#pro jedi code

than any set of rules I'd been taught by the house tutors.

I told myself that if I couldn't live by Jedi virtues myself

I would assemble my own set to be proud of. ”

What I mean by this is NOT: “Leia should only be angry and bitter! 🤪”

What I DO mean by this is: I find it VERY telling when (some, not all) SW fans complain about constructive criticism in regards to why someone would recoil in disgust at the idea of Leia being written to ‘forgive’ Anakin—by then turning around and saying certain fans were trying to write her as a “shrill bitch”, JUST because she might not have it in her to forgive the man who canonically held her back and heartlessly did nothing while Tarkin ordered the destruction of her entire home planet, including her parents, Breha and Bail Organa.

Leia is not one-dimensional. I too dislike the idea of writing her only as an angry person. She shows compassion for Luke in the aftermath of Obi-Wan’s death, and she falls in love with Han, which is where you see a more vulnerable side of her emotions.

But I highly am against this toxic mindset that just because you’re still angry about an injustice against you, that somehow this makes you a toxic person or a “shrill bitch”. Leia has every reason to never forgive Anakin as long as she lives, and judging her as somehow ‘lesser’ than ‘pure and saintly Luke’ for it is something that has always left a bad taste in my mouth. It feels like just another example of victim blaming that certain large sections of this fandom has weirdly grown fond of, just because of the sheer fact Anakin is the main character, and so they’re biased to want him to be happy above anyone else.

This isn’t to say people shouldn’t be able to write whatever meta/fics they want about Anakin’s ‘redemption’ or AUs of Leia (OOC-ly) choosing to somehow forgive him. It’s more instead of me pushing back against subtly calling people ‘idiots’ in some manner, just because they have a different view on how Leia should be characterized than someone else (who’s an Anakin fan) might think.

Honestly—I just hate the ‘moral grandstanding’ of it. I’d respect the idea a lot more if people of this mindset could just admit that the only reason they even care about exploring a storyline of Leia OOC-ly ‘forgiving’ Anakin is because Anakin is their favorite character/who they care about the most, and they just don’t want him to be sad.

Because that’s literally all this boils down to: people want Leia to forgive Anakin, because it would personally suck for him that his own daughter would hate his ghostly guts for life. It is so OBVIOUS that the only reason people like exploring this plot point is because of Anakin’s pain. It has absolutely nothing to do with Leia. It is all about the sad emo boy of the hour.

And that’s absolutely fine that they care more about Anakin/are more concerned with his character than Leia! It’s whatever. It’s fictional. It’s how fandom works.

But it just drives me up the wall that some people can’t just admit that to themselves. Lol. 😭🙄🤦‍♀️

Either way, my main point goes back to this: if Anakin isn’t a ‘heartless bastard’ for fans who constantly defend him and his angry outbursts, then Leia’s moments of (rightful) anger shouldn’t suddenly make her a “shrill bitch”.

Let me explain. In Star Wars, when the Jedi referred to attachment, they are referring to what Buddhism would refer to as in a literal translation an obsession. Attachments is the most closest western equivalent to the direct translation. And these attachments are basically the cause of suffering. Why? Because they prevent you from spiritual enlightenment. These aren’t things like family and friends. These are unhealthy obsessions that crippled you and make you unable to progress spiritually.

And the other inspiration for the Jedi Christianity has a similar explanation, although with a different theological implication, but the general principle is the same. In Christianity there is the idea that this world is transient. It’s not permanent nor are Christians supposed to get attached to it. The idea is is that they live in this world, but they are not of this world. That is not to say you can’t enjoy the things of this world like going out to the movies or having a good meal or spending time with friends and family. But it’s being aware that at any time it can go away. Either through misfortune, such as poverty or even death. Clinging onto the attachment of this world leads to spiritual ruin because you cease to focus on the supernatural such their relationship with God and how it affects their relationships with others and focusing on the superficial and harmful things. Again, it’s similar to Buddhism, but their solution is slightly different than Buddhism.

I’m sure there were Jedi who had a much stricter interpretation of the code especially with attachment but Anakin himself says Jedi are encouraged to love. Love just doesn’t have to always be romantic. They had friends and those they considered family.

But then, I see the millionth post of many that will condemn OBI-WAN (the GENOCIDE survivor of the Jedi Genocide that ANAKIN has currently just helped cause) for Anakin HIMSELF choking Padmè in a fit of rage. And not like—idk—the main perpetrator of the violent act of domestic abuse against his own wife: AKA—Anakin Skywalker himself.

Then, I see the millionth post of blaming Obi-Wan (the GENOCIDE survivor) for how he RIGHTFULLY wanted Anakin to face justice for his horrific and heartless crimes against the galaxy and also the Jedi Order themselves—and I quickly realize: “No, I’m not imaging the pure demonization and dehumanization of the Jedi and their culture at all. 🙃”

I think it’s VERY telling that even NOW, in this situation where ANAKIN is clearly the one in the wrong, that some of his fans will immediately look to demonize Obi-Wan—one of Anakin’s VICTIMS—for wanting to STOP Anakin’s violence in its tracks before he could become a greater threat to the galaxy and go on to kill more people (which he did end up doing).

Because at the end of the day, for some people—ANAKIN’S pain seems to be the only thing that matters.

It’s absolutely BONKERS to blame OBI-WAN in this situation for something Anakin WILLINGLY does and WOULD have no doubt done anyways, even if Obi-Wan hadn’t revealed himself at the time. Because Padmè was NOT getting through to Anakin. Lol. 😭 The last words he ever says to her is when she’s BACKING AWAY FROM HIM, where he basically snarls: “Don’t you turn against me,” because Padmè was upset learning that he’d just—ya know—heartlessly SLAUGHTERED Jedi babies like garbage.

In the nicest way possible, anyone who believes Padmè was seconds away from ‘getting through to Anakin’, and that big meanie Obi-Wan (how DARE the genocide survivor want one of the main PERPETRATORS to face justice! 😱) somehow ‘ruined’ that from happening is straight up incorrect and painting their own headcanon over canon itself.

It is also BONKERS in general just to demonize OBI-WAN for ‘daring’ to believe Anakin was too far gone for Padmè to talk any sense into, after he LITERALLY just watched a video of Anakin not only helping commit GENOCIDE against the Jedi Order—but also him seeing with his own eyes the very Jedi babies Anakin slaughtered in the temple like they were no more than garbage. Like??? Why WOULD Obi-Wan believe Anakin could be ‘talked down’ at that point? Lol. Why should he even be EXPECTED to?

More than that, Obi-Wan was no doubt also worried for PADMÈ’S physical safety (even if that wasn’t his main concern at the time), because he no doubt thought she was a lamb walking willingly into a lion’s den. Like??? God FORBID Obi-Wan having some common sense, when Padmè was clearly blinded by her rose-tinted denial, and didn’t believe Anakin had slaughtered Jedi younglings until Anakin willingly admitted it (even though she WILLINGLY took to her grave Anakin’s tusken massacre that DID indeed include tusken children and itty bitty babies, no doubt).

But no, let’s blame the GENOCIDE VICTIM for what the person that BETRAYED him is willingly doing of his own free volition, just because he’s angry.

I’m sorry if I sound a bit snippy, but this unempathetic take has always baffled me. Lol. 😭🤷‍♀️

And I just knowwww there’s going to be SOMEONE who reads this take and will think I ‘hate’ Anakin. 🫩 And yet—alas—(sadly enough for my sanity), I very much DO love Anakin’s character. And even relate to him greatly in a lot of ways with being afraid of change and death.

And yet—Anakin’s pain will NEVER matter more to me than the pain of his victims’s.

And yessss, yesss—I knowww: “Idk if you know this, but he isn’t real! 🤪” 🙄🫩

Yes, I’m aware of that. Thank you for sharing, hypothetical person. Lol.

My POINT, is that Anakin’s pain and suffering IS valid. His childhood is heartbreaking, and makes him very sympathetic. And yet, just because ANAKIN suffers, does not suddenly ‘absolve’ him and give him all the authority in the world to take his pain out on everyone else. It doesn’t suddenly make him a ‘helpless little baby’ who holds no responsibility for his actions. And it DOESN’T suddenly mean Obi-Wan becomes the BAD GUY in a situation where he has EVERY right to want Anakin to face justice for helping to murder children, and stab the family who raised him since nine years old in the back in the form of pure and heartless genocide.

In fact, if ANY character is full-blown correct in this scene, it’s Obi-Wan. Or at least the closest to correct as you can get.

People are free to treat Anakin as just their ‘precious little blorbo’ that can do no wrong. It is after all just fiction. But that doesn’t mean everyone else can’t also view SW from the realities of real life, and acknowledge the insanity of a take that blames the GENOCIDE SURVIVOR, instead of the very man who helped CAUSE it. Lol. 😭🤦‍♀️

Sorry for the rant. Just appears I had enough motivation to write a little ✨SW meta✨ after months of hiatus.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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