A short Ritual for the Joining of an adult into one of the Seven Houses of Aveyrone (draft)

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A short Ritual for the Joining of an adult into one of the Seven Houses of Aveyrone

Since the beginning, the Gods have guided us as one People of separate Houses. As a Man and his Brother are bonded amidst a Family, so the Families of each House are bonded amidst the People of Aveyrone.

Here proceeds a Sermon,
  • Speak of the similarities between a family and a House.
  • Speak to the benefits of being a member of the Houses of Aveyrone.
  • If the Adoptee has expressed reluctance to embrace specific members or families of the Adoptive House, draw further analogies to such examples within a family.
  • To speak of the hardships of being Houseless is now /strongly/ discouraged; just as one would not speak of the hardships of solitude before a joyous Marriage. Celebrate the future, rather than regretting the past.

Do you, <name of Adoptee>, wish to join <House of Adopter>, to consider its men your brothers and its women your sisters, and to be considered in kind?

If affirmative, continue:

Have you, <name of Adopter>, chosen to accept <name of Adoptee> as your <brother/sister> in <House of Adopter>, to spread the the word of <his/her> Joining, and show <him/her> the gifts your House provides?

If affirmative, continue:

Then before the Seven and the Houses of Aveyrone, I call upon the brothers and sisters of <House of Adoptee> to welcome you. May the Gods bless you and your new commitment.