Francis-Cheung Theresa - Become the Force: 9 lessons on how to live as a Jediist master

Become the Force

AUTHORS BIOGRAPHIES

Daniel M. Jones is a philosopher, scientist and musician. In 2007 he became world famous when he founded the Church of Jediism at the age of 21. Since then he has appeared in many national newspapers and Time magazine, and has been interviewed by the BBC, Good Morning America, ITN and numerous other TV and radio stations. In the past ten years the church has invited thousands of new members to join every year and follow the teachings of Jediism. Daniel also has a degree in Chemistry from the University of Bangor, Wales. He is a member of pop punk band Straight Jacket Legends, whose debut album charted in Japan, and runs the Aspie World YouTube Channel having been diagnosed with Aspergers in 2013. After a period of inactivity due to Daniels many commitments and coming to terms with his Aspergers diagnosis, the Church of Jediism reactivated in 2017 to help all who join become the Force for love, compassion and peace for Jediists to become the positive change they want to see in the world.

Theresa Cheung (www.theresacheung.com) was born into a family of spiritualists and has a Masters in Theology and English from Kings College, Cambridge University. She has been writing best-selling books and encyclopedias about the psychic world, the afterlife and personal transformation for 20 years and has been published by Simon & Schuster, Random House, Penguin, HarperCollins, Piatkus and Watkins Media, with book sales of close to half a million. Two of her spiritual titles became Sunday Times Top 10 bestsellers and her books have been translated into 30 different languages and counting. Theresa runs a popular author page on Facebook.

Michael David Ward (www.michaeldavidward.com) is a technical illustrator/writer from the tech industry and is a published fine-artist, graphic designer and science fiction/fantasy writer. He has created many commemorative images for Paramount Studios, LucasArts and New Line Cinemas on such properties as Star Trek, Star Wars and Lost in Space. His works of art and character designs have also been licensed by numerous companies for a variety of products such as collector plates, greeting cards, custom bank cheques, calendars, posters and prints, puzzles, and apparel. His work has also been featured in numerous magazine articles such as Heavy Metal magazine and on book and magazine covers. His original paintings and limited-edition prints are collected worldwide and have been prominently displayed in galleries and exhibitions all over the United States, Europe and Japan. His art is in the collections of, or has been endorsed by, such notables as George Lucas (creator of Star Wars), Gene Roddenberry (creator of Star Trek), Jeff Bezos (founder of Amazon.com), William Shatner, Nichelle Nichols, Jonathan Frakes and numerous other actors and businesses.

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To Jo, in spirit.

STAR WARS, JEDI, MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU and many of the film, location and other names taken from the Star Wars films and books and used in this book are the registered trade marks of Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd. LLC who have not approved or endorsed this book or any of its content.

THE STAR WARS SAGA

There are nine official Star Wars movies to date. In chronological order they are:

Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (written and directed by George Lucas, 1999)

Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (written by George Lucas & Jonathan Hales; directed by George Lucas, 2002)

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (written and directed by George Lucas, 2005)

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (screenplay by Chris Weitz & Tony Gilroy; story by John Knoll & Gary Whitta; directed by Gareth Edwards, 2016)

Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (written and directed by George Lucas, 1977)

Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (written by George Lucas, Leigh Brackett & Lawrence Kasdan, directed by Irvin Kershner, 1980)

Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (written by George Lucas & Lawrence Kasdan; directed by Richard Marquand, 1983)

Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens (written by Lawrence Kasdan & J. J. Abrams and Michael Arndt; directed by J. J. Abrams, 2015)

Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi (written and directed by Rian Johnson, 2017)

Contents

PROLOGUE

In the Beginning, by Theresa Cheung

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away

Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

Itis 2001 and a period of unrest. Rebel forces, emerging from out of nowhere, have declared their religion to be Jedi Knight on the census.

During this period hundreds of thousands of free spirits in English-speaking countries bewilder bureaus of statistics by insisting they are of the Jedi faith. Their act of defiance becomes known as the Jedi census phenomenon.

Pursued by an unsympathetic media, Jedi Knights everywhere begin to form plans to save their religion and restore freedom of spirit to the people

One of those Jedi knights quietly forming plans in 2001 was a British teenager with Aspergers syndrome called Daniel M. Jones or Morda Hehol to give his Master Jediist name. In 2007 at the age of 21 he would become world famous as the founder of the Church of Jediism, the worlds first digital religion.

WHAT IS JEDIISM?

Jediism is a new philosophy supporting the idea of one allpowerful life energy Force that connects all living things in the universe together. Only by balancing our self-awareness with unity awareness in the Force can we find ourselves and discover our meaning and purpose. Jediists believe we are all interconnected and one with the universal life Force.

The Force exists within and all around us and in every living being. If you are struggling to understand the concept of the Force think in terms of spirit or consciousness. Think of the part of you that thinks, feels, loves and dreams and is somehow separate from your body. It is the part of you that may or may not survive death depending on your beliefs. All belief systems and religions are welcome within Jediism, including atheism. Jediism encourages respect, compassion, kindness, acceptance and tolerance regardless of culture, religion, gender, sexual and racial identity and background.

The Force has a light and a dark side. The light side is all that is loving, compassionate and wise, and the dark side the polar opposite. Jediists always seek the light in everyone and everything.

Jediism is a digital philosophy. Followers embrace technology and regard the internet as an absolutely essential tool for spreading the word and connecting likeminded individuals. This means it can be practised with the application of online technologies alone and requires no physical church or place of meeting for followers. Having said that, many Jediists do also engage in real-life meets, ceremonies and gatherings where cloaks and lightsabers can be worn but ritual and clothing requirements are certainly not mandatory.