Franz Lindenmayr / Man and Cave
Holed Stones and Crawling Through Rituals - motivs and effects
Why do crawling through rituals exist?
A few hints:
healing of the body, securing health
becoming pregnant and birthreleaving
sexuality and erotic reasons
initiation
Crawling Through Entrance in a ceremonial house, erected by the Abelam in Papua New Guinea, used for initiation purposes, now in the Museum der Kulturen, Bale, Switzerland
cleaning of the soul, wiping off sins, letting back of the past
rejuveniling
dealing with death
rebirthing
passing your examination
........
(there is more text in the German version)
from: E. Masson, Les 12 dieux d'inmortabilé", Les Belles Lettres, Paris
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Holed Stones and Crawling through rites
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