The Sacramental Journey

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The Church views all liturgical ceremonies, holidays, and events of all religions to be of equal validity and sacredness. In the eyes of the Church, any gathering of persons which is done prayerfully or with intent to raise levels of enlightenment is a holy ceremony; the Church encourages clergy and laity alike to gather together for these meetings as often as is possible and desireable. The Church codifies no liturgical ceremonies of its own; there is no single set of prayers or chants that guarantees enlightenment for every person. As such, the Church encourages its members and clergy to experiment with as broad a range of techniques and ideas as are necessary to continue the path to total consciousness. With respect to the laws of nations, the United States in particular, and the several States thereof, the Church will not interfere with any member's choice to use mind-altering drugs in search of enlightenment, but the Church does not condone nor shall it participate in such experiments. The human body contains the path to enlightment, encoded energetically. Drugs or mind-altering chemicals too-frequently interfere with the user's ability to perceive this. The Church recognizes that the path to enlightenment is encoded in the energy field of every human being, the truest sign of Divine Grace. As such, there are passage points, or rites of personal power, often refered to by religions as "sacraments,'' that can be awakened and utilized by each person on their path to consciousness. These passage points can be viewed mythologically and symbolically as well as religiously and are so viewed by the Church. The only prerequisites or requirements any person has to enter this sacramental journey is to be born a human being with the potential to feel and reason, and the willingness to undertake their own personal journey to enlightenment. The Church neither places nor recognizes any other requirements. The Church holds that fear, hatred, anger, bigotry, rage, and depression are obstacles on the path to enlightenment which must be surmounted by each individual in order to continue upon their journey. The Church recognizes that persons seeking enlightenment will, in encountering these obstacles, typically project them outward, onto others or onto their surroundings. It is the among the duties of the clergy to remain aware of this, and to guide those who have sought their assistance into recognizing it also. Only when fear, anger, hatred, bigotry, rage, and depression have been re-internalized and accepted as one's own creation can the journey into enlightenment be rejoined successfully. In no way is the experiencing of such commonly perceived "negative" emotions to be considered a weakness, or failure, upon the part of the one who is experiencing them. The Church holds these emotions to be integral parts of each conscious journey, no less sacred than the experience of love, joy, serenity, happiness, etc. The Church holds that thought, word, and act are the very tools of the creative process. It is one of the primary purposes of enlightenment to choose therefore every thought, word, and act as consciously as possible. It is recognized that every thought, every word, and every choice is recorded in one's physical body and energy field; as a consequence they become part of the body's biological functioning. Learning to be conscious of this consequence to one's choices in day-to-day living is part of the conscious journey to enlightenment. As regards to specific ceremonies or celebrations pertaining to the rights or sacraments, ordained clergy shall, if requested by a member of the Church, create with that member a ceremony or celebration which marks that symbolic passage in their lives, once the clergymember is reasonably certain the passage point has been achieved. Clergy and Church members will note that each of the following power points exists at many levels in one's life, and that the process of achieving the level of consciousness that marks these passages occurs in stages, over and over again, a never-ending spiral of personal growth and development that eventually leads to a direct communion with the Divine--each soul's divine birthright.