THE
CHURCH OF
ILLUMINATION
THE UNDERLYING PRINCIPLES OF
THE CHURCH OF ILLUMINATION
THE CHURCH OF ILLUMINATION
The Church of Illumination recognizes that within each individual there is a Divine Spark which is part of the Father or Cosmic Soul, and that every effort should be made to bring this Spark into Consciousness.
The attainment of this Consciousness is termed Individualization, Soul Consciousness, Illumination, or the Manifesta-tion of the Godhood within us.
The first requisite in attaining the privilege and the ability to achieve this Soul Consciousness is for a person to free themselves from bondage; not alone from Kings, Priests, from any and all destructive association of others; but from the even greater bondage to the evils existing within themselves. These are the carnal passions, hatreds, jealousies and-yet stronger passion -the desire to dominate over their fellow human being.
This freedom, however, in nowise seeks the overthrow of either Church or Government. Rather, it gives birth to a passionate desire for a Government which guarantees the freedom of all people; as, for instance, the freedom assured us by the written Declaration of Independence of the United States of America.
The Divine Law is for the government of people. Order is heaven's first law. To be in harmony each individual must live within the Law. Legislative enactments-people made laws-are for those who refuse to obey the Divine Law! All of those who obey the Divine Law, likewise obey all righteous civil laws. People are not made for the law, but the laws are made for the proper conduct of the people. In like manner, humanity is not the servant, nor the minion, of either church or government, but the church and government are the servants of humanity.
It is through this philosophy that the Church of Illumination serves humanity.
The attainment of this Consciousness is termed Individualization, Soul Consciousness, Illumination, or the Manifesta-tion of the Godhood within us.
The first requisite in attaining the privilege and the ability to achieve this Soul Consciousness is for a person to free themselves from bondage; not alone from Kings, Priests, from any and all destructive association of others; but from the even greater bondage to the evils existing within themselves. These are the carnal passions, hatreds, jealousies and-yet stronger passion -the desire to dominate over their fellow human being.
This freedom, however, in nowise seeks the overthrow of either Church or Government. Rather, it gives birth to a passionate desire for a Government which guarantees the freedom of all people; as, for instance, the freedom assured us by the written Declaration of Independence of the United States of America.
The Divine Law is for the government of people. Order is heaven's first law. To be in harmony each individual must live within the Law. Legislative enactments-people made laws-are for those who refuse to obey the Divine Law! All of those who obey the Divine Law, likewise obey all righteous civil laws. People are not made for the law, but the laws are made for the proper conduct of the people. In like manner, humanity is not the servant, nor the minion, of either church or government, but the church and government are the servants of humanity.
It is through this philosophy that the Church of Illumination serves humanity.
THE CHRISTIC TEACHINGS:
THE TENETS OF THE
CHURCH OF ILLUMINATION
For Humanity's Guidance in the Church of the
New Order o f the Ages
for Both Our Temporal and Eternal Welfare
Issued by
THE CHURCH OF ILLUMINATION
Revised Edition, Copyrighted 1979
Updated 2004
By The BEVERLY HALL CORPORATION
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