PERCEPTION AND FORSIGHT

[darkladytiamat]

Perception is the ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through senses, a way of understanding something throught intuitiveness or insight. This is an important weapon that can be used with relative ease once you understand what to look for in the opportunity. We use this principal in our strategies or plans, we open ourselves up to our emotions and allow us to become aware of a different aspect that perhaps we did not recognize in the first glance. Perception is the ablility to take layers apart and see what is underneath each perspective. In doing so, it gives us an added edge in our advantages and allows us to implement the ideas that we want others to use for our needs. " This was true power; to twist another to your purpose, yet have him believe he is in control." - Darth Zannah, we allow their perceptions that they are the ones in control, by orginally giving them this perception through subtle hints and ways to say certain things. When in reality it is our perception that is being used to maniuplate the situation.

Interlinked with perception is that of foresight, which the application of care and attention to the likely outcome of a plan or futuristic event or needs. Sometimes foresight can come in forms of dreams, subtle nudges from the Force, our own perceptions from alterations of plans or strategies, and sometimes being hit head on or smacked in the face when we are not paying attention. It is with the use of emotions and actions that allows us to open up to other possible ramifications, adaptions to advantages, plans or outcomes. Instead of just waiting completely for something to avail itself, we make the ramifications possible through our perception of events, strategies and gathering of knowledge or education. Then when we have all of that foresight is one that comes along many times and shows us another avenue of approach, things that have happened, will happen, or of items currently taking place.

We must strive to interlink these two elements work congruently together, thus giving us an even greater advantage than that of when we just employ one aspect.

[Empress Palpatine]

A Sith wants the advantage in every situation. One wants to see the hidden dynamics. Most ordinary people go through life as a blur. Sith want to look at underlying psychology, but there are even deeper causes and effects than psychology. The very color or temperature of a room may cause a person to have certain thoughts. The smell of a coming rain evokes certain thoughts and moods as does lightning storms. There are all sorts of subtle triggers.

[darkladytiamat]

And it is through the use of these triggers once a person has been trained in how to see, smell and notice them gives us an advantage over that adversary.

The psychology aspect is that of great importance because if you can get into the mind of your opponent and cause then to second guess their ownself then that leads to an advantage against that opponent. Once they start to falther it is rather hard to gather your thoughts and present the area without questioning yourself.