This Mysteree Rite is not required for initiation, but it is
offered by many POEE Priests to proselytes who desire a formal
ceremony.
1) The Priests and four Kin are arranged in a pentagon with the
Initiate in the center facing the Priests. If possible, the Kin on
the immediate right and left of the Priest should be Deacons. The
Initiate must be totally naked, to demonstrate that they are truly
a human being and not something else in disguise like a cabbage or
something.
2) All persons in the audience and the pentagon, excepting the
Priest, assume a squatting position and return to a standing
position. This is repeated four more times. This dance is symbolic
of the humility of we Erisians.
3) The Priest begins:
I, (complete Holy Name, with Mystical Titles, and
degrees, designations, offices, etc.), Ordained Priest of the
Paratheo-anametamystikhood of Eris Esoteric, with the Authority
invested at me by the High Priest of It, Office of the Polyfounder,
The House of the Rising Podge, POEE Head Temple; Do herewith
Require of Ye:
1) ARE YE A HUMAN BEING AND NOT A CABBAGE OR
SOMETHING? The Initiate answers
YES.
2) THAT'S TOO BAD. DO YE WISH TO BETTER
THYSELF? The Initiate answers
YES.
3) HOW STUPID. ARE YE WILLING TO BECOME
PHILOSOPHICALLY ILLUMINIZED? He
answers YES.
4) VERY FUNNY. WILL YE DEDICATE YESELF TO THE
HOLEY ERISIAN MOVEMENT? The
Initiate answers PROBABLY.
