Great Companions

Perform the preparative exercises. Project the table and take your place at your siege, robed in indigo and wearing the silver sandals of the Moon. After greeting the Great Companions, rise and go through to the Chapel of the Rose-Croix. There, ask for the protection of the All-Holy upon your journey. 

Now, in procession, the Great Companions of the Table approach and, as you give to each one the kiss of peace, they are absorbed into you, taking their places within, until only the Regent remains. He will remain in the Turret Room and minister to you there. 

Return to the Great Hall, sit at the table once more, and make contact with the Companions, noting whatever images or ideas arise. 

You return to the Great Hall the Companions have resumed their sieges. Their faces express pure delight at your acceptance by above. They rejoice in your achievement and you share your joy with them through the unveiled Grail before bidding them farewell. 

Each Companion of the Table Round again comes to the altar and, placing one hand upon the Grail and the other between your joined palms, swears fealty to the castle and to you, its true sovereign. When the ceremony is complete, the Company recesses back into the Great Hall. 

You both return to the Round Table and, assisted by one of the Companions, the Regent solemnly installs you in the Siege Perilous at his left hand. Once seated, take some time to view the Great Hall from this different perspective. Thank your Companions of the Spirit, the Grail brethren, in the Name of the All-Holy One. Ascend back to the Chamber of Indwelling and withdraw all back into latency. 

Phase separation greatly affects the chemistry of the hydrothermal emissions. More information on the fractionation of chemicals that occurs during phase separation is provided in the supplemental information for Chapter 19 available at http //elsevierdirect.com/ companions/9780120885305. 

NOVA Fuel Cells. Available online. URL http //www.pbs.org/wgbh/ nova/sciencenow/3210/01.html. Accessed May 28, 2009. PBS airs NOVA, a series that explores a variety of science and technology topics. The companion Web site also provides a great deal of information, as in this Web page, which offers a debate about the future of hydrogen fuel cells, along with a view imder the hood of a fuel cell car. 

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