Hiding in Plain Sight
“Obi-Wan was wise to hide her from me.” – Darth Vader Note: The Following Features Heavy Speculation and Possible Spoilers: I have often thought about the similarities between Chancellor Palpatine and...
View ArticleConcerning Mortis and the Symbology of the Force Part II — The Prophesy of...
In Part I, the symbology behind Mortis — the world and the trinity of Overlords — was explored, where it was posited that Lucas, Supervising Director Dave Filoni, and writer Christian Taylor, continue...
View ArticleForce and Faith: Returning to the Jedi Temple of our Heart
This post contains a spoiler for Marvel’s Star Wars: Darth Vader #2. We gather together quite often to play in the Star Wars sandbox because it is familiar and comfortable to many of us. With the...
View ArticleChaos Theory of Star Wars and Life
As the new Jurassic Park movie thunders into theatres, Dr. Ian Malcolm’s (Jeff Goldblum) chaos theory discussion from the first film comes to mind. It fascinates me that chaos can be defined by...
View ArticleForce and Faith: Anakin’s Full Repentence
Years ago, there was an amazing English teacher in my high school that treated us students a bit differently – like people who could think analytically and judge the merits of ideas and experiences. I...
View ArticleAnakin Skywalker: The Enigma of Everyone — A Guest Blog by Brandon Boylan,...
The Force has awakened. The Star Wars era seems to have truly begun. Yet far from the machinations of the past, we must not stray. For where we come from leads to where we are going, and where we are...
View ArticleAnakin Skywalker: The Enigma of Everyone — A Guest Blog by Brandon Boylan,...
Read Part One Here Young, impressionable Anakin Skywalker’s feelings are molded by Palpatine’s words, particularly those that speak of Anakin’s greatness and the Council’s foolishness. Anakin would be...
View ArticleDealing with Pain and Suffering in the Star Wars Galaxy
“Pain, suffering, death I feel. Something terrible has happened. Young Skywalker is in pain. Terrible pain.” – Master Yoda, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones [Note – author realizes that the...
View ArticleThe Question of Rey — A Guest Blog by Eric Onkenhout
**This blog contains speculation concerning characters in The Force Awakens** So I’m assuming that everyone reading this has seen Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. If you haven’t, then you...
View ArticleDid C-3PO’s Memory Really Need to Be Erased?
A long time ago, when I was a small child in a small town, my father took me to see Star Wars shortly after it had opened in theaters across the country. As my father likes to tell it, I feel asleep...
View ArticleMelinda’s Brew: A Geonosis Gladiator Am I
There we stood: Two gladiators mustering all the bravado we could. He, ruby red and black — a steely look in his beady eyes; me, in a flaming shirt I hoped would accentuate the fiery darts shooting...
View ArticleRebel or Fail? My Star Wars Fandom
So what do you do when your Star Wars fandom is in a lull? Let me start by saying I will always, always be a huge Star Wars fan. Always. Nothing will ever change that. Embracing my love for this …...
View ArticleStar Wars and the Name Game
Jay’s Galactic Espressions “I call everyone ‘Darling’, because I can’t remember their names.” -Zsa Zsa Gabor What’s in a name? They’re just a bunch of letters that form words, right? Actually, names...
View ArticleThere is a Jar Jar In ALL Of Us!
Jay’s Galactic Espressions In Honor of National Bullying Prevention Month Albert Einstein wrote, “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole...
View ArticleDealing with Pain and Suffering in the Star Wars Galaxy
“Pain, suffering, death I feel. Something terrible has happened. Young Skywalker is in pain. Terrible pain.” – Master Yoda, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones [Note – author realizes that the...
View ArticleThe Question of Rey — A Guest Blog by Eric Onkenhout
**This blog contains speculation concerning characters in The Force Awakens** So I’m assuming that everyone reading this has seen Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. If you haven’t, then you need...
View ArticleDid C-3PO’s Memory Really Need to Be Erased?
A long time ago, when I was a small child in a small town, my father took me to see Star Wars shortly after it had opened in theaters across the country. As my father likes to tell it, I feel asleep...
View ArticleMelinda’s Brew: A Geonosis Gladiator Am I
There we stood: Two gladiators mustering all the bravado we could. He, ruby red and black — a steely look in his beady eyes; me, in a flaming shirt I hoped would accentuate the fiery darts shooting...
View ArticleRebel or Fail? My Star Wars Fandom
So what do you do when your Star Wars fandom is in a lull? Let me start by saying I will always, always be a huge Star Wars fan. Always. Nothing will ever change that. Embracing my love for this saga...
View ArticleStar Wars and the Name Game
Jay’s Galactic Espressions “I call everyone ‘Darling’, because I can’t remember their names.” -Zsa Zsa Gabor What’s in a name? They’re just a bunch of letters that form words, right? Actually, names...
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