Acceptance of the ritual mask-wearing alchemically begins creating the “new you” – the initiated servant moving from his old position into the new. The ritual washing of hands has you symbolically (albeit unconsciously) washing away your old position – your old Master and his prescribed ways — in anticipation of your new master and his. You are in actuality, washing away your alignment with Christ which provides your salvation. This means you are rejecting the gift of salvation, and aligning yourself with Satan, accepting the punishment due to him. Why? Hand washing is the occult ritualistic symbol of rejection.
