title: Jedi Manual Basic - Introduction to Jedi Knighthood
author: Matthew Todd Vossler
description: <b><span></span></b><br /><span><span>Training to be a Jedi Knight includes the following paths. Each path leads to the final path, the goal of a Jedi Knight. A Jedi can choose to focus on one or more of these at any given time. A Jedi is a master if they achieve mastery in one or more of the 12 paths.<br /></span><br /></span><br /><b><span>The 12 Paths of a Jedi Knight</span></b><br /><b><span></span></b><span></span><br /><span><span><span> </span></span></span><span>Training and practice in meditation </span><br /><span><span><span> </span></span></span><span>Training and practice in martial arts (specifically) </span><br /><span><span><span> </span></span></span><span>Training and practice in the healing arts</span><br /><span><span><span> </span></span></span><span>Training and practice in psychic awareness and social graces</span><br /><span><span><span> </span></span></span><span>Training and practice in mediation, diplomacy, and peacemaking</span><br /><span><span><span> </span></span></span><span>Training and practice in the Jedi philosophy and religion</span><br /><span><span><span> </span></span></span><span>Training and practice in teaching, coaching, and mentoring </span><br /><span><span><span> </span></span></span><span>Training and practice in practical skills for defending and protecting others</span><br /><span><span><span> </span></span></span><span>Training and practice in gentle and objective deliberation, persuasion, and debate</span><br /><span><span><span> </span></span></span><span>Training and practice in literary and theatrical arts </span><br /><span><span><span> </span></span></span><span>Training and practice in working with energy and the supernatural<span> </span></span><br /><span><span><span> </span></span></span><span>Sustained pursuit of knowledge and wisdom and attaining a good measure thereof</span><br /><span></span><span></span><br /><b><span>The goal</span></b><span>: To use one or more of these masteries to better serve others.</span><br /><span></span><span></span><br /><span>Modern day examples of higher profile Jedi Knights are the police and firefighters who rescued people after the 9/11 disaster at the World Trade Center in New York City, disaster relief workers who left their homes and families and traveled to New Orleans to help those whose lives were devastated by Hurricane Katrina, doctors who travel to developing countries to give healing aid to so many who have little or nothing, religious leaders like the Dalai Lama, and Hollywood stars like Angelina Jolie who use their stardom and resources to help others and make the world a better place. </span>
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  [Dedication](index_split_002.html#filepos794)
  
  For Tillie, sister of my heart.
  
  And also for Paul,  
  
  
  even though I still think you should have gone  
  
  
  for the Jedi Knighthood.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Contents
  
  [Dedication](index_split_001.html#filepos300)
  
  [Chapter One](index_split_003.html#filepos3732)
  
  [Chapter Two](index_split_004.html#filepos30614)
  
  [Chapter Three](index_split_005.html#filepos56994)
  
  [Chapter Four](index_split_006.html#filepos85948)
  
  [Chapter Five](index_split_007.html#filepos111947)
  
  [Chapter Six](index_split_008.html#filepos147403)
  
  [Chapter Seven](index_split_009.html#filepos172058)
  
  [Chapter Eight](index_split_010.html#filepos198927)
  
  [Chapter Nine](index_split_011.html#filepos227201)
  
  [Chapter Ten](index_split_012.html#filepos261204)
  
  [Chapter Eleven](index_split_013.html#filepos293794)
  
  [Chapter Twelve](index_split_014.html#filepos320004)
  
  [Chapter Thirteen](index_split_015.html#filepos354314)
  
  [Chapter Fourteen](index_split