StarWars – Content summary

1. The Federation blocks the trade route to Naboo. Anakin is the winner of a pod race and has high Midi-Chlorian values. Obi Wan takes the training to the Jedi.
2. On Kamino, clone warriors are produced. Count Dooku staged a great battle. Master Yoda wins with the clones. For Dooku gratifying that the war has finally begun.
3. The game around Anakin is bad for the Jedi. He mutates to the dark side of the Force and becomes Darth Vader. Padmé gets the twins Luke and Leia.
4. On Mose Isles the crew meets. R2-d2, c-3PO, Chewbaccea, Han Solo, Luke, and Obi Wan. They fly on Alderaan to destroy the Deathstars. Luke succeeds.
5. Darth Vader finds Luke at the ice planet. It comes to the double fight. Vader slaps his hand and turns out to be his father.
6. Master Yoda dies. A new star destroyer is to be destroyed. Luke is caught; Vader is converted and the Emperor killed.
7. Luke Skywalker is looking for. The card has stored BB-8. General Leia leads the successful defense. About Maz Kanata, Rey finds the planet and the old hatch.

There are always others who want something different and exactly what we do not want. When “The Dark Menace” came to the cinema in 1977, we saw other forms of life for the first time. It begins with the Gungan “Jar Jar Binks”, a not very intelligent being. It has a similar sense system to man, but looks more like a dinosaur. In the “Podrennen” we then experience the entire spectrum of galactic life forms. Today, forty years later, we have been living in such beings that we have accepted them. The StarWars epic spans a great emotional arc from hatred to rejection to acceptance and love. Master Yoda: “Fear leads to anger, rage leads to hatred and hatred to unspeakable suffering”. Currently Europe has to integrate the African refugees. These people look the same way as we do to the galactic beings. Nevertheless, many are afraid to connect with these people and their culture. Rejection is the most common emotional reaction. This can then very quickly turn to hate, if we also experience personal losses or suspect. The acceptance of the “other” is no problem, as long as you have no disadvantage. Acceptance has yet another equally difficult side – namely the civil courage. We just can not let everything happen which is so. Sometimes, we can not accept the behavior of people regardless of their tradition. A good measure of this is still the “categorical imperative” of Kant. This should be controlled anyway the own behavior and should be a trigger to be active.

Acceptance – too much and too little are the door openers to power. This is what we are now feeling worldwide with political leaders. Too much acceptance on the left and too little on the right. The StarWars episodes are an educational path:

Get rid of fear! [Episode 1] – The Dark Threat

Fear is a major survival strategy for mammals. It enables us to recognize dangerous situations and to avoid them in the sense of preserving our lives. Programs such as escape and dead spots are available for this. In today’s democratic societies the struggle for daily, naked survival is no longer existent. Nevertheless, people are always afraid. Fear of not getting something or losing something. In most cases, these are not life-threatening facts, which is why fear is not a proper reaction. Anxiety causes the mind and body to focus only on survival. This leaves no capacity for anything else. Whoever lives a lot in fear can not develop further. For the development of power it is therefore the first essential step to eliminate fear as far as possible. Also, and especially in dangerous situations, you need a clear head.

Build resources! [Episode 2] – Attack of the Clone Warriors

The essential resources are those that ensure the survival of a species. This includes, first and foremost, food and, in the second place, offspring. Only well-fed, young men can pull into the fight and are able to win. In postmodern societies like ours, these two features are obviously no longer so in demand. For physical survival, physical strength is no longer important, but rather the spiritual power. Much more important personal resources are knowledge, skill and access to information. All this must be acquired in a timely manner. Some talk about lifelong learning. More importantly, learning is self-learning.

Avoid finite games! [Episode 3] – The Revenge of Sith

Board and card games have one thing in common. In the end, one has won and all the others have lost. The latter is highly counterproductive for the construction of power. You must not lose. On the other hand, you can not always win, which is not possible due to the chance. As a result, one should not participate in such “Finishing Games”. Striking are open games where it does not matter how a round goes out. There is definitely a next round. The final can thus be avoided. James Peter Carse describes this in his book as infinite games and sets it just in comparison to the finite games. In essence, it is a mindset – never to have lost. There is always a next possibility.

Do what the Zeitgeist allows [Episode 4] – A new hope

You can swim against the current – but it takes a lot of energy. Exactly this is then exhausted when one really needs it. As long as one achieves his own goals by traveling with the Zeitgeist, this is energy-saving. This phenomenon has been clearly shown in the past few years in technology. Building a self-propelled car would have been unthinkable ten years ago. Of course, because digital technology has been lacking. On the other hand, because people had not been willing to put themselves in such a vehicle and give control. It was therefore necessary for society to recognize that digital cars are safer than those controlled by humans. We now have this social mindset, which means that there is no more obstacle to the introduction. The introduction of Google Glass failed for this very reason. No acceptance in society – nobody wants to be looked at by a computer glasses. So we need a sensor system that reliably shows us what the Zeitgeist makes possible.

Take the power of rest! [Episode 5] – The Empire Strikes Back

Even if digital technology pretends that we can do different activities at the same time, this is a mistake. The neuronal human structure allows one to think only one thought at a time. We should therefore allow ourselves to finish the work we have begun, and then begin another new one. The same applies to thinking – thinking ahead and then something new. Alone the acceptance of this restricted possibility brings already a lot of peace. People with such a behavior radiate a lot of rest and give confidence; Is essential for power. Whoever is tense is not able to use his creative potential. Creativity arises in the interplay between tension and relaxation. Times of relaxation – including sleep – are therefore not wasted resources, but give enormous force.

Focus on the target! [Episode 6] – The Return of the Jedi

Working towards a goal is the best recipe for success – that’s what athletes have known for a long time. If you do not know what he wants, everything is right. In this case one is directed by everyday activities and washed somewhere. Even if you have to take detours some times, the goal must not be lost. However, sticking to it can also be counterproductive. The above-mentioned temporal spirit can also make goals unattainable. We must also take note of this. In addition to setting goals, attention must also be paid to concentration. This is sometimes difficult to apply in hectic times. Therefore, it must be trained. A good possibility exists within the framework of the ZEN tradition. At the same time, attention is directed to a single point over a longer period of time – for example breathing. This allows an anchor to stay focused even during the day. So the prerequisite for achieving the Goals.

Know the wider context! [Episode 7] – The Awakening of Power

Everyone lives in his own world and knows this as his “Westbag”. This is a good way to navigate, and even to compensate for some unforeseen things. There is a lot of certainty when you know the cause – and – effect relationship. This means that one is once again able to intervene in a shaping manner. For example, one could recognize the causes of illness, production errors, relationships, etc., and thus eliminate the effects. But what about these so-called side effects? This term comes from system theory. This means that in a complex system, all activities have secondary, remote, and time-lag effects. This means that humans are no longer able to achieve the desired results with interventions. Often, the effects of past activities are completely different. These can not be explained to us. Moving in complex systems requires that you recognize the larger whole. This is not possible for man. A larger context becomes recognizable when one takes different mental perspectives away from one’s own subjectivity.

Create something alive! [Episode 8] – ???

Everyone wants a perpetual mobile. Once initiated, it proceeds on its own. Not conceivable – although it is actually everyday. Life itself is self-sustaining and reproducible. For the maintenance of power such a thing would be best suited. Biological systems can do this. Artifacts developed by man have so far not been able to show such achievements. According to René Kurzweil, the artificial intelligence will exceed thousands of times in this century of human thought. Whether this is sufficient for an autopoietic system, we will still see. For the development of power, it will probably be enough to bring so-called MEME to life. These are intellectual genes that develop in a sociology / culture and continue to live there on their own. Ideologies, beliefs, fundamentalisms, etc., are such MEME that continue to be challenged without question. Machination needs exactly something.

Do not interfere with the events! [Episode 9] – ???

Power is the ability to enforce its own interests against the will of all others. If it is now possible to establish one’s own faith system, the original interests will be pursued and defended by everyone else. As long as this is so, the power owner does not need to intervene. Any intervention could lead to undesirable results. The really powerful are observers. Then there is no more power struggle. The system is then in equilibrium. In StarWars, this will be the case when the Good Power and the Evil Power are in balance. Then the war will end and be peace. Man achieves his inner peace when all parts are in equilibrium. Only then do we have power over ourselves.