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CAMILLE DAVID · SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 2018 *Picture of Portage Lake taken by Mindas Ar’ran yesterday during motorcycle ride* ----------- It was requested that I write something up for Just Jedi concerning Earth Day as a community wide effort in recognizing our planet earth. I'll be honest...I don't really celebrate it, or any of these side holidays on a calendar. Earth Day to me is kind of like how Christmas has become...a commercialized excuse to get people buying there spring products and pretend for one day that people actually care about the earth. The thing is. The planet earth should be taking center stage at every day of our lives...not just "Earth Day." And thus the question here today is, how? How do we - as Jedi - take action to supporting and helping the home that we have all been born and raised within? Here are some ideas that are quite commonly well known no matter what label you call yourself, yet just as important to practice. A...

The Keeper 2018 Jedi In Family A common misconception is that Jedi are not allowed to get married and have families. To give up all forms of attachments. This is thanks to the movies and a few games, books, comics…. What most don’t quite add up is that Star Wars is a very vast and wide ranged universe. There is much more to it than just the famous movies on theater screens - but years and years of development both in the efforts of numerous authors, and in the universe itself. The time of “No Attachments” and “No Families/Relationships” was just a minor era in a series of many generations.   There are many examples in fiction of Jedi with families. Even during The Old Republic such things were not impossible, just harder to get approved by the Jedi Council such was the case of Jedi Council Member Ki-Adi-Mundi. "Due to the low ratio of males to females, Mundi's duty to his species was taken into account and he was permitted to remain wedded to his wife and honor wive...

The Keeper 2018 Jedi In Religion While Jediism & Jedi Realism is it’s own unique and diverse lifestyle. It is open to the many cultural differences of it’s members. Members from all walks of life participate in the community and many still hold true to the roots they came from. Some are christians, buddhists, pagans, taoists and so on. Some are from the military, some from family oriented homes and others from a rough background. No matter where it’s members come from - Jediism & Jedi Realism realizes the strength in our diversity and welcomes it into our discussions and lessons. We do not seek to change them, merely add to what they already have. To bolster and strengthen what they already know. And to open the doors to new ideas and possibilities. After all. The Jedi from the Star Wars fiction that inspired much of the Communities early begginings was drawn from the many resources and knowledge of real world religions and philosophies. George Lucas says this about T...

The Keeper 2018 Common Jedi Rank's Jedi Ranks has been apart of Jediism/Jedi Realist history since it was suggested in role playing and fictional novels. These ideas of Ranks were then carried over into Forum structuring which was an integrated and necessary part of Forum use. In order to protect members from bots and trolls or to hide study material progression - ranks were used to access restricted areas based on one’s study, practice and participation within the group. ----------------- Example being : A New Member is expected to complete a brief survey and structured list of materials before they can view and access the “Initiates” forum categories. -------- This started a traditional trend that has held within the Jedi Community since. While many of the Jedi Groups, Churches, Temples and Chapters will have their own unique ranking structure and standards to gaining said ranks. A common ranking  trend is as follows. Initiate Initiate Level is commonly a begi...

The Keeper What Is ‘The Community?’ “The Community” is a shorthand phrase for the “Jedi Community” often spoken by Jediism/Realist  members who attend and participate in more than one Jediism/Realist groups. There are usually two types of practitioners. Those who remain loyal and dedicated to just one group, chapter, temple.  And those who participate in many of the main and/or uncommon groups. It is in the second trend of members who will commonly refer to ‘The Community’ in an effort to unify and represent the whole of the Jediism and Jedi Realist efforts rather than singling out just one as an all around representation of beliefs. Example: The Community History Vs Temple of the Jedi Order History TOTJO is a large group and has been around for a long time. It could in some ways be considered its own type of community. But is not what people are referring too when referencing “The Jedi community” or “The community” Here at Just Jedi we encourage our memb...

The Keeper 2018 What Is The Difference To Cos-players? We actually get this question a lot. From new members to the community as well as from interviewers of the media, news reporters, documentaries.... What is the difference? This question is often asked because (While not a requirement)  it is not unheard of for Jediists to wear Jedi robes, train with toy lightsabers, and adopt fictional references into their doctrines and beliefs. You will find these practices at Jedi Gatherings for Knighting Ceremonies or Weddings. Within certain offline Chapter Groups for group representation and or advertisement, or even the individual member who found deeper meanings to wearing the robe for practices like meditations and ceremonies or personal comfort. (after all, they really are quite comfortable to wear!) Due to the incoherent nature within the Jedi Community concerning the use of jedi attire. Outside viewers who are unaware of our practice question and wonder when they see...

The Keeper 2018 Jediism vs Realism Years back in the early year 2000. The Jedi community experienced a divide in beliefs and direction. The common practice being based around a lifestyle choice to better oneself and train hard in the things that supported our “Betterment” subjects such as the “Mind” “Body” & “Spirit” and developing practices that touched on these aspects of an individual’s everyday life. The mind so that a jedi could learn to communicate, think critically and mediate tough situations. The Body so that we could be healthy both in common health and in physical practices that got you up out of your chair and moving actively and of course, the Spirit. Learning meditation, the force, and understanding the self through the reading of philosophy. These members called themselves “Jedi Realists” because it was their goal to separate from the fictional ideas of the Star Wars Jedi, and do things for real. Other’s sought to add to the above ideas and practice by making...