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Order of St. Gabriel Study Guide - Magdalene Circle

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they will receive them as messengers and guides in the Spirit, and they will pay special attention to allthat transpires surrounding their appearance.Walking in the wilderness or in nature they will carry the holy staff as has been the way <strong>of</strong> the navimsince ancient times.Water CeremonyWater ceremony (baptism) is an especially sacred and holy rite to disciples <strong>of</strong> Yonah the Baptizer – itwas the principle labor <strong>of</strong> the Holy Maggid opening the way for the reception <strong>of</strong> Ruach Ha-Messiah, theSpirit <strong>of</strong> the Anointed; and so it is with his disciples, his inmost disciple Adonai Yeshua taking up thisholy rite and teaching it to his disciples as well.Thus, frequently, those who take up the Continuum <strong>of</strong> Union with Yonah will go out and purifythemselves in living waters, practicing ritual immersion as an integral part <strong>of</strong> their continuum <strong>of</strong>spiritual practice, seeking to abide in the purity <strong>of</strong> the Great Natural Perfection. Likewise, in circle, theywill <strong>of</strong>ten ask to accompany elders taking aspirants out for the Threefold Rite <strong>of</strong> Initiation to activelytake up the spiritual labor <strong>of</strong> baptizing the people and calling them to reintegration with the LightContinuum – they will take up the role <strong>of</strong> Ruach Ha-Elijah in the sacred ceremony.In a ritual <strong>of</strong> self-immersion the disciple will immerse themselves three or seven times; threetimes in remembrance <strong>of</strong> the Divine Mother and Threefold Spirit, or seven in remembrance <strong>of</strong>transcendence <strong>of</strong> the heavens <strong>of</strong> the demiurge and passage into the Eighth Heaven <strong>of</strong> theSupernal Abode.(See teachings on water ceremony in the <strong>Order</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>St</strong>. Uriel.)Mastering the Holy NameElijah, Yohanan, are Baal Shem – Master <strong>of</strong> the Name, head <strong>of</strong> the assembly <strong>of</strong> navim; thus disciples <strong>of</strong>Yohanan seek intimate acquaintance with the Divine Names, contemplating them, meditating uponthem, and calling upon them constantly in prayers for the people.They will hold Ha-Shem in mind continually, and along with the Holy Names <strong>of</strong> the Tree <strong>of</strong> Life at thelevel <strong>of</strong> Atzilut, they will become intimately acquainted with the cognomens, as they are explored inthe Gates <strong>of</strong> Light by Rabbi Joseph Gikatilla, for example; and when they are acquainted with theNames and cognomens <strong>of</strong> the Holy Tree <strong>of</strong> Life, then they will seek knowledge and understanding <strong>of</strong>the 72 Names <strong>of</strong> God, which are said to be the vehicle through which Ruach Ha-Messiah was invokedat the baptism <strong>of</strong> Adonai Yeshua in the Sacred Jordan.With knowledge <strong>of</strong> Ha-Shem (The Name), they will pray that the Spirit <strong>of</strong> Yahweh illuminates theirknowledge with understanding and wisdom so that they might see and know Yahweh in the HolyNames.24

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