1. Please see to it that your robe and sash are clean and unwrinkled.
2. As a matter of habit, all tools, now and in the future, should be in white linen or silk.
3. For initiations, please avoid all solid foods at least one hour before the ritual start time.
4. Before leaving home, a ritual cleansing bath or shower should be taken.
5. Thirty minutes to one hour before the ritual, you should quiet your exterior self with the goal of focusing the interior.
6. Robes should be put on a minimum of twenty minutes before ritual start time.
7. Temple meditation before the ritual is encouraged.
8. After the ritual, talking is discouraged until you are back in normal attire.
9. Nemyss (head piece) should be neat and clean.