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In the Flow of TimeJames H. Hall

Eph 2:22 In Him {Jesus} [and in fellowship with oneanother] you yourselves also are being built up [intothis structure] with the rest, to form a fixed abode(dwelling place) of God in (by, through) the Spirit.(Amp. N.T.)

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James Hamilton Hall

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In the Flow of Time 2010

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3/18/2010Heaven ============ Top)Wisdom

Heaven ============ 5)Authority

Man ============*4)Social Consciousness

Man============ 3)Individual Endeavors

Earth============ 2)Self InterestEarth==== ==== 1)Instincts1

44. Kou / Coming to Meet 57. Sun / The Gentle (The Penetrating, Wind)2

In the beginning, God was sitting around, being cool, being God, and He

was all there was. Then one day, (well for God, it is alwaysNOW, but

anyways) God decided to have a thought. So He thought His thought. After

He thought His thought, He felt very sad. And being God, when He was

sad, He was perfectly sad. So He decided to speak, and when He spoke He

said, "B*O*R*I*N*G!" Also, when God was bored, He was perfectly bored.

Of course being God, He already knew what to do. He looked around, and there

was only Him, for He is everything. There wassilence andblankness.

Therefore, He spoke again, and thus He said, "Naw, somethins got to move."

And it did. Today we call it the universe. This universe is, yet is not, God.

It is God, since God is all that there is. Yet, it is not God, because He created it.

Then God said, "I'll create Me a slammin system."

And the next thing you knew, here we are. And every now and then,

(that is to us, since with God it is alwaysNOW) God says to us,

"Yo Dudes, what's happenin? It is good." And when God says something is

good, it is perfectly good.

. . . the water of Life is freely given. It is available to all;

however, none shall be forced to partake of it, for it is also free to

refuse. So the question arises, How come some would rather thirst, than

be refreshed with the water of Life?3

Cosmic Ideals

Human Affairs


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Ephesians {From Mystery to Mastery}

Key verse-- 2:22 In Him {Jesus} [and in fellowship with one another] you

yourselves also are being built up [into this structure] with the rest, toform a fixed abode (dwelling place) of God in (by, through) the Spirit.

(Amp. N.T.)

Chapter one:

This Illumination of Yours

Predestination, future time indicated.

Writer believes in the reader's faith in Christ.

Eph 1:4-5 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, thatwe should be holy and without blame before him in love: Having predestinated us unto

the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his

will,Eph 1:9-11 Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his goodpleasure which he hath purposed in himself: That in the dispensation of the fulness of

times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, andwhich are on earth; even in him: In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being

predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel ofhis own will:

Chapter two:

Unity of Consciousness

Through Christ, the consciousness of men becomes one.Hidden in Christ is the fact of the Unity of Being.

Eph 2:18-22 For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father. Now

therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, andof the household of God; And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets,

Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; In whom all the building fitly framedtogether groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: In whom ye also are builded together

for an habitation of God through the Spirit.

Chapter three:

Everlasting, Eternal, LOVE

Understanding the secret is penetration of time itself.

God's Love for mankind, His creation, and His promise of "eternal" life, can

be found in this understanding of the continuity of the life of Christ Jesus.

Eph 3:9-12 And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from

the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be


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known by the church the manifold wisdom of God, According to the eternal purpose

which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord: In whom we have boldness and access withconfidence by the faith of him.

Chapter four:

Activate Your Synapses of Love

Since this is true, prepare now for your eternal life.

Different people have different abilities, not all can see {John 20:29}.

However, all can work towards unity in the Body of Christ {Oh boy!}.

Okay? Now here are some of the most excellent rules to guide any person's life.

Eph 4:11-16 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists;

and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of theministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: Till we all come in the unity of the faith,

and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the

stature of the fulness of Christ: That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to andfro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, andcunningcraftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; But speaking the truth in love, may grow

up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: From whom the whole body fitlyjoined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the

effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto theedifying of itself in love.

Eph 4:21-24 If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth isin Jesus: That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is

corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; Andthat ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

Chapter five:

Guidelines for Thoughts

Modulation of your consciousness in preparation for the termination of its

physical vehicle.

Eph 5:6-10 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh

the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. Be not ye therefore partakers withthem. For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children

of light: (For the fruit of the Spirit* is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)

Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.*{Gal 5:22-24 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness,goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And they that are

Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.}Eph 5:11-16 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather

reprove them. For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them insecret. But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever

doth make manifest is light. Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from


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the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as

fools, but as wise, Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

Chapter six:

Final Domination of Positive Consciousness {good pleasure}

More good works to benefit you and your household.

Be prepared for the clashes of positive and negative {Good and Evil}

consciousness, both in spiritual and worldly matters, and make your way

towards heaven {Positive Consciousness}.

Does not the author {whoever he might be} write to you the truth?

Eph 6:10-18 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of thedevil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against

powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in

highplaces. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able towithstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loinsgirt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; And your feet shod

with the preparation of the gospel of peace; Above all, taking the shield of faith,wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the

helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: Prayingalways with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all

perseverance and supplication for all saints;Eph 6:23 Peace be to the brethren, and LOVE WITH FAITH from God the Father and

the Lord Jesus Christ.4

(All verses KJV, except as noted)

Upgrading Our Respect

One of the most difficult aspects about acknowledging the presence of

God is upgrading our respect, in today's modern lifestyles. Not that the

ancient ways are bad, it did seem to work for some of them. It is just

that with our new information, how can we reconcile what truth they

recorded in terms of what we know now? First of all, some of our

scientists would like us to believe that they have uncovered just about

all the information that there is available for us to discover . . .

yeah right. From my point of view, they would have us still stuck in a


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centric mode-- Geocentric to Heliocentric, and now, Cosmo centric. I

happen to agree with Alan Watts that the Cosmos is us in our full and

splendid body-- Sub specie Aeternitatis.5

In this viewpoint we can still

say, if it happened once it surely can happen again if the conditions

are right, and there is plenty of "time" and "material" around. However,

today we can understand only duration, but we have no means to describe

the nature of the "material" that could exist without our Cosmos. So

what. Since when can we transitory, ephemeral mortals, on this

infinitesimal speck of dust we call Earth, even presume to have all the

information? Even without the information that we have today, the

ancient ones must have known something, and there is no reason that we

should reject ALL of what they left for us to try to comprehend the

nature of God's relationship to man (generic term). The ancient

Egyptians, the Hindus, the Buddhists, the Christians, etc. still sought

the truth in terms of what viewpoint THEY had. One scientist was quoted

in Astronomy magazine (May 1987) as saying that in the future, the

scientists will probably consider today's ideas the way we do now of

ancient Egypt's cosmology. And so it goes6.

Next, how can we reconcile the communication with an infinite and

eternal being, within which we have our very lives? I say that how can

you even have a life and not assume that the source is alive also. We in

the West like to examine the individual items, how many quarks make a

man? Is that question absurd? Even now, we still consider the whole


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person and not just the parts alone. Maybe in the future we will obtain

the technical skills to build a device that will enable us to tune into

God, but until then, we will just have to make do with our puny little

brains, subjectivity notwithstanding. The ancients could, and so can

we. Now is the time to contemplate how this is possible in today's frame

of reference. Electromagnetic relationships cannot constitute the end

all and be all, but surely it can form a background in which we can

attempt to explain some of the unfathomable truths about our higher

self, and its correlation with the Supreme Self.

C.G. Jung:

Nevertheless, we have good reason to suppose that behind this veil there

exists the uncomprehended absolute object which affects and influencesus--and to suppose it even, or particularly, in the case of psychic

phenomena about which no verifiable statement can be made. Statementsconcerning possibility or impossibility are valid only in specialized

fields; outside those fields they are merely arrogant presumptions.(From Erinnerungen Traume Gedanken, p352.)

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If we start with Jung's theory of the collective unconscious, we have a

point where we can begin. The collective unconscious is not a static

source of memory, it is a dynamic connection of all life on Earth. How

it works exactly, is now a mystery; however, it seems to transcend

space-time itself. I will use a Christian viewpoint for my reference.

Taking the myth and stories of the life of Jesus of Nazareth as true to

a point, we can dig out information about the collective unconscious. If

it is true for him, then it is true for all of us. Therefore, examining


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the Bible from a 20th century mystical frame of reference, we can get

the following outline of the entire Bible from Genesis to Revelation:

I. God does not wish that any should perish.II. Prophesy of the Human Archetype.

III. Jesus of Nazareth.IV. Jesus of NazarethIS the Human Archetype.I will choose a few verses of scripture for each point, but I am

positive that you can find more, and that they will support my point. Or

rather, I support what is found in scripture, not that I claim to have

discovered it all. But I do claim that this theme is consistent with

what is happening with all spiritual truth.

I -- God does not wish that any should perish. The story of Cain and

Abel Genesis 4:1-15. Particularly verses 10, and 15.

My personal favorite, II -- Prophesy of the Human Archetype. Here is

where space-time loses its linear hold on human perspective. Since we

assume that there is only one person who became the Human Archetype,

this concept spreads through different cultures, and they didn't even

know who he was. In Isaiah 6, we see Isaiah meet Christ, and he

describes it beautifully in verse 2.(see also John 21:9) Then, as we

examine the Hindu epic theMahabharata, in the segment calledBhagavad

Gita (Song of the Blessed Lord), we find the excellent story of Vishnu,

revealing himself in all his glory to the warrior Arjuna, where he says:

(Sound of sitars)

Take my last word, my utmost meaning have!


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Give Me thy heart! adore Me! serve me! cling

In faith and love and reverence to Me!So shalt thou come to Me! I promise true.

Make Me thy single refuge! I will freeThy soul from all its sins! Be of good cheer!

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Here, some Christians cry and say, "The Hindus will accept Jesus, then

they say he was just ANOTHER avatar of Vishnu!" I move on to the

Egyptian Book of the Dead. In the Papyrus of Ani:

(7) Who then is this?It is Ra when at the beginning he rose in the city of Heracleopolis

Magna, crowned like a king in his rising. The pillars of the god Shu

were not as yet created, when he was upon the high ground of him thatdwelleth in Hermopolis Magna."I am the great god who gave birth to himself, even Nu, who made his

name to become the company of the gods as god."Who then is this?

(14) It is Ra in his rising in the eastern horizon of heaven."I am Yesterday; I know today."

Who then is this?9

III-- Jesus of Nazareth. What can be said about Jesus that has not

already been said in a better way? I will simply point to Luke 11.

IV-- Jesus of Nazareth IS the Human Archetype. Luke 24:41-48; John

18:4-8; Ephesians 2:12-22; 3:17-19; Philippians 3:12-21. And so on . . .

Then finally, here you have it-------------

Therefore, if Jesus of Nazareth in his search for the Universal Father,

found Him; his entrance into the collective unconscious as a dynamic

force ofLove transcends space-time mystically, and serves as an

archetype for all of us. Moreover, to the advantage of those who are not fully

sensitive, we have the scriptures to lead them in their quest. Since it

is not necessary for you to see, all you need is love.10


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Bible, I Ching.

Of the great men and women of ancient times who come to us today as spiritual leaders

dwelling in our minds as high priests and priestesses, we shall commit our focus on The

Christ. Of the great writings of ancient times that come to us today dwelling in our hearts

as spiritual nourishment, we shall commit our focus on the Bible and the I Ching. Each

pastor and congregation may decide how to teach the

I Ching, however, there shall be an official record of both questions asked about the

congregational issues of the time, and the pastor shall also keep a private journal of the

time spent with that congregation, which may be kept secret until death if so desired by

the pastor. In this way the Answers may be charted over the years.

A Missionary service.

The idea is to serve and to promote love (agap) and fellowship. Whatever is convenient

or needed in that particular community would be appropriate. Food pantries and shelters

can start as the congregation grows into a part of the community. Then outreaches to

teach, differentiated and aimed at the particular demographics of your congregation and

community. Help for the downtrodden of body, mind and of the spirit. If possible, expand

as far into the world community as resources permit.

The entire thing is based on Eph 2:22.

In Him {Jesus} [and in fellowship with one another] you

yourselves also are being built up [into this structure] with the rest, to

form a fixed abode (dwelling place) of God in (by, through) the Spirit.(Eph 2:22 Amp. N.T.)

We are attempting to sow good consciousnesses that will be harvested at the time of

death by God, who will transfer them into other minds in the course of our discipline of

telepathic dream work. With the action of sincerely cultivating our consciousness through


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good thoughts, good deeds, and good dreams, we actively participate with God in the

building of our dwelling place of God through the spirit.

Reach out to find your Joy.

My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the

trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye maybe perfect and entire, wanting nothing. If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God,

that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let himask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with

the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.A double minded man is unstable in all his ways. Let the brother of low degree rejoice in

that he is exalted: But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grasshe shall pass away. For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the

grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also

shall the rich man fade away in his ways. Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: forwhen he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to themthat love him. (James 1:2-12 KJV)

Your obligation then, is to raise the countenance of others for the glory of God. While

you work to spread more joy in the world, your fellowship with the members of your

congregation shall be working to assist you in raising your own countenance. You begin

to synergize by working in the church and the community. Your joy becomes contagious

to your fellow members, and to the community. You then become an example to follow

for your church and community. So be of good cheer.

Sacrifice is a NO! Jesus was LAST sacrifice.

But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and moreperfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building; 12 Neither by

the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy

place, having obtained eternal redemption for us. 13 For if the blood of bulls and ofgoats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of theflesh: 14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered

himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the livingGod? 15 And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of

death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, theywhich are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance. (Hebrews 9:11-15

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The time of ritual sacrifices of living creatures has ended. Instead, let there be days of

feasting and fellowship among us, both in and out of doors and let some of those out of

door feasts be a great physical distance from the church such that highway travel must be

involved. Before the start of the feast, the pastor shall call us to thanksgiving in a most

solemn manner. When indoors all shall bow their heads at the table, when out of doors,

all shall gather and hold hands while the pastor helps us to give thanks to God for the

sorrowful act of the taking of life in order to nourish our own bodies. After every Easter

Morning service, there shall be a feast to commemorate the breaking of the pastors

Lenten fast.

The Soul Festival: yearly outdoor carnival.

One weekend a year, there shall be organized a community carnival with food, live

music, games, arts & crafts, which shall be closed on Sunday night with The Lords

Prayer. If there is such a yearly festival already planned by the community, do have the

congregation participate whole-heartedly, and do attempt to negotiate the privilege to

hold the closing prayer.

Acquiring the techniques for dream discipline.

The very foundation of our belief is that not only does God contact us in our dreams, but

God also allows us to broadcast ours dreams such that we shall maintain our

consciousnesses in other minds up to and including after our death, the main Archetype

of this type of cognition being Christ. At the minimum, you shall be aware of your

dreams, the most important to you should be recorded. However, the pastor and others of

the congregation so inclined shall make every effort to discipline their dreams. There are

techniques offered by many authors, try to use those based on scientific dream research.

Primarilykeep your daily dream journal. There shall be a group effort to study dream


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discipline in your church, and these study group shall be open to the general population

as well as the congregation. The meetings of these dream study groups shall end with The

Lords Prayer. These study groups shall have the responsibility to organize the regular

church sleepovers, and advise the congregation on holding sleepovers at home.

Incubate Luke 24.

Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon. And they told what things

were done in the way, and how he was known of them in breaking of bread. And as theythus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto

you. But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit. Andhe said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?

Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not

flesh and bones, as ye see me have. And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them hishands and his feet. And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said untothem,Have ye here any meat?And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an

honeycomb. And he took it, and did eat before them. And he said unto them, These arethe words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be

fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms,concerning me. Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the

scriptures, And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer,and to rise from the dead the third day: And that repentance and remission of sins should

be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. And ye are witnessesof these things. And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in

the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high. [Amen.] (Luke 24:34-49 KJV)

Take these verses and meditate upon it, and use it for dream incubation. Memorize it and

recite it often. Throughout your day wherever you are, run these words through your

mind. Imagine you are there in that room with Christ and the original disciples. Every

Friday during Lent and Advent, prepare yourself at least one meal of broiled fish filets,

sprinkled with paprika, and including three small biscuits with honey.

Pastor sleep, mp3.

The pastor shall make recordings of scriptures and/or sermons for the congregation to

listen to while they sleep if they wish. For those so inclined to use headphones to listen to


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their pastor while they sleep, technology shall be used in some recordings to optimize the

brain and enhance the listening experience.

Dream together Nov 19th

(draw lots for church; gather at own homes).

In order to help promote fellowship, there shall also be regular sleepovers at the church

throughout the year. These may be incorporated with the feasts, but that is not necessary.

Now during Lent and Advent, your pastor shall fast by eating only vegetables, and

drinking only water. The congregation may follow suit if they wish, or restrict themselves

to broiled fish on Fridays. On November 19th

, there shall be a gathering at the church for

a sleepover. When space is limited, there shall be a lottery to determine who will sleep in

the church with the pastor. The remaining congregation shall gather to sleepover in their

own homes and apartments, although those who wish to sleep alone may do so. The event

may be solemn or cheerful, however, before retiring to bed the pastor shall recite, and the

congregation in their homes shall recite:

And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here,

which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up

into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them. And hisraiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white

them. And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us

make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. For he wistnot what to say; for they were sore afraid. And there was a cloud that overshadowed

them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him. Andsuddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no man any more, save Jesus only

with themselves. And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they

should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from thedead. And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what therising from the dead should mean. [Amen](Mark 9:1-10 KJV)

Thus, all shall retire to sleep. Those who wish to use dream incubation at this time may

do so.


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Meditate at home alone in a room, Dec 12th

.

Each church shall have an upper room apartment sanctuary for the pastor to retreat to for

his meditation. On December 12th

the pastor will be meditating in this apartment each

year at 10:30 p.m. At this time, the congregation is also urged to find a quiet room to

spend at least one hour meditating in solitude. Though the eyes may be closed for a time,

they are to be opened gently several times during this tranquil commune with God.

Naming ritual.

Upon reaching the age of thirteen (or any new convert), each member of the congregation

shall choose a new name. The choice is made between a new first name or a new middle

name. Many in anticipation shall contemplate this event for quite a while before it

happens and will have made a decision, for others a one-year period before the time

arrives shall be set aside, where the importance and impact of a permanent name of their

own choosing shall be taught to them. This day of name change shall occur on the

Sunday of the week of their birthday. On that day, the member shall shower in the

church, and shall wear a robe of purest white. The member shall then walk down the aisle

of the church before the entire congregation to the solemn sounds of the organ and

approaches the altar. Official documentation for the name change shall be signed. The

member(s) then kneel at the altar while the pastor stands beside the altar and leads

everyone in the Lords Prayerstarting thusly:

But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, prayto thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee

openly. After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be

thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this

day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass

against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the

kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. (Matthew 6:6-13 KJV)


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Then the pastor shall say to the member, Have you chosen your name (sir or madam?)

To which the member(s) shall reply, Yes I have! Then the pastor shall ask, Who are

you? Then one at a time from the furthest to the nearest to the pastormember(s) shall

state the new name. Then the pastor shall say, Arise and be presented! Then the

member(s) shall stand and face the congregation, upon which the congregation shall ask,

Who are you? At this time, the member(s) shall respond in reverse order than

previously, I am: (The entire new name)! Then the congregation shall respond with a

hearty round of applause! Those who feel so moved may rise to shake hands or embrace

the newly presented adults. Thereafter, those newly named, who can, shall accept more

responsibility in church matters as any other adult.

The pastor contemplates building every night.

As a contemplative exercise, the pastor shall contemplate the church building each night.

Every room shall be imagined in the most exquisite and loving detail. Members of the

congregation shall be encouraged to do this also.

Celebrating Female spirituality

And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee,

named Nazareth, To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house ofDavid; and the virgin's name was Mary. And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail,

thou that arthighly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed artthou among women. Andwhen she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of

salutation this should be. And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast foundfavour with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son,

and shalt call his name JESUS. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the

Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: And heshall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? And the

angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the powerof the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born

of thee shall be called the Son of God. And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath alsoconceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called

barren. For with God nothing shall be impossible. And Mary said, Behold the handmaid


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of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her. (Luke

1:26-38 KJV)

There shall be a celebration of female spirituality on August 20th

. If this day falls on a

Sunday, there shall be a feast on Saturday night, and a sleepover of the female members

of the congregation; lead by the pastor if she is female, or a female member of the

congregation chosen by random lot of the members who volunteer for the position. If

there is consensus, a member may be freely chosen to lead the celebratory sleepover

whether male or female.

Using Humor in the pulpit.

The Pastor shall designate a few Sundays each year to humor at the pulpit. This may

include a professional. There also shall be times as the pastor sees fit to have the

congregation attend a professional entertainers performance. When a member of the

congregation is so gifted with the ability to make people laugh, there shall be given full

support to that member if a professional career is sought, for laughter is indeed good for

the soul.

Then the tide gradually rises, washing the footprints from the sand--

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The fundamental premises of my religion is that people have the ability to be telepathic,

that God can communicate with people, and that life after death is actually the thought of the

deceased implantedinto the brains of people who are still alive, maintaining continuity from

brain to brain over centuries, millennia, and beyond. This type of afterlife transcends a geo-

centric point of view as well as what is generally taught by Christians, who focus on Jesus of

Nazareth exclusively, leaving out someone like the Buddha. Most of fundamental Christianity,

however, insists that thephysical body is resurrected only after Jesus Christ returns in his

glorious physical body, to rule as a king on Earth. Eschatology for my religion therefore, is an

ongoing process as long as humans continue to exist, since there is nothing that exists that is not

God. It also suggests that if, for instance, we were to meet with mentally compatible

extraterrestrials, there is the possibility totranscendeven the extinction of humanity! This means

that these numerous nuggets of thought buried deep within the minds of the living, have reunited

with God.11

Rather than preparing for an apocalyptic end to mans civilization for Christ, the

goal is to prepare a sweet place in ones mind for God (represented by the thought nugget of

Christ) to take residence in. There is another, more sinister, approach to my religion in that it is

also possible for the devoted to plant unsavory kernels of thought as well, for example: a

devout member of organized crime. Another difference is that most fundamental Christians

recognize no other writing to be sacred except for the Bible.

There are different views concerning telepathy. Some dont believe that such a thing is

possible at all, others believe that it is possible, but that they themselves are not capable of it.

Many experiments concerning telepathy tend to treat it as an ability to toggle on like a light

switch. In 1971, an eight-day experiment replicated with a subject who seemed to be able to

demonstrate previous telepathic dreaming ability, was unsuccessful.12

It could be that longer-

term experiments, one year, seven years, may yield better results. Stuart R. Hameroff of the


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Departments of Anesthesiology and Psychology at the University of Arizona Health Sciences

Center wrote about the conception of how biologically such telepathy is possible in his article,

Is the Conscious Mind Subtly Linked to a Basic Level of the Universe? He writes about

Planck-scale processes within neurons and concludes, Consciousness may involve subtle links

between the brain and fundamental space-time geometry.13

It is most interesting to think whether my religion could co-exist peaceably with

fundamental Christianity after reading Kurt Vonneguts Cats Cradle. I can certainly see

objections to my religion by many fundamentalists just for insisting that Christ will notreturn in

aphysical body. I can also conceive of the same relationship with some members of fundamental

Christianity as San Lorenzos people had with Bokononism. That is to say, the people will deny

it in public, yet practice it in privateincluding the very person who outlawed it in the first

place.14

That could lead to the preaching of fundamental eschatology then, notfor preparing the

congregation for the end of the world, on the contrary, it would be to instill that sweet savor of

thought nuggets for God,In the Flow of Time.

1R. L. Wing, Trans. The I Ching Workbook, p25. (1979).

2Wilhelm/Baynes, Trans. The I Ching or Book of Changes, (1979).

3James Hall So, in the beginning Online posting 26 Sep 1997. 9 Mar 2010

.4James Hall Ephesians, {From Mystery to Mastery} Online posting 22 Mar 1998.

9 Mar 2010 .5

Alan Watts, The Art of Contemplation, p16.(1972).6

Astronomy magazine, (May 1987).7

Carl Jung, Memories, Dreams, Reflections, p352. (1967).8Bhagavad-Gita, Ch. 18, vs. 64-66.

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E.A. Wallis Budge, Trans. The Egyptian Book of the Dead, pp93-94. (1923).10

James Hall Upgrading Our Respect Online posting 28 Apr 1999. 9 Mar 2010

.11

Wikipedia contributors, "Eschatology" Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 10

Mar 2010. Web. 19 Mar 2010.12

Belvedere/Foulkes, Telepathy and dreams: A failure to replicate Perceptual and Motor Skills Vol. 33(3, Pt. 1),

Dec 1971, 783-789.13

Stuart R. Hameroff < [email protected]> "Funda-Mentality" Online posting

20 Mar 2010.14

Kurt Vonnegut, Cats Cradle, (1963).

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