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This is a list of species and genera that are used as entheogens or are used in an entheogenic concoction (such as ayahuasca). For ritualistic use they may be classified as hallucinogens . The active principles and historical significance of each are also listed to illustrate the requirements necessary to be categorized as an entheogen.
While the word religion is difficult to define, one standard model of religion used in religious studies courses defines it as [a] system of symbols which acts to establish powerful, pervasive, and long-lasting moods and motivations in men by formulating conceptions of a general order of existence and clothing these conceptions with such an aura of factuality that the moods and motivations ...
Old Lights and New Lights (c. 1730 – 1740) were terms first used during the First Great Awakening in British North America to describe those that supported the awakening (New Lights) and those who were skeptical of the awakening (Old Lights). [a] [3] [4] River Brethren (1770). Methodist Episcopal Church (1783). Universalist Church of America ...
Shaking tents could be a lodge or a teepee used to summon spirits. Shaking tent ceremony is a ritual of some Indigenous people in North America that is used to connect the people with the spirit realm and establish a connection and line of communication between the spirit world and the mortal world.
Red background indicates Single Ritual Jurisdiction; Green background indicates Multiple Ritual Jurisdiction; Notes: All jurisdictions allow AASR and York Rite as upper degrees after the Blue Lodge level; The Pennsylvania Rite is a unique variation of the Ancient Ritual; The District of Columbia has the most diverse selection of approved rituals
The powder is used by witches to curse their victims. [5] Traditional Navajos usually hesitate to discuss things like witches and witchcraft with non-Navajos. [16] As with other traditional cultures, the term "witch" is never used for healers or others who help the community with their ceremonies and spiritual work. [12]
Enslaved and free Africans upon arrival to the United States used North American herbs, roots, and animal parts to create conjure bags. However, they applied an African interpretation in the preparation of herbal ingredients by creating nkisi and performing African religious rituals in the preparation of spiritual medicines.