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	Sacred Earth - Sacred Plants - Trees and Fertility
		Fertility is the basis of life, the foundation of the health and wealth of a community.
		The fertility and health of all life, whether cultivated or wild, animal, human or plant are integral and equally important to the harmonious and sustained well-being of the whole web of life.
		Since fertilizing rain is paramount to ensuring the fruitfulness of the earth, fertility festivals centered on trees were usually held in the spring or prior to the rainy season.
	www.sacredearth.com /ethnobotany/sacred/fertility.php (2748 words)

	fertility rites. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		The rites, expressed through dances, prayers, incantations, and sacred dramas, seek to control the otherwise unpredictable forces of nature.
		This myth, symbolizing the birth, death, and reappearance of vegetation, when acted out in a sacred drama, was the fertility rite par excellence.
		Other rites concerned with productivity include acts of sympathetic magic, such as kindling of fires (symbolizing the sun) and scattering the reproductive organs of animals on the fields, displays of phallic symbols, and ritual prostitution.
	www.bartleby.com /65/fe/fertil-rt.html (278 words)

	fertility rites — Infoplease.com
		Ceres, in Roman religion and mythology - Ceres, in Roman religion and mythology, goddess of grain; daughter of Saturn and Ops.
		Fertility and household labour in Tanzania: demography, economy, and society in Rufiji district, c.
		The fundamentals of fertility: cosmology and conversion in a Southwestern Nigerian town.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/society/A0818555.html (461 words)

	AllRefer.com - fertility rites (Religion, General) - Encyclopedia
		The rites, expressed through dances, prayers, incantations, and sacred dramas, seek to control the otherwise unpredictable forces of nature.
		This myth, symbolizing the birth, death, and reappearance of vegetation, when acted out in a sacred drama, was the fertility rite par excellence.
		In India it was once believed that a fertile marriage would result if virgins were first deflowered by means of the lingam, a stone phallus symbolizing the god Shiva.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/F/fertil-rt.html (347 words)

	Fertility Rites: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		This antediluvian Vedic fertility rite, which is an insult to...Heaven if his or her funeral rites are not performed by a son...the North, I discovered more rites and rituals, whose utility ranges...of expressing joy or marking rites of passage, but soon became...
		...an ancient god of fertility and the sun, hence...this bull god in rites was already ancient...women in agricultural fertility rites and that sometimes...magic would bring fertility to the land.
		FERTILITY RITES magico-religious ceremonies...out in a sacred drama, was the fertility rite par excellence.
	www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/fertility-rites.jsp?l=F&p=1 (1749 words)

	The theme of fertility presents a considerable concern within Congolese traditions
		To this end, rites of consent and blessing (from both the maternal and paternal sides) are observed and offerings presented to the power-symbols of the lineages as well as to the dead and some local genies.
		They are plucking a hen and making a necklace with the feathers to return fertility lost because of incest, they try to make a woman very fertile by applying caterpillars to her lower abdomen and use a chicken to fan a young woman who has had premarital sexual relations.
		The women are seeking fertility from the crescent of the new moon or transmitting sterility to the waning moon.
	www.ceeba.at /rit/Rit_fertility.htm (2302 words)

	Fertility Rites: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library
		Fertility and Household Labour in Tanzania: Demography, Economy, and Society in Rufiji District, C. Journal article by Lisa Richey; Africa, Vol.
		Books--Reviews, Fertility and Household Labour in Tanzania: demography, economy, and society in Rufiji District, c.
		Her worship, which was orgiastic and associated with fertility rites, was particularly prominent in Crete.
	www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/fertility-rites.jsp?l=F&p=1 (1757 words)

	The New Atlantis - A Journal of Technology and Society
		nthropologists have long been fascinated by fertility rituals—the homage paid to gods and goddesses, the special potions brewed, the prayers and incantations said, all with the hope of increasing one’s odds of bearing children.
		And in Southampton, England, fertility expert Paul Fielding was convicted of three counts of assault and eight counts of false accounting for subjecting female patients to regimens of fertility drugs and invasive surgery while only pretending to implant fertilized embryos.
		Fertility experts are also beginning to pay attention to male infertility—and the possibility that it is not only women who hear the chiming of their biological clocks.
	www.thenewatlantis.com /archive/1/soa/fertility.htm (995 words)

	Love Like the Gods (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Once the mechanism of fertilization is understood, "the plowing of the earth is a begetting and the growth of grain a rebirth." (Campbell, Primitive Mythology, p.
		Campbell writes that the puberty rites of boys of the Marind-anim of New Guinea ended with a beautifully dressed, oiled and painted virgin being made to lie beneath a log platform, whereupon all the new initiates had sex with her before the assembled crowd.
		The rite continued in the cities of Ur and Isin till the twentieth century B. As time moved on and the goddess-focused early Sumerians were overcome by the more patriarchal Akkadians, and later the Babylonians, the focus of the ritual changed from fertility and goddess-worship to the affirmation of the king's control over the country.
	www.widdershins.org /vol5iss3/01.htm (5738 words)

	MOTHER GODDESS
		Demeter, in Greek mythology, goddess of harvest and fertility; daughter of Cronus and Rhea; mother of Persephone by Zeus.
		The secret rites, which celebrated the abduction of Persephone and her return to her mother Demeter, symbolized the annual cycle of death and rebirth in nature, as well as the immortality of the soul.
		Persephone or Proserpine, in Greek and Roman mythology, goddess of fertility, queen of the underworld; daughter of Zeus and Demeter.
	deoxy.org /gaia/goddess.htm (3359 words)

	FERTILITY RITES
		Fertility Rites for five-octave marimba and tape is part of a series of works all written in the 1990-ies.
		Taking part in what is both a game and a fertility rite, throat-singers face each other and pant hoarsely back and forth, setting up patterns at top speed and trying to make each other miss a beat.
		In Fertility Rites, the incomparable Canadian percussionist Beverly Johnston, for whom the work was written, created utter simplicity out of a ferociously complex interplay of rhythms both in her own part and in her interaction with the equally complex tape.
	www.chass.utoronto.ca /~chatzis/Fertility.htm (580 words)

	Druids, Mating, and Lifestyle
		Nearly all rites were based upon patterns regarding solar and lunar conditions, and were considered to be relevant to various cycles of harvest, and thus are associated as fertility rites.
		The fertility rites of Union did not occur with the changing of any season, but rather were conducted during the lunar eclipses.
		The two participants of the Fertility Rite may or may not have been "in love", but they were voluntary, and they would have had to have love between them to be compatible to perform such a ceremony correctly.
	www.wizardrealm.com /Galadriel/mate.html (1411 words)

	Easter
		Fertility rites and customs were incorporated into religious practices early in history.
		Many pagan cultures believed that the god of fertility died each year during the winter but was reborn each year in the spring.
		She was the goddess of love, and the practice of ritual prostitution became widespread in the fertility cult dedicated to her name.
	www.christianwalks.org /united/easter.htm (4041 words)

	fertility rites - HighBeam Encyclopedia
		fertility rites magico-religious ceremonies to insure an abundance of food and the birth of children.
		Other rites concerned with productivity include acts of sympathetic magic, such as kindling of fires (symbolizing the sun) and scattering the reproductive organs of animals on the fields, displays of phallic symbols, and ritual prostitution.
		Fight the flab to win fertility rite of passage.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-fertil-rt.html (394 words)

	Chapter 3
		In the context of this passage, Paul is exposing the practice of the pagan rites of fertility common in Rome and throughout the known world of the time.
		Rather than a blanket condemnation of homosexuality, this passage is a slam against the hypocritical Christians who were themselves continuing to participate in the temple cult orgies who from Paul's comments were apparently heterosexuals rather than homosexuals.
		Apparently those who participated in the fertility rites, gave themselves over to doing those things that were not intrinsic to themselves.
	www.mabenterprises.com /gaychristians/religious_text/chapter3.htm (835 words)

	Fertility Rites (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Fertility Rites are in effect a religious or custom ritual.
		The Fertility Rites are carried out to insure the birth of children and abundance of food.
		Other reproductive rites included ritual dances, the laying of reproductive organs of animals on fields.
	www.paralumun.com /ritualfer.htm (51 words)

	Marijuana: the ultimate sex drug
		Astarte was worshipped as a daughter and counterpart of Asherah, and as with her mother, the worship of Astarte was often associated with both ritual sex and the use of cannabis.
		Fertility hymns to the related Sumerian goddess pair Inanna/Ishtar indicate a similar procession to that described in the Songs, and also have references to the q'aneh bosm (cannabis) of the Jews.
		In this ancient rite, massive elaborately decorated chariots (representing the world in motion) are drawn together, carrying the veiled figures of Jaganath, the "Lord of the Universe", and his bride.
	www.cannabisculture.com /articles/77.html (1722 words)

	98.02.08: Discovering Persephone
		Fertility rites are ceremonies with a religious nature and elements of magic that people used to ensure the continuity of life.
		The rites usually involved magical superstition and were based on the assumption that life and fertility were the same.
		A persistent theme of many ancient rites was the freeing of water which was believed to regenerate the Earth.
	www.yale.edu /ynhti/curriculum/units/1998/2/98.02.08.x.html (2965 words)

	Al-Ahram Weekly \| Features \| All the help they can get (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		She was also taken to a number of "pious" women, usually located in far-away places, who performed esoteric rites and instructed her on certain rituals that Zeinab declined to describe.
		When she let it be known that she had fertility charms in her possession, the women flocked to her.
		Sattin postulates that part of the reluctance to speak about fertility rites is due to the fact that they are connected in some obscure way to ancient religion and the invocation of pre-Islamic gods and idols.
	weekly.ahram.org.eg /2000/485/feat3.htm (1526 words)

	The Radiant Wisdom Stone
		She assumed that the Pagan Mysteries involved "fertility rites." True, but this is a near miss, because it does not take into account the elite rites that had nothing to do with fertility.
		These sacred conjugal rites conducted by the Goddess cults were of course enacted privately, but they were also reflected in public celebrations where the king was represented as mating with the earth to insure the fertility of the land.
		She thought initiation in the Mysteries was a ritualization of primitive fertility rites which, in turn, came to be reflected in the two dominant mofits of the Grail Legend: the bleeding Lance (phallic symbol) and the Grail (vagina or womb symbol).
	www.metahistory.org /StoneWise.php (5681 words)

	Fertility Doll
		Akua'maa are carved wooden figures that are believed to induce pregnancy and ensure a safe delivery.
		Fertility rites are conducted by a priest giving the blessing of the fertility deity; afterwards, the woman carries it and treats it like a real child, dressing it up, adorning with jewelry and putting it to bed.
		After the birth of a daughter, a mother may give the doll to the child to play with and teach child care.
	www.natashascafe.com /html/fertile.html (172 words)

	Luna Yoga - Vital Fertility and Sexuality - Adelheid Ohlig - Wise Woman
		Are you a woman who wants to increase her vitality, alleviate menstrual and menopausal distresses, improve her sex life, heal gynecological illness, and be more alive, healthy, and beautiful?
		Adelheid Ohlig, who cured herself of cervical cancer with her LUNA YOGA system, wants to inspire women to reclaim control over their fertility and to empower and support women in reclaiming the beauty of menstruation and menopause.
		Wise woman secrets from many cultures help you take control of your fertility, increase your sexual pleasure, and relieve reproductive problems.
	ashtreepublishing.com /bookshop/lunayoga.php (362 words)

	Fertility - Salon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		When a fertility clinic mistakenly placed a client's sperm in the wrong woman, the man sued for the right to be called the baby's father.
		In Britain, fertility clinics are gearing up to cater to the "have it all" generation.
		fertility doctors refuse to inseminate an unmarried lesbian.
	dir.salon.com /topics/fertility (270 words)

	Origins of Oriental Dance: Pt 2a - Greece/Macedonia/Bible/India
		The rites of Dionysus and Bacchus have been most commented upon, but there were many more deities, especially those which pertained to fertility.
		She is, in fact, said to be a priestess of Dionysus who led her followers in orgiastic rites in which snakes apparently played a major part.
		Although it is impossible to determine if these early dancers were connected to religious rites, it is certainly true that it forms an important part of religion in India today, and that when the great temples were first built in India, dancing girls were attached to them as a matter of course.
	www.bdancer.com /history/BDhist2a.html (2555 words)

	fertility
		In chapter two it discusses the dress, undress, and the representation of fertility and potency in the New Kingdom Egyptian Art.
		It explains why fertility rituals are performed and what the significance is of the particular rites/rituals.
		It talks about facts and fiction of fertility, symbols that represent fertility and rites and rituals that are associated with fertility.
	www2.potsdam.edu /mausdc/class/343/spring04/fertility.html (626 words)

	History of fasting
		Originally, fasting was one of a number of rites in which physical activities were reduced or suspended, resulting in a state of quiescence comparable, symbolically, to death, or to the state preceding birth.
		Traces of these ancient rites are found also in the fast observed by many Christians during Lent as a preparation for Easter.
		Closely associated with fasts to induce fertility were fasts intended to avert catastrophe or to serve as penance for sin.
	www.wgbd.org /fasting.html (625 words)

	Celtic Goddesses (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		She can also be called upon for midsummer rites, as a protectress of animals and environment, and for aid in keeping promises.
		Ask her aid in prosperity or fertility rites, invoke her for sex magick rituals, use her to bless animal, crop, or human reproduction.
		She is especially strong in her association to motherhood, fire, crafting, fertility, manifestation magick, the healing of children, inspiration of self, sovereignty, and other creative endeavors.
	www.groveofthegreatdragon.com /Reference/Goddesses.htm (4679 words)

	The Witch-Cult in Western Europe, Chapter VI
		Though most of the fertility or anti-fertility charms remaining to us were used by the witches either for their own benefit or to injure their enemies, enough remains to show that originally all these charms were to promote fertility in general and in particular.
		When the charm was for fertility in general, it was performed by the whole congregation together; but for the fertility of any particular woman, animal, or field, the ceremony was performed by one witch alone or by two at most.
		Such fertility rites are governed by certain rules, which vary in different countries, particularly as to the age of girls, i.e.
	www.sacred-texts.com /pag/wcwe/wcwe06.htm (3778 words)

	Example Degree Essays - Modern Literature Essays - Fertility Myths In Modern Literature
		But it is also important as it marks a change in the use of myth in artistic works – as T.S. Eliot’s poem demonstrates – and forces us to analyse subsequent usages of ‘female’ myths as being a conscious borrowing from a source that has been thoroughly examined.
		What this means is that a ‘post-Westonian’ author referring to fertility myths is doing so in the light of Weston’s work and their treatment of it no longer proceeds from an unconscious [2] cultural heritage or from what Jung called ‘the collective unconscious’.
		A predominant feature of these fertility rites, Weston demonstrates, is the marriage of the Gods, and its parallel, the marriage of earth (usually female) and rain (usually divine or male).
	www.degree-essays.com /essays/literatureessays/fertility-myths.html (690 words)

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