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	Catholic Update March©2001-Sacraments of Initiation: Sacraments of Invitation by Thomas Richstatter, O.F.M., ...
		The Sacraments of Christian Initiation celebrate and effect a plunge into the life, passion, death and resurrection of Christ; a plunge that is so deep and transforming that we "put on the Lord Jesus Christ" (Romans 13:14).
		Although the Confirmation part of initiation came to be delayed in the Western Church, Eucharist remained an integral part of the ceremony.
		While initiation by Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist continued to be the norm in the East, infants, children and adult converts in the Western, Roman Church received Baptism and Eucharist.
	www.americancatholic.org /Newsletters/CU/ac0301.asp (2537 words)

	Aboriginal Culture and Aboriginal Initiation Ceremonies
		Initiation ceremonies are performed to introduce and celebrate adolescent boys and girls as adult members of the community.
		Those being initiated are instructed and prepared for their roles within the ceremony and later in life as an adult.
		The initiates are decorated with body paint and ornaments and are often given a permanent symbol on their bodies to show that they had been initiated into adult life.
	www.frogandtoad.com.au /aboriginies/cultural1.html (267 words)

	initiation ceremonies
		The initiation ceremony begins with the opening of the Guru Granth Sahib, then one of the five presiding over the ceremony outlines the principles of the Sikh faith to the candidates and asks if they are willing to accept them.
		The ceremony ends with the offering of Ardas, a general prayer used at the conclusion of services and the distribution of karah parshad, which is sweet food made from flour, sugar and gee.
		This ceremony is of particular significance for many children and is the main ceremony marking their transition both from Primary to Secondary School and from childhood to puberty.
	www.iol.ie /~ndnsp/project/outline12.htm (2665 words)

	Wiccan Initiation Ceremonies - Magick-Wiccan.com. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Initiation as a Witch is rather different: All Wiccan rituals, ceremonies and festival celebrations are Outer plane...
		The ceremonial bestowing of such a name upon the initiate is a part of many initiation ceremonies.
		Initiation ceremonies should generally only be conducted by a witch who has...
	www.magick-wiccan.com /wicca-general/wiccan-initiation-ceremonies.html (727 words)

	52246 Aboriginal Cultures and the Land
		When initiated, he is permitted to marry, to begin sharing fully in the religious heritage of the group, and to assume ritual responsibilities.
		The initiation rites are a focal point for the formal teaching of the novice—for disciplining and training him, and for imparting religious knowledge.
		Focusing particularly on the elaborate male initiation rituals, a sacred/profane dichotomy was posited, with men seen as holding the keys to religious knowledge, while women were seen as inhabiting a religiously-devalued profane world.
	www.ahs.cqu.edu.au /humanities/abtorres/52246/study/chap3.htm (3158 words)

	Aboriginal Initiation Ceremonies from Central Australia
		In most traditional Aboriginal communities boys are initiated into manhood in a cycle of ceremonies in which they are taught their traditional songs and shown the dances that are associated with it.
		The most common and most elaborate ceremonies among the Warlpiri people, for example, are the "kurdiji" initiation ceremonies in which a number of boys of the same subsection (or "skin") are initiated together.
		A number of all-night ceremonies are performed; some of these can be seen by all and, indeed, young boys are painted with white clay and join the initiates, jumping over a small fire and sometimes tossed into the air "to make them strong".
	www.ozoutback.com.au /postcards/postcards_forms/abor_init_cer/index.htm (360 words)

	Chapter III: Initiation Ceremonies
		These ceremonies are not all performed on the same day but at irregular intervals, dependent on the caprice of the old men, the object of them being to remove the kumali from certain foods.
		Ceremonies of this kind are continued for a long time, and the visitors, before they return to their own country, are presented with spears and other things--gifts which later on will be returned, in kind, when the local people visit the stranger's camp.
		In this, as in the majority of the Central and Northern tribes, initiation is associated with the operation of circumcision, and it belongs to a group of tribes, including the Warrai, Djauan, and Nullakun, in which the operation of subincision is not practised.
	www.sacred-texts.com /aus/ntna/ntna05.htm (22611 words)

	USS Clueless - Initiation ceremonies
		The same kind of thing is at work in certain fringe extremist Christian sects whose members have a predilection for standing on boxes at busy street corners accusing everyone who comes by of being a sinner, and preaching at the top of their lungs about how the end of the world is near.
		This is seen by members of such groups as being a moral duty, but on a lower level it also has the same bonding effect as fraternity initiation ceremonies.
		Many kinds of groups have processes and policies which cause their members to make these same kinds of public displays, which cause them to be disdained by those around them, and which have the effect of causing their members to bond more closely to the organization and its goal.
	www.electricminds.org /ussclueless/cd_log_entries/2003/03/Initiationceremonies.htm (899 words)

	Initiation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The related term, initiate, means to begin or start a particular action, event, circumstance, or happening.
		An initiation is also a ceremony by which a person is introduced into a society, or other organized body, especially the rite of admission into a secret society or order.
		Normally an initiation rite would imply a shepherding process where those who are at a higher level guide the initiate through a process of greater exposure of knowledge.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/initiation (182 words)

	BUSHMEN OF NAMIBIA- INITIATION CEREMONIES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Female initiation marks a girl's first menstrual period, she is secluded in a specially constructed hut and attended by her mother.
		Among other people, man alone receive tattoos at initiation and women's tattooing is confined to beauty treatment and to incision for the application for medicine for specific ailments.
		This ceremony has nothing to do with marriage when it comes to boys but may be contracted either before or afterwards.
	www.unam.na /faculties/humanities/ics/projects/sibeene/initiation.htm (423 words)

	Ceremonies - initiation rites, funerals, the toilet ceremonies, daily temple liturgy, blessing of the spears, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Ceremonies - initiation rites, funerals, the toilet ceremonies, daily temple liturgy, blessing of the spears, fisherman's Prayer..
		The ceremonies are initiation rites, which are a series of trials undergone by adolescents on the threshold of adult life, or funerals, which are celebrated at great length and expense.
		Most ceremonies are performed for everyday importance such as food, shelter, birth and death.
	www.african.net /ceremonies.htm (422 words)

	INTRODUCTION TO FREEMASONRY - ENTERED APPRENTICE By CARL H. CLAUDY
		During the ceremonies of initiation the Entered Apprentice is informed what a lodge is. In other than the words of the ritual a Masonic lodge is a body of Masons warranted or chartered as such by its Grand Lodge and possessing the three Great Lights in Masonry.
		The initiate uses it first in a salutation to the Wardens, a ceremony the significance of which should never be forgotten.
		By this ceremony the Entered Apprentice admits their authority, submits himself to their government under the Master, and agrees to abide by their setting mauls when it is proper for them to use them.
	www.freemasons-freemasonry.com /claudy1.html (14786 words)

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		Another ceremony is held at the bride’s compound at the time of the transfer when she is counseled about the hardships and responsibilities of marriage by the neighborhood elders.
		The ceremony is performed in the morning (around 10:00 am) by an elder who either shaves the baby’s hair or cuts a lock and says a silent prayer.
		The ceremonies associated with initiation are marked by much feasting, socializing, and special dancing with masquerades, e.g., “kankurangs” (this is a masked figure that appears during important ceremonies).
	www.freewebz.com /gambia/gambianculture.html (11781 words)

	FREEMASONRY : Literary Initiations by Nelson King
		Two guardsescort the initiate to the center of the room where he faces twelve masons with his backto the grand master's throne.
		Further on in the ceremony Pierre is informed of the seven virtues,corresponding to the seven steps of Solomon's Temple, which every Freemason, shouldcultivate in himself.
		The first may surprise you, as it is the initiation ceremony ofPropaganda Due, better know as P-2 the clandestine lodge of freemasons in Italy.
	www.freemasons-freemasonry.com /king1.html (1487 words)

	allAfrica.com: Malawi: Female Genital Mutilation Being Conducted on the Quiet with Young Girls Exposed to Infections ...
		When those who have been initiated are asked what happens at the initiation ceremonies, the reply is often that the young people are taught how to take care of themselves, how to show respect for elders, obtain good manners as well as how to take care of the family.
		There is also the risk of infection being passed on to the girls if the namkungwi herself is infected with HIV and her bodily fluids which can carry the virus comes into contact with her hand and, inadvertently to the girls wounds during this time.
		Nankhoma says she is aware of the practice, but it does not happen to the girls that go for initiation in her village: "I hear that it is being practiced by some people in some other villages but that does not happen where I live," she says.
	www.allafrica.com /stories/200602130979.html (704 words)

	Video of 'initiation' shows Marine being beaten unconscious - Independent Online Edition > Crime
		Calling for an inquiry into use of initiation ceremonies, he said the assaults seemed to be a "serious abuse of power".
		Initiation ceremonies involving violence are commonplace within the marines, the newspaper reports, with newly qualified marines breaking their legs after being made to jump out of windows, and electronic pads, taken from massage machines, attached to their testicles and heads.
		The commander of the unit under investigation, Lieut-Col Ged Salzano, is understood to have recently reminded his subordinates that initiation ceremonies, or "joining runs", are effectively banned.
	news.independent.co.uk /uk/crime/article329709.ece (1083 words)

	The VODOU Page
		At the sacred ceremonies of the kanzo, in Jacmel, Haiti this July, even though you can not be present physically, we will present your offering with all correct ritual, call your name before the altar, and receive messages for you from the Vodou lwa.
		Initiation is open to everyone, regardless of race, gender, other religious affiliations, sexual orientation, or nationality.
		A groups is now forming for initiation ceremonies, to be conducted in the months of July 2007 in Haiti.
	members.aol.com /racine125/index1.html (2255 words)

	Skull and Bones, The Yale Secret Society
		Bonesmen, who are sworn to secrecy at initiation, have not publicly denied or confirmed these rumors; they have usually made a point of refusing to speak to the press about the society at all.
		The initiation ceremony, held in April, involves as many alumni, or "patriarchs," as possible, one of whom in each instance serves as the supervisor, known as Uncle Toby.
		As an initiate enters the room, patriarchs standing outside the Inner Temple shout, "Who is it?" The shakers bellow the initiate's name, which the patriarchs echo.
	skullandcrossbones.org /articles/skullandbones.htm (3598 words)

	Rituals and Ceremonies
		In some localities a ceremony to propitiate the spirits of ancestors is performed.
		Marriage: Among Muslims no specific religions ceremony is required, nor are any rites essential for the contraction of a valid marriage, if both persons are legally competent, and contract marriage with each other in the presence of two males or one male and two female witnesses.
		Several Hindu ceremonies, at the marriages of the lower class Muslims, still persist; e.g., the anointing of the bride and bridegroom with oil and turmeric, and setting out earthen vessels which are meant to afford a dwelling place for the spirits of ancestors.
	www.nagpuronline.com /people/rit_mslm.html (1213 words)

	What is Water Baptism? Initiation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Graduation ceremony, puberty rites, marriage ceremony, burial ceremony and subsequent rites, club and secret society initiations, raging in college’s etc are examples we are all familiar with.
		This sacred thread ceremony is the second birth of the Brahmin whereupon he is given the Brahma Jnana (Knowledge of Salvation) and he becomes Twice Born (Dwijan).
		Then the mode of this ceremony and the occurrence (whether it should be public or private or concealed) depends on the communal situation.
	www.acns.com /~mm9n/Baptism/401.htm (1911 words)

	WMU News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Each student will be called forward by name during the ceremonies and asked to sign the new chapter's ledger.
		In addition, Dr. Linda Lesniak will be initiated into the chapter as an alumna member in recognition of her distinguished scholarship.
		WMU, which was selected to shelter a Phi Beta Kappa charter this past fall, is one of only 91 public universities in the nation and one of only four public universities in Michigan to be so honored.
	www.wmich.edu /~wmu/news/1998/9803/9798-240.html (429 words)

	USS Clueless - Initiation ceremonies
		In fact, these kinds of initiation and bonding ceremonies, and public displays of membership, are quite common in youth gangs and in criminal organizations.
		Each of these demonstrations amounts to an initiation ceremony, or a promotion ceremony, which are no different in psychological effect than the ones used by the Masons.
		Another ritual would be for advancement, as is the case for the "Chief's Initiation" along with NSI (the school I am now attending prior to returning to college).
	denbeste.nu /cd_log_entries/2003/03/Initiationceremonies.shtml (2529 words)

	books on ritual initiation for boys and men
		This is the author's long-awaited book on male initiation and the role of the mentor, the result of ten years' work with men to discover the truths about masculinity that get beyond the stereotypes of our popular culture.
		As the author retells the story, he stops at times to reflect on initiation rituals for men which still go on in some parts of the world or are still remembered in epics such as The Odyssey.
		The author was the first anthropologist to note the regularity and significance of the rituals attached to the transitional stages in man's life, and his phrase for these, "the rites of passage," has become a part of the language of anthropology and sociology.
	www.menstuff.org /books/byissue/ritual-initiation.html (2155 words)

	NWO - Indigenous initiation ceremonies in Catholic Papua community
		During her anthropological research she investigated how individual Papuan women experience and use initiation ceremonies and Catholicism to form their own identity.
		During the ceremonies young women are guided into adulthood; into women who share a common identity.
		Amongst other things her research provided a new understanding of initiation rituals: they are not seen as isolated events, but as part of life experiences and are embedded in the ever-changing social and religious context.
	www.nwo.nl /nwohome.nsf/pages/NWOP_69LLDZ_Eng (366 words)

	01.02.06: Rites of Passage: Initiation Masks in French Speaking Black Africa
		Whether this other is an ancestor, a spirit or anything else, the ceremony marks a time of transition for its wearer since he or she takes on the identity of the mask.
		Secrecy is of the utmost importance in the initiation process, to learn the secrets is to become a member of a closed group.
		There is a ceremony that takes place in which the boy who is circumcised wears a traditional dress, usually white and green, two colors commonly used in the Islamic world.
	www.yale.edu /ynhti/curriculum/units/2001/2/01.02.06.x.html (6594 words)

	Chapter III: Initiation Ceremonies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		If a boy sees this ceremony and afterwards does not do what he is told to do by the old men when he is being initiated, he becomes very ill and dies.
		On no account are the initiates allowed to eat any food that has been secured or handled by women; everything that they eat must be given to them by their guardians.
		No special messengers are sent out in connection with these ceremonies, but if strangers, provided of course they are initiated men, happen to be in camp they are allowed to see them.
	black-history.info /books/australia/ntna/ntna05.shtml (22098 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Books: The Aurum Solis Initiation Ceremonies and Inner Magical Techniques (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		These ceremonies of initiation, together with inner magical techniques required for proper performance of the works, are capable of leading the aspirant from the portal of the mysteries to the heights of magical attainment.
		Both above the level of rationality and below it, there exist for us vital and purposeful areas of psychic activity which are frequently termed "unconscious", not because they are unconscious at their own levels but because the rational mind is unconscious of them.
		The structure and consecration of an Aurum Solis temple are likewise presented, together with details of vestments and regalia; and the major inner symbolism of the Ogdoadic Tradition of the Western Mysteries is set forth.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/1870450523 (550 words)

	Thelemic Order of the Golden Dawn
		Our ceremonies have been constructed to accord with the divine principles of Thelema and they are designed to instruct the Initiate in the Magick of Thelema, for the accomplishment of his/her True Will, and for the attainment of the Knowledge and Conversation of his/her Holy Guardian Angel.
		Sanctuaries of the Order periodically conduct ceremonial group initiations, without charge, for the Grades of Neophyte and Zelator for those who are prepared to receive the initiations.
		Not all who request ceremonial initiations at a Sanctuary are accepted for the initiations and they will have to conduct the self-initiation ceremonies of the Order.
	www.thelemicgoldendawn.org (1804 words)

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