... and powers. Some early Peoples learned quickly to identify such plants, and adopted their uses in ritual prayer, healing, and spiritual enlightenment. (Grim '83 pgs. 4-7) Through the development of religions that embraced the sacred plants and their gifts of wisdom, came a spiritual hierarchy within the social structures of these early peoples. Before continuing, it must be noted that hierarchy' in ... layers of the spiritual world, by way of hallucinogenic plant consumption. The roles of the Shaman, and the use of psychoactive plants in rituals, are extremely important aspects of Native...

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... . Also, "One point down, pentagram, body over mind," or one's material/physical desires above the intellect and spirit. This is a common teaching in the ways of Wicca and other magikal religions. In the days of Goethe, both forms were referred to as pentagrams. Due to the association with the pentagram with Mephistopheles and the deal Faust strikes with him, it does ... God on her side, St. Walburga succeeded in vanquishing the Pagan goddess. Thus, Walpurgisnacht became associated with driving out darkness. The themes of ghosts, demons, and witches western European and American countries...

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