When Star Wars came out, everybody said: ''Oh, it's just a silly movie, it's just a
bunch of space battles and stuff.'' ''It's not real; there's nothing behind it.'' And I said:
''Well, there is stuff behind it; it's not just a space battle.'' There's *more* to it than that. It's much, *MUCH* more complicated than that. In my previous Star Wars videos, I attempted to explain the
core mechanics of Star Wars from the ground up while providing insights
into the philosophies of the Jedi, Sith, as well as the cyclical nature of the Force, through the lens of Nietzschean philosophy. To my credit, my videos led millions of people to have a broader appreciation of Star Wars as a franchise. However, judging from the accumulated comments, a significant amount of people did not
fully grasp the inner-workings of the Force and its influence throughout the entire setting. Certain elements such as
the intrinsically harmful effects of the Dark Side and the functional meaning of
Balance in regards to good winning over evil were briefly mentioned and contextualized
but lacked emphasis, as I had assumed that they were common knowledge. Despite my attempts, widespread ignorance of the
metaphysical mechanics of the Force āalongside a deep-felt hatred for the Jediā led many to an incomplete conclusion
on the structural and thematic meaning of Star Wars. This failure is both mine and an echo of the broader misunderstandings of the Star Wars community. As such, to fully contextualize and explain the Force, a systematic top-down re-examination
of Star Wars must be performed, using the prequels and original movies
by George Lucas as the primary sources. As a franchise, Star Wars is a universe that
spans across multiple mediums, through films, comic books, novels, and video games.
(also TV shows) The central movies present the main narrative
but leave space in the universe and timeline that allows writers to make up their
own stories that take place within the setting. Although never directly mentioned, a set of rules form a baseline
for all these stories to tie into the central movies. The characters may not know the full extent of the rules, and no writer has ever attempted
to lay down the entire structure in a systematic fashion, yet, nonetheless, they exist, and most stories follow them. The primary axiom that unifies all of Star Wars is the Force. As Obi-Wan explains in the original movie, it is an energy field that binds all life together. The second axiom is the basis for the spread of life: Midi-chlorians. At some point in time, microscopic lifeforms within cells managed to connect themselves
to the Force, which created all other life. As Qui-Gon explains, the rest of life
could not exist without the Force or Midi-chlorians. ''I've been wondering, what are Midichlorians?'' ''Midi-chlorians are microscopic
lifeforms that reside within all living cells.'' ''And we are in symbionts with them.'' ''Symbionts?'' ''Life-forms, living for mutual advantage.'' ''Without the Midi-chlorians, life would not exist... and we would have no knowledge of the Force.'' This birth of Midi-Chlorians
led to the proliferation of life across the galaxy. It resulted in two unifying aspects that represent the flourishing
and symbiosis between life and the Force. The first is what is called the Living Force, and the second is called the Cosmic Force. In Empire Strikes Back, Yoda explains that life feeds the Force, and the Force surrounds everything and ties it all together. As life spreads, the Force increases
in influence through its attachments to life, and then cosmically directs life
to connect everything for the sake of furthering its spread, creating a feedback loop. In Star Wars, this continual relationship
between the Living and Cosmic Force is called 'Balance.' It is a natural state of harmony
between all lifeforms, from plant-life to animals. However, life produced a paradoxical existence: Sapience. Different from other lifeforms, some animals developed a higher degree of cognition that permits them to focus their mind
and become self-aware of their actions. Such beings are ārational animals,ā capable of volitional choice, and the ability
to conceptualize reality to a greater degree and reshape it for their future benefits. Modelled after human sapience in our world, all aliens and humans in the Star Wars galaxy operate on the same general degree of cognition and psychology, regardless of their physical features. On the whole, although sapient beings can grasp and reshape reality, alone, they do not change the core dynamics of the setting; all lifeforms continue to exist symbiotically with the Force, bound through the Midi-Chlorians. As life continually flourishes under the Living Force, the Force as a whole connects everything through the Cosmic Force to such a degree that luck,
chance and coincidence do not seem to exist. ''Will you take him with you?'' ''Is he to become a Jedi?'' ''Yes. Our meeting was not a coincidence.'' ''Nothing happens by accident.'' ''I call it luck.'' ''In my experience, there is no such thing as luck.'' However, in very rare instances, perhaps due to random chance or genetics, certain animals are born
with a larger number of Midi-Chlorians within their bodies. This occurrence happens across all strata of life and would ordinarily not be of any concern, but... when a sapient lifeform has a high enough Midi-Chlorian count, they become self-aware of their unique abilities
and can tap into the Force via the Midi-Chlorians. Within the setting of Star Wars, a sapient lifeform capable of utilizing
the power of life is called a Force Sensitive, and it is an incredibly rare occurrence. For comparison, there are over
a hundred Quadrillion sapient lifeforms in the Star Wars galaxy. Yet, as established in the Episode I Visual Dictionary, there were at most
ten thousand active Jedi in the prequel movies, and, therefore, only a hundred individuals
have the potential to be Force Sensitive within each cycle. The exact reason why this trait
appears at all is intentionally left unexplained. The central movies and extended
lore hint that a genetic component is a significant variable to Force Sensitivity, but there is no conclusive answer. We cannot conduct scientific testing, and most in-universe research
deemed the study to be fruitless. What is known is that
if a Force Sensitive were to have children, it is highly probable that
their offspring would be Force Sensitive as well. Regardless of its source, Midi-Chlorians act as a conduit to the Force, permitting Force Sensitives to use
the Force to perform what is functionally magic, and the higher one's
Midi-Chlorian count, the greater their power. Individuals are either born Force Sensitive
or can never learn to tap into the Force. Although, if a writer wishes it, a character can
discover that they are Force Sensitive later in life. Establishing direct variables
for an individual to use the Force would create rigid parameters for storytelling, so there will never be a definitive
answer as to the nature of the Midi-Chlorians. The conditions leading to Force Sensitivity
remain unexplained, random, yet also hereditary. The third axiom of Star Wars
is that rare sapient lifeforms can become self-aware of their unique abilities
and use the Force through the Midi-chlorians. Force Sensitives can strengthen their
connection to the Force in two different ways: The first is by being calm, focusing oneās mind
through meditation, and existing in the present. ''A Jedi's strength flows from the Force.'' ''But how am I to know the good side from the bad?'' ''You will know, when you are calm, at peace; passive.'' The second is by indulging in
negative emotions such as anger, fear and aggression, acting on whims and losing your connection
to life by being irrational, unfocused and neurotic. ''But beware of the Dark Side: anger, fear, aggression;
the Dark Side of the Force are they, easily they flow.'' ''Quick to join in a fight.'' The Star Wars community classifies these
usages as the Light and Dark Sides of the Force. However, these are not mere aspects of the Force
but rather the only possible methods of tapping into it. The Light Side is En-Light-enmentānot an 'other side' but the totality of becoming one with all of life āand the Dark Side is a negative side effect of the Force that stems from forcefully drawing
out life with your negative emotions through severing your attachments to its collective. By calming one's mind to reach inner peace, a Force Sensitive can become zen, spreading their attachment to all of life
and thereby be more capable in their use of the Force. ''Remember, a Jedi can feel the Force flowing through him.'' ''You mean it controls your actions?'' 'Partially, but it also obeys your commands.'' ''This time Let Go your conscious self, and act of instinct.'' ''Stretch out with your feelings.'' Alternatively, indulging in psychotic urges
and acting irrationally on strong emotions such as anger, fear and aggression
lead one to forcefully draw out life itself, corrupting and twisting it for their usage. Through negative emotions,
a Force Sensitive loses their relationship to life by focusing their mind on life-destroying goals, forgetting their existence among the collective whole of life and having their psyche
consumed by the desire of acquiring power. ''Are you going to kill me?'' 'I would certainly like to.'' ''I know you would...'' ''I can feel your anger.'' ''It gives you focus, makes you stronger.'' ''If once you go down the Dark Path,
forever will it dominate your destiny, consume you it will!'' By using the Force negatively, over time, Force Sensitives progressively lose their humanity and increasingly desire to hoard
power for its own sake and rule everything. Degradation of physical appearance and oneās pupils turning yellow are signs that an individual has
become highly corrupted by the Force and is beyond redemption. The Dark Side of the Force is a
metaphysical defence mechanism of the Force against any sapient lifeform that
attempts to use the power of life to harm life itself. As a Force Sensitive becomes stronger in the Force, they learn to use telekinesis-like abilities. In general, there are three classifications
of these Force powers: Light, Universal and Dark. Light powers, such as Force Heal,
always promote the growth of life. Neutral powers, such as Force Speed, benefit the body, but partially offensive abilities,
such as Force Push, can either protect or harm. Dark powers, such as Force Choke,
are harmful and only destroy life. Underlying each classification is their
use-case and intent with the outcome of spreading life among the Living Force or
damaging attachments to the Cosmic Force. If an individual uses Force Heal on a criminal,
and it leads to a further loss of life by that person, it is negative as it results in cosmic detachments. A Force Sensitive can use a Universal Force Power such
as Force Push for non-aggressive self-defensive purposes, but they can intentionally Force Push
an innocent off a bridge to their death. An individual can use Force Lightning to torture someone but also use similar powers to
make a thematic point by causing a dead tree to burn. As there are innumerable contextual variables determining what echoes are ultimately life-furthering or life-severing, Force Sensitives cannot act mindlessly. They must be cautious of their usage of the Force, only using it for knowledge and self-defence, never attack, or else they risk becoming agents of evil. Overall, Force abilities are tied to the underlying intent and nonetheless still function under the *fourth* axiom of Star Wars: using the Force negatively
is highly addictive and self-destructive like a drug; it makes a Force Sensitive lose
their humanity and volitional capacity until they become a shadow of who they once were. This corruptive effect of the Force is the
unspoken rule by which the Jedi and Sith exist, and it echoes in their history. Upon the discovery of hyperdrive, most sapient species across the
Star Wars galaxy came together to form The Republic. Equally, Force-Sensitive individuals
came together to build the Jedi Order. In both the old Expanded Universe and new Disney canon, certain Force Sensitives recognized that they
could tap into the Force negatively to increase their power. Ignoring the warnings, these individuals
tapped into the Dark Side in secret and became addicted to the allure of acquiring more power, which led to the event referred to as the Hundred-Year Darkness. After a long struggle, the corrupted Force
Sensitives were defeated and banished from the Jedi,
prompting them to form the Sith, vowing revenge. 'At least we will reveal ourselves to the Jedi...'' ''At least we will have revenge.'' This split between the Jedi and Sith outlines the dichotomy bound by the axiom of the negative side effects of the Force. The core of the Jedi philosophy is that
using the Force negatively leads to widespread destruction and oppression of all of life. The core of the Sith philosophy
is that sapient life is ontologically superior and that everything ought to be used to further one's benefit, regardless of the personal cost
of becoming corrupted by the Force. Returning to the analogy of a highly addictive drug, the philosophy of the Jedi is that of abstinence, while the Sith philosophy is that of absolute indulgence. A Jedi only learns
Light and Universal powers for self-defensive purposes, classifying Dark powers as forbidden
since they lead to the corruption of the self and becoming addicted to the desire for more power. Alternatively, a Sith primarily focuses on
Dark Side powers to harm and attack life but they can expand their knowledge
to all aspects of the Force to their benefit. Thematically, the Jedi represent
the symbiosis and binding of all life and the balance between sapient life and nature, and the Sith represent an unbinding of life by desiring supremacy over
all of life through the acquisition of power. By rebelling against life, the Sith create
an oppressive environment for other living beings, and it is only upon their removal that life can flourish again. To restore the harmony among the Living Force, the Force manipulates the entire galaxy through the Cosmic Force to create the conditions for a Jedi
to kill the Sith leader, thereby achieving Balance. Within the Star Wars community,
many misinterpret or misunderstand the concept of Balance as a way to argue that the Jedi are
of equal worth to the Sith or worse. The prophecy of the Chosen One foretold
that Anakin would bring the end of the Sith and restore Balance to the galaxy. However, people attempt to twist the structure
of Star Wars by arguing that the word 'Balance' represents 'Equilibrium' between
the Jedi and Sith in terms of their numbers. Many overly focus on Yoda saying that the
Jedi may have misinterpreted the prophecy as a way to argue that the existence
and philosophy of the Jedi are wrong; they maintain that by siding with the Sith
and eradicating the Jedi, Anakin achieved Balance. But this is a rhetorical sleight of hand; Obi-Wan could not understand how joining the Sith and
spreading destruction would lead to stopping the Sith. What the Jedi misinterpreted from the prophecy
was *how* Anakin would achieve Balance, not the meaning of Balance as a whole. By the end of Return of the Jedi,
Anakin fulfilled the prophecy by killing Palpatine and sacrificing his life to save his son. Luke was the only Jedi left standing,
and that became a victory for all of life. The number of Jedi does not matter
because they are merely servants of the Force. And so long as one Jedi rebels
against the oppression of the Sith and wins, life can be brought back into a state of harmony. Ultimately, the foundations of Balance
are the metanarrative that bind the entire Star Wars canon, and this is the final axiom of Star Wars: Good is maintaining and restoring
the symbiosis between sapient life and the rest of life while Evil is the rebellion of sapient life against all of life. Underlying the core of
the metanarrative is that, after great sacrifice, Good always wins in the end but Evil always returns because sapient life
always has the potential to rebel against nature. The five axioms that underline the entire
structure of Star Wars are interconnected and metaphysical within its setting. There can never be an equilibrium between good and evil; symbiosis cannot exist alongside
those that desire to oppress all of life. This perpetual war between both sides
is explicitly spelled out by Palpatine and Yoda. ''We must move quickly, the Jedi are relentless.'' ''If they are not all destroyed, it will be civil war without end.'' ''Destroy the Sith, we must.'' So, to summarize,
these are the five axioms of Star Wars: -The Force binds all of life together,
creating a symbiotic relationship with the Midi-Chlorians. -Sapient lifeforms can focus their consciousness, allowing them to control and
reshape reality for their self-interest and to thrive. -Rare individuals can tap into the Force via
the Midi-chlorians to use magic-like powers. -Using the Force negatively corrupts like a drug, leaving Force Sensitives addicted to acquiring power
for its own sake and making them desire to rule all of life. -The Force manipulates
the entire galaxy to restore the symbiotic relationship by creating the conditions that lead
the Jedi to kill the Sith and achieve Balance. Altogether, the five axioms create an Eternal Recurrence between the dichotomy of the preservation of symbiosis and the rebellion of sapience against all of life; it is a perpetual cycle. There are moments of peace,
but the cycle begins anew each time a sapient life with a high Midi-chlorian count becomes
corrupted by the desire of more power for its own sake, seeking to rule and oppress other life. Restoring Balance comes
at a high cost, leading millions to die every cycle. But... from the point of view of the collective whole of life, it is the price to pay for freedom and harmony. The Last Jedi visual dictionary
acknowledged this as a fact, saying: āLukeās studies revealed the cyclical
nature of the struggle between light and dark, and the massive toll the galaxy pays each cycle.ā As a result, many within the Star Wars community
noticed that this perpetual war between the Jedi and Sith is a never-ending spiral of death. They feel that the structure
of Star Wars as a whole ought to change, or that perhaps the Jedi should change their
philosophy to accommodate emotions and attachments, as they are an essential part of being human. Bluntly, rather than accept Star Wars for what it truly is, many are vocal in their demands that the
franchise should change to convey new stories beyond the parameters of its axioms. This perspective has led
many to decry that the Jedi must be wrong. The truth is that
the Jedi have structured their entire philosophy based on the existence of those five axioms, and the most important one that underlies their philosophy it that using the Force negatively inherently corrupts. It is an absolute that cannot be cheated and forces the Jedi to be overly cautious in their teachings. Within Republic space, the Jedi monitor all sapient life and gather Force Sensitive children
at a young age, training them in the Jedi ways. ''He deserves better than a slave's life.'' ''Had he been born in the Republic,
we would have identified him early.'' From a certain point of view,
seizing children may be seen as draconian or creepy, but it prevents a Force Sensitive from forming
any selfish attachments to the material world rather than to all of life. ''It must be difficult having sworn your life to the Jedi, not being able to visit the places you like or do the things you like.'' ''Or be with the people that I love.'' ''Are you allowed to love?'' ''I thought that was forbidden for a Jedi?'' ''Attachments is forbidden.'' ''Possession is forbidden.'' ''Compassion, which I would define as
unconditional love, is central to a Jedi's life.'' In context of Star Wars, unconditional love does not mean
to romantically love with such intensity that it feels unconditional, but to love everyone equally, without *any* personal preferences. This rejection of selfish attachments is not done maliciously but to prevent the fear of loss. When a sapient is born, their first
attachment is with their parents, given to them by love. Once a child grows up, they come to
understand that attachments can be severed and that they ought to take life seriously
because there is always a risk that it can end. Adulthood properly begins once an individual
resolves to coexist with reality and flourish while alive because they accept that they too can die
and therefore life should be experienced to its maximum potential. If an individual is unable
to accept the metaphysical conditions of reality, seeking to have their whims enforced upon reality, they realize that some events are beyond oneās control, creating both a sense of anxiety and a desire for power. In Star Wars, if a Force Sensitive
has attachments and faces anxiety, they can act irrationally and use the Force negatively as a quick and
easy way to maintain control over reality with functionally magical powers, which leads
to becoming corrupted by the desire for more power. The existence of anxiety becomes
an enormous risk for the entirety of the galaxy, as a Force Sensitive can begin to desire to rule
all of life to have control of all aspects of reality, so as to never face any anxiety. A Force Sensitive may have rational,
personal motives to utilize the Force to harm life to their benefit; nonetheless, once corrupted, they become addicted and irrationally begin to believe that they can do anything. Once a Force Sensitive reaches this point, they attempt to overthrow the Republic so as to rule all life. As a result, within Republic space, the Jedi separate
children with a high Midi-Chlorian count from their parents before they form any attachments. If a child were to retain
memories or attachments to their parents, they become much more likely to use the Force negatively, so obtaining Force Sensitives before
that point is of absolute importance for the Jedi Order. In Phantom Menace, Anakin had
already formed attachments to his mother and was afraid of never seeing her again. After finding and losing her,
he acted out in anger, killing the Sand people. This type of negative
emotional outburst is what the Jedi fear the most when training those that are too old. And in Return of the Jedi, the same fear is shown when Vader threatens Luke with turning his sister. ''Sister... so... you have a twin sister.'' ''If you will not turn to the Dark Side...
then perhaps she will....'' NOOOOOOO ''To be angry is to be human.'' ''I'm a Jedi, I know I'm better than this.'' A Force Sensitive does not have the luxury to be human; they must maintain their duty to life and remain focused on the present, or else
they risk becoming irrational, unfocused and neurotic. To be a Jedi, one must be devoted to letting
go of all personal attachments to the material world, locking away their potential
by progressively losing their ego and becoming zen to
mitigate the risk of embracing the Dark Side. The purpose of the Jedi is the responsibility to act
selflessly as a primary duty for the collective whole of life, without any consideration for personal choices or preferences. In Attack of the Clones, Anakin has a line
that echoes the essence of his Jedi training. ''Sometimes, we must Let Go of our pride and
do what is requested of us.'' Near the end of the movie, as Anakin and Obi-Wan
are pursuing Dooku, Padme falls from the gunship, and Anakin has to choose
between chasing Dooku or saving Padme. ''Lower the ship!'' ''I can't take Dooku alone; I need you!'' ''If we catch him we can end this war right now!'' ''We have a job to do!'' ''I don't care, put the ship down!'' ''You will be expelled from the Jedi Order!'' ''I can't leave her!'' ''Come to your senses!'' ''What do you think Padme would do
if she were in your position?'' (compassionately thinking) ''She would do her duty...'' Anakin feared losing Padme, but when he calmed
his mind, thinking of what she would do, he accepted his duty. In spite of his reluctance, Anakinās acceptance to follow
his duty displays the proper function of a Jedi. From a humanistic point of view, these teachings are inhumane,
but it prevents Force Sensitives from becoming corrupted by their anxiety and irrationality. The Jedi Order is an establishment that exist
to train Force Sensitives to uphold the symbiosis of life by not having any personal attachments, Once they reach absolute enlightenment, they become a Jedi Master and train
the next generation to do the same until their death For of the galaxy,
this self-containment is a lesser of evils when the alternative is the significant
possibility of a Force Sensitive violently ceasing power, leading an armada so as to oppress the entirety of life. This endpoint is such a risk that
the Jedi take their duty and roles to be of the utmost importance and refuse to train children over a certain age, for fear that having personal
attachments leads to becoming an agent of evil. Although Qui-Gon deemed Anakin the Chosen One, the Jedi Council was reluctant to train him because they could sense that he had already
formed attachments with his mother and feared losing her. ''See through you, we can.'' ''Be mindful of your feelings.'' ''Your thoughts dwell on your mother...'' ''I miss her.'' ''Hmmm, afraid to lose her, I think, hmmm?'' ''What does that have to do with anything?'' ''EVERYTHING!'' ''Fear is the path to the Dark Side.'' ''I sense much fear in you.'' ''He is to be trained then?'' ''No. He will not be trained.'' ''He's too old.'' The only reason Anakin became a Jedi
was because it was Qui-Gonās dying wish, and the Jedi were willing to bend the rules, understanding that Anakin would always be at risk of falling. In Attack of the Clones, Anakin had great
power but lacked focus, always acting on emotion. The Jedi Council hadnāt judged
whether Anakin was ready to become a full Jedi, and Yoda felt his pain while losing his mother. But when Anakin was given a choice as to whether
he would continue to pursue Dooku or save Padme, Anakin chose to follow his duty. Right after Anakin made his choice, we see Yoda in deep thought. Arguably, Yoda was observing
whether Anakin could be a Jedi by following his duty rather than acting irrationally. This action likely assured
the Jedi Council that Anakin could be a proper Jedi. However, in Revenge of the Sith,
Anakin began to see dreams of Padmeās death and came to understand this future as a certainty. Upon facing this inevitability,
he went to see Yoda and was given the only proper advice: Accept Death. ''These visions you have...'' ''They're of Death.'' ''Close to you?'' ''Yes...'' ''Careful you must be when sensing the future, Anakin.'' ''The fear of loss is a path to the Dark Side.'' ''I won't let these visions come true, Master Yoda.'' ''Death is a natural part of life.'' ''Rejoice for those around you who transform into the Force. Mourn them, do not. Miss them, do not. ''Attachment leads to jealousy. The shadow of greed, that is.'' ''What must I do, Master Yoda?'' ''Train yourself to Let Go of everything you fear to lose.'' Anakin had to accept that he could not control all aspects of life, that no power can circumvent the ultimate equalizer: Death. But Anakin could not Let Go; he refused to
accept that consciousness is bound to end and that fact is beyond oneās control. ''Become my apprentice.
Learn to use the dark side of the Force.'' ''I will do whatever you ask.'' ''Just help me save Padme's life. I can't live without her. The refusal to accept death, either of oneself or others is the most direct path to the Dark Side and the main reason why the Jedi teach against forming personal attachments. Ontologically, sapient lifeforms are capable of focusing their minds, conceptualizing reality to a higher degree for their benefit and can gain a significant advantage over the rest of life. This cognitive ability can lead individuals to believe that by reshaping and exerting control over reality, sapient life is above reality in all manners and that with enough effort,
their awareness and enjoyment of life can be everlasting. However, death is the ultimate reminder that
sapient life is not metaphysically superior to life but is forever bound to it; to be self-aware of oneās death
does not prevent it from happening. The unconscious desire of
all sapients is to unlock the secrets of life and twist it in such a way as to be free
of the metaphysical limitations imposed on itself and live forever. The Jedi teach that death
is to celebrate and is a natural part of life, but since Force Sensitives
are capable of utilizing the power of life itself, some mistakenly believe that
they can control the mechanisms of life and cheat death. ''To cheat death is a power only one has achieved,
but if we work together, I know we can discover the secret.'' The Jedi maintain that it is only by accepting
the metaphysical limits imposed by reality that life can flourish. And while the Sith are unable
to become immortal and overcome every limitation of life, they achieve the second best thing
by becoming the rulers of all of life, spreading an atmosphere
of oppression and causing widespread death. As a result, acting as servants of the Force and all of life, the Jedi cannot allow the Sith to oppress
everything and everyone, and must seek to end their tyranny. And the Sith, rebelling against all of life, actively confront the Jedi
to impose theirwill on the galaxy, spreading death. The ultimate embodiment of the Sith philosophy
is the creation of a weapon of mass destruction, capable of eradicating life on an unprecedented scale. It is not that the Republic does not have
the means to create such superweapons, but that symbiosis does not need to rebel against
life because it mutually cooperates with the rest of life. The tension between the growth of life
and the spreading of death is unresolvable; the Jedi are the only valid option
because the metaphysical axioms of the setting actively negate all attempts by
sapient life that seek to transcend life itself through physical and spiritual corruption
and, eventually, manipulating the entire galaxy to end their life. Alternatively, as the Sith represent the rebellion against life, they ultimately repeat their desire to achieve supremacy and the destruction of such superweapons becomes
thematically tied with the death of the oppressive Sith leader. Balance is not merely a systematic
requirement of the setting but the thematic crux upon which Star Wars conveys its values. This tension locks the events of Star Wars in an Eternal Recurrence, where the same events keep repeating over, and over, and over (x2) even if the particulars of reaching
Balance differ between each cycle. Although characterized as plain evil, people are drawn to the allure of the Sith
because to be human is to also unconsciously desire to overcome the limitations of life and achieve immortality. And while the Jedi are heroes
that serve the collective whole of life, they teach to deny selfish attachments and suppress emotions, which is antithetical to human nature. By wanting to unconsciously side with the
Sith yet feeling repulsed by having to choose the Jedi, the Star Wars community
perceives both factions as nihilistic and yearn for the perpetual wars to reach an end. But... that will never happen due to the foundations of Star Wars that metaphysically encompass
the very essence of what it means to be human. The Jedi and Sith do not merely represent
extremes out of choice but by evolutionary necessity in response to the five axioms. On the internet, people readily cry out
that a potential solution to the cyclical wars between the Jedi and Sith is the Grey Jedi. Due to general misconceptions associated with the Jedi and a lack of understanding of the axioms of Star Wars, there has never been conclusive categorization of what it means to be a Grey Jedi. In the book The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force, there is the mention that a Grey Jedi is a maverick Jedi; it is typically used as
the source to describe what the Grey Jedi are, but it does not fully answer the core question
of what that means within the context of Star Wars. I attempted to explain the Grey Jedi in my video on that topic while giving criticisms for their existence, but many came to the
misunderstanding that all Grey Jedi are apathetic, which is incorrect and requires further clarification. At its core, a Grey Jedi is a Force Sensitive taught
in the Jedi ways that does not conform
rigidly to the teachings and duties of being a Jedi. The Jedi Order maintain the symbiosis
and harmony with the rest of life according to five directives: -train Force Sensitives at a young age to
be selfless and never form personal attachments -only use Light and Universal powers for self-defensive
purposes -act as peacekeepers for the Republic
(and leaders of their armies in wartime) -never kill unarmed prisoners -Kill all Sith to restore Balance If a Force Sensitive forms attachments
with their family or romantically fall in love, they automatically become a Grey Jedi. Anakin had attachments with his mother and loved Padme, and he ultimately fell to the allure of cheating death. Luke formed ties with his aunt and uncle, and later with his sister... and almost fell while being baited by Vader, but was able to calm his mind and Let Go of his hatred
after noticing that he was becoming corrupted like his father. With great effort, a Force Sensitive that
has formed familial bonds can still follow the duties of a Jedi, but they are prone to emotions and are at a higher risk
of using the Force negatively compared to a traditional Jedi. A common misconception on the internet is that a Grey Jedi is a Force Sensitive that is
able or willing to use all aspects of the Force, both light and dark without falling into either the extreme
disassociation of the Jedi by being selfless and zen or that of the Sith by being purely rebellious against the rest of life, driven by the desire of power for its own sake. However, there is no such thing as using āboth sides of the Forceā in a state of āself-mastered balance' as it violates the fourth axiom
that using the Force negatively corrupts. There is no middle ground
between abstinence and indulgence in the context of such a highly addictive drug; becoming stronger in the Force
comes at the cost of either ego-death to become in tune with all of life or indulging in
negative emotions such as anger, fear and aggression, acting on whims and losing oneās attachments to life. If a Force Sensitive could circumvent the
fourth axiom and use all aspects of the Force without being corrupted, such an entity or
teaching would make both the Jedi and Sith ideologically redundant. The Jedi have structured their entire Order under the notion that using the Force
negatively comes with consequences, and thus to be selfless and to forbid the use
of Dark Powers is an absolute for the sake of all life in the galaxy. By being able to use all aspects of the Force, including powers that harm life such an entity would be a better version of the Sith by
not becoming corrupted by the desire for more power. If a character or group were to cheat the axioms
of using the Force negatively without becoming corrupted, the metanarrative that binds the entire setting would collapse, and Star Wars as a whole would cease to thematically
function. This misconception of
the Grey Jedi is often a wish-fulfillment fantasy by those that desire to supersede the fact that using
the Force negatively to harm life comes with consequences; they crave to be a Sith without paying the price. The Grey Jedi are not a synthesis of the Jedi and Sith nor a *true* servant of the Force by seeking to maintain Equilibrium between both factions, nor are they able to use any Dark powers
without experiencing psychological corruption; they are merely unorthodox Jedi that do not conform
rigidly to the teachings and duties of the Jedi Order. But this begs the question: what about Qui-Gon and Mace Windu? Are they not Grey Jedi? They are indeed unorthodox Jedi, but only insofar as acting
independently of the Jedi philosophy and bending the Jedi Code. Qui-Gon acted in open defiance of the Jedi Council while following his duties of maintaining the peace in the galaxy. ''Do not defy the council, master, not again.'' ''I will do what I must, Obi-Wan.'' When he obtains an audience with the Jedi
Council, Qui-Gon trusts his independent judgment,
declaring that Anakin is the Chosen One and then considers disregarding
the Jedi Code by saying that he will train him. ''He is the chosen one...you must see it.'' ''I take Anakin as my Padwan learner.'' ''An apprentice, you have, Qui-Gon.
Impossible, to take on a second.'' ''The Code forbids it.'' ''Qui-Gon, sir, I do not want to be a problem.'' ''You won't be, Annie...I'm not allowed to train you,
so I want you to watch me and be mindful.'' Such disagreement leads one to take a
Humane perspective and become Grey. If a Jedi chooses to act independently yet
nonetheless operate within their mandate, they are merely tolerated so long as they
teach the next generation to be selfless, remain focused on the present and follow their
duties. If a Force Sensitive desires to enact
change beyond merely upholding the symbiosis, they become a Grey Sith. ''Qui-Gon would never join you.'' ''Don't be so sure my young Jedi.'' I hinted at their existence at the end of my Grey Jedi video, but I omitted any detailed explanation. A Grey Sith is a Force Sensitive that has
left the Jedi Order after recognizing that the Jedi only act as peacekeepers, and joins
the Sith to enact social change. Unlike the Sith that preach absolute indulgence in utilizing all aspects of the Force to
acquire power without limit, the Grey Sith remain rational
by limiting their usage of Dark Powers to enact growth, only attacking when absolutely necessary. Count Dooku is the prime candidate
as he desired to change the static nature of the Republic and became the de facto leader of the Confederacy
of Independent Systems. However, their failure is that they align
themselves with the Sith to enact change. While the Grey Sith are willing to utilize power to further goals, the Sith as a whole only seek to acquire more
power for its own sake, and this inevitably leads to betrayal. All those that become Grey Sith are doomed to never
enact the social change they desire to accomplish.
(This also applies to Kreia and Revan, both were Grey Sith) As for Mace Windu, he was a Jedi that followed his
duties but broke the Jedi Code for pragmatic reasons. One of the rules of the Jedi
is that they do not kill unarmed prisoners; they can only kill in self-defence,
never initiating an attack or else they become corrupted. ''A Jedi, uses the Force
for knowledge and defense, *never* for attack.'' If an individual seeks to attack with the
intention of murder, the Jedi can kill them because they have chosen
to violate the symbiosis that unites all of life. Once an individual has surrendered, a Jedi cannot bring them harm as they must maintain attachments
among all of life, through the Cosmic Force. In Revenge of the Sith,
Anakin dis-armed Dooku and held his life in his hands, having to decide whether he should
follow the Jedi way by sparing his life or indulging in neurotic gratification by killing him, thematically conveyed by having
Anakin hold both the blue and red lightsaber. After killing Dooku, Anakin confirms that
this was wrong and against the Jedi Code. ''He was too dangerous to be kept alive.'' ''Yes, but he was an unarmed prisoner.'' ''I shouldn't have done that. It's not the Jedi way.'' This affirmation is a clue to the audience that this is absolute. Later in the movie, Windu defeats
Palpatine and is given the same choice but Anakin is there to remind him of the Jedi Code. ''I am going to end this once and for all.'' ''You can't; he must stand trial!'' ''He has control of the Senate and the Courts." ''He is too dangerous to be left alive!'' ''It's not the Jedi way; he must live!'' In our world, one can make the pragmatic
argument that killing Palpatine would save the galaxy by ending future Sith oppression; however... within the universe of Star Wars, the severing of life outside of self-defense goes against symbiosis. We can be confident that Windu
knows that murdering Palpatine is wrong because he grimaces before deciding to strike. ''NEVER FOR ATTACK.'' Windu is a Grey Jedi that was willing to violate
the symbiosis so as to achieve an everlasting peace. If he had simply followed the Jedi Code and
maintained the separation between the Republic and Jedi Order by bringing Palpatine to face trial, Anakin would not have acted irrationally and cut his arm off. If a Force Sensitive is to bend the rules or
exist beyond
the parameters of promoting life and maintaining symbiosis, it results in personal and cosmic consequences. The Star Wars setting creates polarizing
conditions that push for the extremes of the Jedi and Sith, and those that do not conform to the Jedi
teachings have a high potential to harm the totality of life. The only alternative is when a Force sensitive runs away. Such individuals are what I categorize as Apathetic Jedi. Beyond the responsibility of training
the next generation of Force Sensitives, the most crucial role of a Jedi is to kill the Sith to restore Balance to maintain the
harmony between sapience and all of life. If a Jedi refuses to uphold their duty to
the collective whole of life by fighting evil, either after becoming disillusioned with the Jedi Order or experiencing personal failure, they become apathetic. For example, Yoda in the original trilogy, is an Apathetic Jedi. After losing almost every Jedi he trained, he fought against Palpatine and lost,
and never again fought the Sith directly. ''Into Exile I must go; failed I have.'' To exile oneself from the struggles of life is moral cowardice; it is a refusal to uphold that which promotes living
and the coexistence between life and reality because it is good... and a moral resignation from having to confront that
which oppresses life from flourishing because it is evil. Although Yoda agrees to train Luke,
he only does so following Obi-Wanās request. An Apathetic Jedi may act to restore balance
or otherwise contribute to upholding the symbiosis, but so long as they remain in exile, cowardly refusing to wholly devote
themselves to their duties by fighting evil, they remain categorically apathetic. So, to summarize, these are the positions
of a Force Sensitive in the Star Wars setting: -an orthodox Jedi, trained at a young age
before having formed attachments with their parents who never romantically falls in love, and upholds the symbiosis across the galaxy.
(Clone Wars TV show was ignored in the making of the video) -An unorthodox Jedi that has formed attachments
with their parents or romantically falls in love. -an orthodox maverick Jedi
that trusts their independent judgment yet nonetheless follow their Jedi duties. -An orthodox pragmatic Jedi
that is willing to violate the symbiosis. -An apathetic Jedi that lives
as a rock, doing nothing, waiting to die. -An unorthodox Sith that limits
their negative usage of the Force to enact social change. -An orthodox Sith that desires
power for its own sake and to rule all of life. These seven categorizations are
the only possibilities within the Star Wars setting that are consistent with the five axioms. From a certain point of view,
the number ofForce Sensitives in the galaxy make up an incredibly small
percentage of the total population and ought not to matter in the grand scheme of things. However, due to the axioms that bind Star Wars, they spread out and
shape the power structure of the entire galaxy. The political dynamic of Star Wars
is an extension of the sapient spectrum of choice that echoes the positions permitted
to Force Sensitives within the parameters of the axioms. The Galactic Republic representing civilization as a whole... is an inter-planetary Democratic Constitutional Republic that ensures the free movement of people, goods, services and capital within the internal market and upholds individual
rights and protection to all. It is bound by a bureaucratic court of law,
with elected officials of planetary systems that come together to unanimously
vote on political actions for mutual benefit. The Republic is the most beneficial system of governance because it considers the perspective
of all and maintains consent as an absolute. ''We need a system where
the politicians sit down and discuss the problem... agree what's in the best
interests of all the people, and then do it.'' ''That is exactly what we do.
The trouble is that people don't always agree.'' In Star Wars, Democracy is not merely a political
system through which the majority of the population rules but one where all elected officials
of the Senate that represent sapient life must mutually agree on all
policies to prevent the misuse of power. As such, with political egalitarianism... the Republic becomes an
institutional representation of symbiosis for sapient life to flourish, ideally benefiting all species equally. This union is thematically echoed in Phantom Menace when Obi-Wan mentions
the relationship between Naboo and the Gungans. ''Once those droids take control
of the surface, they will take control of you.'' ''You and the Naboo form a symbiote circle,
what happens to one of you will affect the other... you must understand this.'' By representing all of life, the Republic
maintains a state of harmony within civilization that promotes peace and prosperity. And to preserve the symbiosis, the Jedi act
as peacekeepers of the Republic and democracy, helping behind the scenes
and advising the Chancellor directly. From a certain point of view, it would seem
that the Jedi are the ones that serve the Republic but through symbiotic cooperation,
the Republic can also act as an institution that exists to protect the Jedi. The general duties of a Jedi are to prevent
Force Sensitives from becoming corrupted and to stop the Sith from oppressing all of life. When the Sith are not a threat, the Jedi
remain in the background, only intervening in ways such as mediating treaties or trade agreements, but when the Sith eventually
re-attempt to eradicate the Republic, they understand that their true opponents are the Jedi since they alone have the potential to challenge their rule. Individually and as a group,
the Jedi are not an effective fighting force; overwhelming numbers can kill them. As such, the Republic exists as a shell to protect the Jedi until they eventually reach the
leader of the Sith army and defeat them. The emphasis on Force Sensitives resolving the conflict that determines the political dynamic of the setting is the reason the Jedi and Sith are thematically more important than non-Force Sensitives
that sacrifice themselves in larger conflicts. the Jedi must exist as figureheads
and spearheads of all of life until they single-handedly end the rulers that rebel against life and restore harmony. When the Sith become powerful again
by either challenging or overthrowing the Republic, they promote a system of military dictatorship, with a political structure that
does not recognize consent or uphold individual rights, where the higher oneās rank
within the hierarchy, the greater their power. Within such a hierarchical system,
those with power negate consent through dominance by making others agree with their decisions, even if it goes against their interest or self-preservation. ''The trouble is that people don't always agree.'' ''Well... then they should be made to.'' ''By whom? Who is going to make them?'' ''I don't know... someone.'' ''Sounds an awful lot like a dictatorship to me.'' At the top, the most powerful corrupted
Force Sensitive reigns supreme, ruling everything. Through fear and coercive force,
the Sith prevent life from flourishing and maintain an atmosphere of
oppression across the galaxy, even within their ranks. A Force Sensitive has the greatest relationship
to power because the Force is the power of life itself and the ultimate means of power
as it exists beyond the material world. By subjugating lieutenants
through the Force and inspiring fear, a Force Sensitive maintains their control
and continues their oppression so long as they are still alive. And, at the bottom, grunt soldiers
spread the oppression against all life, as the tentacles of evil. So long as the leaders of evil exist,
oppression can be rebuilt and life cannot flourish. While the political dynamic between the Republic and
Sith Empire can change hands and influence the entire galaxy, the dichotomy between symbiosis
and the rebellion of sapience against life make it so that only these two political
systems become the standard within the galaxy. However, there is a third alternative that
attaches itself to the Republic and the Sith, acting semi-independently of both: Capitalism. At its core, Capitalism is the political-economic
system where private individuals own property and are free to use or dispose of it
as they see fit, to an unlimited degree. Republic law upholds the recognition of individual rights
and property rights in which ownership of property is private, allowing sapient beings
to trade with consent to profit and flourish. But outside of Republic space, Star Wars portrays Capitalism as
unreliable and oppressive to life and sapience, as evidenced by the existence of slavery. ''My mother!'' ''Uhh..... she's not mine no more; I sold her.'' ''You sold her?'' ''Sorry Annie, but you know... business is business.'' ''I can't believe there's still slavery in the galaxy.'' ''The Republic's anti-slavery laws...'' ''The Republic doesn't exist out here.'' On these unlawful worlds, anarchy and chaos reigns and individuals in power can do whatever they desire, driven by greed and the acquisition of material wealth. Bounty Hunters, assassins, gangsters, pirates
and other assorted criminals all exist for their self-interest, without any regard to the rest of life. Moneyāa tool for exchanging
goods and servicesāis a symbol of greed that perpetually binds individuals to their self-interest and permits delayed
consumption that buys time for future goals, rather than promoting the symbiosis among all of life. ''I expect to be well-paid; I'm in it for the money.'' ''You need not worry about your reward.'' ''If money is all that you love,
then that's what's what you'll receive.'' ''Your friend is quite a mercenary... I wonder if he cares about anything... or anybody.'' ''So, you got your reward and you're just leaving then?'' ''That's right, yeah...'' ''What good is a reward if you're not around to use it?'' ''Well take care of yourself Han...'' 'I guess it's what you're best at, isn't it?'' By being linked to selfishness, it has a widespread impact on sapience
and maintains a corruptive influence on democracy itself. ''It is my experience that senators focus only on
pleasing those who fund their campaigns... And they are in no means
scared of forgetting the niceties of democracy... In order to get those funds.'' As a result, the Republic
systematically keeps Capitalism in check through law and prevents individuals from accumulating
wealth by benefiting all sapient beings with taxation. In the Prequel movies, the Trade Federation sides with
the Sith to cheat the system and expand their profits, acting to sever their ties to the Republic and starting a civil war by convincing other planetary systems to secede. Considering taxation to be theft, they form the Confederacy of Independent Systems in union with other like-minded powers
and organizations to separate themselves from the Republic. But... unfortunately, similar to the Grey Sith... They can never achieve anything because aligning
oneself with those that seek to oppose symbiosis invariably leads to betrayal. Thematically evoked by their mechanical droid army, the C-I-S represent the desires of Capitalism to be independent and free of
their obligations to others by enacting a social change, It is no coincidence that Dooku is the leader
of the Confederacy of Independent Systems, and every associated leader
experiences the same degree of betrayal. Capitalism always seeks to promote its self-interest, and its mistake is when it ties itself to like-minded selfishness
with power that only offers short-sighted gains and control. Individuals believe that they can avoid the negative
consequences of ignoring symbiosis for personal profit. But...consent is impossible with the Sith. In Empire Strikes Back, Cloud City acts as an independent
heaven of Capitalism that flourishes on its own. When the Empire shows up to capture Han, Lando
begrudgingly betrays his friend for his self-preservation and that of the city, and makes a deal with Vader. Such actions display the weakness of Capitalism: trade requires rational, mutual agreement between two parties, but those that have power can nullify
consent for their benefit via the threat of coercive force. ''Calrissian, take the
princess and the Wookiee to my ship.'' ''You said that they'd be left
in the city under my supervision!'' ''I am altering the deal,
pray I don't alter it any further.'' Once Capitalism recognizes that it too can
be oppressed, it accepts that it has no choice but to side with symbiosis, even if too late. The realization that Star Wars is politically
and systematically rigid is not coincidental, but the progressional intent
bound by the axioms of the setting. It does not restrict the possibility of new
stories, but everything ties back to symbiosis to maintain the status quo. The rigidity is a manifestation of the tension
between the metaphysical laws of reality and the nature of what it means to be human. Explaining this tension between
the two is the core purpose of art, and Star Wars becomes a retelling of mythologies by
emphasizing this tension as its thematic and narrative drive. Beyond the setting taking place in space,
Star Wars maintains a degree of realism where material resources are scarce and
reality is metaphysically bound by the Law of Identity, but it also includes Midi-Chlorians that
mystically act as a systematic binding of all life to itself. By having specific sapient
individuals with a higher Midi-Chlorian count, it becomes a narrative means for individuals to be... ātouched by Godā as a way to represent their
extraordinary abilities beyond what is typical. Star Wars emphasizes that these chosen few can single-handedly reshape
society by their will and ability alone. In our world, this is comparable with figures such as Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Gaius Octavian, and Napoleon Bonaparte that become parallels to the warnings of the
potential of great individuals to rise and structure the world to their whims and seek to rule everything. The cyclical history and political structure of Star Wars are but the biography of great
individuals that adheres to the Great Man theory, in which those that are special can
single-handedly set the course of history itself. By placing narrative focus on individuals
with a high Midi-Chlorian count and their actions Star Wars emphasizes warfare to dramatize
the tension between the metaphysical rules of reality and what it means to be human. The source of the perpetual conflict in Star
Wars exists alongside the thematic dichotomy between nature and technology. Ontologically, sapient lifeforms have the
cognitive ability to grasp and utilize reality with scienceā the systematization of nature by integrating and acquiring
knowledge via observations and non-contradictory conclusionsā it allows us to flourish in the present and future. Technology is the application of science,
and whether its use is good or evil depends on the intent of its creation, whether it
makes life and reality mutually shine or whether it negates coexistence. When technology is only used to destroy life,
it inspires oppression and fear through death. In Star Wars, abominations of science
include the Death Star and its variations, which exist to destroy life on a massive scale, and the droid factories on Geonosis
that perpetuate the tools of warfare and conflict. The dichotomy between technology that exists
alongside the rest of life or acts against it lies at the heart of sapience. In essence, Sapient lifeforms
are beings of volitional consciousness; they are animals with the cognitive power
to focus their minds and can act rationally by making logical,
non-contradictory conclusions from the facts of life, conceptualizing to a higher degree for
their benefit to flourish in coexistence with reality. The source of separation between rational
animals and the rest of life is our intelligence. At its core, intelligence is
the ability to grasp the facts of reality and conceptually deal in the long-range. By abstracting nature, and being able
to hold five or six concepts in our minds, sapient individuals can live
beyond the present to control the future. This degree of conceptualization is superior to other
animals that can generally only live for their base desires in the present and have no self-awareness. However, intelligence has a drawback: the inability to fully control the
future according to oneās wishes or expectations can lead to the feeling of cognitive pain known as anxiety; it is the fear of the impossibility to control perceived outcomes. When an individual is unable or unwilling
to accept facts of life or unavoidable aspects of reality, it leads to a feeling of
ontological helplessness and induced irrationality. A sensation of dread emerges that
it is impossible to coexist with reality because it does not adhere to oneās wishes; mentally blanking out the fact that we are not above reality, able to do anything like a God. In essence... God is a consciousness capable
of absolutely manipulating causality by being both a manifestation
and negation to the Law of Identity, able to control all aspects of
reality according to oneās whims; it is a projection of our
volitional consciousness applied to the totality of reality. The unconscious desire for immortality by
sapience is a proxy for our actual desires of omnipotence; to be all-powerful, and do
anything and everything, to an unlimited degree. Although sapient life is unable to
transcend reality and control its totality... an individual can utilize coercive force,
negating consent and violating individual rights, triggering a psychological exhilaration
and intense euphoria that momentarily quenches all anxieties. In Star Wars, this euphoric gratification
becomes metaphysical and a representation of corruption when Force Sensitives
negatively use the power of life to harm life itself, and the euphoria becomes a literal
addiction to the desire of power for its own sake. While those without a high Midi-Chlorian
count do not feel this intoxication and corruption on the same level as Force Sensitives, the potential lies within each individual that can
rebel against reality and violate consent to obtain power and prevent change. The endpoint of corrupted sapient
life with a high Midi-Chlorian count is Palpatine in Return of the Jedi, ruling above all else, able to do anything on his throne, controlling everything according to his whims. By always having the potential to rebel
against the rest of life and desire to rule above it humans and other sapient beings
become a living contradiction to nature. The very existence of sapience
creates a paradox between itself and nature, originating from our ability to conceptualize
and systematically rearrange materials with science, yet never being able to transcend it to obtain absolute power. Thematically representing all of nature, The Gungan leader addresses the source of this contradiction. ''Messa no like the Naboo.'' ''The Naboo think
they so smarty; they think their brain so big.'' And by the end of Phantom Menace, Padme bows down to the Gungan leader, signifying
how sapient life must accept that they are bound to nature. Star Wars argues that sapient beings must
accept that some things are beyond our control because they are metaphysical,
and we do not exist above the structures of reality. ''There's little hope she's lasted this long.'' ''Where are you going?'' ''To find my mother.'' ''Your mother's dead, son, accept it.'' (no) ''The shifter broke.'' ''Life seems so much simpler when you're fixing things.'' ''I'm good at fixing things, always was.'' ''Why did she have to die?'' ''Why couldn't I save her?'' ''I know I could have.'' ''Sometimes there are things no one can fix.'' In essence, the reason sapience desires
power is to prevent the cognitive pain of realizing that we do not have absolute control over reality, and that we will experience
change and loss, regardless of our desires. ''I don't want things to change.'' ''But you can't stop the change.'' ''Anymore than you can stop the suns from setting.'' But by being at odds with the metaphysics of reality, a sapient being mentally unbinds itself from the rest of life, needing to continually sacrifice the present in an
attempt to never experience any anxiety in the future. ''Don't center on your anxiety, Obi-Wan...'' ''Keep your concentration here and now where it belongs.'' ''But Master Yoda says I should be mindful of the future.'' ''But not at the expense of the moment.'' While intelligence is a
double edge sword, Star Wars proposes a plausible solution: ''Jar Jar Binks.'' ''Messa your highness?'' ''Yes...''' The problem with sapience is that it has the
potential to control the future by sacrificing the present with power as a means to prevent anxieties but... if a sapient being is of lower intelligence, it can partially function without having
to worry about anything, including oneās life. ''Oh, moi, moi, I love you!'' ''You almost got us killed, are you brainless?'' ''I speak!'' ''The ability to speak does not make you intelligent.'' In Phantom Menace, Jar Jar is clumsy, always
in need of help, and nearly incapable of seeing the consequences of his actions. Yet, everything he does is ultimately beneficial
and has a way of resulting in positive outcomes. In short, Jar Jar is always living in the
present because he lacks the intelligence to know any better and is incapable of planning long-term. The Star Wars community mistakenly
believe that Jar Jar only existed to please children, and while there might be some truth to this claim, they fail to grasp that he is... *the* thematic embodiment of Star Wars because... within the context of the setting... having intelligence is the original sin
that creates widespread destruction and war. By arguing that he has no purpose, people miss the thematic point
of intelligence being the curse of sapience and that stupidity
keeps individuals from the acquisition of power on account of them not having any self-awareness or being able to perceive far into the future. His idiocy limits his desires and volition without him ever facing any
anxiety by always living in the present. But lacking intelligence also has its limitations. In Attack of the Clones,
Jar Jar became the political representative of Naboo, and when a crisis came about, he lacked
the foresight to recognize that giving authoritative power goes against the foundations of democracy, which eventually led to the destruction of the Republic. Stupidity has no role in politics and civilization, and its existence is not enough to prevent an individual with high intelligence and ability
from potentially desiring power and rule all of life. Star Wars internally corrects
the tension between sapience and nature by turning the nature of sapience against itself, targeting the fact that to be able
to conceptualize and live in the long-term requires an epistemological and
moral framework by which one can be self-aware of their actions and guide
their life alongside the metaphysics of nature. By the very nature of sapience, such life is conscious of reality and has the cognitive ability to choose what is important in life, then acts to gain and keep them, giving a sense of
meaning and direction in the form of values. Whether one decides to live according to life-affirming
or life-denying values depends on whether they accept that they can properly coexist
with reality by committing the full focus of their minds to remain rational and adhere
to non-contradictory conclusions from the facts of life. The potential risk of sapience is that individuals can establish incorrect,
contradictory conclusions and premises, which creates a mental disconnection between oneās
consciousness and the metaphysics of reality. When a sapient continually fails to acquire values or experiences an inability to maintain attachments, refusing to refocus their minds
to form non-contradictory perspectives, they feel neurotic, lash out and begin to resent the totality of life by refusing to accept that their perceived goals do not match with what is possible
within the metaphysical structures of nature, and thus choose to rebel and destroy. Therefore, if an individual desires
to continually experience the joys of life and mitigate the potential
of becoming disconnected from reality, it must perpetually choose to adhere to the
facts of life and act rationally to flourish properly. However... in spite of grounding its universe somewhat realistically, the Star Wars setting corrupts
coexistence with the metaphysics of reality by mystically demanding that
all sapient beings must be subservient to nature. Rather than accepting non-contradictory
perspectives by adhering with the Law of Identity, coexisting with reality becomes
interchangeable with servitude to the collective whole of life as symbiosis and nature are metaphysically one and the same. By the existence of the Midi-Chlorians that bind all life together, each individualās moral obligation
is no longer to achieve their own welfare, in coexistence with reality by remaining rational, but to keep choosing to be selfless... living for the collective to never violate the symbiosis and to uphold through duty
that they are never above the rest of life. Star Wars preys on the ontological requirements of
sapience to remain bound to reality through rationality by demanding that all individuals must adhere to the symbiosis, and that violating it
is irrational and psychologically corruptive. But even more vicious is that those
that are born with a high Midi-Chlorian count must uphold the collective unity of symbiosis by
perpetually choosing a moral code that denies all attachments to the material world
and to reject the potential to experience joy for the greater good of all life. Since the Force and Midi-Chlorian are respectively
metaphysical and undeniable, the Jedi act rationally... morally following the directive of the setting to resolve the tension between
sapience and the metaphysics of reality, teaching Force Sensitives at a young age
to be one with all of life and never use the Force negatively. The result is an eventual lack
of emotions, spiritual disassociation with reality and... ego-death. From a certain point of view... the philosophy of the Jedi is that of self-tyranny by displaying rigid self-control
as to deny all personal attachments to the material world to mitigate the risk of feeling any
anxiety and prevent the fear of loss. This metaphysical requirement to alienate oneself
from the innate desires to experience the joys of life is the subconscious reason that people hate the Jedi. While those within the Star Wars
community are generally unable to explain *why* they feel revolted by the nature of the Jedi... they understand on some level that
something isnāt right with Star Wars. and it echoes in their proclamation that the Jedi must be wrong; it is an outcry that adhering to the metaphysics of
Star Wars is incompatible with the nature of sapience. Given the threat of permitting
Force Sensitives from potentially becoming corrupted and causing and causing galactic oppression, there is no alternative
but a rigid dichotomy of self-tyranny or a rebellion against all of life. The origin of the dichotomy is the misapplied
meta-ethics between short and long term joy. In essence, joy is positive stimuli received by acting properly according to the objective relationship of one's body and reality. The crucial point is that joy is neutral
and dependent on its time-measurement. When an individual acts appropriately over
a short period, such as eating chocolate, they experience pleasure, but it fades over time. When individuals continually integrate their choices and values to act appropriately over the course of their life, achieving personal excellence
through goal-oriented actions and creativityā in cases such as admiring oneās honed physique, having a long romantic relationship or reflecting on a prosperous career, displaying that they are currently
coexisting and flourishing with realityā they feel happiness. A common meta-ethical mistake is to establish
pleasure as the end-goal for oneās action, which is momentary and unsustainable in the
long-term--such as eating chocolate all the time --as it is not accumulative, fulfilling
or reflective to the same degree as happiness. If one were to accept the premise that
Hedonistic pleasure is unsustainable and self-destructive because it is aimless beyond
the desire to re-experience that first high, it leads to the conclusion that short term joy
is an invalid standard by which one can guide their life. However, by nonetheless still focusing on short-term joy
as a primary value and goal of one's life, denying pleasure outright becomes the new standard. By having a deep awareness of the pain of another, accompanied by the wish to
relieve it by serving others altruistically, it becomes the opposite standard. This perspective creates a false
dichotomy by establishing that the only alternative to short-term joy is long-term servitude by rejecting pleasure, and it is the basis that built the entirety of Star Wars. In a panel discussion at the Academy of Achievement, Lucas explains the dichotomy between pleasure and compassion and it is those ideas that underlines the Jedi and Sith. ''You live in two worlds here:
happiness is pleasure, and happiness is joy.'' ''It can be either one; you add them up and
they fall under the uber-category of happiness.'' ''Pleasure is short-lived and it peaks and it goes down.'' ''But the next time you want that
same peak, you have to do it twice as much.'' ''It's like drugs; you have
to keep doing it because it insolates itself.'' ''No matter what it is, like shopping...'' ''It all has the same quality about it.'' ''On the other hand, is joy, and joy isn't the thing that goes
as high as pleasure in terms of your emotional reaction.'' ''But it stays with you...'' ''Joy is something you can recall, pleasure you can't.'' ''The secret is that even though it is not
as intense as the pleasure, the joy will last you longer.'' ''And people who get the pleasure
keep saying: ''if I get richer and I get more cars...'' '' ''You'll *NEVER* relieve
the moment you got your first car.'' ''That's it, that's the highest peak.'' ''If you try to sustain
that level of peak pleasure, you're doomed.'' ''It's a very American idea
but it just can't happen, you let it go...'' Peak, great; pleasure's fun,
it's great but you can't keep it going forever.'' ''Just accept the fact that it's here and then it's gone.'' ''And maybe it will come back and you get to do it again.'' ''Joy lasts forever.'' ''Pleasure is purely self-centred;
it's all about *your* pleasure. It's about *YOU*.'' ''It's a selfish, self-centred emotion,
that's created by a self-centred motive of greed.'' ''Joy is compassion.'' ''Joy is giving yourself to someone or something else.'' ''And it's a kind of thing that is,
in its subtly and lowness, much more powerful than pleasure.'' ''If you get hung up on pleasure, you're doomed.'' ''If you persue 'joy' (compassion),
you will find ever-lasting happiness.'' What Lucas is echoing is that the enjoyment of
short-term joy is aimless, self-destructive and unfulfilling, and its negation through
compassion by sacrificing the self to others is superior because it is goal-oriented. ''The Sith rely on their passions for their strength;
they think inwards, only about of themselves.'' ''And the Jedi don't?'' ''The Jedi are selfless; they only care about others.'' ''Mom, you say that the biggest problem
in this universe is that nobody helps each other.'' ''If America is the pursuit of happiness,
the best way to pursue happiness is to help other people.'' ''Because there's NOTHING ELSE that will make you happy.'' Acting as an amalgamation of
mythologies and all larger religions, the conclusive message conveyed
by the Star Wars franchise is simplistic but insidious: Let Go If you are born with high intelligence and ability, Let Go of your ego and desires; Let Go of all forms of joy; Let Go of all attachments to reality; Let Go of your life... And... DIE ''Son, my place is here,
my future is here; it is time for you to Let Go.'' ''Sometimes we must Let Go of
our pride and do what is requested of us.'' ''Train yourself to Let Go of everything you fear to lose.'' Let her Go, Anakin. LET. HER. GO. ''Use the Force Luke.'' ''Let Go, Luke.'' ''You can't do this,
I fell the conflict within you; Let Go of your hate.'' ''It's a very American idea,
but it just can't happen, you just Let it Go.'' While those that do not have a high Midi-Chlorian
count *can* flourish to their maximum potential, Force Sensitives cannot be permitted
to experience personal joy or act selfishly; they must accept the duty to
spiritually detach themselves from reality, live without emotions, train the next generation to do
the same and kill all those that reject this state of being. It is a metaphysical self-correcting system
that perpetually balances the tension between sapience and nature by demanding that all
those that are born special live in servitude to others for the greater good. This internal contradiction is most apparent
with love. In essence, romantic love is the most joyful
experience of life; it makes every moment better by its mere existence. Love is a strong, emotionally
intimate relationship between consenting adults that combines an intense
valuing of a partner on the deepest level. By recognizing the importance of someone, it becomes the most personal sense
of attachment possible for a sapient lifeform. It means to care deeply about your partner's welfare,
health, pleasure, success and happiness because it gives you joy; a loved one is an irreplaceable
treasure, someone to be nurtured and protected, With whom you want to grow
and thrive as an equal partner for life. Human nature instinctively desires love because
it matches our need to coexist with reality and flourish; to love someone is to do the
same but with another personās soul. However, since love is always selfish,
itis bound by greed and the desire to keep being in love, and its loss is the most painful
experience in life, and therefore nearly impossible to let go. But despite how every human
innately recognizes that love is grand, Star Wars does not permit those that are born special to be in love; it only allows duty to symbiosis and selflessly serving others. It is the reason why the Jedi forbid romantic
love and only permit unconditional love towards the rest of life. Due to the existence of Midi-Chlorians and the Force that
mystically demand spiritual disassociation with reality to remain rational, love is untenable for Force Sensitives, because while the reasons for being in love
tend to be rational, it becomes nearly impossible to control desires or rationalize
valuing of a partner on a conscious level. It does not mean that Force Sensitives
cannot fall in love and violate their duty but that it cannot be maintained
because it is fueledby strong emotions. In the Prequel movies, Anakin found Padme
beautiful and loved her determination, gentleness, and witm and Padme loved Anakinās earnestness, strength
and inner goodness, which he directed to those around him. But due to Anakin's connection
to the Force, it led him to desire power to prevent losing her. In the original trilogy, Luke almost fell
to the Dark Side to prevent losing his sister. And while Han and Leia fell in love,
they were initially written to be Non-Force Sensitive, but it was later ādiscoveredā that Leia
had the potential to use the Force during the events of Return of the Jedi and, therefore,
the thematic metanarrative of their dynamic was retconned, and their union ended in divorce
as Leia trained to become a Jedi. After the release of The Rise of Skywalker
movie, many argued that Ben should not have died after saving Reyās life, lamenting
that their love never properly bloomed. However, that is the point: in Star Wars,
those that are born special can desire love but never achieve it long-term. The Star Wars setting emphasizes that whenever
Force Sensitives choose to not fully adhere to the requirements of self-immolation by
spiritually detaching themselves from reality to always live in the present, it comes at
the cost of widespread death to restore the symbiosis across the entire galaxy. ''Adventure... heh.'' ''Excitement... heh.'' ''A Jedi craves not these things.'' And so, with all that context,
what is the solution to save Star Wars? Nothing... As Qui-Gon stated,
without the Midi-Chlorians, life could not exist. By the existence of the five axioms,
Star Wars can never end: there will always be Force Sensitives that can misuse the power of life and restart the cycle of warfare,
requiring countless deaths to bring about the symbiotic status quo; nothing short of generational genocide of all those
with a high Midi-Chlorian count would end the perpetual wars. However, Star Wars uses Force Sensitives as a means
to emphasize the tension between the symbiosis of life and the rebellion of sapience against the rest of life. Removing such individuals would
erase the central narrative and theme, where they act as paragons that drive the stories of
good fighting evil to restore harmony, and emphasize altruism and the requirements of letting go. The Star Wars setting is forever doomed to
perpetuate the endless cycle of death to maintain and return to a symbiotic status quo. So long as the Force remains the lynchpin,
along with the inter-connected five axioms, Star Wars will always promote the false
dichotomy and starting position that the Jedi are good. In the Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom
Menace Movie Scrapbook, George Lucas stated: ''The Force evolved from
various developments of character and plot. I began to distill the essence of
all religions and common primitive thinking. I wanted to develop something that
was nondenominational but still had a religious reality. I wanted a concept of religion on
the premise that there is a God, and there is good and evil. I believe in God, and I believe in right and wrong.āā The Star Wars setting dramatically proxies
religious devotion and renunciation of reality while circumventing any direct worship of a God by
having an energy field that symbiotically unites all life together, creating the metaphysical conditions that forever
bind the meta-ethics of good and evil on the molecular level; demanding that all sapient beings exist with collective unity and that all those born with magic like-powers,
analogous to high physical ability and intelligence, have a moral duty to live selflessly and never
form any personal attachments, lest they bring about widespread oppression. The undeniable presence of a stand-in God
is a curse upon all sapient beings by permitting nothing else but spiritual
self-immolation in a bloody universe of eternal, cyclical death. Ultimately, there is only one thing people
can do: Let Go of Star Wars. As a whole, the Star Wars franchise encourages escapism
by inviting the audience to see themselves in Luke and Anakin, and viewers are enthralled
by the desire to also have adventures by flying a spaceship, interacting with wacky aliens,
fighting in lightsaber duels and using magic powers, all while masking the truth of what
happens if one were to live in such a setting bound by the fundamentally present axioms. But Star Wars hides the metaphysical
mechanics that bind all sapient life through symbiosis and punish those who are
born special that desire to fully experience life. The characters in Star Wars live in a doomed
galaxy... but... we do not live in such a universe. In our world, there is no such verifiable
divine energy force capable of absolutely manipulating causality by existing above the Law of Identity, controlling all aspects of reality to the degree that luck and chance do not exist. Star Wars becomes a display of what would
happen were there no alternatives between servitude to the collective
or the sacrifice of the collective to the self. It is a false dichotomy,
and we *must* reject it. By adhering to The Law of Identity,
embracing non-contradictory perspectives; recognizing that a thing is itself and cannot be anything
else, as well as never violating the consent of sapient beings, we can establish a proper
standard by which individuals can flourish. We can take solace in the fact that our
reality is one where we can establish attachments and embrace the joys of life by acting properly
in the long term through the choosing of life-affirming values and creating new things, flourishing in
coexistence with reality and enjoying our lives while we have them. We are metaphysically free to live for ourselves
without the existence of any axiomatic divine order, and that is truly a blessing in disguise. While Star Wars is enjoyable and
commonly understood as a pulpy narrative fiction, its setting is immaculately structured in such
a way that it can only be described as genius. In 2005, Lucas told Vanity Fair in an interview:
''The interesting thing about Star Warsāand I didn't ever push this very far, because
it's not really that importantābut there's a lot going on there that most
people haven't come to grips with yet. But when they do, they will find it's a much more
intricately made clock than most people could imagine''. People may feel that Star Wars is silly, corny
and isnāt to be taken seriously, but they mistake the intent and scope by which Lucas
took every element of human culture, religion and philosophy to create a monomyth that transcends all of art. Those that criticize the prequel movies as incompetent do not
realize the magnitude of what George Lucas was conveying; they dismiss the prequels for 'failing as movies'
and refuse to engage them on their own terms. Technologically, Lucas is a pioneer to the degree
of Picasso, utilizing new CG filming techniques a decade before they became common practice. Stylistically, similar to Van Gogh,
Lucas continues to be misunderstood, and perhaps it will only be following his death
that people will come to fully appreciate his craftsmanship. What is undeniable is that Star Wars is an
eternal masterpiece; it is one of the most significant
artistic accomplishments of the human race. And I hate it. Men have been taught that the ego is the synonym
of evil, and selflessness the ideal of virtue. Here the basic reversal is most deadly. The issue has been perverted and
man has been left no alternativeāand no freedom. As poles of good and evil, he was
offered two conceptions: egoism and altruism. Egoism was held to mean the sacrifice of others
to self. Altruismāthe sacrifice of self to others. This tied man irrevocably to other men
and left him nothing but a choice of pain: his own pain borne for the sake of others
or pain inflicted upon others for the sake of self. When it was added that man must
find joy in self-immolation, the trap was closed. Man was forced to accept masochism as his idealā
under the threat that sadism was his only alternative. This was the greatest fraud ever perpetrated on mankind. I feel as though everything in my life has led me to release this video. Despite my claims, I don't think I could ever entirely hate Star Wars; I hate that I have to hate it. My love for Star Wars is one of the few memories I have left of my childhood while playing with action figures and lego toys; it's the feeling of nostalgia, and it still has a hold on me. That's hard to let go. But I can't stop knowing the truth, and that damns everything. Despite my feelings, I hope that this video brought a sense of closure that explains the uneasiness people have with the Jedi and the entirety of Star Wars.
Thank you for watching.
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