All Practices of All Seasons
As Utilized by the Gnostic Manichaean Teachings of the Naz-Mani
In the Living Gods, Let the hallowed Light of Transcendant Truth be praised. Let the Sweet Mystery of Miryai awaken in the heart of hearts.
 

Preliminary Stage (Fire)
1. Vajrasattva Purification Visualization
Purpose: Purify karma through fiery cleansing.
How to Accomplish: Sit with hands in vajra mudra (body). Say, “I purify through light” (speech). Visualize Vajrasattva above, red light burning away negativities (mind). Practice daily for 15 minutes, no mantra.

2. Candle Offering to Buddhas
Purpose: Accumulate merit through fiery devotion.
How to Accomplish: Light a butter lamp or candle on an altar (body). Declare, “I offer light to awaken” (speech). Visualize the flame illuminating all Buddhas, their blessings returning (mind). Perform weekly.

3. Tummo Preparation Breath
Purpose: Prepare the body for tantric energy through warmth.
How to Accomplish: Sit and breathe deeply, contracting abdomen (body). Say, “Warmth clears obstacles” (speech). Visualize a small flame in your navel, warming the body (mind). Practice daily for 10 minutes.

4. Wrathful Aspiration Practice
Purpose: Channel passion into spiritual resolve.
How to Accomplish: Stand, fists clenched, feeling intensity (body). Recite, “I transform passion for liberation” (speech). Visualize red light in your heart, fueling determination (mind). Practice daily.

5. Yeshe Tsogyal Fire Blessing
Purpose: Purify obstacles by invoking Tsogyal’s radiant energy.
How to Accomplish: Sit with an image of Tsogyal, hands in prayer (body). Say, “Tsogyal purifies my path” (speech). Visualize her red light cleansing your body and mind (mind). Practice daily.

1. Deity Yoga of Vajrayogini
Purpose: Transform passion into enlightened wrathful wisdom.
How to Accomplish: Sit in warrior posture, hands in vajra mudra (body). Say, “I am Vajrayogini’s fire” (speech). Visualize yourself as Vajrayogini, red flames transforming relational desire into wisdom, inspired by Tsogyal (mind). Practice daily for 20 minutes.

2. Tummo-Inspired Relationship Healing
Purpose: Transform relational conflicts through inner heat.
How to Accomplish: Sit, breathing to generate warmth in the navel (body). Declare, “Fire heals our bond” (speech). Visualize red flames from your heart dissolving tension with a person (mind). Practice daily, no initiation needed.

3. Chöd of Anger (Nyingma-Inspired)
Purpose: Cut through relational anger to reveal fiery clarity.
How to Accomplish: Sit in a charnel ground-like setting, offering your body to demons (body). Say, “I release anger for all” (speech). Visualize your form as red flames, shared with all beings (mind). Practice weekly.

4. Fire Ritual Offering (Bön-Inspired)
Purpose: Transform attachment to the world through fiery offering.
How to Accomplish: Burn incense or herbs in a fire-safe container (body). Say, “I offer all to awaken” (speech). Visualize the fire transforming attachments into radiant wisdom (mind). Perform weekly.

5. Yeshe Tsogyal’s Wrathful Exchange
Purpose: Transform community dynamics through Tsogyal’s fiery compassion.
How to Accomplish: Stand in a group setting, gesturing outward (body). Affirm, “Tsogyal’s fire unites us” (speech). Visualize Tsogyal’s red light connecting all hearts, dissolving discord (mind). Practice in gatherings.

1. Trekchö of Fiery Awareness
Purpose: Rest in rigpa as radiant, transformative awareness.
How to Accomplish: Sit with eyes open, gazing at a flame (body). Say, “I am fiery rigpa” (speech). Rest in open awareness, phenomena arising as radiant flames (mind). Practice daily for 20 minutes.

2. Spontaneous Illumination Rest
Purpose: Embody non-dual presence in relational contexts.
How to Accomplish: Move with intensity, feeling warmth (body). Affirm, “All is fiery presence” (speech). Rest in rigpa, seeing relationships as sparks of awareness (mind). Practice during interactions.

3. Dissolving into Flame
Purpose: Merge with the natural state through fiery dissolution.
How to Accomplish: Sit by a fire, feeling its heat (body). Whisper, “I dissolve into fire” (speech). Visualize your form as flames, merging with boundless rigpa (mind). Practice weekly.

4. Yeshe Tsogyal’s Radiant Vision
Purpose: Realize phenomena as fiery emptiness with Tsogyal’s blessing.
How to Accomplish: Gaze at a red light, softening focus (body). Say, “Tsogyal reveals pure fire” (speech). Rest in rigpa, seeing all as Tsogyal’s radiant awareness (mind). Practice for 15 minutes daily.

5. Compassionate Fire Rest
Purpose: Radiate compassion from the natural state.
How to Accomplish: Sit relaxed, hands near a flame (body). Say, “Compassion burns freely” (speech). Rest in rigpa, letting Tsogyal’s fiery compassion radiate (mind). Practice for 20 minutes daily.
Wood Element Practices
Qualities: Growth, vitality, aspiration, outward movement, linked to prana and the expansive energy of awakening.

1. Refuge Tree Visualization
Purpose: Establish a foundation for liberation by taking refuge in the Three Jewels.
How to Accomplish: Sit cross-legged, hands in prayer mudra (body). Recite a single refuge vow, “I take refuge in Buddha, Dharma, Sangha” (speech). Visualize a radiant tree with the Three Jewels at its canopy, roots grounding you in aspiration (mind). Practice daily for 15 minutes.

2. Prostration to Padmasambhava
Purpose: Purify physical and mental obstacles through devotion.
How to Accomplish: Perform 21 full prostrations, bowing to an image of Padmasambhava (body). Say, “I purify through devotion” (speech). Visualize your negativities dissolving into the earth, vitality rising like sap (mind). Practice daily.

3. Aspiration Offering of Flowers
Purpose: Accumulate merit by offering vitality to all beings.
How to Accomplish: Place fresh flowers on an altar (body). Declare, “I offer vitality for liberation” (speech). Visualize flowers multiplying, their fragrance uplifting all sentient beings (mind). Perform weekly.

4. Lung Sang (Wind Purification)
Purpose: Cleanse subtle energy channels to enhance spiritual growth.
How to Accomplish: Sit and breathe deeply, focusing on air entering nostrils (body). Say, “My channels are purified” (speech). Visualize breath as green wind clearing blockages, expanding vitality (mind). Practice daily for 10 minutes.

5. Yeshe Tsogyal Aspiration Practice
Purpose: Cultivate bodhicitta by invoking Yeshe Tsogyal’s compassionate energy.
How to Accomplish: Sit with an image of Yeshe Tsogyal, hands on knees (body). Recite, “May I awaken like Tsogyal for all” (speech). Visualize her radiant form blessing your aspiration to grow for others’ benefit (mind). Practice daily.

1. Deity Yoga of Green Tara
Purpose: Transform self-perception by embodying Tara’s vital compassion.
How to Accomplish: Sit in lotus posture, hands in Tara’s mudra (body). Say, “I am Tara’s vitality” (speech). Visualize yourself as Green Tara, green light radiating to heal relationships, inspired by Yeshe Tsogyal’s compassionate energy (mind). Practice daily for 20 minutes, no mantra.

2. Chöd of Attachment (Bön-Inspired)
Purpose: Cut through relational clinging to cultivate boundless vitality.
How to Accomplish: Sit in a natural setting, gesturing to offer your body to demons (body). Declare, “I release attachment for all” (speech). Visualize your form as green wind, shared with all beings, dissolving self-other boundaries (mind). Practice weekly, no initiation needed.

3. Subtle Body Prana Flow
Purpose: Transform relational energy by channeling vital prana.
How to Accomplish: Stand, moving arms to direct breath-energy (body). Say, “Prana unites us” (speech). Visualize green prana flowing from your heart to a person, harmonizing your connection (mind). Practice daily for a specific relationship.

4. Yeshe Tsogyal Partner Visualization
Purpose: Transform intimate relationships by invoking Tsogyal’s wisdom.
How to Accomplish: Sit facing a partner’s image, hands in offering mudra (body). Affirm, “We awaken as Tsogyal” (speech). Visualize you and the partner as Tsogyal and Padmasambhava, green light merging your energies (mind). Practice daily, no mantra.

5. Vitality Offering Ritual
Purpose: Transform environmental relationships by offering life-force.
How to Accomplish: Place a green plant on an altar or in nature (body). Say, “I offer vitality to the world” (speech). Visualize the plant’s energy expanding, connecting all beings in a web of growth (mind). Perform weekly.

1. Trekchö of Vital Presence
Purpose: Rest in rigpa as boundless vital awareness.
How to Accomplish: Sit in nature, eyes open, body relaxed (body). Say, “I am vital rigpa” (speech). Rest in open awareness, phenomena arising as vibrant prana, cutting through concepts (mind). Practice daily for 20 minutes.

2. Spontaneous Growth Rest
Purpose: Embody non-dual presence in relational contexts.
How to Accomplish: Stand naturally, feeling breath (body). Affirm, “All is vital presence” (speech). Rest in rigpa, seeing relationships as spontaneous expressions of awareness (mind). Practice during interactions.

3. Dissolving into Prana
Purpose: Merge with the natural state through vital dissolution.
How to Accomplish: Lie in a forest, feeling air on skin (body). Whisper, “I dissolve into prana” (speech). Visualize your form as green wind, merging with boundless rigpa (mind). Practice weekly.

4. Yeshe Tsogyal’s Pure Vision
Purpose: Realize phenomena as vibrant emptiness with Tsogyal’s blessing.
How to Accomplish: Gaze at the sky, softening focus (body). Say, “Tsogyal reveals pure vitality” (speech). Rest in rigpa, seeing all as Tsogyal’s radiant awareness (mind). Practice for 15 minutes daily.

5. Compassionate Vitality Rest
Purpose: Radiate compassion from the natural state.
How to Accomplish: Sit relaxed, hands open (body). Say, “Compassion grows freely” (speech). Rest in rigpa, letting Tsogyal’s compassionate vitality radiate effortlessly (mind). Practice for 20 minutes daily.

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1. Vajra Mudra Purification
Purpose: Purify mental obscurations through vajra clarity.
How to Accomplish: Sit with hands in vajra mudra (body). Say, “I purify with vajra” (speech). Visualize a silver vajra in your heart, clearing confusion (mind). Practice daily for 10 minutes.

2. Polished Mirror Offering
Purpose: Accumulate merit through offerings of clarity.
How to Accomplish: Place a mirror on an altar, reflecting light (body). Declare, “I offer clarity to Buddhas” (speech). Visualize the mirror reflecting pure wisdom to all beings (mind). Perform weekly.

3. Precision Breath Practice
Purpose: Sharpen concentration through precise breathing.
How to Accomplish: Sit and breathe slowly, counting breaths (body). Say, “Clarity sharpens my mind” (speech). Visualize breath as a silver blade, cutting ignorance (mind). Practice daily for 10 minutes.

4. Yeshe Tsogyal Clarity Aspiration
Purpose: Cultivate wisdom by invoking Tsogyal’s stainless mind.
How to Accomplish: Sit with Tsogyal’s image, hands in wisdom mudra (body). Recite, “Tsogyal grants me clarity” (speech). Visualize her silver light purifying your mind (mind). Practice daily.

5. Refined Contemplation
Purpose: Develop insight through introspective reflection.
How to Accomplish: Write precise reflections on impermanence (body). State, “Wisdom refines my path” (speech). Visualize your thoughts as polished jewels, radiating clarity (mind). Write weekly.

1. Deity Yoga of Manjushri
Purpose: Transform perception by embodying Manjushri’s vajra wisdom.
How to Accomplish: Sit with hands in sword mudra, holding a book (body). Say, “I am Manjushri’s clarity” (speech). Visualize yourself as Manjushri, silver light cutting through relational ignorance (mind). Practice daily for 20 minutes.

2. Chöd of Confusion
Purpose: Cut through relational confusion to reveal stainless wisdom.
How to Accomplish: Sit, gesturing to offer your body to demons (body). Say, “I release confusion for all” (speech). Visualize your form as a silver vajra, radiating clarity to others (mind). Practice weekly, no initiation.

3. Vajra Energy Exchange
Purpose: Transform relational energy through precise connection.
How to Accomplish: Sit with a partner’s image, aligning breath (body). Declare, “Our clarity unites” (speech). Visualize silver light flowing between hearts, refining bonds (mind). Practice daily.

4. Yeshe Tsogyal’s Clarity Ritual
Purpose: Transform self-other relationships with Tsogyal’s wisdom.
How to Accomplish: Sit with a mirror, reflecting Tsogyal’s image (body). Affirm, “Tsogyal’s clarity awakens us” (speech). Visualize you and others as silver light, united in her wisdom (mind). Practice daily.

5. Purification of Space Ritual
Purpose: Transform environmental relationships through vajra clarity.
How to Accomplish: Clean a space with a metal object (e.g., bell) (body). Whisper, “This space is vajra pure” (speech). Visualize the space as a stainless vajra, radiating wisdom (mind). Perform weekly.

1. Trekchö of Vajra Clarity
Purpose: Rest in rigpa as pristine vajra awareness.
How to Accomplish: Sit with eyes open, holding a vajra (body). Say, “I am vajra rigpa” (speech). Rest in open awareness, phenomena arising as stainless clarity (mind). Practice daily for 20 minutes.

2. Spontaneous Clarity Rest
Purpose: Embody non-dual presence in relational contexts.
How to Accomplish: Move precisely, feeling focus (body). Affirm, “All is vajra presence” (speech). Rest in rigpa, seeing relationships as clear awareness (mind). Practice during interactions.

3. Dissolving into Vajra
Purpose: Merge with the natural state through vajra dissolution.
How to Accomplish: Sit, imagining sharpness (body). Whisper, “I dissolve into vajra” (speech). Visualize your form as silver light, merging with boundless rigpa (mind). Practice weekly.

4. Yeshe Tsogyal’s Vajra Vision
Purpose: Realize phenomena as vajra emptiness with Tsogyal’s blessing.
How to Accomplish: Gaze at a mirror, softening focus (body). Say, “Tsogyal reveals pure clarity” (speech). Rest in rigpa, seeing all as Tsogyal’s vajra awareness (mind). Practice for 15 minutes daily.

5. Compassionate Clarity Rest
Purpose: Radiate compassion from the natural state.
How to Accomplish: Sit with a vajra, hands relaxed (body). Say, “Compassion shines clearly” (speech). Rest in rigpa, letting Tsogyal’s vajra compassion radiate (mind). Practice for 20 minutes daily.

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1. Mandala Offering Practice
Purpose: Accumulate merit by offering the universe as a mandala.
How to Accomplish: Create a simple mandala with rice and stones on an altar (body). Say, “I offer the world to Buddhas” (speech). Visualize the mandala as the cosmos, offered for liberation (mind). Practice daily for 15 minutes.

2. Grounding Prostrations
Purpose: Purify pride by connecting to the earth’s stability.
How to Accomplish: Perform 21 prostrations, touching the ground (body). Recite, “I humble myself to earth” (speech). Visualize negativities sinking into the earth, leaving stability (mind). Practice daily.

3. Yeshe Tsogyal Mandala Visualization
Purpose: Cultivate devotion by offering a mandala to Tsogyal.
How to Accomplish: Sit with Tsogyal’s image, hands in offering mudra (body). Say, “I offer to Tsogyal’s wisdom” (speech). Visualize a mandala of jewels before her, her blessings grounding you (mind). Practice daily.

4. Earth Touch Meditation
Purpose: Stabilize the mind through physical grounding.
How to Accomplish: Sit on the earth, hands touching soil (body). Say, “Earth anchors my mind” (speech). Visualize roots extending from your body, connecting to all beings (mind). Practice daily for 10 minutes.

5. Interconnection Mandala Ritual
Purpose: Foster compassion by offering interconnectedness.
How to Accomplish: Arrange stones in a mandala pattern in nature (body). Declare, “I offer unity for all” (speech). Visualize the mandala as a web linking all sentient beings (mind). Perform weekly.

1. Mandala of Yeshe Tsogyal
Purpose: Transform self-other relationships by embodying Tsogyal’s mandala.
How to Accomplish: Sit, hands in mudra of offering (body). Say, “I am Tsogyal’s mandala” (speech). Visualize yourself as Tsogyal at the center of a mandala, radiating light to connect all beings (mind). Practice daily for 20 minutes.

2. Chöd of Ego in Mandala
Purpose: Cut through ego to reveal interconnected wisdom.
How to Accomplish: Sit within a drawn mandala, offering your body to demons (body). Say, “I release ego for all” (speech). Visualize your form as earth, dissolving into a mandala shared with all (mind). Practice weekly, no initiation.

3. Mandala Construction Ritual
Purpose: Transform the world into a sacred, stable whole.
How to Accomplish: Build a sand or stone mandala in a sacred space (body). Declare, “This mandala awakens all” (speech). Visualize it as the pure land, uniting all beings (mind). Rebuild weekly.

4. Grounded Mandala Exchange
Purpose: Transform community relationships through shared mandala energy.
How to Accomplish: Sit in a group, each placing a stone in a mandala (body). Say, “Our mandala unites” (speech). Visualize the mandala connecting all hearts in a stable web (mind). Practice in gatherings.

5. Mandala Consecration of Space
Purpose: Transform environmental relationships by consecrating spaces.
How to Accomplish: Trace a mandala with soil in a space (body). Whisper, “This space is a pure mandala” (speech). Visualize the space as a radiant mandala, nurturing awakening (mind). Perform weekly.

1. Trekchö of Mandala Presence
Purpose: Rest in rigpa as the stable mandala of awareness.
How to Accomplish: Sit within a drawn mandala, eyes open (body). Say, “I am mandala rigpa” (speech). Rest in open awareness, phenomena arising as a boundless mandala (mind). Practice daily for 20 minutes.

2. Spontaneous Mandala Rest
Purpose: Embody non-dual presence in relational contexts.
How to Accomplish: Sit grounded, feeling stability (body). Affirm, “All is mandala presence” (speech). Rest in rigpa, seeing relationships as a mandala of awareness (mind). Practice during interactions.

3. Dissolving into Mandala
Purpose: Merge with the natural state through grounded dissolution.
How to Accomplish: Lie on earth, within a mandala (body). Whisper, “I dissolve into mandala” (speech). Visualize your form as a mandala, merging with boundless rigpa (mind). Practice weekly.

4. Yeshe Tsogyal’s Mandala Vision
Purpose: Realize phenomena as a mandala with Tsogyal’s blessing.
How to Accomplish: Gaze at a mandala image, softening focus (body). Say, “Tsogyal reveals pure mandala” (speech). Rest in rigpa, seeing all as Tsogyal’s radiant mandala (mind). Practice for 15 minutes daily.

5. Compassionate Mandala Rest
Purpose: Radiate compassion from the natural state.
How to Accomplish: Sit in a mandala, hands on earth (body). Say, “Compassion grounds all” (speech). Rest in rigpa, letting Tsogyal’s compassionate mandala radiate (mind). Practice for 20 minutes daily.

1. Water Bowl Offering
Purpose: Accumulate merit through offerings of purity.
How to Accomplish: Fill seven water bowls on an altar (body). Say, “I offer purity to Buddhas” (speech). Visualize the water multiplying, purifying all realms (mind). Practice daily for 15 minutes.

2. Nagarjuna’s Purification Bath
Purpose: Cleanse karma through symbolic water ritual.
How to Accomplish: Pour water over your body, feeling cleansing (body). Recite, “Water purifies my karma” (speech). Visualize impurities washing away, leaving clarity (mind). Practice weekly.

3. Fluid Breath Practice
Purpose: Cultivate mental adaptability through rhythmic breathing.
How to Accomplish: Sit and breathe deeply, feeling a wave-like flow (body). Say, “I flow with wisdom” (speech). Visualize breath as blue water, cleansing obstacles (mind). Practice daily for 10 minutes.

4. Yeshe Tsogyal Purification Aspiration
Purpose: Purify obstacles by invoking Tsogyal’s fluid wisdom.
How to Accomplish: Sit by water with Tsogyal’s image, hands in prayer (body). Say, “Tsogyal cleanses my path” (speech). Visualize her blue light washing your body and mind (mind). Practice daily.

5. Compassionate Water Offering
Purpose: Foster compassion by offering fluidity to others.
How to Accomplish: Pour water into a river or stream (body). Declare, “I offer flow for all” (speech). Visualize the water carrying compassion to all beings (mind). Perform monthly.

1. Deity Yoga of Kurukulle
Purpose: Transform relational desire into fluid compassion.
How to Accomplish: Sit with hands in lotus mudra (body). Say, “I am Kurukulle’s nectar” (speech). Visualize yourself as Kurukulle, blue light flowing to transform relationships, inspired by Tsogyal (mind). Practice daily for 20 minutes.

2. Chöd of Fear by Water
Purpose: Cut through relational fears to reveal fluid wisdom.
How to Accomplish: Sit by water, offering your body to demons (body). Say, “I release fear for all” (speech). Visualize your form as blue water, flowing to nurture others (mind). Practice weekly, no initiation.

3. Nectar Energy Exchange
Purpose: Transform relational energy through fluid connection.
How to Accomplish: Sit by water with a partner’s image, syncing breath (body). Declare, “Our nectar unites” (speech). Visualize blue nectar flowing between hearts, dissolving separation (mind). Practice daily.

4. Yeshe Tsogyal’s Nectar Ritual
Purpose: Transform community relationships with Tsogyal’s purifying nectar.
How to Accomplish: Sprinkle water in a group setting, gesturing outward (body). Affirm, “Tsogyal’s nectar purifies us” (speech). Visualize Tsogyal’s blue light cleansing all hearts (mind). Practice in gatherings.

5. Water Purification of Space
Purpose: Transform environmental relationships through cleansing.
How to Accomplish: Sprinkle consecrated water in a space (body). Whisper, “This space is pure nectar” (speech). Visualize the space as a flowing river, radiating purity (mind). Perform weekly.

1. Trekchö of Fluid Awareness
Purpose: Rest in rigpa as boundless fluid awareness.
How to Accomplish: Sit by water, eyes open, feeling flow (body). Say, “I am fluid rigpa” (speech). Rest in open awareness, phenomena arising as fluid nectar (mind). Practice daily for 20 minutes.

2. Spontaneous Nectar Rest
Purpose: Embody non-dual presence in relational contexts.
How to Accomplish: Move fluidly, feeling ease (body). Affirm, “All is nectar presence” (speech). Rest in rigpa, seeing relationships as waves of awareness (mind). Practice during interactions.

3. Dissolving into Nectar
Purpose: Merge with the natural state through fluid dissolution.
How to Accomplish: Sit by water, feeling its rhythm (body). Whisper, “I dissolve into nectar” (speech). Visualize your form as blue water, merging with boundless rigpa (mind). Practice weekly.

4. Yeshe Tsogyal’s Nectar Vision
Purpose: Realize phenomena as fluid emptiness with Tsogyal’s blessing.
How to Accomplish: Gaze at water, softening focus (body). Say, “Tsogyal reveals pure nectar” (speech). Rest in rigpa, seeing all as Tsogyal’s fluid awareness (mind). Practice for 15 minutes daily.

5. Compassionate Nectar Rest
Purpose: Radiate compassion from the natural state.
How to Accomplish: Sit with water, hands relaxed (body). Say, “Compassion flows freely” (speech). Rest in rigpa, letting Tsogyal’s nectar-like compassion radiate (mind). Practice for 20 minutes daily.
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Basis: The Gospel of Philip views the body as a temple for the divine spark, requiring physical rituals to align with gnosis.
1. Exercise: Breath of the Stranger
   Basis: Pistis Sophia links breath to the divine pneuma.
   Facing the morning star, inhale deeply and whisper, “Those who have come from the light are strangers in this world, yet the light is their home, guiding my soul beyond the mask.” Exhale, releasing worldly attachments, visualizing divine wind cleansing your Persona, and feast on fruits and herbs to honor the living wind.
   Source: Gospel of Thomas (paraphrased).
2. Exercise: Incense of Truth
   Basis: Pistis Sophia describes incense as a vehicle for divine communion.
   Light frankincense, tracing its rising smoke with your eyes, and say, “Truth is a fragrance that ascends, it is not hidden, for it perfumes the soul with eternity’s breath.” Move your hands through the smoke, embodying the wind’s purifying flow, and feast on seeds to ground the body.
   Source: Gospel of Philip.
3. Exercise: Spiral of Awakening
   Basis: Codex Brucianus uses symbolic movement for spiritual ascent.
   Walk a spiral path outdoors, each step shedding the Persona, chanting, “I am the one who walks the spiral, I am the silence and the storm, leading to the light within.” Pause at the center, feeling the wind of gnosis, and feast on nuts to honor growth.
   Source: Thunder, Perfect Mind.
4. Exercise: Sound of the Divine
   Basis: Gospel of Truth speaks of divine harmony awakening the soul.
   Ring a bell five times, each chime releasing distraction, chanting, “The kingdom is within you, and it is outside you; in the sound of truth, it is revealed to the soul.” Listen to the fading sound, aligning your body with the divine wind, and feast on greens.
   Source: Gospel of Thomas.
5. Exercise: Offering to the Breeze
   Basis: Sethite rituals use gestures to surrender the false self (Nag Hammadi).
   Stand with arms outstretched, palms up, facing the breeze, saying, “I am the breath of the unseen, I am the wind that carries the soul to its source, beyond the mask of this world.” Raise your hands, offering your Persona to dissolve into light, and feast on berries.
   Source: Thunder, Perfect Mind.

Basis: Pistis Sophia uses hymns to aeons to transcend the Persona and connect to divine realms.
6. Exercise: Hymn to Barbelo’s Light
   Basis: Barbelo, the divine feminine in Apocryphon of John.
   Sit and chant, “From Barbelo flows the light of all being, the mother who births the eternal in me, awakening my soul from the Persona’s illusion.” Visualize her radiant form carried by the wind, filling your soul, and feast on honey and bread to honor her sweetness.
   Source: Apocryphon of John.
7. Exercise: Invocation of the Word
   Basis: Gospel of Truth describes the Logos as the divine word.
   Write “Truth” on paper, hold it to the wind, and say, “The Logos is the light that burns within, the word that speaks gnosis to my heart, freeing me from the false self.” Burn the paper safely, letting the ashes rise to awaken your soul, and feast on figs.
   Source: Gospel of Truth.
8. Exercise: Praise of Sophia’s Yearning
   Basis: Sophia’s descent in Pistis Sophia.
   Face the moon and chant, “Sophia weeps, yet her light endures, for she seeks the homeland of light as I do, yearning beyond the Persona’s veil.” Visualize her rising from darkness, offering a cup of wine to the earth as a feast.
   Source: Pistis Sophia.
9. Exercise: Chanting the Aeons’ Song
   Basis: Codex Brucianus lists aeons as divine emanations.
   Chant five aeon names (Barbelo, Logos, Sophia, Christos, Pleroma), saying, “The aeons sing the song of eternity, their voices weave the ladder to the divine, lifting my soul above the mask.” Visualize their light as a wind-borne melody, and feast on grapes.
   Source: Codex Brucianus.
10. Exercise: Prayer to the Monad’s Breath
    Basis: The Monad in Seven Sermons to the Dead.
    Kneel and whisper, “In the Monad, all is one, the breath of eternity fills my soul with gnosis, transcending the Persona’s illusion.” Visualize a point of light expanding, carried by divine wind, and feast on almonds.
    Source: Seven Sermons to the Dead.

11. Exercise: Altar of the Morning Star
    Basis: The morning star in Pistis Sophia.
    Create an altar with a white candle and quartz, lighting it while saying, “The morning star shines in the heart of the knower, it guides my soul to the Pleroma, beyond the mask of this world.” Visualize the star leading you home, and feast on pomegranates.
    Source: Pistis Sophia.
12. Exercise: Vision of the Pleroma’s Wind
    Basis: Gospel of Truth.
    Place a bowl of water on an altar, gazing into it, and say, “The Pleroma is the home of the soul, its wind carries me to eternity, where the Persona dissolves in light.” Visualize a radiant ocean of light sweeping you upward, and feast on cherries.
    Source: Gospel of Truth.
13. Exercise: Mirror of the Divine Spark
    Basis: Thunder, Perfect Mind.
    Place a mirror on an altar, gazing into it, and say, “I am the light that dwells in all, the spark that burns beyond the mask, revealing my soul’s eternal truth.” Visualize your divine essence shining forth, and feast on plums.
    Source: Thunder, Perfect Mind.
14. Exercise: Contemplation of Abraxas’ Unity (Day 14 – Fast Begins)
    Basis: Abraxas in Seven Sermons to the Dead.
    Place black and white stones on an altar, meditating while saying, “Abraxas is the fire beyond the stars, uniting life and death in the wind of eternity, guiding my soul to gnosis.” Visualize life after death as a unified light, fasting to reflect on Sophia’s 13 Repentances.
    Source: Seven Sermons to the Dead.
15. Exercise: Sophia’s Repentant Ascent (Day 15 – Fast Continues)
    Basis: Sophia’s 13 Repentances in Pistis Sophia.
    Place a rose on an altar, kneeling to say, “Through repentance, the soul returns to light, as Sophia rises from darkness to her homeland, leading my soul to eternity.” Visualize her ascent, fasting to meditate on life after death.
    Source: Pistis Sophia.
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Basis: Apocryphon of John sees the material world as a trap, requiring physical discipline.
1. Exercise: Polishing the Soul’s Mirror
   Basis: Gospel of Philip.
   Polish a metal object, saying, “The soul is a mirror of the divine, reflecting the light of truth when cleansed of darkness, revealing my Shadow to the light.” Visualize your Shadow becoming clear, and feast on rice and beans.
   Source: Gospel of Philip.
2. Exercise: Striking the Chains
   Basis: Alchemical texts liken metalwork to soul refinement.
   Tap a metal surface five times, saying, “If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you; I strike the chains of my Shadow to free my soul.” Visualize the sound shattering ignorance, and feast on root vegetables.
   Source: Gospel of Thomas.
3. Exercise: Cleansing with Cold Water
   Basis: Pistis Sophia.
   Splash cold water on your face, saying, “Truth is a bath that purifies, it washes the soul from the stains of the world, clearing the Shadow within me.” Feel the clarity of metal within as your Shadow dissolves, and feast on apples.
   Source: Gospel of Philip.
4. Exercise: Standing as Metal
   Basis: Gospel of Truth.
   Stand firmly, imagining yourself as a metal pillar, saying, “The truth is a pillar that cannot fall, it holds my soul against the void of illusion, strengthening me against the Shadow.” Visualize your Shadow fading, and feast on lentils.
   Source: Gospel of Truth.
5. Exercise: Tracing the Void’s Circle
   Basis: Seven Sermons to the Dead.
   Trace a circle in the air, saying, “I am the silence, I am the void, I am the unseen source of all that is, forging my soul in the clarity of truth.” Visualize the void as a metal forge for your soul, and feast on mushrooms.
   Source: Thunder, Perfect Mind.

Basis: Pistis Sophia praises the divine masculine and feminine (Depth and Silence).
6. Exercise: Hymn to Depth’s Void
   Basis: Depth in Apocryphon of John.
   Chant, “From Depth flows the river of gnosis, the void that births the light of my soul, illuminating the Shadow within.” Visualize a dark expanse giving birth to stars, and feast on dark berries.
   Source: Apocryphon of John.
7. Exercise: Invocation of Silence’s Purity
   Basis: Silence in Codex Brucianus.
   Sit in silence, whispering, “In Silence, the soul hears the eternal, the voice of the divine mother who calms the Shadow, guiding me to light.” Visualize her as a radiant void, offering a cup of milk to the earth, and feast on grapes.
   Source: Codex Brucianus.
8. Exercise: Praise of Christos’ Light
   Basis: Christos in Pistis Sophia.
   Face west, saying, “Christos is the hand that lifts the fallen, his light burns away the Shadow within me, leading my soul to salvation.” Visualize him lifting your soul from darkness, and feast on bread and oil.
   Source: Pistis Sophia.
9. Exercise: Chanting the Divine Union
   Basis: Gospel of Philip.
   Chant, “The bridal chamber is the union of light, where masculine and feminine make the soul whole, purifying my Shadow in their embrace.” Visualize Depth and Silence in a metal forge, and feast on walnuts.
   Source: Gospel of Philip.
10. Exercise: Prayer to Pleroma’s Clarity
    Basis: The Pleroma in Gospel of Truth.
    Kneel, saying, “The Pleroma is the mirror of eternity, reflecting the light that clears my Shadow, revealing my soul’s truth.” Visualize the divine realms as a polished metal sphere, and feast on plums.
    Source: Gospel of Truth.

12. Exercise: Vision of Silence’s Radiance
    Basis: Silence in Codex Brucianus.
    Place a white feather on an altar, gazing at it, and say, “I am the silence and the sound, the radiant void that holds the eternal, cleansing my soul of darkness.” Visualize Silence as a luminous emptiness, and feast on blueberries.
    Source: Thunder, Perfect Mind.
13. Exercise: Emblem of the Forged Soul
    Basis: Alchemical texts.
    Place a piece of iron on an altar, saying, “Truth is a fire that forges the soul, making it pure and whole in the light of gnosis, transforming my Shadow into light.” Visualize your Shadow refined, and feast on pomegranates.
    Source: Gospel of Philip.
14. Exercise: Contemplation of Sophia’s Descent (Day 14 – Fast Begins)
    Basis: Sophia’s fall in Pistis Sophia.
    Place a dark stone on an altar, meditating while saying, “In darkness, Sophia seeks the light, as my soul seeks gnosis amidst the Shadow, yearning for the homeland.” Visualize her struggle, fasting to reflect on her 13 Repentances.
    Source: Pistis Sophia.
15. Exercise: Sophia’s Redemption (Day 15 – Fast Continues)
    Basis: Sophia’s rescue in Pistis Sophia.
    Place a white flower on an altar, saying, “Through redemption, the soul returns home, as Sophia rises with Christos to the land of light, guiding my soul to eternity.” Visualize her ascent, fasting to seek the eternal homeland.
    Source: Pistis Sophia.

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Thematic Tone: These exercises root the soul in divine truth, inspired by Gospel of Truth’s call to overcome the Ego.
 Phase 1: Hylic (Body and World – Practical Rules and Physical Actions)
Basis: Gospel of Philip teaches grounding the body in divine purpose.
1. Exercise: Touching the Mother Earth
   Basis: Thunder, Perfect Mind.
   Kneel and touch the ground, saying, “I am the earth and the light within it, the mother who grounds my soul in eternity, anchoring my Ego to truth.” Visualize roots connecting you to the divine, and feast on grains.
   Source: Thunder, Perfect Mind.
2. Exercise: Planting the Divine Seed
   Basis: Gospel of Truth.
   Plant a seed in soil, saying, “The seed of truth blossoms in the soul, growing from the earth to the light of gnosis, transforming my Ego into light.” Visualize your Ego becoming divine, and feast on carrots.
   Source: Gospel of Truth.
3. Exercise: Carrying the Ego’s Weight
   Basis: Alchemical texts.
   Hold a stone, walking slowly, and say, “Truth is a weight that frees the soul, turning the stone of Ego into an altar of light, lifting my soul to gnosis.” Place the stone down, releasing its burden, and feast on potatoes.
   Source: Gospel of Philip.
4. Exercise: Drawing the Circle of Truth
   Basis: Sethite rituals (Nag Hammadi).
   Draw a circle in the dirt, saying, “The kingdom is a circle within you, binding the Ego to the truth of the divine, grounding my soul in eternity.” Step inside, feeling the earth’s support, and feast on beets.
   Source: Gospel of Thomas.
5. Exercise: Offering of Soil’s Surrender
   Basis: Pistis Sophia.
   Raise a handful of soil, saying, “The earth receives the soul’s surrender, as I offer my Ego to the light of eternity, freeing my soul from illusion.” Scatter the soil, visualizing your false self dissolving, and feast on corn.
   Source: Pistis Sophia.

6. Exercise: Hymn to the Divine Mother
   Basis: Thunder, Perfect Mind.
   Chant, “I am the mother who bears the light, rooting my soul in the earth of eternity, guiding my Ego to divine truth.” Visualize her as a radiant tree, offering a bowl of grain to the earth, and feast on barley.
   Source: Thunder, Perfect Mind.

7. Exercise: Invocation of Christos’ Root
   Basis: Christos in Pistis Sophia.
   Face the earth, saying, “Christos is the root of salvation, planting the seed of gnosis in my soul, anchoring my Ego in light.” Visualize him grounding your soul, and feast on olives.
   Source: Pistis Sophia.

8. Exercise: Praise of the Aeons’ Foundation
   Basis: Aeons in Codex Brucianus.
   Chant aeon names, saying, “The aeons are the roots of the divine, grounding my soul in the earth of eternity, lifting my Ego to gnosis.” Visualize their light in the soil, and feast on peas.
   Source: Codex Brucianus.

9. Exercise: Prayer to Barbelo’s Strength
   Basis: Barbelo in Apocryphon of John.
   Kneel, saying, “Barbelo is the foundation of all light, the mother who anchors my soul in truth, strengthening my Ego for the divine.” Visualize her as a mountain beneath you, and feast on lentils.
   Source: Apocryphon of John.

10. Exercise: Chanting the Pleroma’s Soil
    Basis: The Pleroma in Gospel of Truth.
    Chant, “The Pleroma is the soil of eternity, where my soul takes root in the light of gnosis, transcending the Ego’s illusion.” Visualize the divine realms as a fertile field, offering a stone to the ground, and feast on squash.
    Source: Gospel of Truth.

Basis: Nag Hammadi texts and Jung’s active imagination and mandala meditation for divine communion.
11. Exercise: Altar of Earth’s Light
    Basis: Earth in Thunder, Perfect Mind.
    Create an altar with soil and a green candle, saying, “The earth is the cradle of the divine spark, holding my soul in the light of eternity, grounding my Ego in truth.” Visualize the earth as a gateway to the Pleroma, and feast on spinach.
    Source: Thunder, Perfect Mind.

12. Exercise: Active Imagination of the Divine Root
    Basis: Jung’s active imagination, adapted to Gospel of Truth.
    Place a plant on an altar, closing your eyes to say, “The root of the soul is the light, growing from earth to the Pleroma’s embrace, revealing my soul’s truth.” Engage in active imagination, dialoguing with the plant as a manifestation of Barbelo, visualizing her guiding your Ego to gnosis, and feast on kale.
    Source: Gospel of Truth.

13. Exercise: Mandala of the Mountain’s Ascent
    Basis: Jung’s mandala meditation, adapted to alchemical texts.
    Draw a circular mandala on an altar with a stone at its center, saying, “Truth is a mountain that leads to the stars, lifting my soul beyond the Ego’s weight to the divine center.” Meditate on the mandala, visualizing a mountain path to the Pleroma, integrating your Ego into the divine, and feast on broccoli.
    Source: Gospel of Philip.

14. Exercise: Contemplation of Sophia’s Fall (Day 14 – Fast Begins)
    Basis: Sophia’s descent in Pistis Sophia.
    Place soil on an altar, meditating while saying, “Sophia fell, yet her light endures, as my soul seeks gnosis amidst the earth of illusion, yearning for the homeland.” Visualize her struggle, fasting to reflect on her 13 Repentances.
    Source: Pistis Sophia.

15. Exercise: Sophia’s Earthly Ascent (Day 15 – Fast Continues)
    Basis: Sophia’s rescue in Pistis Sophia.
    Place a white stone on an altar, saying, “Through ascent, the soul finds its home, as Sophia rises from earth to the land of light, guiding my soul to eternity.” Visualize her ascent, fasting to seek the eternal homeland.
    Source: Pistis Sophia.

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Basis: Gospel of Philip sees water as purification and rebirth.
1. Exercise: Washing the Soul
   Basis: Ritual washing in Pistis Sophia.
   Pour water over your hands, saying, “The water of truth washes the soul, cleansing it from the illusions of this world, awakening my Anima to light.” Visualize your Anima emerging radiant, and feast on melons.
   Source: Gospel of Philip.

2. Exercise: Stirring the Divine Flow
   Basis: Gospel of Truth.
   Stir a bowl of water, saying, “The soul flows to the light, carried by the river of gnosis to the Pleroma, guiding my Anima home.” Visualize ripples as your Anima’s journey, and feast on cucumbers.
   Source: Gospel of Truth.

3. Exercise: Walking the River’s Path
   Basis: Sethite rituals (Nag Hammadi).
   Walk near water, saying, “I am the river and the sea, the flow that carries my soul to eternity, awakening my Anima to the divine.” Feel the water mirroring your Anima’s path, and feast on watermelon.
   Source: Thunder, Perfect Mind.

4. Exercise: Offering of Water’s Surrender
   Basis: Pistis Sophia.
   Pour water onto the ground, saying, “The water of the soul returns to the source, as I offer my Anima to the light of gnosis, merging with the divine.” Visualize it joining the divine ocean, and feast on grapes.
   Source: Pistis Sophia.

5. Exercise: Breathing the Mist of Light
   Basis: Seven Sermons to the Dead.
   Inhale in a misty place, saying, “The mist of the divine fills the soul, awakening my Anima to the light of eternity, flowing toward the Pleroma.” Visualize your Anima as a radiant wave, and feast on pears.
   Source: Seven Sermons to the Dead.

Basis: Apocryphon of John invokes divine beings to awaken the Anima.
6. Exercise: Hymn to Sophia’s Flow
   Basis: Sophia in Pistis Sophia.
   Chant, “Sophia is the river of wisdom, flowing through my soul to the light of the Pleroma, awakening my Anima to truth.” Visualize her radiant stream, offering a bowl of water to the earth, and feast on oranges.
   Source: Pistis Sophia.

7. Exercise: Invocation of Barbelo’s Waters
   Basis: Barbelo in Apocryphon of John.
   Say, “Barbelo is the source of all waters, the mother who flows through my Anima to eternity, guiding my soul to light.” Visualize her as a radiant stream, and feast on mangoes.
   Source: Apocryphon of John.

8. Exercise: Praise of Christos’ Calm
   Basis: Christos in Pistis Sophia.
   Face water, saying, “Christos is the anchor of the soul, calming the waters of my Anima with his light, leading me to salvation.” Visualize him soothing your soul, and feast on peaches.
   Source: Pistis Sophia.

9. Exercise: Chanting the Divine Stream
   Basis: Gospel of Truth.
   Chant, “The divine flows through the heart, carrying my Anima to the Pleroma’s light, uniting my soul with eternity.” Visualize aeons as rivers merging into the divine, and feast on plums.
   Source: Gospel of Truth.

10. Exercise: Prayer to the Monad’s Ocean
    Basis: The Monad in Seven Sermons to the Dead.
    Kneel by water, saying, “The Monad is the sea of eternity, where my Anima flows to the light of gnosis, becoming one with the divine.” Visualize the Monad as an infinite ocean, and feast on cherries.
    Source: Seven Sermons to the Dead.

11. Exercise: Altar of the Divine Wave
    Basis: Water in Pistis Sophia.
    Create an altar with a bowl of water and blue candle, saying, “The wave of truth lifts the soul, carrying my Anima to the Pleroma’s light, flowing toward eternity.” Visualize an ocean of light, and feast on kiwi.
    Source: Pistis Sophia.

12. Exercise: Vision of the Eternal Sea
    Basis: Gospel of Truth.
    Place a seashell on an altar, saying, “The sea of the soul is the Pleroma, where my Anima merges with the light of eternity, becoming one with the divine.” Visualize a radiant sea, and feast on blueberries.
    Source: Gospel of Truth.

13. Exercise: Emblem of the Divine Drop
    Basis: Thunder, Perfect Mind.
    Place a drop of water on an altar, saying, “I am the drop and the ocean, the Anima that returns to the divine sea of light, flowing to eternity.” Visualize your soul merging with the Pleroma, and feast on raspberries.
    Source: Thunder, Perfect Mind.

14. Exercise: Contemplation of Sophia’s Yearning (Day 14 – Fast Begins)
    Basis: Sophia’s yearning in Pistis Sophia.
    Place a glass of water on an altar, saying, “My soul cries out for the light, as Sophia cries, yearning for the homeland of eternity amidst the waters of illusion.” Visualize her longing, fasting to reflect on her 13 Repentances.
    Source: Pistis Sophia.

15. Exercise: Sophia’s Reunion with Light (Day 15 – Fast Continues)
    Basis: Sophia’s rescue in Pistis Sophia.
    Place a pearl on an altar, saying, “In reunion, the soul finds its true home, as Sophia rises with Christos to the land of light, guiding my Anima to eternity.” Visualize her ascent, fasting to seek the eternal.
    Source: Pistis Sophia.

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Basis: Gospel of Truth sees the soul as a divine spark ignited through ritual.
1. Exercise: Igniting the Divine Flame
   Basis: Fire in Pistis Sophia.
   Light a candle, saying, “The soul is a spark of the eternal flame, burning bright with the light of gnosis, awakening my True Self to eternity.” Gaze at the flame, visualizing your True Self awakening, and feast on spicy foods.
   Source: Gospel of Truth.

2. Exercise: Dance of the Divine Fire
   Basis: Sethite ecstatic movement (Nag Hammadi).
   Dance slowly, saying, “I am the fire that dances in the light, the soul that moves to the rhythm of eternity, revealing my True Self.” Visualize yourself as a flame of gnosis, and feast on chili peppers.
   Source: Thunder, Perfect Mind.

3. Exercise: Warming the Divine Heart
   Basis: Gospel of Philip.
   Place hands over your heart, saying, “The heart is the altar of divine fire, where the light of truth burns within my soul, igniting my True Self.” Visualize a flame in your chest, and feast on ginger tea.
   Source: Gospel of Philip.

4. Exercise: Offering of Ash’s Re tanpa
   Basis: Alchemical texts.
   Burn paper safely, scattering the ash, and say, “From the ashes, the soul ascends, reborn in the fire of gnosis, as my True Self rises to light.” Visualize your soul as a phoenix, and feast on roasted nuts.
   Source: Codex Brucianus.

5. Exercise: Breathing the Eternal Fire
   Basis: Seven Sermons to the Dead.
   Inhale deeply, saying, “The divine fire burns within the soul, consuming illusion to reveal the True Self, radiant in eternity’s light.” Exhale, releasing all but your divine essence, and feast on cinnamon-spiced fruit.
   Source: Seven Sermons to the Dead.

6. Exercise: Hymn to the First Light’s Will
   Basis: The First Light (Forethought) in Apocryphon of John.
   Chant, “The First Light is the spark of all being, igniting my True Self with divine will, burning away all illusion.” Visualize a flame of will within, offering a candle to the divine, and feast on saffron rice.
   Source: Apocryphon of John.

7. Exercise: Invocation of the Second Light’s Wisdom
   Basis: The Second Light (Afterthought).
   Say, “Wisdom’s fire illuminates the soul, guiding my True Self to the light of gnosis, radiant in eternity.” Visualize a flame of insight burning ignorance, and feast on turmeric vegetables.
   Source: Apocryphon of John.

8. Exercise: Praise of the Third Light’s Understanding
   Basis: The Third Light (Intelligence).
   Chant, “Understanding is the fire of gnosis, awakening my soul to the truth of eternity, revealing my True Self.” Visualize a fire of clarity in your mind, and feast on rosemary bread.
   Source: Apocryphon of John.

9. Exercise: Chanting the Fourth Light’s Love
   Basis: The Fourth Light (Love).
   Chant, “Love’s fire binds the soul to the divine, uniting my True Self with the Pleroma, radiant in compassion.” Visualize a warm flame of compassion, offering a heart-shaped token, and feast on rosewater sweets.
   Source: Apocryphon of John.

10. Exercise: Prayer to the Fifth Light’s Truth
    Basis: The Fifth Light (Truth).
    Kneel, saying, “Truth’s fire is the soul’s perfection, burning away illusion to reveal my True Self, one with eternity.” Visualize a blazing fire of truth, and feast on clove-spiced tea.
    Source: Apocryphon of John.

11. Exercise: Altar of the First Tree’s Life (Day 11 – Fast Begins)
    Basis: The First Tree in Book of Abatur.
    Create an altar with a red candle and leaf, saying, “The First Tree blooms in the soul’s homeland, sealing my True Self in eternal life, radiant in the Pleroma.” Visualize the tree radiant with life, fasting to focus on Sophia’s ascent.
    Source: Book of Abatur.

12. Exercise: Vision of the Second Tree’s Wisdom (Day 12 – Fast Continues)
    Basis: The Second Tree in Book of Abatur.
    Place a feather on an altar, saying, “The Second Tree is the fire of wisdom, sealing my soul in the light of gnosis, guiding my True Self to eternity.” Visualize a flame of wisdom, fasting to invoke the Five Lights.
    Source: Book of Abatur.

13. Exercise: Emblem of the Third Tree’s Power (Day 13 – Fast Continues)
    Basis: The Third Tree in Book of Abatur.
    Place a crystal on an altar, saying, “The Third Tree is the flame of divine might, sealing my soul in eternal power, strengthening my True Self.” Visualize a fire of strength, fasting to seek transcendence.
    Source: Book of Abatur.

14. Exercise: Contemplation of the Fourth Tree’s Mercy (Day 14 – Fast Continues)
    Basis: The Fourth Tree in Book of Abatur.
    Place a rose on an altar, saying, “The Fourth Tree is the fire of divine love, sealing my soul in mercy and light, uniting my True Self with the Pleroma.” Visualize a gentle fire of compassion, fasting to meditate on Sophia’s rescue.
    Source: Book of Abatur.

15. Exercise: Union with the Fifth Tree’s Oneness (Day 15 – Fast Continues)
    Basis: The Fifth Tree in Book of Abatur and Pistis Sophia.
    Place a white candle and star emblem on an altar, saying, “The Fifth Tree is the star of the soul’s perfection, sealing my True Self in oneness with the Pleroma, transcending death.” Visualize a radiant star uniting you with the Five Lights, fasting to become one with the divine.
    Source: Book of Abatur.

 Void/Zephyr (5 Exercises)
Seal of the Hand: Seed Planting for Truth
- Basis: Lesser Hymns on truthful actions (Hymns of the Lower Section, “Hymn to Truth”). Virtue: Truth (speak truth). Vow: Truthfulness (Elect).
- Exercise: At dawn, kneel before a metal bowl with seeds, invoking Zurvan: “Zurvan, bless these seeds to free the Cross of Light.” Dig a small hole mindfully, avoiding harm to plants or insects (Kephalaia 7). Place seeds in the bowl, then into the soil, reciting: “Truth separates Light from Darkness.” Visualize Light rising to the scroll’s radiant void, free from contamination. Cover gently, sprinkle water from a metal cup, vowing: “I uphold truthfulness to return to the Light Land, grateful for Mani’s teachings.” Stand, ring a metal bell, and bow to Zurvan, affirming virtue.

Seal of the Hand: Altar Offering for Clarity
- Basis: Xiabu Zan on clear actions. Virtue: Truth (clarify misunderstandings). Vow: Truthfulness (Elect).
- Exercise: At dawn, approach an altar with a metal vajra, invoking Mother of Life: “Mother of Life, clarify my deeds to free the Five Buddhas.” Hold the vajra, reciting: “Clarity liberates the Cross of Light.” Visualize Light piercing the scroll’s cosmic void, separating disease from goodness. Place vegan fruit in a metal bowl as an offering, vowing: “I clarify misunderstandings to return to the Light Land, pure and virtuous.” Ring a bell, touch heart, and bow, expressing gratitude for Mani’s guidance.

Seal of the Mouth: Beads for Lying
- Basis: Lesser Hymns on truthful speech. Confession: Lying. Virtue: Truth (speak truth). Vow: Truthfulness (Elect).
- Exercise: At dawn, sit before an altar with wooden mala beads and a vegan fruit, invoking Zurvan: “Zurvan, purify my speech to free the Cross of Light.” Confess: “I repent for lying.” Move beads through fingers, reciting between breaths: “Pure deeds, pure words, pure thoughts lead to the Light.” Visualize lies dissolving in the scroll’s radiant void, Light ascending to the Realm. Sip tea from a metal cup, extracting Light essence, vowing: “I speak truth to separate Light from Darkness, grateful for Mani’s teachings.” Eat the fruit slowly, sending Light heavenward, and bow.

Seal of the Mouth: Sip for Slander
- Basis: Psalm-Book 130 on honest speech. Confession: Slander. Virtue: Truth (avoid deceit). Vow: Avoid lying (Hearers).
- Exercise: At dawn, hold a cup of tea and a plant sprig, invoking Mother of Life: “Mother of Life, cleanse my tongue to free the Five Buddhas.” Confess: “I repent for slander.” Sip tea slowly, reciting: “Honesty separates Light from Darkness.” Visualize slander dissolving in the scroll’s cosmic void, Light rising pure. Place the sprig on an altar, vowing: “I avoid deceit to return to the Light Land, virtuous and pure.” Eat a grape mindfully, extracting Light for the Realm of Light, and bow, affirming gratitude for Mani.

Seal of the Breast: Vision for Sexual Purity
- Basis: Lesser Hymns on the Realm of Light (Hymns of the Lower Section, “Father’s Glory”). Virtue: Sexual Purity (purify desires). Vow: Sexual Purity (Elect).
- Exercise: At dawn, sit before an altar with a metal bell, invoking Zurvan: “Zurvan, purify my heart to free the Cross of Light.” Breathe deeply, visualizing a radiant void from the scroll, aeons circling Zurvan. Recite: “Sexual purity separates Light from Darkness.” Focus on redirecting inappropriate desires to divine love, seeing Light ascend heavenward. Ring the bell, vowing: “I guard chastity to return to the Light Land, grateful for Mani’s teachings.” Offer vegan bread in a metal bowl, touch heart, and bow, committing to virtue.

Seal of the Hand: Feast for Detachment
- Basis: Lesser Hymns on detachment (Hymns of the Lower Section, “Fire of Judgment”). Virtue: Detachment (reject wealth). Vow: Non-attachment (Elect).
- Exercise: At dawn, prepare a vegan feast (fruits, bread) on an altar with salt and crystals, invoking Yesu the Splendor: “Yesu, bless this feast to free the Cross of Light.” Share food as alms, reciting: “Detachment separates Light from Darkness.” Visualize Light rising through the scroll’s fiery aeons, free from greed’s contamination. Circle hands like aeons, vowing: “I reject wealth to return to the Light Land, grateful for Mani’s teachings.” Sprinkle salt, touch heart, and bow, affirming virtuous liberation.

Seal of the Hand: Seven Fires for Peace
- Basis: Psalm-Book 160 on non-violence, “The Cross of Light weeps for its wounds” (Lesser Hymns). Virtue: Non-Violence (foster peace). Vow: Avoid killing (Hearers).
- Exercise: At dawn, light seven candles on an altar with rocks, invoking Mother of Life: “Mother of Life, soften my touch to free the Five Buddhas.” Walk mindfully around the altar, avoiding harm, reciting: “Peace liberates the Cross of Light.” Visualize the Cross healing in the scroll’s fiery judgment. Vow: “I foster peace to return to the Light Land, pure and virtuous.” Place a plant sprig among the rocks, extinguish candles, and bow, grateful for Mani’s guidance.

Seal of the Hand: Seed Blessing for Discipline
- Basis: Kephalaia 85 on disciplined action. Virtue: Discipline (endure hardship). Vow: Non-violence (Elect).
- Exercise: At dawn, hold seeds before an altar with crystals, invoking Zurvan: “Zurvan, bless these seeds to free the Cross of Light.” Dig mindfully, reciting: “Discipline separates Light from Darkness.” Plant seeds, visualizing Light merging with the scroll’s fiery throne, free from laziness. Sprinkle water, vowing: “I endure hardship to return to the Light Land, grateful for Mani’s teachings.” Place a rock on the altar, stand, and bow, committing to virtue.

Seal of the Hand: Mindful Walk for Compassion
- Basis: Lesser Hymns on aiding others. Virtue: Compassion (ease suffering). Vow: Uphold faith (Hearers).
- Exercise: At dawn, walk mindfully outdoors, holding fresh herbs, invoking Living Spirit: “Living Spirit, guide my compassion to free the Cross of Light.” Recite: “Compassion liberates the Five Buddhas.” Avoid insects, visualizing suffering eased in the scroll’s fiery aeons. Vow: “I ease suffering to return to the Light Land, virtuous and pure.” Place herbs on an altar with salt, touch heart, and bow, expressing gratitude for Mani.

Seal of the Hand: Seed Tending for Purity
- Basis: Xiabu Zan on pure actions. Virtue: Purity (avoid pollution). Vow: Purity in consumption (Elect).
- Exercise: At dawn, tend a planted seed near an altar with rocks, invoking Mother of Life: “Mother of Life, purify my touch to free the Cross of Light.” Gently weed, reciting: “Purity separates Light from Darkness.” Visualize Light rising to the scroll’s fiery judgment, free from contamination. Pour water, vowing: “I avoid pollution to return to the Light Land, grateful for Mani’s teachings.” Place a crystal on the altar, stand, and bow, affirming virtue.

Seal of the Mouth: Sip for Cursing
- Basis: Lesser Hymns on fiery judgment (Hymns of the Lower Section, “Fire of Aeons”). Confession: Cursing. Virtue: Purity (avoid pollution). Vow: Purity in consumption (Elect).
- Exercise: At dawn, sip tea from a cup before an altar with salt, invoking Yesu the Splendor: “Yesu, cleanse my tongue to free the Cross of Light.” Confess: “I repent for cursing.” Recite: “Purity separates Light from Darkness.” Visualize curses burning in the scroll’s fiery aeons, Light ascending heavenward. Eat a vegan fruit, vowing: “I consume light-rich foods to return to the Light Land, virtuous and pure.” Sprinkle salt, touch lips, and bow, grateful for Mani.

Seal of the Mouth: Beads for Harsh Words
- Basis: Psalm-Book 160 on kind speech. Confession: Harsh words. Virtue: Compassion (show kindness). Vow: Uphold faith (Hearers).
- Exercise: At dawn, hold mala beads before an altar with rocks, invoking Mother of Life: “Mother of Life, soften my speech to free the Five Buddhas.” Confess: “I repent for harsh words.” Move beads, reciting between breaths: “Compassion liberates the Cross of Light.” Visualize kind words in the scroll’s fiery flow, Light rising. Sip tea, vowing: “I show kindness to return to the Light Land, pure and virtuous.” Eat a grape, touch lips, and bow, affirming gratitude.

Seal of the Mouth: Chant for Gluttony
- Basis: Kephalaia 85 on pure speech. Confession: Gluttony. Virtue: Purity (consume light-rich foods). Vow: Purity in consumption (Elect).
- Exercise: At dawn, chant before an altar with crystals: “Zurvan, purify my mouth to free the Cross of Light,” confessing: “I repent for gluttony.” Visualize Light from vegan foods in the scroll’s fiery judgment, reciting: “Purity separates Light from Darkness.” Sip tea, eat a whole food, vowing: “I consume light-rich foods to return to the Light Land, grateful for Mani’s teachings.” Place a rock on the altar, touch lips, and bow, committing to virtue.

Seal of the Mouth: Sip for Blasphemy
- Basis: Lesser Hymns on faithful speech. Confession: Blasphemy. Virtue: Faith (venerate Light). Vow: Uphold faith (Hearers).
- Exercise: At dawn, sip tea from a cup before an altar with salt, invoking Mother of Life: “Mother of Life, lift my speech to free the Cross of Light.” Confess: “I repent for blasphemy.” Recite: “Faith liberates the Five Buddhas.” Visualize faithful words in the scroll’s fiery aeons, Light ascending. Eat a fruit, vowing: “I venerate Light to return to the Light Land, pure and virtuous.” Sprinkle salt, touch lips, and bow, grateful for Mani.

Seal of the Mouth: Chant for Deceitful Promises
- Basis: Xiabu Zan on disciplined speech. Confession: Deceitful promises. Virtue: Discipline (maintain focus). Vow: Avoid deceit (Hearers).
- Exercise: At dawn, chant before an altar with rocks: “Zurvan, strengthen my speech to free the Cross of Light,” confessing: “I repent for deceitful promises.” Visualize discipline in the scroll’s fiery throne, reciting: “Discipline separates Light from Darkness.” Sip tea, vowing: “I maintain focus to return to the Light Land, virtuous and pure.” Eat a vegan whole food, place a crystal on the altar, touch lips, and bow, affirming gratitude.

Seal of the Breast: Incense for Sexual Purity
- Basis: Lesser Hymns on fiery zeal (Hymns of the Lower Section, “Fire of Aeons”). Virtue: Sexual Purity (avoid inappropriate lust). Vow: Sexual Purity (Elect).
- Exercise: At dawn, light incense on an altar with salt, invoking Yesu the Splendor: “Yesu, purify my heart to free the Cross of Light.” Visualize incense smoke carrying inappropriate desires to the scroll’s fiery aeons, reciting: “Sexual purity separates Light from Darkness.” Wave hands through smoke, vowing: “I guard chastity to return to the Light Land, grateful for Mani’s teachings.” Offer vegan fruit on the altar, touch heart, and bow, committing to virtue.

Seal of the Breast: Incense for Wisdom
- Basis: Psalm-Book 160 on wise thoughts. Virtue: Wisdom (discern Light). Vow: Truthfulness (Elect).
- Exercise: At dawn, light incense on an altar with crystals, invoking Light Mind: “Light Mind, wise my heart to free the Cross of Light.” Visualize smoke forming the scroll’s fiery diagram, reciting: “Wisdom liberates the Five Buddhas.” Circle incense around head, vowing: “I discern Light to return to the Light Land, pure and virtuous.” Offer a plant sprig on the altar, touch forehead, and bow, grateful for Mani.

Seal of the Breast: Incense for Discipline
- Basis: Kephalaia 85 on divine judgment. Virtue: Discipline (endure hardship). Vow: Non-violence (Elect).
- Exercise: At dawn, light incense on an altar with rocks, invoking Zurvan: “Zurvan, strengthen my resolve to free the Cross of Light.” Visualize smoke rising to the scroll’s fiery throne, reciting: “Discipline separates Light from Darkness.” Hold incense, vowing: “I endure hardship to return to the Light Land, grateful for Mani’s teachings.” Offer vegan bread on the altar, touch heart, and bow, affirming virtue.

Seal of the Breast: Yimka Fast for Devotion
- Basis: Lesser Hymns on devoted thoughts. Virtue: Devotion (honor divine beings). Vow: Uphold faith (Hearers).
- Exercise: At dawn, during a Yimka fast, kneel before an altar with salt, invoking Mother of Life: “Mother of Life, kindle my devotion to free the Cross of Light.” Visualize divine beings in the scroll’s fiery aeons, reciting: “Devotion liberates the Cross of Light.” Vow: “I honor divine beings to return to the Light Land, pure and virtuous.” Offer a vegan fruit on the altar, touch heart, and bow, expressing gratitude for Mani.

Seal of the Breast: Yimka Fast for Service
- Basis: Xiabu Zan on serving thoughts. Virtue: Service (liberate Light). Vow: Uphold faith (Hearers).
- Exercise: At dawn, during a Yimka fast, stand before an altar with crystals, invoking Zurvan: “Zurvan, guide my service to free the Cross of Light.” Visualize serving Light in the scroll’s fiery flow, reciting: “Service separates Light from Darkness.” Raise hands, vowing: “I liberate Light to return to the Light Land, grateful for Mani’s teachings.” Offer a plant sprig on the altar, touch heart, and bow, affirming virtue.

Seal of the Hand: Feast for Non-Violence
- Basis: Lesser Hymns on cleansing (Hymns of the Lower Section, “Waters of Life”). Virtue: Non-Violence (avoid harm). Vow: Non-violence (Elect).
- Exercise: At dawn, prepare a vegan feast on an altar with a water bowl, invoking Mother of Life: “Mother of Life, bless this feast to free the Cross of Light.” Share fruits as alms, reciting: “Non-violence separates Light from Darkness.” Visualize Light flowing in the scroll’s watery aeons, free from harm. Dip fingers in water, vowing: “I avoid harm to return to the Light Land, grateful for Mani’s teachings.” Touch heart, bow, and affirm virtue.

Seal of the Hand: Seed Planting for Simplicity
- Basis: Psalm-Book 155 on simple acts. Virtue: Detachment (live simply). Vow: Avoid stealing (Hearers).
- Exercise: At dawn, plant seeds near an altar with a tea cup, invoking Zurvan: “Zurvan, bless these seeds to free the Cross of Light.” Dig mindfully, reciting: “Simplicity liberates the Five Buddhas.” Visualize Light in the scroll’s watery flow, free from greed. Pour water from the cup, vowing: “I live simply to return to the Light Land, pure and virtuous.” Place a plant sprig on the altar, stand, and bow, grateful for Mani.

Seal of the Hand: Mindful Walk for Humility
- Basis: Kephalaia 40 on humble action. Virtue: Humility (avoid pride). Vow: Avoid hypocrisy (Hearers).
- Exercise: At dawn, walk mindfully, holding a water bowl, invoking Mother of Life: “Mother of Life, humble my steps to free the Cross of Light.” Recite: “Humility separates Light from Darkness.” Avoid plants, visualizing humility in the scroll’s watery aeons. Vow: “I avoid pride to return to the Light Land, grateful for Mani’s teachings.” Pour water to earth, place the bowl on an altar, and bow, affirming virtue.

Seal of the Hand: Seed Tending for Faith
- Basis: Lesser Hymns on faithful acts. Virtue: Faith (venerate Light). Vow: Uphold faith (Hearers).
- Exercise: At dawn, tend a seed near an altar with a water cup, invoking Zurvan: “Zurvan, uplift my faith to free the Cross of Light.” Pour water, reciting: “Faith liberates the Cross of Light.” Visualize Light in the scroll’s watery flow, free from doubt. Vow: “I venerate Light to return to the Light Land, pure and virtuous.” Place fresh herbs on the altar, stand, and bow, expressing gratitude for Mani.

Seal of the Hand: Alms for Devotion
- Basis: Xiabu Zan on devoted action. Virtue: Devotion (offer praise). Vow: Purity in consumption (Elect).
- Exercise: At dawn, offer vegan fruit on an altar with a tea bowl, invoking Mother of Life: “Mother of Life, accept my praise to free the Cross of Light.” Recite: “Devotion separates Light from Darkness.” Visualize Light in the scroll’s watery aeons, ascending heavenward. Vow: “I offer praise to return to the Light Land, grateful for Mani’s teachings.” Sip tea, touch heart, and bow, affirming virtue.

Seal of the Mouth: Sip for Deceit
- Basis: Lesser Hymns on cleansing speech (Hymns of the Lower Section, “Waters of Life”). Confession: Deceit. Virtue: Truth (uphold honesty). Vow: Truthfulness (Elect).
- Exercise: At dawn, sip tea from a bowl before an altar with water, invoking Mother of Life: “Mother of Life, cleanse my speech to free the Cross of Light.” Confess: “I repent for deceit.” Recite: “Truth separates Light from Darkness.” Visualize deceit dissolving in the scroll’s watery flow, Light ascending. Vow: “I uphold honesty to return to the Light Land, virtuous and pure.” Eat a fruit, pour water to earth, and bow, grateful for Mani.

Seal of the Mouth: Beads for Mocking Divine
- Basis: Psalm-Book 155 on humble speech. Confession: Mocking divine. Virtue: Humility (honor Mani). Vow: Avoid hypocrisy (Hearers).
- Exercise: At dawn, hold mala beads before an altar with a water cup, invoking Zurvan: “Zurvan, humble my speech to free the Five Buddhas.” Confess: “I repent for mocking divine.” Move beads, reciting between breaths: “Humility liberates the Cross of Light.” Visualize honor in the scroll’s watery aeons, Light rising. Vow: “I honor Mani to return to the Light Land, pure and virtuous.” Sip tea, touch lips, and bow, affirming gratitude.

Seal of the Mouth: Chant for Impure Foods
- Basis: Kephalaia 40 on pure speech. Confession: Impure foods. Virtue: Purity (cleanse body). Vow: Purity in consumption (Elect).
- Exercise: At dawn, chant before an altar with a tea bowl: “Mother of Life, purify my mouth to free the Cross of Light,” confessing: “I repent for impure foods.” Visualize Light from vegan foods in the scroll’s watery flow, reciting: “Purity separates Light from Darkness.” Eat a whole food, vowing: “I consume light-rich foods to return to the Light Land, grateful for Mani’s teachings.” Pour tea to earth, touch lips, and bow, committing to virtue.

Seal of the Mouth: Sip for Oaths
- Basis: Lesser Hymns on kind speech. Confession: Oaths/swearing. Virtue: Compassion (forgive faults). Vow: Uphold faith (Hearers).
- Exercise: At dawn, sip tea from a cup before an altar with water, invoking Zurvan: “Zurvan, soften my speech to free the Cross of Light.” Confess: “I repent for oaths.” Recite: “Compassion liberates the Five Buddhas.” Visualize forgiveness in the scroll’s watery flow, Light ascending. Vow: “I forgive faults to return to the Light Land, pure and virtuous.” Eat a grape, touch lips, and bow, grateful for Mani.

Seal of the Mouth: Chant for Failing to Teach
- Basis: Xiabu Zan on wise speech. Confession: Failing to teach. Virtue: Wisdom (teach wisdom). Vow: Truthfulness (Elect).
- Exercise: At dawn, chant before an altar with a water bowl: “Mother of Life, guide my teaching to free the Cross of Light,” confessing: “I repent for failing to teach.” Visualize wisdom in the scroll’s watery aeons, reciting: “Wisdom separates Light from Darkness.” Sip tea, vowing: “I teach wisdom to return to the Light Land, virtuous and pure.” Eat a fruit, place a plant sprig on the altar, touch lips, and bow, affirming gratitude.

Seal of the Breast: Stream for Purity
- Basis: Lesser Hymns on cleansing thoughts (Hymns of the Lower Section, “Waters of Life”). Virtue: Purity (cleanse body). Vow: Purity in consumption (Elect).
- Exercise: At dawn, hold a water bowl before an altar, invoking Mother of Life: “Mother of Life, purify my thoughts to free the Cross of Light.” Visualize a stream washing impurities in the scroll’s watery flow, reciting: “Purity liberates the Cross of Light.” Pour water to earth, vowing: “I cleanse my body to return to the Light Land, grateful for Mani’s teachings.” Offer vegan fruit on the altar, touch heart, and bow, committing to virtue.

Seal of the Breast: Breath for Sexual Purity
- Basis: Psalm-Book 155 on pure desires. Virtue: Sexual Purity (guard chastity). Vow: Sexual Purity (Elect).
- Exercise: At dawn, breathe deeply before an altar with a tea cup, invoking Zurvan: “Zurvan, guard my heart to free the Cross of Light.” Visualize water cleansing inappropriate desires in the scroll’s watery aeons, reciting: “Sexual purity separates Light from Darkness.” Move hands in a flowing motion, vowing: “I guard chastity to return to the Light Land, pure and virtuous.” Offer a plant sprig on the altar, touch heart, and bow, grateful for Mani.

Seal of the Breast: Vision for Compassion
- Basis: Kephalaia 40 on merciful thoughts. Virtue: Compassion (ease suffering). Vow: Uphold faith (Hearers).
- Exercise: At dawn, visualize a merciful stream before an altar with a water bowl, invoking Mother of Life: “Mother of Life, soften my heart to free the Five Buddhas.” Recite: “Compassion liberates the Cross of Light.” Visualize suffering eased in the scroll’s watery flow, Light ascending. Vow: “I ease suffering to return to the Light Land, grateful for Mani’s teachings.” Offer vegan bread on the altar, touch heart, and bow, affirming virtue.

Seal of the Breast: Yimka Fast for Faith
- Basis: Lesser Hymns on faithful thoughts. Virtue: Faith (trust Mani). Vow: Uphold faith (Hearers).
- Exercise: At dawn, during a Yimka fast, kneel before an altar with a tea cup, invoking Zurvan: “Zurvan, uplift my faith to free the Cross of Light.” Visualize faithful waters in the scroll’s watery flow, reciting: “Faith separates Light from Darkness.” Vow: “I trust Mani to return to the Light Land, pure and virtuous.” Offer a plant sprig on the altar, touch heart, and bow, expressing gratitude for Mani.

Seal of the Breast: Yimka Fast for Wisdom
- Basis: Xiabu Zan on wise thoughts. Virtue: Wisdom (reflect deeply). Vow: Truthfulness (Elect).
- Exercise: At dawn, during a Yimka fast, stand before an altar with a water bowl, invoking Mother of Life: “Mother of Life, guide my wisdom to free the Cross of Light.” Visualize a clear pool in the scroll’s watery aeons, reciting: “Wisdom liberates the Five Buddhas.” Vow: “I reflect deeply to return to the Light Land, grateful for Mani’s teachings.” Offer vegan fruit on the altar, touch heart, and bow, affirming virtue.

Seal of the Hand: Feast for Wisdom
- Basis: Lesser Hymns on wise acts (Hymns of the Lower Section, “Light of Aeons”). Virtue: Wisdom (seek gnosis). Vow: Truthfulness (Elect).
- Exercise: At dawn, prepare a vegan feast on an altar with an oil lamp, invoking Maiden of Light: “Maiden of Light, bless this feast to free the Cross of Light.” Share fruits as alms, reciting: “Wisdom separates Light from Darkness.” Visualize Light in the scroll’s radiant aeons, free from ignorance. Light the lamp, vowing: “I seek gnosis to return to the Light Land, grateful for Mani’s teachings.” Circle hands, touch heart, and bow, affirming virtue.

Seal of the Hand: Seed Planting for Truth
- Basis: Psalm-Book 130 on truthful acts. Virtue: Truth (teach wisdom). Vow: Avoid lying (Hearers).
- Exercise: At dawn, plant seeds near an altar with a sun image, invoking Zurvan: “Zurvan, bless these seeds to free the Cross of Light.” Dig mindfully, reciting: “Truth liberates the Five Buddhas.” Visualize Light in the scroll’s radiant throne, free from deceit. Pour water, vowing: “I teach wisdom to return to the Light Land, pure and virtuous.” Place a plant sprig on the altar, stand, and bow, grateful for Mani.

Seal of the Hand: Mindful Walk for Compassion
- Basis: Kephalaia 92 on compassionate acts. Virtue: Compassion (forgive faults). Vow: Uphold faith (Hearers).
- Exercise: At dawn, walk mindfully, holding fresh herbs, invoking Mother of Life: “Mother of Life, guide my compassion to free the Cross of Light.” Recite: “Compassion separates Light from Darkness.” Avoid insects, visualizing forgiveness in the scroll’s radiant aeons. Vow: “I forgive faults to return to the Light Land, grateful for Mani’s teachings.” Place herbs on an altar with an oil lamp, bow, and affirm virtue.

Seal of the Hand: Seed Tending for Purity
- Basis: Xiabu Zan on pure acts. Virtue: Purity (honor elements). Vow: Purity in consumption (Elect).
- Exercise: At dawn, tend a seed near an altar with a star image, invoking Zurvan: “Zurvan, purify my touch to free the Cross of Light.” Pour water, reciting: “Purity liberates the Five Buddhas.” Visualize Light in the scroll’s radiant flow, free from contamination. Vow: “I honor elements to return to the Light Land, virtuous and pure.” Place a plant sprig on the altar, stand, and bow, expressing gratitude for Mani.

Seal of the Hand: Alms for Service
- Basis: Lesser Hymns on serving Light. Virtue: Service (teach Hearers). Vow: Avoid deceit (Hearers).
- Exercise: At dawn, offer vegan fruit on an altar with an oil lamp, invoking Mother of Life: “Mother of Life, accept my service to free the Cross of Light.” Recite: “Service separates Light from Darkness.” Visualize Light in the scroll’s radiant aeons, ascending heavenward. Light the lamp, vowing: “I teach Hearers to return to the Light Land, grateful for Mani’s teachings.” Touch heart, bow, and affirm virtue.

Seal of the Mouth: Beads for Impure Intentions
- Basis: Lesser Hymns on truthful speech (Hymns of the Lower Section, “Light of Aeons”). Confession: Impure intentions. Virtue: Truth (teach wisdom). Vow: Truthfulness (Elect).
- Exercise: At dawn, hold mala beads before an altar with a sun image, invoking Maiden of Light: “Maiden of Light, purify my speech to free the Cross of Light.” Confess: “I repent for impure intentions.” Move beads, reciting between breaths: “Truth liberates the Cross of Light.” Visualize pure words in the scroll’s radiant aeons, Light ascending. Sip tea, vowing: “I teach wisdom to return to the Light Land, virtuous and pure.” Eat a fruit, touch lips, and bow, grateful for Mani.

Seal of the Mouth: Sip for Neglecting Repentance
- Basis: Psalm-Book 130 on faithful speech. Confession: Neglecting repentance. Virtue: Faith (trust Mani). Vow: Uphold faith (Hearers).
- Exercise: At dawn, sip tea from a cup before an altar with a star image, invoking Zurvan: “Zurvan, lift my speech to free the Cross of Light.” Confess: “I repent for neglecting repentance.” Recite: “Faith separates Light from Darkness.” Visualize faithful words in the scroll’s radiant throne, Light ascending. Eat a grape, vowing: “I trust Mani to return to the Light Land, pure and virtuous.” Touch lips, bow, and affirm gratitude for Mani.

Seal of the Mouth: Chant for Speaking During Meals
- Basis: Kephalaia 85 on humble speech. Confession: Speaking during meals. Virtue: Humility (accept correction). Vow: Avoid hypocrisy (Hearers).
- Exercise: At dawn, chant before an altar with an oil lamp: “Mother of Life, humble my speech to free the Cross of Light,” confessing: “I repent for speaking during meals.” Visualize humility in the scroll’s radiant flow, reciting: “Humility liberates the Five Buddhas.” Sip tea, eat a vegan whole food, vowing: “I accept correction to return to the Light Land, grateful for Mani’s teachings.” Light the lamp, touch lips, and bow, committing to virtue.

Seal of the Mouth: Sip for Harming Plants
- Basis: Xiabu Zan on pure speech. Confession: Harming plants (speech). Virtue: Purity (honor elements). Vow: Purity in consumption (Elect).
- Exercise: At dawn, sip tea from a cup before an altar with a moon image, invoking Zurvan: “Zurvan, purify my speech to free the Cross of Light.” Confess: “I repent for harming plants.” Recite: “Purity separates Light from Darkness.” Visualize pure words in the scroll’s radiant aeons, Light ascending. Eat a fruit, vowing: “I honor elements with vegan foods to return to the Light Land, virtuous and pure.” Touch lips, bow, and affirm gratitude for Mani.

Seal of the Mouth: Chant for Idle Speech
- Basis: Lesser Hymns on devoted speech. Confession: Idle speech. Virtue: Devotion (offer praise). Vow: Uphold faith (Hearers).
- Exercise: At dawn, chant before an altar with an oil lamp: “Mother of Life, guide my praise to free the Cross of Light,” confessing: “I repent for idle speech.” Visualize devoted words in the scroll’s radiant flow, reciting: “Devotion liberates the Cross of Light.” Sip tea, vowing: “I offer praise to return to the Light Land, grateful for Mani’s teachings.” Eat a vegan whole food, light the lamp, touch lips, and bow, affirming virtue.

Seal of the Breast: Vision of Maiden’s Light
- Basis: Lesser Hymns on radiant aeons (Hymns of the Lower Section, “Light of Aeons”). Virtue: Devotion (meditate on aeons). Vow: Uphold faith (Hearers).
- Exercise: At dawn, light an oil lamp on an altar with a sun image, invoking Maiden of Light: “Maiden of Light, shine in my mind to free the Cross of Light.” Visualize radiant aeons in the scroll’s cosmic diagram, reciting: “Devotion separates Light from Darkness.” Vow: “I meditate on aeons to return to the Light Land, grateful for Mani’s teachings.” Offer vegan fruit on the altar, touch heart, and bow, committing to virtue.

Seal of the Breast: Healing with Light Mind
- Basis: Xiabu Zan on Mani as healer (Psalm-Book 142). Virtue: Service (aid Hearers). Vow: Uphold faith (Hearers).
- Exercise: At dawn, visualize Light Mind guiding herb selection before an altar with a star image, invoking Light Mind: “Light Mind, inspire my healing to free the Cross of Light.” Recite: “Service liberates the Five Buddhas.” Visualize healing Light in the scroll’s radiant flow, ascending heavenward. Vow: “I aid Hearers to return to the Light Land, pure and virtuous.” Offer a plant sprig on the altar, touch heart, and bow, grateful for Mani.

Seal of the Breast: Vision for Truth
- Basis: Kephalaia 85 on truthful thoughts. Virtue: Truth (uphold honesty). Vow: Truthfulness (Elect).
- Exercise: At dawn, visualize radiant truth before an altar with a moon image, invoking Zurvan: “Zurvan, guide my heart to free the Cross of Light.” Recite: “Truth separates Light from Darkness.” Visualize honesty in the scroll’s radiant aeons, Light ascending. Vow: “I uphold honesty to return to the Light Land, grateful for Mani’s teachings.” Offer vegan bread on the altar, touch heart, and bow, affirming virtue.

Seal of the Breast: Yimka Fast for Wisdom
- Basis: Psalm-Book 130 on wise thoughts. Virtue: Wisdom (seek gnosis). Vow: Truthfulness (Elect).
- Exercise: At dawn, during a Yimka fast, kneel before an altar with an oil lamp, invoking Light Mind: “Light Mind, guide my gnosis to free the Cross of Light.” Visualize a radiant spark in the scroll’s cosmic flow, reciting: “Wisdom liberates the Cross of Light.” Vow: “I seek gnosis to return to the Light Land, pure and virtuous.” Offer a plant sprig on the altar, light the lamp, touch heart, and bow, expressing gratitude for Mani.

Seal of the Breast: Yimka Fast for Purity
- Basis: Lesser Hymns on pure thoughts. Virtue: Purity (honor elements). Vow: Purity in consumption (Elect).
- Exercise: At dawn, during a Yimka fast, stand before an altar with a sun image, invoking Mother of Life: “Mother of Life, purify my thoughts to free the Cross of Light.” Visualize pure light in the scroll’s radiant aeons, reciting: “Purity separates Light from Darkness.” Vow: “I honor elements to return to the Light Land, grateful for Mani’s teachings.” Offer vegan fruit on the altar, touch heart, and bow, affirming virtue.

Seal of the Hand: Feast for Non-Violence
- Basis: Lesser Hymns on peaceful acts (Hymns of the Lower Section, “Praise to Peace”). Virtue: Non-Violence (protect life). Vow: Non-violence (Elect).
- Exercise: At dawn, prepare a vegan feast on an altar with a star image, invoking Living Spirit: “Living Spirit, bless this feast to free the Cross of Light.” Share fruits as alms, reciting: “Non-violence separates Light from Darkness.” Visualize peace in the scroll’s windy aeons, free from harm. Circle hands, vowing: “I protect life to return to the Light Land, grateful for Mani’s teachings.” Place a plant sprig on the altar, touch heart, and bow, affirming virtue.

Seal of the Hand: Seed Planting for Faith
- Basis: Psalm-Book 160 on faithful acts. Virtue: Faith (trust Mani). Vow: Uphold faith (Hearers).
- Exercise: At dawn, plant seeds near an altar with a moon image, invoking Zurvan: “Zurvan, bless these seeds to free the Cross of Light.” Dig mindfully, reciting: “Faith liberates the Five Buddhas.” Visualize Light in the scroll’s windy flow, free from doubt. Pour water, vowing: “I trust Mani to return to the Light Land, pure and virtuous.” Place fresh herbs on the altar, stand, and bow, expressing gratitude for Mani.

Seal of the Hand: Mindful Walk for Devotion
- Basis: Kephalaia 85 on devoted acts. Virtue: Devotion (sing hymns). Vow: Avoid idolatry (Hearers).
- Exercise: At dawn, walk mindfully, holding a plant sprig, invoking Mother of Life: “Mother of Life, inspire my devotion to free the Cross of Light.” Recite: “Devotion separates Light from Darkness.” Avoid plants, visualizing hymns in the scroll’s windy aeons, Light ascending. Vow: “I sing hymns to return to the Light Land, grateful for Mani’s teachings.” Place the sprig on an altar with a star image, bow, and affirm virtue.

Seal of the Hand: Seed Tending for Humility
- Basis: Xiabu Zan on humble acts. Virtue: Humility (accept correction). Vow: Avoid hypocrisy (Hearers).
- Exercise: At dawn, tend a seed near an altar with a moon image, invoking Zurvan: “Zurvan, humble my acts to free the Cross of Light.” Pour water, reciting: “Humility liberates the Cross of Light.” Visualize humility in the scroll’s windy flow, free from pride. Vow: “I accept correction to return to the Light Land, pure and virtuous.” Place a plant sprig on the altar, stand, and bow, expressing gratitude for Mani.

Seal of the Hand: Alms for Discipline
- Basis: Lesser Hymns on disciplined acts. Virtue: Discipline (avoid laziness). Vow: Non-violence (Elect).
- Exercise: At dawn, offer vegan fruit on an altar with a star image, invoking Mother of Life: “Mother of Life, strengthen my discipline to free the Cross of Light.” Recite: “Discipline separates Light from Darkness.” Visualize discipline in the scroll’s windy aeons, Light ascending. Vow: “I avoid laziness to return to the Light Land, grateful for Mani’s teachings.” Place fresh herbs on the altar, touch heart, and bow, affirming virtue.

Seal of the Mouth: Sip for Harsh Words
- Basis: Lesser Hymns on kind speech (Hymns of the Lower Section, “Praise to Peace”). Confession: Harsh words. Virtue: Compassion (show kindness). Vow: Uphold faith (Hearers).
- Exercise: At dawn, sip tea from a cup before an altar with a moon image, invoking Living Spirit: “Living Spirit, soften my speech to free the Cross of Light.” Confess: “I repent for harsh words.” Recite: “Compassion liberates the Five Buddhas.” Visualize kind words in the scroll’s windy flow, Light ascending. Vow: “I show kindness to return to the Light Land, pure and virtuous.” Eat a fruit, touch lips, and bow, grateful for Mani.

Seal of the Mouth: Beads for Blasphemy
- Basis: Psalm-Book 160 on faithful speech. Confession: Blasphemy. Virtue: Faith (venerate Light). Vow: Uphold faith (Hearers).
- Exercise: At dawn, hold mala beads before an altar with a star image, invoking Zurvan: “Zurvan, lift my speech to free the Cross of Light.” Confess: “I repent for blasphemy.” Move beads, reciting between breaths: “Faith separates Light from Darkness.” Visualize veneration in the scroll’s windy aeons, Light ascending. Sip tea, vowing: “I venerate Light to return to the Light Land, grateful for Mani’s teachings.” Eat a grape, touch lips, and bow, affirming virtue.

Seal of the Mouth: Sip for Deceitful Promises (Day 1, Parsee Ritual)
- Basis: Kephalaia 85 on disciplined speech. Confession: Deceitful promises. Virtue: Discipline (maintain focus). Vow: Avoid deceit (Hearers).
- Exercise: At dawn, mark a sacred space with stones, draw a sand circle, and sip tea from a cup before an altar with a moon image, invoking Mother of Life: “Mother of Life, strengthen my speech to free the Cross of Light.” Confess: “I repent for deceitful promises.” Recite: “Discipline liberates the Cross of Light.” Visualize focus in the scroll’s windy flow, Light ascending. Vow: “I maintain focus to return to the Light Land, pure and virtuous.” Eat a vegan whole food, touch lips, and bow, grateful for Mani’s teachings.

Seal of the Mouth: Chant for Failing to Teach (Day 2, Parsee Ritual)
- Basis: Xiabu Zan on wise speech. Confession: Failing to teach. Virtue: Wisdom (discern Light). Vow: Truthfulness (Elect).
- Exercise: At dawn, within the stone-marked space, redraw the sand circle, and chant before an altar with a star image: “Zurvan, guide my teaching to free the Cross of Light,” confessing: “I repent for failing to teach.” Visualize wisdom in the scroll’s windy aeons, reciting: “Wisdom separates Light from Darkness.” Sip tea, vowing: “I discern Light to return to the Light Land, grateful for Mani’s teachings.” Eat a fruit, place a plant sprig on the altar, touch lips, and bow, affirming virtue.

Seal of the Mouth: Sip for Oaths (Day 3, Parsee Ritual)
- Basis: Lesser Hymns on pure speech. Confession: Oaths/swearing. Virtue: Purity (cleanse body). Vow: Purity in consumption (Elect).
- Exercise: At dawn, within the stone circle, redraw the sand circle, and sip tea from a cup before an altar with a moon image, invoking Mother of Life: “Mother of Life, purify my speech to free the Cross of Light.” Confess: “I repent for oaths.” Recite: “Purity liberates the Five Buddhas.” Visualize pure words in the scroll’s windy flow, Light ascending. Vow: “I consume vegan foods to return to the Light Land, pure and virtuous.” Eat a fruit, touch lips, and bow, grateful for Mani’s teachings.

Seal of the Breast: Five-Day Fast for Sexual Purity (Day 4, Parsee Ritual)
- Basis: Lesser Hymns on pure desires (Hymns of the Lower Section, “Praise to Peace”). Virtue: Sexual Purity (focus on Light). Vow: Sexual Purity (Elect).
- Exercise: At dawn, during a five-day fast, within the stone-marked space, redraw the sand circle, and kneel before an altar with a star image, invoking Maiden of Light: “Maiden of Light, purify my heart to free the Cross of Light.” Visualize soul ascending in the scroll’s windy aeons, free from inappropriate desires, reciting: “Sexual purity separates Light from Darkness.” Vow: “I focus on Light to return to the Light Land, grateful for Mani’s teachings.” Offer a plant sprig on the altar, touch heart, and bow, affirming virtue. Visualize life after death: soul rising, free from disease, toward the Light Land.

Seal of the Breast: Five-Day Fast for Five Trees (Day 5, Parsee Ritual)
- Basis: Psalm-Book 160 on faithful thoughts, Five Trees of Paradise (Lesser Hymns). Virtue: Faith (venerate Light). Vow: Uphold faith (Hearers).
- Exercise: At dawn, during the five-day fast, within the stone circle, redraw the sand circle, and stand before an altar with a moon image, invoking Zurvan: “Zurvan, lift my heart to free the Cross of Light.” Visualize soul nearing Five Trees in the scroll’s windy flow, reciting: “Faith liberates the Cross of Light.” Vow: “I venerate Light to return to the Light Land, pure and virtuous.” Offer vegan fruit on the altar, touch heart, and bow, grateful for Mani. Visualize life after death: soul approaching divine trees, free from death.

Seal of the Breast: Five-Day Fast with Maiden (Day 6, Parsee Ritual)
- Basis: Kephalaia 92 on soul’s ascent, Maiden of Light (Lesser Hymns). Virtue: Devotion (renew zeal). Vow: Uphold faith (Hearers).
- Exercise: At dawn, during the five-day fast, within the stone-marked space, redraw the sand circle, and kneel before an altar with a star image, invoking Mother of Life: “Mother of Life, guide my soul to free the Cross of Light.” Visualize soul ascending with Maiden of Light in the scroll’s windy aeons, reciting: “Devotion separates Light from Darkness.” Vow: “I renew zeal to return to the Light Land, grateful for Mani’s teachings.” Offer a plant sprig on the altar, touch heart, and bow, affirming virtue. Visualize life after death: soul guided by Maiden, free from contamination.

Seal of the Breast: Five-Day Fast with Wise Judge (Day 7, Parsee Ritual)
- Basis: Xiabu Zan on judgment, Wise Judge (Kephalaia 92). Virtue: Wisdom (guide others). Vow: Truthfulness (Elect).
- Exercise: At dawn, during the five-day fast, within the stone circle, redraw the sand circle, and stand before an altar with a moon image, invoking Zurvan: “Zurvan, judge my heart to free the Cross of Light.” Visualize soul before Wise Judge in the scroll’s windy flow, reciting: “Wisdom liberates the Five Buddhas.” Vow: “I guide others to return to the Light Land, pure and virtuous.” Offer vegan fruit on the altar, touch heart, and bow, grateful for Mani. Visualize life after death: soul judged, ascending to Light.

Seal of the Breast: Five-Day Fast for Absorption (Day 8, Parsee Ritual)
- Basis: Lesser Hymns on soul’s ascent (Kephalaia 92). Virtue: Purity (cleanse body). Vow: Purity in consumption (Elect).
- Exercise: At dawn, during the five-day fast, within the stone-marked space, redraw the sand circle, and kneel before an altar with a star image, invoking Zurvan and Mother of Life: “Zurvan and Mother of Life, absorb my soul to free the Cross of Light.” Visualize soul crossing a light bridge, merging with Zurvan and Mother of Life in the scroll’s radiant aeons, reciting: “The purity then that was spoken of is the separation of Light from Darkness, and pure from turbid waters” (Kephalaia 7). Vow: “I purify my body to return to the Light Land, grateful for Mani’s teachings.” Offer a plant sprig on the altar, touch heart, and bow, affirming virtue. Visualize life after death: soul fully absorbed, free from disease and death, united with divine goodness in the Light Land.
 
 

Feast (Day 1): Prepare and eat a Shojin Ryori meal, respecting each grain, as per Dogen’s Tenzo Kyokun: “Do not let a single grain fall to the ground.”

 Part 1: Jing (Essence) – Physical Practices
Focus: Practical actions, Zen work ethic, cleanliness, and bodily discipline.

1. Sweeping the Temple Floor
   Basis: Zen’s emphasis on manual labor as meditation (Dogen’s Shobogenzo: “To sweep the floor is to sweep the mind”).
   Exercise: Sweep a small area (indoor or outdoor) with a broom, focusing on each stroke as a cleansing of mental clutter. Visualize dust as distractions being cleared.

2. Mindful Dishwashing
   Basis: Dogen’s Tenzo Kyokun on respecting utensils and food preparation.
   Exercise: Wash dishes by hand, feeling the water and soap, treating each plate as sacred. Contemplate Dogen’s words: “Handle even a single leaf of green as if it were the Buddha.”

3. Walking Meditation (Kinhin)
   Basis: Soto Zen’s walking meditation to cultivate mindfulness.
   Exercise: Walk slowly in a circle or straight path, synchronizing breath with steps (inhale two steps, exhale two steps). Focus on the earth beneath your feet.

4. Tending a Small Plant
   Basis: Chan/Zen farming as spiritual practice, reflecting Neidan’s nurturing of Jing.
   Exercise: Water and care for a potted plant, visualizing your essence being nourished as you nurture the plant’s roots.

5. Salt Purification Ritual
   Basis: Shinto’s salt ritual for cleansing impurities.
   Exercise: Sprinkle a pinch of salt around your space, then rub a small amount between your palms, visualizing negative energies dissolving into the earth.

6. Koan: Dogen’s Mountain Walking
   Basis: Dogen’s Shobogenzo: “Mountains walk, clouds walk.”
   Exercise: Sit in Zazen and contemplate this koan. Ask: “How does a mountain walk?” Let thoughts arise and dissolve without clinging.

7. Breathing the Cauldron
   Basis: Neidan’s lower Dantian breathing to gather Qi.
   Exercise: Sit cross-legged, hands on lower abdomen. Inhale deeply, visualizing golden light pooling in your Dantian (below navel). Exhale, releasing tension.

8. Koan: The Sound of One Hand
   Basis: Rinzai Zen’s famous koan to break dualistic thinking.
   Exercise: Sit in Zazen, asking: “What is the sound of one hand clapping?” Hold the question without seeking an answer.

9. Chanting “Mu”
   Basis: Rinzai Zen’s use of “Mu” (from Gateless Gate) to exhaust the mind.
   Exercise: Chant “Mu” softly with each exhale for 10 minutes, letting the sound resonate in your chest.

10. Contemplating the Diamond Mandala
    Basis: Shingon’s Diamond Mandala, symbolizing indestructible wisdom.
    Exercise: Visualize a radiant diamond at your heart, its facets reflecting all phenomena. Contemplate: “All is one, one is all.”

11. Creating an Earth Altar
    Basis: Neidan’s use of symbolic spaces; Zen’s simplicity in altars.
    Exercise: Arrange a small altar with a stone, candle, and incense. Meditate before it, visualizing your body as a mountain anchoring your spirit.

12. Wall-Gazing Meditation
    Basis: Bodhidharma’s nine-year wall-gazing (Soto Zen).
    Exercise: Sit facing a blank wall, letting thoughts dissolve. Visualize your mind as a still lake, reflecting the wall’s emptiness.

13. Visualizing the Golden Embryo
    Basis: Neidan’s early stage of forming the Immortal Embryo.
    Exercise: Sit in meditation, visualizing a golden seed in your Dantian, glowing with each breath, symbolizing your spiritual potential.

14. Contemplating a Rock Garden (Fast Day)
    Basis: Zen rock gardens as tools for contemplation; Neidan’s focus on stillness.
    Exercise: Sit before a small arrangement of stones (or visualize a rock garden). Contemplate their stillness as a reflection of your eternal nature, preparing for life after death.

15. Offering to Hungry Ghosts (Fast Day)
    Basis: Buddhist offerings to ease suffering of spirits.
    Exercise: Place a small bowl of rice on your altar, dedicating it to hungry ghosts. Meditate on compassion, visualizing their liberation as your own.

 Group 2: Water (Days 16–30)

Theme: Fluidity, adaptability, and refining Qi (Neidan Stage 2: Refining Qi, Harmonizing Yin-Yang). Water aligns with Zen’s flow and Shugendo’s ascetic connection to nature.

Feast (Day 16): Prepare a Shojin Ryori meal with seaweed and rice, honoring water’s life-giving essence.

16. Feeding Koi
    Basis: Zen folklore of koi becoming dragons; Shugendo’s reverence for water.
    Exercise: Feed koi in a pond (or visualize doing so), contemplating their ascent up a waterfall to become dragons, symbolizing your transformation.

17. Mindful Bathing
    Basis: Shinto’s misogi (water purification); Zen’s mindfulness in daily acts.
    Exercise: Wash your hands, face, or feet with cool water, feeling each drop cleanse impurities. Visualize your essence becoming pure.

18. Sweeping Water
    Basis: Zen’s extension of sweeping to all elements; Dogen’s respect for resources.
    Exercise: Wipe a wet surface (e.g., table) with a cloth, focusing on each motion. Contemplate Dogen’s words: “Water is not just water; it is the life of all things.”

19. Walking by a Stream
    Basis: Shugendo’s practice of meditating near water.
    Exercise: Walk slowly beside a stream or visualize one, matching your breath to the water’s flow, feeling your body align with its rhythm.

20. Folding Origami Boats
    Basis: Shinto’s use of paper in rituals; Zen’s mindful crafting.
    Exercise: Fold a paper boat, focusing on each crease. Float it in water, visualizing it carrying away attachments.

 Part 2: Qi (Energy) – Mental Focus and Koans
Focus: Cultivating energy through water-related contemplation.

21. Koan: Dogen’s Moon in Water
    Basis: Dogen’s Shobogenzo: “The moon does not get wet, nor is the water broken.”
    Exercise: Sit in Zazen, contemplating the moon’s reflection in water. Ask: “What is real, the moon or its reflection?”

22. Breathing the Ocean
    Basis: Neidan’s tidal breathing to circulate Qi.
    Exercise: Sit, inhaling as if drawing in an ocean wave, exhaling as it recedes. Visualize Qi flowing like water through your body.

23. Chanting Fudo Myo-o’s Mantra
    Basis: Shingon’s reverence for Fudo Myo-o, associated with water and purification.
    Exercise: Chant “Nomaku Sanmanda Bazaradan Senda Makaroshada Sowataya Un Tarata Kanman” softly, visualizing Fudo’s sword cutting through delusions.

24. Koan: The Water’s Sound
    Basis: Rinzai Zen’s use of natural sounds as koans.
    Exercise: Listen to flowing water (real or imagined), asking: “What is the sound of water’s silence?” Let the question dissolve your thoughts.

25. Contemplating the Womb Mandala
    Basis: Shingon’s Womb Mandala, symbolizing the fluid source of life.
    Exercise: Visualize a lotus blooming in a dark pool, its petals radiating compassion. Contemplate: “All beings arise from the same source.”

26. Water Offering on Altar
    Basis: Buddhist and Shinto water offerings; Neidan’s symbolic purification.
    Exercise: Place a bowl of water on your altar. Meditate, visualizing it as the elixir of immortality, purifying your spirit.

27. Visualizing the Elixir Pool
    Basis: Neidan’s formation of the Golden Elixir.
    Exercise: Sit in meditation, visualizing a pool of golden liquid in your Dantian, rippling with each breath, nourishing your spirit.

28. Moon Reflection Meditation
    Basis: Zen’s use of the moon as a symbol of enlightenment; Neidan’s reflective clarity.
    Exercise: Gaze at the moon’s reflection in water (or visualize it). Contemplate its impermanence as your mind clears.

29. Tea Ceremony (Fast Day)
    Basis: Chan/Zen tea ceremony as meditation; Neidan’s focus on purity.
    Exercise: Perform a simple tea ceremony, sipping tea mindfully. Visualize each sip as a step toward bodhisattvahood, serving all beings.

30. Offering Tea to Spirits (Fast Day)
    Basis: Buddhist offerings for spirits; Neidan’s transcendence of death.
    Exercise: Pour tea into a bowl on your altar, dedicating it to spirits. Meditate on life after death, visualizing yourself as a bodhisattva aiding others.
 

Feast (Day 31): Prepare a Shojin Ryori meal with grilled vegetables, honoring fire’s transformative power.

 Part 1: Jing (Essence) – Physical Practices
Focus: Physical actions embodying fire’s energy.

31. Learning from Bamboo
    Basis: Zen’s metaphor of bamboo’s resilience; Neidan’s inner strength.
    Exercise: Sit near bamboo (or visualize it), moving your body gently like its sway. Contemplate its flexibility as a model for your essence.

32. Mindful Fire-Gazing
    Basis: Shugendo’s fire contemplation; Zen’s focus on the present.
    Exercise: Light a candle and gaze at the flame, letting its dance anchor your attention. Visualize your essence burning away impurities.

33. Sweeping Ashes
    Basis: Zen’s respect for remnants; Dogen’s Tenzo Kyokun on using all resources.
    Exercise: Sweep a small pile of ash (or dust), contemplating Dogen’s words: “Even ashes are the Buddha’s body.”

34. Raku Pottery Contemplation
    Basis: Zen’s raku pottery as a metaphor for transformation by fire.
    Exercise: Hold a piece of pottery (or visualize raku’s cracked glaze). Contemplate your inner fire shaping your spirit.

35. Walking in Sunlight
    Basis: Shugendo’s reverence for natural elements; Neidan’s solar energy.
    Exercise: Walk slowly in sunlight, feeling its warmth. Visualize it igniting your inner fire, fueling transformation.

36. Koan: Dogen’s Fire in the Hearth
    Basis: Dogen’s Shobogenzo: “Fire is not hidden; it is always burning.”
    Exercise: Sit in Zazen, contemplating: “Where is the fire of my true self?” Let the question burn through distractions.

37. Breathing the Inner Flame
    Basis: Neidan’s use of fire to refine Qi.
    Exercise: Sit, inhaling as if fanning a flame in your heart, exhaling to spread its warmth. Visualize Qi as a radiant fire.

38. Chanting Fudo Myo-o’s Mantra
    Basis: Shingon’s Fudo Myo-o, associated with fire and determination.
    Exercise: Chant Fudo’s mantra (as above), visualizing his fiery rope binding delusions.

39. Koan: The Moon in Fire
    Basis: Zen’s use of paradoxical imagery; Neidan’s alchemical fire.
    Exercise: Contemplate the moon burning in a fire. Ask: “How does the moon burn without being consumed?”

40. Contemplating Raku’s Imperfection
    Basis: Zen’s wabi-sabi; Neidan’s embrace of transformation.
    Exercise: Visualize a raku pot emerging from fire, its cracks glowing. Contemplate: “My imperfections are my perfection.”

41. Fire Offering on Altar
    Basis: Shugendo and Shingon fire rituals; Neidan’s alchemical fire.
    Exercise: Light a candle on your altar, offering its flame to Fudo Myo-o. Meditate, visualizing your spirit as a purified flame.

42. Visualizing the Golden Elixir
    Basis: Neidan’s formation of the Golden Elixir.
    Exercise: Sit, visualizing a molten golden orb in your heart, radiating light. Each breath refines it, preparing for immortality.

43. Moon-Gazing Meditation
    Basis: Zen’s moon as enlightenment; Neidan’s reflective fire.
    Exercise: Gaze at the moon directly, then in water, then churn the water to dissolve its reflection. Contemplate impermanence.

44. Goma Fire Purification (Fast Day)
    Basis: Shingon’s Goma fire ritual for purification.
    Exercise: Light a small fire (or candle) and burn a piece of paper with written distractions. Meditate on your spirit ascending as smoke, preparing for bodhisattvahood.

45. Offering to Ancestors (Fast Day)
    Basis: Buddhist ancestor veneration; Neidan’s transcendence.
    Exercise: Place incense on your altar, dedicating it to ancestors. Meditate on life after death, visualizing yourself guiding souls as a bodhisattva.

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Feast (Day 46): Prepare a Shojin Ryori meal with bamboo shoots and greens, honoring wood’s vitality.

 Part 1: Jing (Essence) – Physical Practices
Focus: Physical actions connected to growth and nature.

46. Forest Walking
    Basis: Shugendo’s wandering in forests; Zen’s nature as teacher.
    Exercise: Walk slowly in a forest (or visualize one), feeling each step connect you to the earth’s pulse. Contemplate growth.

47. Tying Shinto Paper Rope
    Basis: Shinto’s shimenawa for sacred boundaries.
    Exercise: Tie a small paper rope (or string) around a tree or object, visualizing it as a boundary for your sacred essence.

48. Sweeping Leaves
    Basis: Zen’s mindful chores; Dogen’s respect for nature.
    Exercise: Sweep fallen leaves, contemplating Dogen’s words: “A leaf falling is the whole universe.”

49. Planting a Seed
    Basis: Chan/Zen farming; Neidan’s nurturing of Jing.
    Exercise: Plant a seed in soil, visualizing it as your spiritual embryo, to be nurtured over time.

50. Using a Prayer Mala
    Basis: Buddhist mala for mindfulness; Shugendo’s ascetic tools.
    Exercise: Run a mala through your fingers, focusing on each bead as a step toward growth, visualizing your essence expanding.

51. Koan: Dogen’s Cypress Tree
    Basis: Zen koan: “What is the sound of the cypress tree in the courtyard?”
    Exercise: Sit in Zazen, contemplating the cypress tree’s silence. Ask: “What is its voice?”

52. Breathing the Forest
    Basis: Neidan’s circulation of Qi; Shugendo’s forest energy.
    Exercise: Inhale as if drawing in forest air, exhale to release stagnation. Visualize Qi as green light flowing through your limbs.

53. Chanting the Heart Sutra
    Basis: Soto Zen’s use of the Heart Sutra for insight.
    Exercise: Chant “Gate Gate Paragate Parasamgate Bodhi Svaha” softly, letting its rhythm align your energy.

54. Koan: The Bamboo’s Bend
    Basis: Zen’s metaphor of bamboo’s flexibility.
    Exercise: Contemplate: “How does bamboo bend without breaking?” Let the question guide you to inner resilience.

55. Contemplating Growth
    Basis: Neidan’s nurturing of the Immortal Embryo; Zen’s organic metaphors.
    Exercise: Visualize a tree growing within you, its roots in your Dantian, branches reaching your heart. Contemplate: “I grow without effort.”

56. Wood Offering on Altar
    Basis: Shugendo’s offerings to forest spirits; Neidan’s symbolic growth.
    Exercise: Place a small branch or leaf on your altar. Meditate, visualizing your spirit as a tree reaching for the heavens.

57. Visualizing the Immortal Embryo
    Basis: Neidan’s nurturing of the spiritual embryo.
    Exercise: Sit, visualizing a radiant child in your Dantian, growing stronger with each breath, symbolizing your immortal self.

58. Forest Visualization
    Basis: Shugendo’s forest meditation; Zen’s nature as mirror.
    Exercise: Visualize walking through a forest, each tree a past life. At the center, find your true self, radiant and eternal.

59. Offering to Forest Spirits (Fast Day)
    Basis: Shugendo’s reverence for kami; Neidan’s transcendence.
    Exercise: Place a small offering (rice or fruit) under a tree, dedicating it to forest spirits. Meditate on life after death, visualizing yourself as a bodhisattva in nature.

60. Contemplating Impermanence (Fast Day)
    Basis: Zen’s focus on transience; Neidan’s preparation for immortality.
    Exercise: Sit before your altar, contemplating a fallen leaf. Visualize your body dissolving, yet your spirit ascending as a bodhisattva.

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Feast (Day 61): Prepare a Shojin Ryori meal with mushrooms and tofu, honoring metal’s purity.

 Part 1: Jing (Essence) – Physical Practices
Focus: Physical actions embodying clarity and discipline.

61. Ringing a Bell
    Basis: Zen’s use of bells to mark meditation; Neidan’s clarity of essence.
    Exercise: Ring a small bell (or clap hands), focusing on the sound’s vibration. Visualize it purifying your essence.

62. Polishing a Metal Object
    Basis: Zen’s mindfulness in chores; Neidan’s refinement.
    Exercise: Polish a metal item (e.g., spoon), visualizing your essence becoming clear and reflective.

63. Sweeping Dust
    Basis: Zen’s sweeping as meditation; Dogen’s Shobogenzo: “Dust is the Buddha’s face.”
    Exercise: Sweep a dusty surface, contemplating each particle as a moment of eternity.

64. Striking a Wooden Fish
    Basis: Zen’s wooden fish drum for rhythm; Neidan’s disciplined focus.
    Exercise: Tap a wooden object rhythmically, synchronizing breath with each strike, visualizing your essence aligning with the universe.

65. Walking in Stillness
    Basis: Soto Zen’s Kinhin; Neidan’s inner stillness.
    Exercise: Walk slowly, feeling each step as a return to your true nature, as per the Oxherding Pictures’ “Returning to the Source.”

 Part 2: Qi (Energy) – Mental Focus and Koans
Focus: Cultivating energy through clarity and Zen principles.

66. Koan: Dogen’s Being-Time
    Basis: Dogen’s Shobogenzo: “Time is not separate from you, and you are time.”
    Exercise: Sit in Zazen, contemplating: “What is time if I am time?” Let the question dissolve boundaries.

67. Breathing the Void
    Basis: Neidan’s merging with the void; Zen’s emptiness.
    Exercise: Inhale, visualizing clear light filling your body; exhale, merging with the void. Contemplate: “I am the void, the void is me.”

68. Chanting “Amitabha”
    Basis: Pure Land influence in Zen; Neidan’s connection to the divine.
    Exercise: Chant “Namo Amitabha” softly, visualizing a golden light enveloping you, preparing for immortality.

69. Koan: The Oxherding Search
    Basis: Zen’s Ten Oxherding Pictures (Picture 1: Searching for the Ox).
    Exercise: Contemplate: “Where is the ox of my true self?” Visualize footprints leading to your heart.

70. Contemplating Emptiness
    Basis: Zen’s Sunyata; Neidan’s transcendence of form.
    Exercise: Visualize a mirror reflecting nothing. Contemplate: “If all is empty, what am I?”

71. Vairocana Buddha Meditation (Fast Day)
    Basis: Shingon’s Vairocana; Oxherding Picture 8: Both Ox and Self Forgotten.
    Exercise: Sit before an altar with a white candle. Visualize Vairocana’s radiant light, merging with your spirit. Contemplate: “I am the cosmic Buddha.”

72. Aksobhya Buddha Meditation (Fast Day)
    Basis: Shingon’s Aksobhya; Oxherding Picture 9: Returning to the Source.
    Exercise: Visualize Aksobhya’s blue light in your heart, stabilizing your spirit. Contemplate: “My mind is unshakeable, eternal.”

73. Ratnasambhava Buddha Meditation (Fast Day)
    Basis: Shingon’s Ratnasambhava; Oxherding Picture 10: In the World.
    Exercise: Visualize Ratnasambhava’s golden light, offering abundance. Contemplate: “I give freely, transcending death.”

74. Amitabha Buddha Meditation (Fast Day)
    Basis: Shingon’s Amitabha; Zen’s principle of compassion.
    Exercise: Visualize Amitabha’s red light, guiding you to the Pure Land. Contemplate: “I am reborn in light, immortal.”

75. Amoghasiddhi Buddha Meditation (Fast Day)
    Basis: Shingon’s Amoghasiddhi; Zen’s principle of action without fear.
    Exercise: Visualize Amoghasiddhi’s green light, empowering your spirit. Contemplate: “I am one with all Buddhas, perfected beyond death.”
 

Feast (Day 1): Prepare bread, dates, and water, blessed with: “In the name of Hayyi Rabbi, I partake of the Jordan’s bounty.” Reflect on Miryai’s river devotion (Qulasta, CP 77).

Fast (Days 14–15): Abstain from heavy foods, sipping mambuha (water with crushed grapes) to overcome Mercury’s fluidity and the matarta toll houses.

 Nefesh (Body and World, Days 1–5)
Focus: Physical purification rituals.

1. Hand Washing (Rishama)
   Basis: Rishama cleanses hands and face daily for purity (Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran).
   Exercise: Fill a bowl with clean water and face north. Dip your hands three times, splashing water on your face, reciting, “In the name of the Great Life, water from the House of Life washes my hands and face, purifying my soul for the Lightworld and the enlightenment of nasirutha.” Dry with a white cloth, imagining impurities dissolving into the Jordan’s flow.

2. Foot Cleansing
   Basis: Foot washing in rishama grounds the body (Qulasta, CP 3).
   Exercise: Sit with a basin of water. Wash your feet slowly, massaging each sole, saying, “By the strength of the Jordan, whose waters flow from the worlds of light, my feet are cleansed to tread the path of Hibil Ziwa toward nasirutha.” Dry and anoint with olive oil, feeling rooted in divine purity.

3. Qinta Flask Blessing
   Basis: The qinta flask holds sacred water (Qulasta, CP 19).
   Exercise: Fill a small flask with water. Hold it, reciting, “From the Jordan of the Great Life, this water flows, a stream of light that sanctifies my soul with the radiance of Ziwa and Nhura.” Sprinkle drops around your space, drink a sip, and visualize nasirutha awakening within.

4. Miryai’s River Meditation
   Basis: Miryai’s river devotion inspires purity (Qulasta, CP 77).
   Exercise: Sit by a stream or visualize one. Dip your fingers in water, tracing your palms, saying, “Miryai stands by the Euphrates, her heart a pure offering to the Great Life, and so I offer my soul to the flowing Jordan for nasirutha.” Let the water’s sound guide you to peace, reflecting on Miryai’s resolve.

5. Mambuha Cup Offering
   Basis: The mambuha cup holds blessed water (Qulasta, CP 5).
   Exercise: Fill a cup with water. Raise it, saying, “This is the mambuha of the Great Life, whose living waters rise from the House of Life to nourish my soul with the light of Ziwa.” Sip slowly, pour a small amount onto the earth, and feel the Lightworld’s essence within.

6. Prayer for the Jordan
   Basis: The Great Jordan is a divine entity (Qulasta, CP 13).
   Exercise: Stand facing north with a bowl of water. Dip your fingers, tracing the Mandaic letter “A,” reciting, “Hail to the Jordan, river of living water, whose streams flow from the worlds of light to wash the souls of the righteous seeking nasirutha.” Reflect on its eternal flow, feeling connected to Hayyi Rabbi.

7. Praise of Manda d-Hayyi
   Basis: Manda d-Hayyi brings gnosis (Qulasta, CP 25).
   Exercise: Sit, visualizing a radiant figure. Chant, “Manda d-Hayyi, messenger of light, thou art a savior who brings manda to the worlds of darkness, guiding my soul to nasirutha.” Write “manda” on paper, burn or bury it, and feel his enlightenment awaken you.

8. Alphabet Contemplation
   Basis: The alphabet is divine, inspired by Lurianic letter meditations (Secret Adam).
   Exercise: Write the Mandaic letters A, B, G, D, H. Meditate on each, saying, “The letters of the Great Life are sparks of light, forming the bridge to the worlds of radiance and the enlightenment of nasirutha.” Visualize them glowing, connecting you to Ziwa and Nhura’s truth.

9. Hibil Ziwa’s Descent Chant
   Basis: Hibil’s descent to darkness (Qulasta, CP 170).
   Exercise: Hold a glass of water, chanting, “Hibil Ziwa, thou didst descend into the darkness and rise with light, a guide for the souls of the faithful seeking nasirutha.” Sip the water, visualizing his journey, and affirm your ascent with him.

10. Zahriel’s Rescue Prayer
    Basis: Zahriel’s rescue by Hibil, inferred from Secret Adam.
    Exercise: Light a candle, praying, “Zahriel, thou wast lifted from darkness by Hibil’s hand, and with thee my soul seeks the worlds of light through the radiance of Nhura.” Pour water into a bowl, visualizing her liberation, and reflect on your own freedom.

 Nishimta (Sublime and Divine Realms, Days 11–15)
Focus: Visualization, altars, and divine realms.

11. Jordan Visualization
    Basis: The Great Jordan as a celestial river (Qulasta, CP 66).
    Exercise: Sit before a bowl of water. Close your eyes, visualizing a radiant river, saying, “The Jordan flows from the House of Life, its living waters washing my soul and lifting it to the worlds of light for nasirutha.” Imagine merging with its flow, free from planetary bonds.

12. Altar of Water
    Basis: Water vessels on Mandaean altars (Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran).
    Exercise: Place a flask and cup of water on a white cloth. Sprinkle water around it, reciting, “This altar is a gate to the Lightworld, where the Jordan’s waters flow from the Great Life to sanctify my soul with Ziwa and Nhura’s light.” Meditate on the water as a portal to nasirutha.

13. Lightworld Ascent
    Basis: The soul’s ascent, inspired by Lurianic tikkun (Qulasta, CP 170).
    Exercise: Imagine rising through layers of light, saying, “With Hibil and Zahriel, I ascend to the Lightworld, gathering sparks of the Great Life’s radiance for nasirutha.” Sip water, visualizing divine sparks merging with your soul.

14. Fast: Mercury’s Defeat
    Basis: Overcoming Mercury’s deception (Mandaean Book of John).
    Exercise: Sip mambuha, chanting, “By the light of Hayyi Rabbi, the chains of Mercury dissolve, and my soul rises to the worlds of light through nasirutha.” Visualize Mercury’s influence fading, meditating on Yushamin’s restoration.

15. Fast: Toll House Liberation
    Basis: Bypassing the matarta (Diwan Abatur).
    Exercise: Hold a mambuha cup, praying, “Hibil Ziwa, guide my soul past the toll houses, for the Great Life’s light shines beyond the darkness, revealing nasirutha.” Visualize passing through gates, sipping mambuha to seal your freedom, reflecting on Abatur’s rise.

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Basis: Fire symbolizes divine light, using the fire saucer, baptismal flames, oil lamps, chrism, pihta bread’s oil cross, and meditations on the Morning Star and Center Moon (Qulasta, CP 49; Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran).

Feast (Day 16): Prepare bread with oil and grapes, saying, “Fire of Hayyi Rabbi kindles my soul.” Reflect on masbuta flames.

Fast (Days 29–30): Abstain from rich foods, sipping mambuha with dates to counter Mars’ chaos and the matarta.

 Nefesh (Body and World, Days 16–20)
Focus: Physical actions with fire and oil.

16. Fire Saucer Ignition
    Basis: The fire saucer (burzinqa) symbolizes divine light (Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran).
    Exercise: Light a candle in a saucer, sprinkling crushed grapevine around it. Say, “The fire blazes with the radiance of the Great Life, kindling my soul and burning away impurities for nasirutha.” Gaze at the flame, feeling its warmth awaken Ziwa’s light within.

17. Oil Anointing
    Basis: Chrism (misha) seals the soul (Qulasta, CP 19).
    Exercise: Dab olive oil on your forehead and wrists, reciting, “With the oil of life, I am anointed by the Great Life, sealed for the worlds of light with Nhura’s gentle radiance.” Massage the oil, visualizing a protective light enveloping you.

18. Morning Star Gaze
    Basis: The Morning Star as a guide (Secret Adam).
    Exercise: At dawn, face the Morning Star or visualize it, saying, “The Morning Star shines as a herald of the Great Life, guiding my soul to the radiant Jordan and nasirutha.” Let its light fill your heart, affirming your path to enlightenment.

19. Pihta Bread Offering
    Basis: The pihta’s oil cross in masiqta (Qulasta, CP 49).
    Exercise: Prepare a flatbread, tracing an oil cross on it. Say, “This pihta bears the cross of light, a sacred offering to the Great Life that feeds my soul with Ziwa’s strength.” Eat a piece, offering the rest to the earth.

20. Candle for Birth and Death
    Basis: Oil lamps mark life transitions (Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran).
    Exercise: Light a candle, saying, “From birth to death, the flame of the Great Life endures, a spark of eternal radiance in my soul seeking nasirutha.” Reflect on life’s cycles, visualizing the flame as your eternal spark.

21. Hymn to the Fire Uthras
    Basis: Uthras of light are honored (Qulasta, CP 25).
    Exercise: Light a candle, chanting, “Uthras of fire, ye blaze with the glory of the Great Life, kindling the path to the worlds of light and nasirutha.” Visualize radiant beings, their flames purifying your spirit with Ziwa and Nhura’s light.

22. Center Moon Meditation
    Basis: The moon as divine light (Secret Adam).
    Exercise: Gaze at the moon or visualize it, saying, “The moon’s radiance reflects the Great Life, its light a guide to the eternal Jordan and the enlightenment of nasirutha.” Meditate on its glow, aligning your soul with the Lightworld.

23. Miryai’s Flame Prayer
    Basis: Miryai’s fiery devotion (Qulasta, CP 77).
    Exercise: Light an oil lamp, praying, “Miryai, thy heart burns as a flame for the Great Life, and so my soul seeks the light of Hayyi through nasirutha.” Reflect on her courage, letting the flame strengthen your resolve.

24. Praise of Yushamin’s Restoration
    Basis: Yushamin’s forgiveness (Qulasta, CP 170).
    Exercise: Light a candle, saying, “Yushamin, thou wast restored by the Great Life’s mercy, and thy light guides my soul to radiance and nasirutha.” Write a prayer for forgiveness, burning it to release burdens.

25. Book of John Reading
    Basis: The Mandaean Book of John inspires (Qulasta, CP 170).
    Exercise: Read a Book of John passage, lighting a candle. Say, “The words of light from the Great Life kindle my soul, revealing the path to the worlds of radiance and nasirutha.” Meditate on the text’s truth, seeking Ziwa’s enlightenment.

 Nishimta (Sublime and Divine Realms, Days 26–30)
Focus: Altars and fiery visualizations.

26. Fire Altar Contemplation
    Basis: Fire altars in rituals (Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran).
    Exercise: Place a candle and oil lamp on a white cloth. Light them, saying, “This altar burns with the fire of the Great Life, a beacon to the worlds of light and the enlightenment of nasirutha.” Visualize a celestial fire cleansing your soul with Nhura’s glow.

27. Chrism Visualization
    Basis: Chrism seals the soul (Qulasta, CP 19).
    Exercise: Before a candle, imagine oil anointing you, saying, “The chrism of the Great Life seals my soul, binding me to the eternal flame of the Jordan for nasirutha.” Visualize a radiant cross glowing within, illuminated by Ziwa.

28. Lightworld Flame Journey
    Basis: Ascent through fiery realms (Qulasta, CP 170).
    Exercise: Visualize a path of flames, saying, “With Hibil and Zahriel, I walk through the fire of the Great Life, rising to the radiant Jordan and nasirutha.” Feel your soul ascend past planetary bonds, guided by Nhura’s light.

29. Fast: Mars’ Defeat
    Basis: Overcoming Mars’ chaos (Mandaean Book of John).
    Exercise: Sip mambuha with dates, chanting, “By the fire of Hayyi Rabbi, the chaos of Mars is consumed, and my soul rises to the Lightworld through nasirutha.” Visualize Mars’ flames dimming, meditating on Yushamin’s restoration.

30. Fast: Toll House Fiery Passage
    Basis: Bypassing the matarta (Diwan Abatur).
    Exercise: Light a candle, praying, “Hibil Ziwa, burn the toll houses with the fire of the Great Life, guiding my soul to radiance and nasirutha.” Visualize passing fiery gates, sipping mambuha, reflecting on Abatur’s rise.

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Feast (Day 31): Prepare bread with grapes and mint, saying, “Wind of Hayyi Rabbi lifts my soul.” Reflect on the drabsha’s flutter.

Fast (Days 44–45): Abstain from heavy foods, sipping mambuha with mint to counter Jupiter’s weight and the matarta.

 Nefesh (Body and World, Days 31–35)
Focus: Physical actions with wind and plants.

31. Drabsha Cloth Wave
    Basis: The drabsha symbolizes divine breath (Qulasta, CP 330).
    Exercise: Wave a white cloth gently, saying, “The drabsha flutters as a banner of the Great Life, its breath carrying my soul to the worlds of light and nasirutha.” Feel the air move, imagining it as the breath of uthras, imbued with Ziwa’s radiance.

32. Incense Offering
    Basis: Incense purifies (Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran).
    Exercise: Light sandalwood incense, waving it in circles. Say, “Incense rises as the breath of the Great Life, sanctifying my soul for the radiant Jordan and nasirutha.” Inhale lightly, feeling Nhura’s gentle light lift your spirit.

33. Grapevine Binding
    Basis: Grapevines fuel the fire saucer (Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran).
    Exercise: Tie a grapevine or twig into a wreath, saying, “The vine of the Great Life grows, its breath the wind that binds my soul to the Lightworld for nasirutha.” Place it in your space, symbolizing growth under Ziwa’s strength.

34. Wreath Crafting
    Basis: Wreaths crown the soul in masbuta (Qulasta, CP 19).
    Exercise: Weave a wreath from herbs, placing it on your head. Say, “The wreath of the Great Life adorns my soul, a gift from the Jordan’s radiant flow, guiding me to nasirutha.” Wear it briefly, feeling Nhura’s divine favor.

35. Breath of Miryai
    Basis: Miryai’s prayers involve breath (Qulasta, CP 77).
    Exercise: Sit outdoors, breathing deeply, saying, “Miryai breathes by the Euphrates, her prayers rising on the wind of the Great Life, and so my soul ascends to nasirutha.” Visualize your breath merging with the air, carrying prayers to the Lightworld.

36. Prayer Bead Recitation
    Basis: Repetitive prayers (Secret Adam).
    Exercise: Use 101 beads or count mentally, reciting, “Each bead is a prayer to the Great Life, a breath lifting my soul to the worlds of light and nasirutha.” Visualize each bead as a step toward enlightenment, guided by Ziwa and Nhura.

37. Hymn to Simat Hayyi
    Basis: Simat Hayyi, mother of life (Qulasta, CP 25).
    Exercise: Light incense, chanting, “Simat Hayyi, thou art the mother of life, whose breath awakens the souls of the faithful to nasirutha.” Visualize her radiant form, feeling her vitality fill you with Nhura’s light.

38. Rose Prayer
    Basis: Praise for fragrant plants (Qulasta, CP 105).
    Exercise: Hold a rose, saying, “The rose’s scent rises as a prayer to the Great Life, its beauty a reflection of the radiant Jordan and nasirutha.” Inhale its fragrance, offering it to the wind under Ziwa’s gaze.

39. Hibil’s Wind Chant
    Basis: Hibil’s ascent (Qulasta, CP 170).
    Exercise: Stand in a breeze, chanting, “Hibil Ziwa, thou ridest the wind of the Great Life, lifting Zahriel and my soul to radiance and nasirutha.” Feel the wind carry your spirit upward, illuminated by Nhura.

40. Yawar Ziwa’s Praise
    Basis: Yawar Ziwa, light personified (Qulasta, CP 25).
    Exercise: Light incense, saying, “Yawar Ziwa, thou art the breath of light, kindling my soul for the worlds of the Great Life and nasirutha.” Write his name, burning it to release the prayer, seeking Ziwa’s enlightenment.

 Nishimta (Sublime and Divine Realms, Days 41–45)
Focus: Altars and wind visualizations.

41. Wind Altar Creation
    Basis: Altars with flowing elements (Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran).
    Exercise: Place a white cloth and incense on a table. Wave a drabsha-like cloth, saying, “This altar breathes the wind of the Great Life, a gate to the radiant Jordan and nasirutha.” Visualize it as a portal to the Lightworld, glowing with Ziwa and Nhura.

42. Breath Visualization
    Basis: Breath as divine spirit (Secret Adam).
    Exercise: Breathe deeply, saying, “My breath is the wind of the Great Life, lifting my soul to the worlds of light and nasirutha with Nhura’s radiance.” Visualize your breath as a radiant wind, carrying you upward.

43. Lightworld Wind Journey
    Basis: Ascent through airy realms (Qulasta, CP 170).
    Exercise: Imagine a wind lifting you, saying, “With Hibil and Zahriel, I ride the wind of the Great Life to the radiant worlds of Hayyi and nasirutha.” Feel your soul soar past planetary bonds, guided by Ziwa’s strength.

44. Fast: Jupiter’s Defeat
    Basis: Overcoming Jupiter’s weight (Mandaean Book of John).
    Exercise: Sip mambuha with mint, chanting, “By the wind of Hayyi Rabbi, the chains of Jupiter scatter, and my soul rises to the Lightworld through nasirutha.” Visualize Jupiter’s influence lifting, meditating on Yushamin’s restoration.

45. Fast: Toll House Airy Passage
    Basis: Bypassing the matarta (Diwan Abatur).
    Exercise: Wave a cloth, praying, “Hibil Ziwa, carry my soul past the toll houses on the wind of the Great Life to radiant freedom and nasirutha.” Visualize soaring through airy gates, sipping mambuha, reflecting on Abatur’s rise.

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Feast (Day 46): Prepare bread with sesame and water, saying, “Metal of Hayyi Rabbi strengthens my soul.” Reflect on the skandola’s protection.

Fast (Days 59–60): Abstain from rich foods, sipping mambuha with dates to counter Venus’ allure and the matarta.

 Nefesh (Body and World, Days 46–50)
Focus: Physical actions with metal and grip.

46. Skandola Tracing
    Basis: The skandola’s protective symbols (Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran).
    Exercise: Hold a blunt knife or draw its shape, tracing a circle. Say, “The skandola shines as a blade of the Great Life, guarding my soul with radiant strength for nasirutha.” Visualize a metallic shield around you, glowing with Ziwa’s light.

47. Kushta Handclasp
    Basis: The kushta seals truth (Qulasta, CP 19).
    Exercise: Clasp your hands, saying, “Kushta is the grip of truth, binding my soul to the Great Life and the radiant Jordan for nasirutha.” Press firmly, feeling Nhura’s gentle strength flow, then release slowly.

48. Metal Talisman
    Basis: Protective charms (Secret Adam).
    Exercise: Hold a metal object, inscribing (or imagining) “Ziwa.” Say, “This metal holds the radiance of Ziwa, a spark of the Great Life’s eternal strength guiding me to nasirutha.” Keep it as a talisman, feeling fortified.

49. Miryai’s Resolve
    Basis: Miryai’s steadfastness (Qulasta, CP 77).
    Exercise: Hold a metal ring, saying, “Miryai stands firm as a pillar of the Great Life, her heart unyielding, and so my soul is strengthened for nasirutha.” Meditate on her resolve, feeling your strength solidify under Nhura’s glow.

50. Ziwa Grounding
    Basis: Ziwa’s strength (Secret Adam).
    Exercise: Press a metal object to your chest, saying, “Ziwa, thou art the radiant strength of the Great Life, fortifying my soul for the Lightworld and nasirutha.” Visualize a beam strengthening your core, illuminated by Ziwa and Nhura.

51. Hymn to Ziwa
    Basis: Ziwa’s radiance (Qulasta, CP 170).
    Exercise: Hold a metal object, chanting, “Ziwa, thou blazest as the eternal spark of the Great Life, kindling my soul for the worlds of light and nasirutha.” Visualize a radiant male figure, his strength filling you with enlightenment.

52. Nhura’s Praise
    Basis: Nhura’s gentle light (Secret Adam).
    Exercise: Light a candle, saying, “Nhura, thou art the soft radiance of the Great Life, guiding my soul with gentle light to nasirutha.” Write her name, burning it to release the prayer, feeling her nurturing presence.

53. Abatur’s Judgment Prayer
    Basis: Abatur’s scales (Diwan Abatur).
    Exercise: Hold a metal scale or imagine one, praying, “Abatur, thou weighest my soul with the mercy of the Great Life, guiding it to radiance and nasirutha.” Visualize your deeds balanced, seeking Ziwa’s forgiveness.

54. Hibil and Zahriel’s Strength
    Basis: Hibil’s rescue of Zahriel (Secret Adam).
    Exercise: Clasp a metal object, saying, “Hibil and Zahriel stand as metal, unyielding to darkness, lifting my soul to the Great Life and nasirutha.” Visualize their strength aiding your ascent, glowing with Nhura’s light.

55. Qulasta Reading
    Basis: Qulasta’s power (Qulasta, CP 170).
    Exercise: Read Prayer 170, holding a metal object. Say, “The words of the Qulasta are a blade of the Great Life, cutting through darkness to reveal radiance and nasirutha.” Meditate on its strength, seeking Ziwa and Nhura’s enlightenment.

 Nishimta (Sublime and Divine Realms, Days 56–60)
Focus: Altars and metallic visualizations.

56. Metal Altar Creation
    Basis: Metal tools on altars (Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran).
    Exercise: Place a skandola-like knife and metal object on a white cloth. Say, “This altar of metal guards my soul, a fortress of the Great Life’s radiant strength for nasirutha.” Visualize it as a Lightworld gate, glowing with Ziwa and Nhura.

57. Ziwa-Nhura Visualization
    Basis: Ziwa and Nhura’s unity (Secret Adam).
    Exercise: Imagine Ziwa and Nhura merging, saying, “Ziwa and Nhura shine as the eternal core of the Great Life, uniting my soul with radiant light for nasirutha.” Feel their unified light within, guiding you to enlightenment.

58. Lightworld Metal Journey
    Basis: Ascent through metallic realms (Qulasta, CP 170).
    Exercise: Visualize a metallic path, saying, “With Hibil and Zahriel, I tread the metal path of the Great Life to the radiant Jordan and nasirutha.” Feel your soul fortified, rising with Nhura’s glow.

59. Fast: Venus’ Defeat
    Basis: Overcoming Venus’ allure (Mandaean Book of John).
    Exercise: Sip mambuha with dates, chanting, “By the metal of Hayyi Rabbi, the illusions of Venus shatter, and my soul rises to the Lightworld through nasirutha.” Visualize Venus’ chains breaking, meditating on Yushamin’s restoration.

60. Fast: Toll House Metallic Passage
    Basis: Bypassing the matarta (Diwan Abatur).
    Exercise: Hold a metal object, praying, “Hibil Ziwa, forge my path past the toll houses with the metal of the Great Life’s radiance and nasirutha.” Visualize passing metallic gates, sipping mambuha, reflecting on Abatur’s rise.

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Feast (Day 61): Prepare bread with salt and dates, saying, “Earth of Hayyi Rabbi roots my soul.” Reflect on the manda’s sacred ground.

Fast (Days 71–75): Abstain from heavy foods, sipping mambuha with dates, aligning with Panja, Hibil’s ascent, Zahriel’s rescue, and unity with light beings, incorporating Sephiroth.

 Nefesh (Body and World, Days 61–65)
Focus: Physical actions with earth elements.

61. Soil Touching
    Basis: Soil connects to the divine (Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran).
    Exercise: Hold soil, saying, “The earth of the Great Life holds my soul, rooting it in the radiant strength of the Lightworld for nasirutha.” Rub it between your fingers, feeling stability, and return it to the ground, seeking Ziwa’s strength.

62. Salt Blessing
    Basis: Salt purifies (Qulasta, CP 49).
    Exercise: Sprinkle salt into a bowl, saying, “Salt is the purity of the Great Life, cleansing my body for the radiant Jordan and nasirutha.” Touch it to your lips, visualizing Nhura’s gentle purity spreading within.

63. Clay Shaping
    Basis: Clay in altars (Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran).
    Exercise: Mold a clay disc, saying, “Clay is shaped by the hand of the Great Life, forming my soul for the worlds of light and nasirutha.” Place it in your space, feeling grounded in Ziwa and Nhura’s creation.

64. Misri Furrow Drawing
    Basis: Misri furrows protect the manda (Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran).
    Exercise: Draw a circle in the soil with a stick, saying, “The misri encircles my soul, a shield of the Great Life’s radiant earth for nasirutha.” Walk within it, feeling protected by Nhura’s light.

65. Rock Holding
    Basis: Rocks symbolize stability (Secret Adam).
    Exercise: Hold a rock, saying, “The rock of the Great Life anchors my soul, a foundation for the radiant Lightworld and nasirutha.” Feel its weight, visualizing your spirit rooted in Ziwa’s strength.

66. Hymn to the Manda (Keter)
    Basis: The manda as sacred space (Qulasta, CP 170).
    Exercise: Face north, chanting, “The manda shines as the crown of the Great Life, lifting my soul to the radiant worlds and nasirutha (Keter).” Visualize a radiant crown, connecting you to Ziwa and Nhura’s wisdom.

67. Nsab’s Praise (Chokhmah)
    Basis: Nsab, radiant plant (Qulasta, CP 25).
    Exercise: Hold a plant, saying, “Nsab Ziwa, thou art the wisdom of the Great Life, guiding my soul to radiant truth and nasirutha (Chokhmah).” Visualize his light as divine insight, glowing with Ziwa’s radiance.

68. Anan-Nsab’s Prayer (Binah)
    Basis: Anan-Nsab, Nsab’s consort (Qulasta, CP 25).
    Exercise: Light incense, saying, “Anan-Nsab, thou art the understanding of the Great Life, nurturing my soul’s radiance and nasirutha (Binah).” Visualize her cloud-like form, fostering Nhura’s understanding.

69. Hibil’s Earth Chant (Chesed)
    Basis: Hibil’s ascent (Qulasta, CP 170).
    Exercise: Touch the earth, chanting, “Hibil Ziwa, thou art the mercy of the Great Life, lifting Zahriel and my soul to radiance and nasirutha (Chesed).” Visualize his love grounding your spirit with Ziwa’s light.

70. Zahriel’s Restoration (Gevurah)
    Basis: Zahriel’s rescue (Secret Adam).
    Exercise: Hold a rock, saying, “Zahriel, thou art the strength of the Great Life, rising with Hibil to radiant light and nasirutha (Gevurah).” Visualize her empowerment, strengthening your soul with Nhura’s glow.

71. Fast: Toriana Altar (Tiferet)
    Basis: The toriana in masiqta (Qulasta, post-CP 32).
    Exercise: Create an altar with clay, salt, and a candle, saying, “The toriana shines as the balance of the Great Life, harmonizing my soul with radiant light and nasirutha (Tiferet).” Visualize Tiferet’s harmony, uniting with Manda d-Hayyi’s consort under Ziwa and Nhura’s light. Sip mambuha.

72. Fast: Hibil Ziwa’s Ascent (Netzach)
    Basis: Hibil’s Panja ascent (Qulasta, post-CP 32).
    Exercise: Visualize Hibil rising, saying, “Hibil Ziwa, thou art the victory of the Great Life, ascending to radiance and nasirutha with my soul (Netzach).” Meditate on his triumph, uniting with Simat Hayyi, glowing with Ziwa’s strength. Sip mambuha.

73. Fast: Zahriel’s Liberation (Hod)
    Basis: Zahriel’s rescue (Secret Adam).
    Exercise: Touch a rock, saying, “Zahriel, thou art the glory of the Great Life, liberated by Hibil to shine in radiance and nasirutha (Hod).” Visualize her freedom, uniting with Yawar Ziwa under Nhura’s light. Sip mambuha.

74. Fast: Abatur’s Scales (Yesod)
    Basis: Abatur’s judgment in masiqta (Diwan Abatur).
    Exercise: Hold a clay disc, saying, “Abatur, thou art the foundation of the Great Life, balancing my soul for radiant ascent and nasirutha (Yesod).” Visualize his scales, uniting with his consort, guided by Ziwa and Nhura. Sip mambuha.

75. Fast: Unity with Hayyi Rabbi (Malkuth)
    Basis: Union with Hayyi Rabbi in masiqta (Qulasta, post-CP 32).
    Exercise: Sit before your altar, saying, “In Hayyi Rabbi, the kingdom of the Great Life, my soul finds eternal radiance and nasirutha (Malkuth).” Visualize merging with the Great Life and his consort, transcending Saturn with Ziwa and Nhura’s unified light. Sip mambuha.

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