Rites of Passage - 12 / 29 / 2002
liminal
- threshold
transitional
- change in social status
birth
naming
on survival of new born
recognition of noteworthy action
adulthood
female - on first menstruation
male - age group
not everyone survives
graduation
marriage
parenthood
grandparenthood
divorce
social group
fraternal orders
entry into a profession
craft
apprentice
journeyman
master
healing
Ojibwa Midewiwin
Iroquois False Face society
AMA
military
warrior
Green Beret
Navy Seals
guardian / police
religious membership
elder [see Elders]
death [see Death, Dying & Grief]
initiation
the abyss
return to chaos / death / end of a mode of being
recreation of the world / rebirth / new mode of experience
initiation into an age [group]
initiation into a mystery [group]
initiation into a more advanced religious status
quest or call
process of initiation
old paradigm / state of existence
preparation of sacred ground - return to the dream time
separation /segregation / isolation
focus / ordeals / tests
identification / instruction
initiation - experience / revelation
grounding
re-integration
new paradigm / state of existence
failed rites of passage
gang membership
groups that endorse or tacitly approve of unethical behavior [see Value Systems]
rituals [see Ritual & Theater]
The Courage to Love: Principles and Practices of Self-Relations Psychotherapy
- Stephen Gilligan
Rites and Symbols of Initiation: The Mysteries of Birth and Rebirth - Mircea Eliade
Ritual: Power, Healing and Community - Malidoma Patrice Some
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