Ritual Cannibalism:

The eating of all or part of the physical or symbolic body of a given person or personified entity in hopes of gaining one or more of their desirable attributes.

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PASSING OVER RITUAL - a ritual observed when a love one dies. Depending on one’s tradition this ceremony includes keening and candle lighting, feasting and revelry, sitting up with the body, ritualized fare will speeches, drinking and storytelling. (CMM)

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COMING OF AGE RITUAL: At age 13 for boys, and at the time of a girl's first menses, Pagan children are seen as spiritual adults. The ritual celebrates their new maturity. Generally this is the age when they are permitted membership in covens.

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Definition and meaning of ritualized behavior:

ritualized behavior - a behavior that once served its own purpose but has come to act as a signal about that purpose. For example, agonistic behaviors that substitute for physical contact and fighting, such as the erection of fins by fishes during displays, the yawn of baboons, the baring of teeth in dogs and wolves, the raising of fur in cats, and birds raising their feathers

(Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) )

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COMING OF AGE RITUAL: At age thirteen for boys, and at the time of a girls first menstral cycle, Pagan children are considered to be spiritual adults. They join with other Pagans to celebrate their new maturity with rituals and parties and are permitted full membership in covens. This is also the time when ritual tools are given to them as gifts, or else the are allowed to choose their own.

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Ritual Magic: Magic is real. It exists. It works. It is the most potent and beautiful force in the universe. Magic is the flowing lifeblood of the Soul of the World. It is the essence that separates the living from the dead. It is the divine gift that renders humankind immortal. Magic moves below the surface of things. It can give you inner peace and self-confidence, personal magnetism, the power to attain your goals in life, and most important of all, a true understanding of yourself and your place in the universe.

(See also: Ritual Magic, Magic, Shamanism, Paganism, Wicca)

ritual

Ceremony to restore balance with nature and the world and bring back lost harmony and sacredness

(See also: Ritual, Body Mind and Soul)

ritual magic

Processes and ceremonies used repeatedly to execute psychism, known only to the magician

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Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram: Abbreviated LBRP. A basic Golden Dawn ritual that uses the figure of the pentagram to cleanse the temple or ritual space of unwanted energies.

Also See: LBRP

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Ditch: Tradition or ritual that leads to a trap; sin; following the blind; fleshly desires. (Prov. 23:27; Matt. 15:14; Luke 6:39; 2 Kings 3:16-20; Ps. 7:15)

(Source: Tehillah Ministries)

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karga puja (karga healing ritual): One of the shamanic healing ceremonies of the Tamangs, a group of Tibetan Buddhists in Nepal.

Karga is the Tamang word for a constellation of planets, and puja is a Nepalese word for ritual. Karga puja is a remedy for simultaneous soul loss and spirit possession: the Tamangs' major categories of mental illness. Tamang theory posits evil spirits, healing spirits, and planet divinities.

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CONSECRATION:

1) A ritual of sanctification or purification.

2) A ritual of dedication.

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WAND: Ritual tool brought to the craft from ritual magick.

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Puja:

Puja: Ritual worship, honoring the Lord, ritual ceremony (SSS-II)

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TOOLS - these items used in ritual fro the purpose of ritual. Includes the Athame, Chalice, Wand, Pentacle, etc.

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Yajna: sacrifice, sacred ritual

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yajna:

sacrifice, sacred ritual

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maithuna:

ritual sexual intercourse.

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VENENDUM: Pagan staff for ritual work; also called stang.

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TABARDS: ritual robes.

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Firing:

The discharge of psychic energy in a ritual, the timing of which is frequently critical.

(See also: Firing, Pagan, Paganism, Pagan Dictionary)