Unreviewed The Oneness / Religion

[Aperion]

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"There are no heroes, there is just the Force"





OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: Make a Religion/Ideology for the Resistance, and specially Aperion's crew.
• Image Credit: Cosmos
• Canon: Tyia, Army of Light, Guardians of the Breath, Matukai, New Jedi order, The Oneness.
• Permissions: None Needed
• Links: Aperion , The Bacta Brigade

GENERAL INFORMATION

• Religion Name: The Oneness, Partisans of the Breath.
• Religion Type: Force-Based religion
• Influence: Minor
• Influence Area: Some members of the Resistance, specially those closer to the Bacta Brigade.
• Symbol: A blue sun rising over a mountain.
• Description:

The Oneness is a political and spiritual philosophy that, through the Unifying Force, sees the Force as what unites all living beings, all spirits into a single entity: the Oneness, or "The Breath". Drawing from the ancient knowledge of Tyia and the Guardians of the Breath of the Living Force, the Matukai's method of making their own body an instrument of the Force, Aperion's views on the Unifying Force and radical political elements from the New Jedi Order ("learning through experience") and the Army of Light ("An Army of Light to face the Brotherhood of Darkness"), Former Jedi Knight Aperion, Tyia practicioner Muunurul and ideologue "Doc" created a philosophy to potentialise and focus the will of rebels and freedom fighters from throghout the Galaxy.

The Oneness postulates that the Force has no light or dark side, because is is whole, pure and good, uniting all those who live, dream and hope. The universe is in Harmony when everything is moving in accord with the Force. For the Oneness, death isn't physical: the Cosmic Force assures everyone that "dies" will remain alive through it. To die is to spiritually distance yourself from the Force (Harmony) and embrace Chaos and Discord. What is known as "the dark side" is merely a distortion, perversion and corruption of the Force, to project your worse flaws into it -egoism, pride, apathy, pessimism and prejudice. Those that are tempted by it are sick and needed to be treated, but those who embrace it are dead and must be destroyed. For the Oneness, it is not enough for one to purge only themselves of Discord, but to fight to purge the Galaxy of it, to preserve life and the Living Force.

Individual enlightment is then put aside in function of social enlightment through struggle and rebellion: one is just whole when actively fighting to establish galactic harmony, to pave the way for the inevitable triumph of the Living Force against Discord and Corruption.

Politically, it establishes the principality of struggle and the value of revolutionary optimism ("Do, or do not - there is no try"), the policy of "no men left behing", and the equality of everyone alive in the universe. It maintains that socialism is a "natural state," meaning all things exist together in one balanced interdependent system. It preaches non-attachment to the sense of self, in function of one's collective identity. Because of all those views, it also regards that Droids have a soul, and are alive.

Furthermore, it does not only incentivises the fight against imperialism, but against all means of oppression from those who appropriate power, influence and money and whatever else to control society.

It doesn't differentiate between Force Users and Non-Force Users, and accepts all those who sincerely want -and shows it through action- to rid the galaxy of Discord. To be one with the Force is no single effort, but a constant struggle to embody it wholy throughout your life.



SOCIAL INFORMATION

• Founder: Aperion
• Membership: As stated before, everyone can be part of The Oneness, be a Partisan of the Breath, as long as they are actively fighting injustice, through its many forms, and protecting the Living Force. There are no official cerimonies, and it doesn't differentiate between members and non-members.
• Sacred: The Force, and all its aspects, are sacred and should be respected, loved and honoured. Every living being -those who embrace Harmony and the struggle- is part of the Force. Other than that, only the struggle is sacred.
• Dogma: The Partisans of the Breath cherish Martyrs -people who have embodied the Oneness in one way or another, or whose sacrifice paved the bright road for the future ahead. Some examples are, in no particular order: Lord Hoth, Jedi Grandmaster Luke Skywalker, Jedi Grandmaster Yoda, Jedi Master Qui Gon-Jinn, Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, along with other historical Rebels.
  
  "There are no heroes, there is just the Force" - There are no superhuman beings, and no hero to save us. It is our duty to accept that, embrace the Force and create our own colective salvation ourselves.
  
  "Think of peace and honor – and act upon that only!" - it is our sacred duty to struggle and to rebel.
  
  "Do or do not - there is no try."
  
  "Happiness requires rebellion"
  
  "Happiness is a warm gun"
  
  "Our happiness will belong to trillions"
• Reputation: N/A

MEMBERS

• Aperion - Founder
• Muunurul - Founder
• "Doc" - Founder

HISTORICAL INFORMATION

A newly founded religion, adopted by Aperion and some participants of the Bacta Brigade, it is slowly growing on some members of the Resistance.