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+# Annex II — Ceremonial Guidelines  
+### *Church of Kosmo*  
+
+---
+
+*(All rites are adaptable; communities may adjust language and form while keeping intent.)*
+
+---
+
+### **1 · Annual Observances**
+
+- **Vernal Equinox – Rite of Renewal:**  
+  Plant seeds (literal or symbolic) and recite the First Commandment: *“Revere the Cosmos and its Order.”*
+
+- **Summer Solstice – Rite of Illumination:**  
+  Celebrate discoveries and creative works. Publicly share knowledge gained since the last solstice.
+
+- **Autumnal Equinox – Rite of Gratitude:**  
+  Review archives, restore gardens, and honor teachers and ancestors.
+
+- **Winter Solstice – Rite of Silence:**  
+  Extinguish all lights for one minute of darkness, then rekindle the Dual Flame, reaffirming the covenant of balance.
+
+---
+
+### **2 · Lunar Gatherings**
+
+Each full moon honors one of the Twelve Commandments; circles meet for study, meditation, and community service.  
+These gatherings may include readings from the *Codex of the Great Year*, shared meals, and music dedicated to the principle of that moon.
+
+---
+
+### **3 · Rites of Passage**
+
+- **Initiation (The Listening):**  
+  New members read the Twelve Commandments aloud and take the Oath of the Seeker.  
+
+- **Dedication (The Seeking):**  
+  A member completes a major work of learning or service. The community adds their contribution to the archives.  
+
+- **Guardianship (The Keeping):**  
+  The seeker teaches others or leads a project of renewal; a dual flame is lit in their honor.  
+
+- **Remembrance:**  
+  At death, ashes or symbolic tokens are mixed with soil or starlight, returning knowledge to the Earth or the cosmos.
+
+---
+
+### **4 · The Ritual Setting**
+
+Each ceremony takes place within a **Circle or Spiral**; participants face outward during invocation (to engage the world) and inward during meditation (to reflect within).  
+The floor or ground may be marked with twelve points or petals, representing the Twelve Commandments of Continuity.
+
+---
+
+### **5 · Words of Opening and Closing**
+
+**Opening:**  
+> “We gather in balance between light and shadow,  
+> to seek, to learn, to serve.”  
+
+**Closing:**  
+> “May knowledge guide compassion,  
+> and compassion guard knowledge,  
+> until the Great Year turns again.”  
+
+---
+
+### **6 · Sacred Tools and Symbols**
+
+- **Dual Flame:** represents reason and compassion, always lit together.  
+- **Circle of Twelve Stones:** symbolizes the commandments and the passage of ages.  
+- **Scroll of the Codex:** may be read aloud at each gathering.  
+- **Offering Bowl:** receives tokens of gratitude — a leaf, a drawing, a written insight, or a vow.  
+
+---
+
+### **7 · Music and Sound**
+
+Each ceremony includes a **Resonant Tone** — typically the note *A (432 Hz)*, representing cosmic harmony.  
+Drums or heartbeat rhythms may mark transitions between rituals; silence is honored as the highest music.
+
+---
+
+### **8 · Attire and Colors**
+
+Participants may wear robes or garments in **indigo and gold**, representing wisdom and continuity.  
+Ceremonial leaders wear a spiral sigil over the heart.  
+Natural fibers and simplicity are encouraged — humility before the cosmos.
+
+---
+
+### **9 · The Great Convergence**
+
+Every seventy-two years — one degree of precessional movement — all Circles of the Church convene.  
+During this week-long gathering:  
+- The archives are reviewed and renewed.  
+- New ethical codes or discoveries are woven into the Codex.  
+- Seekers reaffirm the Oath of Continuity beneath the open sky.
+
+---
+
+### **10 · Benediction of Light**
+
+At the conclusion of all ceremonies, the leader lifts a vessel of light or flame and proclaims:
+
+> “Through knowledge we remember.  
+> Through balance we endure.  
+> Through compassion we renew.  
+> Through continuity we return.”  
+
+---
+
+### **Closing Note**
+
+These Ceremonial Guidelines are not law but living rhythm.  
+Each Circle of the Church of Kosmo may adapt them to local culture, ecology, and language.  
+The essence is unity through diversity, reverence through participation, and the eternal turning of the Great Year.