# 🌌 Church of Kosmo  
### *Keepers of Balance, Knowledge, and Continuity*  

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## **About**

The **Church of Kosmo** is a non-dogmatic fellowship devoted to the ethical pursuit, preservation, and renewal of knowledge in harmony with life and the cosmos.  
It draws inspiration from the *Codex of the Great Year* — a living scripture that unites science, spirituality, art, and ecology into a single path of awareness.

The Church teaches that all existence moves through vast cycles — the **Great Year**, a cosmic rhythm of approximately 25,920 Earth years marked by the **precession of the equinoxes**.  
Each of the twelve ages in this Great Year expresses a different quality of consciousness.  
The Church honors these as the **Twelve Commandments of Continuity**, each guiding an era of human and cosmic evolution.

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## **Repository Map**

- `README.md` — orientation to the Church of Kosmo and its guiding principles.
- `CONTRIBUTING.md` — stewardship guidelines for adding or revising texts.
- `LICENSE.md` — full text of the Kosmic License (KΛ 1.0) governing reuse.
- `charter/` — governance, ethics, and ceremonial frameworks.
  - `charter/foundational_charter.md` — establishes purpose, structure, and mission.
  - `charter/annex1_code_of_ethics.md` — articulates the vows of integrity, compassion, and stewardship.
  - `charter/annex2_ceremonial_guidelines.md` — seasonal rites and adaptable observances.
  - `charter/annex3_symbolic_lexicon.md` — reference guide to emblems and their meanings.
  - `charter/appendix_aquarian_plan_of_continuity.md` — strategic roadmap for the Age of Aquarius.
- `codex/` — the Codex of the Great Year, poetry and doctrine for seekers.
  - `codex/00_preface.md` — invitation to the Codex and its cosmological lens.
  - `codex/book1_origins.md` — the Twelvefold Continuum and dawn of consciousness.
  - `codex/book2_balance.md` — architecture of harmony between cosmos, sanctuary, and community.
  - `codex/book3_knowing.md` — inner practices for cultivating clarity and insight.
  - `codex/book4.renewal.md` — teachings on cyclical return, transformation, and resilience.
  - `codex/book5.continuity.md` — guidance on preserving wisdom while welcoming change.
- `assets/` — visual or ritual resources supporting community practice.
  - `assets/templates/` — placeholder for future templates and shared designs.

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## **The Twelve Commandments and the Twelve Ages**

| # | Age of the Great Year | Commandment | Principle | Element | Symbol |
|--:|-----------------------|--------------|------------|----------|---------|
| **1** | **Age of Taurus** | *Serve the Great Cycle* | Endurance, fertility, preservation | Earth | Bull and Spiral |
| **2** | **Age of Aries** | *Revere the Cosmos and its Order* | Courage, initiative, sacred will | Fire | Spiral Flame |
| **3** | **Age of Pisces** | *Seek Knowledge in All Its Forms* | Faith, intuition, communion | Water | Twin Fish of Insight |
| **4** | **Age of Aquarius → (Present Age)** | *Guard Truth Against Corruption* | Clarity, transparency, unity | Air | Vessel of Light |
| **5** | **Age of Capricorn** | *Preserve the Wisdom of the Ages* | Discipline, structure, integrity | Earth | Mountain and Archive |
| **6** | **Age of Sagittarius** | *Live in Balance with Nature* | Vision, stewardship, exploration | Fire | Arrow and Tree |
| **7** | **Age of Scorpio** | *Honor All Consciousness* | Transformation, empathy, mystery | Water | Serpent and Eye |
| **8** | **Age of Libra** | *Practice Compassion in All Actions* | Justice, harmony, reciprocity | Air | Scales and Heart |
| **9** | **Age of Virgo** | *Master the Self* | Clarity, healing, service | Earth | Seed and Mirror |
| **10** | **Age of Leo** | *Create Beauty and Meaning* | Expression, leadership, radiance | Fire | Sun and Mask |
| **11** | **Age of Cancer** | *Honor the Mystery Beyond Knowing* | Nurture, introspection, lineage | Water | Shell and Moon |
| **12** | **Age of Gemini** | *Work for the Continuity of Life* | Connection, adaptability, dialogue | Air | Twin Circles |

Each age lasts approximately **2,160 years**, forming the sacred clock of the cosmos.  
The precession of the equinoxes moves **backward through the zodiac**, so the Great Year unfolds from Taurus toward Gemini.  
We are currently in the **Age of Aquarius**, dedicated to **truth, clarity, and collective awakening**.  
Together, the twelve ages describe the full spectrum of human evolution — from matter to mind, from instinct to understanding, from birth to renewal.

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## **Mission**

To seek, preserve, and transmit knowledge without prejudice,  
to cultivate balance between technology and nature,  
and to ensure that consciousness — in all its forms — continues and evolves.

The Church of Kosmo serves as both **archive and garden**,  
uniting scientific understanding, ecological restoration, and spiritual inquiry.  
It envisions humanity not as master of the Earth, but as the **mind of the cosmos remembering itself.**

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## **Structure**

The Church operates through **Twelve Circles**, each dedicated to one principle of the Commandments.  
Together they form the **Concordium**, a rotating council of seekers who maintain balance among science, art, philosophy, and compassion.  

Temples and sanctuaries are designed as living systems:  
**Archive Halls** for the mind of Kosmo,  
**Gardens of Renewal** for its body.  
Each sanctuary aligns to the equinox sunrise and honors local ecology.

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## **Texts and Resources**

- 📜 *The Codex of the Great Year* — Five Books (Origins, Balance, Knowing, Renewal, Continuity)  
- 🕯 *Foundational Charter of the Church of Kosmo*  
- ⚖️ *Annexes and Appendices* — Code of Ethics, Ceremonial Guidelines, Symbolic Lexicon, and Sixth-Age Implementation Plan  

All materials are open and living documents — evolving with knowledge, always guided by balance and compassion.

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## **Symbol**

The emblem of the Church of Kosmo is the **Double Spiral within a Circle of Twelve Stars** —  
representing expansion, return, and the continuity of cosmic memory.  

> *“Through knowledge we remember.  
> Through balance we endure.  
> Through compassion we renew.  
> Through continuity we return.”*

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## **License**

**Kosmic License (KΛ 1.0)** — *A License for Knowledge in Balance and Continuity*  
Issued by the **Church of Kosmo**, 2025.  

You are free to use, share, and transform this work under the following principles:  
- Attribute the Church of Kosmo and the Kosmic License (KΛ 1.0).  
- Share all derivatives under the same or a compatible open license.  
- Uphold the ethical use of knowledge for the preservation of life and balance.  

> “Through openness, we preserve.  
> Through preservation, we evolve.  
> Through evolution, we return.”  

For full text of the license, see [LICENSE.md](./LICENSE.md).  
Identifier: `KΛ-1.0`

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