The Jedi Iroh
I am once again coming to you for help
Well, not exactly help. But also definitely help. I love, love, love the mysticism and spirituality sides of the Force. That’s what specifically makes it so much more interesting as a concept for me than say, general psionics or mental based superpowers
However, it doesn’t seem to be as explored in current canon, or much of Legends, and less so on Chaos, which makes sense, because it’s tricky to write and be applicable. One can only so so many threads as a hermit in one’s own EE it’s he making soup, after all.
And if you know any of my characters and my many Codex endeavors, you know what I tend to do. I’ve been exploring them on my own for a while now and want to really work building a community of different types of Jedi/Light Side mystics. Maybe even like a compunction of mystics or network of mystics and their organizations? My dream would be to have a bunch of smaller mystic Jedi sects that all engage with each other and interact.
Aren’t all Jedi mystics, you ask? I don’t know, maybe? Let’s figure it out!
So, with what I’ve established already, there’s the Circle of the Light Hand and the Jedi Pilgrims:
- Circle of the Light Hand: for Jedi who think Obi-Wan was a bit of a militarist warmonger. Not really, but this one specifically focuses on the role of martial arts and inward-looking development as the path to enlightenment/growing Oneness with the Force. Very much wuxia and Ip Man focused. Non-lethal, simple weapons and eschewing lightsabers. Lots of meditation and meditative arts. And yes, enormous amounts of tea. Very much inspired by Chirrut Imwe and Master Fay. Aka Shaolin Jedi.
-Jedi Pilgrims: More of your traditional Jedi, although also more unattached to any formally structured, permanently located order. Think knights-errant or ronin. They use lightsabers and do more normal Jedi things, but they follow where the Force guides them or acts on behest of the Church of the Force. So while the Circle is more inward-focused and emphasizes self-mastery as the path, the Pilgrims are externally focused on community and doing good deeds, even as they wander.
So those two are two sides of a single dichotomy, essentially, but there’s so much more to explore. Which, takes us to Qi-Ko.
Qi-Ko is my little Jedi world that’s rife with mysticism and spirituality, even down to the very nature of the planetary nexus. It exists specifically to explore the spirituality and mystical components of the Jedi and Light Sided life. Tons of possibilities there. What I’m looking for is people interested in exploring the various aspects of Jedi and Light mysticism, either as part of the groups I’ve put together, or by making your own. I had a new idea that could be fun to run with called the Dreamers of the Heart-Tree based on one of the locations on Qi-Ko. Like the tree is incredibly ancient and as such has memories and events felt in the Force essentially embedded in its DNA and Force presence, and the Dreamers are ones who discovered that this allows them to experience these in their dreams, as well as dreams and visions of possible futures when they sleep in the tree-village.
Plus there’s the mystery of the sealed cavern and what happened to the original, ancient inhabitants. Or maybe there’s a different kind of idea for mystics, they could easily set up a colony on Qi-Ko or elsewhere and work with the others.
Like I said, just more Jedi who are mystical or monastic. That’s mainly what I’m looking for other people to join in on and explore.
Well, not exactly help. But also definitely help. I love, love, love the mysticism and spirituality sides of the Force. That’s what specifically makes it so much more interesting as a concept for me than say, general psionics or mental based superpowers
However, it doesn’t seem to be as explored in current canon, or much of Legends, and less so on Chaos, which makes sense, because it’s tricky to write and be applicable. One can only so so many threads as a hermit in one’s own EE it’s he making soup, after all.
And if you know any of my characters and my many Codex endeavors, you know what I tend to do. I’ve been exploring them on my own for a while now and want to really work building a community of different types of Jedi/Light Side mystics. Maybe even like a compunction of mystics or network of mystics and their organizations? My dream would be to have a bunch of smaller mystic Jedi sects that all engage with each other and interact.
Aren’t all Jedi mystics, you ask? I don’t know, maybe? Let’s figure it out!
So, with what I’ve established already, there’s the Circle of the Light Hand and the Jedi Pilgrims:
- Circle of the Light Hand: for Jedi who think Obi-Wan was a bit of a militarist warmonger. Not really, but this one specifically focuses on the role of martial arts and inward-looking development as the path to enlightenment/growing Oneness with the Force. Very much wuxia and Ip Man focused. Non-lethal, simple weapons and eschewing lightsabers. Lots of meditation and meditative arts. And yes, enormous amounts of tea. Very much inspired by Chirrut Imwe and Master Fay. Aka Shaolin Jedi.
-Jedi Pilgrims: More of your traditional Jedi, although also more unattached to any formally structured, permanently located order. Think knights-errant or ronin. They use lightsabers and do more normal Jedi things, but they follow where the Force guides them or acts on behest of the Church of the Force. So while the Circle is more inward-focused and emphasizes self-mastery as the path, the Pilgrims are externally focused on community and doing good deeds, even as they wander.
So those two are two sides of a single dichotomy, essentially, but there’s so much more to explore. Which, takes us to Qi-Ko.
Qi-Ko is my little Jedi world that’s rife with mysticism and spirituality, even down to the very nature of the planetary nexus. It exists specifically to explore the spirituality and mystical components of the Jedi and Light Sided life. Tons of possibilities there. What I’m looking for is people interested in exploring the various aspects of Jedi and Light mysticism, either as part of the groups I’ve put together, or by making your own. I had a new idea that could be fun to run with called the Dreamers of the Heart-Tree based on one of the locations on Qi-Ko. Like the tree is incredibly ancient and as such has memories and events felt in the Force essentially embedded in its DNA and Force presence, and the Dreamers are ones who discovered that this allows them to experience these in their dreams, as well as dreams and visions of possible futures when they sleep in the tree-village.
Plus there’s the mystery of the sealed cavern and what happened to the original, ancient inhabitants. Or maybe there’s a different kind of idea for mystics, they could easily set up a colony on Qi-Ko or elsewhere and work with the others.
Like I said, just more Jedi who are mystical or monastic. That’s mainly what I’m looking for other people to join in on and explore.
