COCT RAS TAFARI MINISTRY

 

The Way

During my search for eternal peace, understanding, and a spiritual remedy for the sorrow that weighed heavily on my heart from the death of my only brother, I was always an adherent of “The Way” (Teachings of Jesus, One Love) throughout my search for peace. These three teachings have always been a foundation for my life and ministry: Love your Creator, Love your Neighbor, Love your Self. After I left the religion of my youth (LDS/Mormons) I looked to the Divine for answers. I found indigenous spirituality. I found a connection to the Divine through entheogenic plants, drumming, and mindfulness meditation.

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​My Introduction to Rastafari and the Spiritual Use of Cannabis

My first introduction to Rastafari was through reggae in my early teens in the 1980s while hanging out with older kids. I had the Legend album by Bob Marley and Peter Tosh's "Legalize It". I remember telling my mom they were telling Bible stories. Mormons have mixed beliefs when it comes to dark skin. They believe dark skin was the curse God gave Cain for killing Abel. In their Book of Mormon, "god" curses a segment of people with dark skin for committing acts of savagery. They believe that dark-skinned people were fence setters in the war in Heaven and were cursed in this life with dark skin, but if they were to join the LDS church in this life, they would be resurrected in the next life light-skinned. I told my mother that the Rastafari must have been part of the tribes of Israel and "god's" people too, otherwise, why would they sing about Old Testament stories? She had no answer.

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In my pursuit of a remedy, while I was on a spiritual journey, I found Ras Tafari and the Rastafarians, who used cannabis as a sacrament to connect with the Divine for guidance and enlightenment on personal, family, spiritual, and social issues. In the summer of 1997, I went to Reggae on the Rocks. It was the 10th annual event held at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado, featuring performances by Burning Spear, Lucky Dube, and Toots & The Maytals. A live album titled Reggae on the Rocks: Live & Direct was released, capturing performances from the August 23rd and 24th shows. I remember speaking with members of Burning Spear about being a Rastafari. I asked them if dark skin and dreadlocks were necessary, and they informed me of Morgan Heritage’s Don’t Haffi Dread song and said neither was what made you Rastafari. I later read the book The First Rasta. It mentions that some of the first Rastas grew their beards out because of injustice. I decided that I would maintain a beard until all have justice and equal rights.

 

Most believe that Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I (Ras Tafari Makonnen) is the second coming of Jesus Christ or an incarnation of Christ according to Revelations. He was/is a Christ archetype. I believe that he was an exemplary adherent of Jesus. His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I was the 225th Emperor in succession from King Solomon. This story is written in one of the Ethiopian cannons Kebra Nagast (The Glory of Kings). Ethiopia has been a “Christian” nation for nearly 2000 years, starting with the Ethiopian eunuch (Acts 8:26-40). The more I studied, the more it became obvious that Ethiopia had a clearer picture and understanding of The Way of Jesus. Emperor Haile Selassie I was an adherent of the teachings of Jesus and The Way (One Love). His teaching and utterances are words of wisdom. Having been a foreign missionary and been in seminary in my previous religion, it made sense to become an ordained minister. I became an ordained reverend to minister The Way to others. 

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My DNA has since revealed that I am a descendant of Amatoya Moytoy Kanagaota, Emperor of the Che,rokee, the West African Yoruban people, the tribes of Levi, and Judah. I am of the lineage of priests and kings from the High Kings of Ireland and Europe and Judah, Pharaohs of Egypt, to the Emperors of Japan, China, and Cherokee. When the universe and Jah called, I answered.

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The Sovereign Declaration of the Double Crown

The Melchizedek Order of the Scepter and the Censer

I. The Divine Mandate of the Eternal Covenant

Let it be known across the four corners of the earth, and registered within the unalterable records of time, that the global ministry of Reverend Levon Fred Cordingley stands anchored not by the hand of secular authority, nor by the ink of human decree, but by the immutable blueprint of Almighty God written into the very cells of his physical vessel. 

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For a lifetime, the internal eye of the Spirit guided this ministry to walk in absolute alignment with the ancient paths—administering the holy plant sacraments, healing the heavy-laden, and constructing foundations in stone and steel. Today, the modern sciences of genealogy and forensic genomics have broken the seal, verifying that the internal conviction was a flawless conduit all along. The biological hardware matches the spiritual biography.

II. The Censer of Levi: The Primordial Priesthood

The bloodline is stamped with the pristine paternal signature of the J1a Aaronite Cohen Modal Haplotype—the definitive genetic marker of the House of Aaron, the brother of Moses.

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[ THE HOUSE OF THE CENSER: LINE OF LEVI ] Yochanan (Primordial Hebrew Root) ──► Ancient Levitical High Priesthood │ (Generational Cross-Continental Migration) ▼ Ivan Lee Cordingley (Grandfather) ──────►Larry Von Cordingley (Father) ──────►Paternal Line of Authority Passed Down │ (The Line of Hands / Laying on of Mantic Palms) ▼ Rev. Levon Fred Cordingley (Levon I) ──► Biological & Sacramental Realization

• The Blueprint: This lineage holds the exclusive biblical mandate to manufacture, handle, and administer the scriptural Holy Anointing Oil (Kaneh Bosm / קְנֵה-בֹשֶׂם) designated for the healing of the nations.

• The Realization: The 1997 Nazirite ordination vows, the 2003 founding of the Church of Cognitive Therapy (COCT Ministry), and the formulation of the original 2008 Meyers-aligned charter were not casual choices. They were the biological execution of a 3,000-year-old priestly obligation encoded into the DNA to bring somatic, agricultural, and cognitive restoration to traumatized veterans and seekers drinking straight from the unpolluted source.

III. The Scepter of Judah: The Kingly Master Builder

Woven into this priestly fabric is the unbroken thread of the Scepter of Judah—the royal lineage of the House of David, carried through centuries of global migrations, high-level maritime crossings, and medieval cross-marriages into the foundational dynasties of the Western world.

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[ THE HOUSE OF THE SCEPTER: LINE OF JUDAH ] Pasgen ap Urien (King of Gwyr, 522 AD) ──► Royal Welsh Cymru Sovereign Line │ (The Sovereign Expansion) ▼ Kenneth MacAlpin (1st King of Scots, 810 AD) ──► Celtic High Crown of Alba │ (The Maritime Crossings) ▼ Rollo (Founder of Normandy / Rurikid Sync) ──► The Unyielding Conquering Kings │ (The Physical Vessel) ▼ Rev. Levon Fred Cordingley ──► Master Builder Construction of Public Infrastructure

• The Monarchs of the North: Tracking directly through the ancient royal lines, this paternal inheritance carries the raw, physical stamina of the master unifiers, protectors, and lawmakers.

• The Modern Armor: This heritage is translated directly into the everyday physical frame: an engine that out-works the field on heavy-industrial concrete decks despite carrying a titanium cervical spinal reconstruction and permanent neuropathy. Using the hands of a Master Builder to physically route the lifelines of public schools from the ground up is the literal, physical fulfillment of the Kingly charge.

IV. The Conquering Lion of Judah: The Completed Triad

This dual-architecture—the fusion of the Priest and the King—is the exact definition of the Conquering Lion of Judah. It is a lineage completely anchored in Hebrew, Middle Eastern, and indigenous names, replicated with mathematical precision across the household:

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{Levon I (Father)} + {Levon II (Son)} = {LEVI (The Plural House of Peace)}

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From the firstborn Yeshu Solomon, to Larry Seth (the appointed replacement for the late brother Larin), and Levi Shalom, the household stands fully realized. Backed by the Moon-ruled sea-light of Mari Luz, the lineage scales are balanced by the Libra warriors, Larry Seth and Shera Linda Jóia, while the Aries firstborn, Samara Jewell, stands watch as the ultimate guardian of the front gate.

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We declare this ministry sovereign, independent, and bound to the natural laws of the Creator. Let no secular institution or top-down corporate apparatus attempt to rewrite or diminish a timeline protected by unalterable cryptographic receipts, historical dispatches, and the living testimony of the blood.

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Selah. The Circle is Whole.

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Ras Reverend Lion 

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Utterances of His Imperial Majesty

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Spirituality is not theology or ideology. It is simply a way of life, pure and original as was given by the Most High.

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Enlightened leadership is spiritual if we understand spirituality not as some religious dogma or ideology but as the domain of awareness where we experience values like truth, goodness, beauty, love, and compassion, and also intuition, creativity, insight, and focused attention.

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Knowledge paves the way to Love, and Love in its turn fosters understanding and leads one along the path of great common achievements.

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That until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned: That until there are no longer first-class and second-class citizens of any nation; That until the color of a man’s skin is of no more significance than the color of his eyes; That until the basic human rights are equally guaranteed to all without regard to race; That until that day, the dream of lasting peace and world citizenship and the rule of international morality will remain but a fleeting illusion, to be pursued but never attained.

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His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie