Maintaining secrecy?

[KSUViolet06]

I value my ritual very much, but here's something to think about. Someone could theoretically read your entire ritual book and STILL not *know* anything. To a non-member, they are just words.

[BigRedBeta]

Jocelyn, I agree a lot with what you said. I've heard/seen secrets of other groups and it's a pretty hohum sort of thing, one of those "well, that's...nice". It doesn't really mean that much to me because it's not my organization.

I think that for GDI's the mystery gets to them and there is a bigger wonderment at what the letters mean, finding out the handshake, and those sorts of things. When you have your own symbols to appreciate, the symbols of others are less a wonder. I understand the attachment and respect that the organization is dear to the individual just as I want my own membership respected.

[tunatartare]

Echoing what BigRedBeta said, a lot of it depends on the person who learns the secrets as well. I know some things that I shouldn't know about several organizations. Yet when I was told this stuff, I really just didn't care. It may mean something to a lot of people, but it means nothing to me. I could've found out more stuff had I wanted to, but I just didn't care to.

[adpiucf]

There's no way to stop this or prevent someone from learning secrets from a loose-lipped member, other than to educate your new members on the importance of secrecy and discretion.

If a non-member approaches you with one of your secrets, you can laugh them off and tell them they're way off-base.