Post by Tiktak on Sept 10, 2008 21:33:35 GMT -5
CEREMONIES
Leader (Nine Lives)
Life 1: Life of Endurance/Courage
“With this life I give you a life for Endurance/Courage, Use it well to strengthen your clan in times of trouble/in defense of your Clan.”
Life 2: Life of Hope/Justice
“With this life I give you a life for Hope/Justice, Use it well to guide your Clan through the darkest days/as you judge the actions of others.”
Life 3: Life of Love/Loyalty
“With this life I give a life for Love/Loyalty, Use it well for all the cats who look to you for protection/to guild your Clan in times of trouble.”
Life 4: Life of Healing Wounds/Tireless Energy
“With this life I give you a life for Healing Wounds/Tireless Energy, Use it well for all cats troubled in spirit/to carry out the duties of a leader.”
Life 5: Life of Wisdom/Protection
“With this life I give you a life for Wisdom/Protection, Use it well when you have the hardest decisions of all to make/to care for your Clan as a mother cares for her kits.”
Life 6: Life of Sympathy and Understanding/Mentoring
“With this life I give you a life for Sympathy and Understanding/Mentoring, Use it well for the weakest in your Clan, and for all others who need your help and protection/to train the young cats of your Clan.”
Life 7: Life of Selflessness/Compassion
“With this life I give you a life for Selflessness/Compassion, Use it well in service of your Clan/for the elders of your Clan, and the sick, and all those weaker than yourself.”
Life 8: Life of Determination/Love
“With this life I give you a life for Determination/Love, use it well to set your paws on the path of what you know to be right/Use it well, for all the cats in your care—and especially for _________.”
Life 9: Life of Faithfulness/Nobility, Certainty, and Faith
“With this life I give you a life for Faithfulness/Nobility, certainty, and Faith, Use it well to hold fast to Clan and kin/as you lead your Clan in the ways of Starclan and the warrior code.
Deputies
“I say these words before StarClan, so that they may hear and approve my choice. ________ will be the new deputy of ______Clan.”
“I say these words before the body of ________ so that their spirit may hear and approve my choice. ________ will be the new deputy of ________Clan.”
Apprentices
“By naming apprentices, we show that _______Clan will survive and remain strong. ______kit, from now on you will be known as _____paw….________, you are ready for an(another) apprentice. You will mentor _____paw.”
Warriors
“I, ____star, leader of _____Clan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice, He/she has trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend him/her to you as a warrior in their turn. _____paw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code. To protect and defend this Clan even at the cost of your life?”
“I do”
“Then by the powers of Starclan I give you your warrior name. ______paw from this moment on you will be known as _________. StarClan honors your _______ and ________ and welcome you as a full warrior of ______Clan!”
[Elders/
“________, is it your wish to give up the name of a warrior and go to join the elders?”
“It is.”
“Your Clan honors you and all the service you have given us. I call upon StarClan to give you many seasons of rest.”
Medicine Cats
“______paw, do you promise to uphold the ways of a Medicine Cat, to stand apart from the rivalry between Clan and Clan, and to protect all cats equally, even at the cost of your life?”
“I do.”
“Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your true name as a Medicine Cat. _____paw, from this moment on you will be known as _________.”
Life 1: Life of Endurance/Courage
“With this life I give you a life for Endurance/Courage, Use it well to strengthen your clan in times of trouble/in defense of your Clan.”
Life 2: Life of Hope/Justice
“With this life I give you a life for Hope/Justice, Use it well to guide your Clan through the darkest days/as you judge the actions of others.”
Life 3: Life of Love/Loyalty
“With this life I give a life for Love/Loyalty, Use it well for all the cats who look to you for protection/to guild your Clan in times of trouble.”
Life 4: Life of Healing Wounds/Tireless Energy
“With this life I give you a life for Healing Wounds/Tireless Energy, Use it well for all cats troubled in spirit/to carry out the duties of a leader.”
Life 5: Life of Wisdom/Protection
“With this life I give you a life for Wisdom/Protection, Use it well when you have the hardest decisions of all to make/to care for your Clan as a mother cares for her kits.”
Life 6: Life of Sympathy and Understanding/Mentoring
“With this life I give you a life for Sympathy and Understanding/Mentoring, Use it well for the weakest in your Clan, and for all others who need your help and protection/to train the young cats of your Clan.”
Life 7: Life of Selflessness/Compassion
“With this life I give you a life for Selflessness/Compassion, Use it well in service of your Clan/for the elders of your Clan, and the sick, and all those weaker than yourself.”
Life 8: Life of Determination/Love
“With this life I give you a life for Determination/Love, use it well to set your paws on the path of what you know to be right/Use it well, for all the cats in your care—and especially for _________.”
Life 9: Life of Faithfulness/Nobility, Certainty, and Faith
“With this life I give you a life for Faithfulness/Nobility, certainty, and Faith, Use it well to hold fast to Clan and kin/as you lead your Clan in the ways of Starclan and the warrior code.
Deputies
“I say these words before StarClan, so that they may hear and approve my choice. ________ will be the new deputy of ______Clan.”
“I say these words before the body of ________ so that their spirit may hear and approve my choice. ________ will be the new deputy of ________Clan.”
Apprentices
“By naming apprentices, we show that _______Clan will survive and remain strong. ______kit, from now on you will be known as _____paw….________, you are ready for an(another) apprentice. You will mentor _____paw.”
Warriors
“I, ____star, leader of _____Clan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice, He/she has trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend him/her to you as a warrior in their turn. _____paw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code. To protect and defend this Clan even at the cost of your life?”
“I do”
“Then by the powers of Starclan I give you your warrior name. ______paw from this moment on you will be known as _________. StarClan honors your _______ and ________ and welcome you as a full warrior of ______Clan!”
[Elders/
“________, is it your wish to give up the name of a warrior and go to join the elders?”
“It is.”
“Your Clan honors you and all the service you have given us. I call upon StarClan to give you many seasons of rest.”
Medicine Cats
“______paw, do you promise to uphold the ways of a Medicine Cat, to stand apart from the rivalry between Clan and Clan, and to protect all cats equally, even at the cost of your life?”
“I do.”
“Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your true name as a Medicine Cat. _____paw, from this moment on you will be known as _________.”