While Jediism & Jedi Realism is it’s own unique and diverse lifestyle. It is open to the many cultural differences of its members. Members from all walks of life participate in the community and many still hold true to the roots they came from. Some are christians, buddhists, pagans, taoists and so on. Some are from the military, some from family oriented homes and others from a rough background.
No matter where it’s members come from - Jediism & Jedi Realism realizes the strength in our diversity and welcomes it into our discussions and lessons. We do not seek to change them, merely add to what they already have. To bolster and strengthen what they already know. And to open the doors to new ideas and possibilities.
After all. The Jedi from the Star Wars fiction that inspired much of the Communities early beginnings was drawn from the many resources and knowledge of real world religions and philosophies. George Lucas says this about The Force
"The Force evolved out of various developments of character and plot. I wanted a concept of religion based on the premise that there is a God and there is good and evil. I began to distill the essence of all religions into what I thought was a basic idea common to all religions and common to primitive thinking. I wanted to develop something that was nondenominational but still had a kind of religious reality."
―George Lucas on The Force
Journal Entry: What is your background in religion, philosophy and/or spiritual pursuit? Do you follow any asides Jediism/Realism? Tell us about the similarities you see in the ones you came from. What about their differences?