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These beliefs stemmed from the writing of The Kybalion first published in 1908. The Summum took these writings and adding on to them finishing the book in his own style.
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Claude Nowell claimed to have an encounter with beings described as Summa Individuals
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The Summum Pyramid was built as a place of worship in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1977 to 1979.
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During his newfound religion he changed his name to Summum Bonum Amon Ra with news stories enlightening us that he usually went by Corky Ra
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The Summum used Wine to distribute it to their members as gifts to their followers. They also served as a 'Nectar' in the meditation practices they conducted with their followers.
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The Summum held Meditation as a very important part of their religion and the main way to be able to communicate with the Summum people and obtain a clear conscious.
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The Summum's believed in Mummification and the first person to undergo this process was Nowell who died in January 2008. His body is preserved in a bronze mummiform casket.
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The Summum created the Seven Aphorisms as their own version of the Bible's Ten Commandments.
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The Summum lost multiple court cases but the most notable being the one where they tried to place their own commandments next to a monument of the ten commandments. They lost this lawsuit as they said it would try and establish a religion for the town.
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Summum had a period of going through multiple lawsuits and trying to protect their rights as a private religion against the current religions of the day.