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Order of the Elements

The normal progression of initiation is first, some form of pledge and/or

dedication then, Earth, Air, Water, Fire, and Spirit. This initiatory path relates

to the spiritual pledge, physical, intellectual, emotional, spiritual perfection of

self, and the essence of Being. This is a workable system but not the true order

of the elements, which would be better stated as earth, water, air, fire and

spirit. As you can see, the difference between natural order and initiatory order

is the intellectual and emotional aspects. The only real reason for the change is

the thought that one must have some intellect in order to control and/or

harness their emotional being. We all have problems at one stage or another,

but these are things that we must overcome to be true Adepts. So, for our

purpose here we will look at the elements in the natural progression. Then we

will discuss why the natural order is a far better way to follow. We will finish

with a discussion of the rituals and present the new rites.

Lets look at another way of grasping why this is the natural way. Were born

into this world and the first thing we learn is the basics of our body, to crawl

then walk, recognize items and people. We learn the basics of the elements that

we are now in. This could be considered the element of earth. Emotional

development, or the element of water, kicks in and we start to learn the things

such as food, toys and people that we like or dislike, whether we like ourselves

or not. Whether we control our emotions or our emotions control us. We learn

the basic attributes of our personality before we ever go to school. As we grow a

little older it is time to enter into the element of air, Knowledge. Our intellect

begins to develop we learn the basic knowledge or our time and country. We

begin to develop our intellect in the direction that our Will leads us. Somewhere
along the way we begin inquiring, of our own volition, religion and/or

spiritualism, thus enters the element of fire.

It seems that the general consensus of the Pledge/Dedication is that it does not

belong to any one of the elements. In fact it does and should be attributed to

spirit, not as a completion of the element of spirit, but to declare your

aspirations to obtain this goal or union with the essence of God, or in truth to

realize physically, intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually this union, sense

we are already one with God. Now this union with God is your union with your

higher-self or that self which is perfected in God. For none of us can perceive

our Lord face to face and live.

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