The Ministry
Ministers of the temple provide essential services to all members including, teaching, healing, marriages, blessings, and management of the holy sacrament. Only the most dedicated, compassionate, and humble members are selected for the ministry, as they are the heart of the Temple. Upon acceptance, all ministers of the Temple avow to adhere to a sacred oath.
The Sacred Oath of the Ministry
I stand and avow before the Supreme Higher Consciousness and before this community of seekers.
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I pledge to walk the path of Love, Light, and Truth, and to guide others with humility and compassion.
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I will seek to dispel false beliefs wherever they arise, and to encourage the awakening of Higher Consciousness.
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I will honor the sacred rights of all people to pursue spiritual understanding in freedom.
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I will treat the Holy Sacrament with reverence, and teach its use with wisdom and responsibility.
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And in all things, I will strive to serve the awakening of humanity.
This I avow in sincerity and good faith.
Ritual of the sacred sacrament
Minister:
This sacred herb is a gift of the Supreme Higher Consciousness,
given for contemplation, healing, and awakening. It is with reverence and gratitude that we receive it.
As the herb returns us to the natural rhythms of the earth, may it quiet the mind, open the heart, and deepen our awareness of the living Spirit.
Let each who partakes do so with wisdom and respect, remembering that the purpose of the sacrament is not to escape from reality, but to deepen our awareness of it.
All:
May our consciousness expand in Love, Light, and Truth.
Opening Invocation of the Temple
Minister:
We gather in peace and reverence before the Supreme Higher Consciousness, the infinite source of life that dwells within all things.
People:
May our hearts be opened through Love, our minds awakened through Light, and our lives aligned through Truth.
Minister:
May the illusions and false beliefs that divide humanity fall away, and may understanding arise within us.
People:
We seek Higher Consciousness,
not only for ourselves, but for the awakening of all humanity.
Minister:
Let our thoughts be clear,
our intentions pure, and our actions guided by wisdom.
All:
In Love, Light, and Truth,
we begin this gathering.
Blessing
Minister:
O Supreme Higher Consciousness, source of all life and awareness,
we acknowledge this sacred herb as a gift of the Earth and Your creation. Thus, it is received with reverence and gratitude.
May it open awareness and bring us to Higher Consciousness - in Love, Light, and Truth.