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

Presentation Ritual

A ritual through which a person is presented within a scene, ceremony or dynamic.

Definition

A Presentation Ritual is a ritual through which a person is formally presented — to another participant, to a room or in a ceremony. It typically involves specific gestures, positions, spoken formulas or the offering of particular objects.

Historical background

Presentation Rituals have a long history in devotional and courtly traditions and have been preserved in various forms within modern Lifestyle ceremonial practice.

Discussion

Specific forms are characteristic of the dynamic, House or event.

See also