Sublime

One cannot practise the Nyi-da Mélong on one’s own – a couple have to enter into the practice together and with equal commitment.

In the first of these cases, the consolamentum was followed by a practice called the endura. This required the newly consoled Cathar to refrain from taking anything except cold water while they lingered in this world. As fear of betrayal meant that the Perfect could not remain with the consoled to ensure that they did not deviate from the stipulate

The Mysteries were divided into various levels of initiation, which led an initiate step by step through ever deepening levels of understanding. The number of levels of initiation varied in different Mystery traditions, but essentially the initiate was led from the Outer Mysteries, in which the myths were understood superficially as religious stori

Abhisheka, true initiation, is born out of surrender. We open ourselves to the situation as it is, and then we make real communication with the teacher.

The top rank is reserved for adepts, who have passed through the witches’ Labyrinth and been recognized by the Congregation as skilled practitioners of higher magic.”