Draconic Code of Honor; What is it? and Why we must follow it...
The Draconic Tradition has a Code of Honor that the Dragons themselves laid out long ago. It is a set of moral values that the Dragons look for among the human practitioners who attempt to work with them. This code is more than just a set of rules you must follow in your magickal workings, it is a way of life. Incorporating this set of values into your life will do so much more than just allow you to work with Dragons.
This moral code can and will enhance every aspect of your life.
If you search around the web you will find many versions of this code. Some short and some quite lengthy. I have found that in my dealings with Dragons, there are only 3 things that they are concerned with... from these three Virtues all other notable characteristics flow...
This then, is my personal version of the Code...
Most Traditions of Wicca follow some version of the Wiccan Rede:
"An it Harm None, Do as ye' will"
For those who wish to work with Dragons, you will find that this simple rule is not enough. Dragons themselves tend to be very Virtuous and require these same Virtues in the practitioners they work with. If you are familiar with the Faerie Path, and working with the Fae Folk, you will already know & understand why this virtues are required.
There are only 4 parts to this Code. But these 4 things can & will change you life.
This moral code can and will enhance every aspect of your life.
If you search around the web you will find many versions of this code. Some short and some quite lengthy. I have found that in my dealings with Dragons, there are only 3 things that they are concerned with... from these three Virtues all other notable characteristics flow...
This then, is my personal version of the Code...
Most Traditions of Wicca follow some version of the Wiccan Rede:
"An it Harm None, Do as ye' will"
For those who wish to work with Dragons, you will find that this simple rule is not enough. Dragons themselves tend to be very Virtuous and require these same Virtues in the practitioners they work with. If you are familiar with the Faerie Path, and working with the Fae Folk, you will already know & understand why this virtues are required.
There are only 4 parts to this Code. But these 4 things can & will change you life.
Wicca Dreamers: Draconic Code of Honor
1: Loyalty:
The number one rule.
Definition of Loyalty:
Loyalty is Faithfulness or a Devotion to a person, country, group, or cause.
Josiah Royce in his 1908 book The Philosophy of Loyalty presented a different definition of the concept. According to Royce, loyalty is a virtue, indeed a primary virtue, "the heart of all the virtues, the central duty amongst all the duties". Royce presents loyalty, which he defines at length, as the basic moral principle from which all other principles can be derived. The short definition that he gives of the idea is that loyalty is "the willing and practical and thoroughgoing devotion of a person to a cause". Loyalty is thoroughgoing in that it is not merely a casual interest but a wholehearted commitment to a cause.
This includes Loyalty to Yourself, to your Family, to your Clan...as well as to Nature.
This includes all the Creatures of Nature. That means... Animals, Plants, Trees, and even Rocks, as well as the Nature Spirits which surround us.
For any of you who walk a Fae path (Faerie Magick) You will already understand how the Fae react to Human Kind. Well, Dragons are a large part of the faerie Realm, indeed they are the Guardians and Gatekeepers. When you first start working with the Faeries it can take quite a bit of work to encourage them to work with you. Offerings must be left. You must prove your different from almost the entire human race, in that you are Loyal, Honest, Courageous and Most Of All, you must prove that you are Awake, a Child of Light, Aware of Reality. Because the Fae do not work with anyone who is closed-off and Mundane...and Neither do the Dragons.
The number one rule.
Definition of Loyalty:
Loyalty is Faithfulness or a Devotion to a person, country, group, or cause.
Josiah Royce in his 1908 book The Philosophy of Loyalty presented a different definition of the concept. According to Royce, loyalty is a virtue, indeed a primary virtue, "the heart of all the virtues, the central duty amongst all the duties". Royce presents loyalty, which he defines at length, as the basic moral principle from which all other principles can be derived. The short definition that he gives of the idea is that loyalty is "the willing and practical and thoroughgoing devotion of a person to a cause". Loyalty is thoroughgoing in that it is not merely a casual interest but a wholehearted commitment to a cause.
This includes Loyalty to Yourself, to your Family, to your Clan...as well as to Nature.
This includes all the Creatures of Nature. That means... Animals, Plants, Trees, and even Rocks, as well as the Nature Spirits which surround us.
For any of you who walk a Fae path (Faerie Magick) You will already understand how the Fae react to Human Kind. Well, Dragons are a large part of the faerie Realm, indeed they are the Guardians and Gatekeepers. When you first start working with the Faeries it can take quite a bit of work to encourage them to work with you. Offerings must be left. You must prove your different from almost the entire human race, in that you are Loyal, Honest, Courageous and Most Of All, you must prove that you are Awake, a Child of Light, Aware of Reality. Because the Fae do not work with anyone who is closed-off and Mundane...and Neither do the Dragons.
2: Honesty:
Definition of Honesty:
Honesty refers to a facet of moral character and connotes positive and virtuous attributes such as integrity, truthfulness, and straightforwardness, including straightforwardness of conduct, along with the absence of lying, cheating, theft, etc. Furthermore, honesty means being trustworthy, loyal, fair, and sincere.
Be honest with yourself and others and let them know you will not accept anything but honesty in return. You should always be above reproach or criticism in the eyes of the world.
Sometimes this can be a very hard step to adhere to. There are so many facets in our lives where the need to lie is automatic. Take for instance... someone close to you cooks you a meal, and it's horrible. Or they make a craft project that looks like a giant turd... Or your boss asks you how they look in a certain outfit... These are all valid reasons for a little white lie...
We often Lie to ourselves as well, and for equally valid reasons...say someone hurts your feelings, many people make excuses for their children (I know I have) and basically lie to themselves "Oh, he didn't mean it, he was just mad"
I'm sure there are millions of reasons that we lie to ourselves.
And then there are those of us who lie to cover something up...
Or lie to protect themselves...
There's a million reasons why we lie to others for nefarious reasons.
Being Honest with ourselves is often the hardest part to enforce. They say this is the hardest step for any practitioner to take. But it is a necessary step for those who wish to work with Dragons. Most Dragons value a person's Honesty above all else... They say that an Honest person is hard to find, and once found should be nurtured and guarded...
Always remember that the fury and excitement of the moment can play havoc with the truth. To keep one's head in any situation is a virtue.
Definition of Honesty:
Honesty refers to a facet of moral character and connotes positive and virtuous attributes such as integrity, truthfulness, and straightforwardness, including straightforwardness of conduct, along with the absence of lying, cheating, theft, etc. Furthermore, honesty means being trustworthy, loyal, fair, and sincere.
Be honest with yourself and others and let them know you will not accept anything but honesty in return. You should always be above reproach or criticism in the eyes of the world.
Sometimes this can be a very hard step to adhere to. There are so many facets in our lives where the need to lie is automatic. Take for instance... someone close to you cooks you a meal, and it's horrible. Or they make a craft project that looks like a giant turd... Or your boss asks you how they look in a certain outfit... These are all valid reasons for a little white lie...
We often Lie to ourselves as well, and for equally valid reasons...say someone hurts your feelings, many people make excuses for their children (I know I have) and basically lie to themselves "Oh, he didn't mean it, he was just mad"
I'm sure there are millions of reasons that we lie to ourselves.
And then there are those of us who lie to cover something up...
Or lie to protect themselves...
There's a million reasons why we lie to others for nefarious reasons.
Being Honest with ourselves is often the hardest part to enforce. They say this is the hardest step for any practitioner to take. But it is a necessary step for those who wish to work with Dragons. Most Dragons value a person's Honesty above all else... They say that an Honest person is hard to find, and once found should be nurtured and guarded...
Always remember that the fury and excitement of the moment can play havoc with the truth. To keep one's head in any situation is a virtue.
3: Courageous:
Definition of Courageous:
The quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear; bravery.
Fearlessness, dauntlessness, intrepidity, pluck, spirit. Courage, bravery, valor, bravado refer to qualities of spirit and conduct. Courage permits one to face extreme dangers and difficulties without fear: to take (or lose ) courage. Bravery implies true courage with daring and an intrepid boldness: bravery in a battle. Valor implies heroic courage: valor in fighting for the right. Bravado: is a pretentious, swaggering display of courage.
Try always to be prepared for whatever the future may bring. Life with all of its joys, sorrows, and secrets is to be embraced and experienced to the fullest, You must have the Courage to face your life headon. The virtue of Courage is evident in all aspects of the Draconic Practitioner's life.
Knowing when to stand-up and when to stand-down is very important to maintaining this step.
Sometimes walking away from conflict can be the hardest (and yet most courageous) step to take.
You must be able to face your fears, whatever they are, and overcome them. This can be anything from a fear of heights, to a fear of spiders or clowns.
~My Personal Fear was clowns. Over the course of the last few years I overcame this fear, and now Evil Clowns are among my fiercest of guardians ~
Definition of Courageous:
The quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear; bravery.
Fearlessness, dauntlessness, intrepidity, pluck, spirit. Courage, bravery, valor, bravado refer to qualities of spirit and conduct. Courage permits one to face extreme dangers and difficulties without fear: to take (or lose ) courage. Bravery implies true courage with daring and an intrepid boldness: bravery in a battle. Valor implies heroic courage: valor in fighting for the right. Bravado: is a pretentious, swaggering display of courage.
Try always to be prepared for whatever the future may bring. Life with all of its joys, sorrows, and secrets is to be embraced and experienced to the fullest, You must have the Courage to face your life headon. The virtue of Courage is evident in all aspects of the Draconic Practitioner's life.
Knowing when to stand-up and when to stand-down is very important to maintaining this step.
Sometimes walking away from conflict can be the hardest (and yet most courageous) step to take.
You must be able to face your fears, whatever they are, and overcome them. This can be anything from a fear of heights, to a fear of spiders or clowns.
~My Personal Fear was clowns. Over the course of the last few years I overcame this fear, and now Evil Clowns are among my fiercest of guardians ~
4: Being Awake:
Definition of Being Awake:
Wakefulness, the state of being conscious.
Wakefulness is a daily recurring brain state and state of consciousness in which an individual is conscious and engages in coherent cognitive and behavioral response to the external world such as communication, ambulation, eating, and sex. Being awake is the opposite of the state of being asleep in which most external inputs to the brain are excluded from neural processing.
Think about that for a moment...
Being conscious...
Engaging and Reacting to External Stimuli...
Coherent Cognitive and Behavioral Responses...
It is very easy for people to shut down and rely on an inner autopilot to cruise through their daily lives. Especially if you have a boring job, a routine homelife and nothing to break up your mundane life.
Being Awake within your everyday life is part of Being Awake...
You must shut the autopilot off... it's as simple as that.
The past is behind us.
The Future is ahead of us.
This Moment, This is happening NOW.
But, what we are really talking about here is more of a Spiritual Awakening.
Definition of Spiritual Awakening:
A spiritual awakening usually involves a realization or opening to a sacred dimension of reality and may or may not be a religious experience. Often a spiritual awakening has lasting effects upon one's life. The term "spiritual awakening" may be used to refer to any of a wide range of experiences including being born again, near-death experiences, and mystical experiences such as liberation and enlightenment.
More and more people are awakening spiritually and are longing for more than is available in the material world.
This list has been gathered through my own experiences, in addition to other sources.
Check and see which of these you recognize or are currently experiencing:
• An increase in occurrences - (there aren't any coincidences) An increase in psychic, mediumistic, clairvoyant, and intuitive skills, and the ability to recognize these occurrences.
• Acute sensitivity to negative energy around specific people or environments. This is an ability that many people who are draw to a magickal path already possess, if not it soon becomes natural to practitioners of the craft.
• A desire to "find yourself", change your social group, behavior, job etc. Sudden extreme sensitivity to people or crowds. You may find that your once sociable nature suddenly disappears and you simply cannot bear to be with certain friends, family members, colleagues, or coworkers.
• Sudden awareness of recurring patterns or relationships- A noticeable inability to tolerate someone with whom you have had a previously close relationship.
• Sudden inexplicable panic or anxiety attacks occurring at any time with no valid reason. A feeling that something has changed within you.
• Acute sensitivity to shopping malls or crowded environments such as restaurants, clubs, festivals, and so on.
• Extreme sensitivity to mobile and digital phones, laptops, computers, wireless routers, and all microwave technology, as well as certain types of lighting. Electricity flows through the air and disrupts natural energy patterns.
• Zoning out for long periods of time with an overpowering need to sit and do nothing. (This often occurs as a result of our consciousness spending increasing amounts of time in the fourth and fifth dimensions.)
• Changes in your energy levels-The need to rest and sleep for much longer than usual or sudden insomnia in normally sound sleepers.
• Falling asleep and then waking in the middle of the night at or around the same time, feeling wide awake and needing to be up, and oddly not being tired the next day as expected. This is a sign of your consciousness adapting to new cycles of activity. Becoming more aware of the Fae Realms causes this as well.
• Strange electrical energy coursing through the body or body parts like legs or arms. (This is caused by the raised awareness of Universal Energies which flow through Everything. These energies assist in the process of rewiring the physical and Light-Body in order to carry higher vibrating energies.)
• A whole range of physical experiences caused by detoxification as the body continues to release years of physical, karmic, emotional, and mental toxic waste, producing symptoms including: fatigue and exhaustion; excess thirst; stomach upsets, including cramps, headaches, especially at the base of the skull and migraines with pains over the crown and in one or both eyes; muscle, neck, and shoulder pains.
• Dizziness, balance problems, and feeling spacey (triggered by being in higher states of consciousness).
• Shaking.
• Increased appetite, either putting on weight, maintaining it or losing it no matter how much or little you eat. (This is because the body needs huge amounts of fuel for the process of shifting from the third to fifth dimensional frequency.)
• Sudden cravings for foods and beverages you have not wanted or eaten for years or since childhood. (This helps us to release memories of stored trauma, or connects us to a pleasant memory which creates a momentary shift in our consciousness to enable a release to take place.)
. A Stronger Connection to Nature,
. Quicker Manifestations
. A Change in what you read, watch on TV, hobbies
You should closely scrutinize the things that happen in your life over the next 30 days or so. Being Awake and in the Moment will aid you immensely in this process.
There are 3 stages to Spiritual Awakening, these stages or experiences create a defined change in the consciousness of the practitioner. Each of these stages can happen over time or with their own small spiritual awakening. It is a process that evolves over time.
Stage 1:
Softening the intellect and ego:
This process is done by actively exploring the ideas and understandings, essentially becoming conversant with the ideas, bringing a sense of acceptance and ultimately leading to an acceptance of safety for the individual.
The key to moving beyond this stage is to accept the safely of the person to allow this information as real and valuable. Much of the information in ‘spiritual’ understanding is asked to be taken on faith, ultimately given such an intellectuality lead society, most people cannot do this enough to accept their full safety in taking their exploration further. Only an initial intellectual understanding, to some degree, will lead to a willing conscious exploration going further, without this the person becomes scared and contracts their awakening and their motivation to take this further is withdrawn.
Success comes when the person intellectuality accepts a world view and regards it as safe for them to explore further, until that point, the awakening is halted.
Stage 2:
Awakening to the inner senses:
This experience is gaining information from the ‘inner’ reality rather than just the intellectuality accepted reality. There is obviously more information on the ‘spiritual’ path in the inner realms of reality: the search for the self does happen within the 5 sense world, it is an inner journey of self discovery. These inner senses then, bring information to the person that cannot be immediately confirmed by the intellect, requiring the person to validate their own inner communications as real. A feeling or gut instinct is information gained from the inner reality by the inner senses.
In truth, owing to the true nature of the identity of which you are a part, each person is wholly and naturally conversant with their own inner intuitive and psychic senses, the key to stage 2 in the awakening process is to Consciously Accept this as VALID information and a valid process. The key benefit here is that in accepting the information as valid and real, the person accepts their own inner identity as real and valid: a major step in the awakening process.
Step 3:
Becoming Conscious of Self:
Full conscious awakening is the final step in this process involving the bringing together of both ‘inner’ and ‘outer’ reality and conscious use of that information. Once a person accepts that their identity in fact ‘straddles’ inner and outer reality and that they can gain valid information both aspects of their experience the full awakening process is starting. Once again, this process can take years or moments to unfold but this awakening is the final process in the ‘soul’ awakening to itself, which is of course, the person waking up to who they really are, the soul in flesh.
This final step brings with it an unconditional change within the person where they are consciously aware of their identity as separate independent but in co-operation with the physical body, whilst being consciously aware of their broader identity.
Full Spiritual Awakening:
Full awakening, the conscious awareness in all moments, of our true nature and deeper identities is the goal of the spiritual path in the human experience. At some point, we will all lead awakened lives as a species, we are experiencing the small leading edge of that process flowering into awareness at this time.
Full spiritual awakening to your own Spiritual Identity is to become your higher self while being human, something that is perfectly possible, achievable and completely natural for anyone who wants to experience that aspect of themselves.
Some of the above information was gathered from;Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dictionary.com
As well as various other sites.
The last part of Spiritual Awakening was gathered from thedreamwecallearth, which is an amazing site about Spiritual Awakening... I encourage anyone who is interested in achieving this important step to visit this site: http://thedreamwecallearth.com/the-3-steps-of-spiritual-awakening
Definition of Being Awake:
Wakefulness, the state of being conscious.
Wakefulness is a daily recurring brain state and state of consciousness in which an individual is conscious and engages in coherent cognitive and behavioral response to the external world such as communication, ambulation, eating, and sex. Being awake is the opposite of the state of being asleep in which most external inputs to the brain are excluded from neural processing.
Think about that for a moment...
Being conscious...
Engaging and Reacting to External Stimuli...
Coherent Cognitive and Behavioral Responses...
It is very easy for people to shut down and rely on an inner autopilot to cruise through their daily lives. Especially if you have a boring job, a routine homelife and nothing to break up your mundane life.
Being Awake within your everyday life is part of Being Awake...
You must shut the autopilot off... it's as simple as that.
The past is behind us.
The Future is ahead of us.
This Moment, This is happening NOW.
But, what we are really talking about here is more of a Spiritual Awakening.
Definition of Spiritual Awakening:
A spiritual awakening usually involves a realization or opening to a sacred dimension of reality and may or may not be a religious experience. Often a spiritual awakening has lasting effects upon one's life. The term "spiritual awakening" may be used to refer to any of a wide range of experiences including being born again, near-death experiences, and mystical experiences such as liberation and enlightenment.
More and more people are awakening spiritually and are longing for more than is available in the material world.
This list has been gathered through my own experiences, in addition to other sources.
Check and see which of these you recognize or are currently experiencing:
• An increase in occurrences - (there aren't any coincidences) An increase in psychic, mediumistic, clairvoyant, and intuitive skills, and the ability to recognize these occurrences.
• Acute sensitivity to negative energy around specific people or environments. This is an ability that many people who are draw to a magickal path already possess, if not it soon becomes natural to practitioners of the craft.
• A desire to "find yourself", change your social group, behavior, job etc. Sudden extreme sensitivity to people or crowds. You may find that your once sociable nature suddenly disappears and you simply cannot bear to be with certain friends, family members, colleagues, or coworkers.
• Sudden awareness of recurring patterns or relationships- A noticeable inability to tolerate someone with whom you have had a previously close relationship.
• Sudden inexplicable panic or anxiety attacks occurring at any time with no valid reason. A feeling that something has changed within you.
• Acute sensitivity to shopping malls or crowded environments such as restaurants, clubs, festivals, and so on.
• Extreme sensitivity to mobile and digital phones, laptops, computers, wireless routers, and all microwave technology, as well as certain types of lighting. Electricity flows through the air and disrupts natural energy patterns.
• Zoning out for long periods of time with an overpowering need to sit and do nothing. (This often occurs as a result of our consciousness spending increasing amounts of time in the fourth and fifth dimensions.)
• Changes in your energy levels-The need to rest and sleep for much longer than usual or sudden insomnia in normally sound sleepers.
• Falling asleep and then waking in the middle of the night at or around the same time, feeling wide awake and needing to be up, and oddly not being tired the next day as expected. This is a sign of your consciousness adapting to new cycles of activity. Becoming more aware of the Fae Realms causes this as well.
• Strange electrical energy coursing through the body or body parts like legs or arms. (This is caused by the raised awareness of Universal Energies which flow through Everything. These energies assist in the process of rewiring the physical and Light-Body in order to carry higher vibrating energies.)
• A whole range of physical experiences caused by detoxification as the body continues to release years of physical, karmic, emotional, and mental toxic waste, producing symptoms including: fatigue and exhaustion; excess thirst; stomach upsets, including cramps, headaches, especially at the base of the skull and migraines with pains over the crown and in one or both eyes; muscle, neck, and shoulder pains.
• Dizziness, balance problems, and feeling spacey (triggered by being in higher states of consciousness).
• Shaking.
• Increased appetite, either putting on weight, maintaining it or losing it no matter how much or little you eat. (This is because the body needs huge amounts of fuel for the process of shifting from the third to fifth dimensional frequency.)
• Sudden cravings for foods and beverages you have not wanted or eaten for years or since childhood. (This helps us to release memories of stored trauma, or connects us to a pleasant memory which creates a momentary shift in our consciousness to enable a release to take place.)
. A Stronger Connection to Nature,
. Quicker Manifestations
. A Change in what you read, watch on TV, hobbies
You should closely scrutinize the things that happen in your life over the next 30 days or so. Being Awake and in the Moment will aid you immensely in this process.
There are 3 stages to Spiritual Awakening, these stages or experiences create a defined change in the consciousness of the practitioner. Each of these stages can happen over time or with their own small spiritual awakening. It is a process that evolves over time.
Stage 1:
Softening the intellect and ego:
This process is done by actively exploring the ideas and understandings, essentially becoming conversant with the ideas, bringing a sense of acceptance and ultimately leading to an acceptance of safety for the individual.
The key to moving beyond this stage is to accept the safely of the person to allow this information as real and valuable. Much of the information in ‘spiritual’ understanding is asked to be taken on faith, ultimately given such an intellectuality lead society, most people cannot do this enough to accept their full safety in taking their exploration further. Only an initial intellectual understanding, to some degree, will lead to a willing conscious exploration going further, without this the person becomes scared and contracts their awakening and their motivation to take this further is withdrawn.
Success comes when the person intellectuality accepts a world view and regards it as safe for them to explore further, until that point, the awakening is halted.
Stage 2:
Awakening to the inner senses:
This experience is gaining information from the ‘inner’ reality rather than just the intellectuality accepted reality. There is obviously more information on the ‘spiritual’ path in the inner realms of reality: the search for the self does happen within the 5 sense world, it is an inner journey of self discovery. These inner senses then, bring information to the person that cannot be immediately confirmed by the intellect, requiring the person to validate their own inner communications as real. A feeling or gut instinct is information gained from the inner reality by the inner senses.
In truth, owing to the true nature of the identity of which you are a part, each person is wholly and naturally conversant with their own inner intuitive and psychic senses, the key to stage 2 in the awakening process is to Consciously Accept this as VALID information and a valid process. The key benefit here is that in accepting the information as valid and real, the person accepts their own inner identity as real and valid: a major step in the awakening process.
Step 3:
Becoming Conscious of Self:
Full conscious awakening is the final step in this process involving the bringing together of both ‘inner’ and ‘outer’ reality and conscious use of that information. Once a person accepts that their identity in fact ‘straddles’ inner and outer reality and that they can gain valid information both aspects of their experience the full awakening process is starting. Once again, this process can take years or moments to unfold but this awakening is the final process in the ‘soul’ awakening to itself, which is of course, the person waking up to who they really are, the soul in flesh.
This final step brings with it an unconditional change within the person where they are consciously aware of their identity as separate independent but in co-operation with the physical body, whilst being consciously aware of their broader identity.
Full Spiritual Awakening:
Full awakening, the conscious awareness in all moments, of our true nature and deeper identities is the goal of the spiritual path in the human experience. At some point, we will all lead awakened lives as a species, we are experiencing the small leading edge of that process flowering into awareness at this time.
Full spiritual awakening to your own Spiritual Identity is to become your higher self while being human, something that is perfectly possible, achievable and completely natural for anyone who wants to experience that aspect of themselves.
Some of the above information was gathered from;Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dictionary.com
As well as various other sites.
The last part of Spiritual Awakening was gathered from thedreamwecallearth, which is an amazing site about Spiritual Awakening... I encourage anyone who is interested in achieving this important step to visit this site: http://thedreamwecallearth.com/the-3-steps-of-spiritual-awakening