The Modern Living Essene Way
A Path of Service: Receiving in Order to Share
NEXT GROUP BEGINS: January 19, 2011
APPLICATIONS DUE: December 1, 2010
This Modern Essene Priesthood program emerged through Rabbi Gabriel Cousens M.D., Master Essene Teacher in 1992 as the Essene Order of Light of the School of Melchizadek. The Modern Living Essene Way is a general path that resonates with the historical life and core truths of the ancient Essenes. It connects to the particular spiritual life and core truths of the prophetic, kabbalistic mystics of the desert, known as the Essenes. It is a complete path and lineage of liberation that goes back 5,000 to 6,000 years, probably to the time of Adam, and more specifically was activated by Enoch, the seventh generation from Adam. The subtle essence of the Essene 
teachings can be found in the Seven Beatitudes of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount.
The Modern Living Essene Way is not a religion. One can live as a Modern Essene no matter what one's religious preference. The Modern Essene Way is a way of liberation that goes beyond egocentric or ethnocentric to a world and cosmic-centric view. If enough people choose to live this way, we can create an ever-widening circle of light and love among the cultures and religions of this world that will bring world peace.
To call oneself a Modern Essene requires spiritual warrior activism and an alignment with the core-essence lineage of the Essene Way as it has been lived from the beginning of time, yet make it appropriate to our twenty-first-century lives. The Modern Living Essene Way revelation is about inspiration; it is not about judgment or living exactly as we imagined they lived in the past. It is about inspiring ourselves and others to live in the highest degree of peace and harmony within ourselves, others, animal and plant life, the planetary ecology, and the will of God in the twenty-first century.
The Modern Living Essene Way is Service to the Divine and the Mission is Creating Peace by Being Peace.
PRIESTHOOD VOWS INCLUDE:
Attitude of receiving in order to share (service to the Divine) through
Physical, Planetary & Cosmic Healing
LIVING AS A SPIRITUAL WARRIOR THROUGH:
The Six Foundations of Spiritual Life &
The Sevenfold Path of Peace
A 95% + Organic, Live Food & Plant-Source-Only Lifestyle
Weekly Shabbat as an Integral Part of Modern Essene Life
Purification (Mikvah)
SACRED STUDIES
The distant learning portion includes intensive study and comprehensive reading and writing. Priesthood students are also required to do extensive study on the Living Torah (the Five Books of Moses), which includes reading and studying the weekly Parshas. Through this extensive process, students begin to build a foundational understanding of the depth and inner essence of the Modern Essene Living Way from a liberation perspective.
Please note that ideologies presented in the readings are not the foundation of this training program or of the Essene Order of Light. Students are required to read these books so that they can gain an understanding of the different interpretations present in the Modern Essene movement. The understandings of the esoteric principles of the Modern Living Essene Way are the foundation for the priesthood program and are experienced in the required workshops held on-site at the Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center.
EXPERIENCE PERSONAL SUPPORT FROM ORDAINED
ESSENE PRIESTS & PRIESTESSES!
Awaken to modern day applications of the ancient Essene teachings through Creating Peace by Being Peace. During our on-campus workshops, Priesthood students experience the living and historical teachings of the Essenes, including:
- Essene Intensive (Once a Year)
International Essene Gathering
Living Essene Way One
Essene Healing
Living Essene Way Two
Shamanic Astrology *New!*
- 21 Day Transformation Program (Four Times a Year)
Spiritual Fasting/Tri-Yoga Retreat
Zero Point
Conscious Eating
All meals, juices, accommodations and use of our sacred facility are included.
**Workshops can be done separately or together**
LIVE A LIFE OF SERVICE
TO THE DIVINE.
APPLY TODAY.
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For a further in-depth understanding of the Essenes, more information on the Modern Living Essene Way can be found in Rabbi Gabriel Cousens' book, Creating Peace By Being Peace, sold at CULTUREOFLIFESTORE.COM