A plain guide

1. Signing in

The site is for members only. You sign in with a Google account, the same way you would for Gmail.

1. Open cohort.hexisprotocol.org/mystics in your web browser.
2. Press the button that says Sign in with Google.
3. Choose the Google account you gave the group. If it asks for a password, type it.

If sign-in does not work

• It says your address is not on the Members list.You may have chosen a different Google account from the one you gave us. Try again with the right one, or tell the group which address you use.
• There is no button, or it says Google sign-in could not load.Try another browser (Chrome, Safari or Edge). Privacy tools and ad blockers can hide the button; turn them off for this site.
• You do not have a Google account.Ask the group. Making one takes about ten minutes, and we can sit with you.

2. The next gathering

See when and where we meet, and tell us if you are coming. It helps the host plan.

1. Signed in, press Gatherings at the top of the page. (Or press the first big square on Start here.)
2. Find the gathering. It shows the date, the place, the host, the topic and the reading. Open Details, if you see it, for what to read or bring.
3. Press one of the three buttons under it: I'm going, Maybe, or I can't make this one. The word Saved appears.

Near the top of the page, Add to Google Calendar and Apple or Outlook put every gathering on your own calendar.

3. Suggesting a gathering

Hosting something informal, or know of an event the group might enjoy? Suggest it here. An administrator looks at it first, so it may take a day or two to appear.

1. Press Gatherings at the top of the page, then Suggest a gathering.
2. Fill in the Title, choose the kind of gathering, then the Date and Where. The times and details are optional. If it is on Zoom, write Online under Where and put the link in the details.
3. Press Send for approval.

If it does not work

• It says the date has already passed.Choose today or a later day.
• It says Not added.An administrator chose not to add it, and may have left a note. Ask the group if you would like to talk it over.

4. Reading a text

The library holds books in the public domain. You can read them here or print them.

1. Press Library at the top of the page.
2. Type a name or word in the search box, such as prayer or Julian. Press the Return key.
3. Press the title of the book you want. A window opens with details.
4. Press the gold button Read here.

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Once you are reading

• Previous and NextMove one chapter back or forward.
• Whole workShows the entire book on one long page.
• Copy linkCopies the address of exactly this reading, so you can send it to a friend.

5. Recommending a book

Know a book the group should read, one that is still under copyright? Add it to the shelf. We cannot hold its text, but we can show the cover and a link to buy it.

1. On the book's Amazon page, press Share and choose Copy link. (On a phone, the link is copied to the clipboard.)
2. Come back to the site. Press Start here, then Recommend a book.
3. Click in the box marked Amazon link and paste. On a computer, hold Ctrl and press V (on a Mac, Command and V). On a phone, press and hold in the box and choose Paste.
4. If you like, write a sentence or two on why you recommend it.
5. Press Send for approval.

6. Listening and watching

Members share videos, songs and podcasts here: a favorite playlist, a talk on a mystic, a recording from a gathering. You can play them and save the ones you like. Nothing is copied to the site. To add your own, see the next page.

To play something

1. Press Library at the top of the page, then Listen and watch.
2. Look through the cards, or type a word in the search box. The buttons next to it narrow the list to Watch, Listen or Podcasts and talks.
3. Press Play here. A window opens with the player. Press the × in its corner to close it and stop the sound.

To save something to a collection

1. Press Save to a collection under the item.
2. Choose one of your collections from the list, or type a name for a new one.
3. Press Save. Your collections are under Collections in the bottom right corner, and only you can see them.

Saving several at once: press Choose several near the top, tick the cards you want, then press Save to a collection in the dark bar at the bottom.

7. Sharing something you found

Found a video, song or podcast the group would enjoy? Add it in about a minute. It appears for everyone at once, with your name on it.

1. In the app or on the website where you found it, press Share and choose Copy link.
2. Come back to Listen and watch. Click in the box marked Link and paste, the same way as in section 5. The site looks it up by itself. If it does not, press Look it up.
3. Check the Title and Made by. If What kind is it? is blank, choose one.
4. If you like, say why you are sharing it. For example: we heard this at the October gathering.
5. Press Share with the group. It appears at once, with your name on it.

If it does not work

• The window is blank, or the player does not appear.Press Open in at the bottom of the window. It takes you to the original.
• It says it is already in the gallery, or not available.Someone shared it first (search its title), or it is private or taken down. If only the title is blank, type it yourself.

8. Making things bigger

If the writing is hard to read, you can make it larger. These do not change anything for anyone else.

1. On any page of the site, look at the bottom right corner. Press Larger text. Press Normal text to go back.
2. While reading a text, press A+ to make the text bigger still. A− makes it smaller.
3. On any website, your browser can also zoom. On a computer, hold Ctrl (Mac: Command) and press the + key. On a phone or tablet, spread two fingers apart on the screen.

9. If something goes wrong

Almost everything here is fixed by one of these.

• A page is blank or says Loading for a long time.Wait ten seconds, then reload the page (the round arrow at the top of the browser).
• The site asks you to sign in again.It does this after about five hours. Press the Google button once more.
• You pressed something and nothing happened.Look for a small message near the button, such as Saved or a line in red. It says what to do.
• You are lost.Press Help at the top of any page to open this guide, or Start here in the bottom corner to go back to the main squares.
• Nothing works.Close the browser, open it again, and go to the address on the front of this guide.
• Something is broken, or looks wrong.Press Report a problem in the bar at the bottom of the page, say what you pressed and what happened, and press Send. It goes to the administrators.

Still stuck?

Ask a member of the group. Most of us are happy to sit with you for ten minutes, in person or by phone. Write the name of your helper here:

Their phone or email: