There is no ignorance, there is knowledge; through knowledge, my chains are broken.
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On the Nature of the Force is an upcoming Socratic dialogue and philosophical tome by author Jamie St John, more commonly known as Firedance, that discusses the fundamental essence of the major views of the Force in a dialectic format.
It takes the form of a dialogue between disillusioned Gray Jedi Revanchist Suri Sunrunner, called the Jedi Apostate, and the undead Force ghost of the Pureblood Sith Lord Karros, known as the Lord of Lore, as they travel the galaxy, endlessly debating the nature of power, religion, philosophy, and, of course, the Force, together seeking a renewed understanding of their place in the universe.
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"The galaxy is in turmoil. The Republic, still reeling from the damages wrought by the bloody Mandalorian Wars, faces a new threat in the Sith Empire of Darths Revan and Malak.
Rejected by the Jedi and hunted by the Sith, a lone Jedi Consular Revanchist wanders the galaxy in search of a renewed understanding of the Force. Braving the ancient tombs of Korriban, she discovers that knowledge can be found in many shapes and forms..."
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Behind the scenes[]
As the author is a fan of philosophy, particularly that of Plato, she elected to study the "religion" of Lucas's mythos in a manner reminiscent of Plato's Republic. The work is intended to serve as a deconstruction of the the traditional methods of understanding the Force set forth in canon, the belief systems of the Jedi and Sith.
Though the setting was initially supposed to include a vast variety of worlds, the author decided to limit the worlds visited to two, Korriban and Taris. On Korriban, the Apostate first begins to question her beliefs, and on Taris, under Karros's guidance, her views change dramatically as she descends into the black heart of the ecumenopolis.
The work is unique in that it focuses on a single pair of characters and a single pair of worlds, the homeworlds of the respective characters. The author was inspired to create a small-cast work of fiction after reading C.S. Lewis's The Screwtape Letters.