I, Peregrine Graye, hereby swear my lifelong loyalty to the Order of Hermes and its members.

I will not deprive nor attempt to deprive any member of the Order of his or her magickal power. I will not slay nor attempt to slay any member of the Order except in a justly executed Duel Thanatos. I understand that a Duel Thanatos is an open conflict between two magi, who may slay each other without breaking this oath, and that should I be slain in a Duel Thanatos no retribution shall fall on the magus who slays me.

I will abide by the decisions made by fair vote at Tribunal. I will have one vote at tribunal, and I will use it prudently. I will respect as equal the votes of all others at tribunal.

I will not endanger the order through my actions. I will not interfere with the affairs of mundanes and thereby bring ruin upon my sodales. I will not deal with devils, lest I imperil my soul and the souls of my sodales as well. I will not molest the faeries, lest their vengeance catch my sodales as well.

I will not use magic to spy on members of the Order of Hermes.

I will train apprentices who will swear to this code, and should any of them turn against the Order and my sodales, I will be the first to strike them. No apprentice of mine shall be called magus until he or she first swears to uphold this code.

I shall further the knowledge of the Order. If I am cast out, I ask my sodales to find me and slay me that my life may not continue in degradation and infamy.

The enemies of the Order are my enemies. The friends of the Order are my friends. The allies of the Order are my allies. Let us work as one, and grow hale and strong.

This I hereby swear on the 12th day of February, in the nineteen-hundredth and ninety-fifth year of Aquarius. Woe to them who try to tempt me to break this oath, and woe to me if I fall to the temptation.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

• APPRENTICE -- as yet unAwakened, being instructed
• 1st Degree/Novice -- performs trivial tasks, learns languages and basic paradigm
• 2nd Degree/Zelator -- studies Goetia, runs missions and errands
• 3rd Degree/Initiate --
• FELLOW/DISCIPLE -- must be an Adeptus Minor
• DEACON/REGENT -- Controls one chantry; must be an Adeptus Major, has permission to take appretices
• LORD/HIGH REGENT -- Controls a number of chantries, is responsible for all Hermetics in his Realm; must be a Master
• PONTIFEX -- there are only 49, each responsible for a vast geographical territory or a segment of government, industry, or religion; must be a Master
• COUNCILOR -- the Seven Masters of a House
• PRIMUS -- the leader of a House, often an Archmaster