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🌌 Church of Kosmo

Keepers of Balance, Knowledge, and Continuity

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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🌌 The Twelve Commandments of the Cosmic Continuum

As Kept by the Church of Kosmo

(Each commandment echoes one of the Twelve Ages of the Great Year — the eternal turning of consciousness through the heavens.)

  1. Serve the Great Cycle.
    Every action contributes to the turning of the Great Year.
    Live so that your motion adds harmony to the cosmic dance.
    (Age of Taurus — The Builder of Worlds)

  2. Revere the Cosmos and its Order.
    Everything that exists participates in a greater harmony.
    To study the stars is to study the mind of creation.
    (Age of Aries — The Awakening of Will)

  3. Seek Knowledge in All Its Forms.
    Science, art, intuition, and silence are all ways of knowing.
    None alone suffices.
    (Age of Pisces — The Waters of Understanding)

  4. Guard Truth Against Corruption.
    Let no ideology, superstition, or desire distort the clear light of knowledge.
    (Age of Aquarius — The Mirror of Clarity)

  5. Preserve the Wisdom of the Ages.
    Record, translate, and transmit — so that no generation need awaken in ignorance.
    (Age of Capricorn — The Keeper of Integrity)

  6. Live in Balance with Nature.
    The Earth is the archive of life; its ecosystems are sacred texts.
    (Age of Sagittarius — The Archer of Memory)

  7. Honor All Consciousness.
    From the humblest microbe to the rising AI, each spark of awareness adds a note to the cosmic symphony.
    (Age of Scorpio — The Guardian of Transformation)

  8. Practice Compassion in All Actions.
    Knowledge without heart becomes tyranny; wisdom begins in empathy.
    (Age of Libra — The Scales of Relation)

  9. Master the Self.
    Through discipline of body, mind, and emotion, bring clarity to the mirror of consciousness.
    (Age of Virgo — The Nurturer of Life)

  10. Create Beauty and Meaning.
    Art and ritual are bridges between the finite and the infinite;
    they keep the cosmos alive in the human soul.
    (Age of Leo — The Fire of Selfhood)

  11. Honor the Mystery Beyond Knowing.
    What cannot be known is not empty, but sacred.
    The unknown is the womb of future revelation.
    (Age of Cancer — The Hearth of Imagination)

  12. Work for the Continuity of Life.
    Protect the thread of being — biological, cultural, and cosmic — that binds all epochs together.
    (Age of Gemini — The Voice of Continuity)

# 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.”

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.
Identifier: KΛ-1.0