The Consecration of the Cathedral

Light a candle and meditate on the inner flame that burns deep within you at the edge
of the void. As you look at the central flame it grows bigger and bigger until you are
seated before a column of fire. You are drawn to step into the fire and find yourself
within the convocation of Priests and Priestesses. You walk around the central flame
until all the Priests and Priestesses stop before the threshold of the East.

A horn sounds, and a cry issues out from the flame. The cry is something you
recognize deep in the recesses of your memory. All the assembled company step
forward and pass over the threshold of the East. You follow.

Stepping over the threshold you find yourself stood before a beautiful Cathedral that
is still under construction. It is all but finished, and detailed carving is being added to
the outside of the building. The Priests and Priestesses stream into the building and
you follow.

Inside, it is filled with P&P`s who are weaving threads and connecting them from one
end of the building to another. They are pulling threads from a central point and
weaving an inner matrix for power to pass through. Once it is completed you are
urged to go and kneel before the Altar. You can feel that the Altar is not yet
consecrated or tuned to any specific power. Many of the Priests and Priestesses kneel
with you and tell you to turn inward, to meditate on the central flame.

You pass into stillness and stay in a place of silence and peace. A power builds up all
around you and within you. An urgency passes through your mind and you can feel
the need to do something, but you are not sure what.

You begin to cough as air forces its way out of your lungs. The force becomes too
much and you tip your head back to allow a sound to release from your body. You cry
a cry that comes from every cell in your body. It is the cry of hopelessness, despair
and imbalance; the human separated from the rest of existence.

A call and a movement answer the cry. The east wall of the Cathedral falls away and is
replaced by light. As you adjust to the light, you realize the light is coming from a
woman who stands on the threshold of the East. At her head are the stars and at her
feet is the moon. She stretches out her arms, and her robe falls open. The opened
robe reveals the void within her, a place from which all light, all being, and all
compassion steams.

Out of the light step two large Angelic beings that stand opposite each other. They
stretch out their wings to touch, reaching beyond the ceiling of the Cathedral. They
reach out and touch hands, crossing their arms at the wrist and they both move one
foot forward until their toes are touching. They create a double helix pattern with
their bodies, which upholds the building and enlivens the web pattern.
Once the angels are in place, another being steps out of the East. You see the outline
of a human shape, but the inner fire of this being is so bright that you cannot see any
detail. The human comes up to you and touches you on the forehead. A light of
immense intensity flows through you and you feel that you might die in a state of joy.
As your body adjusts to the light, you feel awakened and at peace.

The human then goes to the Altar and lies upon the cold stone. Their body sinks into
the Altar, becoming one with the stone: becoming the corpus Christi. You rise to your
feet and go to stand before the Altar with your hands resting lightly on the stone. You
feel the stone beneath you breathe and the power of peace and stillness flows from
the stone into you.

One of the Priests or Priestesses touches you lightly on the shoulder and tells you that
it is time to leave. As you turn to go, you realize that many Priests are praying in the
Cathedral: Priests of the time and place of the Cathedral. You move quietly towards
the west door and pass through a threshold of fire.

The fire passes through you as you cross the threshold and you feel the power of the
guardian as you step from one world to another. You emerge back in the room where
you first started. When you are ready, you open your eyes and meditate on the candle
flame for a moment before blowing it out.