Can all Jedi/Sith learn the same Force powers?

Question

Are all Force powers available to all Force users, regardless of if they're light or dark side? Or, are some powers only accessible to those who exclusively associate (and practice) with a given side of the Force.

For example, in episode III, Yoda uses Force lightning against Palpatine, and Mace Windu uses dark side techniques when saber fighting with Palpatine. This might suggest that Force powers can be obtained regardless of affiliation. But then there are also instances, such as the conversation between Anakin and Palpatine in the concert hall, where some Force powers are described as being obtainable only through practicing that given side of the Force.

PALPATINE: (continuing) Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Plagueis "the wise"?

ANAKIN: No.

PALPATINE: I thought not. It's not a story the Jedi would tell you. It's a Sith legend. Darth Plagueis was a Dark Lord of the Sith, so powerful and so wise he could use the Force to influence the midi-chlorians to create life ... He had such a knowledge of the dark side that he could even keep the ones he cared about from dying.

ANAKIN: He could actually save people from death?

PALPATINE: The dark side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural.

So, which is it? Could Yoda, if he wanted to, learn all the powers of the dark side too? Or, is it the case that once you commit to a certain side of the Force, then there are some powers that you can never learn?

Answer 1

Yes. This has been demonstrated by Grey Jedi, like Jolee Bindo and Kyle Katarn, both being able to use lightning and heal, for example.

There are some limiting factors however, that don't make it easy. The paths of Jedi and Sith are different. Sith are very impulse-driven, which would mean that they rashly use powers of the dark side to quickly overcome any obstacles in their way with power or just for amusement. Jedi are conditioned from start of their training to resist the dark side and use powers only when necessary and in a harmonious way. This would lead to each of the sides to specialise just in their own applications of the force, and lacking practice in the other.

Palpatine alludes to the fact that dark side is a big taboo for the jedi temple and hence a jedi practitioner of it would be expelled from the jedi order.

Answer 2

    We have one good example - Count Dooku a.k.a. Darth Tyranus. Former Jedi Master, he must have known a lot about Light Side powers. And, as a Sith lord, we know he had Dark Side powers like Force Lightning.

    Main question is, was he able to use them in same period, i.e. could he use Light Side powers while he was Sith Lord ? Answer is ambiguous, because in Canon there are no specific Light Side powers excepts Force Ghost technique, which was not known to most of Jedi so Dooku never even known that it exists.

    What is certain is to use Dark Side powers, you would need to tap to Dark Side energies and emotions. That doesn't mean you would instantly become "evil" (prime example is Luke using Dark Side to defeat his father on Death Star 2 ), but constant use would certainly have determinable effect.

Answer 3

It is my understanding that anyone Good or Bad could learn any lesson. The force is neither good nor bad, it simply is. The user of the force determines the outcome by his or her intent. The force is also limited by the individual person trying to use it. If they lack the power to wield it, that particular power/lesson becomes unattainable. The original force users used both sides of the force. Peace of mind as well as emotion. One force split by to paths so to speak.

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