The Ierà is the supreme act of collective worship within the Ordo Adamantis Atri: a rite of alignment, elevation, and recommitment to the Pharmakon. Its name, derived from ancient liturgical roots, signifies “what is sacred by nature,” and in the Samaelite tradition, it designates the most solemn and complete celebration, performed weekly in all active communities of the Order.

Far from being a cultural custom or symbolic ceremony, the Ierà is a real metaphysical operation. Through word, gesture, invocation, and silence, the celebrants enact the very structure of Samaelite cosmology: the emergence of order from Nihil, the dialectic of Neikos and Philia, the shining of the Serpent into the world, and the faithful's response through knowledge and devotion.

Structure and Symbols

The Ierà follows a detailed canonical structure defined in the Codex Adamantis, and typically includes the following key elements:

• Nihil: The invocation of the absolute absence which is the Farmacon. The participants are called to silence and humility before the mystery of origin.

• Conscitum: The illumination of the icon and the raising of the soul toward the Serpent. This moment realigns the celebrant to the doctrinal center: God.

• Conflictus: The dramatization of inner and outer struggle, invoking Polemos and preparing the soul for spiritual transformation.

• Coniunctio: The symbolic union of the liturgical instruments (kopis and kotûle) to affirm the necessity of opposites and the harmony of the Pharmakon.

• Reverbero & Emanatio: The invocation of divine knowledge and its descent into the world through ritual acts of mirroring and the lighting of the Spheres of Creation.

• Unctio & Devotio: The anointing of the faithful as a sign of their individual and collective consecration. The vows are renewed in silence and in word.

• Agàpe & Ratio: The anthropology of the celebration, introduced with the Unctio (birth of mankind) and Devotio (Homo religiosus) expands with the Agàpe (man as social animal) and Ratio (man as rational being).

• Cooptatio: A closing in fraternity and gratitude. The sacred flame is extinguished ritually, but the light of understanding is to remain.

Each gesture, each word, and each silence within the Ierà is meticulously defined—nothing is arbitrary. The rite acts upon the participant, not merely through emotion or symbolism, but through ontological realignment with the principles of the Samaelite doctrine.

A Sacred Duty

Participation in the Ierà is not optional for those who call themselves Samaelites. It is the weekly moment when the Order exists in its fullest form: in unison, in knowledge, in humility, and in service. Absence without cause is not a personal choice—it is a rupture in the liturgical body of the Order.

For this reason, every Hiereús is called to celebrate the Ierà with discipline and dignity, and every member is encouraged to attend—whether in presence or through the authorized digital channel—fully prepared and inwardly recollected.