Cosmic Balance

The Cosmic Balance, or sometimes just Balance, was a religion based on the tenets that every action in the universe had an equal and opposite reaction elsewhere. If someone had good luck, then elsewhere, someone would have an equal amount of bad luck. If two people fell in love, elsewhere two lovers were separated. If one person found three credits, then three other people would lose a credit each.

The symbol of the Cosmic Balance was a half-black, half-white ring; it was customary for adherants of the faith to pendants of this symbol, usually on necklaces.

The followers of the Cosmic Balance believed that the Jedi, through their use of the Force, upset the balance of the universe. As the "greedy" Jedi made themselves more powerful through mastery of the Force, the Cosmic Balance ensured that the malaise and squalor around them increased. Thus, followers of the Cosmic Balance blamed the decay of the Old Republic on the Jedi. The followers of the Cosmic Balance celebrated the Great Jedi Purge as helping the universe return to equilibrium, even integrating it into their religion as a "morality tale."

Gaeriel Captison was a follower of the Cosmic Balance; when her parents were killed, she became even more devoted to the religion, finding solace in the fact that if her parents died, then others must have had their lives improved. When Luke Skywalker's presence on Bakura during the Battle of Bakura became known, she - and many other Bakuran followers of the Cosmic Balance - believed that the Balance had caused the Ssi-ruuvi invasion to counteract the return of the Jedi.

Fan Speculation
Some fans have speculated that the Cosmic Balance religion was founded as a result of the decimation of the New Sith Wars, created by the same mistrust of Jedi warriors that led to the Ruusan Reformation. Some also believe that the religion was pushed by Palpatine and his supporters during the Clone Wars to increase support for the Jedi purge.