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... sacred . By ' sacred ' I mean set apart from pressures of mere self - maintenance and self - preservation by reason of an important con- nection between the living and the dead . If ritual was the earliest form of work , it was sacred ...
... sacred . By ' sacred ' I mean set apart from pressures of mere self - maintenance and self - preservation by reason of an important con- nection between the living and the dead . If ritual was the earliest form of work , it was sacred ...
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... sacred place , a divine ' transformer , ' so to say , where the deadly high - tension currents of godhead were stepped down for human use . This fusion of sacred and temporal power released an immense explo- sion of latent energy , as ...
... sacred place , a divine ' transformer , ' so to say , where the deadly high - tension currents of godhead were stepped down for human use . This fusion of sacred and temporal power released an immense explo- sion of latent energy , as ...
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... Sacred , ' definition of , 67 Sacred being , [ 7 ] Sacred Cow , 174 Sacred ox , 153 Sacred rituals , 60 Sacrifice , 224 ; collective human , 220 ; human , 218 , 221 ; Maya and Aztec , 150 ; mystery of , 149 ; need for victims for , 218 ...
... Sacred , ' definition of , 67 Sacred being , [ 7 ] Sacred Cow , 174 Sacred ox , 153 Sacred rituals , 60 Sacrifice , 224 ; collective human , 220 ; human , 218 , 221 ; Maya and Aztec , 150 ; mystery of , 149 ; need for victims for , 218 ...
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PROLOGUE | 3 |
IN THE DREAMTIME LONG AGO | 48 |
THE GIFT OF TONGUES | 72 |
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