Worked at Autistic Central all weekend and now I am back at Mission Control to late for a surf but looking forwards to the morning, after a good sleep i'll catch me some waves.
Enjoying reading 'A New Mind' by Daniel Pink, he seems to be anticipating a new kind of brain to cope with the changes in the economic world, fortunately he describes mine.
He sees the move as utilizing, these components,

Design
Story
Symphony
Empathy
Play
Meaning

Any corporation want to sign me up, I'm here waiting...

In the meantime, let me just talk about initiation.
The way I see it there are two types of initiation, the first is Tribal, this involves some form of rite of passage that involves the family, or members of the community, it could be like minded followers of a religious belief or a bunch of car dealers but the common factor is the initiation involves other people.
The other type is Mystical / Magickal. This tends to involve only the individual and the personal process the universe directs them into. Yes there is a high probability that one could see this as some form of psychosis and it often appears like this, in magickal terms it's known as the Chapel Perilous, many go in, few return sane.
There is a process to this journey, its common hero's journey, found in myth, but it is on an emotional, spiritual and physical level shattering.
It is very important that the ego is destroyed, consequently a period of madness follows, it's important and well mapped in some magical circles that one starts to read the secret significance in all events, one reads and therefore communes with the universe. However this is such a precise skill that only a few succeed, the biggest problem is most people do not know where to attach significance and where it should be applied. Another important consideration is when to stop, usually anything over 12 months and yr a lost cause. Some people use the analogy of walking into the desert, there are some good milestones in this process, meditation, fasting, disipline, surrender, death, liberation, responsibility. These should be part of the process, each part confirmed by the universe in it's own language. They are metaphorical but powerful enough to change your life completely. The relationship can send you to your doom or it can bless you with a more intergrated approach to life. This is where the mystical initiation ends.
If like me, you decide that the Universe has other things in store then the process continues. However it is directly proportional to the level of danger and mental phycosis one can experience. The Path to Magickian is not one to take lightly and a true Magickian is not even given a choice.