Queen of Swords

I hadn't been sure how to characterize magical initiations. I would think they might be considered a sub-category, since if they take they do change you profoundly.

Certainly my recent experience has been that the ritual of initiation itself is not painful, but the ripple effects can be.

Non-magical initiations may not always make you "face your shit" but the after-effects can be profoundly disruptive to your established patterns/lifestyle/relationships.

Clearly this requires a lot more pondering on my part.