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The second major milestone in the Nazorean Way, beyond Probationer, is the level of Postulant.
The second  major milestone in the Nazorean Way, beyond Probationer,  is the level of Postulant. On this level the student will receive the mystical anointing ritual and acquire a continuing knowledge of the Nazorean Way through the year long Catechism course offered in her School of the Prophets. By this level one will have committed to the Path of Transformation and is invited to attend the communal prayer services. Postulants are allowed to continue their trial residency in a Nazorean Community but still remain in certain restricted areas.

 

Postulants are required to become serious about their relationship with Divine Beings. They must engage in 12 prayer prostrations during four different times each day. This "ngondro" practice begins to purify the tainted soul and reign in the wild ego. A serious commitment to spiritual practice emerges on this level.
 

SECOND MILESTONE of NAZIRUTHA
Worship, Study & Prayer – Relationship with higher forces. [Misha-Sethil]

The second Naziruthian Rite of Yesua and Miryai’s Gnosis is the Chrism (misha). It concerns itself with the continued accumulation and consolidation of the five pure elements which are alchemically extracted from nature via sacramental rituals. In this second of the five foundational Degrees of Nazirutha the tangible substance of oil is used as a outer vehicle for the five inner elements, especially that of Wind.

(Ether, Wind, Light, Water and Fire.)
the four primary elements of ancient physics: earth, water, air, and fire (recast in modern formulation as the four basic states of matter: solid, liquid, gas, and plasma).

The truth does not come unto the system naked, but rather it comes in symbols with imagery. The world will not receive it in any other fashion. There is a rebirth° (or upbirth) together with a reborn (or upborn) imagery. It is truly appropriate to be reborn (or upborn) thru the imagery. (Jn 3) What is the resurrection with its imagery?--it is appropriate to arise thru the imagery. The Bridal-Chamber with its imagery?--it is appropriate to come into the truth. This is the restoration°. It is appropriate to be begotten not only of the words 'the Father with the Son with the Holy Spirit', but also to be begotten of them themselves. Whoever is not begotten of them will have the name also taken from him. (Ph 63) Yet one receives them in the Chrism which comes in the power of the cross, which the Apostles call: the right with the left. For this-one is no longer a Christic but rather a Christ. (Gospel of Philip 72)

The Lord [did] everything sacramentally: Baptism and Chrism and Eucharist and Atonement and [Holy] Bridal-Chamber. He said: I have come [to make the outer] as the inner and the [above as the below]. (Th 22*) The other place [is represented] here in symbols. (Gospel of Philip 73-74)

Sacrament (64): see Mystery; Ph 73 gives a hierarchical list of five Sacraments: Baptism (personal moral cleansing vis-à-vis the Torah), Chrism (the Messianic Discipleship), Eucharist (the communal meal, commemorating Y'shua's sacrifice), Atonement (suffering for the salvation of others), and Holy Bridal-Chamber (uniting of the Disciples, to celebrate their eternal birth thru the fusion of the Father with the Spirit).

A birthed baby must breathe. This breathing stage of the reborn Naziruthian initiate is associated with the second anointing degree.  In the second Degree the world view, day to day consciousness and general flow of conversation and speech is kept high in Nazorean encampments through the focus on breath, prayer and prostrations. These keep the community's eye focused on heavenly realities.
The first duty of the Listener which he does is Fasting, Prayer and Almsgiving. (Kephalia 192: 29 31) Now this is the Prayer, that he must pray toward the Sun and Moon, the great Luminaries (Kephalia 192:33 193:1). The times of Prayer are followed by him; he keeps them, he comes daily to the Prayer, hourly and daily, all the hours of Prayer will be kept, with his fasts and his alms which he gives on all the days of the year (Kephalia 233:12 16).

“The Chrism is lord over Baptism. For from the Chrism (Misha/Oil) we are called Christics (Mishiha/Messiahs), and not because of the Baptism. And he is called the Christ (Mishiaa) because of the Chrism. For the Father anointed the Son, yet the Son anointed the Apostles, yet the Apostles anointed us. He who is anointed has everything--he has the resurrection, the light, the cross, the Holy Spirit. The Father bestowed this upon him in the Bridal-Chamber, and he received.” (Gospel of Philip 101)

There is liquid in water, there is fire in Chrism.  (Gospel of Philip 28)

The soul (ruha) and the spirit (nishimta) of the Son of the Bridal-Chamber come forth [in] water and fire with light. The fire is the Chrism, the light is the fire. I do not mean this fire that has no form, but rather the other--whose form is white and which is made of beautiful light and which bestows splendor. (Gospel of Philip 71)

No one will be able to see himself either in water or in a mirror without light. Nor again will thou be able to see thyself in the light without water or a mirror. Therefore it is appropriate to baptize in both--in the light and the water. Yet the light is the Chrism. (Gospel of Philip 81)

(Odes of St. Solomon 13:1--'Behold! The Lord is our mirror; open your eyes and see them in him.')

Philip the Apostle says: Joseph the Craftsman planted a garden because he needed wood for his craft. He made the cross from the trees that he planted, and his posterity hung on that which he had planted. His posterity is Y'shua, yet the plant is the cross. But the tree of life is in the center of paradise, the olive tree from which the Chrism comes thru him who is the resurrection. (Gospel of Philip 98)
 

Spiritual love is wine and fragrance. All those who are anointed with it enjoy it. As long as the anointed remain, those also enjoy it who stand beside them. But if they who are anointed with the Chrism withdraw and depart, those who are not anointed but only stand alongside will still remain in their own miasma. The Samaritan gave nothing to the wounded man except wine and ointment--and it healed the wounds, for 'love covers a multitude of transgressions.'    (Gospel of Philip 118)

As long as evil indeed is covert it is potent, not yet truly purged from the midst of the seed of the Sacred Spirit. They are enslaved by the oppression. Yet when the Perfect Light is revealed, then it will pour forth upon everyone and all those within it shall receive the Chrism. Then the slaves shall be freed [and] the captives atoned. (Gospel of Philip 141)

If the pearl is cast down into the mire it is not despised, nor if it is anointed with balsam oil is it more valued. But rather it has its great worth to its owner at all times. So it is with the Sons of God--whatever happens to them, they still have the great value to their Father. (Gospel of Philip 52)
 

55. Both vessels of glass and vessels of pottery come to be thru fire. But if glass vessels break they are remade, for they come to be by means of breath (spirit). Yet if pottery vessels break they are destroyed, for they come to be without breath. (ceramics can only be remade before firing: Jer 18:4-10, 19:11)
42. Those who are lost are also begotten by the Holy Spirit, and they go astray thru her. Thus by the one breath°, the fire both blazes and is extinguished.

Whenever that breathes the winter comes, but when the Holy Spirit breathes the summer comes. (Mk 10:38-39) 115

80. Thru the Holy Spirit we are indeed born, yet we are reborn (or upborn) thru the Christ. In both we are anointed thru the Spirit--and having been begotten, we are mated. (Gen 2:7, Jn 3:7)

 
Gabriel Armstrong