The Necessity of Anger

I had a dream one night.

I was perfectly calm and clear.

I saw trees being hacked down and birds being shot out of the air…

and I walked on, calm and clear.

I saw my books being burned…

and walked on, calm and clear.

I saw churches being smashed, and priests being urinated on…

and walked on, calm and clear.

I saw children in sweatshops by day and brothels by night…

and walked on, calm and clear.

I saw the people I loved being exploited…

and walked on, calm and clear.

I saw my mother being mugged, and I walked on, calm and clear.

I returned home and continued my empty meditation, calm and clear.

We get angry for a reason. It’s a sign: “I have to do something about this. I WILL do something about this. It is not satisfactory to walk on.” I woke up, cold and frightened that I had become so lost that I could no longer feel the heat of anger. There were things to be fought for, and I had convinced myself to drift and let them be. In the words of St. Thomas Aquinas: “He who sees injustice and does not become angry is not a good man.”

—Richard Francis Irvine, Dark Master

Manifestation of Emotion

Mind you that this is based on my personal experience. The manifestation of emotion can be a powerful thing and an ally, or enemy that can either destroy your enemy or destroy yourself. The manifestation of hate. You hate one thing, you focus the hate in and it grows, it grows like a fire within your soul, it grows like a wildfire. You get to the point that you can no longer contain it and it consumes everything, you, your family, your society, it consumes everything about you, it consumes all. This emotional manifestation leaks out and merges with other’s spirits and others begin to hate, though unknowingly and without meaning or detail. Because hate is such a powerful force, you can manipulate others with it easily. When it leaks, you cannot feel it, though you can observe it. You can start seeing people around you, close to you, in irritable moods, and they start using harsher language towards things they perhaps enjoyed previously. You have changed their personality, and it wasn’t that difficult. Though the start of the manifestation of such an emotion as hate is diffucult. The focus of it can be horendous. But ultimately, you’ve got to learn to let go, to let go of what you knew before, let go of all you knew before, and triumph over yourself.

-Aiden Votolo

Passion

I have been doing a great deal of meditating concerning passion and the Force. I believe that most of us are familiar with the “code of the sith” often presented publicly. Passion is the key of this code, but what is ment by passion? I don’t think that what drives control of the force is the simple passion of our everyday lives. As a matter of fact, these passions can quite often be a hindrance to one getting what they want. An example of this is the individual seeking carnal satisfaction whom becomes so obsessed with their passion that they become a pervert whom isn’t desirable to anyone. This is perhaps where many become lost. They become obsessed and loose control of their passion. This passion then makes them a slave.

Passion is a tool. I like to think of passion as the small spark which can start a much greater fire of Will. Our casual passions are only useful in them leading up to something greater. Here we reach an important realization that everyone must make when treading the path of the Sith. What we once were is only a stepping stone to our greater selves. This change between our previous selves to future selves becomes constant and eventually becomes a single flame of our Self. In this fire of our evolution the sorce of the dark side can be found. When we strive to be greater than ourselves then we can touch that essence of the force, and the essence of our Self.

-Mastorn

Hate

What is hate? How do we recognize it? Well only in comparison to love. We cannot know hate, unless we know love; the two depend on each other totally. What you hate is the contrast to what you love. Now if I hate part of myself, I must also love part of myself, otherwise their is no contrast.

…You are right, hate will consume, but it will leave a core of what you wish, what you love, and destroy that which you do not like.

The one difference is that in a world of infinite possibilities, you have a sustainable fuel available, but we should bare in mind that not everything is fuel, hatred, economies, life, are all dependant on certain circumstances.

I would have hate fuel my life as much as I would have love fuel my life, for even if they are not relative to each other (even though my personal experience would negate that), this is part of my very being, as I am an emotional being, a being who can react and form connections with the world on a level other things cannot, and to be true to myself is something most important in my opinion. 

—Sa Dantaiko, Dark Knight

Fear

Fear is both a blessing and a curse. It can tell us where to stop, and keep us safe. But it is still a chain on your ankle. It can keep you from advancing, from taking those risks that will make you better. It can be fear of anything, fear of pain, fear of rejection, fear of failure, all of it will hold you back and keep you from accomplishing your goals. It is like a poison that slows you down until you stop moving. Only sheer strength of will and courage will make you take that next step, jump that big leap. To conquer your fear is to destroy one of your greatest weaknesses. Once you rip that chain from your ankle, you are able to do anything.

-Darth Atlas

The Relevance of Emotions to a Sith

Yes, we use and encourage the use of emotions, but we are calm and patient, traits often only related to Jedi. However, the truth is that calmness and patience are held in high regard by Sith and are often used with emotion to maintain the control I so often speak of. Control in itself is also an important factor that should noticeably stand out, for it requires great self-discipline on our part.

Emotions are our keys to darkness, without them, I would more than hesitate to call myself Sith. Anger: focus, strength, courage. Fear: caution, paranioa, logic. Hatred: Determination, relentlesness, strength of will. Those are only a few examples of emotions and their benefits.

Discipline is part of a Siths life. There are three main aspects of discipline: mental, physical, and spiritual(spiritual includes the Force). Without these disciplines, which I consider the pillars of Sith strength, we could not gain power and there is little reason for existence without power.

-Darth Draconis

Hate and Love

Your emotions are your weapons, your tools, your entire being. The two most powerful emotions are Hate and Love, these are the two greatest weapons and tools of the Sith. They both drive a Sith to act and using the fuel of Hate and Love, a Sith is able to do the impossible.

Hate is the most common Sith weapon, it seeps into our souls and drives us to lash out against its target. This can be a powerful tool indeed, as the perfect defense is a good offense. We can use hate to bring down our enemies, and that makes Hate the perfect, and yet most risky weapon. Uncontrolled hate can take us over and make us into something we are not. The power of hate must be directed and controlled in order to be used effectively.

Even Love is an important tool for a Sith. Love can drive us to reach out, to defend. Our love is the most powerful defense we have. It drives us to protect that which we care for, which can be anything, a person or feeling. It can also be strength, emotion, or even power. Love is the ultimate defense, in its strongest form, it cannot be broken. The power of Love provides us with an armor that cannot be cut.

Love and Hate, when controlled and directed, provides us with an unstoppable source of power. But they are also curses, to use either of them is a great risk to anybody, when using these emotions for your own ends, be mindful.

-Darth Atlas