Jediism & Journal of Jedi Richard Strange

A new effort to find unity for the jedi around the world has been started at the Jedi Unity Work Group, which I’m participating in.

http://jediunityworkgroup.ning.com/

So if you’re a practising jedi, or a padawan still, come and have a look at the instructions on the following page - we need real jedi from the jedi community across the world to participate in this important work, but we can’t really start the work until we have enough representatives of enough perspectives to give a rounded view.

http://jediunityworkgroup.ning.com/notes/Notes_Home

May the Force be with You

Jedi Richard Strange

I was involved in a photo shoot on monday the 21st of September with my brother Mark Strange, and sister Carol, and a few of the photos and short videos may be used as teasers for her latest literary project. Photos and link below

http://vimeo.com/6691039 

My sister, Carol Anne Strange, is currently working on her novel and the teaser images are part of a companion set, which will also include digital montages. You can find out more details at http://strangewriter.blogspot.com

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Jedi Richard Strange

The Day when Jedi Strange became Radius, a cult action hero.

I’ve just been given permission to disclose the fact that I played a small part as Radius - a cult action hero already - in my brother’s, Mark Strange, sci-fu action movie (I think I may have invented a word there lol) - Displaced. Look for me as Radius, when my brother is already on screen playing his other role as Stel the Alien (he plays 2 main roles - Stel and Radius) - I approach menacingly from a corridor above as Stel walks down the stairway.

The newspaper clipping above shows myself garbed as Radius - lol I couldn’t resist spinning the knife around my palm as I drew it for the camera man - I heard a few oohs from some of the ladies in the crowd, which made my day (or was it because in doing this I felt that the blade was loose - too much action had that blade seen during the making of the film).  The night’s event was indeed full of Hollywood style glitz, and I enjoyed myself.

A day in the life of this Jedi, though they’re not all like this.

 May the Force be with You

Jedi Richard Strange

I’ve just invested in an Obi Wan Kenobi replica outfit, which I hope to use a lot of over the coming years. It feels comfortable and warm, and the belt and boots are ok too. I’m not too happy with the belt fastening - it’s velcro based and doesn’t feel like it will hold to my waist under too much stress. Here are a few pics.

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Jedi Richard Strange

We received an email last night, and follow ups today at the Jedi Sanctuary email list detailing Jedi Skywalkers plight (name edited to protect identity) - he has been in a Saudi jail for the last few months, seemingly lost within the system. I will be seeking help for him, so if you know anything about Saudi law, how we can get him out, procedures or anything please let me know using my contact page.

http://www.thestrange1.co.uk/jedistrange/contact/contact.html

If you wish to follow this filipino Jedi’s cause and help please get in touch. Thankyou

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Jedi Richard Strange

I was recently asked to represent the Jedi Sanctuary as ambassador to the United Jedi - http://unitedjedi.googlepages.com/home - whose mission it is to bring different orders of jedi around the world together in harmony.

It is to be expected that this effort will take time, patience and effort, but in the full course of time this seed may bare fruit, and jediism will be all the better for it.

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Jedi Richard Strange 

I’ve been a Jedi of the Jedi Sanctuary for about 9 months now, and I feel I’ve made some good friends amongst new and old members, especially amongst those who have a real desire to learn and tread the path of the jedi, and those that are already treading the path in some way, if not the whole way.

Jediism and the Jedi Sanctuary, is still a very new religion, and all sorts of people, both young and old, are joining just to see what is happening.

If anyone was to view the Jedi Sanctuary forum, they would see mainly a hotchpotch of posts about a wide variety of subjects, and some way off topic - if you’ve ever used forums before (I’ve seen them but don’t post too often), then you might know about forum addicts, and the JS forum is not immune to this type of person. 

I feel that the Jedi Sanctuary forum is an experiment that is not doing too well - it is still a new religion, and some of its members are more fans of the films than real jedi, and it can be good to share knowledge to try and take the concept and practise further, but some things are just not jedi in nature, and never will be.

For the real meaning of Jediism, and the way to be a Jedi Sanctuary jedi you must look to the main site and their training manual (which you can download below). This is a basic guide to being a jedi realist, and you might get help with its understanding and practise on the Jedi Sanctuary email list

http://www.jedisanctuary.org/articles/uploads/assets/trainingguide[2].pdf

The Jedi Sanctuary email list may be the best place to join the Jedi Sanctuary, as I’ve found the core group there are real jedi, whom live their lives as such. Some of these folk are very wise, I’ve found :).

May the Force be with You

Jedi Richard Strange

A visitor to the ULC Jedi Sanctuary congregation web site wished to know more about us, and the Force. Here was my response (name blanked out for privacy reasons).

Hello

   I’m Jedi Richard Strange of the ULC Jedi Sanctuary congregation, and though I’m a relative newcomer to the Jedi Sanctuary I’ve put myself forward to answer your request for a discussion about the force, and why one should or want to believe in it (I’ve pasted a copy of your email to the Jedi Sanctuary below). I shall be cc’ing this message and any further communication between us to the Jedi Sanctuary for the main purpose of accuracy.

   First off, the Force cares not whether anyone should or want to believe in it, and I doubt very much whether you will ever see any Jedi canvassing for new Jedi recruits. I think this is especially true of the ULC Jedi Sanctuary, whose Jedi have found their way there all by themselves, for whatever reason.

   I can’t speak for all Jedi Sanctuary Jedi in this, obviously, but I joined for several reasons. I wanted to belong to a great group of like minded people who love both George Lucas’s vision and the Star Wars films, but I also joined to further my own study of my self and the Universe through the Force, which is akin to the Tao of Taoism, should you be interested.

   If you have studied the Star Wars films and literature you will have noticed that ideas from several major religions and institutions were interwoven in such a way to bring us the Jedi and the Force and George Lucas’s great story, and we Jedi are in a wonderful position to make the Jedi and the way of the Force real in this world.

   The way of the Jedi is to feel their way through the Force throughout life, so that they may better serve the Force and better know themselves in so doing. The Force itself flows through us all, it connects us all whether you know it or not. It can’t be touched, but you may learn to feel it’s presence. It can’t be known, but you may learn to know it as a friend. It is both the severity of the storm, and the tranquility of a peaceful sunrise. The Force is the essense of all life, and can be found at the heart of all feelings and purpose.

   The Force can’t really be described, as I’ve tried above, because you just can’t do its description justice in any known language, because it is not only beyond vast you would have to become omnipotent to know it all.

   In ending I must say that we Jedi, I believe, are just concerned with feeling our own connection to the Force, to know our own connection so that we may better serve the Force, and in so doing become better human beings, which is as good a reason as any for being Jedi in my humble opinion. I will do my best to discuss this further should it be required.

May the Force be with You

Jedi Richard Strange

OK, I’ve been a Jedi of the Jedi Sanctuary only for about 6 months now, but I already feel I belong, and I feel I can comment more about this growing Jedi cyber movement from a Jedi Sanctuary perspective.

At the Jedi Sanctuary you will find no masters or padawans, but you will find a congregation of Jedi from a wide range of faith and religious backgrounds from around the world all being Jedi in a peaceful cyber setting, which I find not only refreshing, but astounding when you consider all the trouble and strife around the world.

At this time we have a forum and an email group which are used for communications and for discussion (there has been a wide range of topics discussed so far).

Basically, at this time, we are all like Luke Skywalker in that we are alone in our quest for force mastery and the attainment of a deeper understanding of our selves and our roles in the Universe. 

Having said that we are alone, I must clarify that you are not really alone at the Jedi Sanctuary, as we all pitch in to answer any questions that may be asked and there is a camaraderie about the congregation that should enable the Jedi Sanctuary to not only survive as a “way of life”, but to grow.

I daresay that more news will follow.

May the Force be with You

Jedi Richard Strange

   I’ve been a Jedi of the Jedi Sanctuary Congregation for 2 weeks now, and I’m beginning to get the feel of things there. New people are declaring themselves Jedi by joining the Jedi Sanctuary every other day, and they’re coming from all walks of life around the world.

   Even though there is an undercurrent of good humour in the community, which isn’t surprising considering everything, we are all serious about the Force and the wisdom that, though presented in a series of movies, is nevertheless based upon ideals and self knowledge that is ancient.

   The Jedi Sanctuary welcomes all who believe in the Force, and we even have “grey” Jedi as well as Sith (don’t be alarmed), who I feel will have a part to play in rounding out the Jedi Sanctuary’s philosophies and ways, though it takes a bit of getting used to.

   The Jedi Sanctuary is still very much in the development stage, and there’s a lot of growth ahead, but todays Jedi may well be at the forefront of what could be a respectable world religion in years to come.

May the Force be with You.

Jedi Richard Strange