Log: Dec. 27, xxx4: Planning Rites of Passage

Stages of the planning should all run smoothly. *and that is a HUGE HOPE*

Step 1:
Initiates gather at the Temple for a brief explanation of the coming activities and the Rites. They are given the opportunity to walk away.

Step 2:
Initiate spends time ALONE with him/herself in a room for isolation. They are to meditate and think about themselves, consider their past and their choice for taking these rites.

Step 3:
Max leads them to the first challenge, one that is a combination of physical and mental. Challenge their teamwork, strategy, stamina, strength, courage. Challenge how they deal with success and failure. Here we hope the Ferals do not lose control. They must push themselves to keep focus. They will hopefully learn their own techniques for this along the route.

Step 4:
Return to the temple to discuss the outcome of this challenge, what each learned about themselves, how each is dealing with the experience. They also get a moment to relax before the more difficult emotional and spiritual challange, one of facing the self and one of trust.

Setp 5:
Each person faces their challenge one at a time under supervision of the one(s) they trust. Here we hope they do not lose themselves, that they face things and pull through and also do not fail in trusting the ones they trusted going into this challenge. *I pray the tai'shan bond hold*

Step 6:
Recovery time with the initiate and the trusted. *we hope*

Step 7:
Return to the temple for the initiate to meditate alone again, establish inner balance and integrate their new lessons and experiences into their self-perceptions. They are also to ponder on how this will effect their future and what they plan on doing with that future.

Step 8:
Reintegration. They all come together and re-enter society with their new perceptions and abilities.

Well. that is the rough plan. The details of the E-S challenges are still in need of fine-tuning.