Guest guest Posted January 2, 2006 Report Share Posted January 2, 2006 Many native religions resisted elimination by a 'marriage' with the dominant religion/culture. Thus, often, enriching the invading religion, like what happens when a man(the invading religion-yang) marries a woman(the native religion-yin), the woman later on 'civilizes' the man! Marcos --- Domingo Pichardo <domingo4tao escreveu: > Catholic by definition means " Universal " " all-inclusive " !!!! > > This was so from the very beginning of its inception as it > absorb at lot of > the pagan practices of those early years to shape many of its > practices, > like the use of artistic imagery to channel devotional fervor > and natural > harvesting cycles for celebrations which are typical of any > agricultural > society! What you see in Haiti is more of a dual/parallel > religion and this > is only possible because of the very Catholic nature of > Catholism which > makes it easy for almomst any anthropomorphic religion to > identify with it. > > Domingo > > > On 12/30/05, zenisis7 <findme wrote: > > > > You know Catholics seem to have had the most freedom in > integrating > > their folk religious traditions into the practice. You see > this in > > Haiti, in indigenous cultures in Latin America and so forth. > I don't > > know if this is by accident or by design. > > > > Zenisis > > > > Chinese Traditional Medicine , marcos <ishk18> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hello Danamarie, > > > Well, the Catholic Christians have an old tradition of > praying > > > for the deceased at masses, and there are even whole orders > of > > > nuns and monks who basically pray for the dead every day, > to > > > alleviate their suffering(if in 'Purgatory', however one > > > understands this; as a state or a place), and bring them > Light > > > and Peace. > > > > > > peace be with you, > > > Marcos > > > > > > > > > --- das4145 <asenat45@h...> escreveu: > > > > > > > Dear Jack & All, > > > > > > > > Many thanks for sharing your experience with your brother > after > > > > he > > > > passed into another realm. This between-the-worlds seems > to be > > > > so > > > > close but... so far. > > > > > > > > I will need to become more personal so you'll be able to > > > > understand > > > > my position. My husband is a devout christain - he would > not > > > > permit > > > > me to see a " real " Shaman; and also, I could not in my > right > > > > mind do > > > > this behind his back. It would be too difficult for me > to live > > > > our > > > > marital life in peace and harmony with that kind of > secret kept > > > > from > > > > him. In other words,... this would be crossing a line. > > > > > > > > My husband seems to be tolerating reiki - I began to > study > > > > Mikao > > > > Usui Reiki/Shiki Ryoho the Japanese traditional format > this > > > > past > > > > spring. A master recently directed me to an energy that > > > > assists > > > > transitioning spirits. I want to study this energy next. > I am > > > > > > > > hoping that it may help as much as the Shaman helped you > and > > > > your > > > > brother. > > > > > > > > Thanks again for your words of comfort and hope... > ~Danamarie > > > > > > > > _____ doce lar. Faça do sua homepage. http://br./homepageset.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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