Sith Code: ancient lesson revisited

[Alena]

I wrote this the very first week of my arrival here.

It was lost, but I had a copy so, here it is.

I am the Heart of Darkness.

I know no Fear; but rather I instill it in my enemies.

I know the power of the Dark Side.

I am the fire of hate; and the universe bows before me.

I pledge myself to the Darkness.

For I have found true life, in the death of the light.

Lesson I. I am the Heart of Darkness

We, as Sith, are, in the end, beings of Darkness.

You cannot get around it. We see all sides, yet we choose to dwell within the Darkness.

We make the heart of Darkness ourselves, and through this, we gain much power and strength.

This phrase portrays the inner connection every Sith should have with the Darker aspects of the Force. We feel the Darkness in our very hearts, our minds, and our spirit. We allow Darkness to be a part of our lives, and through this connection, we gain an unmeasurable amount of knowledge. I have grown a sense of knowingness in the Universe, as I lack the restraints that many have upon them when dealing with the pure essence of the Force. I call upon the Darkness within my very heart and soul while I meditate, and through these things, I progress even further in my studies.

Knowledge is the key to much of the Sith's life. Without it, we would never find ourselves seeking it.

-Vallen



Lesson II. I know no fear; but rather I instill it in my enemies.

As Sith, we must know our own strengths.

It is also important to note that we must know how our strengths apply to the enemy.

It is your choice to choose who the enemy is. I cannot help you decide that, but when you do, you must be able to strike fear into the enemy. The strongest attack that we can give is throug our own minds. When I enter a conflict, I lead a psychological war, one which leaves the enemy in a state of fear. These usually end up over without any contact. A psychological attack is very strong, and it is a skill that you can only achieve when you have been dissassociated from the rest of society for long enough.

You have to know how to instill fear into an enemy. It is an ability that is a must for any practicing Sith. Several ways you can do this are :

1: Be physically intimidating

2: Be too cool, or emotionless. Stay calm, and remain confident. (sounds Jedi-ish, but it is a rather scary sight to see someone that is confident in themselves now-a-days) (this scares people a lot...)

3: Be crazy. Last resort. Go berserk when fighting, giving in to every emotion, feel the adrenaline. This is only in worse case scenarios. This could be considered "Dark Rage".

To train for this, practice getting extemely angry, but not at anything in particular, just feel Anger as an emotion. Feel it course through your body. This is our last resort.



Lesson III. I know the power of the Dark Side.

The Dark Side is our medium of power. We use it to control, and subdue any enemies. The Dark Side is where anyone who is Sith is drawn. It empowers us and calls us like the Light Side becons the Jedi. Or the medium becons the Grey Jedi. Or the whole of the Force becons Shadow Jedi. It is a part of who we are.

The Dark Side represents a true innate following of your own instincts. We follow how we feel. That does not mean that we go around doing everything on impulse, but we do let our own emotions and feelings affect how we act in a certain situation.

For instance:

You are walking down the street. A kid rides by you on a bike. As you continue to walk down the street, several other, younger kids run by you. You ask
"What is going on?"
The kids stop and say:
"He stole his bike!"
Just then, the boy on the bicycle rides by again.
You have several choices now, which are:

Stop the kid by grabbing the bike, possibly hurting him.

Ask the kid to stop.

Let the kid ride away, enjoying the suffering of the other children.

A Sith would give into his instincts. A Sith would act out the best he would see fit to. The first choice was the answer of a Sith, while the last one was the answer of a sadistic and derranged person...

As you can see, Sith tend to act out on impulse, but this impulse is different for everyone. I believe that the Force speaks through us when we act wihtout thinking.

We do not seek pain and suffering. We seek to follow the Force by Darker means that the Jedi. We are at home in the Darkness, it is our own place of sollace.

-Vallen



Lesson IV. I am the fire of hate; and the universe bows before me.

This is possibly the only thing that I disagree with in this code. Sith do not seek the subservience of the universe. We may control the Force, yes, but we do it in order to further our own path. Many fail to realise that you cannot have the Universe bow before you. Even Sith should realise this, as it will keep you from a lot of discontent, but if you still wish to seek true control, then I suggest you find a dark place and meditate on what you truly wish to achieve. This is one of the more dangerous things that you could ever try to do, spiritually. The Force has a nasty way of coming back at you for such things.

Okay, now that I have said what needed to be said, I will continue the lesson:

I am the Fire of Hate

Sith have ultimate control over their emotions. They utilize them in such a way that they become a very hard being to confront. I cannot stress enough that we do not seek to get rid of our emotions, only to rid ourselves of the control our emotions have on our own lives. We use them as our own personal weapons.

See the lesson on Psychological fighting for more information.

-Vallen



Lesson V. I pledge myself to Darkness.

The Sith are dedicated to the Darkness. We uphold the tenets presented here. In order to attain the Truth, we follow this path, but not in the same ways. Every Sith creates his own path, this is just a rough base to organize it around.

The Sith practice true freedom of the Force.

This freedom will never be overthrown.

[Mrs. Darth Vader]

As a Sith I disagree with this statement as being the Sith philosophy. This person described is against the Force itself dark side as well as the light. This person is an "Ork" like that of Lord of the Rings.

A sith as Palpatine said balances both dark and light side of the Force. A wise Sith flows with the Force as much as a Jedi just the Sith include the dark side. To not obey the Force weather you be Jedi or Sith is simply unwise. You will slip up if you egnor the Force and only do your will. actually in time the Force itself will trip you up for such arrogance.

I like the Sith way that was expressed in the Darth Bane book best;

Peace is a lie. There is only passion.
Through passion, I gain strength.
Through strength, I gain power.
Through power, I gain victory.
Through victory my chains are broken.

This is a Sith. In most of the stories of the Star Wars books and most inportantly the movies the Sith are born out of tradgody and start in a servatude posistion to one of dominance in the galaxy or at least in their spot. I am tired of people trying to make the Sith fit the mold of the perverbial devil. Sith are unique in that they are part of the Force and are as lagitamite as the Jedi. The Sith are not "Orks" they are not Death Eaters ( Harry Potter). They are Sith. They are the Judgement arm of the Force. They perform a function in the Great Tribulation as much as the Jedi.

[Alena]

I like your ideas about the Sith and I firmly agree that BOTH sides need to learn from each other in order to fully serve the Force.




~Alena

[Mrs. Darth Vader]

Thank you I am glad that you liked what i said. At this time symbolically the Jedi are in power. In this case i am useing Jedi as a medaphor for the main stream religions. Today the main stream religions only oppress the masses in defense of capital. They also invented the society of in group out group. This is where the "Mark" comes in. Everyone should see the now on DVD thief in the night series. Even if you are not a christian because even those who made the movies admitted it is about those who are fully participateing in society (those with the Mark) Vs those who are banished from society and are treated as outlaws. This movie series in metaphor does represent America and the world today combined with the dying planet. GEE, now that all that revolation stuff is really happening no one wants to look at it. Empress Palpatine got me the DVD set for christmas and the original makers of the films comment on it. So in my opinion even an athiest can learn from this series if they see it with an open mind and do not get locked on in begotry. The biggest point is the mysterious in group out group. You can order them on line or order them from any christian book store. Today the christians avoid these films because they are all too true. So any one might find it worth your while for the controversy.

[Empress Palpatine]

Yup, I got her those films on DVD for Christmas. Actually, I left the church long ago; I do not even classify myself with the label "Christian." The funny thing is, though, if something rings true I tend to pay attention to it. I have the Book of Revelation a lot on the brain lately because of recent events (the war in Iraq, global warming, weird weather, etc.).

[Alena]

empresspalpatine said:

Yup, I got her those films on DVD for Christmas. Actually, I left the church long ago; I do not even classify myself with the label "Christian." The funny thing is, though, if something rings true I tend to pay attention to it. I have the Book of Revelation a lot on the brain lately because of recent events (the war in Iraq, global warming, weird weather, etc.).

I've been through a few Pagan variants over the past fifteen years and I think the only real one that has stuck has been "Greek." The Greek gods, mysticism, and philosophy is great stuff--and most sadly do not know of the treasures embedded in the ancient spiritual traditions and cults. However, its influence still remains, especially over Freemasonry and its descendents.

So I tend to just stick with "Greek Pagan" and let time deal with the rest.

~Alena

[Empress Palpatine]

Are you a big fan of Pythagoras? After reading some Freemasonic sources on him, I found out that he did a lot more than give us homework in our high school years.

[darthkrunoseil]

empresspalpatine said:

Yup, I got her those films on DVD for Christmas. Actually, I left the church long ago; I do not even classify myself with the label "Christian." The funny thing is, though, if something rings true I tend to pay attention to it. I have the Book of Revelation a lot on the brain lately because of recent events (the war in Iraq, global warming, weird weather, etc.).

I must admit, I am curious as to why you left the church, is it a story which you are cofortable explaining?

[vallen]

An ork?

I am curious as to your intent for such an insult, surely I did nothing to call for such an attack against my path.

If I validated everything I practiced through the movies, am I a fan or a Sith? The line between the two is so vague, that I will maitain my "orkish" ways in order to stay away from coming across as a fan that has become a bit too zealous for the entirety of the Star Wars mythos.

-Vallen

[Darth Draconis]

Empress Palpatine and Mrs. Darth Vader have seemingly odd, misguided views on the Force, don't mind the insults they may through around.

[vallen]

I am aware of Empress Palpatine and Vader and their "beliefs"

We aren't very good friends.

and apparently Im a f**k**g ork.

-Vallen

[setiishadim]

I wish I had seen this when it was written. It is inconceivable that Vallen, who was one of the original Sith Guides, should be insulted in this manner. Vallen is what a Sith should be. At least, thats my humble opinion. lol