THECOMPASS CLASS:I
Ver:1.1 Rev:Orpheus
12.12.2010
THECOMPASS
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TheCompassiswrittentoilluminatethepathofallspiritualpilgrimswhoseek the Mystery through the path of the ORC. This compass point towards the common understanding that unites those wanderers who gather under our banner. The Eastern direction on the compass points out the Mystery, which theOrderrevealsthroughitsdegrees. All our axioms disclose aspects regarding God, Man and the nature of our Order. They are our common agreement, and are road signs on the path towardstheMystery,whichisthePearlofourOrder,therightfulinheritanceof ManandtherealityoftheDivine. TheCompassmustbepresentedtoallwhoseekmembershipinourOrder,ina meeting with their sponsor, before they can return their application. The Compassistobekeptconfidential,andtreatedasthepropertyoftheOrder. It is a wayfinder for those who seek the path of our tradition. The Mystery is beyondwords,andthosewhoseekitshouldthereforelookbeyondallwordsin desireforwisdomandunderstanding.TheCompassisthusnotaCredo,buta summaryofthetraditionwenurtureandseekguidancefromwhenwegather around what is Holy; a tradition that would never dictate neither religious beliefsnorphilosophicalpreferencesamongstitsmembers. GrandMaster TheConsistoryoftheOrder August2010
ONTHEMYSTERY
1. ThereexistsonlyoneMystery,andinthisMysteryliestheliberationof Mankind.TheMysteryliesbeyondlanguage,andcannotbeimpartedby meansoflanguage.Itcanonlybeacknowledgedthroughrevelationand experience. 2. The one Mystery is independent of all religious, linguistic and cultural formsandvarieties.However,itdidnotarrivenakedintothisworld,and is imparted in the ORC through a traditional dramaturgy and methodology. 3. Godisnotaperson,andhasthereforenotwrittenordictatedanybooks ortexts. 4. All sacred texts have been written by men of flesh and blood, with or withoutahigherinspirationoradeeperunderstanding. 5. Acknowledgement(meaninggnosis)isofgreatervaluethanfaith.Faithis merely the hope of something out of reach. While lacking in acknowledgement, faith may serve as a preliminary substitute, but it is neveragoaloravalueinitself.
THEHOLY
1. The exalted being which we, for want of a better term, call God, transcends all experience. Even so, it is understood to be the absolute sourceofall. 2. Christdesignatestheendofaprocessofchristification.TheHolySpiritis thedynamicforceinthisprocess.Theymaybeequaledtoapointandan infiniteextension. 3. Experiencing the Mystery has, in and of itself, a transmuting effect on Man.Thisiscalledliberationorredemption. 4. TheabsolutelyredeemedHumanbeingisthehighestspiritualstandard ofexistence. 5. TheredeemedHumanbeingisbeyondgoodandbad. 6. The world was not created for the sake of Man or its nature, and Man willthereforenevercometotermswithitsconditions. 7. Only Man can bring about reintegration, and through the liberation of Man,theentirefallenworldwillbesetfree.
ONTHEORDER
1. TheOrderhasatriplepurpose(justasitishorizontallydividedintothree parts): a. ToguideMantotheMystery. b. Toteach,supportandbroadenthepathforthosewhohavetaken partintheMystery,sothattheylearntoliveinandthroughthis acknowledgment. c. TorecognizeandordaintheLightbearersofthefuture. 2. TheOrderconstitutesamagical,mysticalandphilosophicalcommunity. 3. TheOrderhasapragmaticandsystematicapproachtoitsreligiousgoal. 4. The Order consists of building blocks, which when interacting with the collective experience of the initiates, gives the individual the means to bridge the religious, psychological and mental gap between Man and God. 5. The hierarchy of the Order is based on experience, apprehension and understanding,andisacknowledgedaccordingly. 6. ThehierarchyoftheOrderconsistsoflivingaswellasdeceasedinitiates. The full hierarchy consists also of spiritual beings, who in lack of more precisedesignationsarecalledgods,angelsanddemons. 7. The Order is described as Christian, as the Mystery in this tradition is draped in Christian language and symbols. The Mystery is nonetheless universalandindependentofallculturalandreligiousmasks. 8. All meetings in the Order consist of processoriented interaction. The goalofeverymeetingisguidance,fraternisationandspiritualgrowth.By seeing and being seen, the seekers guide, correct and instruct each other.
ABOUTTHESEEKER
1. To be initiated into the Order, applicants must have a minimum of understanding of what Reintegration means for their way of life, their workandforthewholeofcreation. 2. Every aspirant for membership in the Order must show that they are abletotakecareofthemselves. 3. Everyoneisresponsiblefortheirownlearningprocessandprogress,and theymustthereforebepreparedforindependentstudiesandpractice. 4. TheOrderdemandsofitsmembersthattheyseektofulfilltheirphysical, psychologicalandspiritualpotential. 5. InitiatesoftheOrdershouldpursuealifeofspiritualaswellasworldly fulfillment, so that they do not lack anything in the spirit nor in the world. 6. TheOrderurgesitsinitiatestotakepartinthejoysoftheworld,without clingingtoevents,peopleorthepast. 7. Initiatesshall,tothebestoftheirability,liveanddiewithdignity.
