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i'm only about a third of the way through the acolyte: wayseeker but already there are some very fun things i just had to talk about (and i CAN'T WAIT for MY COOL DRAGON-RIDING FRIEND TY YORRICK to show back up).

a jedi master (unknown if it's any jedi, but vernestra is a master) reporting to the high council can request that the meeting be "an open forum" where any member of the order can then attend (vernestra's meeting is moved to the "main training room". i wonder if this training room is the one on the complete locations cutaway. there is a chamber of conclave label on the cutaway but it's just pointing to the mountain instead of a room and there isn't an entrance to it, so i wonder if it's meant to point to the room beside the one with the ossus floor mosaic since that room has what looks like stadium seating/standing in it).

valuable information for all of us miners about force visions: apparently the majority of jedi scholars (c. 152bby) "believe that [visions] were nothing more than the brain reading fluctuations and variations in the force, ripples created by upheaval somewhere in the timeline of the galaxy." & vernestra's spent "years" trying to understand "how to use what [she] saw in an organized manner" and the logic of her visions, but none of that worked out.

indara was an archivist! no wonder the brendok team was so blank-faced during their plant-gathering.

also j-6 is here! avon's old augmented nanny droid is travelling with vernestra!

jedi detective holos exist where they "show up, read a suspect's mind, and then know exactly what happened" (i'm instituting a holo night where a bunch of investigative jedi do drinking games to bad jedi detective holofilms & television).

"many temples" have been abandoned in "the last few decades" (wayseeker takes place 20 years before the acolyte, so c. 152bby) and haven't been rebuilt.

vernestra has been a wayseeker for more than a decade, since she "failed" her last padawan "in so many ways" (holding onto the faint & distant hope that vern & this padawan might've done a qornah & kibh jeen-adjacent storyline c. 165bby or so).

naboo spice is apparently very good.

ahahaha vernestra's already door-opening solely with the force to make an entrance.

there's commentary on the republic moving to try and get more control over the jedi order over the past decades

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I need everyone to know that it's very likely, when Anakin overdoes some cool as hell Force thing, he probably absolutely HOUSES every edible thing in a 30 meter distance. I am imagining, after Mortis and the sick as fuck stuff he pulled here, after about 30 minutes into the trip home, Obi-Wan and Ahsoka found him face-first in the rations box just absolutely CRAMMING HIS FACE, full chipmunk cheeks with protein bars and strawberry flavored nutrient paste smeared along his cheeks, and nobody says a word. Just the quiet "*munchmunchSWALLOWmunchmunchGULPmunchmunchmunch*" in the background. Absolutely nothing is safe after a Jedi does something cool, all the clones just look at each other in awe of the entire tank General Kenobi lifted up with the Force and forcibly threw into the middle of a bunch of battle droids and they all silently dig out their extra ration bar in their armor and start handing them over, while Obi-Wan is just woodchippering them like he's never eaten a single thing before in his life.

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"We are not saints, but seekers"

- Jedi saying

Jedi Apprentice: The Dark Rival, page 95

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me as a person

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Many people have taken one look at this and inmediately leaped to the conclusion that Jedi forbid emotions. Which is, huh… interesting.

What people don't realize is that the Jedi Order are a religious organization, and as such they have their own sacred texts, such as this meditation mantra (because yeah, that's the only time it's ever mentioned, during meditation).

And the trick about this kind of texts is that they're not meant to be taken literally. You're not supposed to take it at face value, you're supposed to think about it, reflect about it, and then interpretate it. I'm sure the average "fan" hasn't actually thought about it beyond "code bad Jedi evil", nevermind that it's not actually the Jedi Code mentioned in the films.

Since it's a meditation mantra, one used to focus to make connecting with the Force easier, it makes perfect sense that this is how you should feel when using the Force.

You shouldn't be overwhelmed with emotions or passions, you shouldn't act if you don't have knowledge. This is obvious: if you can command the essence of life, then maybe you should actually be in the state of mind to do it.

However, the other lines of "no chaos but harmony" and "no death but the Force" don't fit into this. So, what do they mean?

Here is the other version of the Code. It was seen for the first time in the Kanan comics, and is arguably more canon than the previous one.

(People have called it the Gray Jedi Code, which is hilarious in and on itself and another point in favor of the argument that the so called Gray Jedi are just canon Jedi.)

I'm sure everyone can agree that this one is good.

Feel, but find peace in your emotions. Know nothing, but figure it out. Suffer, but look past it to find serenity. Just like there is chaos, there is harmony. And just like there is death, there is the Force.

But what if I told you that both Codes are saying the same thing?

I know, I know. You probably think I'm crazy, but… what if they're saying the same things, in different ways?

To expand on the interpretation that the first one is how you should be when using the Force (and I admit with my whole chest that this is my interpretation), we can say that the Force isn't naturally things like emotion and chaos. They are only what we bring with us.

That doesn't make them any less real. They are, and they are important, but they are subjective experiences. Everyone will have different emotions, different passions, different things they are ignorant of. Even death, even as it will come for everyone, is something private and personal. I don't know what X person felt or thought when they died.

However, things like peace, harmony and the Force are universal.

Chaos (noun): "complete disorder and confusion." "the property of a complex system whose behaviour is so unpredictable as to appear random"

Dictionary definition, bear with me. "Whose behavior is so unpredictable as to appear random". It isn't random, it has patterns and reasons to happen just like everything else. We simply don't know those patterns. Ignorance, yet knowledge. Just because we don't know something doesn't mean we can't learn it. There is no ignorance, there is knowledge. Therefore there is no such thing as chaos, not really, just a pattern, an order, a harmony, we don't know yet. First definition is about human reaction, not anything about the object itself. There is no chaos, there is harmony.

Emotion, ignorance, passion, chaos, even death. They are all feelings, subjective experiences, things that, ultimately, can change as you find new understanding (well, death only happens once and is permanent but you get the point). But inner peace, knowledge (about situations, about people's reactions), serenity and harmony are all universal. They exist, and will exist long after we die, we just have to find them.

And, long as we remember people, as we understand that all lives have left a mark, big or small, we will keep those who have passed alive within our hearts.

Death, yet the Force. There is no death, there is the Force. Or, perhaps…

"(The Force)'s an energy field created by all living things" Obi-Wan Kenobi, ANH

"Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter" Yoda, ESB

"No one's ever really gone" Luke Skywalker, TLJ

Death, yet the essence of living beings. There is no death, there is life.

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This is one of my favorite moments, too.  And I am so glad that it was Mace Windu who had this moment, this moment of the Jedi trying to talk the battle droids out of battle, to serve a better purpose. This isn’t the beginning of the war, this is three years in, against machines that are programmed and all reason should say this is a waste of a Jedi Master’s breath.  And maybe it is. But Mace Windu offers it anyway. For any droid that doesn’t want to fight, that wants something better, that has to know that this isn’t a fight they can win, he still offers this chance, because the Jedi believe in offering second chances, in that it’s never too late to find a better path. This is why Yoda and Obi-Wan help Anakin over to the other side even after 24 years of being Darth Vader.  This is why they offer solace and empathy to Prosset Dibs, this is why they help Quinlan Vos back to the light when he struggles with the dark. Because the Jedi believe can serve a better purpose always.  And I love that it’s Mace Windu who delivers this offer, because this is who Mace is, but also this is why Mace is the epitome of the Jedi ideals, this is why Mace Windu is one of their shining stars, this is why Mace Windu is such a valuable source of compassion and wisdom to them, this is why Jedi Master Mace Windu is a leader of the Jedi. Because Mace Windu is an example of the best of the Jedi Order.

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Why have Star Wars fans such a hard time considering the Jedi a severely marginalized and vulnerable group, regarded as more than human because of their connection to the Force, and thus, ironically, less than human?

Dehumanization through mystification.

Only cherished, protected, and tolerated if they are useful? They're culture and religion highjacked and exploited? With their service for the Republic as the price they pay for (cultural) survival? Their connection to the Force commodified by a neoliberal government where even the most 'just' actors sustain their power through exploitation? Having to choose between religion and culture or access to full civil rights?

While the Republic maintains the appearance of democracy, it marginalizes the Jedi through the very principles it claims to uphold (e.g., separation of powers). The Jedi are tasked with enforcing the Senate’s decisions yet barred from influencing the political processes that shape those decisions. This exclusion isn’t merely incidental; it is essential to maintaining the Republic’s power structure, ensuring that the Jedi could be used without a voice in governance. Over generations.

This dynamic simply persists with the rise of the Empire, but the methods of exclusion become more overt and violent. What began under the Republic as an insidious marginalization evolves into the Jedi’s outright elimination through genocide under the Empire. The Empire does not introduce a new system of oppression—it simply amplifies what is already in place, making the exclusion of the Jedi explicit and irreversible. Because, now, they are systematically excluded from life.

The transition from the Republic to the Empire isn’t a clean break;, they are not opposite systems but a continuation of the same underlying power structures.

The Republic established a system that excluded the Jedi from political influence under the guise of maintaining democratic order.

This marginalization isn’t (exclusively) about preserving democracy; it is about keeping the Jedi in a role where they face and carry the brunt of conflict and political fallout without having the power to challenge the system because they would be cast as traitors and enemies of democracy if they tried.

The Empire takes the final step of disposing of the Jedi entirely once their usefulness has run its course. Some call it the “liberty dying with thunderous applause;” I call it the natural progression of oppression.

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Star Wars Masterpost

Pro Jedi/In Defense Of The Jedi

The Jedi didn't free Shmi and why that's not a slight against them

The Jedi aren't stuck in their ways just because they don't allow marriage

The Jedi aren't stuck in their ways just because they don't allow marriage (addendun)

Jedi culture tag (derogatory)

Jedi culture tag (derogatory) (meme)

Villains Praising the Jedi (and fandom not getting it)

Sith (derogatory) VS Jedi (affectionate)

On the Jedi's limited numbers (+ an anti)

"Cal and Kanan fix the mistakes of the Order and stop repressing what makes them human" Shut up

Inconsistency in anti-Jedi arguments

"There's being critical and there is slander"

Fandom experience (derogatory)

Age is not an immediate disqualifier

Friendly reminder about emotional mindfulness

Jedi kidnapping (affectionate) VS Mandalorian foundlings (derogatory)

If you're gonna critize the Jedi they have to be wrong

The Jedi's political power: canon vs fanon

Most Jedi don't struggle with attachment

Mace Windu and actively fighting fascism

Jedi Order: broke vs woke

When others are the best versions of themselves

I wouldn't want a romantic relationship if I was a Jedi

Antis stop projecting your religious trauma onto the Jedi, the Sith are right there

No, Luke doesn't save his father with attachment

Fandom experience (derogatory)

The Jedi made the right decision in using the Clone Army

Pro Jedi community rite of passage

Jedi Culture/Jedi Positivity

If the Jedi have no fans I'm dead

Heart of a Jedi

A Jedi's Weapon

Multilingual Jedi Babies

Why the Jedi stopped wearing white headcanon

Non-Master/Padawan Jedi Relationships

Jedi Positivity (community)

Collective Jedi Parenting

Q: Who's the best Jedi? A: Yes

Many Jedi are orphans

My interpretation of the Jedi Code/Meditation Mantra

Mace Windu Best Jedi

Obi-Wan Best Jedi

Gushing about Reva

Gushing about Reva (II)

Reva/Vader parallels

Jedi-antis when jedi-enthusiasm-blog likes the Jedi

"Be with me" AKA cool tribute to the Jedi I found on YouTube of all places

"The importance of Luke Skywalker"

"What Jedi used to be" AKA why we love the Jedi

Tag game

Force-sensitivity and being aroace

Star Wars History ( @saturnidiot thank you so much)

When The Night Is Darker, The Stars Shine Brighter (my AO3 series)

"So be it, Jedi"

Anti Mandalorians/Mandalorians Critical

Why Mandalorian Culture and Mando'a don't make sense

Jedi kidnapping (affectionate) VS Mandalorian foundlings (derogatory)

Mandalorian foundlings (derogatory)

Mandalorian culture and how people fall for fascist rethoric

Fanon dissonance

Slugthrowers don't kill Jedi anymore than blasters (you know why this is here)

Anti Sith

The Sith are not oppressed by the Jedi

Darth Vectivus is a bastard (derogatory) and I love him

Peacekeepers vs nazis in a galaxy far far away…

The Sith don't have balance (joke unfortunately not mine)

Obi-Wan roasting the Sith

Sith are nazis

If I find myself agreeing with Sith philosophy…

"I think the Sith are better than the Jedi" What flavor of stupid are you?

What flavor of stupid are you?, an addendun because somebody doesn't have basic literacy

The Sith Are Nazis Pt.2

Anti Anakin/Anakin critical

Anakin is not mentally ill

Others

Star Wars Lines (Pt.1) (Pt.2) (Pt.3) (Pt.4)

Opinion on Ahsoka

The Dark is generous and it is patient

Sabine as the successor to Tarre Vizla

Opinion on Rey

The Force is fine the way it is

Gray morality in the Prequels

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"The Light Side being good and the Dark Side being evil has no nuance!"

Why though? Neither side is inherent, they're choices. Does a difficult choice between good and evil not sound nuanced to you? Does the choice between a painful path and the complete erasure of who you are no sound fucking nuanced to you?

The Dark and Light Sides are a binary choice between good and evil, and… that's great! The morals are simple, but the nuance is not in the basic and very simple morality (murder bad), it's in the circumstances that make adhering to your morals difficult.

Is Anakin Skywalker wanting to do good but not being able to because that would mean not having what he wants not nuanced to you?

Is Asajj Ventress —an assassin, a Sith Acolyte, a bounty hunter— letting a girl go because she doesn't want her to lose her family like Ventress did, even though that would cost her a lot of money she needs to survive not nuanced to you?

Is Dooku wanting to fix the corruption of the Republic and ending up being worse because he believes he knows best not nuanced to you?

Is Darth Vader choosing right for once in his life and becoming who his son needs him to be not nuanced to you?

Is Cal, Kanan, Obi-Wan and all other Order 66 survivors remaining good and kind when everything's against them not nuanced to you?

Is Luke seeing the good still left in Space Hitler and forgiving and loving his father the Sith Apprentice despite everything he's done not nuanced to you?

Is Finn choosing mercy and defiance of the First Order despite being kidnaped, indoctrinated and brainwashed by them not nuanced to you?

Is Rey being good and choosing not to let her bloodline define her not nuanced to you?

Is Ben Solo choosing evil despite everyone around him being good not nuanced to you?

Is Han Solo, a selfish man, choosing to go into a killzone to save his friends not nuanced to you?

Is Mace Windu commiting high treason to save the Republic regardless of what happens to him not nuanced to you?

Is Ezra Bridger being selfish and thinking of himself but choosing to be selfless when he realizes how much that means not nuanced to you?

If we go to Legends:

Is Jacen Solo becoming a monster because he wants to spare his daughter from a horrible fate not nuanced to you?

Is Jaina Solo killing her brother to save the galaxy not nuanced to you?

Is Cade Skywalker seeing the Force as a tool and being dragged into evil more and more not nuanced to you?

What does nuance mean to you anyways? Do you even know what that means or are you just trying to be edgy?

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Friendly reminder that if you're gonna critize the Jedi, they have to be wrong.

"They told Anakin he wasn't fit to be a Jedi" Yeah, was he? He was unhappy the whole time, broke all their rules and eventually slaughtered them.

"They massacred the Sith Order" Yeah. Those "I'm better than everyone and everything and they all should kneel to me or die" people? I see no issue here.

"They fought in the Clone Wars as peacekeepers." Yeah. What was the alternative? Standing by as the clones, civilians and the Republic itself (the best government out those in the galaxy, although admittedly that's rather a low bar) were massacred by the Separatists? Yeah no. And peacekeepers ≠ pacifists.

"They forbid marriage." They are a religious organization, monks. Fobidding its members from marrying is pretty standard in monasteries. They also aren't celibate, friendship isn't discouraged at all and it's all but stated by Obi-Wan in TCW S6 that romantic feelings are perfectly allowed. Several of the Order's members practice their home planets' culture and religion and language (Barriss has a Mirilian Idol in her room, she Luminara Quinlan etc have cultural tattoos, many characters have accents which implies Basic isn't their first language and others don't speak Basic at all,etc). They have no dress code, they are allowed to drink, smoke, etc., even become part of other religions organizations (see Plo Koon)! Marriage being forbidden is nothing, literally meaningless next to the freedom Jedi have.

If you're gonna critize the Jedi, they have to be wrong.

No, they shouldn't change their whole way of life just because you don't like it.

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"Once more the sith will rule the galaxy"

Funny thing though, the sith never have actually done that

Doesn't matter what continuity you pick-Lucas canon, legends eu, disney canon, disney eu-at no point did the sith have true uncontested dominance over the galaxy

So why does Palpatine say this?

Simple, because the sith are fascists

And the idolization, admiration, and appealing to the notion of an idealized, imagined, or otherwise mythical past is a key tenant of fascism

Palpatine like any fascist is trying to recreate an imaginary past, he is justifying his conquests and genocides with the idea that he is just restoring what is rightfully his that was unfairly destroyed

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— But She has instructed Barriss to memorize the labyrinths, all 200 junctions. It pays for one to be prepared when other people’s lives depend on your success.

@jedijune 01 Commitment / Service

✨🌙  ART LOG ->  @404ama

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Phantom Menace maul screenshot redraw

hear me out I just think he's really neat, fellas hear me out...

maul is my freaking chew toy right now. he means the world to me, and since I've been on a Prequels kick lately I thought I'd use him to both stretch my digital art muscles; test out how to download brushes, and learn to use the Multiply function! lot's of learning and fun with this bad boy.

oh also I wasn't sure which version to post so have this too–

:) <3

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"Your focus determines your reality."

                                                                        — Qui-Gon Jinn  

The Jedi may be fictional, but their practices echo real-world wisdom, especially when it comes to Jedi meditation. If you’ve ever wished for more inner calm, better focus, or even just a moment of peace in your busy life, you don’t need a lightsaber. You need presence.

What Is Jedi Meditation?

In Star Wars, Jedi meditation/Jedi mindfulness is a way to connect with the Force, an energy field that binds all living things. In our galaxy, meditation helps us connect to the present moment, develop emotional control, and strengthen mental clarity. 

You won’t be levitating rocks after one session, but you will start to notice your stress softening and your mind sharpening.

"Be mindful of your thoughts, Anakin. They betray you." — Obi-Wan Kenobi

Find a Quiet Place (Your Personal Jedi Temple)

You don’t need robes or candles to Jedi Guided Meditation, just a quiet corner. It could be your bedroom, a balcony, even your car. The goal is to step away from distractions. Turn off your holocom (phone/computer). Set a timer if you like - start with 5 to 10 minutes.

Focus on the Breath (The Force Flows Through It)

"Breathe. Just breathe." — Luke Skywalker

Close your eyes. 

Inhale slowly through your nose for four seconds, hold for four, exhale through your mouth for six. 

This is your anchor when the mind wanders (and it will), gently return to your breath. 

Think of each breath as connecting you to the present, like tuning into the Force.

Don’t Fight the Thoughts (You’re Not a Sith!...Right?)

You will get distracted. You will think about what to eat for dinner. That doesn’t mean you’re failing. The Jedi don’t suppress emotion! They observe it and let it go. There is no emotion, there is peace. 

Watch your thoughts pass like speeders through the sky. 

Don’t chase them. Just come back to your breath.

End With Intention (Set the Tone for the Day)

When your time is up, open your eyes slowly. Take one more deep breath. 

Ask yourself: What kind of Jedi do I want to be today? Calm? Focused? Helpful? 

This little question sets the tone, and over time, it reprograms how you show up in life. Remember that positivity & peace is an active practice, but negativity tends to be automatic.

"The Force is what gives a Jedi his power... It surrounds us and penetrates us; it binds the galaxy together." — Obi-Wan Kenobi

A Simple Daily Morning Routine

This is a simple flow you can follow each morning - you don't need to be an expert to simply: 

Sit quietly for 10 minutes

Focus on the breath (remember in for 4 seconds, hold for 4, out for 6)

Repeat a mantra if helpful (ex: “There is no emotion, there is peace”)

Close with one intention for your day (ex: "Today, I will be kind to myself.")

You Don’t Need to Be a Master to Meditate

 "Train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose." — Yoda 

If you practice you’ll start to sense your own version of the Force: a quiet strength inside you that’s always been there. Meditation isn’t about being perfect - in fact striving to be "perfect" at it is antithetical to the purpose of meditation.

Meditation is a journey. After all, even Jedi Masters were once Padawans.

May the Force be with you,

                                           -Ael Adrel

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What Does It Mean to Be a Jedi in the Real World?

The answer is both simpler and more powerful than you might think in Jedi Realism / Jediism.

The Jedi are agents of peace, wellness, and wellbeing. In Jedi Realism we start with ourselves, and then move onto our communities to make positive change.

Jedi don’t chase power. We pursue balance. And in the real world, that starts with emotional & physical mastery.

To be a Jedi means learning how to remain calm when chaos hits. It means choosing presence over panic, and patience over rage. It means sitting with your feelings (acknowledging them) then responding with intention, not impulse.

The Jedi Train Daily (Body, Mind, and Spirit)

You don’t need to be perfect. But a Jedi practices emotional discipline every single day.

Jedi Realism isn’t about cosplay or fandom. It’s about training.

-We train the body through movement, breath, and rest.

-We train the mind through learning, meditation, and focus.

-We train the spirit through service, reflection, and choosing the light, again and again.

You don’t have to follow a strict code. But the point is showing up. A Jedi doesn’t wait until they feel ready.

We train because we want to become ready.

The Jedi Serve Something Greater

That doesn’t mean you have to become a monk or a martyr. Instead we can use our skills, energy, and time to lift others. To be a force for healing in a world that desperately needs it.

Sometimes that looks like volunteering. Sometimes it’s being kind when you don’t feel like it. Sometimes it’s just listening.

Service is the real lightsaber. It cuts through darkness. Quietly.

(Hey! We would be honored if you would join us.)

A Jedi Has a Moral Compass - But Doesn’t Preach

The Jedi Code is a guide, not a hammer. In the real world, being a Jedi means living your values! Honesty, courage, discipline, compassion and we do so without expecting applause. You don’t need to “correct” everyone. You don’t need to be the smartest person in the room. All that's needed is to live aligned with your principles.

Lead by example. Let your actions speak.

A Jedi Is Always Growing

“The great teacher, failure is..” - Master Yoda

The Jedi path isn’t a destination. There’s no graduation ceremony. You don’t “become” a Jedi once and for all.

You walk the path every day. You fail. You reflect. You adapt. You get back up. You grow. You may not be able to move objects with your mind...but you can move yourself.

And in doing so, you move the world forward.

So What Does It Mean to Be a Jedi?

It means:

You seek peace in a world that thrives on noise You train daily to master yourself You serve something greater than your ego You lead with presence, not pressure You live by your values. Especially when no one is watching. You return to the path, again and again, no matter how many times you fall

This is The Way of the Jedi.

May The Force Be With You, Always. -Ael Adrel

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