Kiernan’s book entitledThe Book of Altars and Sacred Spaces: How to Create Magical Space in Your Home for Ritual and Intention for the July 2020 issue of PaganPages and was impressed with the content and the beautiful photographs that underscored the visual components of creating altars. It wa...
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We continue with our plans for the day, reflecting on inner light, on the wisdom of our crone years, on our preparations for the ritual when we shall place in the Cauldron of the Cailleach whatever in our lives is raw and unpalatable, requiring transformation through water and fire. As we...
Ancient Iran - The Sāsānian period: At the beginning of the 3rd century ad, the Arsacid empire had been in existence for some 400 years. Its strength had been undermined, however, by repeated Roman invasions, and the empire became once more divided, th
When Erasmus wrote of 'Judaism,' he most frequently (though not always) was not referring to Jews:[note 60] instead he referred to those Catholic Christians of his time, especially in the monastic lifestyle, who mistakenly promoted excessive external ritualism over interior piety, by analogy wi...
Jeju shamanic religion; sacrifice; aekmagi; simbang (Jeju shaman); sacred status of simbang1. Introduction Though aekmagi was performed almost all over Korea in various ways for at least a hundred years (Kim 1991), now this ritual is only conducted regularly in some villages of Jeju-do.1 ...
Beside the heads of skeletons lay female figurines; one such figure found in a grave at Horoztepe represents a mother nursing her child. Many of the objects found in these graves must have had ritual significance. At Horoztepe a bronze sistrum, or rattle, was found. But the outstanding ...
Xivu Arath's forces would manage to capture Ahsa and begin a ritual to Take her. The Guardian would be sent to save the ancient creature while the rest of the Vanguard leaders, including Zavala, Saint-14, Saladin Forge and his Iron War Beasts provided distraction and support. The Guardian...
A bride and groom make a commitment to each other, promising to love, honor, and cherish one another through thick and thin. They can include their children in the ceremony by giving them rings and having them take part in a reading or ritual. They can also exchange vows they’ve ...
Besides serving as the centre of Buddhist learning,meditation, ritual activity, and teaching, the monastery offers themonkornunan opportunity to live apart from worldly concerns, a situation that has usually been believed necessary or at least advisable in order to follow the path that leads most ...