The force knows no sense of time. The Jedi and Sith have existed within its confines since creation, interpreting the force to the best of their abilities. Neither side truly understood the force, believing one was mo♎re powerful or righteous than the other. One would battle another, powers would rise and fall, and eventually neither would remain in the galaxy.
The core weakness of the Sith and Jedi was their rules. In attempting to create order, structure, and longevity, they failed in achieving their goals. The Sith wanted to rule through domination under one master, while the Jedi wanted to bring peace and servitu꧃de toward🎀s the galaxy. Neither grasped how their own doctrine and rules were setting them up for failure in the end.
Many of the rules established in this article have been retrieved from the histories of the Jedi and Sith. Some are considered canon, while other parts are not. But as shown in the last few years, just because it's not canon now, doesn’t mean it won’t be in the future. Two main resources were used. The first being a book titled The Jedi Path, and the second being a compilation of Sith History titled Book of the Sith. Each of these books may (or may not) have been included in the books Rey now has in her possession. Whether they are considered canon or not doesn’t matter, as each book sheds light on why the Sith and Jedi did what they did throughout history — providing clarity and insight towards the events taking place in the current Star Wars franchise.
23 Jedi: Five Core Precepts
The original Jedi Code was tran🌱scribed by Homonix Rectonia, a member of the Jedi Order during the early Manderon Period. Grand Master Fae Coven would later bring these teachings back to life by writing them in a Jedi trainee guidebook. This book would be passed down from one generation to the next.
The precepts read as such: “There is no emꦺotion, there is only peace — There is no ignorance, there is knowledge — There is no passion, there is serenity — There is no chaos, there is harmony — There is no death, there is the force.”
Qui-Gon Jinn responded to these precepts by saying, “If the living force engenders compassion, eventually even love, I do not feel these are a detriment.” To which Anakin Skywalker is known to have replied, “This is why Qui-Gon was ne𓆏ver on 🃏the council.”
22 Sith: Code And Prophesy
Exiled following the Hundred Years of Darkness, former Jedi Sorzus Syn and her comrades found themselves living amongst the pureblood Sith as their rulers. In adapting to🃏 the Sith ways, Syn penned what she called the Sith Code. Sorzus wrote, “As we build our Empire here on Zoist, our successors will hold true 🍬to the Sith Code:
Peace is a lie, there is only passion — Through passion, I gain strength — Through strength, I gain power — ♕Through power, I gain victory — Through victory, my chains are broken — The force shall set me free.”
Much like the Jedi believed in the Chosen One, who would bring ba🌜lance to the😼 force, the Sith believed in Sith’ari — the perfect Overlord. The prophecy of the Sith’ari is such:
“The Sith’ari will be free of limits, will lead the Sith and destroy them. The Sith’ari wi🤪ll raise the Sith from the bey𒀰ond and make them stronger than before.”
21 Jedi: Three Pillars Of The Jedi Order
The three pillars encompassed everything a Jedi would do while reinforcing the precepts of the Jedi Code. The three pillars consisted of the force, knowledge, and self-disꦕcipline.
Yoda states, “The core of all Jedi, these should be.”
Regarding the first pillar (force) Luke had previously stated: “We must return to the idea of the force as 🦩it flows through us, not from us.” Chief Librarian Restelly Quist sums of the knowledge pillar by clas൩sifying it into four categories. They were the “history and philosophy of the Jedi Order, physical science, geography, and political structure.
For the Jedi, combat, and self-discipline (third pillar) went together. Meditation was ta𓆏ught to be more important than lightsaber training. Jedi Battlemaster Skarch Vaunk ♑taught “Meditation is the key to aligning your mind and body with the spirit and will of the force.”
20 Sith: The Force Is Venom
Darth 🌳Bane, who wrote this Sith saying, felt it summed up the entirety of Sitꦡh philosophy. “The force is not fire,” states Bane. “It cannot be passed from one user’s lit torch to another’s, and another’s.” Darth Bane continued by saying, “No, the force is venom. If it is poured into too many cups, it loses its potency and becomes diluted. Yet pour those cups back into a single vessel, and you’ll have power.”
Upon reading these ancient texts, Luke commented that the force was indeed a fire while the Emperor held power. Which is why he adamantly tried to light and pass on the Jedi flame, hoping for the light to spread. As an interesting side note: This is likely where Rian John🌄son got the idea of having Luke’s dreams and philosophies crushed through young Ben Solo.
19 Jedi: Lightsaber Combat Forms
The Jedi Order belie🧔ved in following and teaching 7 specific forms of lightsaber coꦦmbat. While encouraged to find one’s personal form from these seven, other ways of lightsaber combat were never to be taught. Obi-Wan Kenobi was frustrated by this rule stating:
“Master Windu has developed a variant of Form VII called Vaapad. Qui-Gon won’t let me study it.”
Form one was for padawans, while Form II (Makashi) is a classical style that was also known as the Way of the Ysalamiri. It is often considered the most elegant of the seven forms. Soresu, or Way of the Mynock, is a style whi🍸ch focuses on defense. Form IV (Ataru), or the Way of the Hawk-Bat, is an aggressive style of lightsaber combat which focuses on the offense. Shien/Djem⛦ So (fifth form), is a style focused on defending against blaster bolts while attacking at the same time. For VI (Niman), involved using two lightsabers and Juyo (Form VII) is considered the most controversial of them all.
18 Sith: Title Of Darth
Darth Bane felt the title of Darth was imperative for the Sith. To him, it was all abou🔯t transformation. “When I took my Darth title, I put away my childhood name,” Darth Bane writes in his memoirs. “What does it matter that I was once a miner or a✃ soldier. The only thing that matters is what I will achieve.”
Prior to Darth Bane, the Sith united under kings and rulers. There are several historical references regarding the title of Darth. Some believe it comes from a Rakatan term which means “triumph over death.” It has also been thought to mean Emperor (interesting that Palpatine chose both name🎃s for himself) from the word daritha. Darth Bane used the title to highlight the accomplishments of Sith who had bore the name before him, of those who ruled with power and might.
17 Jedi: Altering Abilities
The Jedi Order was very specific regarding which force altering abilities one should use and which ones they shouldn’t. The banned abilities, however, were still used by Jedi under certain circumstances and weren’t drastically different from the abil𓃲ities on the approved list.
The forbidden force techniques included force grip (a favorite of Darth Vader), force insanity, deadly sight, morichro, and emerald lightning (Darth Sidious’ favorite). Approved abilities included telekinesis, Jedi mind trick, altering the environment, battle meditation, combustion, plant ꦡsurge, and becoming one with the force which reduces the user to the size of an atom (the art of the small).
Other crazy approved abilities included creating doppe♈lgangers and using the force to open a wormhole in space. Although, the council eventually ruled the last one to be that of the dark side of the force.
16 Sith: Alchemy Enhances The Force
The theology🦄 and actions of the Sith regarding Alchemy have been mostly removed from the current Disney canon. But the likelihood of it being returned to the franchise is very much a possibility. Alchemy was looked upon by ancient Sith to enhance the force. Hence, why🔜 most Sith red lightsabers were made from artificial crystals (which is canon).
Alchemy was used on the living, deceased, and on objects.
The Jedi Order strongly opposed it with Mace Windu once saying, “The Jedi Order rejects all inquiry into living alchemy, no exceptions. It is an affront to the living force.” Swords became weapons which were stronger than lightsabers, and even Leviathans were created. According to Luke, Leviathan sleepers were still around post Return of the Jedi.
15 Jedi: Structure And Order
The Jedi Order had a clear and precise blueprint, in which all Jedi were bound to serve by. Each Jedi 🌠went through four stages. The initiate was for Younglings. Then there’s the Padawan stage followed𒁏 by Jedi Knight. The highest in the hierarchy being Jedi Master.
With over 10,000 Jedi in the galaxy at any given time, the Jedi Order had become a corporation. But sometimes 🎶the rules were broken or bent. Anakin is on record stating if he could skip the Initiate stage why not Padawan too?
The pages in which the Structure of the Jedi Order is written, also contained notes from other Jedi, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:trash-talking one another about the game of Smashball. Which goes to sho💞wꦦ how seriously they took these rules.
14 Sith: Operating From The Shadows
The Sith originally operated in plain si🅘ght of the Jedi and galaxy. Darth Bane changed this, due to his philosophy that a great army in plain site will only invite a legion of enemies. The idea of operating in secrecy allowed the rest of the galaxy to think the Sith were nothing more than creaꩲtures from cantina stories of old.
Darth Banes rule was very clear: “We must not make our presence known.”
He even stated that “if there should exist a being who is aware of the💙 Sith, eliminate them immediately.” Luke was documented in saying the idea of Sith being in hiding, ꦜeven after the victory over Sidious, scared him. It took hundreds of years before a Jedi caught wind of a possible Sith, and another 100 years before every Jedi believed it (Darth Maul).