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The Sacramental Journey, Confirmation:
1. The next passage point of personal power comes when the seeker
consciously defines a code of honor or ethics by which he or she
chooses to live. Where the first two rites of passage concerned the
flow of power between the individual and persons, this rite deals
with internal matters of honor, and how the individual relates to the
external world at large.
2. This passage point triggers spiritual and psychological changes that
contribute to the nascence and nurturing of self-esteem and intuition,
a sense of "self" which is not dependent upon any external agency.
3. The energies which are awakened in one at this time have the sole
outcome of maturing self-understanding, or how to be true to one's
innermost beliefs. Honor Thyself.
4. This sacrament confirms our ability to live honorable lives within the
contexts we define.
5. As such, it is advisable for each person who reaches this stage of
personal empowerment to delineate their code of honor in writing,
with the understanding that it will be refined over an entire lifetime.
6. The member may choose to make this document public, or to keep it private,
as he or she sees fit. Should he or she wish to make the document part of
Church records they may do so through a minister of the Church who shall see
that it is duly recorded. It is also encouraged for any member making this
kind of personal commitment to celebrate it with other members of the Church,
and family, as an acknowledgement and affirmation of their progress and success.
Adult Status:
The Church accepts that the law of the State of California and of the United States
grants legal adulthood upon one's 18th birthday, and that below that age the person
is a minor. In the eyes of the Church, however, adulthood comes when one demonstrates
an acceptance of the responsibility for one's life, for one's actions taken, and for
the consequences of those actions. Within the Church, anyone of any age may or may
not be considered "adult." In all legal matters, however, the Church will comply with
civil law.
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