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The Tom Veitch Files

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Early Sith questions & Freedon Nadd

114. The Dark Side is a Shadow covering the Heart. The Dark Side is intention + will focused on the subversion of new life. It stands (+ floats) between God (the Real) + Gods newborn children [margin: IT pushes them out of the Heart] It skillfully invites these innocents to project their hopes, dreams + wonderful expectations (+ trust) on the images (illusions) it creates. [margin: It seduces them into the world of fear + desire... It uses their trust.] Once the [uncertain: cathexis?] is complete, it threatens dire consequences if they should withdraw the projection. But let it be known, the Heart knows its children and they know It. The recognition of the Real is immediate, direct, without shadow. Therefore the Shadow's only hope is to prevent the Heart from speaking, obscure its message, monopolize the Place of Listening. Instantaneously (from conception) the agents of the Dark Side strike like serpents against the innocence of the Heart. But the Heart is Wise, and it brings forth great warriors from its Light. The Jedi ... Those who will Dissolve the Shadow that covers the Heart, so that the Heart may shine forth, with unobstructed Clarity, upon the Newborn children of the worlds. (con't page 118) [peripheral text, upper folded corner: [uncertain: 20?]] [peripheral text, facing page: FETT ↓ [uncertain: CHAS?] BOUNTY HUNTERS]

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The Tom Veitch Files

On August 18, 2026, Praxis visited Yale’s Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library and photographed 1016 pages from the Tom Veitch papers. This collection brings those early drafts, unused stories, correspondence, and handwritten notes together for everyone to explore.

YCAL MSS 1368 · Boxes 3, 5, 42, 76, and 77

Box 3
Dark Empire and Tales of the Jedi correspondence, proposals, and annotated drafts.
Box 5
Lucasfilm approvals, contracts, Kevin J. Anderson correspondence, and audio adaptation material.
Box 42
Tales of the Jedi and Dark Lords of the Sith proposals, scripts, artwork, and proofs.
Box 76
Handwritten Star Wars drafts and the Log X notebook.
Box 77
Dark Empire, Dark Lords of the Sith, and Tales of the Jedi notebooks and plots.

The descriptions above follow Yale’s finding aid. These photographs are a selection from those boxes; individual images have not yet been assigned to exact boxes and folders. Image numbers follow photography order, with occasional gaps.

These are working papers: some ideas were approved, some changed, and some never reached publication. Most transcriptions are automatic; checked passages use the corrected text.

There’s plenty to explore. Have fun looking!

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