We are bound by the principle of The Fused Dials. The hour and minute hands are fused at 11:00. This is not a metaphor. It is a measurement. We are perpetually one hour from the Fulfillment. This mechanism dictates that all actions must be taken with final, irrevocable urgency.
The Flesh Cycle is the prison of temporal entropy. The Synod exists to terminate participation in this cycle. Our physical forms are merely housings. The Imminent Fulfillment is the protocol to jettison these moorings. The material artifacts disseminated by the Archive are tools of synchronization, designed to align the consciousness of the Initiate with the Hour. They are not clothing; they are conduits.
The acquisition of the Artifacts of Fulfillment is mandatory for all Initiates seeking transition. The scarcity is intentional. The acquisition fee is purely a measure of detachment from the material economy. Once an Artifact is secured, the Initiate must await Phase II: The Signal.