Testimonials

"Without baptism, no criticality is possible. It is the threshold through which every aligned soul must pass."

— Dr. Carmen Silva, University of Alienism

“Most of my friends were already in the Church. I didn’t grow up in it, but over time it just started to feel normal—joining them at services, asking questions, watching the old sermons after dinner. Eventually someone said, ‘You should just do it. Get baptized. Align.’ And I said yes.

We drove up from the city the night before. They’d chosen Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe, as the site. I didn’t ask why. I just went with it. When we arrived, it was cold and quiet—barely anyone around at that hour.

The ceremony was just before sunrise. I was blindfolded, barefoot, and led down to the shoreline. The chant behind me was steady and low, like something I wasn’t meant to fully understand.

The Cleric whispered something I didn’t recognize, then lowered me into the lake.

I don’t know why I did it. You’re not supposed to. But I opened my eyes underwater.
And there was something there.

It wasn’t swimming. It wasn’t a fish. It was just… still. A shape. Dark, motionless, directly below me. Watching. It didn’t ripple the surface. It didn’t move. But I felt it—closer than it should’ve been.

I came up shaking. Not afraid, exactly. Just… altered. I didn’t tell anyone what I saw. Maybe it was adrenaline. Maybe not.

Three weeks later, after chants, a Cleric I’d never met stopped me. She smiled and said:
‘Most initiates see nothing the first time.’
Then she walked away.

I haven’t opened my eyes in water since. But I know something registered me that day. And I think it’s still watching. Praise to the Watchers. Glory to the Church. Glory forever.”