The Transcendent Order (PWH)

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A high-up in the Transcendent Order trains a fresh recruit in the Great Gymnasium: 
: "No, Mican, your movements are yet too stilted—too jerky. You hesitate to draw from the well of truth that lies within your body. And hesitation is your worst enemy. Try closing your eyes ... focus on my voice as you perform the exercises ... make your mind and body one. 
: "You must learn to act as quickly as you think. A melding of all things mental and all things physical creates a harmony ...  a harmony that lets you be one with the multiverse. Only when your mind is wholly in tune with yourself and your bodily form can you find your place in the multiverse—the purpose both you and it have. 
: "Now, begin the next set of movements. Be loose—fluid. Don't think when you can do. Instinct is a truer guide than contemplation. Those who call us Ciphers because they can't understand us fail to see ... they think too much. One berk only thinks about climbing a mountain ... another does it. In the end, who is better oft? Who has accomplished the goal? 
: "Now you raise your arms too quickly, Mican. Don't be a continual flurry of activity. There is a time to act ... and a time not to act. Pausing is its own action. Let the cadence of the planes guide you. 
: "Don't be discouraged. It takes much training to become a master of the heart. I remember the day I first gained that rank, little knowing how easy it would seem compared to my rise to be a master of the mind. Imagine the discipline that Facto) Rhys must have had to become our master of the spirit . .. to let the multiverse act through her in full ... to make thought and response one. 
: "That's enough practice for today, Mican. Perhaps tomorrow you'll be less distracted. Until then, take strength from the fact that you have already climbed the largest mountain: You have joined the Transcendent Order. You came to us here at the Gym and asked for membership. You acted—and in doing so, earned our respect. Take pity on those who only think about joining, for they fail before they even begin."
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