Jedi Wellness
Meditation Series
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Jedi Meditation: Moving Past Failure
I was having a conversation with some lovely Jedi last month, and I’ve been thinking on something Alex Bird said about the Jedi code, and the way we analyze it. He stated that we almost always demonize the first part of each line, making those traits something to erase or…
Jedi Meditation: “Do Not Make Monsters of Your Rivals”
When we as Jedi encounter people who believe things that violate all of our principles, it’s easy dehumanize them, turning them from people into monsters in our minds. There is a strong tendency in our species to ‘other’ that which we do not understand, to make assumptions about experiences and…
Nevertheless, She Persisted: The Jedi Trials
I was recently reading Destiny Froste’s series of articles on the Jedi Trials, and how they can be useful in our real world community, and it got me thinking: what is the purpose of these trials? Why these trials, why skill, courage, flesh, spirit, and insight? There are a plethora…
The Jedi Trials: Trial of Insight
Reposted from Return of a Jedi, the blog of Destiny Froste, with permission. From The Jedi Path by Daniel Wallace: Trial of Insight Reveals a Jedi’s aptitude for distinguishing reality from illusion through deceptive challenges. Can Jedi be deceived? Of course, but only if we ignore the will of the…
The Jedi Trials: Trial of Spirit
Reposted from Return of a Jedi, the blog of Destiny Froste, with permission. From The Jedi Path by Daniel Wallace: Trial of Spirit Tests a Jedi’s ability to vanquish inner battles and emerge unscathed. Outsiders think that the Jedi exist to crusade against enemies–that we are mere counterbalances to the…
The Jedi Trials: Trial of Flesh
Reposted from Return of a Jedi, the blog of Destiny Froste, with permission. From The Jedi Path by Daniel Wallace: Trial of the Flesh Determines a Jedi’s capacity to overcome great pain. For many Padawans, the Trial of the Flesh is the most difficult of the Knighthood trials. This ordeal…