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BISHOP WILLA KEIZER'S WINTER MEDICAL MISSION TO PEMAKOD, THE
HIDDEN LAND OF TIBETAN BUDDHISM
Preparations are underway for Willa's trip. She leaves December 9
and returns January 19. Click HERE
for information.
BISHOP LEWIS KEIZER'S WORLD BLESSING VOYAGE
Preparations are underway for Dr. Keizer's World Blessing
Circumnavigation to begin in Fall, 2010. Click
HERE to view a presentation about his plans, route, and C&C 34 sailboat. Bishops of the Synod will
be receiving daily position updates mapped on Google Earth, and anyone
who wishes can view the morning sunrise blessing tracks along the
route on his cruising blog, which will be linked on this page. The
blog will contain video, photos, and commentary. The
circumnavigation will be done in legs over several years with a
month to six weeks at sea and several months home. Except for the
few times he will be making long blue water passage and out of
wifi range, he will continue to answer email and make or receive Skype
calls. Check back to this site for more information as the year of
preparation proceeds.
You can preview and order a copy of Dr. Keizer's new book, The
Kabbalistic Words of Jesus in the Gospel of
Thomas: Recovering the Inner-Circle Teachings of Yeshua,
published April, 2009, by taking
THIS LINK.
Go to the YOUTUBE page for links to Dr.
Keizer's twelve free presentations on the Pre-Christian Teachings of the Master
Yeshua. These are previews to the 12-hour online 2008 YESHUA
SEMINAR, with a preview of the 2009 KABBALISTIC TEACHINGS OF
YESHUA IN THE GOSPEL OF THOMAS SEMINAR. On the YouTube page you will also find Dr. Keizer's introduction to
the teachings of Bishop Torkom Saraydarian.
THE TWO-DAY, EIGHT-MODULE SEMINAR IS
NOW ONLINE
HERE
FOR A TUITION OF $170.
You can preview and order a copy of Dr. Keizer's new novel, Yeshua: The Unknown Jesus
published December, 2008, by taking
THIS LINK.
CLICK HERE for photos of School of
Sacred Studies Doctoral commencement ceremony February 1, 2009.
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Our Seminary Program for Ordination has been expanded. It now includes
the two eleven-hour multimedia seminars in Jesus Studies and leads
directly to the B.D. Degree, conferred upon Ordination to the
Priesthood. Go to the
CURRICULUM
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Click
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The Way of Priesthood
 Each human
heart yearns for union with the profound Reality that is its source,
being, and true nature. For an increasing number of people,
institutional religion no longer satisfies this yearning.
They are ready for sacramental training in a life of self-evolution and
service--the sacred way of Priesthood.
Home Sanctuary and
Altar
 Before there were churches,
people gathered for private worship in their homes, just as Mar Yeshua,
the Master Jesus, had done
with his close disciples. The spiritual intimacy of the Havurah Seder or
sacred meal developed into the Holy Communion or Eucharist of the
Christian churches, with far more ancient roots in the sacred meals of the
mystery religions of Greece, Egypt, and the Middle East. Today the
"Mass" and other aspects of Priestly Sacramental ministry are most
meaningfully practiced and experienced
in the sanctuary of home and private altar with a small gathering of close spiritual
companions--without church dogma and creed, but with reverence for the
sacred fire of Divine Communion that Mar Yeshua and all great Masters have
rekindled for humanity.
Priesthood in the New Age
Click on this
book cover for a downloadable electronic copy of Priesthood in the New
Age, scanned from the original manuscript written by Bishop Keizer in
1986. It explains the philosophical basic and rationale for Home Temple
Priesthood--why it is interfaith, non-professional, Kabbalistic, Theosophical,
open to all sincere aspirants, and integrated with the
Temple of the Holy Grail (T:.H:.G:.), our initiatic mystery school. It
also describes some of the mystic and esoteric aspects of Priesthood in
human service, as well as the spiritual power of direct historical lineage
(Apostolic Succession) from the Master Jesus.
THE HOME TEMPLE
The Home Temple is a new
vessel for powerful and transformative spiritual impulses that are emerging
in twenty-first century humanity.
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Rather than doctrinal
"belief," the Home Temple awakens the interior knowledge of the Heart
transmitted by Yeshua and embodied in the higher mystical teachings of Masters from all
traditions.
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Rather than professional
clergy supported by the donations of non-ordained laity, all members of
the Home Temple are encouraged to progress through the traditional degrees
of Apostolic Ordination, and there is no separate class of paid
professional clergy.
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Rather than male-dominated church
hierarchy, the Synod of Bishops is a collegial order of women and men with
equal vote and standing.
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The male and female Presiding Co-Bishops
maintain a deep commitment to re-establishing the feminine mother-goddess roots
of spirituality that were foundational to the work of Jesus.
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Rather than a costly three-year
onsite academic seminary program, the Home Temple offers low-cost,
six-month distance-learning modules comprising both study and
spiritual practice that prepare for Ordination as Deacon and Priest, with
elevation to Bishop (Episcopate) by nomination and vote of the Synod of
Bishops based on proven spiritual leadership.
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Our unique ordination
training program is based on the Jewish Messianic, Merkabah, and
wisdom-school mysticism and Kabbalistic practices of Mar Yeshua, the Master Jesus, as scholars
have been able to recover and reconstruct them.
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Rather than emphasis upon
theology, the Home Temple provides pathways for advanced spiritual
Initiation through T:.H:.G:., the Temple of the Holy Grail, and training
in esoteric Grail Priesthood.
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INTERFAITH EMPHASIS: After Ordination, Priests and
Priestesses are free to work in their own metaphysical or theological
frameworks subject only to the
Home Temple Code of
Ethics, reverence for the Master Jesus, the
Home Temple Statement on Vitalistic Healing, and annual report to
their Bishop. Outstanding Priests and Priestess are nominated by their
Bishops for Consecration as independent Bishops of the Home Temple Synod.
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For details see
FAQ's,
Charters, and
Home Temple.
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Twenty-Two Lines
of Valid and Legal Apostolic Succession
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 Home Temple Ordination
transmits the full repertoire of twenty-two extant lines of valid,
historic Apostolic Succession from the Master Jesus for spiritual ministry
after completion of studies in our unique home-study seminary program.
These are the same Holy Orders transmitted in Catholic and Orthodox
Churches. Take the link on the buttons to the left to
APOSTOLIC LINEAGES. You
may also wish to view the narrated flash presentation
HERE.
For
a detailed history of the Independent Episcopate, we provide a
newly-revised online PDF file of The Wandering Bishops: Apostles of a
New Spirituality by Lewis Keizer. If you don't have Adobe Acrobat
Reader, click here:
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/
 A
new edition of Dr. Keizer's The Wandering Bishops: Apostles of a New
Spirituality is
not yet in print. However you can open and print out
the PDF file of the previous edition by clicking on the image of the book
cover to the left. You may print the book for your personal, non-commercial use.
 Home
Temple
Ordination confers valid Apostolic Succession--the Priesthood of
Melchizedek. The training materials for
Ordination are based on the universally-applicable traditions, Kabbalistic teachings, and spiritual practices of Mar Yeshua,
the Master Jesus. These are not doctrines of any
church or religion, but the authentic teachings and practices of a great
Spiritual Master, as contemporary scholars have been able to understand
and restore them. They were better preserved in medieval
Chasidic, Kabbalistic, Gnostic, and Sufi traditions of Judaism and Islam
than in Eastern or Western
Christianity. Today they constitute a vital new spiritual impulse for
people in their quest for personal and social transformation.
During Ordination
training, postulants use a specially-designed Sacramentary to maximize
their understanding of the historical teaching and practices of Mar
Yeshua, the historical Master Jesus. After Ordination our
independent Priestesses and Priests are free to use their own spiritual
liturgies, teachings, and religious emphasis subject only to the
Home
Temple Code of Ethics and reverence for the Master Jesus.
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Our Home Seminary
Ordination Program
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 This is not a dry, textbook-based
correspondence course. A fascinating combination of integrative
spiritual practice with academic texts, audio lectures, video
demonstrations, tests,
seminars, Skype video mentorships, and online instructional links prepares the
candidate for Ordination into
Diaconate, Priesthood, and Episcopate in direct Apostolic lineage from Mar Yeshua. All of these materials are now delivered online,
digitized for download, and accessed through password protected pages.
Our program provides an
authentic path of spiritual development and religious expression without
denominational bias or Christian dogma. It puts members into
communication with colleagues worldwide who share a common vision of human
spiritual evolution in all spiritual paths.
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APPLICATION:
Careful screening includes three character references |
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TUITION:
$600 each for six-month Diaconate and Priesthood online modules; one
set of materials may be shared at reduced tuition for each by two
applicants accepted to the program who wish to form a study
partnership |
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CODE
OF ETHICS: All Postulants for Holy Orders must agree to our Code
of Ethics under
legal signature; violation of Ethics may demit from Home Temple |
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ORDINATION:
Weekend Seminar and Ordination by Home Temple Synod Bishop upon
completion of studies and final approval by Presiding Bishops; first
Diaconate, then Priesthood |
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FAST
TRACK: Previously Ordained independent clergy in valid Apostolic
Orders, as well as seminary-trained non-Apostolic ministers, may
petition the Presiding Bishops for evaluation of previous seminary
education and admission to the Home Temple Priesthood or Synod of
Independent Bishops by completing low-cost supplemental studies |
A Priestess or Priest
who demonstrates spiritual leadership and worthiness is invited to be
advanced into the Episcopate, or Office of a Bishop, to serve in the
world-wide Synod of Home Temple Bishops. As an Independent Bishop of the
Home Temple, he or she may choose to exercise non-profit ministries
through a legal and independent
Corporation Sole.
Click
to hear an orientation to the Diaconate Studies by Bishop Keizer.
Ordination is now available in England, Australia, Canada, South America,
and the U.S.
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SCHOOL OF SACRED
STUDIES:
Seminary Degrees and
Certificates
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 The
Home Temple SCHOOL OF SACRED STUDIES offer programs for its clergy leading to the Bachelor of
Divinity (B.D.) for those who successfully complete Priesthood Studies,
the Master of Divinity (M.Div.), Doctor of Divinity (D.D.),
and Doctor of Vitalistic Healing (D.V.H.) degrees, as well as
Certification in Pastoral Counseling.
These are not accredited academic
or professional credentials. They are applicable only to
non-professional home ministries. However, they document and certify
continuing study and pastoral skills that are vital for growth in
spiritual vocation. Academic degrees are offered using resources
of the
Caduceus Institute
of Classical Homeopathy and Dr. Keizer's
Wisdom Seminars online
educational site. The certification program develops skills in
marriage, grief, hospice, and other pastoral counseling issues. They are inexpensive distance-learning
programs that can be completed at one's own pace. Certificates and
Special Ministry D.V.H. degree in Homeopathy are designed and mentored by Home Temple clergy
who possess academic and
professional credentials in the appropriate fields of study.
Link to the
HOME TEMPLE SCHOOL OF SACRED
STUDIES.
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ORDINATION SEMINARS 2004-2007:
Photos from recent Summer and Winter Ordination
Seminars
(CLICK HERE)
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Home Church and
Mission Charters
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We train and empower sincere, mature
people to conduct their own unique spiritual ministries. Independent
Priests and Priestesses offer sacramental, transitional, and life-cycle
spiritual services, as well as teaching, counseling, and other forms of
ministry to their families and communities. Although rooted in the
Apostolic Succession transmitted by Mar Yeshua,
the Master Jesus, they are free to incorporate Buddhist, Shamanic,
Goddess, Sufi, Theosophical, Hindu, Native American, or any other elements
of transformational human spirituality into their churches, teachings,
ministries, and rituals. Home-based ministries may be chartered as
federally tax-exempt, non-profit churches or missions of the Home Temple.
Completion of Diaconate
training qualifies the student as a Candidate for Ordination into the
Apostolic Deaconate
with Charter as a Mission of the Home Temple. Completion of Priesthood
training qualifies the student as a Candidate for Ordination into the
Apostolic Priesthood and Charter for an independent Church of the Home Temple. Click on
the
CHARTER button for more information.
An Independent Priest or
Bishop already operating a ministry may apply for Home Temple Articles of
Affiliation leading to church Charter or (in the case of a Bishop)
formation of a legal
Corporation Sole.
Affiliation of a previously Ordained or Consecrated minister requires Fast
Track (see below) and, in the case of a Bishop, completion of Home
Temple Episcopal training (First Order T:.H:.G:.).
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Mar Yeshua:
Reverence
for the Master Jesus
The Centrality of Jesus Studies for Home Temple Seminarians
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 Our focus in Ordination training is not
upon theology, doctrine, dogma, or creed, but upon the historical
Teachings of the Master Yeshua. This area of academic focus is called Jesus
Studies. It is not possible to understand the Basor or "Gospel"
proclaimed by Yeshua through literal study of the New Testament.
The Gentile Greek Christians who produced the biblical gospels lived three
generations after Yeshua, were in conflict with the original Jewish
Messianic congregations established by Yeshua's talmidim or
"disciples," and were proclaiming the Gospel of Paul--who had never been a
disciple of Yeshua and, like the later Gnostics, based much of his
interpretation upon his personal visions and revelations. The Christian
churches proclaimed a Gospel about Jesus, a Heavenly Redeemer and
miraculously begotten Son of God, crafted by Paul. The Christian Gospels
have to be "unspun" if we are serious about learning from the authentic
Jesus of history. Our students gain basic literary-historical skills in
recovering the historical Teachings of Jesus so that they can be studied,
taught and applied to their own spiritual walk in life. The focus, then,
is not on Christianity, but on authentic spirituality that can be
applicable to any religious tradition.
In Home Temple Ordination
Studies we address all the legacy of Apostolic Succession--Liturgics, Old
and New Testaments, History, etc--but our focus is upon the historical
Teachings and practices of the Master Jesus as scholars have been able to
recover and understand them. Like Thomas Jefferson, who created his own
"Jefferson Bible" consisting only of the sayings of Jesus from the New
Testament, we reverence Mar Yeshua not just as a spiritual teacher,
but as the incarnate manifestation of God's Word. It is important to note
that bibliolatry--the worship of the Bible as the literal Word of
God--entered history only some 400 years ago as a means for Protestantism
to replace the authority of Apostolic Tradition. Today Christian biblical
literalism and emphasis upon "belief" in doctrine has replaced the
Master's Halakah or "way of walking" in life. Today the authentic
Teachings of Jesus can often be found better practiced in Buddhism and
other religions than in Christianity, and God's "Name" (Justice,
Compassion, etc.) more truly hallowed outside of Bible-believing
Christianity, especially by the non-religious people of conscience and
ethical humanists.
However,
it must be
clearly understood that although the Home Temple respects all spiritual
traditions and draws from them in an orientation that is Kabbalistic and theosophical rather than
conventionally Christian, yet it is through
Mar Yeshua and his chosen successors that the ancient Priesthood of
Melchizedek has been
transmitted to us. By being trained and initiated into his authentic
Messianic traditions, we are able to draw close to all Spiritual
Masters for guidance and empowerment. Mar Yeshua was the first-born
of the New Humanity (Bar-Enash). He mediates spiritual rebirth.
Yeshua demonstrated
highest human spiritual potential in achieving the Qimah,
"Resurrection," or
conquest of death. He thus established continuity of consciousness and his living
Bodhisattva presence for all who would strive to evoke the Messianic
evolutions of the New Humanity and the New World. We reverence him as a Master of Masters, we serve under his protection and
guidance, and we
gratefully draw upon the riches of human spiritual striving transmitted through the
lineage of the historic Apostolic Succession of the Master Jesus.
Therefore the prime requisite for affiliation with the Home Temple is
unequivocal reverence for the Master Jesus.
INQUIRIES
THE
HOME TEMPLE CENTER
Caduceus
Institute
and
Sanctuary of the Grail
SCHEDULE
OF SEMINARS AND SERVICES
2009-20010
KABBALISTIC MASS:
Offered first Sunday morning of each month, 11 A.M., at the HOME TEMPLE
SANCTUARY in Aromas, California
(link to SANCTUARY).
Services begin in October and continue through June, with a special summer
service for ordination seminars, dubbings, and initiations.
SEMINARS and CLINICS:
Dr. WILLA
KEIZER, C.C.H.: LOW-COST COMMUNITY HOMEOPATHIC CLINICS
Caduceus Institute Low-Cost Homeopathic Clinics now offered twice each
month at the GARDEN CENTER FOR WELL BEING in Santa Cruz near Dominican
Hospital. Ph. 831-726-3190 to schedule an appointment
DR. LEWIS KEIZER: Telephone Seminar Seminar
Winter, 2009--The
Kabbalistic Words of Jesus and the
Gospel of Thomas.
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS:
SCHOOL OF SACRED STUDIES
Online and Home-Study Religious Degree and Certification
Programs: Diaconate, Pastoral Counseling,
Priesthood, B.D., M.Div., D. Div.
Includes Bishop Willa Keizer's courses and distance learning
program in Jyotish (Vedic Astrology) and Vitalistic Healing (DVH
Program).
CADUCEUS INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL
HOMEOPATHY
Distance-learning modules to prepare students and
practitioners of Homeopathy for the C.H.C. certification
exam
PRIVATE RELIGIOUS SERVICES:
Weddings, Memorial Services, Private Scatterings at Sea (see
SERVICES)
T:.H:.G:.
THE ESOTERIC GRAIL
PRIESTHOOD
 Home Temple
Students are encouraged to undertake initiatic training in the the Temple
of the Holy Grail, T:.H:.G:., which provides advanced training and
Empowerments in Theurgical Priesthood, Exorcism, Harmonic Intoning and
Attunement, Long-Life Practices, and other important areas. Home
Temple Priesthood is advanced to the level of Grail Priesthood by
operating the T:.H:.G:. Paschal Vigil, Wesak Initiation, and First
Order Empowerments. These are also prerequisite for Episcopal
nomination. Click on the T:.H:.G:. symbol above to go directly to the
T:.H:.G:. page.
CLICK HERE
FOR A FLASH MEDIA INTRODUCTION GIVEN TO INITIANDS OF T:.H:.G:.
WHILE ORDINATION STUDIES MAY
BE STARTED AT ANY TIME OF THE YEAR, THE APPLICATION FOR
T:.H:.G:. (TEMPLE OF THE HOLY GRAIL) SPRING
INITIATION IS DUE NO LATER THAN
FEBRUARY 15
IN ANY GIVEN YEAR.
USE THE
ELECTRONIC APPLICATION FORM. ONE APPLICATION ADMITS TO EITHER OR
BOTH ORDINATION AND INITIATIC STUDIES.
MASTER WITH CHALICE?
Background images found in photo taken at Sacred Spring on Mt. Shasta
while Bishops Lewis and Willa were collecting Mikveh water and meditating.
Ain't this better than the face of Jesus on a piece of cheese toast! For more background images found in this photo,
click
here.
For information on home-study
curriculums, upcoming ordination training seminars, and everything else
relating to our seminary program, click the
PROGRAM
button.
Link to Caduceus Institute
JUICE+PLUS Portal.
Telephone
[831] 726-3192
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