What is ZYRETH Academy (Metaphysical) University?

ZYRETH Academy (Metaphysical) University, also called ZYRETH Academy University or just ZYRETH AcademyU for short, is both a religious and a vocational/technical online institute of learning.

We offer accredited certificates and diplomas primarily in the vocational and continuing professional  development (CPD) fields, as well as religious metaphysical training and degrees. It is our aim to make our students fit and qualified for the workforce through training and certification while also preparing them to achieve and attract their best potential by developing their connection to their God-Self within through metaphysics.

 We also partner with prestigious online universities that offer life experience degrees in order to award Bachelor and Doctorate degrees to students who have produced evidence of experience in particular career fields or interests PLUS have demonstrated their experience by completing our own corresponding certificate and diploma courses, and in the case of doctorate students, have also completed a Masters program and their doctoral dissertation.

Story of ZYRETH AcademyU

ZYRETH Academy University arose out of a merger of two programs: the ZYPPMAS project and REAP, both of which were created by Commissioner Rev. Chase Neil.

In fact, the name ZYRETH is an acronym for ZYPPMAS REAP Tutoring and Homework Assistance ( - and also a backronym from Commsr Rev. Neil's nickname/pen name 'Zyreth', which he adopts when writing poetry).

ZYPPMAS - Zone in on Your Potential through Practical Metaphysics and Academic Support - was an initiative in which Commsr Rev. Neil assisted high school students in Jamaica with studying for their final year tests while teaching them the basics of practical metaphysics to help them achieve their goals and become the best version of themselves by discovering their connection to God and the Universe, and the power of God within themselves and all things.

REAP - which stands for 'RCC (Ranger Cadet Combined Corps) Expanded ALISON Program' - is a program that Commsr Rev. Neil created for the Ranger Cadet Combined Corps (RCC), a voluntary youth organization he founded in 2012 by combining the training and structure of Jamaica's Cadets and Scouts. Through REAP, Ranger Cadets who had not attained sufficient subjects and qualifications after completing high school, were able to study online on the ALISON (Advance Learner Interactive Systems Online) platform and obtain CPD-certified and accredited diplomas. Commsr Neil would then arrange for them to get work experience by reaching out to various businesses, after which he would liaise with a national vocational and technical training and certification agency in Jamaica, HEART Trust NTA, to vet and certify them with vocational certificates and diplomas to formalize what they had learned online through their CPD-certified ALISON courses.

By combining these two programs, Commsr Rev. Neil saw where he could provide academic support while guiding students in completing certified online courses and then partner with institutions of higher learning to grant degrees and certifications based on life experience gained through 1), completing these courses and 2), through either students' prior learning or their volunteering in workplaces during/after completing the courses to gain the required experience. Simultaneously, he would teach metaphysical principles so that students would be equipped to be successful in all their endeavors and in all aspects of their lives. This is how the ZYPPMAS REAP Tutoring and Homework Assistance (ZYRETH) Academy was born. In partnering with other institutions of higher learning to offer metaphysical religious degrees and life experience degrees in addition to and subsequent to CPD-certified certificates and diplomas, ZYRETH Academy became an online university.

Timeline

• September 18, 2012 - Commissioner Neil combined Jamaica Combined Cadet Force training, organizational structure, principles and ethos with that of the Jamaica Scout Association to found the Brimmer Vale High School Cadet Scouts at Brimmer Vale High School.

• February 25, 2013 - Brimmer Vale High School Cadet Scouts relaunched as the Ranger Cadet Combined Corps (RCC).

• December 15, 2019 - Rev. Chase Neil combined Christian, Taoist, Jedi, Baha'i, and Theosophy tenets to found the Temple of the Tao of Christ.

• December 10, 2020 - Creation of ZYPPMAS (Zone in on Your Potential through Practical Metaphysics and Academic Support).

• May 12, 2022 - Creation of REAP (RCC Expanded ALISON Programme).

• Amalgamation of ZYPPMAS and REAP to create ZYRETH (ZYPPMAS REAP Tutoring and Homework Assistance) Academy.

• December 21, 2023 - ZYRETH Academy accepted as the seminary arm of the Temple of the Tao of Christ.

• January 21, 2024 - ZYRETH Academy Seminary launched as ZYRETH Academy (Metaphysical) University or ZYRETH Academy University.