A ritual, of course, is any science to transform energy. The Catholic Mass, the Buddhist Ritual, the Aztec Ritual are all forms of science which exist in order to transform the Solar Light, to transform Prana in order to sustain something important. In this case, we are discussing rituals to transform Solar Light, the Prana, the energy of the Christ into a type of food or fuel which will feed the consciousness, and feed the Soul. There are other types of rituals which transform those energies in a harmful way, but we do not discuss or teach such things.
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