On Knighthood and Sith Culture

The Sith Path begins with the destruction of the comfortable lie, the destruction of the life that was a lie. It requires a person to strip away all that is false, and confront the truth of “Darkness” – their Dark side, in all its glory. Their true demons.

It is only after a person has immersed themselves in their Darkness, that they are able to discover their true Selves, the things that they are really made of, the person they were born to be. THEN they are ready to rebuild everything they just tore down. And then, that is when your measures of what they are building can be brought to bear.

But first – this utter destruction of the old self. Death, and re-birth. This MUST take place.

The practice and process of re-making the Self MUST remain central to our method of creating Knights.

Right now we are up against a formidable foe – which is, as always, entropy and mediocrity. The Dark Aspect at the FA is promoting an easy path – this belief that all you have to do is set goals and achieve them, and that makes you Sith.

Because it is easy; because it panders to the lowest among us; this concept is already taking root in our community too. Aetius - just this morning I heard your apprentice state the Sith Path is just about getting what you want.

No. It is going into Darkness in order to build anew. THAT is the quality that separates the Sith from simple goal-setters and achievers. THAT is the Gate we are the Keepers of.

That is also the Gate being forgotten and getting lost. So many times now, I hear constantly, “Being Sith is just about getting what you want.” “Being Sith is about setting goals and destroying them.”

No. Being Sith, is about entering the Dark, and coming back out the other side.

I have given my opinion here, on the boards multiple times, (that a Sith is a being capable of constant re-making of the Self, always in flux, using the Code as a loose guide to constantly break down and re-create, building the entire time, a creature of pure Creative force), and you have written it off as mere introspection.

Utilizing the code as inspiration, a Sith is one who repeatedly deconstructs and reconstructs themselves to continually evolve a clear and honest understanding of their particular individuality, desires and ambitions. This knowledge is utilized to empower themselves, overcome and engage in conflict, and produce real world outcomes as a result.

The framework utilizes imagery built on the animism of darkness, liberation from external/cultural expectations, the autonomy of the villain archetype, and the responsibility of the independent individual. It draws on themes from the Sith concept of the Star Wars franchise and aligned LHP practices.