Order of St. Michael Study Guide - Magdalene Circle

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Practices of the Order of Saint MichaelSpiritual Practice of Speaking the Holy Vow (In the Assembly) Knights and Dames of the Holy Grail, Initiates of the Order of St. Michael, Let us draw the sword and give salutations, And let us remember our vow before the Master, When he spoke, saying – Do not fear in the face of the Enemy; Do not lie, but live by the Spirit of Truth, even on the pain of death; Love the Holy One, with all your heart and soul, mind and strength; Love Wisdom;Defend the orphan and widow,the poor, the outcast and the oppressed;Cultivate love and compassion,and stand as a righteous warrior;Guard the Holy Grail,and the Order of the Grail;Bring peace;Do not do what you hate.This is our vow,We remember it,And we shall honor it,Before the Master,We speak it,Before the sword,We swear it;Amen.This is a traditional opening invocation from rites within the Order of St. Michael, when Templars ofthe Order gather together for a celebration of the mysteries of the Order and for theurgic workings. Attimes, however, it is modified and used as a practice of speaking the vow by individual Templars intheir morning session. When used as a spiritual practice apart from an assembly, the Templarremembers their sisters and brothers who stand in circle with them, as well as the sisters and brothersof the Order at large, and envisions the entire assembly of the Order all gathered in the innerdimension of the sacred space; likewise, they envision the “celestial Templars” among the assembly,the angelic hosts of Archangel Michael who are as the “holy guardian angels” or angelic forms of thesisters and brothers gathered together. In this practice of speaking the vow the initiate is facing the10
east throughout the practice, and envisions the Master of the Order, the Risen Messiah. in the east asthe holy vow is spoken – the luminous assembly represents the Shekinah of Messiah, the Holy Bride,and the Risen Messiah is the image of the Spiritual Sun that shines in the heart of every member of theMystical Body.After the opening proclamation, before speaking the vow, the sword is unsheathed and uplifted so thatit is before initiate’s face, and as the Templar speaks the vow their head is slightly bowed in honor ofthe Perfect Master. As the third section of the vow is spoken, the sword is turned down, tip of thesword upon the ground, and the Templar kneels on one knee, envisioning the image of Our Ladyemanating from the heart center of the Master with a holy sword in her hand, performing the rite ofdubbing as when the Templar received their initiation into the Order. Rising to their feet, the Templarsheaths their sword, praying for the extension of Divine Light and Peace in the world, and envisions theentire luminous display dissolving into fluid flowing light, and pouring into their heart center – theSpiritual Sun shining brightly within them.When performed in circle, in an actual assembly of Templars, all stand in a circle facing inward, and theHoly Master is envisioned in the center of the circle; if a sacred tau of the Divine Order is present, sheor he may take a position in the center of the circle, or they may take up a position in the center of theeast, depending on the nature of the ceremony being performed in the gathering. The invocation of St.Michael is not performed during the speaking of the vow because, typically the invocation of St.Michael follows immediately after the speaking of the vow in theurgic movement of the assembly; thusit is not included in this practice of speaking the holy vow.If this us used by a Templar as an individual practice, frequently, following the completion of thepractice the sword will be laid either upon the altar or in front of the altar on the ground, and turningto the west, he or she will envision Archangel Michael magically emanating from their body of light.Then the Templar will intone:Kodesh, kodesh, kodesh Yahweh Elohim Tzavaot – Holy, holy, holy is the LORD God of Hosts!Following this, they will take up the traditional chant of Archangel Michael (Ya Mi Ha Michael, or Ya HaVa Ha Ma Mi Ha El), with the conscious intention of the guardianship of the sacred circle andcontinuum of light transmission on earth, the guardianship of human evolution to ChristConsciousness. (This includes the intention of the evolution of all sentient beings to ChristConsciousness, for all are in the Human One of Light.)At the conclusion of the chant the Templar will envision union with Archangel Michael, drawing thedivine emanation once again into their body of light, and abiding in the awareness of the Divine I Am,the Templar will proclaim:Be gone, O evil spirits!11
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