Re: heortling orlanthi initiation

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From: Jeff Richard <richaje_at_...>
Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 22:12:43 -0000

> So the central aspect of being a heortling only applies to the
men? The
> men experience standing against chaos, alone, yet with every other
> non-chaotic thing still in existance and beating it back, but the
women
> don't.

The central Heortling mystery as described in the initiation rituals only applies to men. Women have their own mysteries, but there is no woman's equivalent of Heort. Women may (or may not) experience the Unity Battle, but they do not experience the Second Son and the Star Heart. They probably do not experience IFWW, but then again maybe they do.

>Now I'm even more desperate to see a female version of the
> initiation.

There is not a female "version" of the initation - it would be the women's initation. Different mysteries, different rites.

> In addition, how does this work for Vingans and other female
> thunderbrothers?

Vingans get their own initiation rites (which take them down the storm path), but they don't go through the Heortling male rites.

Jeff