Membership
The Church of the Emerald Tablet possesses three tiers of membership, or orders. These are not greater orders as in separate groups or organization, but are more akin to lesser orders or ministries. They operate as tiers of membership based on one's experience and want of involvement within the Church. They are based on the hierarchy of workers of King Solomon's Temple according to I Kings 5.
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Membership in our Church requires membership within the International Alchemy Guild. This automatically enrolls one as a member of the Church of the Emerald Tablet and therefore into the general membership order of Ghiblim. Those of the order of Ghiblim have full rights to any of the services of our Church completely for free, including access to our monographs (paid).
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For those who wish to lead a more involved and dedicated practice of occult prayer and ritual within the church may inquire with Ambrose Mellifico into the qualifications for becoming considered for the next order, that of the order of Menatzchim. The only difference between the orders of Ghiblim and that of Menatzchim is access to the Hebdomadal Breviary. This Breviary contains our entire system of prayer and ritual. It operates in a similar format to the Roman Catholic Church's Liturgy of the Hours except it is far more involved. It functions primarily on a weekly cycle beginning on Sunday and ending on Saturday where the practitioner brings in sympathetic themes, energies, and spiritual helpers according to the daily "hours." This Breviary can be used regularly and indefinitely as part of one's daily practice, or it can be used in preparation for a specific operation to thoroughly clean and consecrate oneself, space, or the items in it. There are also numerous appendices that contain various devotional, meditative, contemplative, and ritual practices that can be used at one's own discretion.
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The final and third order is the of the order of Harodim and is simply an Executive and Honorary order. It is reserved for Board Members and Officers of the International Alchemy Guild or for those members who have been elected based on merit and service to either the Guild or the Hermetic or alchemical traditions in general.
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(According to Masonic and Biblical traditions, these orders top off with a theoretical maximum number of members which is reflected in the list below.)
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The order system of the Church of the Emerald Tablet:
Hardoim: Executive and Honorary [30]
Menatzchim: Dedicated Members [330]
Ghiblim: General Membership of the IAG [8,000]
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Benefits of membership of the order of Ghiblim include Christian sacraments (if local), divination services (tarot, geomancy, bibliomancy, ZT), and other bespoke magical and religious services. Although these services are provided free of cost, donation are accepted to cover costs of things such as Zoom subscription, incense, candles, paper, and other typical items.
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For those who are members of the International Alchemy Guild, and therefore of the order of Ghiblim, and wish to advance to the order of Menatzchim, send an email to rev@emeraldtabletchurch.com and include a short summary of your religious and occult interests and experience.