A rite of Ways.
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2017 7:03 am
The Rite is not meant for a shaman. It is meant for a wolf, a leader with unwavering drive and of conviction. A shaman holds the rite, but he is not the supplicant of it. That path is meant for another.
A shaman prepares the rite. He places the candles and draws the runes in three circles. Each rune-ring holds a brazier where a fire is lit. The supplicant sits in the middle and a shaman asks for an applicant. He may reach to any of the great spirits, but usually, only the greater, perhaps even darker ones answer.
A person will approach as the supplicant closes his eyes and waits; that person is now the applicant, a vessel for the wisdom requested. Often the applicant is confused and unknowing of a rite at hand, but he is now the applicant sent. A shaman is a conduit for the patron and will address the applicant. The applicant’s wisdom will be tested, and if the supplicant deems the applicant to be wise, the rite may begin.
The supplicant holds his hand over the first brazier and asks the applicant if he is willing and if he understands his role. Should the applicant refuse to answer or not agree to the rite, the supplicant will feel the flame’s ire.
The supplicant holds his hand over the second brazier and asks the applicant the questions on his mind. Should the applicant refuse to answer, the supplicant will feel the flame’s ire.
The supplicant holds his hand over the third brazier and asks the applicant for what he is owed. The supplicant owes the applicant that debt and must see it paid in full. Should the applicant refuse to answer or the supplicant refuse to pay, the supplicant will feel the flame’s ire.
The shaman had attempted the rite for his own needs once. He paid the steep price and he was burned whole to the laughing pyres of the crow. A shaman had learned that day, that he will never be a wolf.
A shaman prepares the rite. He places the candles and draws the runes in three circles. Each rune-ring holds a brazier where a fire is lit. The supplicant sits in the middle and a shaman asks for an applicant. He may reach to any of the great spirits, but usually, only the greater, perhaps even darker ones answer.
A person will approach as the supplicant closes his eyes and waits; that person is now the applicant, a vessel for the wisdom requested. Often the applicant is confused and unknowing of a rite at hand, but he is now the applicant sent. A shaman is a conduit for the patron and will address the applicant. The applicant’s wisdom will be tested, and if the supplicant deems the applicant to be wise, the rite may begin.
The supplicant holds his hand over the first brazier and asks the applicant if he is willing and if he understands his role. Should the applicant refuse to answer or not agree to the rite, the supplicant will feel the flame’s ire.
The supplicant holds his hand over the second brazier and asks the applicant the questions on his mind. Should the applicant refuse to answer, the supplicant will feel the flame’s ire.
The supplicant holds his hand over the third brazier and asks the applicant for what he is owed. The supplicant owes the applicant that debt and must see it paid in full. Should the applicant refuse to answer or the supplicant refuse to pay, the supplicant will feel the flame’s ire.
The shaman had attempted the rite for his own needs once. He paid the steep price and he was burned whole to the laughing pyres of the crow. A shaman had learned that day, that he will never be a wolf.
