By AWranyeszsov eazy OV BIS OI ANZLOV ASTLOV NZS OY OSS OV ONZE OY ASS OY ANTS OY ANZSOY. PAW SE SESE SSE OSS OOS KOSS SDS ANAK EISEN AOEN ROD IMCD IMD IME DIRE IRC NOAM Roger BRO ERE BOB BRA BOER ROG Sy . : sxe Credits Very Special Thanks To: Written by: James Bstes, Looking Eagle Developed by: ato Euited by: Cyne Vice President in Charge of Production: Richard Thomas Art Directors: Larwvence Snelly and Aileen E. Miles Layout and Typesetting: Art: VinceLocke,Paul S. Phillips Joshua Gabriel Timbrook, Andrew Trabbold Front Cover Art: Michael Viliam Kal Jennifer Hartshorn, whose fierce vision lingers beyond her departure Trace o'Conner, who brought grace and humor toa thank Tess job, Joshua Gabriel Timbrook, who set the standard for those who dwell in Darkness Remy Bla leven the quiet ones have teed whose succinct observations reminded us that Lisa Charlton, who still holds her head high among The Great Unwashed, Nay. Front and Back Cover Design: Aileen E. Miles Seg Back cs "" . David Remy, who gave so that others mighe survive wy Cindi Mayberry and Roger Smith, who left us all too few expressions of their great talents. Ady Sean Bajar, whose dreams came and went 109 s00n. Ben Bruce Butkovitch, who left to tour a little sooner than D Sue 100 780 PARK NORTH BLYD. CLARKSTON, GA 30021 Game STUDIO © 1996 by White Wolf, All rig Mage: The Ascension and Cele marks of White Wolf Game Studi expected. Lori Sanders, former den mother for the .and Elizabeth Folkes, who needs the van most, it seen (On Black Wednesday, Icarus fell to Earth. All of you made the sacrifice that allows this book ess blessings J future ones, t 1, Everyone will be missed. We are poorer for your departure. see publ Author's Dedication and Thanks: This work is dedicated with love to: Kimberly Hausbeck, Red Bird Woman — with my deepest gratitude for a summer of Awakening. Climbing up on Solsbury Hill I could see the city light Wind was blowing, time stood stil Eagle flew out ofthe night — Peter Gabriel, “Solsbury Hill” Thomas Walke joy and in sorrow ever hurt you, I never planned it that way Unail comorrow having shared seven years with chareesaad et herinare corr Live forwodey unless otherwise noted restive tor Foly The mention to any comp: " M ecod Thanks go to Shari Hausbeck, for her role in our challenge to the Due to mature themes and subject matter, reader discretion is advised % wee SF ops, NN SE BSS DSS SEAS ASSES DSEASASSAGASE. Montana summer; Phil Brucato, for his continued support tnd gentle dentistry; and fellow ga Davis and Keylan Qa a int and se Final a 36 3 SEU oF oh a ERIN CAR lsContents ase Prelude: The Book of Ages : 4 %& Chapter One: Theogony (History) Chapter Two: The Enéhiridi@fa croaching? 26 gy Chapter Three: The Palatine Syllabus (pinion) — 3B WR Chapter Four: Hagiography. 48 Gee Appendix: The Song of Songs 62 WGPree, Te BOK Ages, | “ThA anies, | MONE 8 al give hak tothe Lod wth my whe eae We {wi lof aly worlds. af 1 wl lad a ex in he, ey wl sing praise to thy name, O Most High aN ner We Preface to the First English Edition aes ‘unfolding actions within and throughout hi ‘omnia Sve temele, pond dort he em en SievreSnesnivecnmorrenepremsan heer QNX! Prete Ca ene an ter Secs V Weeitanihs Oncremtenen enter veel es snlomeoiytinekinghesymatietimerisna, OAD Feet se tngh Unde onf my, hen nde tel ht keene ysl eine sok “ANDY against Him of who stand in the Way of Ascension, will be done, Amen. one Xe IN 2 eo a ee ee Pre The Boketgsor The Thophavofthe One 5 ES ZEEE ye La aay AY CRN SG INN SH EY RSBe A aNyoesrsenes sen eseserr7s01.2575 wa SST 75 Sr RIS SAS OT BSTC ATS SSS SOS SOS SD GOSS] CDS RDP SES ODD IND em ERNE MERON RNIN ERNE BRUNER CNRS Sa SiS . bt a Preface to the Fourth English Edition Tehasbeen 150 yearssince publication of thease, ficial edition of our Congregations scripcures, and overdue. Since fn the minds of many, isan acto A the lst eition, a plethora of new sons, visions and smannscrpts have beon unveiled and revealed to our CCongsezition, and no small handf al of chem have stood the testo ime, now demanding equal space in zaligs. The Book of Ages, or The jngcalled out fora new edition, an ‘uric delighted and proud ofall hismisiog ‘The purpose of this edition is not to enforce a canonical acceptance of certain texts over others, but to show what is «oat commonly accepted by the mainstream of our Congregation. Fels tegrettable that @ number of hymns and manuscripes had 6 bes G | Theophanies ‘ofthe Spheres, the Rape of Llthand the Byzantine Apogyphon — have proven to be remarkably aspirational or inflental for limited froups of Choristers, they have not as a whole been commanty, ‘of deuterocanonical works in the neae fur. Textual History (eof the Celestial Chorus consider our Book of Agesto be a Jocument. We believe in an ongoing ereation and silent forever after; we ate the notes of His Song, ‘Without doubr,manyofthesengsandorisin The Thephanes predate their written variant by countless generations, surviving i I tradtion and transmitted through generations of Singers. Home ‘ever the collection ofthese sores into the format woud be clled Ages probably began during the laterpart the second (CE, as Mentarhetep begin unifying didisparate er into one Conggegation with a unified mision. ime, The Theophaniss grew as individual communi 10 it Eventually, ome buted their stories and so palms inal tongues and Tanguases, merican English, i 1 restament ro our Congregaton’s university and plurality. Translation History “Theft Engh transatin The Thani was ansaion frm the Ltn mars ofthe same callin. ws common acc frost ccna livid in che Midlle Age tobe vend Trai hs spray theese with member of or Cane from a variety of an tocontemporiry ‘gation, due to our deep ecclesiastical ties with the Christian Church, As wich, patural chat Latin, che lingua franca of the church chosen langage fot The 13004, nuns bepinningin our wever, witha movement asa from ent that vernacular editions were a nccesiry. Awaken: imited tothe educate, Celestial Chorus GAY, ASSCSUSSEEOSS: ‘omitted for this purpose; while such woeks — particulachyeh apm hy accepted. These aa other texts wil bein an authorize collctam hy a a by Ct ee Seay “Many individuals within our Congregation worked indepen ently on translation projects, but finaly, in the early 1400s, an officially sanctioned effor’ was underway to prevent a variety of| ‘vernacular editions. The English edition was one such result along ‘vith German, eaian and Spanish editions. “The Second (1645) and Thiel (1838) English Eitions of The ‘Theophanies were mxification of the Fast Eaiion, with some correc- tion made when it appeared erors in tanslation — either fom the Ivanuscript®’ crginal languages to Latin, or fom Latin ro English — tipd been made. The Thiel Eaiion Revised (1929) was a nominal “ate pt at best ro include a few newer documents, bur these had not ound universal acceptance amongour congregation, ane this yb- fen was not widely approved. tages and translated them anew into mote es lish, while also adding new psalms and visions vader inclusivity and ough a number of ie of such antiquated jargon is rely unnecessary fl eitions ofthis work dd little ro correct, gre merely neiicatons ofthe fist edition, ‘under theauspices and blessings of the Ponti ria — have chosen to translate the original tain the original poetic quality of the documents wherever se, but some los in translation is always to be expected, ‘Some crits ofourapprcach argue char the previouseditionshad Prstic quality which outweighed scholarly conventions. Whileall of i Congregation should appreciate qualities of dhythmand meter, we Should not neglect the valu of scholarly exactitude. Frankly, some of the previous editions were based mare upon poetry (oreven ideo cal bias) rather chan upon history and exiginal meaning. We have retumed tothe original meaning, and we remain confident that cur edition s not entirely lacking in graces ofits own, Of course, the te poetry of any of The Theophanis is how they are made manifest in out lives, not what form they take on paper. New Texts ‘A numberof texts including the Leners of Geneview and the Songof Bemadete, are recent additions to the canon. The process of determining canonical status is discussed elsewhere and not the concer of this introductory text. Suffice It to say, though, that ‘majority usage isa valid enough argument for canonical acceptance ‘With no less than a dozen new books, psalms and songs in current tse since the third edition, a new edition was necesay.STS SSS SSS SSSI OWNS AERA ES Introductions Inorderto contre to he education of or Congreaton — Crsiaght ofthe Skepis— wehavechoen to afa et hioial inaction teach of the varius componentsof The Theophane ‘Thame no meant fo by erhauier they sre ona pes of serene br the enighal dociment pcg them within ome Tira comer Variant Texts. While wey lke ed include only those documents that are most commonly accepted b ‘ur Congregation atoss the globe, we do understand thatthe si text may, over the course of generations, rake on diferent form diferent nations We have indicated some of the more important varia brackets, chat our readers might have a greater understand appreciation ofthe text inthe many forms it may tay clearly understood that our use of brackets do signfcantordeuteroeanonical status, cy tha ae noe found in the majer source mars sof previous editions, have chosen to, plied to any ill-wlled mage Enchiridion: (Greek, “ha which sums up many ofthe Choc’ belie Faithful: The Celestial Chorus — ‘One's purpose for placing humanity on the Eat First Singers: The first, and most powerful ‘The Four Ages: Concept which divides history cach representing a diferent epoch in Choras history ‘Age: The earliest days, the time of pre-hi * Fi ' Sccond Age: The cme from the establishment oft ‘Congregation, in the second century B.C, to the Battle of # Milvian Bridge (312 CE) ‘Third Age: The period of Chistian ascendancy within the Congregation, from the Battle of the Milvian Bridge to the Declaration ofthe Ivory Tower in 1325. * Fourth Age: The reign of the Technocracy, from the 14th century to the present day. Great Adytum: The Chorus! seat of authority and main Horison Reali, Longaevi: Alternate term fo the fe. The 1 faerion within the Congre- sation which, starting in the fourth century CEE, rose in power to Messianic Voi become the dominant voice. Pontifex Maximus: The central authority forthe Chorus Metempsychosis: The ancient belief of reincarnation, Prelude: The Book of Ages or The Theophanies of the One UN: a oa ao LAR CR BHO ZEA GAR CAR Be Si Ss IN aS SENN NNO ry CSAS SELES SERENE Koo ZONA ON AN KY 'g RANE) RAL Conclusion ‘The documents thar make up our sacred scriptures are the livingtestament ofall those who have gone before us, that they iy fpuideusin wisdom rowardsreunton with the One. Ourscrpeuresare nota clesed hook or some dead manuscript instead they area living history, ever growing and building as ‘manifests the One's glorious Song. ‘There is a maxim in religious studies — and anyone whe has studied religious history 10 any depth can attest to this — that orthodoxy is often defined only in the face of heresy. Liken our Congregaion'sgrouth after the Promethean upheaval tothe Catholic Ehurch’s growth afer the P Reformation. Ie was the growing 1ofheresythatforcedthecelfiatienofomthealosyandothoprais Tehisis true, then t might even be surmised that the content= Geary face of the Chorus owes much to the Technocracy for atingsuch radical change and oreing is intoa differen future heologiansamong he Chorus might disagree with this sid would prefer to bemoan our Tos of tts mie SOO feaP afer the fay, they cannot deny that who we are tay is defined by what happened to us then eration upon generation tion: The End Times, when all Creation shall be ded, His opponents will Sacred City: The goal of the Congregation —a world which yeres the One and pga religion atthe centr of city angregation vs. Chorus ation applies to che gathering of like-minded feentury BCE, who shared acommen kleolexy This locsely allied group wasunifiedandnammed the Chorus in 1461. However, since the Chorus sees itl asthe tor ofthe Congregaion’smision, i continues to cal iselfthe Janeation "Only context can determine whether the terms used describe the historic antecedent oe the current boxy ariant Terms ‘The following terms are typically used within the Congreya tom in favor of the Council of Nine’ common parlance, Adytum: Chantry. This term may vary from place t0 place Sanetuary, Temple, ete ‘Catechumen: Apprentice Exarey Mas Praccet: Menor Presbyter: Adept Singer: Mage ‘The Song: Magick B.C.E.andC.E. ‘The Chorus recognizes that not llofits members view the bith ‘of Christ as an axial moment in time: Thus, BCE. (Before the (Christian/Common Era) ispteered toBC- (Before Christ) an CE. (ChrstianjCommon Era) to A.D. (Anno Domini, Yeat of Ou La). srs cr essen essouemseos oR NOTROP NADIA PAR wy ENR iz IA NERA ERO NER NER RNR ROS ee a Cl ta Ey ON Doe . het we Wi | HEo Ony a — Oe : 2 (t listcory) Me oD Then et ly, ib dif a rns marlolyembayingel hemening haere We heard the praises of the joyous citizens of ven, steadfastly prorat debug Pads aad naar pape hak a to those Praises and jos; and the exhoations of the vires NOY Shuang one another onto secure the salvation of the peoples WG ensnared by the Devil. And the virtues destroyed his snares, so that ORs} the faithful at last through repentance passed out of their sins and Ny voters Ni Arathi sng ie he oie of malin, making music in We suman rating ews of Tae, hele ase ikea of Bingen, Ss, Vision 13 2a . Ne The Creation Hymns as [pili How sreat isthe power of God! His mere ui is The Hymn of the One Ef cei; for Gd alone crested, snce He alone i © truly Go. By abe wish His works don Eau thet wellknown Creation hymn comestous GSS B the worlt’s existence follows upon a single act of composed in Avesta. Many versions of this text have been AR oral OY His wil passed down thee liest re 1 of Alexandria, Exhortation to This edition includes thee of the many Cre ation psalms and. songs oxer Congregation has adopted. We believe that in understanding our Creation mths we understand ourselves, but let it be clear here that by saying ‘myths,” we mean not fabrications or lies, but stries containing within chem principal euths. These Ci composed throughout oxr history, but we have followed the ‘example of previous editions by placing hem at the begining of our Book. ation hymns have been a cr ao Or 28 ee ee oe aye Ry EASA KEN EN EEN EENEEY a text is easly the scroll by a small sect of Sing isolated from the rest of our Congregation until the 15th century of the Common Era, the seroll is currently dated as over 2,500 years old; the number of redactions it went through before being recorded, and the hymn’s true age, can only be guessed. It is one of the earliest known recorded of out Creation hyn rethren insist that their Sanskrit version is 1,000 years older. ‘While most European Creation hymns refer to the Cr ator as “He,” this particular manuscript identifies the One’s sgender as feminine. Earlier editions chose to revise this in favor ofthe male gender, but we have decided —despite some protest — to return to the original gender des Chapter One: Theegony 9 < MS SCRA SCRE DS SSIS SESSThe One Sings Inn the Beginning was the One. She Was, from the time before all rime, but She was alone She looked into the a cold, dark, silent place And it came to pass that She desired light and sound 5 x So the One ea KN, ino pros ai And ic vas god = Her note lle the empties of the V iN g a x She Sang : AN a and this note them all Burt it was not enough to produce single notes, So She Sang two notes together, ‘And then three. Note by note Her melody grew, until finally She Sang forth an entite Song! Her Singing filled the Void Where once was silence, was now Her music Still there was the darkness, and the AIL-Singer was So She filled Her Song with fire and Making ita fevered bur Majestic and bright and The Birth of the Many But till She desired companionship. So She Sang again, giving life unto each note, until She gave birth to the Many, born into music and ligh The One San knew Her Sot .o them, and they learned that they €00 Singing in concord the One's splendi They gathered their multitude of voiee while each was singly beautiful ig, and radiating Her Sang together: Together they were a magnificent harmony Both song and light were lesser than the One's, yet still they were worthy’ B They Sang and then they shone, and the One was pleased.(On the la i (Creatures which walked, or crawled, of flew, or swam. And the One watched, and listened, and was content with the works of Her childre For time immeasurable She Sang to the Many ‘And the Many With One as melody and Many as harmony. And ie was good The Dark Ones Sang together, But discontent crept into the hearts of afew, And they desired not to render the Song of the One, But instead their own, ‘Some did so out of pride, ‘And others because they were weak and easily swayed, Bur others out of malice, Fe, or anger. These rebellious few met and conspired to create their own ng Even greater than that of the One Which cannot be! Bur they rose their v. song of their own, A harsh, raking noise like the shattering of rock, (Or the breaking of bon Lacking beauty; filled with power. Their dissonance grew, and where it filled the heavens, ‘The One's light dimmed, ‘And darkness reigned. And these nether-regions w Filled with A symphony of pain, and and all things 1s now discord,esis GS OS ON GS Sc esa The War in Heaven OD: ‘The One was displeased, and Her Song rose in anger. aN Her loyal children S: FS, antral Sg re et uand your brethren havesunguntothe of the arth; bue with each passin on, more from my ways. Even the ful have forgotten f harmony. Too often you sing alone, and you GED scncnter ne yaya em ewe EAN together in iy, that you purse tay be BRSY petuated! IR) Many more wil fil by the wayside, and they sal be BONG sumed as they have sured me toward me, and all shall be One once more. GRE BTy beavers For yon ar eke in organ young hem Oe = “Let your celestial chorus unite!” iN Minuit BERD evesver SN, The Gathering Upon his: leftvand Mentu-hetep’s ed from their sockets, and he was blind for ever urn to the city of Thebes, Mentu-het all his brothers 1s across the vagickal NF Farandwidewenthi ANS and mundane, from the lan of the Great Mountai BGO Fhernce at woth las acon he Cret Water in a ‘pu to thve who al heard the Song Line aayPSS ASSO ASS OV NTSOVASTSOY SSS OSSU SSO SSO SO hee paeeiaeo SACTELON SONG g Mentu-hetep was assisted in his efforts by the Pharaoh, who had been led to Aten by Mentu-hetep's ministrations As the blind Singer sent forth his summons, Amenhotep IV —now called Ikhnaton —abandoned Thebes to build anew city dedicated to Aten. [And this displeased the priests ofthe land, the priests who taught of the many gods. And they foretold a terible fate for this city. Many rejected Menturhetep's summons, but many an- swered. In time, these Singers came, slowly gathering in Akhetaten, the Pharaoh's new city; from across the seas and cover the mountains, rom distant nations and from lands stil unheard-of they came. Some arrived singly, and others in pairs, while otherscame in groups the smaller congregations. Allthese remembered the All-Singer in one form or another. The nearby Knights of Aten came first, followed by the Chosen of Abraham; then came the Mazdeans, Gilgamices and Mithradites came from the East, che Canerites and Delphians ftom the North, the children of Bhisma and Vallana and other disciples of the Maker. All were glad to come and sing of the One, the All-Singer, the First Not, the Creator, the Universal Harmony. For many days these strange visitors came to Ikhnaton’s fledgling ciry, some under cover of night lest their s manners draw forth the criticisms of the Pharaoh's en Finally, afterall guests had arrived, the many Singers met and sang together of the One and the Many, of the celestial hharmony that had once been, and would be once more. And Mencu-hetep, the blind Singer, sang unto his brothers [and sisters: Inthe beginning was the AlL Singer, and He was unity. The Fast Note became Many, and sil thee was unity, A beautiful, glorious cantcle heard throughout the cosmos! ‘Unuil the Dark Ones broke the harmony With songs of anger and pride, ‘And we scattered across the Earth Like grain of sand ina deser win. ‘And the assembly sang with him, and it was a wondrous hhymn, And Mentu-hetep sang again: Inthe days long past, When the First Singers roamed, We sang alone; separate, yet still one, Joined by our memories ‘of ancient days, and celestial origins, ‘Acting apart, yet sill in concert, ‘we praised the All Singer! os SSS WP NACE BOE G Aid caning ah Maoh attic DAG ‘wondrous hymn. And Mentu-hetep sang again GS But now, in these ering ties, we Sing alone. ONY ‘We work singly wo fulfil our mission, WV 3 ‘And on our own we ean do litle oe In a vision the AUL-Singer Sang to me, and I Sang to Him! “He has declared that these days are pas, ‘That where one is strong, many are stronger. Let us unite in His glorious name! Sst Let us Sing together to Him, ae ‘Cast aside our differences, and join in a just cause! W Let our combined efforts usher forth a new era, Where all humanicy sings of the AlL-Singer's glory Recall your heavenly origins, and gather your voices In one beautiful melody, and lt our Song be heard fiom now os To the ending of allie! ree And the assembled sang with Menturhetep,andicwasa AQ oo ane tions NN ital pas, ede ero come, ase That there shal bea great and terible war, ‘ONY In the Heavens and om the Earth We Between the Singers of Light andthe Singers ofthe Darkness. AQ We shall ake up our arms, ORD ‘and marshal our forces against the Dark Ones. aN! Our losses ul be many, W and we shall ry out to Heaven for respite! Sed Ogeto ‘Anal a the end, after oe victory, BO All shall be One again NOE ‘The Dissmentscnshe, WG Broken into uter nothingness, asa And all others shall Sing in harmony! ONY ‘The may notes shall be one heavenly Song once moe We ‘And such was the strength of Mentu-hetep's holy words that all were in accord with him. So clear was the voice ofthe All-Singer thar the Singers plediged to Sing together once ‘more, for lone Singers could not attain the chorus of Heaven, ‘And the scattered groups united, recognizing that we knew the same Song, and that we all worshipped the Creator, who ‘may have a multitude of names and forms but still remains ‘One; and each pledged to honor the faith of his brother, for itwas good. Many years passed, and the Sacred Con, the strength of the All-SingerBy Aan PAW SSIs FAS wae OVS QV ASSO ANS 0: USI Waszsey Reet hall she end come ag" oN ‘oss the Globe The Chorus Acr al the world fora wit ‘And his gospel of the Kingdom shall be preached it — Matthew 24.14 qeisa common misconception hat ourContotshinory west smepice ofapparent North Aion and Mable Easter 1000. While our 055 noticeable ne tonvion wssynonyiounwith REF Me fielenst, the Roman Emp fn ultimately the Waly Roman Empire of Christian Eos, ‘eis naive ro believe that we wer absent stm of Men herpes ele was He aabisnyrmanacromed he Creat 00) i Gnontikly she Aclansic) and the 135 ees othe East” robb Es ayn), However, the document 20 $ norstate ech ofthese more distant Sirs orwhat] after thet aera Ammbercf theories ave Been £ rtp, based upon both achaeolOtY saa local oral raiions c '» The Americas, g ‘Apocryphal texts rel of Mentu-hetep sending #" ‘expedition across the ‘Adlantic to spread the Congrezatio? tothe far Bors, Very isle event supports tis Bo Regus we know that ine “Aanericancontinentsbave ad “scnaaiehery Singer ee VS isolated from YC ongreation'smain body. some nas songs show acoranon and ideology Singer activityranged fom Gh Siotubal elders of the Non Ameen ty steer priesthood and cult inthe eal and South American indian er Be To hindate, wears eeningofthe ancient Middle Amercr ‘Singers who responded to ‘Menturhetep,andtowhat BB extent our teachings ma None permeated later Ome o« Maye ios. Bven American Singers ‘respond to the summons thous oer parey maintained communication Yi erward, and separate traditions developed: tg “Without a doubt, thous, our activity sea Americas wa cies by tha fhe Deeamapeakers, who were or i ouch, BS wh what the Fal pon Hoa aed what the land needed: MISE Fons dhe ovean. with Eatopean STS wr ongustadors and colonists Sauved disaster. How many of out misionaries Killed porential ember of out own COnETEEREION PN separated by cme cop tance, but Singers ofthe One Soe rimecheless — merely because the} Tefused to accept Christianity? Ge Howmany Dreamspeake ee cave more incomsnonninan wee ee ce) diasareut furans! Dy May the Lord forrive A i = Africa ae: “As was the case in the Americas she spirit-ways took Foor if ‘Agica and became more prominent hte than were any of out GREE oun Singers Seamer he Aung or onan ccs 9 FEYDS reac haveasuznger nresence in AlN ‘Why ve wu Say por succesfully fray sou Fema mayaery. We di, later on, fll opie Chrsanity ino Ear (ceive the SNS Congregation’ faltering presen at Sarton) and Ediopi, tinal Wing he Ehiopic peonles Bald 2 empire: PreshyterFoannesconenibuted othe European legends of the a irean priest-king resterJobn- tensions which have reflected iN catenin the aay Za Te Midle East een eit iin ene nl iin edexcrions BS ZN The Middle Eas has always BONG, incheChoms: the Chosen (Hebrew 1 se folowersofAbraharn) have on eo! Gy ey In ation, the debacte ofthe es (hich only heightened tens 00" Ace Jewish, Chaitan and Main GREATS Singer) and he seeming eee fn Ce Brin ed to Conetegtonal no eet pe wih any tena io the ZN Fined, However, psiatetic Sine Taave been known to Sing in the aye Ean somermes alongside Bain. mage iNo ‘Jerusalem aap Feral sy far de lis ty of he Western work, central to usr ‘sian and Islam, King Dod ult oe Jerusalem upon the! ‘Canaanite city of fhe es encom nere; Jesus was arrested, oe N Mefed, erucified and (according {© tradition) resurrected here mie the Church of the Holy (Sepulcher now rests a DING ‘Muhammad ascended unto: ‘Heaven from this same ci Ruled alternately by Jews: Romans, Ottomans and Europeans, Way ontested over by the three eat Tait, wealo Kies ace very heat of religious hatred and ‘bloodshed. Various groups hel ges me oe Chosen of Ababa an cea eo Veices wii the Chor nn acini mages (ho Fr NL ‘Sumnurabered Muslim mages ip the Consrregation). It has seen 1 are of retigious, political, ethnic ‘and magickal strife: HeNy Vicon sr ans in he “city ofPeaess BUR Ne (ne Shsfinaly established steal ress "The Jerusalem Adytum ean iejoiney ran by an meas alisnce of Jewish, Cristian and Maslin ‘Singers = # Asia ZN » Aan erdeqredanperasveinuenee fT Akashic rotherstheca ries (aneerrofersion x) an ev) Line roupsof imperial Chinese magic wear Chorus ad few succeses in ASS ne though we have had arelatvely Tone presence Baa SamhAus re edt un-Awakened accepting he in Ar inthe Godhea the Alshic lito sis BR ee Taoism —among the many nate cream ations — nine our efit ‘Our members in the Indian subcontinent still DCm 2 ean Oe Fe European misinary actin ia and what they Boake wii sour apparent cisezard for heir own sacred songs ofthe One ‘many of which may) acne oe found in The Tesphani SO rena eyes BR L3zy EB ES NEA LEY OAS Se LR SEEN LER Le eR NE Eee INS SINSyo SOV PSO ANSON = STS SON LAS 0: SM PSSPSSLI ES MAPMBZ IK = SCION olgeongee ae lec MaCMCONONLeaNG snot ke OSE ees GRO ESAS Amoi cd inn erste: sem of Mish Gs a dd peared se hire, Mira religon’s DUY ‘was no doubs prepare: instead he witnessed his eligi The Commentary of See ar plac ig chums Tiersex ont tae Ye i eatumeclcct rca endear Cvaanin, Antonius . of ie lcese wins ond pte ee ee hehe er ian OS Conn ee (220 - 313 C.E.), one of himand His criticisms of the N tory; in addition, he wrote 0% ere Second age grunt seh geesbefoe Mant urement ignored by many of our We wey aoe ah wore peonai, Yo ont s¢ favor of religious tolerance, acustom af mares De sete Tee Thefactthathelivedt0 ee fay tis Ave gto hs fal QS ‘Awakened, but remarkably inteligent, even wroteafew — mrembers during thi tutimately leading to his nen Atel bt rear becli niger enlemiracaker nenberie fats omen ia te net wh a eperCEIe eigning Pontiff regarding the Counci om. nulazity during the Third editions. However, we repeal a naebe of Chaos et sf ory eunthe fo te fede eee RG Opie auch neumehiceupes acle haere ic ee ES ee ee paki, defer wo wadion and lapsed darig he Seed weer ay elem tig pleased torestore some ofthe writings « ns ‘arent place, since cher bulk was peace Book of Ages. 38 = of Antonis to os aS) We Mithraismys, Ch ristianity: And the Mithras, God of the ur Pepets wae the | Rome is above the Neos, bd Tho onan * — Rudyard Kipling, A Song to Midkras. “5 5 Historically, Mithraism ean be tacet to the fifeh| Persian deity of wisdom and light. By the | eee transformed into a “mystery religion” (a cule hich ey x symbolic death/rebirth initiation) Widespread inthe Roman Enpine ritien et Particularly popular wich soldiers, who favored the cule’s similarities to Christianity: a baptism ritual, a Divine Lord respons; le for ailitant disposition and similar, Concepts ofthe afterlife: and a final t00 tied into its Polytheistic backgrounds, and it looked toa ign ustorically identified, For these, and other reasons, Mithrai But the contest was close; in 307, the Emperor Diocletian dedicated Mithra as. With the ascension of Constantine, imperial favor turned to Chrisciani Mithraism. The Mithraie revival by Julian the Apostate (360-363) was. fail Had fate worked a tiny bit differently — had Constantine ‘died at the: been felled in battle by an artow through the. ‘eye, the religious. history of * Mithraism and the ‘Congregation Mithraism Survives to this day as a {tue mystery teligion;: the general Majority of its: ‘worshipers are. ‘members of the | ‘Congregation — Specificall venerates the First Singer Mitras, ‘Some Mithraic historians ‘Suggest: oth for Julian's ‘untimely death and Constantine’s Success. Few of th ut should these allegations ever be proven, some unpleasantness we SS 19 MESSD Chapt Ove Tei S BOS 2 > Py ARON 2 bf oF Bai Liars! VU Ce CUS In eee SAO, We ICO I SLRIINLIINS oy NS NRO SSCS NEThis letter includes Antonius's reflections on Salvation — which, by this time, we now tonderstand to mean Ascension * On Salvation (Ascension) What is Salvation, my Brothers in the Lord? This is @ worthy question, fr itsanswver defines our very existence. We of the Congregation have long argued and debated the :meaningof Salvation from the frst days when we gath Akheta an at least en, While we have few easy answers, 88E The Letter to the Cilicians * On the Coercion of Belief ro ~ Some question whether religious beliefs can be forced BN (excerpts upon an unwilling people. This has provoked much debate, and has never been fully resolved. I, for one, am opposed 0 this sentiment, for a religious devotion born of tetror is a fleetingand intangible thing. The Lord wants Hischildren to come willingly, and if they must live li until they make the first step, then so be it. Other, more ime after lifetime ous members of our congregation, however, more con- cerned as they are with purity of thought, eare little for free will discuss some beliefs which are universal in our Congregation: The Letter to the Bogomil Congregation (Excerpt) Of great concern to our early founders was whether we ‘shouldyplay prominent roles in leading the citizens of our dation Some arguc that we shoul remove ourselves from the mundanitiés.of civil rule, and instead contemplate our own spiritual growth, or act as models of faith and piety. Those who support ithi im believe that any marriage Therwcen the Congregation and the civil authorities sound toend in catastrophe. Puinderstand that this is your view, and ‘that you poineoithe disaster atyAkhetaten for evidence. Asweknow, Mentuchetep"sformetstudent, the pharaoh Tkdanaton, seemed to fulfill our goal of building a society dedicated to the One. Uniformunately his introduction of idespread monorhelam in Exype was hasty, and we, in our Youthful enthusiasmy sipported him. When he began con Struction of a city dedicated to the Aten, we rejoiced. “Akhetaten became the site of our fist Adytums indeed, ‘Alghetaten itselfmeans “Horizon of Aten,” and we saw it as ‘he ise sanifestacion ofthe Sacred City When Ikhnaton abandoned the other gods and bail ‘emplesto Aten in locationssacredto other gos, we sill nothing. This was our mistake; itis folly to enforce our beliefs: fn others while showing disespect for their own. native ditions, and it isdisastrous to utterly cast aside the old ways in favor of our own. This was demonstrated when AKhetaten ‘was destroyed after Ikhnaton's death. You argue that this calamity is evidence of what happen when our Congregation develops alliances with the secular authorities. However, let not your caution cross the border ‘between circumspection and fear. What was wrong was the say we allowed Ikhnaton’s rebellion —for sich is what it suas, in truth — to go unchecked. Many in our Congregation Salvation may be seen on the individual evel. tis when ingens sense of self becomes inseparable from the Di- vine. He no longer says I” referring to himself — he says” knowing that he and the Creator are one and the same! Thi isnot to say that we are gods, though, or thar wee equal to the Creator itis to say thar whar makes uslve, and who we are, is the Divine Spark itself. To fully pelle this — not e0 simply acknowledge it or agree with ja is the meaning of Salvation. I is when Singer and Soa become one. But we may speak on a universal scale as well. This 160 thas multiple aspects; the f the widespread appli- cation of the pre the Creared eome cone need not have Awa the Creator. Main) holy men thro red, we beliewey who were un-Awakened. Thesevondaspectof universal Salvation ismore passes iis when all humanity comes to accept the One as Lord and Creator. Some in our midst believe that shold all mankind accept the One unanimously and universally, then shallbe Saved. Nor all in our Congregation believe this, BuE we do agree chat iis still a goal to pursue, as i allows for a gebatet chance of individual Salvation ro occur. * Diverse Religious Sympathies Accepting the One as Lord and Master i the truest way) to Salvation, [tis well-accepted by our Chorus the rejection of the Creator by His rebellious children was the cause fu S current state; thu rust all accept His dominion the for us to be reconciled to the Creator, we (Our Congregation’s founders, we must note, came from many varying and divergent religious traditions, for it was known then that the worship of the One took on many GREAT customs according to each nation and peoples. But the BRST estonaeanycnerelginmerfitingsSalsron? sed ist ths ue wring wen ened Ateany religions less worthy” Ithaslongbecn the resolution of our Congregation thar all religions stand on equal footing and each may lead to Ascension. Thus I, as 2 Son of Mitras, hhave no lesser or greater a chance of Salvation than do my Christian or other brothers We learned from this that we cannor force people 10, accept the Creator. Our mistake was not so much an act of hubris as a lesson on unrestrained growth. This does not ‘mean, however, that we must entirely abandon our attempts to lead humanity in favor of an isolated hermitage of self 25S," Geile S AS > > 1) Be ee eee PSROISNSSSSR SoNES e oe & ctl, Or ofthese aso ne he Soaeneotyputiniccteso nay ‘we must be helmsmen of their ship, that we may direct it toward the port of salvation. The Letters to the Pontifex Maximus * The Congregation and Christianity Your Eminence Moa of the Creator are upon you. c heard tales that our Emperor, Constantine, cli Bridge, instructing him to put the name of Christ upc standard and thus assuring him his subsequent viet battle. Asa result, [am told, he wll be adopting Gh as his personal faith. While I am pleased f brethren — particularly that they will nolo tion — Iam somewhat troubled by poten & Fins, let me explain, Some in yCongroyation be that the figure of Jes was merle of our own kind, cither a Jewish Singer or even ait Orphan may hhe worked miracles, healed p cara onto that he is the manifestation of some git power oF for The Messianic Voices, on the othethand, are Singers w believe that the figute of Jess was in fete One made f and thathis incarnation vasa necessary a free bu tres alfwome hag ete Whil notholdtothisparticularcreed, | donor begradgeeaGl brethren ther beliefs However, [have noticed something disturbing. ts thar a good many Christ-Singers have become blinded theirown Faith; hile theystil believe in the Congregatica teachings, they ako acer that the Christian Fith isthe or valid Faith for Salvation. Irisasifall othereliefshave fallen by the wayside withthe triumph of Christianity Certainly, not all Christians in our Congregation claim this; many stll see the workings of the Creator in every religion, Bur there are increasingly more intolerant and closed-mindes Singers in our midst, and [fear what might happen should this minority ever become the majority ation that some of hata cabal of Chrst- a well as In closing, I wish corefute theall ‘non-Christian brothers have madk Singers forced Constantine's vision upon working the Song to bring about the victory at the Milvian, thus ensuring the Emperor’ adoption of Christianity. 1, of course, have no evidence for my refutation, but 1 cannot SZS OV ASLO SSO ASSO. hope that my letterfinds you well,and thatthe blessings conversi imagine any ofour Congregation beguiling one of the un-Awokened in this manner ‘The Council at Nicaea Your Tam confident that dis leter finds you in good health, and that your sacred duty is more joy than burden. Uae that you have recently been bap Ifthisisyourheartfelt desire, then Ieongratulate youand wish you the best Pay no heed 10 those who insinuate that your, ‘was asa means of gaining some political leverage er the growing number of Christ Singers [ muse confess that Iam disturbed by the events ofthe mncil recently heldat Nicacatodiscusstheso-called Arian 3. Is i not strange that this Council should so closely 1 debates raking place among the Mess ined apart from much of the ‘our membership, in favor of tion and pursuit of the C 3s my knowledgeds wrong. Please follow me while l repeat ‘aChristian. Voices? I so per- ;Onelnearate, but thatthe was a mortal like all re They proclaim, however th hosen by the UGE They proclaim, however thathewws Chosen by che GS ofsedec ning the world; as such he hasan rreator. They believe this in opposition co the majority of Yessianic Voices, wheargue that Jesus is of rhe exact same ‘an un-Awakened Alexandrian priest in trumpeting similar views, and his views nongst the Christian communities. ainly not uncommon for our own arguments (0 rate the un-Awakened communities, but che speed with, ch the Church called a couneil to debate this “heresy” is ing. Is it possible that Christ-Singers are using the urch ro determine orthoxloxy and to define heresy, simply Inordertoforce their beliefs upon those Voices they consider “deviant?” While I do not recognize the names of any of the Nicene Council's participants as having been members of ‘our Congregation, Lam not alone in wondering what role (Christian Singers played in this Council. If i is proven that any of the Congregation manipulated the C our own advantage, instead of allowing the Faith to take its natural course, then I will demand justice for those Singers whose Faith has ust been branded illicit, and who have in turn been anathematized by the very Church that they love and support Chapter One: Theogony Sa 2 yo 2 ya OHS LE WER AER ERR EAN)Im oe signo vinces By this sign shale thow conquer. — the vision of Cons seas eet cement ae The Thin Te aide een inthe er 313 of he ene Ef Come rid : rt si aise hh ‘ine Comat andi the fle of einterrelationshipof Church, in Brief ‘The Third Age theologians or the s¥* Soon into the Thind Age, the Mester Likewise it represents the many other pagan groups) 84 were Christin ‘vere synonymous with Even within the ‘Awakened, while in other troup, the Messianic Voices: Be hesloxy were worked out Some sa who sresed singe, unl ‘With Charlemagne c ie os 9 MN RS) woes orn BSS Unfortunately, s OY “anaes eben Re at i West argued for the come in ail matters favs ‘most exclusively We Rel RN Salvation, and gnoved them, sei K Sind some variance anit Beet sgperacred City was still n ight> “The Crusades became another rallying-poine for snarginalizingnon-Cheistians Muslim Singers never fully a ook of The Third Age the codification of Christianity: “Voices were eleacly the maonicy im tsappeaed, their vitality sph of 1 et ahs eos ane ne ear: Chis “rough, dissent concinued. In fa Ne wits Sipe mS a Congregat ‘hnie of theological lines. Tsu ‘As the rift grew bet so did che Singers theological stern 2 ‘Singers. The Pontiff and stantinople than ORS rea ZANT RONEN ONBRE Sate and Chon Sit nd Chr was on dt el bred oul aa “This, without dob, the weet the mat productive peri Ex Chins Ansan fame hm sn we Dice di ts Peel Ah enc saya wh he Fart Aub ts oh adn te Th gene witha ehcny Tas tage Td somo the Wory Tower stun ees wee sec eae NTE fof Christianity “throughout the Congreeation: the Congregation. Many) other groups either nwo the sidelines: “TheSons of Miveas ad ing the Pontfexand the ents ‘he Messianic Voices ome cases this dissent spilled ovst [9 the un- rion. What beans as of faith and ¢ the Cabal of Pure Thought # uP af ee. [Although not all of Europe into his Empire, ‘fands and peoples. The ‘Congregation sad Wester churches, arte. Those of the qual satus and thus tO ween the Eastern a dof the Congregation a ore Eastern Singers argued fOF 5° “pc echinm as a serious threat f0 UTS he Cara, ina moment of wislory se to adit he arguing theolopians were al SS vented heir ow oN wrought, and then a defeats the repercussions of that Ane rormuregation, although many Sindee al harbored sympathy for them ago Treseehan a century act the Cabal sof Pure Thought re-emersed a5 Pate fe Order of Reason In 1325, the Declaration a ofthe Ivory Tower was drafted, snd che walls ofthe Sacred City lowly began tumbling down- iNe Timeline Wego 16 325 —Council of Nicaea. Dn #800 — Charlemagne ‘crowned Holy Roman Emperor Nt 2 K * 1095-1272 — The Crusades LN 2 TO DAH —Albgesian sade in he Cathars in France eH » F525 Declaration ofthe Ivory Tower ae s Gels Chas SAWIZZ8 228,223,238 PRO BEee ee ee ees CEU i LILES NE ee SENSIS SAPO ANZ: PSS LU RSS SUBST RSZS OURS SSQI ANZ ASZLOV PIZSOV LOY PSZIOV IZIOV MPO OSPIOVI OD} So SNS STE SSS SSL) BSPOVBSPVOV ANZ: ANS OSS SON TSN Ge i 6 6 NESE NACA INAC NACE N ANCONA NACE ONGAS RONER ERNE EE RIES Sey Lae The Aachen Manifesto Thought, th of Awakened (once allied with c ‘eS Early inthe ninth century, @ mane offing of ovr group relocated from Rome to Aachen, thecaital of Chanlemagne’sempie. ‘These priest knights, Christin Singers who exceed equaly inthe ats of war anl magick, gathered at Charlemagne’ palace. The Palatine Knights — who ave since come down in history and legend asthe Palains — swore haly wows to protect uamamity and all Creation {rom the soldiers of darkness, Ther cred has remained a model and inspiration for all who wou ake up ther name and thi cause. [Note that heir use ofthe phrase "Chorus Celestial,” alhoug ‘common norallore, was meof the fst such writen formulations. No doubr, twas influential in 1461 when Valoran reunited uss «a Train of the Coun of Nine The Palatine Creed ‘We, of the Sacred Congregation of the Chorus@elestial, assembled in the Sanctuary at. cllle,do pledgeon this day, the I Ith of November in the 800ch year of Our Lord, to become trve Protectors of Mankind ‘We take now thee Holy Vows, inthe name ofthe Father the Son and the Holy Ghost, that no creature of Infernal influence or vice shall pose a threat.co Humanity: |, From vampires, disearnate spirits and other evil dead shall we safeguard Mankind; IL. From shapeshifters, changelings and other inhuman species shall we defend Humanity: TIL. From demons, succubi, incubi and any other dark splits hall we protect the Innocent IV. From soreerers,thaumaturgss, warlocks and others who traffic with dark forces shall we shel be Powerless V. From che Dark Singers anal who would desecrate or pervertthe Lond ionshal we preserve the Barth Letour WarSongeheandandourbattlcryhe trumpeted across the world, for a powerful army unto the Lord shall webe. In the name of God, Amen. The Visions of Lucien Lucien (d. 994 C.E.) was me ofthe most enigmatic — and prophetic — voices ofthe Third Age. He wandered into.a monastery at yom; his past was, and sills, known. He was famed not for his mysterious origin (almost common uring the Matic Ages), but for his Somgrdlivered prophecies. Unlike marey millennial prophets ‘who foretold the coming of an imminent Apocalypse, Lucien foretold other days chat would be just as dark and dive. His uisions were collected and nembered almost immediately afer his death or fare study, 21 ofhis49 visions and prophecies have ben fulfil, alhergh not all are of the same magnitule Xllth Vision: The Blood-Soaked Days These prophecies now speak clearly of the Ingustion. I is presupposed by some thatthe "hard-hearted shepherds” represent gation) who may have contributed to che Ingusition’s success 1 This vision of the Lord came to me. Upon a mount there grazed many sheep. Some nearacliff,close tothe edge from which they would fall to:theit doom, while others grazed far from the precipice. 3 ith the food of they bled and Some ate gras, filling their bellies 4 and they watched over the ‘watch-fires, they were co guide the sheep away from the elif and the rocks and thorns. And there were many shepherds for these sheep, standing guard with erooks and 5 Butsomeshephends saw only the word of their dry “and Akfthe intent, and they hardened their hearts. They punished thee sheep that did wrong, though the sheep are bout animals 6 While som shepherds would gently pull hack from the precipice thase sheep who were too close ro the ede ‘others smote the sheep with their crooks, splitting their skulls. And while some shepherds healed and nurtured the sheep who ate rocks and thorns, these other shepherds split theirellies and let them bleed. 7 “Ror such is the price of disobesicnce,” they 8 And then eame the time when these shephe would beat and kill those sheep whom they suspected o approachingtheelgeores nidfinally these shepherds came to burn and! smite those of the flock ‘whom they suspected dl desi the rocks and thorns, 9). “For such is the price of disobedience,” they said sand thorns. roach the cliff or wo eat 10 _Andfinally these sameshephends looked tothe other shepher thy forthe disobedient she ind questioned whether they were harbored sympa and were lax in their dur 11 Andshese hard -hearted shepherds rook their crooks ‘and watch-fires and tured on the other shepherds 12 “For such is the price of disobedience,” they sti 13. And the owner of the flock came to the mount, and saw that he had no sheep, and that the mount was covered! with the blood of sheep and shepherd alike. 14. And he wept for the wounded Jamentations seemed endl lan, annd his 15 And the owner tumed on the har-hearted shep- herds,cursing them and all the progeny. “Lasked yout care for my sheep,” he cried out, “but you have destroyed them, and your fellow shepherds! 16. “And in so doing, you have destroyed yourself. For such is the price of disobedience.” 17. AndltheLon!said tome: Oman, youand your Sh are the shepherds, anda time of blood is coming, when some either those mortals «cho led the Inquisition, or the Cabal of Pte your midst shall punish the flock instead of guiding them, = » o& ao o >; oa oF bo a oF “ So” rey ee Ey Ey BRL LAR) Ry DBR LO ZOE DOR URIS LARNACA NACI ACV CVA DAISY SSSA ISIS LINING IIS RIN IESIN {se XXVIth Vi above him, circled him, each SES OGES SGI SOS (SLENALP NACA NACO NEN RENEE OG 7 Contemplating th red the chained man, 8 Thethindeagle joyofflight, to tril ar che beating of our hearts to draw power he hlood of the chained man. I know not of your Kin.” rehere wexperience the Contemplating this, she ignored the chained man. 0. The firs ke again, “You are both wrong nd eagle, he said, "You desire only power And to the third eagle he said, "You seek the dark hysical life and nor the they offer 13. The first eagle ignored the chained man that he might argue with the others, until it finally came to pass that all three © tht each they sky, ripping and i ly fly, and they 14 And when they rman was free, for they b thechained 15, Weakened as they were, the 6 and he ined them to the rock, 7. and he reigned as king. 8 And the One said tome: Oman, you and the many shall no longer fly instead be imprisoned by thosePMA PACE Ne SOU ON EON RON ECON ONO ONG é ERNE NERO ONE E og inde Gais ets aan he folad 6's tea kat Sched jr Jk. Since we now live nee ia a fediog poalas may rerbe reli Fourth Age, hymns, goin eine ef eel, hece a ZEON AZ NAAN RNC CONANT sth LE ECCI i LNA AALDAS a)oy a Se x vy 09 Ka 0 Ly of xa Se ie 08 & oa of = x CO, FAGAN NRE By DON ee fea SS all BLES 2599 i Bo £ slished presence in trad winter tenant eae D $ he misionaey ‘Messianic Voices (i Tesomares tended 0 a f oimiealto Tpeightened he . tn Nala he Bin many AN the Congret argued for & & i ied, andno: have occured: % he Mile East (or comer) ‘Stage borin edna Min KG Atl allywith tbe Chores TNS ees lovely K trainee S D whoseered q 1 Gonshasalong meionto da eri ofthe wondering Hebrew PSEA sree % their peorles| meiecrgasretairt atin opts am Dao son bk neonates teh Oe Lh gmat wen GRE Seed mang eotene won By St remem e eR i oAy neers DoS senting het ‘Duringthe Crusade sents asa & Fa ees go - Se nannies ce occ et aomicaegcoanent BX Homan oe pve te Kath a Mpeand vb bet See Te Mile FON, crear Ca en oi Sins ng nT ee shirts a Sen cn mas eT Se shrank ewrenain tS ce BSS # The New Age Movement OX son etonane cto ee ge Some nina oe ao elgions that edi oF 9 BR pyc canteen titre mio gern etee| EA oedema amiieretocitieerea Sesleri | ges, sing enero NS nected mC De near eh ae ech nn andteypone neater j i XR nern cm oan cr whose i eons NG ‘Tribal Religions BG _htmenloe * cant ene i gt Pee Gsm theDes fet i nan far rex amu politics and istry GARY idearemore len cha apc naen othe CN mre leis be tl the One. Ling a canseion Nl ah reset ero theuine she Mes aay i meee oe ymca See Se oS fected nominal conversions Scans bur sul esined PY prec of heir onal faith aq a | tise Case a | Bxe0 2a aq anc oem an entteconingtvnm — osm ST atten DR stem Nt etn ce etn cool Virtue ca cen See tlre a 3 (mang a i formation of anime : {1, even the Technocr™cy and the "Nephandi, will rejoi with tazda, the Wise Lord. rps lima comes orm He jue Nv Ct ncaa heavenly deal, and ches © “Forosstrian Singe DAVE ‘Persian magush— ancient 1. On Scripture Menbesofour Cz “sa etetor Carton ely non elect fC el snare sou us irengng wie hen thee “hatwandne ela Mocs thane ee _at the beginning of the question, whi eaoteehgsos end Set ana pinremeienewntente Serr ihe aly 1LOn feterodoxy " stilted dec tn yeccral experi meetin ne eT cence toa Trlione do sao the ne of organi aly called Magi forthe Lal : 1 rho visited the newborn '9; SN) PSS SY AICS SV ASS OU ASZS OY ASZS OV ENTS OY NZS OY ASSO ESTO STO ASOT OO NS NE NZEN REN AC EN ACN ACNE N RENCE NAO NUNES GOO RO ERO BORIS tiunessfhirhea athe conviction chaciheyateight—not finest euery den tac there may have been DE, ‘out of fear of reprisal. Likewise, let those whose pers any valid religious reasons for the Refo vn, tha oN evi he aceped neal jolly Th fRenavehiclefrgrace Even thin he Carole a ofan individuals erly he perenal expen of rte forthe Reformation, for te Co Ni beliefsonly be ju tn 1545, which boyan the proces of caihing and reforming — NGS atte by its fruit,” so shall we judge the Gataledocrine. nadie, i opened up» flmerng of nem |S believe that the diversity of Christian groups within the Chorus — Christians who were more SI Feet procien Hint own bids NN nttothemanywaysinwhichtheOne —_‘Likewize, while the R sea apie W Tateyherepaciicrensd be or aincicerowi sic memeunl— bedtenee tO inittarwchavefllowcnofrgemsctcreieaintooureertans Sere atetunlegen indonevent ESS Aly he One ipe wea ly invbhw AvitenyndAvakewlaeneecnuipancrone. ARNG a. The Inquisition Ice the Reformation for wh WE Tenefen nthehion ofhuraniy,peplehaveconwediety on ofthe mie Church and the Ye with orthodoxy; the Inquis vas ane tragic example af acres i Sin, whena site ined bel ws tere upon people II] On The Sacred City AY wodisemed or were even fev sen ne the vson Iasi nedyallehe wean ANGE een NonkeloncefGoltnticahcArsecspte NGG ‘ThisGy.ibeleve-wisbltonignormeeanden, eS OSG flor our Sacred Cyto the Skepis andthe ONY rcikenicientahcrctrhncncey QE Thought. Humanity is capable of ‘land destruction without eone of love, in which all people are will oad thehelpofmages. Some wouldsaythattheChoruspushedthecause, sharing in the glory of the Lord. aeyD larweoripk dere Many cris decry hebrew of sls tiesto DN The Reformation agente isin thesis any cae ths ANDY "have beard sid tat the Refrmaton was pute by dhe THI “Word eligi... sa fice and san," accor wo chem GQ (nde of Reason asa means of moving secur power fom the THEY Spite the valid of any sch foes agg religious autho ras an attempt to further divide ONY Ys Ne , g OD nO nn Bn nex ipterTeetnctiiden BL AZ se ANCOR NCAA DR ICRC ERIC PTI PANERA PRI SAS NAN CRNA GAR AAIAINS LE INSLEB EE ISERIES ENR NNOButisthisnot what weseck? A common love ofthe Divine in which Christian and Muslim may share the same vision of God? “To look upon the fae of Gad and see that, despite doctrinal lifferences, we ee the same One? I look forward to this day. 1 and pious Christan who prays every day for my Muslim and Jewish and Hindu allies noe that they may see my Path toward the One, butthat they be granted success on their own, F. Onthe Nature of Evil Ante opened the bottomless pi; an there arose a smoke outof he pit, asthe smoke of agreafeace; and he sun.an the ar were denkened fry reason ofthe smoke ofthe it. — Revelations, 9:2 Tepains me to speak of those fist children who rebelled against the Lonts glorious and jst vision. Error isalways.a possibilty when fone has free will, and the Many were not created as mindless automatons; thus God created children with the potential to rebel, andl some chose to act upon it ‘We must simply accept that evil exists, anditexists solely asan absence of goodness, beauty and truth, for these are prncipia of Creation. Evil, malice, spite, greed — these did not come from the Song of God, but fom an absence ofthat Song and a desire to ing something bette, So let us not fll into the tap of the d Argue that good andevilare equally opposing actors, some necessary “yin and yang” in the metaphysicks of the cosmos. (On the other hand, neither ean we deny the reality of evil, for ieissto han ever before, We must be onthe guard against its balefal influence, lest we walk the same Path as the First Singers who went ascray, and we must be vigilanc against evil forthe sake of the helples G.Onthe End Times Inthose day the earth wl gve hack what was entrusted tit, ‘Sheol wil return what thas received and Hell wil give back what it owes For in those days the Elected Ones wl arise and choose the god and hly frm chose who died. “The day has come when they are tobe saved. — The Book of Enoch Weofthe Congregation belie fn the fre al shal be rejoined; ‘Mang, and the Many wil join withthe One. We call this ime the Reconciliation, he Reckoning, the Apocalypse. Some believe that the Reconciliation shallbe complete nity with God absorbing ll, andall the Multitudesdisolving into the One's burning ight. Others ation — and [fall into this lot — believe that our .¢of Harmony, echoing the original Songz we shall n hacarsome indeterminate time uc shall agin become AActhispoing, the Lord shall choose who shall continue coexist. “Those He favors wil be allowed to continue Singing, while others Heshalltumacold eye to. And they shall be snuffed out, toexistno note as He reated them, so shall He uncreate them. Those who hhave come to recognize God in thei hearts and to live virtuous ives in accordance with His wll, shal be chosen to stand by His side “Many visionaries within our Congrezation speak ofa great war thatshall be the signofthe Reconciliation, when ll he forces of good