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