Pythagorean, Elusian Mysteries, Greek, Knossos
Winter - Fortnight 21 (Water+Water)
Water Element (Days 1–15): Purification and Flow

Basis: Water symbolizes life and purity in Mandaean spirituality, rooted in rishama (hand washing), tamasha (self-baptism), masbuta (ceremonial baptism), and ritual vessels like the qinta flask and mambuha cup (Qulasta, CP 1–19; Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran).
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.
FestivalJun 1-Jun 16  (1st new or full moon)   The Pythagorean Path, Plato and ancient Greece. The importance of the mind and of  hidden relationships, mathematical underpinnings, statistics,  A.G.I. Tetrakytis symbol, greek gematria. Bringing order  and logic to the world, numbering, data, statistics. Taking the road less traveled. Avoiding mass hysteria.
Use chapter 1 - 15 of the first  76 chapters of the Qulasta.

Mind:  Qlipoth meditation.  Assiah (Material World – Qlipoth, Malkuth, Yesod):
Section 1: Confronting Darkness and Grounding (Parts 1-3)
Part 1: Qliphoth – Thaumiel and the Five Kings of Darkness (Days 1-5)
Focus: Aspiration amidst chaos, igniting the soul’s yearning for light.
Practice:
  Place a bowl of water on the altar, symbolizing masbuta baptism, the sacred purification of the Great Jordan.
  At dawn, face north and perform the Fivefold Breath for 3 minutes: Inhale through the nose for 4 counts, visualizing radiant light from the Great Jordan filling your body. Hold for 5 counts, feeling the light stabilize in your core, connecting to Tibil. Exhale through the mouth for 5 counts, releasing impurities into the Sea of Suf. Hold empty for 5 counts, sensing the void of potential aligning with your true will. Pause for 4 counts, mentally intoning “Hayyi Qadmayi” and setting a Tikkun intention, connecting to the World of Light.
  Visualize a stormy void split by a jagged rift, Thaumiel’s shadow of unity. See the Five Kings of Darkness—Zartai-Zartanai, Hag, Mag, Giu, Krun—on obsidian thrones, radiating discord. Envision Hibil Ziwa descending with Great Jordan water, baptizing Zahriel, a bound figure clutching a stolen orb of divine radiance, as they rise above the Sea of Suf’s chains toward a star of aspiration. Join them, immersing in the Jordan, feeling the Great Life’s light awaken your soul’s yearning.
  Contemplate inner chaos—fear, ego—setting a Tikkun intention to ignite divine aspiration, as Hibil and Zahriel begin their ascent.
  Vibrate “MANDA D-HAYYI” and intone from Qulasta (CP 76): “When I stood in the darkness of the Seven, the Life’s radiance broke my chains.”
  Close with the void softening, the star brighter, grounding in Tibil.
Duration: 15-20 minutes.
Mystical Phrases:
  Qulasta (CP 76): “I stood in darkness, and the Life’s light broke my chains.”
  Qulasta (CP 170): “Good is the Good for the good, and His nature is fulfilled.”
  Qulasta (CP 75): “I rose up from the darkness, I came by the Life’s command.”
  Qulasta (CP 72): “I ascended from shadows, and the Life’s glory clothed me.”
  Qulasta (CP 55): “The Great Life’s radiance shatters the dark’s hold.”
Body:  Water related practices. (daily 20" exercise) Mandaean Maswetta/Tamasha baptism Water: Self Immersion, Hand Washing, Grape Water - Qulasta 1-15
Truths:  Dewa Rabba Festival. Chapters 1-5 of Qulasta.
History: Pythagoras (c. 570–495 BCE), linked to Knossos via Minoan influences and the Eleusinian Mysteries (c. 1600 BCE origins), founded a school in Croton emphasizing mathematical harmony, as per Diogenes Laertius. Mandaean Maswetta/Tamasha baptism purified the mind, reflecting hidden relationships in the Tetraktys. His unique idea of numbers as cosmic underpinnings ordered the world logically.
Mythos:  Hiya Rba

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.

Mind:   Malkuth meditation.
Part 2: Tibil (Days 6-10)
Focus: Grounding in Tibil, purifying the material self.
Practice:
  At dawn, face north and perform the Fivefold Breath for 3 minutes.
  Visualize a cave marked by a double cube, leading to a temple by the Great Jordan. A robed guide leads you to four quarters: East (Air, intellect), South (Fire, passion), West (Water, intuition), North (Earth, stability). See Hibil Ziwa baptizing Zahriel, holding the orb, in the Jordan’s flow, their forms glowing with purified light. Immerse yourself in the waters, the Great Life’s light cleansing material impurities.
  Contemplate your physical existence, setting a Tikkun intention to purify your connection to Tibil, as Zahriel’s ascent begins.
  Vibrate “HAYYI QADMAYI” and intone from Qulasta (CP 1): “In the name of the Great Life, glorified be the sublime light.”
  Close with roots grounding into Tibil.
Duration: 15 minutes.
Mystical Phrases:
  Qulasta (CP 1): “In the name of the Life, glorified be the sublime light.”
  Qulasta (CP 77): “I stood on Tibil, and the Life’s waters upheld me.”
  Qulasta (CP 80): “I was grounded in earth, and the Life’s light shone on me.”
  Qulasta (CP 3): “The Jordan flowed, and the Life’s purity cleansed me.”
  Qulasta (CP 28): “In Tibil’s heart, the Great Life’s stability reigns.”
Body:  Water related practices. (daily 20" exercise) Mandaean Maswetta/Tamasha baptism Water: Self Immersion, Hand Washing, Grape Water - Qulasta 1-15
Truths:   Mandaean Rushuma hand washing  Chapters 6-10 of Qulasta.
History: Plato (c.428–348 BCE), Pythagoras’s intellectual heir, developed ideal forms in works like The Republic, influenced by Eleusinian rites at Athens. Mandaean Rushuma hand washing symbolized intellectual clarity, aligning personal reason with universal truth. His distinctive theory of Forms elevated abstract order over material chaos.
Mythos:  Shislam/Zlat

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.

Mind:  Yesod  meditation.
Part 3: Yesod – Ma?arta of Sin (Days 11-15)
Focus: Purifying the subconscious, rising above lunar illusions.
Practice:
  At dawn, face north and perform the Fivefold Breath for 3 minutes.
  Visualize a violet-lit lunar landscape with a nine-sided amethyst altar by the Great Jordan. See Hibil Ziwa baptizing Zahriel, clutching the orb, their forms rising above the ma?arta of Sin (Moon), its illusory veils broken by the Great Life’s light. Join them, immersing in the Jordan, cleansing subconscious shadows. Dancing beings circle the altar, symbolizing astral flow.
  Contemplate your subconscious as a path to light, setting a Tikkun intention to purify dreams, as Zahriel rises above Sin’s chains.
  Vibrate “MANDA D-HAYYI” and intone from Qulasta (CP 3): “By the Jordan’s flow, the Life’s light lifts me above Sin’s ma?arta.”
  Close with roots to Tibil.
Duration: 15 minutes.
Mystical Phrases:
  Qulasta (CP 3): “The Jordan flowed, and my soul was bathed in light.”
  Qulasta (CP 104): “In the waters’ mirror, the Life’s truth freed my soul.”
  Qulasta (CP 9): “I gazed on the moon, and the Life’s light cleansed my eyes.”
  Qulasta (CP 10): “I rose above Sin, and the Life’s radiance guided me.”
  Qulasta (CP 49): “The Great Life’s glory breaks the moon’s false veil.”
Body:  Water related practices. (daily 20" exercise) Mandaean  masbutta raisen wine
Truths:  5 day Panja  Chapters 11-15 of Qulasta.
History: NeoPlatonists, led by Plotinus (204–270 CE), synthesized Pythagorean and Platonic thought, with texts like Enneads exploring the One. Mandaean masbutta raisin wine rituals ascended to ZiwaNahura Paradise, uniting mind and cosmos. Their unique emanation cosmology structured reality hierarchically.
Mythos:  Ziwa-Nahura Paradise

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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