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  2. List of occult symbols - Wikipedia

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    An ancient symbol of a unicursal five-pointed star circumscribed by a circle with many meanings, including but not limited to, the five wounds of Christ and the five elements (earth, fire, water, air, and soul). In Satanism, it is flipped upside-down. See also: Sigil of Baphomet. Rose Cross: Rosicrucianism / Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn

  3. Insects in religion - Wikipedia

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    Pogonomyrmex californicus, a red harvester ant, has been widely used by natives of Southern California and Northern Mexico for hundreds of years in ceremonies conducted to help tribe members acquire spirit helpers through hallucination. During the ritual, young men are sent away from the tribe and consume large quantities of live, unmasticated ...

  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. Formicophilia - Wikipedia

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    Formicophilia, a form of zoophilia, is the sexual interest in being crawled upon or nibbled by insects, such as ants, or other small creatures. [1] [2] This paraphilia often involves the application of insects to the genitals, but other areas of the body may also be the focus.

  6. Spirit photography - Wikipedia

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    Spirit photography (also called ghost photography) is a type of photography whose primary goal is to capture images of ghosts and other spiritual entities, especially in ghost hunting. It dates back to the late 19th century.

  7. Insects in literature - Wikipedia

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    Anthropomorphised ants have often been used in fables, children's stories, and religious texts to represent industriousness and cooperative effort. [2] In the Book of Proverbs, ants are held up as a good example for humans for their hard work and cooperation. Aesop did the same in his fable "The Ant and the Grasshopper".

  8. Cheerios and Fire Ants Have More in Common Than You Think - AOL

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    Scientists found that 10 or more fire ants can stick together to build a life-saving raft in floods.. Fewer than 10 ants can’t form a stable raft because the “Cheerios effect” of fluid ...

  9. Hopi mythology - Wikipedia

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    Masauwu (Maasaw, Mausauu), Skeleton Man, was the Spirit of Death, Earth God, door keeper to the Fifth World, and the Keeper of Fire. He was also the Master of the Upper World, or the Fourth World, and was there when the good people escaped the wickedness of the Third World for the promise of the Fourth. [ 9 ]