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Hello Students!

We are proud of your decision to follow the way of the Aligned. Being aligned is a lifestyle that you must live every minute of your existence. We at the Order of Alignment wish to help you in making this path a little easier to walk.

In this lesson you will have the answers to the following questions:


 * What is a Sith?

How do I become a Sith?

How do I train to be a Sith?

What does the training involve at the Order of Alignment?

Are there Extra Courses Available?

How long will my training take?

How do I become a Knight?

How do I become a Master?

What do I do next?**

Question and Answer

What is a Sith? Being a Sith means a lot of things. Without going into detail, being a Sith is about using the negative, and some times painful, moments in life to strengthen yourself. For example, a Sith wants to bring peace through means of identifying the negative emotions of ones self. The idea of Good and Bad get mixed up when discussing negative and positive, and can be tossed around when discussing things like this. To make it easier to understand, a Sith wants to make themselves better, because they've realized that they can't change others without first changing themselves. This will be explained in greater detail in the next lessons. How do I become a Sith? Now that you have a loose definition of what a Sith is, the next thing is transforming your mind into that lifestyle. Sithism teaches dark lessons of human nature, and it can often times be a scary thing. But what we deny ourselves doesn't make it non-existent. Becoming a Sith requires continual practice in making this transformation a reality. You must learn to become an individual, not allowing things such as ethics or social morals to hold you back. Here's an example:

Your father tells you to steal that piece of bread to feed your sister that will die if she doesn't eat. Do you allow yourself to live knowing you didn't feed your sister, or do you steal, breaking the social moral, to feed your sister and bring her life.

According to Sithism, it is your obligation to break social ethics and live for the higher "good." These will be explained in greater detail later. How do I train to be a Sith? There are different methods that different order's use to train their students. After researching and experimenting, we feel our procedure is the best way. This is our current procedure for training. Please follow these properly.

Since you've been accepted into the class, don't worry about the first few.

- Apply to become a student in the "Application" area.

- Fill out the application as best as you understand, and wait for approval.

- After being approved, you will be Personal Messaged the password for the first lesson.

- Read the first lesson.

- PM Master EnLI for the password into your Student Log.

- Place your homework in your Student Log. --The Title must be "Lesson X" (X = the lesson number)

- Master EnLi will than approve your work and give you tips and aide you on any weaknesses he sees over that week.

- Master EnLi will than give you the password to the next course the following Monday.

- Continue with this procedure until all 10 classes are completed.

- After the 10th class is accomplished, a ceremony will take place, and you will than be notified on the next steps. What does the training involve at the Order of Alignment? The training in the Order of Alignment as a Student of Sithism includes many key factors that is needed as you progress as an individual. This will be explained in greater detail in the next lessons. Are there Extra Courses Available? There are once a month live-classes available to the entire order on the last Saturday of the month. If you attend these classes, your name will be listed and you'll be given special recognition during your ceremony. How long will my training take? The Order of Alignment only allows a student to do 1 lesson per week. In this week, you will receive the password for the next lesson, you will do the homework, Master EnLi will review the work and give you more things to learn from based on your strengths and weaknesses. The quickest time your Student training should take is 10 weeks, or 2 1/2 months. You can go at your own pace, though. How do I become a Knight? After completing all 10 lessons and if a Master or Graduate is available to train an apprentice, you will than become an Apprentice. If not, you will have the choice to wait or to become a Graduate. You must be an apprentice in order to become a High Graduate. A High Graduate has more privileges than a Graduate, and is given more priority with the Council. A Graduate is equal to a "Sith Knight." A high Graduate is equal to a "High Sith Knight." How do I become a Master? After becoming a Graduate, you will be given the opportunity to take Graduate Courses in Grey Philosophy, which consists of the more advanced teachings of the Order Of Alignment and a more hands-on form of teaching. Graduates are also given missions to accomplish by the Aligned Council. This procedure will be explained in more detail to you as a Graduate. What do I do next? After every lesson, you will be given a "Homework" assignment to accomplish. You will than need to create a new topic and do the homework. Please refer to the above topics for what happens.

Good Luck, Sith Student. I have faith in your future accomplishments.

This is your first Homework Assignment. Do the best you can. We all believe in you!

Assignment: Write at least 2 paragraphs on your future hopes for these Sithism Courses. What do you think will happen as you take these courses? Why do you think you are ready to become a Sith? What experiences can you bring to the Sithism Curriculum of the OoA? Please explain your answers in detail.

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