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  2. Spiritual bypass - Wikipedia

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    Spiritual bypass or spiritual bypassing is a "tendency to use spiritual ideas and practices to sidestep or avoid facing unresolved emotional issues, psychological wounds, and unfinished developmental tasks". [1] The term was introduced in the mid 1980s by John Welwood, a Buddhist teacher and psychotherapist.

  3. List of substances used in rituals - Wikipedia

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    The Satere-Mawe people use bullet ants to get extremely painful stings in their initiation rites twenty times. [1] Colorado River toad bufotoxins: Incilius alvarius: Secretion: 5-MeO-DMT, bufotenin (et al.) Psychedelic: Bufo alvarious secretion has gained popularity in spiritual retreats. [2] Controversial interpretation of Mesoamerican art.

  4. Serpent symbolism - Wikipedia

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    The anthropologist Lynne Isbell has argued that, as primates, the serpent as a symbol of death is built into our unconscious minds because of our evolutionary history.. Isbell argues that for millions of years snakes were the only significant predators of primates, and that this explains why fear of snakes is one of the most common phobias worldwide and why the symbol of the serpent is so ...

  5. List of insect-inspired songs - Wikipedia

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    Empire Ants Hymenoptera: Damon Albarn: Gorillaz: 2010 Electro-funk / Alternative Dance: Features the vocals of Little Dragon's Yukumi Nagano: Insects Are All Around Us Orthoptera: Mark Ramos-Nishita Money Mark 1994 Lo-Fi Downtempo / Funk Contains spoken word sample relating to Crickets. Cicada Love Call [14] Hemiptera: F. Anderson / T. Swift ...

  6. Spirit (animating force) - Wikipedia

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    In philosophy and religion, spirit is the vital principle or animating essence within humans or, in some views, all living things.Although views of spirit vary between different belief systems, when spirit is contrasted with the soul, the former is often seen as a basic natural force, principle or substance, whereas the latter is used to describe the organized structure of an individual being ...

  7. Valley of the ants - Wikipedia

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    The legend may also be based on the Book of Proverbs, which rabbinic Judaism traditionally ascribes to Solomon, [4] mentioning ants as exemplars of morality. [5] Of all the legends about Solomon's dominion over all creatures, the valley of the ants is the best known one among Jews.

  8. Myrmecophobia - Wikipedia

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    Myrmecophobia (/ ˌ m ɜːr m ɪ k oʊ ˈ f oʊ b i ə /) is the inexplicable fear or hatred for ants. [1] It is a type of specific phobia.It is common for those who suffer from myrmecophobia to also have a wider fear of insects in general, as well as spiders (see Arachnophobia).

  9. Ants'hillvania - Wikipedia

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    Ants'hillvania is a Sparrow Records production that was written by Jimmy and Carol Owens with Cherry Boone O'Neil and produced by Dan Collins. It is well known for being full of " Ant " puns . It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Album for Children for the Grammy Awards of 1981 .