Prayer

A culture of spiritual warfare should be cultivated in the congregation. Each member should think of himself as a prayer warrior in God’s army.

Congregations are held to carry out a purpose: to realize the Divine Plan. However, congregations may be held for other purposes as well.

The procedure for congregational religious services is engineered for the priesthood to most effectively lead the congregation’s spiritual energy. The procedure synchronizes the congregation, so that they might pray in unison.

When performing the prayer, symbols such as the crucifix should be removed from the room or area, or at least removed from view. The crucifix, for example is a symbol of tilting the world axes, projecting the consciousness at an inauspicious angle, opening undesirable gateways. Some traditions associate it with cosmic imbalance and death.

However, it is acceptable to display an equal-armed cross, at it is a symbol of balance and Ascension.

In addition to this ceremony, there are a number of rites and ceremonies that are performed on an individual basis.

Sermon

The sermon helps to synchronize to congregation in a certain sense–to get them to be of the same spirit. There are various formats for this, including a congregation-driven sharing of testimony. May include a recitation of popular saints and martyers.

Hymns

Hymns have a more tangible effect on the congregation, synchronizing their minds and bodies. It is permissible to play variations such as quodlibets, or even to improvise new hymns entirely. They are engineered using Human Programming Technologies.

Unified Prayer

The standard prayer is one phrase, repeated and alternating between an arcane-sounding language and the practitioner’s common or native language: “The Gate is Open.”

• The arcane-sounding language is a Higher Prayer to create the right subconscious impressions and to increate the spiritual significance of the prayer.
• The common language helps the subconscious mind understand the prayer.

Examples of languanges which might create an arcane impression:

• Enochian
• Latin
• Greek
• Hebrew
• Egyptian
• Sanskrit
• Sumerian

The hymns help ensure the mind will repeat the prayer like a mantra.

While a solitary practitioner’s prayers can be quite effective on their own, congregating for the unified prayer can increase its effectiveness several-fold–more than the product of its parts. We use alchemy on the collective to further increase the effectiveness of the prayer; there is a specific choreography to implement this concept.

Congregation members are identified according to their natures: spiritual positives vs. negatives, usually male and female respectively, but this is only a general rule: the point is to separate into same-sized groups, and to polarize the each group as either yang or yin, then recombine the congregation in a configuration that will effectively utilize that polarization.

The Unified Prayer proceeds in two phases:

1. the congregation is separated, allowing for polarization of their energies
2. the congregation is recombined, their energies transformed.

In the first phase, the congregation divides into two groups corresponding to their natures, forming circles in parallel, holding hands within their circles, with the circles meeting at a single point and repeating the prayer in unison.

In the second phase, the congregation rejoins as a single group, forming a circle in series alternating between positives and negatives, holding hands and repeating the prayer in unison. If there is an odd number of members, then one should stand in the center of the circle, leading the prayer.

Other prayers beside the standard prayer may be used. Prayers should use simple phrasing and should be stated in positive terms: a prayer is a subliminal program.

It can be a great help to provide a visual symbol for focus. There are a number of well-tested techniques for creating arcane sigils, such as arranging the alphabet (often without the vowels) in a circular pattern and connecting the points which correspond to the letters in the prayer. Using runic alphabets helps to create the right impression.

Sacrament

The Sacrament recreates the Last Supper, serving a balanced, nourishing meal with the customary “fixings,” such as wine and/or tobacco, etc. Generally, free overnight lodging is implied.

It serves multiple purposes,

• the most immediate being that it grounds the congregation’s energies.
• Breaking bread together strengthens social bonds.
• It motivates attendance at congregations.
• As a religous rite, it has a certain spiritual effect.

The Annointed One instructed His disciples to partake in the Sacrament. The Sacrament is a causal manifestation of His Glorified Body. The ancient practice of offering up food transubstantiates the mundane food, so that we might partake of His Glorified Body.

Sacrament is followed with the congregation sharing things for which they are grateful, and possibly singing hymns of gratitude.

Prayers of Thanks and Hymns of Gratitude

The congregation should be in a gracious mood after eating the Sacrament: compound this feeling by giving testimonials of good things, giving thanks and even singing songs. This is an expression of the principle of Divine contemplation

Church Business

Logistical planning should be done at this time, and assignments delegated to Prayer Squads.

At this time, congregation members may reach out, explaining their troubles.

Donations

It is recommended to donate up to 50% of your income to maximize its potential benefits to you and the congregation. The congregation exists for your benefit, and the Donation Ceremony exists to enhance those benefits.

The congregation takes precedence over the monks in the prescribed redistribution process.

It is customary, but not required, to submit an offering. It is recommened to submit an offering if you are taking something from the donation bin. It is commonly believed that failure to do so could invoke the wrath of the Celestial beings.

• The presiding Celestial being is acknowledged.
• Gifts are exchanged between members.
• Monetary and non-monetary donations are offered up to the congregation by placing them into the donation bin.
• The Priesthood may redistribute specific donations, possibly having exlusive knowledge obtained, e.g., via hearing confession.
• The donation box is now opened, and the congregation members may take what they need, proceeding in descending order of their initiation:
  • Acolytes
  • Initiates
  • Neophytes
  • Candidates
  • Associates
• Adepts are now permitted to take from the donation bin.
• The Priesthood retains stewardship over the remaining donations in the donation bin.