Language

The Lexicon

The Lexicon preserves the language of the Lifestyle — its words, concepts and traditions. It records meaning; it never prescribes practice. Where usage varies between Houses or lineages, each is set down with equal respect.

Practices

Admiration Ritual

A structured, repeated act through which admiration is expressed within a dynamic.

Definition

An Admiration Ritual is a structured, often repeated act — a specific greeting, a particular way of kneeling, a formal manner of receiving or presenting an object — through which admiration is expressed within a dynamic. Rituals of admiration lend continuity and shape to what might otherwise be a purely spontaneous expression.

Historical background

Admiration Rituals appear across many Lifestyle traditions, often preserved and refined within Houses and long-term dynamics.

Discussion

The specific form of any Admiration Ritual is highly individual to the dynamic or House in which it lives.

See also