Practices
The Three Watchwords of the New Age as first proclaimed by Michael Freedman at the Winter solstice, 1980 were: Communion, Compassion and Cooperation. Any person was invited to adopt these watchwords. A customary way to do this is to face East and recite the words known to the Guardians as the Intention:
- It is my intention
- to link myself with those Forces and Forms
- which are building the Universe
- so that I/We may be a part of evolving life.
- In Communion with all Life
- With Compassion for all Life
- and in Cooperation with all Life.
Today's Guardians invite all persons (in the spirit of the Age of Aquarius) to continue the work of the Guardians in cooperation with all life, walking in Light and Life and Love. However formal membership within the Guardians consisted of various offices and seven grades. Full Guardian membership status was obtained after a number of years membership and study. Ceremonial dedications or receptions being performed to receive candidates to either Healer, Priest and/or Guardian status.
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“To learn a vocation, you also have to learn the frauds it practices and the promises it breaks.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
“They that have grown old in a single state are generally found to be morose, fretful and captious; tenacious of their own practices and maxims; soon offended by contradiction or negligence; and impatient of any association but with those that will watch their nod, and submit themselves to unlimited authority.”
—Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)
“Of all reformers Mr. Sentiment is the most powerful. It is incredible the number of evil practices he has put down: it is to be feared he will soon lack subjects, and that when he has made the working classes comfortable, and got bitter beer into proper-sized pint bottles, there will be nothing left for him to do.”
—Anthony Trollope (1815–1882)