Modern Order of Essenes: Master Attunement

And here we are -- the last stage of the Essene journey.  Thank you, everyone who has taken part in this!

I will be performing my end of the Master attunement for the Modern Order of Essenes at noon and 6 pm Eastern daylight time on Saturday, May 27. If you have already received the Apprentice and Healer attunements and want to take the next step, here's what you need to do. 

Instructions for the Master Attunement

To receive attunement as an Essene Healer, you will need to have learned and practiced all the Candidate, Apprentice, and Healer lessons, and begun to study the Master lessons, You must also have received the Apprentice and Healer attunements

You will also need to choose some name of the Divine to invoke in your attunement. This may be a personal or an impersonal name.  If you have a relationship with a deity, you may choose to use the name of that deity. If not, you may use an impersonal term such as “the Divine” or “the Universe” in the relevant place.

If you have a religious or spiritual name distinct from your ordinary name, you may use this in the ritual, and there is a specific place for you to reference this in the attunement. If you intend to use your ordinary name, say your full name instead.

Approximately ten minutes before the attunement:

Dress comfortably, leaving the top of your head uncovered.  Sit in a comfortable position, with room for a person to stand behind as well as in front of you. Activate your palm centers as you have already learned to do.  Then enter into meditation, using whatever method you have practiced.

At the time of the attunement:

Become aware of the initiator standing behind you. Hear the following questions being asked, and give the answers out loud.

            Question:          What is your intention?

            Answer:            To become the Healing Mind of (name of the Divine)

            Question:          By what name do you wish to be initiated?

            Answer:            (States religious or spiritual name, magical motto, or ordinary name)

The initiator then says:

            (Name) become now the Healing Mind of (name of the Divine). 

The initiator traces a secret sign on the crown of your head, and then says:

            (Name) receive now the Breath of (name of the Divine) to activate your Healing Mind. 

The initiator breathes on the crown of your head, and traces four more secret signs, then says:

            This will help you establish the three pillars to support your Healing Mind. 

The initiator moves around you to stand in front of you and says:

            In the name of (name of the Divine), I proclaim you Essene Master (Name).

This completes the attunement.

After the attunement:

Remain in meditation for a few more minutes to allow the attunement process to complete itself. For the weeks that follow, it is helpful to keep track of any new experiences you may have and to write down any unusual dreams you may recall.

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If you intend to become an Essene Master Teacher, with the capacity to pass on these attunements to others, you will need to continue practicing the Essene healing methods, and you will also need to work through the Gnostic Lessons, which may be found in this PDF file. (I will be including a set of Gnostic Lessons in the pdf version of the Essene training materials, and I am considering posting the revised set here as part of the Universal Gnostic Church study program.) The Gnostic Lessons take six months to work through. When you are nearly finished, contact me via this Dreamwidth journal to make arrangements to receive certification.