Facts About The Mejestic Wolf - Forest Ostrander (best motivational books of all time .TXT) 📗

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Although wolf predation generally selects out the young, sick, old, weak, injured, and diseased members of prey, one needs to avoid the conclusion that wolves perform such services intentionally or purposely. Without even knowing it, the wolf culls out the weak animals leaving the strong to survive.
The wolf is an opportunist. Whatever meat is available the animal will eat, including refuse, carrion, bait, and fresh prey. There is no reason to believe that the wolf would purposely refuse to eat prime, healthy animals and choose only the inferior ones. Thus selection for the young, old, and otherwise inferior individuals can be thought of as a very mechanical process. It is the wolf's natural tendency to kill whatever prey it can- when the opportunity arises.
“Pact
Respect Elders,
Teach the young,
Hunt when you can,
Play when you want,
Rest In Between,
Work with the Pack,
Share your affection,
Leave your Mark,
Take care of the young for they are our future,
Never question your existence,
Keep your Spirit wild,
Be sociable,
Live life like play,
Love your freedom,
Live for the hunt,
Hunt to stay alive,
Move swiftly....Leave only tracks,

Nature's Law is to kill for prey and protection of our territory, which is the TimberMyst Clearing.
Fighting will NOT be tolerated, esp. by visitors.
Way of the Pack:
1. To join the Sweet Mystics, all loyalties must be to this pack and this pack alone. You are not allowed to belong to any other pack, if you are in the Sweet Mystics Pack.
2. If you are apart of the Sweet Mystics, you must leave all other wolf characters behind. If you are truly devoted to our family and the Sweet Mystics, it will be a sacrifice well made.
3. Approval must be given by Alpha upon request to court, mate, or breed.
4. Magic is not allowed within TimberMyst Clearing.
5. Keep personal rivalries out of the clearing.
6. Fighting is strongly discouraged within the clearing. Avoid fighting whenever you can. Do not provoke aggressive situations. Members are expected to show responsibility and self-control.
7. If you invite a friend into TimberMyst, you are responsible for their actions. You are expected to let them know what our pack is about and make sure they know the rules as a visitor to our home.
8. We like to remain as natural as possible, do not add unnatural characteristics to your wolfen-self, please follow the Way of the Wolf.
9. If there is a problem that concerns a Wolf's Assessmentship, Membership, the welfare of the Pack, or the harmony within TimberMyst that cannot be dealt with by the Sentinel(s) alone or there is no Sentinel ranked, do NOT hesitate to speak to the Alphas. If the Sentry feels a situation is above their abilities or warrents higher authority, they should know to seek counsil as needed before taking action.
Added 11/9/01 Revised 3/02/03

Channel Rules:
1. No idling. If you are away please mark your nick away or AFK. Just as a warning, if you are caught "sleeping", you may be ambushed by a member. So be alert! ;)
Visitors & Assessments in Waiting: After one hour, regardless of your nick, you will be kicked. If you know in advance that you may be away for a long period of time, it's best to depart from the channel and rejoin once you are back.
2. No Sex/Perv channels while within #soulwolves; automatic kick/ban. Members/Assessments will be routinely /whois in and out of #soulwolves. If a Member or Assessment is using their wolfen nick within inappropriate channels, they will be removed of their status.
3. Swearing is not allowed In Character or Out of Character, including 'damn' and 'hell'. We are a family channel and have a diverse group here.
4. No flooding; automatic kick/ban
5. No scripts; by scripts we mean automated responses like bot scripts, or mp3 scripts, or away scripts, etc etc
6. No multi-charactering in #soulwolves, which means only play onewolf character at a time. If you need to change characters, please part and rejoin after the nick change.
Visitors: No Cloning.
Pack Members: If you need to change your nick due to another channel, you should open up a new IRC client in order to keep your regular nick in #soulwolves.
7. Any arguements bring to PM (private message).
8. OOC (Out of Character) please use brackets, like ( ). OOC talk is not discouraged; we wish to know and learn everyone as hooman and as wolf alike. However, when there is active IC wolfing going on in the clearing, please be respectful and move OOC chat to the (Out of Clearing) channel #Soul_OOC. revised 7/23/04
9. No advertising
Exceptions
1. Websites/channels relating to Sweet Mystics.
2. The Sweet Mystics wolf pack wish to support and help the wild wolf in any way possible. Invitations to visit websites relating to wolf support groups, petitions etc. is acceptable.
10. Only Assessments, Honored Guests, and fellow Alphas are given +. Some Honored Guests may earn @.
11. All Pack Members log to #soulwolves

Fair Warning will be given if Rules are not followed. If after Warning there is no change, the result will be Kick and/or Ban.

Overall, please be respectful within our home and have fun!

Humans and other animals:


Humans are not welcomed within TimberMyst. Those who choose to enter our clearing as a human, please be aware you will be asked to leave or roleplay as a wolf. TimberMyst clearing is set in an isolated area located in Canada away from human interaction. Please respect our ways.

Other animals are welcomed to visit our clearing, so long as they understand the relationship with the wolf, be it prey or non-prey species. As we are wolves, we will react accordingly Please be aware of the animals that belong in Canada and those that do not. Also remember, we are a peaceful pack and do not welcome fighting. Those who come into our home to roleplay an attack, choose else where.

Members and Full Assessments are to PM unrealistic characters or unnatural characters to Canada, including humans, dragons, etc. and request them to leave the channel or join as a Wolfen character and respect our ways

Assessments:
Assessment in Waiting:
This is the time where wolves get to know the members of the Sweet Mystics, learn the Way of the Pack, and become familar with TimberMyst. Wolves should become regulars of the clearing during this time. Much patience and understanding is needed in learning what the Sweet Mystics are about. Assessments in Waiting may hunt during Group Hunts (large prey) if invited by Alpha or Beta. This waiting period can last from weeks to months. It all depends on the actions of each individual wolf, for wolves are not grouped into time periods. The Alpha and Beta decide who is ready to advance and when.

Full Assessments:
Once it is shown that the Assessment in Waiting is serious in wishing to join, and understands the rules, they are advanced to Full Assessment Status. These wolves are expected to show knowledge of the Way of the Pack, as well as the way of the Wolf. The Pack will evaluate the wolf during this time and watch how well they greet visitors and interact within TimberMyst. Full Assessments may hunt during group hunts. The Alpha chooses when the assessment period is over. Be aware not all assessments will be accepted.

ALL Assessments will be given voice (+v)
Please visit our Joining page for more info. Click Here.
Departing the Sweet Mystics:
Probation for Assessmentship (Full and in Waiting):
If on any occasion an Assessment is dropped/removed from status for any reason and at one point or another wishes to return as Assessment, the Alpha will give a probation period of unmarked time in which they will watch and reevaluate the wolf then decide whether or not to reenstate their Assessmentship. This can only happen ONE time. If they are dropped/removed a second time they may not join the Pack.
As Member:
If specific conditions are met, a former Member may be approved for Re-Evaluation to rejoin the Sweet Mystics. If one departs for a second time, they may not Ever become a Member again under any nick at anytime. Wolves are not always accepted back into the Pack. Only one chance will be given IF approved for a Re-Evaluation Period. See Re-Evaluation Section
Re-Evaluation
Former Members may be eligible for Re-Evaluation if:
1. 3 months have passed since their intial departure.
2. Alpha and Beta's permission is granted for Re-Evaluation.
3. Council with the former Member is given by Alpha and Beta prior to beginning Re-Evaluation Period.

In order to Re-join the Pack;
ALL Members must accept the Re-Evaluated wolf back into the Pack. The rank of Omega will be given to the Re-Evaluated wolf upon acceptance. This rank will not be permanent.

Rejection;
If the former Member was requested to leave the Pack by Alpha/Beta or left the Pack under disrespectful circumstances, they may not be eligible for Re-Evaluation.
Inactivity
Inactivity is defined as absence from the clearing for 2 weeks or more without the Alpha or Beta aware of the situation.

Pack Members and Full Assessments will be placed as "Inactive" until regularly visiting the clearing again. When Alpha and Beta are aware, Pack Members and Full Assessments will be given 'Leave of Absence' for the time they are away. If you need a 'Leave of Absence', tell us. You can tell us that its a personal reason and thats fine, just let us know you're going to be away. Thats all we ask. If away for an unexplained period of over 2 months, Full Assessments will be removed and placed back into Assessment in Waiting status.

Assessments in Waiting will be dropped of their status. Upon their return if they wish to still join the pack, they may be renamed 'Assessment in Waiting' when they become regular visitors of the clearing again.

Lost Members;
If a Member is away for more than 3 months without any contact with the Pack, they will be placed as a 'Lost Member'. Lost Members are extreme cases of absence. Upon the return of the Lost Member, those under 'Leave of Absence' (meaning the Alpha was aware of their absence) will be welcomed back as Full Member and those under 'Inactive' status (meaning the Alpha was not aware they were going to be absent this long) will need a valid explanation of their absence to return as Full Member.
Merging with Another Pack
Merging is a special condition where two Packs unite in the hopes to become stronger together and bring further bonds into the Pack. The Sweet Mystics have special conditions upon agreeing to merge with another Pack. The Pack requesting to merge must agree for the Sweet Mystics to remain as is including Pack name, members status, rules, and functioning of the Sweet Mystics. The Members of the merging Pack will be advanced to Full Assessments status upon acceptance of the merger, with the 'Assessment in Waiting' period waved. Agreement and much thought goes into merging with another Pack. The only known Pack to have merged with the Sweet Mystics are the Moon Dancers.


Courting, Mating, and Breeding:
Mating is not the most important part of a wolf's life, though when discussed it is taken with most seriousness because wolves are expected to mate for life and it is a huge decision within the Sweet Mystics. Keep in mind, having a mate should not be a priority of Wolf-Roleplay and many see