The first chakra represents the tribe: the mystical community of humans.

The corresponding Sacrament is Baptism

The corresponding Sefirah of the Kabbalah is Shekhinah (creation).     

The Sacramental Journey, Baptism:

1. The first passage point which corresponds to a religious sacrament is the rite of Baptism, wherein a soul 
    incorporates into and around a human body for purposes of experiencing three-dimensional reality and 
    linear time. 

2. The rite of power associated with this sacrament is in the recognition that one chose one's family and 
    community of birth before this incarnation, and that there can have been no possible mistake in that 
    choosing. 

3. The action which arises naturally from this realization is a return of the baptismal energy to one's family 
    and community; forgiveness and acceptance usually follow. 

4. Meditation and prayer upon this mystery brings on the further realization that everything is interconnected 
    to everything else; that we all are, in fact, one and the same entity. As such, to continue to hold anger 
    or hatred toward any member of humanity is to withhold the energy of baptism; to hold anger or hatred 
    toward any thing is to hate oneself. All Is One. 

5. Harboring such emotions beyond a reasonable period is considered anathema to 
    the experience of enlightenment. 

6. It is also appropriate that member parents might wish to commemorate the birth or adoption of their 
    children with a ceremony, wherein the symbolic importance of the task they assumed is recognized by 
    the Church and its members.    

7. The Church deliberately sets no forms for either of these ceremonies, only an encouragement that they 
    be observed in a fashion meaningful to those involved. 

8. Clergy members shall ensure that all baptisms performed are duly recorded in Church records. 

Membership in the church:

1.  All references to members and membership and the privileges and obligations thereof in this Canon refer 
     to non-voting members as defined in Canon II. 

2.  One is incorporated as a member of the Church when one demonstrates willingness to join and acts
     in accordance with that willingness; when they have been accepted into membership by a cleric of 
     the Church; upon statements made that they freely and willingly accept their rights and responsibilities 
     as a member.  

   a) The Church treats all members as sacred. Each has gifts and talents, which      
            shall be treated as such. Each member shall use his or her gifts to whatever      
            extent they deem beneficial to their own growth and spiritual evolution, learning
            and growing through assisting others. 

        b) Each member of the Church shall contribute help and services according      
            to his or her own condition and office, to the benefit of all. 

        c) As the Church of the New Renaissance holds no religious doctrine or creed
            to be superior to any other, all members shall show tolerance and acceptance
            to the paths and studies of the other members. 

        d) Proselytizing is not an accepted or acceptable practice for Church members.    

        e) Church members are always at liberty to make known their needs, especially
            their spiritual needs, to a cleric of the Church. They may also make known      
            their views on matters which concern the good of the Church. 

        f)  Church members have the right to be assisted by the clerics of the Church
            in spiritual matters. They may request other kinds of assistance, and it is      
            incumbent upon the minister to do what may be reasonably done to grant requests      
            for such assistance. 

        g) Church members have the right to initiate and support their own personal 
            missions of outreach and support, but shall consult with an ordained minister      
            before using the Church's name, offices, or properties in those efforts. 

        h) All Church members have the right to continue their spiritual evolution 
            under Church auspices and with Church help, regardless of doctrine or creed.    

Obligations to members:

1.  The Church shall hold the privacy of all persons, including its members, in the highest regard. 
     No officer or cleric of the Church shall ever act to violate the sanctity of privacy of any Church member. 

2.  The Church holds that what is desired by any individual or entity must first be given away. In this 
     understanding, the Church and its ministers give freely of time, material and financial assistance, 
     and guidance to all members. The Church does not require a set amount of income (e.g. tithing) 
     from any of its members; however, it is hoped that the members will learn from the Church's example 
     and return financial assistance freely when it is needful to continue the support and mission of the Church. 

3.  Because they gave life to and/or are now the primary caretakers and caregivers of their children, parents 
     have the first and primary obligation to raise their children with a good grounding in their own spiritual 
     or religious beliefs. The Church will not interfere in this parental right, but its ministers will assist parents 
     in this when requested, and only when requested. 

Geographic Scope of Membership

The membership of the Church is not restricted by territorial border or boundary, nor does a member's status change      
by crossing any territorial border or boundary.        

Definition of "family":

1. With respect to the laws of nations, the United States in particular, and the several States thereof,
    the Church accepts their legal authority to, for civil purposes, define familial units and the institution 
    of marriage as they see fit. 

2. The Church also understands that the consciousness and state of enlightenment of a collective is
    (a) a reflection of the state of consciousness of the majority of individuals making up the collective and 
    (b) is changed by a minority of individuals whose state of consciousness has surpassed the majority. 

3. In order that the Church may fullfill its function of assisting in the facilitation of each individual's search 
    for enlightment, it: 

      a) Defines "family'' as any group of persons who have joined together in bonds of love, 
          or blood kinship. As such the Church recognizes all groupings which can be considered 
          familial, regardless of the ages, races, genders, or creeds thereby involved. 

      b) Finds it inappropriate to interfere or otherwise obstruct marriages between any group 
          of persons on the basis of blood kinship, or gender, or to place restrictions as to the 
          number of spouses in any given marriage. 

4. Not withstanding the above, no cleric of the Church shall sign a civil license or document of marriage for 
    a union not recognized by the civil authority of the locale in which the marriage took place.