American Jedi Page #3

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And so, we bring our

interest, our attention,

and we meditate on

a series of images

and walk away feeling like

more has been communicated

than just the storyline

of the film, and it has.

And so, the imagination is rich

in this particular art form

and that is part of why

Jediism is more powerful

and more compelling

and ultimately perhaps

more rewarding than some other

recent religious movements.

- I think that when people do...

When they create these,

you know, stories, movies,

whether it's a novel or a film,

that it's not meant to

be taken externally.

It's meant to be a story

for our own hearts.

- Most folks who go to

movies really love it

when I talk about... Star Wars,

Star Wars,

because they've had that

experience of sitting there.

And, really...

Were moved when

they saw the movie

and now they're

sitting in church,

and they get a chance to

connect that experience

in the movies with their faith.

And they say, "Ah, oh, wow."

- One of my best friends

in martial arts class,

he came up to me, he says,

"Did you know Jedi

is a real religion?"

And I told him, no,

you're lying, man.

So I looked it up and sure

enough, it was an actual thing,

people were doing it.

- All the stormtroopers

were lined up in one area

and they had to do

their buckets off shot.

So they took their helmets off

and there was this

one woman there,

her blond hair just cascaded

down and I was like,

oh, my God.

(chuckles)

I have to do that.

- Along the path

of enlightenment,

along the path of knighthood,

gender doesn't really

make a difference.

- My name is Perris

Cartwright and I'm a Jedi.

- [Opie] I met Perris in

the online Jedi community,

where she goes by

the name War Beauty.

We've been friends for

about three years now.

Perris is amazing, I've been

mentoring her for the past year.

I nominated her to

test for knighthood

at this year's Jedi gathering.

So, now Perris and

I will be going

through the trials together.

- Being nominated by Opie is,

in my opinion, a big deal,

because he's, arguably, the

longest active standing member

of the entire community

since the '90s.

He helped mold and

shape most of Jediism

into to what it is today.

To have him look

at you and be like,

"You're worthy to be knighted,

"I endorse you with my own

name," that's pretty awesome.

- At some point early

on, you meet a mentor.

There is a guide who is

willing to show you the ropes,

and they're around,

sometimes it takes

some work to find them,

but in mysterious ways,

sometimes the mentor and

apprentice find each other

just because it's

the right time.

- [Opie] Perris has known

of me for a long time.

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