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brethren, as it is,
first, to those of you who were in new york on 27th and 28th july,
bless you all for the warm and validating reception that you gave
us.
it was such a pleasure, and it made our visit so worthwhile. the
sense of unity, particularly when we were singing process hymns in
washington square on sunday afternoon, brought back a very old and
almost forgotten process feeling. we set a seal on something,
which
bodes well for the future of all processeans.
beyond that one stipulation, the choice is yours. you may form any
kind of group or corporatlon or commune that suits you. you don't
need my authority or my permission. the process is not even offi-
cially a church any longer, but if you want to form a local church
you're free to do so, and if you want to hold assemblies, baptisms,
healing circles, seminars, progresses*, or any other activities of
your own invention, that also you're free to do, and you may use
the old process formats, if you have them, or others of your own.
if you want ranks and titles, by all means have them. if you want
uniforms, the same. three other things though, which remain a
process consant; the process symbol, the unity cross, and the
unity symbol, and i would prefer that you didn't use any other
symbols without first sending the designs to me for my approval.
try to base your policies and your major decisions as much as pos-
sible on general agreement - and by that i mean genuine agreement,
not acquiescence under threat! argue your points by all means,
but avoid the questionable success of agreement by intimidation.
only the game itself dictates the cycles of death and rebirth,
separation and unity. we're not here to implement them as a con-
scious policy. we may know, for example, that reconciliation is
only possible when conflict has reached a peak of intensity, but
that doesn't meam that our task is deliberately to intensify con-
flict. the game does that, at the proper time and in the proper
way; just as the game implements the unlversal law, without any
need for our intervention.
and finally, never forget the process precept which tells us that
nothing is lost by falling, as long as we rise again.
so be it.
(robert)