Why does the training involve secrets and oaths?
source: CA Some of the secrets are unbreakable because they involve concepts and experiences which are not expressible in words. A few are secret because Feri is a mystery religion, and publishing them would destroy the mystery. Remarkably little is actually oathbound material, according to Cora Anderson: the Names of the Feri deities and Guardians, and the inexpressible current of energy which is passed from teacher to student at initiation. However, there has been a tendency in recent years to regard more and more information as oathbound, at least in some lines. And some material which was formerly quite secret, such as the Iron Pentacle, is widely disseminated these days. Initiatory oaths are optional, according to Cora Anderson. At the same time, she says that initiation like getting married to the gods — there’s no taking it back. Once a Feri initiate, always a Feri. For more of Cora’s comments on this, see the question on GrandMastership below.
