INITIATION INTO THE INNER TEMPLE:
Spiritual Mother: Tonight we welcome (initiates name) into our Inner Temple
Spiritual Father: Would the initiate please step forward?
(Initiate steps forward)
Initiate: I am here and wish to become an inner member and join the inner Temple. Spiritual Mother: Why do you wish to join and do you have the time in your schedule to be a serious member? Initiate: Answers Spiritual Father: Do you (initiates name) promise to be a dedicated, loyal member and help with the needs of TempleUVUP? Initiate: I Do (or do not) Spiritual Mother: Do you promise to follow your elders in the Temple? Initiate: I Do (or do not) Spiritual Father: Do you (initiates name) promise to follow our creed and Rules? Initiate: I Do (or do not) Spiritual Father: Have you read our Vampyrian Shadow books or our other writings? Initiate: I have, I Will, or have not… Spiritual Mother: What do you have to offer our Temple, what Order do you think you would best fill and do you think you can work under the elder of that order? Initiate: Answers Spiritual Father: Our Council has voted you in and you meet the requirements of an inner Temple Member. Do you promise to take any Temple problems or questions to the council and not any outside sources? Initiate: I Do (or do not) Spiritual Mother: Do you promise to keep all the Temples information and our member’s information confidential and not talk about it to others who need not to know? Initiate: I Do (or do not) Spiritual Father: Do you promise to be open to our Temple’s beliefs and the various beliefs of our members and to not harass or give them a hard time because of their beliefs? Initiate: I Do (or do not) Spiritual Mother: As we are a growing Temple and have many financial needs to be meet is it in your budget to donate at least a small amount to the Temple? This will not affect our decision but we do need the support. Initiate: I Can (or Cannot)
Spiritual Father and Mother: We now accept you into the inner Temple OR cannot accept you into the inner Temple… © Founding Father JP DDG