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  • Commentary 51: The Purpose of Self-Purification

    Greetings from Xyphokonic Order and Ordinance. Welcome back on this Sacred Day. As we’re still deep within our elongated discussion of the Lord’s Xyphozon, today we’ll talk about Self-Purification, its general purposes, what circumstances must be required to be able to purify yourself, some methods to purifying yourself, and the basis for those methods. Let us begin.

    Self-Purification Is the act of purging one’s body, mind, and soul of tainted energy, theigrited energy, or other forms of corruption by managing the balance between Unhinged Grievance and Shackled Misery and by cleansing the body of impurities. Spirituality, this is preluded by the Sacred Prayer of Self-Purification before conducting the action(s) necessary to begin the Purification.

    All spiritual beings aside from the Lords and their Archangels and Angels have some varying level of corruption in them that circles through their very being; Corruption is still a force spawned by one of the 10 deities, after all, and can permeate through all of existence just as any other deity’s power can. The key is to manage its flow and to purge as much corruption as possible to prevent the rapid decay of the soul or to succumb to immorality.

    In more ancient times, some physical practices were taken to push away corruption from the body and purifying it, and while the reasoning has morphed over time due to the advancement of science and knowledge, the practices still have merit and intrinsic value to them. One of these beliefs was that cleansing of the body through bathing would shed corruption from the body. This is how it became a Xyphoist custom to always bathe and be clean before entering a House of Worship to pray or before scheduled praying at the home/in general. Bathing not only sheds dirt and grime from the physical form, but it offers a time where one can be vulnerable to the world and to be in a serine state; this is the ideal time to reflect on Life, to empty the head, to resonate with the Cosmos, etc.

    Along with bathing, other forms of hygiene are regarded as actions one can take to purify themselves. The Xyphokron mentions the upkeep of “gnarls or furs” from the body save for that on the head; we understand this to mean the trimming or shaving. In the past it was believed that the stench often clinging to body or facial hair was corruption. Obviously, we now know this to simply be bacteria consuming sweat, but the advice to keep shaved or trimmed on the face and other parts of the body still promotes good hygiene for those who wish to partake. The general practice of taken care of the physical body itself can not only keep the body in good standing but uplift the mood as well. Generally speaking, in modern times, this has lead to the unofficial custom of Xyphoites shaving before entering the House of Worship in conjunction with bathing, or at least keeping a nicely-kept, short beard for men. It’s not necessarily frowned upon if one does hold a long beard or heavy facial hair, but the practice of doing so is a definite outlier in Xyphoist customs. The hair on the head, however, is specifically mentioned to be perfectly okay to be grown out as long as one desires.

    Not engaging in the regular indulgence of intoxication, whether that be from consumable or inhaled substances, digital addictions, etc is also naturally a part of keeping corruption adrift from the body. Habitual Intoxication is an Immoral Act within the philosophy specifically because it puts the Self in turmoil and allows it to be controlled by corruption.

    Along with this, caring for one’s mental state is a crucial part of Purification. A sound mind is one more adept at keeping corruption from taking hold. This is where Unhinged Grievance and Shackled Misery come in play the most, and why the balance between these two is key. Corruption takes advantage of an ill-kept mind and often makes those inflicted commit harmful actions against themselves or others. This is why the Ordinance has identified the greater access to mental health and rehabilitation services as one of its major focuses and goals in the future Sacred Hill Project; we believe that the mental health crisis humanity faces has led to much of the suffering we experience daily—both on a small scale but also on a global scale.

    This methods have been identified as some actions that we can take to purify ourselves of corruption and continue our goal of mitigating worldly suffering for others and Maintaining the Equilibrium. Through the act of Self-Purification, we offer ourselves a chance to shed unjust corruption and continue forward. It should be noted that Self-Purification does not work on those who commit willful acts of immorality and are therefore tainted or evil. As mentioned before, there is no forgiveness to evil, only Divine Punishment. Unlike some divergent philosophies, particularly ones attributed to the Theigriet himself, you cannot wash away your willful sins by repentance. This is merely a convenient excuse to continue acting on your evil and being given a pass to your own guilt of it. Such a concept doesn’t exist in the Xyphoist Philosophy.

    —kyX, jzX

  • Question: What does the New Year mean to Xyphoites?

    Greetings from the Xyphokonic Order and Ordinance, and welcome to the first Sacred Post of the 2nd Period in which Lord Carnyie watches over in Xyphojinami, Januarius. If you haven’t noticed yet, these periods that the Lords take turns watching over have nearly parallel roots to the months we on Earth use to mark the standard calendar. However, as mentioned in the Xyphokron Summary, Mortal Xyphoites follow our own calendar, which starts and ends differently than the standard Earthian calendar. Today, we’ll explain the why and how of this difference and answer whether or not a Xyphoite should observe the standard Calendar or celebrate New Year’s.

    The Xyphojinamic Xyphokonic Calendar, which you can see in this earlier post,  is a selection of 12 periods in which the Nine Lords of the Xyphokonic Order watch over in an annual cycle. All mortals who are born under their respective period will have their spirituality descend from the Xyphozon that watches over their Birth; along with that, all Mortals will have a respective Consenting Spirituality which 1 of the remaining 8 Xyphozons and is often discovered later on in life through exploring one’s own personality.

    As mentioned, there are 12 periods of watching, with each Lord overseeing at least 1 of the 12 periods. In Xyphojinami, however, 3 of the Xyphozons also get a second period of watching based of the core importance those Xyphozons have over the Mortal Existence. In the case of Mortal Life, the three most prominent Xyphozons that pertain to Life are the Vuetenexian, Carneiyean, and Pharusian Xyphozons as Death, Worship, and the pursuit of Realmly Truths are what Mortal Xyphoites are subject the greatest too and should spend the most time working on. Likewise, there’s a reflected calendar in Xykopsysomi—aptly named the Xykopsysomic Xyphokonic Calendar—but that is a discussion for another post.

    So, why are the periods in the Xyphojinamic Calendar so similar to the names of the months? As with much of realmly knowledge that we often subconsciously accept, all information has stemmed from and is tied to the spiritual resonance of the Xyphokonic Order. Because we exist within the Spectrum created by the Xyphokonic Order, elements of the purest form of Knowledge—that being Realmly Truth—is dispersed vastly within the Mortal Psyche, and so it was destined that Earthian Mortals would craft a calendar and decide upon the various names of these months that also coincide with the Periods of Watching which are Realmly and extend beyond just Earth.

    In actuality, the exact timespan in which each Period of Watching lasts is actually longer than the standard month. In all, each Period of Watching is equal in time and roughly comes out to about 33 Earth Days per Period. However, having to keep track of exact alignments of the Periods becomes a tedious task, and  so the Ordinance has largely hinged upon the malleability of the Philosophy and have aligned the rough changing of Periods with Earthian Months; this would obviously differ in other planets or realms within Xyphojinami, which may have their own calendars that coincide with the Xyphojinamic Calendar, or perhaps they flat-out follow the Xyphojinamic Calendar itself. Either way, as you may have noticed, we inaugurate the changing of Periods in our Sacred Day posts and not necessarily on the first day of the exact start of the Period, which may or may not land on the first of the month. Often times, we’re well aware in the background that the Period has started either before or after the start of a month and simply recognize the changing Period on our weekly posts instead.

    It’s not a major issue, and certainly not something we’re going to devote a huge amount of time to, but it was an interesting and timely question proposed that we decided to address. As to whether Xyphoites should or can recognize, use, or celebrate the Earthian Calendar or the New Year, the answer is obvious. Yes, of course. There’s no reason why not. Mortals on Earth have relative time, which is measured by rotations around the Sun, so using the standardized system of measurement for that specific circumstance is perfectly fine, as is celebrating New Year’s Eve/Day. As it should be quite apparent now, Xyphoites can use both calendars simultaneously, one for relative time and another for spiritual indulgence.

    —AHG, et. all

  • Commentary 50: How Purity Eradicates Corruption from Innocence

    Greetings from the Xyphokonic Order and Ordinance. We welcome you back! Continuing on our lengthy series on Purity and Lord Carnyie’s Xyphozon, today we’ll be discussing exactly how Purity eradicates corruption from a spirit or soul. As we discussed before, the Purpose of Purity is to grant Mercy to the innocent wrongly burdened with corruption, but what exactly happens to the corruption from an innocent given this pure mercy? Let’s discuss.

    Let’s first begin by recapping what corruption is. Corruption is the bastardized force of Deceptuary’s spirituality—meant to disrupt the flow of spirituality throughout the Spectrum and cause it to fracture and break. What was once an attribute known as Divergence has since been defiled into corruption. As we know from how evil souls are cast into Terigath’s Hell, corruption latches onto spiritual beings by way of their Spiritual Anatomical Selfs, or simply their Selfs. All corruption latches onto the Self of a being and corrupts that Self from within—aiming at breaking the Core, the Psyche, and otherwise taking over the Self entirely.

    As we know, the Azure Flames of Terigath have the power to purge the Self from a spirituality and chamber both that Self and the corruption attached to it in Hell for eternity. In a similar fashion, the power of Purity also works to rid corruption by eradicating it from a spirituality. In the case of Purity, the Pure energy takes the corruption of a being, shackles it partially to sections of the Self, and severs that corrupted boil from the spirituality before shocking the corruption until it is fully purged from the spirituality. The corruption may try to latch onto other entities, but more likely is that the corruption and whatever subset it was attached to will be eradicated—causing its spiritual end where it will therefore be cast immediately into Terigath for eternity.

    Sadly, this process does come with the expected Misery that is prone to Purification, as the part of the Self that is used to sever the purity are various Wills of the spirit. Wills, or the motivating desires that give a spiritual being a reason to continue its existence, propel the being through existence—particularly during the period of Life. Often times, the corruption latched to an innocent will be done so through the perversion of a Will, and it will be that Will that shall be severed and eradicated. This process leaves the spirituality with a fragmented Self, or at least one missing a concurrent Will afterward. That is the Misery that is often accompanied by being granted Mercy. The innocent is forgiven of the unwanted Sin, but not without sacrifice. It is certainly possible, with the power of Love and Time, to rebuild such lost Will(s), but it will be a very tough and long process to once again patch the holes in the Self created by such severe trauma.

    The Divine Attribute of Purity is one of dissonance, often accompanied by melancholy, and will always grant some form of Mercy to the innocent. As we continue these discussions on Purity, this theme will become quite apparent if it isn’t already. This will be especially true when we examine the key figures of the Carneiyean Xyphozon and especially the Child of Purity’s Sacred Lesson on Purity. Immorality in Xyphoist Philosophy Is a circumstance not forgiven without some kind of consequence, even in the cases of the corruption of innocence. Mercy exists solely for those circumstances, but with all things involving Purity, a sacrifice of Misery must be had in order to grant that Mercy.

    —kyX, jzX, voX, erX