Shamanic Initiation Tips
from
D'Arcy LaRue

Logan Graves (Fenris@BigKnobiKlub.virtualAve.net)

This top thirteen list comes straight from everybody's (least) favorite Gator Shaman Initiate. He told me (during a rare moment of mirth) that it's for all of you Shamans & Warlocks about to undergo your rituals.
Fenris (22:23:29/12-13-57)

1. Never summon anything you can't banish.

2. Never put asafetida on the rocks in the sweat lodge.

3. Do not blow your nose on the sleeve of your neighbor's robe before or during the ritual, wait until afterwards.

4. When proposing to initiate someone, do not mention the Great Rite, leer, and say, "Hey, your lodge or mine?"

5. Never laugh at someone skyclad. They can see you, too.

6. Never, *ever* set the witch on fire.

7. Avoid stenciling True Names on underwear and personal effects.

8. Looking at nifty pictures is not a valid path to mastering the ancient grimoires. Please read thoroughly and carefully from beginning to end so that your madness and gibberings will make some sense.

9. Avoid walking through disembodied spirits. It only irritates them.

10. Avoid joining your life force to anything with glowing red eyes.

11. If asked to sign a contract or pact and you are experiencing doubts or reservations, sign your neighbor's name.

12. While drunken weaving may be mistaken for ecstatic dancing, slurring the names of the Dark Lords is generally considered bad form.

13. Blood IS thicker than water. Soak sacrificial ritual garments an extra 30-45 minutes.