Contents Part I: Introduction to the Jedi Order The Jedi Code
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The History of the Jedi Order
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The Prophecy of the Chosen One
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Part II: Jedi Initiate Joining a Clan
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Attire and Comportment
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The Three Pillars of the Jedi
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The First Pillar: The Force
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The Second Pillar: Knowledge
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The Third Pillar: Self-Discipline
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The Initiate Trials
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Part III: Padawan Becoming an Apprentice
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Padawan Attire and Conduct
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The Reassignment Council
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Lightsabers: Their Construction and Use
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Sense Abilities
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Field Equipment and Mission Responsibility
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Advanced Cultures and Politics in the Republic 86
Studying Aboard Praxeum Ships
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The Jedi Trials
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The Knighting Ceremony
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Part IV: Jedi Knight Roles and Duties of a Jedi Knight
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Jedi Guardian
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Jedi Consular
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Jedi Sentinel
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Alter Abilities
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Advanced Lightsaber Techniques
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Enlisting New Members
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The History of the Sith
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Threats to Jedi Teachings
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Taking on a Padawan Learner
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Becoming a Master and Grand Master
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Transcending Death
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The Jedi — Code By Grand Master Fae Coven
For forty years, the Jedi Code has been my focus, as it will become yours. It
is the philosophy upon which stands the Jedi Order. It is a pledge of protection to the citizens and inhabitants of the Republic. It is an encapsulation of our relationship with the Force. As a Jedi, you must be faithful to the spirit of the Code. Every day you must ask yourself: Do I understand it?
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Meditation brings peace, harmony, and serenity—three of the five precepts of the Jedi Code.
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Obi-Wan escap ed death r a liv time ithin the Forfo I wonder inifg twho ce as a spi,rit se w knew the litera ho wrote the Code . l truth of the fifth precep t. In its classical form, as transcribed There is no death, there is the Force.
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by Homonix Rectonia during the Early Manderon Period, the Code consists of five core precepts:
All things die, but the Force lives on. As beings who exist as shades of the Force, the end of our existence in this form is not to be overly mourned. We are part of an energy larger than ourselves, and we play roles in a cosmic fabric that outstrip our incarnate understanding.
There is no emotion, there is peace. This principle guides all meditations and interactions with all others. It reaffirms the Jedi ideal to act without recklessness, and to view the actions of others through the pure lens of the Unifying Force.
The Upper Manderon and Draggulch transcriptions add more— and controversial—tenets, but the Jedi need only to remember the core teachings to live their lives as gifted, yet humble, defenders of justice.
There is no ignorance, there is knowledge.
Those who don’t understand this basic precept are quick to fear—and fear is the path to the dark side. The Archives represent the greatest collection of knowledge in the galaxy. There is no passion, there is serenity. A subtle extrapolation of the first precept, this reminder to act dispassionately in every deliberation extends to personal obsessions and is a reminder not to elevate the self above the mission.
e ayb m — Yes is why this on was There is no chaos, there is harmony. -G n Qui ver o !Those who cannot see the threads ne uncil uniting all life view existence as ranco dom and without purpose. The Jedi the perceive the structure and will of the many galaxies.
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The History of the Jedi Order
By Restelly Quist, Chief Librarian
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The Force is timeless, but we Jedi have not always been present to interpret
its teachings. Centuries before the founding of the Republic, our predecessors first heard the Force’s call on the Deep Core world of Tython. The seers e h t of Tython knew the energy field as the Ashla, but understood it in much did ffer the same way we do today—as a source of wisdom, a regenerative pool from t a o Wh side d which to draw strength, and a way to move objects without touching them. k ce dar onvin m Yet those seers who used their abilities in the service of hatred and greed fell t c the into darkness. The Force Wars of Tython are the earliest recorded conflicts tha y of heir between the light and the dark, battles that would be mirrored over the man t so ject gs? centuries as the Jedi and Sith crossed blades.
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Qui-Ko is one of the few seers of Tython whose writings on the nature of Ashla have survived to the present.
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The Force Wars of Tython, fought with Force-forged swords, were the first clashes between the light and the dark side.
its peaceful formation in the Core Worlds, the Jedi Knights vowed to defend its ideals of exploration, knowledge, and justice.
The Force Wars were fought with swords, their metal blades Forceenhanced for strength and sharpness. For even at this stage, the Jedi ! forebears had discovered it is diffing cult to wield a weapon that does not i dd Ki e act as if it is an extension of one’s No am own body. With technology from h –T offworlders, the earliest lightsabers came into existence—and became the symbols of the Order. From Tython, the first Jedi Knights spread into the galaxy as proactive defenders of the light, settling on Ossus near Hutt Space. When the Galactic Republic announced
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The Eye of Ashlanae was the center of Jedi culture on Ossus for over 12,000 years.
Ossus remained the center of the Order, but, during the Great Sith War, the explosion of the Cron supernova scoured the surface of that proud planet. Those few treasures that could be saved found a new home in Coruscant’s Jedi Temple. On many occasions, war darkened our doors, including the infamous sacking of Coruscant by the Sith,
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which left the Temple a smoking battleground. Our resilience saw us through. The Order has at last defeated the Sith, following a war that lasted a thousand years. We now look to guide the Republic into its Golden Age.
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More than 2,600 years ago, the Treaty of Coruscant led to a Sith betrayal and a weakened Jedi Order.
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