Lol, im not giving you too much crap about it. I really thought I had done well though.
What would you say makes you dark?
Why would you say that about yourselves, knowing the common misconceptions associated with it?
Well, I would say the misonceptions( in fact I wouldnt call them misconceptions exactly) dont bother except there taken to extremes and absolutes. I cannot live up topreconcieved unrealistic ideals placed upon me as expectations by others being the only valid expression of the Sith/Dark path.
As such I will never be Dark enough for those who are expecting such. I am not the zenith of Darkness in all its forms and aspects, so if that is what is expected I think it will always be a let down. Though if you really want a list of the atrocities(no exaggeration) of which I am capable, ask in a PM. Im sure I would fit the bill as pretty Dark, even by that standard.
Getting that out of the way. What makes me Dark is two things really. A methodology and a resonance.
Firstly, there is the code, the Sith code. Each student usually begins with a long drawn out explaination of each stage of progression(as thats exactly what it is) and is encouraged to whittle it away untill you can explain each stage in one sentence. This is usually comes as one starts to apply, rather than philosophize, or theorize.
Here is where mine is at.
"Peace is a lie, there is only passion."
Not content with my status quo, or the status quo within my sphere(s) of influence..
"Through passion I gain strength."
Gotta gain the abilities and skills to get what I want.
"Though strengh I gain power."
Putting the skills and abilities to work to get what I want.
"Through power I gain victory."
By putting what I gained to work for me,I achieved my goal(s),
"Through victory my chains are broken"
By achieving my goals I free myself from what I was not content with.( of course, there are always more goals)
The Force shall free me.
We all gotta go sometime.
Admittedly, my explanation on the Force is a bit of a cop out, but hey, its really just not an area of study for me.
There is also the call to power. Power is influence in the Sith path,and it is represented by a sphere with the individual at the center(hence spheres of influence) We seek to continually expand that sphere. Lol, I do not have delusions of granduer, I have no dreams of world domination, but expanding my sphere of power, most certainly.
How I use that influence good, bad, etc, is My concern, I do as I see fit.However I cannot change anything without the power to do so.
Still, the fiction is indeed applicable in this to more or lesser degrees depending on ones passion. I would also say be realistic about ones vision.
"You must begin by gaining power over yourself; then another; then a group, an order, a world, a species, a group of species… finally, the galaxy itself." ―Darth Plagueis
Then there are the means, and ends, and I am definitely focused on results. How I (or anyone) get those results pale in my mind(for the most part) then that you get them. So, by hook or by crook as they say...( and yes, that condones lying, cheating, secrecy,etc) Anything less than achievment is an excuse, and hence, unacceptable.
Failure, is not ok.
I think ive already gone into the value of conflict, but it cannot be stressed enough. It is very much the heartbeat that drives the dark path.
Competition,envy,desire, are encouraged. Always to want more for yourself, to want to be better(better financially, physically, etc, this is in accordance to ones personal passions) than others(lol, but of course, this is dependent upon the focus of your passion), to achieve more.
If conflict is the heartbeat, emotions are the lifeblood, of the Dark path. I wont argue whether or not Jedi use or listen emotions as well, in the Sith path, they are given much more direct focus as tools for understanding, motivation, and meditation.
Spiritual platitudes and feel good philosphies are abbhored. If its not dealing with what your doing this week ,its not work pursuing.
Theres alot more, but I think thats enough for now.
Then there is the resonance.Its like a frequency, one to which I am attuned. Man liken the force to the ocean, and yet, the ocean has alot going on in it, under the waves, undertows, currents, eddies. Even in the vastness of the ocean there are many flows, many ways. Where some would say the Dark path works against the natural flow, a more accurate description would be for them to say the Dark path works against MY natural flow.
You could argue why pick just one, lol, and I would answer, Its the one I like the most. Im fine exploring my little avenue, as it in itself has infinite opportunities of exploration in itself. Lol, I probably wont finish here much less the hole ocean. I leave that to others, if that is there goal.
The resonance is one that can be explained in deeper discussion in PM, as it can get a bit....morbid.
