THE APPRENTICE PROTOCOL

The Apprentice is HONORED BOUND to be loyal to his or her teacher. An apprentice is NEVER to DIVULGE any secret given to them by their teacher or that is within The Book Of Spitzalod without the expressed permission of their teacher or SO LONG AS THE APPRENTICE REMAINS UNDER HIS OR HER TEACHER. Unless, of course, your teacher has advised you or has given permission for you to share a certain assignment with someone else.

IF YOU ATTEND A WIZARDS CONVOCATION OR MEETING WITH YOUR TEACHER AS HIS OR HER SPECIAL APPRENTICE, YOU THE APPRENTICE WOULD BE STILL HONORED BOUND TO NEVER DIVULGE ANY SECRET OR KNOWLEDGE SEEN OR HEARD AT ANY SUCH EVENTS, WITHOUT THE EXPRESSED PERMISSION OF YOUR TEACHER. To do so would be to bring enormous DISHONOR and SHAME on your teacher. And you would had violated "THE LAW OF SORCERY" which states: "NEVER DRAW A WIZARDS BLOOD".

As an Apprentice if you agree to make a trip with, or give help to your teacher in any way, shape, form or fashion and you go back on your word or promise, you would have done HARM to your teacher and would have drawn your teachers blood symbolically. BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU AGREE TO FULFILL WITHIN ANY MANNER WITH YOUR TEACHER. Because you are HONORED BOUND to do whatever YOU PROMISE to do. NEVER GO BACK ON YOUR WORD (Your word is sacred, in the ancient traditions).

As an Apprentice you are FORBIDDEN TO ACCEPT INSTRUCTION at the hands of ANY OTHER TEACHER until YOU the Apprentice have been DULY INITIATED and or RELEASED from the instructions of your PRESENT TEACHER. An Apprentice is NEITHER TO CONSORT WITH OTHER Wiccans, Pagans, Wizards or Sorcerers who may seek to do HARM OR DAMAGE to His or Her Teacher.

As an Apprentice you are not a slave of your teacher. Harry Martin (The TomeMaster) had spoken to many Apprentices who had told him horror stories about being told to do something by their Teacher and when the Apprentice refused to do as they were told to do, their teacher had placed a Curse on them and done them harm. THIS IS NOT RIGHT NOR JUSTIFIED BY ANY TEACHER OF THE OCCULT PATHS OR OLD WAYS. And if an Apprentice is in this sort of relationship with his or her teacher whom had threaten to curse them for not performing something that a Apprentice doesn't see a good reason to do or perform, then I would advise said Apprentice to leave that Teacher at once.

I want to re-emphasize that the Apprentice is "NOT" a slave of his or her teacher. And while an Apprentice should always LISTEN to any and all suggestions from his or her Teacher, the Teacher IS NEVER TO THREATEN an Apprentice with occult harm for any reason, and especially if the Apprentice does not want to perform a certain occult task that would develop that Apprentice in their potential.

Now, the most well known problem with an Apprentice in both the Old Days, and in our present day and age, IS THE LACK OF COMMITMENT. Many Apprentices began their period of instructions with enthusiasm and great interest. And then in a few months these naturally bright individuals are gone. In most cases such Apprentices are content with the little bits of occult knowledge that they had learned while they were with their teacher. And they go on their way convinced that they have learned enough to become a very powerful Wizard or Sorceress without needing anymore help from an initiated practitioner of The Craft.

If it were that easy to become a powerful occult practitioner EVERYONE would be a powerful Wizard or Sorereress by now. The World is FULL of men and women who carry on as if they are GREAT and POWERFUL occult practitioners, but they are not because they lack "COMMITMENT" TO COMPLETE THEIR TRAINING PROGRAM AS AN APPRENTICE, BY WHATEVER MEANS.

Now, the protocol on "Initiation marks" is quite simple. When your Teacher think that you an Apprentice is ready to wear an initiation mark then that Teacher will tell the Apprentice it is time, "To Bear Thy Mark".

The final protocol is that the Apprentice is always to HONOR their TEACHER. Just because an Apprentice has been told that they may go as an independent and highly trained Wizard or Sorceress, does not give the Apprentice the privilege of ever bad mouthing or attempting to do any harm to their previous Teacher. The Wizard or Sorceress who had taught you as an Apprentice has given you the power to change your own destiny, and the destiny of others. Your teacher would have imparted part of their own magickal powers to YOU the Apprentice. And no matter where the Apprentice may travel in life or upon life's pathway they take a part of their Teacher with them. YOU ARE ALWAYS TO HONOR YOUR TEACHER AND PROTECT HIS OR HER GOOD NAME AND REPUTATION. If you do not, You would have drawn a Wizards Blood, and the Supernatural Powers of The Order of Spitzalod will punish you for committing such an unjustified offense against one of their Teachers or Mystics.