Lonelygirl15

[storyteller]

Taken from AC's Magick without Tears Chapter LII: Family: Public Enemy No. 1

In every Magical, or similar system, it is invariably the first condition which the Aspirant must fulfill: he must once and for all and for ever put his family outside his magical circle.

The whole chapter is basically an essay on how family keeps us from fulfilling our duty. Most interesting is this section:

If one's family were reasonable human beings, (But they never are, she sighed) one could perhaps do wiseliest by explaining the situation. "This Work of mine—you don't understand it, no need that you should—is the only important part of my life. I mean to be scrupulously careful of your feelings, and I see no reason why my chosen career should damage our relations. There is only one thing to remember: IF I ever get the faintest suspicion that you are opposing me, or condemning my plans, or interfering in any way, even with the best intentions, THEN—with a single blow I sever our relations, and for ever." "Well, that's really very nice of you, Holy One," you might say; "but you are not the only one to be considered, what about the Masters? Do they ride us on the snaffle? Tradition says not so."
This depends wholly on you. If you are a quite ordinary Aspirant, and a few dozen incarnations one way or the other don't make such a difference, then They presumably won't bother about you at all. In the course of centuries, Karma will roll out the creases.
But—suppose you are of those specially chosen to execute some necessary operation in the course of Their plans? Quite another pair of boots to tread that Path. Don't imagine that you are not on it yet, either, just because you happen to be in a mood of humility. A pawn may be more powerful than a Rook, in some positions.
However, even if you are not on it, you can start to-day. That is one of the matters that depends exclusively on you.
If you have already taken the appropriate and adequate Oath, well and good; if not, take it now!
What Oath?
To cross the Abyss, you have to give up "all that you have and all that you are." This Oath is unconditional: see The Vision and the Voice for details.
But for the present so much is neither desirable nor possible: in fact, you cannot genuinely realize what it means.
So you may content yourself with a simple, reasonable and intelligible Oath for the present: to devote "all that you have and all that you are" to the service of the Order.

I gotta wonder just how much Bree's parents ascribe to this.
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[iqfrenzy]

Agreed...I think Bree's parents may be involved. Please read my evidence that Bree will be killed on Nov. 11 post.