Dar' Shem and Religion

In a word: No.

Although Dar' Shem looks to Wisdom Sophia for guidance in healing and other matters, Dar' Shem is not a religion.

Dar' Shem initiates come from various religious backgrounds and healing modalities. The terms of initiation do not include a set system of belief, rather relies on the experience of Dar' Shem to formulate the initiate's perceptions of the Divine and the world we live in. The Dar' Shem Association will never attempt to convert anyone to a certain faith.

The very nature of Dar' Shem questions the practice of the separation of various religious traditions. The system was passed on to Chinese Buddhists who then taught it to a Jewish man, who brought it into a Muslim household, and then into a Coptic monastery.

We currently initiate only those who are Masters or above in Reiki or a related energy healing modality. This is because we are then working with those who 1) are opened to a channel of the Universal Life Force with which we are already familiar, and 2)are already familiar with the cleansing that oftimes occurs when one is attunned to a modality of energy. Those who are not Reiki Masters can easily receive the attunements, with great benefit, either from our network of Dar' Shem initiates or from other Reiki Masters.

The terms of initiation into this tradition are that one is ethical and lawful when working with Dar' Shem , especially when it comes to helping others.

Beyond this, one is free to interpret and explore Dar' Shem as one wishes, developing new techniques and ideas to share with others with the understanding that information intended for initiates should be discussed only with initiates. Unlike traditions that have become fragmented by those seeking personal gain from copyrighting insights they receive, we hope Dar' Shem will maintain a tradition of sharing.

• The Path of Sophia
  The Sophia Communion as practiced in Hawaii
• Ecclesia Gnostic Catechism
  Of Our Lady Sophia
• The Legend of Dar'Shem
  Myth as Metaphor