Concerning laughter and belonging

1 Let Sacred Play loosen the grip of a claim, not tighten the grip of a group.

2 A concern needeth not become amusing before it deserves an answer.

3 When a joke hath been made at the expense of access, dignity, or consent, answer the practical concern without demanding applause.

4 Let no participant’s worth depend upon laughing with the Founder.

5 The Society shall not assign a lower grade of being to those who retain the identity Human or decline the identity Snake Person.

6 Difference is not evidence of inferiority.

7 Let the host be able to say plainly: That did not answer thy question.

8 When criticism is inconvenient, let inconvenience be noticed rather than turned into a diagnosis of the critic.

9 No title, office, donation, or cleverness exempteth a person from these expectations.

10 A religion that can laugh at itself must also hear the person who is not laughing.

1 Let a preference be spoken where its disclosure is freely chosen.

2 Let an offer state what is offered, rather than conceal a debt to be collected later.

3 Ask what would help, and believe that an offered kindness may be declined.

4 Do not confuse a dietary restriction, disability accommodation, or safety boundary with the vanity of a demanding guest.

5 The love of excellent sound conferreth no authority over another’s need for quiet.

6 Prepare for the future without requiring the observer to live every feared future beforehand.

7 Honor Change without commanding endless novelty.

8 Retain a useful rhythm without calling it compulsory.