Mathic World

First Appearance and Context

The mathic world denotes the social and institutional life within the walls, contrasted with the worldly realm outside in the Sæculum. The term is used in reference works and everyday speech to frame how cloistered practice differs from outside customs and authorities.

Concept and Description

The mathic world comprises Avout communities living under a shared Discipline. Life emphasizes restrained devices, study, liturgy, and craft within cloistered grounds. Formal discourse defaults to Orth; outside‑facing conversation commonly shifts to vernacular speech when needed.

Use in Current Discourse

Recent accounts describe how the mathic world operates when exceptional travel is ordered: - Under a Convox, many Evoked avout assemble and travel together so they can preserve the Discipline within their Peregrin group. By contrast, Voco is understood to send a single avout out, making preservation of the Discipline harder. - Practical measures reported include pairing more extramuros‑fluent Tenners with Hundreders for language and logistics, using outside drivers, and holding working discussions in Orth with ad hoc translation for non‑speakers. These details are presented as participants’ practice rather than rules written in liturgy.

Related Concepts and Affiliations

• Counterpart: the Sæculum, the worldly realm outside the walls.
• Inhabitants and language: avout communities and Orth as the formal register.
• Rites and movements: Voco and Convox (with travel conducted as Peregrin).

Current Status

The mathic world remains cloistered and regulated by the Discipline. In the present situation, many avout are reported to be traveling toward a designated Convox in organized groups while those remaining continue ordinary observances inside the walls.