Peregrination

First Appearance and Context

The Peregrination is referenced during an account of the ancient liturgy’s origins, noting that after the destruction of Orithena the surviving theors “embarked on the Peregrination.” At that time the old aut fell into disuse.

Description and Role

“Peregrination” denotes a period of departure and wandering by the surviving scholarly community following the fall of Orithena. In narrative context it marks a break in continuity: an earlier ceremony is said to have lapsed during this time, later to be revived when the theors eventually withdrew into the maths.

Relationships and Functions

• Cause and milieu: triggered by the destruction of Orithena, prompting the surviving theors to depart.
• Cultural effect: associated with a cessation of an older aut, with later revivals occurring only after subsequent reorganizations of mathic life.

Current Status

A completed, historical episode. It is remembered in mathic histories and liturgical explanations as a major transition following Orithena’s fall; no ongoing activity is described so far.