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Comment by Adisa on September 12, 2012 at 1:03pm

Having experienced my fair share of intiations, and removing my opinion about this particular ritual, I get the point made concerning the process of change one feels after completion and how others may view the person at the end of the process and the bond formed among those who completed their process.   

Comment by Clifford Black on September 12, 2012 at 12:19pm

The Object is to learn how to look and SEE others, without allowing predispositions, that are learned from the society/culture that you are born into, to cloud what you observe. Are there any behaviors that are the same as what you have been taught but applied in different ways. There are many questions that need to be addressed.

B.

Comment by Adisa on September 12, 2012 at 11:08am

If I comprehend this ritual, this intitiation/rite transforms boys into men and cleans them of contaminated blood received from the women who birthed them.  After the initiation, these new men can now marry a woman, who is apparently still unclean, and have children of their own.  I wonder how they treat the women of this tribe and if they have rituals to cleans the women themselves.     

Comment by Clifford Black on April 1, 2011 at 11:40am

This statement that U -(Raven)-have just made is very profound at this time in your life. Please remember this thread for class discussion. It is imperative relative to your ability to grow forward.

B.

Comment by Raven Writes on March 31, 2011 at 6:23pm

It's like they weed out the suckas and deprive them of the right to recreate! Haha

Comment by Clifford Black on March 31, 2011 at 10:03am

Transformation is very important---having those who are adept guides is more than helpful relative to outcomes.

B. 

Comment by LaSanta Jones-Teil on March 31, 2011 at 7:04am

On the surface, gross; however, having personally participating in initiation ceremonies myself, I respect the purpose of ANY rites of passage because I understand the symbolism portrayed. Off the top I am familiar with the Mukanda ceremonies of the Angolan, Congan, and Zambian peoples, representing what initiations seek to represent, TRANSFORMATION.