Trance

As I prayed and made an offering at the Nose Hill location, again I saw the land as I often do, as it was before recent human influence. As I sat before the rock the fences and the sounds of the car in the distance gave way to the wind. And as the wind came I could smell a camp fire and see the teepee atop the east-facing ledge about one kilometre south of the rock. And also with the wind came the bison, stampeding over the hill coming for the rock with great anticipation to shed their winter coats

my spiritual red roots grew deeply on what I was able to participate in during the field trip. As I prayed during smudge I had intense vision in a trance which made me sick to my stomach as I purged myself of the toxins that had entered my spirit both from people and from having to live in the city with no nearby forest for the last few years. My trances are explained in detail in the appendices II and III as I feel they are important to my experiential learning. Aside from

describes a variety of elements of the Western approach to study shamanism that Turner opposes in her article. Studying shamanism from the outside, Dubois tries to explain physiological processes which occur during trance; he describes the researches which “often both seek to see the trance as if through the shaman’s own eyes – i.e., arriving at a precise understanding of the perceptions and emotions associated with the state of shamanic ecstasy – and yet may reject or set aside the shaman’s own explanation

Natural Answers to Supernatural Questions Many people believe in demonic possessions because this subject is mentioned in several verses of the bible such as Luck 4:33 which say “In the synagogue there was a man possessed by a demon, an impure spirit. He cried out at the top of his voice, “Go away! What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!” This, along with other subjects such as efficacy of prayer, Ouija board, and talking to

Illusion and Reality in Shakespeare's The Tempest This essay will discuss the part that illusion and reality plays in developing and illuminating the theme of Shakespeare's The Tempest. This pair of opposites will be contrasted to show what they represent in the context of the play. Further, the characters associated with these terms, and how the association becomes meaningful in the play, will be discussed. A good starting point to discuss the use of illusion and reality in The Tempest

After reading The Tempest and thinking about the different characters. I realized that some of them have supernatural powers. Characters that have supernatural powers are what drive the play The Tempest. Some of the characters that have powers in the play The Tempest are people like Prospero, Ariel, and Caliban. Prospero is one that is known for manipulating and he was very good at it. These people with the powers in this play use two different kinds of magic. The two different types of magic that

At the Taizé prayer, the place with the altar and candles was inviting; first the silence for about 10 minutes, then the music played, followed by long pauses for praying and reading the scriptures together. The prayer around the Jesus cross statue in the center was about to begin when a person placed the cross on the ground and next to the cross a pillow for people to kneel and express their burdens. After about ten minutes, the prayer around the cross continued, but this time the cross statue was

In folklore, mythology or even fiction, shapeshifting is the act of metamorphosing from one physical form into another. This remarkable achievement can be accomplished in several ways: magical spells, magic powers of a talisman, divine intervention for good or bad intention. The telling of shapeshifters in myth and legend have been present from as far back as is recorded. It is a common theme in almost all cultures and tales can be found every corner of the world. Therianthropic refers to the experience

Obstacles to Women 's Participation in Sports The obstacles to women’s participation in sports are categorised into three and these are financial, non-support and time. Financial Influence Findings from the study indicate that playing sport requires an ability to pay for facilities and services. Participants complain that the high cost involved in paying for the facilities serve as a deterrent to their sports participation especially for those who have limited income. Non-affordability and

Magic and supernatural occurrences in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Richard III, and The Tempest are used to create a surreal world to confuse and resolve conflicts in each play. Magic provides the audience with an escape from reality and the comfort of the play’s unrealistic nature. In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a love potion from a magical flower is used and misused to provide comic relief and resolution to love’s difficulties, supernatural ghosts are used to condemn a horrific murderer