“I had this whole ritual with my mother making the bed with me inside it so I would be invisible.” WholeWould BeMotherBedInvisibleRitual Author:Ahmet Zappa
“Anybody can become a widow. There aren't any special qualifications. It happens in less time than it takes to draw a breath. It doesn't require the planning, for example, that it takes to become a wife or a mother or any of the other ritual roles of womanhood.” HappensMotherRolesWifeSpecialExampleDrawsBreathsPlanningRitualWomanhoodWidowsQualificationsWidowhood Author:Jacquelyn Mitchard
“A central feature of the ceremonial associated with Mithras was the taurobolium, the ritual slaughter of a bull which commemorated and repeated Mithras' primeval act. The initiate was baptized in its blood, partaking of its life-giving properties. It may be noted that this part of the ceremonial closely resembled the ritual of the cult of Cybele, the Great Mother of Asia Minor, which had been brought to Rome three centuries before Christ.” GivingMayMotherThreeChristBloodCenturyPropertyFeaturesRitualRomeMinorsCultAsiaBullsSlaughterInitiateBaptizedGreat MotherPrimevalBaptized In Author:Ninian Smart