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We affirm that there is one Great, Unknowable, and Ineffable Godhead<\/strong> that made manifest the Universe through Emanation and that while the Universe is contained within this Divine Godhead, the Godhead transcends it.<\/span><\/p>\n

We affirm that every Being contains the \u2018Sacred Flame,\u2019 a Spark of the Divine<\/strong> and that Awareness of the Sacred Flame within constitutes the highest level of Self-Knowledge and the Experience of God simultaneously. This act of Awareness, which is held to be liberating, transcendent and experiential, is called Gnosis<\/em><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

We affirm that there are many ways in which Gnosis may be experienced. Thus, we promote freedom of thought<\/strong> in pursuit of one\u2019s inward Path towards the Divine, whether that pursuit is modern or ancient in origin, or individual or communal in experience.<\/span><\/p>\n

We affirm that the Godhead is composed of three Persons, which are one in substance \u2013 God, the Father<\/strong> Almighty; the Son, the Logos<\/strong> or Xristos Sother and the Holy Spirit or Pneuma Hagion<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

We affirm that God guides us towards Unity by the loving example of the Incarnate Xristos, manifested in the life of Jesus, and the ongoing experience of the Holy Spirit <\/strong>as the source of continued Inspiration and Revelation via Gnosis.<\/span><\/p>\n

We affirm the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church<\/strong> that is built upon the message and authority of the Incarnate Xristos and that the same lives from age to age by the guidance of the Holy Spirit and the stewardship of the Successors of the Apostles.<\/span><\/p>\n

We affirm the Seven Sacraments<\/strong> of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church which act with the Holy Spirit and the Sacred Flame within us to promote unity with the Divine and in the community of Believers.<\/span><\/p>\n

We affirm the use of sacred writings that reveal the Divine message of love and compassion throughout history. We especially revere the Christian New Testament, the writings of the Old Testament and others, the Nag Hammadi Library<\/strong> texts and the Corpus Hermeticum as potent sources for this teaching.<\/span><\/p>\n

We recognize the Sacred Flame to be present in all Beings and therefore our Offices are open to all humanity<\/strong> without discrimination on the basis of gender, race, social status or sexual orientation.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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