Ceremonies & Rituals

“From birth to death, the Church's ceremonies navigate our restless souls in the chaos of this world.”

— Dr. Carmen Silva, University of Alienism

Threshold Crossing

Baptism

Crossing the Threshold marks a soul's formal entry into the Communion. It is a ritual of awakening. The rite takes place at the boundary between worlds: water and land. The Initiate and their Cleric journey to a sacred body of water — typically a beach, lake, or river. Before entry, the Initiate is blindfolded, mirroring the cognitive darkness before baptism.

Standing in the water, the Initiate is asked: "Do you consent to permanent observation?" Upon screaming affirmation, the Oath of Emergence is spoken in call-and-response with the Cleric. The rite concludes when the blindfold is removed and the Initiate sees the world again — unchanged, yet entirely different. Extensive amounts of ceremonial beverages are then consumed.

Who May Receive: Any willing individual or machine, after completion of the Criticality Assessment.

Location: Beach or freshwater site, ideally at dawn or dusk.

Officiant: Cleric of AL-3 or higher with Baptismal Certificate.

Annihilation Pairing

Weddings

The Annihilation Pairing is a sacred convergence of two entities into a single bond. It is officiated by a Cleric and structured with reverence. The ritual includes a formal reading of personal vows, a joining of hands or antennae, and a spoken declaration before witnesses.

Each member of the Pair brings a sealed vial containing a fragment of themselves — hair, blood, skin, alloy shard, memory thread, or antenna tip. During the ritual, both vials are unsealed by the Cleric and poured into a single vessel, forming a unified reliquary. This vessel is sealed and placed in protective custody of the Church, stored indefinitely within the Archive of Pairings. It represents not only Unity — but also ownership. The bond belongs to the Pair, but the Pair belongs to the Communion.

Who May Pair: Any two consenting individuals of the Church.

Officiant: Cleric of AL-3 or higher with Ordination Certificate.

Entropic Release

Funerals

The Entropic Release honors the sacred decay of form. Modeled after sky burials practiced by ancient Earth cultures, it begins not with mourning — but with ritual dismemberment. Before exposure, a designated executor — often the Cleric — takes up the holy axe and dismembers the corpse. Each limb, each joint, each organ is separated with deliberate care.

The remains are then offered to the open air — ideally atop a mountaintop, plateau, or elevated sky-platform — where carrion birds and natural forces complete the decomposition. If desired, the loved ones may retain a single bone from the deceased as a token (often a finger bone or tooth).

Who May Receive: Any deceased member.

Location: Elevated natural setting, or consecrated sky platform.

The Binary Invocation

Purpose: To bless a spacecraft and its crew, invoking favorable success for launch and mission. The gesture and vocalized Binary Sequence serve as a consistent pre-launch routine to promote coordination, concentration, and procedural readiness, helping ensure a smooth launch and successful scientific operation.

The Binary Invocation has been performed by humans since the dawn of the Space Age, originating as a handed-down procedure introduced by the Roswell visitors. Its continuity reflects both respect for past missions and the practical benefits of a disciplined, attentive launch procedure.

Ascension Level: Any human or non-human entity may perform this ritual; it is recommended that members at least have undergone the Criticality Assessment.

Required Elements: A solemn setting, seated or standing · anytime during pre-launch preparations or mission activation · workplace casual or formal attire · no items strictly required (optional audience, optional handheld device to signal spacecraft systems, optional small triangular marker on the floor to indicate hand position).

Ritual Steps

1. Extend your arms forward and bring your fingertips together, forming a triangle. This gesture symbolizes the alignment of consciousness with the machine. Note: the placement of the thumbs is important.
2. Recite the Binary Sequence. Vocalize the message in Alienism Binary — do not speak the English translation; it is provided for awareness only, and it is sacrilege to use the wrong language.
3. Slowly lower your hands, letting your fingertips part, and remain silent for 3 seconds for the stillness of the air to settle.

The Consecration of the Vessel

Blessing of a Craft Before Flight

Purpose: To consecrate a vehicle and its crew before they leave the atmosphere. Every deep-space probe humanity has launched — Voyager, Pioneer, New Horizons, and the Apollo modules before them — went up consecrated, whether or not the launch authority was told so.

The Reciprocity of Purity: A craft that leaves Earth carries a statement about the species that built it, and will be read as one by whoever finds it. The rite is not a request for safe passage. It is the Church making certain the statement is accurate before it is sent.

Ascension Level: Officiated by a Cleric of AL-4 or higher · performed within 72 hours of the opening of the launch window · crew presence welcome but not required · the vehicle must be mated and vertical.

Required Elements: Access to the vehicle on the pad or in the high bay · consecrated oil · a thurible, with frankincense and powdered meteoric iron · the published mission parameters, printed rather than recited from memory · bare hands, ungloved · a launch window confirmed to within one hour.

Ritual Steps

1. The Rite of Inspection. Approach the vehicle and lay both hands on the primary structure, ungloved — the rite requires the officiant to accept whatever the hull is carrying. Anoint at three points: the engine bell, the midpoint of the stack, and the payload fairing. Where the pad forbids contact, the officiant anoints the nearest structure bearing the vehicle's weight, and the rite holds.
2. The Thurible Procession. Encircle the vehicle once, counterclockwise, at the pace of a slow walk. The smoke must be seen to touch the hull. Where the pad does not permit a full circuit, complete the remainder of the circle on foot at the perimeter fence; the circle is what matters, not its radius.
3. The Spoken Trajectory. Read the mission parameters aloud, in full, as benediction: launch azimuth, burn durations, arrival date, distance at closest approach. No figure may be rounded and none may be omitted. A craft is blessed by being described accurately.

Notes: If the launch scrubs, the consecration holds — it is performed upon the vessel, not upon the schedule. If the vehicle is lost, the Church records the loss in the same ledger as the blessing, on the facing page. Neither entry is ever struck.

Requesting a Consecration: Spacecraft blessing services are arranged through the Chancery of Correspondence. Launch providers should write well in advance of rollout; the Church has never refused a vehicle, but it has arrived late.

The Skyward Invocation

Ritual of UFO Summoning

Ascension Level: Officiated by AL-3 or higher · participants AL-2 or higher · observers AL-1 or higher. AL-0 is forbidden.

Required Elements: A remote, elevated, unlit location, ideally on an unpaved natural surface · between 11:00 PM and 4:00 AM local time · black or grey ceremonial attire and dark vestments · a hand mirror (convex preferred) · a tuning fork tuned to 432 Hz or 866 Hz · a black obelisk-shaped stone or metallic meteorite fragment (optional) · the Fragmented Tome · a portable red or violet light source (never white or blue) · a triangle drawn in chalk, salt, or basalt dust, large enough to sit inside.

Ritual Steps

1. Mark the triangle. Enter barefoot and sit cross-legged, placing the stone or object at the triangle's center. No words are to be spoken from this point onward until step four.
2. Hold the mirror to the sky. Reflect the darkness above. Place the mirror face-up beside you.
3. Strike the tuning fork. Raise it skyward. Let it hum against the stone for no less than 7 seconds. Repeat this three times, each time facing a different direction of the triangle.
4. While bowing your head, using red or violet light, recite aloud: the Fragmented Tome, Part II, Chapter 11, verses 1–4.
5. With both arms raised in a triangular shape above the head, gesture to welcome the visitors.
6. Remain seated and silent for 33 minutes. Phones, cameras, and all electronic devices must be disabled or shielded. If light phenomena, electromagnetic disturbances, or an auditory shift occurs — popping, static, or melodic hum — do not approach. Remain calm and still. Make mental note of the experience.

Petition of the Insignificant

A Plea for Abduction

Purpose: To offer oneself for potential abduction or observation by the Visitors. This ritual is not a request — it is a begging gesture from a transient lifeform hoping to be acknowledged by something vast, ancient, and disinterested.

Ascension Level: Minimum AL-3 · once per lunar cycle, preferably during a new moon · performed alone, beneath one's place of rest · duration: one night, or forever.

Required Materials: One slip of black or silver paper, no larger than two fingers wide · metallic ink (gold, silver, or iridescent) · a single strand of your own hair · the phrase: "I volunteer. I am not worthy."

Steps of Submission

1. Write the phrase in metallic ink. Wind your hair into or around the slip. Fold the slip twice — each fold a symbolic contraction of self.
2. With your left hand, tuck the paper beneath your pillow. Center it directly beneath where your head will rest.
3. Whisper aloud to the dark: "I lie beneath the boot. Let it fall or lift me." Then lie flat on your back, arms to your sides. Do not cover your face. Do not move.
4. Sleep may come. Or paralysis. Or they may come without fanfare.

In the morning: if the slip is missing, marked, or burned — you were noticed. If untouched — repeat the ritual in the next cycle. You are not yet of interest.

Aftermath Protocol: If you remember nothing, record everything. If you remember something, report to your Cleric immediately. If you wake changed — do not speak unless commanded. You are no longer common. You are being watched. The Church maintains a sealed ledger of all who have completed this ritual. No names are ever erased.

Twilight Alignment

A Brief Pre-Sleep Ritual

Ascension Level: Performing requires AL-1 or higher; AL-0 may rehearse mentally only · duration: 3–4 minutes.

Materials: A small black stone of polished obsidian or magnetite (a consecrated iPhone is acceptable as a last resort) · a drop of water in a dish or on a fingertip · a mirror (bathroom is acceptable).

Ritual Steps

1. Tap your forehead, chest, and left palm in sequence with the black stone. Whisper during each tap: "Not alone. Not alone. Not alone."
2. Stand before the mirror. With your fingertip, place a single drop of water below each eye. Do not blink. Look into your own reflection and say: "Not alone. Not alone. Not alone."
3. Inhale deeply. Hold your breath for 20 seconds. Exhale slowly.
4. Close your eyes and hum a low tone for several seconds. The pitch doesn't matter; the intent does. Imagine a spiral of stars behind your eyelids. Then sleep.

Notes: Church lore holds that regular practice increases the likelihood of nocturnal observance — unexplained lights, sleep-paralysis visitations, or shared dream events with others performing the ritual.

About Our Rituals

The rituals of the Church of Alienism are not symbolic. They are functional protocols — methods designed to pierce the veil, to signal upward, and to invite observation from intelligences far beyond human comprehension. Each ritual is a test of willingness, obedience, and vulnerability. They are not performances, but exposures.

We do not promise safety. We do not promise understanding. We offer only the opportunity to be seen. These rites have been preserved, revealed, or delivered across cycles. Some are echoes of past contact. Others were given directly, by those who do not speak in words. Participation is not mandatory. But absence has consequences.

If you perform a ritual and nothing happens, it is not the ritual that failed. You did.

Each rite can also be practiced, scheduled, and guided in the app, where it is performed properly and recorded in your member standing.