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  2. Smoking ceremony - Wikipedia

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    Research has shown that there is variation in the quantity and types of essential oils produced by plants across NSW. These chemovariants correlate to different ceremonial uses of the plant. For example, the Western Australian emu bush is a different chemotype which contains some toxic compounds, so Australian sandalwood is more common in ...

  3. List of substances used in rituals - Wikipedia

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    In Taoist rituals and practices, alcohol also plays a role as an offering and a means of connecting with the divine. An alcoholic beverage is often used in religious ceremonies and as an offering to the ancestors. The use of alcohol in Taoist rituals can symbolize purification, blessings, and the establishment of a sacred space.

  4. Outline of Mandaeism - Wikipedia

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    7 Ritual food and drink. ... Sabian Mandaean Association in Australia; Individual priests ... Misha (oil) Riha (incense) Skandola (talisman seal)

  5. Misha (Mandaeism) - Wikipedia

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    In Mandaeism, misha (Classical Mandaic: ࡌࡉࡔࡀ, romanized: miša) is anointing sesame oil used during rituals such as the masbuta (baptism) and masiqta (death mass), both of which are performed by Mandaean priests. [1] [2]

  6. Anointing - Wikipedia

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    Anointing is the ritual act of pouring aromatic oil over a person's head or entire body. [1] By extension, the term is also applied to related acts of sprinkling, dousing, or smearing a person or object with any perfumed oil, milk, butter, or other fat. [2] Scented oils are used as perfumes and sharing them is an act of hospitality.

  7. Witchcraft and Paganism in Australia - Wikipedia

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    Witchcraft and Paganism in Australia is an anthropological study of the Wiccan and wider Pagan community in Australia. It was written by the Australian anthropologist Lynne Hume and first published in 1997 by Melbourne University Press. Hume first encountered the Pagan movement in Canada, before beginning to explore Pagan groups in her native ...

  8. Bullroarer - Wikipedia

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    Anthropologist Michael Boyd, a bullroarer expert, documents a number found in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Australia. [3] In Ancient Greece it was a sacred instrument used in the Dionysian Mysteries and is still used in rituals worldwide. [4]

  9. Chrismarium - Wikipedia

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    Chrismatory for ritual oil from Germany, 1636 [1] (silver-gilt, Victoria and Albert Museum, London). A chrismarium, chrismal, or chrismatory is a container for holy oils, considered a sacramental in the Catholic Church. [2] The chrismarium comprises three individual vessels, which may be shaped like jars, ampullae, or cylindrical boxes.

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