Jedi Lessons from Skellig Michael

The last time we saw our Jedi Master, he was in triumphant celebration of the destruction of Death Star II. He was also in mourning for his newly-reclaimed father. His journey as a Jedi and as a man was headed in a unique direction after these events. In the poster for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Luke is conspicuously absent. We do not know why, but speculation abounds. We do know that Mark Hamill was seen filming at a remote location in Ireland. This location will become part of our enduring fandom consciousness, just as the desert of Tunisia, the glaciers of Norway or the redwoods of Northern California have. We are talking about Skellig Michael, an ancient island in Ireland that was once home to Christian monastics.

Freedom, For the Good of the Order

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This post will have limited quotes from the recently released A New Dawn by John Jackson Miller.  There are just a few words form the book, and they are in no way a spoiler to the story (which I myself haven't even finished yet).  However, if you want to finish the book first, remember to come back to this post immediately afterwards.

If there is anything that strikes your fancy within the Star Wars universe, it does not take much time to find an answer.  You can check out the venerable and precise Wookiepedia, ask your local aficionado with geek cred, or many questions can be answered by a simple man on the street interview due to the saturation of our society by the great mythology.