense if they are injuried or hurt and their e otions. (a!nify Senses This is the ability to enhance ones normal sensesto percie#e things that otherwise would not be possiable without artifical aids. The Jedi can hear noisies beyond his nor al hearing due to distance or softness 2This applies to nor al fre(uences only. This doesn0t let you here fre(uencies you wouldn0t nor ally be able to hear5 6i$ewise for #ison and s ell as well as touch..... ) good exa ple of this s$ill as well as an excellent training ethod...)re the +lind...They de#elop their other senses to degree0s that ost people can0t i agine... Postco!nition +asic /$ills<,6ife 7etection,/ense Force This s$ill allows a person to in#estigate the tenuos i prints of the Force left on objects when they are handled by li#ing beings. The Jedi ust be able to handle the object they are in#estigating. 7epending on the s$ill of the user...This can gi#e anything fro a #ague sense of who handled the object at a certian ti e and what e#ents transpired around it......pto witnessing the e#ents as if they Jedi was actually there. /ecepti-e Telepathy +asic /$ills< 6ife /ense This is the ability to read the surface thoughts of another being. This doesn0t ean you can probe for deeper things or hidden e ories....This is just the things currently that the person is thin$ing about at that o ent. Sense orce This is the ability to /ense the Force in *bjects and places. ) 4ood exa ple of this is when you wal$ into a church or Te ple or holy place of any 3elgion...With all the energy that has been focused in those places for so long..They beco e natural focus centers for the -nergy of the Force. Sense orce Disturbance This is the ability to sense a disturbance in the Force. This doesn0t gi#e specific details, but a #ague feeling of what happened. *nce learned this ability beco es a natural one...%t is always there and the Jedi has little to no control o#er when it happens...)ny disturbance if close enough or powerful enough will effect the Jedi. Sense orce Potential +asic /$ills<6ife 7etection , 6ife /ense , 3ecepti#e Telepathy , /ense Force The deep subconscious of a Force:/ensti#e person is shielded by a protecti#e barrier which pre#ents another fro penetrating his=her inner ind. This shield pushes bac$ at an intruder, sending the stu biling bac$wards at ti es. This "shield" is an in#oluntary defense aintained by e#ery Force:/ensiti#e person. The agnitude of the bac$lash depends on the person0s strength and $nowledge in the Force. Sense Path +asic /$ills<- ptiness , 1ibernation Trance This /$ill will allow a Jedi to sense where his =1er actions

ay lead to. +ear in

ind this is an o#erall sense of the

path being followed. This isn0t a inute by inute, !lay by play...+ut with proper usage the Jedi can sense if his course is leading the towards the 7ar$ /ide or not...Then act accordingly to pre#ent such a thing. *r to hasten it depending on the person. )nd their goals. Shift Sense +asic /$ills<"agnify /enses This is the ability to shift the senses into a different type then nor al. For exa ple the ability to see the infraread spectru 2)ura perception is considered by so e an exa ple of this5 Translation +asic /$ills<3ecepti#e Telepathy , !rojecti#e Telepathy This is the s$ill to understand a language not nor ally $nown by the Jedi. )s well as to 3ead it and /pea$ it perhaps. 2+y any 3elgions. This is called the 4ift of Toungues5 Truth Sense This allows a !erson to sense whether a person belie#es what they are saying is the truth. %t doesn0t gi#e the ability to sense whether what they are saying is true in the o#erall reality, just whether the person "+elie#es" it or not. .eather Sense +asic /$ills<"agnify /enses .se of this /$ill is done by attuning oneself to local weather patterns. +y sensing the o#e ent of clouds,winds,tides,and solar bodies, The Jedi can discern patterns in the weather, and a$e so e li ited predictions. %t ay ta$e wee$s or e#en longer for a Jedi to attune the sel#es though. /o don0t expect (uic$ results. 2 -#ery considered why all those people say things li$e ") stor is co ing y right $nee is hurting." *r "%t0s gonna rain soon. "y -lbow is aching." These are exa ples of this sort of s$ill5

!lter Related S%ills

These /$ills concern the Jedi0s )bility to change the distribution and nature of the Force. "mpower .eapon +asic /$ills<)bsorb=7issipate -nergy This is the act of extending your own personal energy into and around a ellee weapon. For exa ple when used on a sword, the blade beco es infused with energy allowing it to cut through things easier and withstand a greater i pact. When used on a staff or club...This s$ill infuses it with energy that upon contact is released into the target to increase the i pact da age gi#en to the object. $n0ure,1ill +asic /$ills<6ife /ense For those that $now of it. This is basically the sa e concept as 7i intention of explaining farther then that.

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Pro0ect orce This is the ability to project a bient personal Force away fro your body.%f used by a Jedi, anyone within the projection will feel war th and a sense of well:being. %f used by a 7ar$ /ider, anyone within the projection will feel cold and a sense of dread. Tele&inesis This is the ability to o#e and le#itate objects or oneself through the Force.....There are se#real good s$ills to practice this... ) few exercises that can help to de#elop the foundation for this s$ill would be the .nbendable )r and the !rojected Fighting excercises.

Control9Sense Related S%ills

These s$ills are si ply s$ills that co bine the $nowledge learned fro the two areas entioned. Anticipation +asic /$ills<Farseeing,3ecepti#e Telepathy,Co bat /ense This enables a !erson to anticipate an opponent0s i ediate actions and react accordingly. Dashio Combat +asic /$ills<Weapon Co bat This is si ply Weapon Co bat with two weapons....For exa ple Two swords or a sword and dagger co bo..*r e#en two stic$s. Death Sense +asic /$ills<6ife 7etection,7anger /ense,Farseeing This is the ability to sense the i pending 7eath of a lo#ed one or a well $nown and trusted friend,teacher,student,etc... arseein! +asic /$ills<6ife /ense This is s$ill allows a Jedi to see the past and the !resent as well as e#ents that occured in a particular area or that are occuring currently in an area different fro where the Jedi happens to be currently... This s$ill can also be used to see a foggy gli pse of the Future...% say foggy becuase While the past and the present are fir ly set. Thus just re(uiring the correct perceptions to see the . The future is always fluid and in otion. Therefore it is uch harder to see. 2)stral !rojection is si ilar to this s$ill. With the ain difference being that instead of projecting yourself to the area. 9ou allow the Force to re#eal the infor ation to you. %ife )ond +asic /$ills<6ife 7etection , 6ife /ense , "agnify /enses , 3ecepti#e Telepathy This /$ill allows the Jedi to for a per anent ental lin$ with another person. .sually a spouse or lo#ed one. )s this is a #ery deep connection. 2% agine the way twins see to $now always what the other is feeling. This is an exa ple of a 6ife +ond5 (ediation +asic /$ills<Truth /ense,3ecepti#e Telepathy This s$ill is best used to ediate between two parties for the purposes of co ing to an agree ent. The Jedi atte pts to read the intentions of the persons being ediated, and then tries to a$e a judge ent call that will be fair for all concerened. (ental Translocation +asic /$ills<- ptiness or 3age,Farseeing,1ibernation Trance, 6ife 7etection,6ife /ense,"agnify /enses,3e ain Conscious,/hift /ense For all intents and purposes this is basically the s$ill co only called )stral !rojection by ost people. Pro0ecti-e Telepathy +asic /$ills<3ecepti#e Telepathy This is the ability of a Jedi to project his=her thoughts at a targeted person...This is done by sensing the Force that flows between you and the target. Then focusing on those connections and sending your thoughts along the . 2This isn0t a for of ind control. 9ou can0t i plant i ages. The Target ust be recepti#e to your sendings for this to wor$.5 Share Senses

+asic /$ills<!rojecti#e Telepathy This is the ability to share all of your senses with a person or creature. they can see through your eyes, hear what the you hear, and s ell,taste, and feel what you are experiencing. 2narmed Combat This is Weapon Co bat inus the weapons...) !erson using this s$ill extends their senses and control of the force around the to enhance their effecti#eness in hand:to:hand co bat. .eapon Combat This is the ability of a Jedi to wield his chosen weapon 2+e it a sword or stic$ or anything else for that atter5. +y stretching out and letting the Force guide his=her actions and clearing the ind and letting their training ta$e o#er.

Control9!lter Related S%ills

These s$ills are si ply s$ills that co bine the $nowledge learned fro the two areas entioned. Accelerate Another3s #ealin! +asic /$ills<Control )nother0s !ain /i ply put this is the act of healing )nothers injuries at an accelerated pace....There are any ethods and styles that teach this s$ill....3ei$i,Chi 4ung 2>i:4ong5 just to na e two.. This is done by focusing ones internal energies on the wound or injury and using that energy to heal the proble ....2!lease understand this isn0t an instant healing process...%t si ply is eant to speed up the process by focusing your bodies energy towards that tas$.5 Aura of 2neasiness This s$ill is perfor ed by projecting a field of #ague disco fort and unease around yourself which causes ani als to feel uneasy around you. Control Another3s Disease +asic /$ills<Control )nother0s !ain,Control !ain This is the ability to help another person focus and direct the anti:bodies and healing resources of their bodies to throw off an infection or to resist disease within the body. Control Another3s Pain +asic /$ills<Control !ain This s$ill is a ixture of )ccupressure and ind nu bing arts...!ut si ply the Jedi helps another person to bloc$ out the pain caused by injuries that person has recie#ed. 2This doesn0t heal the injuries it just lets the be ignored for a length of ti e5 Control )reathin! +asic /$ills< Concentration,1ibernation Trance,Tele$inesis This s$ill is as the na e i plies si ply the art of controling one breathing. +y reaching out with the Force and using it to control the a ount of oxygen flowing into the lungs. This allows the Jedi to re ain underwater for longer lengths of ti e then ight nor ally be expected. Control .eather +asic /$ills<Weather /ense With this s$ill a person can affect the weather o#er a long period of ti e.....For exa ple to speed a stor increasing the front pushing the stor forward..

through by

Detoxify Poison in Another +asic /$ills< )ccelerate 1ealing,)ccelerate )nother0s 1ealing,Control !ain , Control )nother0s !ain , 7etoxify !oison This is the act of slowly cleansing )nother0s syste ....This is not an instant cure all...)s such this s$ill is not a

safeguard against ta$ing posions...27oing so is foolish5 What this s$ill does is allow the Jedi to either flush The other0s syste of the effects of che icals 2)lchol,7rugs5 for a #ery li ited ti e. 27epends on the person using the s$ill as to how li ited5 To focus on a tas$ at hand. 2The effects are still there howe#er...)s such once the person using the s$ill reaches their li it the effects return fully.5 The other ethod of using this s$ill is to speed up the re o#al of the Che ical by focusing your internal -nergies to pushing it fro your blood strea in the ethod it would naturally follow. This re(uires the Jedi to re ain in constant contact with the person they are helping. eed on Dar&side +asic /$ills</ense Force This is the ability to feed on the fear,hatred, or other negati#e e otion of others to a$e onself stronger and ore powerful. +y %nticing these feelings in other0s The Jedi can wea$en the ...Thus strengthening your postion by using those fears to your ad#antage. !ractice of this /$ill by Jedi is unwise as it (uic$ly will lead one to the 7ar$side. orce %i!htnin! This s$ill when used produces bolts of white or blueish energy that fly fro the user li$e lightning. The bolts tear through the target, causing painful wounds. ) ?-39 low le#el exa ple of this can be practiced by si ply shuffling your soc$ed feet across a shaggy carpet. Then touching so eone.....8ow i agine that energy a plified by the Force and you ay begin to understand exactly how this s$ill wor$s. !ractice of this /$ill by Jedi is unwise as it (uic$ly will lead one to the 7ar$side. $nflict Pain +asic /$ills<Control !ain , 6ife /ense This is for all intents the sa e s$ill as %njure=&ill -xcept no longer is touch re(uired. %nstead you focus on the area you wish to inflict da age upon and then infuse it into the uscles. +y causing the to contort painfully with the Force. !ractice of this /$ill by Jedi is unwise as it (uic$ly will lead one to the 7ar$side. Place Another in #ibernation Trance +asic /$ills<1ibernation Trance This /$ill allows the .ser of it to put another person into a 1ibernation Trance. %t does re(uire !hysical Contact with the person. )nd that person has to be willing to be "/hut 7own" . )s such this can0t be used to attac$ another person.... )n -xa ple of this s$ill at wor$. %s found by study of 1ypnosis. Where a 1ypnotherapist place a person into just such a state. /emo-e Another3s ati!ue +asic /$ills<)ccelerate 1ealing , )ccelerate )nother0s 1ealing , Control !ain , Control )nother0s !ain , 3e o#e Fatigue This is #ery li$e the 3e o#e Fatigue /$ill except that unli$e that s$ill... .sage of this s$ill re(uires the target person to allready be fatigued....Where as the 3e o#e Fatigue /$ill doesn0t. /eturn Another to Conscious +asic /$ills<3e ain Conscious +y directing the Force to flow through another person. 9ou can in effect cause so eone who was $noc$ed unconscious to wa$e up. Transfer orce +asic /$ills<Control )nother0s !ain This is a #ery intense s$ill to use and should only be done so with caution...)s in effect it is eant to be used. When another person is near death...9ou i part a part of your own !ersonal Force into the to bolster and support the . .ntill such ti e as "edical )id can be rendered to the . This cannot raise the dead. +ut it can help those who are dying to either hang on if help is near by. *r to go peacefully without pain. .a-es of Dar&ness

+asic /$ills<)ura of .neasiness The user of this s$ill delb#es into the dar$ness of their own spirit and dredges up the feelings of hatred,jealousy,greed and rage that linger in in shadowed recesses of their own spirit. Then using the Force as a power source, they expel these e otions in wa#es of 7ar$ /ide energy that radiate outward in an expanding sphere. To cause a feeling of intense disco fort in other people around the ...Causing ost to a#oid or e#en to lea#e the presence of the user. The use of this /$ill by Jedi will lead one (uic$ly to the 7ar$side.

Sense9!lter Related S%ills

These s$ills are si ply s$ills that co bine the $nowledge learned fro Affect "motions This s$ill is used to anipulate the e otional state of another person. %f used wrongly this could lead (uic$ly to the 7ar$ /ide. Dim 4ther3s Senses This is the ability to use the Force to o#ershadow and cloud another senses. orce Shield +asic /$ills< )bsorb=7issipate -nergy , Concentration , "agnify /enses , Tele$inesis This /$ill allows a Jedi to surround the sel#es within a Force:4enerated /hield. The /hield can be used to repel energy and physical atter away fro the body, down to a olecular le#el... This is done by focusing on the force and drawing it in to en#elope your body. The strength of the shield depends greatly on the ability of the person. /o while at first this ay be a nearly useless thing...With practice it beco es #ery useful indeed. the two areas entioned.

Control9Sense9!lter Related S%ills

These s$ills are si ply s$ills that co bine the $nowledge learned fro the three areas entioned. Affect (ind This /$ill is used to alter another person0s perception so that they sense an illusion or fail to see what the user of the /$ill doesn0t want the to see. %t can be used to !er anently alter another0s e ories so that they re e ber things incorrectly or fail to re e ber the at all. %t can also be used to alter the persons conclusions causing the to co e to the wrong ones. )attle (editation This /$ill has to possible effects. The first one. %s that by a plifying the fear and distrust inherent in others. 9ou can cause ad#ersaries to abandon their assult and turn on each other...The other usage of this s$ill is to a plify the trust and e otions and strength of your allies. Control (ind This s$ill is si ilar to )ffect ind...+ut instead of si ply altering anothers perceptions or e ories. %nstead the .ser see$s to i pli ent their will co pletly o#er the target. To see$ to turn the into a indless puppet who can do nothing but obey the users will.1e see$s to control their e#ery action. +y denouncing any free thin$ing actions and appluding any obediant actions...*#er a long enough period of ti e...This power can strip another being of any free

will they ay ha#e had. !ractice of this /$ill by Jedi is unwise as it (uic$ly will lead one to the 7ar$side. Dopple!an!er +asic /$ills<Control !ain , - ptiness , 6ife 7etection , 6ife /ense , "agnify /enses , 3ecepti#e Telepathy , /ense Force , Tele$inesis , !rojecti#e Telepathy , Control )nother0s !ain , Transfer Force , )ffect "ind, 7i *ther0s /enses %n effect this power creates a doppleganger of the Force .ser. The 7oppleganger is an illusion, but to those who interact with it it see s real. The user can sense all nor al senses through the doppleganger, and it see s to ha#e for and substance. 2This can also be used to create other constructs as well besides duplicates of the person.5 Drain %ife "ssence +asic /$ills<Control !ain , 1ibernation Trance , 6ife 7etection , 6ife /ense , "agnify /enses , 3ecepti#e Telepathy , /ense ForceTele$inesis , Farseeing , !rojecti#e Telepathy , Control )nother0s !ain , Transfer Force , )ffect "ind, Control "ind , 7i *ther0s /enses This /$ill allows a Jedi to draw life energy fro those around hi =her. )ll li#ing things are part of and contribute to the Force, e#en those with no awareness of the Force are affected by and are part of it. "any beings go through their daily li#es wasting uch of their life energy. This s$ill draws that energy fro others, allowing a Jedi to use that energy to further his or her own ends. !ractice of this /$ill by Jedi is unwise as it (uic$ly will lead one to the 7ar$side. "clipse +asic /$ills<1ibernation Trance,)ffect "ind,!rojecti#e Telepathy This s$ill enshrouds a Jedi in a #iel of unintrest...%n effect the s$ill allows a Jedi to a#oid drawing attention fro casual obser#ers...Who aren0t acti#ely searching for the Jedi.... "nhanced Coordination This s$ill allows a Jedi to lin$ a group of )llies together subconsciously, allowing the to fight and with better organization. +ut it in no way grants the Jedi "ental Control o#er the . ore proficiently

orce #armony +asic /$ills<6ife 7etection ,6ife /ense , !rojecti#e Telepathy , 3ecepti#e Telepathy This /$ill allows se#eral Jedi to co bine their s$ills to anifest the power of the Force. With a greater degree of control then anyone person could obtain alone.... Pro0ected i!htin! +asic /$ills<Concentration ,Tele$inesis This s$ill allows a Jedi to stri$e an opponent at a distance, inflicting da age without physically touching the target. !ractice -xcercise<!rojected Fighting Tele&inetic 1ill +asic /$ills<Control !ain ,%nflict !ain ,%njure=&ill ,6ife /ense This /$ill builds upon %njure=&ill 2Which re(uires Touch5 )nd upon %nflict !ain 2Which while not re(uiring touch. %s li ited to inflicting pain only. 8ot 7eath5 To finally allow a .ser to &ill at a distance. +y crushing the throat or the heart in a Force induced 7eath. !ractice of this /$ill by Jedi is unwise as it (uic$ly will lead one to the 7ar$side.

The Dar% Side

.nli$e the light side of the Force, which e braces the whole, the entire focus of the dar$ side is the self. The appeal of the dar$ side is its #ery destructi#eness and its isolation. Those who see$ power for selfish reasons find co fort in its narcissistic gaze. The dar$ side e phasizes aggrandize ent of self to the exclusion of others. %n this way, rage and anger are turned into sources of strength.

"any are attracted to the dar$ side because its selfish nature allows great and showy deeds. The ease with which power is su oned belies its danger, for anger and hatred consu e the indi#idual e#en as one do inates one0s surroundings. .lti ately, the dar$ side rejects the #ery celestial nature of life itself. To the Jedi, the Force is not a part of their existence, it is their existence. To the student of the dar$ side, this is inco prehensible. %t is not unco on for the dar$ side students to go into the wilderness, uch as their light side counterpoints do. The crucial difference is that the light Jedi goes into the wilderness to co une with the wild. The dar$ side follower goes to separate hi self fro the co unity of life. There, in isolation, a dar$ side follower can perfect his or her own oneness with the dar$ side, and re#el in that corruption. 9et, in the dar$ side are anger and hatred and isolation and @ fear. That fear dri#es the Jedi to isolation, jealousy and the desire to be the ost powerful of all. This #ery predatory nature spar$s battles of do inance when se#eral dar$ Jedi or dar$ side adepts gather. /o eti es these are #iolent confrontations, other ti es they in#ol#e subtle ind ga es or diplo atic discussions, but a$e no ista$e, there will be so e atte pt to assert control o#er each other. The #iolent nature of the dar$ side often leads to betrayal and bloodshed. The dar$ side, as far as its ser#ants are concerned, is ob#iously stronger and easier then the light. The dar$ side bec$ons with the pro ise of easy gain, but there is always a price, always a tribute to its passion. The Jedi is his own worst ene y, the greatest conflict co es fro co and the to follow reason, not their e otions. within. The "asters teach the , scold the , and

The student0s greatest achie#e ent is attained through succession, a succession that re(uires the destruction of the teacher. This is what the dar$ side teaches us. +ut what you ust always re e ber is that when you e brace the dar$ness, you are already a aster in the design of fate, hu bling yourself as a student. The Force is not hu anistic ::: it regards people as straw dogs. yriad beings as straw dogs, dar$ siders are not hu anistic ::: they regard

The +oo$ of )nger This deals with the use of e otion to control the Force. ) dar$ sider often considers anger to be the ost potent e otional for . With anger, the Jedi can call upon the dar$ side, harnessing it for great power and destruction. 7ar$ siders belie#e that anger and rage, ixed with intelligent control, call upon the dar$ side with a #ery fine le#el of control.The best way to unloc$ the dar$ side potential in a dar$ side student is through the student0s rage. +y exploring one0s anger, one can ulti ately learn to con(uer it, thus ta ing the power of the dar$ side ::: instead of being ta ed by it. "any clai to ha#e found serenity, and through serenity to ha#e o#erco e anger. /uch arrogance is astounding. These fools ha#e ne#er faced their anger, and thus ha#e no idea whether they ha#e truly o#erco e it or not. True cal is only achie#ed through testing the li its of one0s anger and passing through unscathed. The capacity for this ability lies within e#eryone, though ost fear to test their own strength, and are thus considered at best wea$lings, and at worst irresponsible. The Wea$ness of %nferiors This deals with establishing control, without #iolence, o#er the innocent, the ignorant, and "all inferiors." A5 All Power Comes rom 4utside The .ea&5 The wea$ ha#e ne#er been $nown to belie#e in the sel#es or in their ability to wield power. B5 The ace 4f Authority5 The wea$ li#e as in a drea . The face and the #oice that controls this drea go#ern all their thoughts, actions, and urges. The face and #oice they ha#e learned to obey. The face and #oice of )uthority. C5 The %aw 4f ear5 ) conse(uence of the first two tenets is that the wea$ li#e in fear. The ere suggestion of #iolence fro one in authority is enough to inspire their obedience. 1ow can one who doesn0t belie#e in his own powers stand against the power of another; %t is i possible. D5 The .ea& Do 'ot 2nderstand The orce5 The Force is the ulti ate eans to gain authority o#er the wea$. The wea$ do not understand the Force. The wea$ do not sense the use of the Force, therefore how can they understand or use the Force; /o it is that the wea$ are at the ercy of those who $now and use the power of the Force. The proper use of the Force can inspire awe and obedience in the wea$.

%nferiors continually endanger their own li#es and the li#es of others through poor decisions, rec$less beha#ior, and si ple inability to engineer the reality of their a bitious drea s. They are li$e children, crying in frustration because they do not co prehend their own li itations. These wea$lings need structure ::: to be shown their place in the existing social structure. %t is left to the wise and powerful to pro#ide that structure in order for ci#ilization to sur#i#e and thri#e in the world. Those who cannot ::: or will not ::: accept that peace and order are far ore i portant then their own selfish desires ust be re o#ed fro society before they can inflict any lasting da age. %t has been said that anyone who $nows the ways of the force can set hi self up as a &ing anywhere where only he $nows the ways of the Force. )ny Jedi could do this. +ut the Jedi fools that they are, adhere to a religion in which the Force is used only in the ser#ice of others. 7ar$ siders ha#e learned that anger and will, joined together, are a for idable power. 7ar$ siders ha#e learned to editate upon anger and will with clarity and precision.

)nger concentrated by will in the #ital center of the body creates a portal through which #ast energies are released ::: the energies of the dar$ side of the Force. The ability to destroy so ething is insignificant co pared to the power of the Force T1- 7)3& !)T1 The natural order enco passes balance. 7ay and night, life and death, light and dar$ ::: each pair represents a different $ind of balance. )s part of the natural order, the Force follows the sa e rules. The light e bodies peace, $nowledge, and serenity. The dar$ side enco passes fear, anger, and aggression. +oth sides exist si ultaneously, but not always in balance. /o eti es the light side has predo inance, at other ti es the dar$ side do inates. When the balance tips too far in either direction, conflict usually results. )nd in conflict, the dar$ side flourishes. F*.3 /T)4-/ *F T1- 7)3& /%7There are four stages that Force:users experience when stepping onto the dar$ path< Te ptation, i peril ent, sub ission, and atone ent or rede ption. -#ery Force:user e#entually goes through at least one stage of the dar$ side in his efforts to beco e one with the Force. %t is the power:hungry, hate:filled, a bitious, tragic, or e#il, howe#er, who experience two or ore of these stages of corruption. Temptation The Force offers uni aginable powers to those who can feel its connection to the uni#erse around the and anipulate its subtle lines of energy. Those who are sensiti#e to the Force li#e in a larger, ore #ibrant world than those who can0t percei#e the o nipresent energy field. The Force:user sees and experiences the uni#erse fro a different, larger perspecti#e. +ecause of this bond, the Force:user has the ability to gain incredible powers using the Force.Through the /ense, Control, and especially )lter stages of learning to anipulate the Force, a force:user opens hi self to the first seducti#e tendrils of the dar$ side power. Those who belie#e that ight a$es right or that shoot first and as$ (uestions later are particularly susceptible to the lure of the dar$ side. %f they prefer to act instead of wait, to gi#e in to fear and anger, to proceed fro an aggressi#e posture instead of a passi#e one. Then he is well on his way to power in the dar$ side. $mperilment %n ost cases at this point the Force:user has already accepted the dar$ side as being powerful. These are the ones who constantly weigh the oral conse(uences, who obsess about doing the right thing no atter what the personal cost ay be. To the , the dar$ side presents another weapon in their arsenal against e#il, regardless of the fact that each use pushes the closer and closer to the #ery e#il they hope to oppose. Submission When a Force:user gi#es hi self o#er to the dar$ side. There are no ore restrictions, no ore dangers to worry about. %t is liberating and exhilarating to gi#e one0s self fully to the dar$ side. *nce you accept the dar$ path, there is no longer any need to justify actions. 8ow power beco es the goal, and through the use of the dar$ side all obstacles can be pushed aside. Forget past attach ents and for er codes of conduct. ) dar$ sider should consider hi self a law unto hi self. 6ife begins when the Force:user sub its fully to the dar$ness inside hi .

Atonement and /edemption ) person tainted by the dar$ side can atone by editating on his actions, reflecting on the , and see$ing to fix the . ) person who has sub itted fully to the dar$ side. Cannot atone he ust find rede ption by turning away fro the dar$ side and perfor ing an act of pure and dra atic unselfishness without calling on the dar$ side of the Force. This will nor ally re(uire extre e personal sacrifice. Con(uer the te ptation to teach students that are superior in e#ery way. The danger of such students being turned against you are to great. %nstead, focus on instituting controlling wea$nesses into each and e#ery student you train. "a$e the strong where you are wea$, but wea$ where you are strong. They ust ha#e a fatal flaw that you ::: and only you ::: $now how to exploit. )nd always, without fail, be prepared to destroy your ost #alued student @ or be prepared to be destroyed by the . Fear attracts the fearful........ the strong, the wea$, the innocent,the corrupt. Fear is ) 7ar$ /ider forgets the past, loo$ing only towards the future. )ll that side. atters to hi y )lly. is his dedication to the 7ar$

7ar$ /ide trianing is harsh, cruel, and relentless. -#ery Wa$ing hour is spent learning self:defense and how to harness the power of the dar$ /ide. 7uring training, e#en the s all ista$es can lead to terrible punish ents. /tar#ation, beatings, and exposure to danger are co on. )n )pprentice ust learn that pain can co e fro anywhere, e#en fro so eone they trust. ) 7ar$ /ide Teacher will often place a student directly in life threatening danger si ply to test the ... )fter all a "aster of the 7ar$ side would rather lose an unworthy apprentice then train a wea$ling in the ways of the dar$ side. )nother "antra of the 7ar$/ide< "There is no pain where strength lies." "The feelings of the powerless do not atter. The feelings of the powerful can be exploited." ")nger is a li#ing thing, feed it and it will grow." "!unish ent is a lesson." "9ou ust be prepared to lose your own life in order to win." 7ar$side "antra % a the 1eart of 7ar$ness. % $now no fear, but rather instill it in y ene ies. % a the destroyer of worlds. % $now the power of the 7ar$ /ide. % a the fire of hate. )ll the .ni#erse bows before e. % pledge yself to the 7ar$ness. For % ha#e found true life, %n the death of the light. The ?ows that are pledged to the 7ar$/ide Teacher after an initiate ta$es a successful test and beco es a Warrior. % a the haunter of the e bracing dar$. % a the bringer of fear. % a the scorner of peace and tran(uility. % ride the stor cloud and the nightK % see$ to crush the co onplace. % see$ to stri$e terror in e#ery heart. % $now no cowardess or pity. % see$ to be 7ar$ness, in all its anifestations... ) 7ar$ /ide Code<

There is no peace, There is anger. There is no fear, There is power. There is no death, There is i ortality There is no wea$ness, There is the 7ar$ /ide