https://padlet.com/memad/pmsbupdy64r0 Please post the findings for your group assignment today. Create a title for your post that delineates which topic your group focused on: "What is Religion," "Rites of Passage," "Shamanism," or "Magic." en-us 2019-04-21 16:54:45 UTC 2023-03-27 19:29:23 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/memad/pmsbupdy64r0/wish/354506891 Our group believes that it depends on what you view as magic to determine its reality. If you view things such as fancy sleight of hand or things like superstition as magic then we believe it could exist in the world, but things like “black” magic or magical rituals we don’t necessarily believe in. It all depends on your native belief system, some people could consider some religious practices as magic and other require more obvious “witch craft” magic to believe in it’s reality..

]]> 2019-04-26 16:02:02 UTC https://padlet.com/memad/pmsbupdy64r0/wish/354506891 https://padlet.com/memad/pmsbupdy64r0/wish/354508036 Shamanism is more about connecting the human body with ancestors and spirits. It doesn't involve people like monks and priests who work full time in the religion, but instead someone who dedicates part of their life to becoming a shaman.]]> 2019-04-26 16:05:05 UTC https://padlet.com/memad/pmsbupdy64r0/wish/354508036 https://padlet.com/memad/pmsbupdy64r0/wish/354508144 2019-04-26 16:05:10 UTC https://padlet.com/memad/pmsbupdy64r0/wish/354508144 https://padlet.com/memad/pmsbupdy64r0/wish/354508172 High School Graduation 
Liminality: The graduation ceremony itself. This is a time for high schoolers to reflect on their high school and childhood years, and all participants are set apart from normal society by use of the robes, tassels, cords, stoles, etc.
Liminality example: ]]> 2019-04-26 16:05:11 UTC https://padlet.com/memad/pmsbupdy64r0/wish/354508172 https://padlet.com/memad/pmsbupdy64r0/wish/354509768 Our group believes that religion has an affect on participants everyday lives and practices (making people want to be better). Religion centers around believing in a form of afterlife or a higher power. Often times participation in rituals, practices and traditions.

Sacred: Sacred Egyptian Ibis. Represents Thoth, the god of wisdom and writing. Thoth was often represented as having a man’s body with the head of an Ibis.]]> 2019-04-26 16:08:10 UTC https://padlet.com/memad/pmsbupdy64r0/wish/354509768 https://padlet.com/memad/pmsbupdy64r0/wish/354509823 Shamanism is ultimately about communicating with spirits, ancestors, and the natural world in an attempt to influence reality. Tools and animals are often used in the ceremonies and rituals, which make them more complicated than most religious practices. The ceremonies and rituals performed by the shaman tend to be more casual and don't necessarily need to be in a specific environment. The title of shaman is usually given to the individual, not earned.]]> 2019-04-26 16:08:20 UTC https://padlet.com/memad/pmsbupdy64r0/wish/354509823 https://padlet.com/memad/pmsbupdy64r0/wish/354510566 Our big focus shows an example of Prince Harry and Megan's wedding. The topic we want to run with is the Liminality process for Meghan. Not only does she transition from being single-> engaged-> married, but also transitions into royalty. She has two giant transitions in her life during her engagement.]]> 2019-04-26 16:10:33 UTC https://padlet.com/memad/pmsbupdy64r0/wish/354510566 https://padlet.com/memad/pmsbupdy64r0/wish/354511027 Magic is the use of means believed to have supernatural power over natural forces. It also can be described as an extraordinary power or influence seemingly from a supernatural source (Merriam-Webster).
Example: Lightning strikes because we can’t exactly recreate the conditions for a thunderstorm in a natural state but once the cloud forms for this, we can recreate the conditions needed for lightning to strike the ground (negative and positive charges attracting). Magic potions which is a potion that works in mysterious and unexplained ways. 

]]> 2019-04-26 16:11:43 UTC https://padlet.com/memad/pmsbupdy64r0/wish/354511027 https://padlet.com/memad/pmsbupdy64r0/wish/354511452 Our group believes becoming a mother is a rite or passage and depending on the circumstances of the pregnancy and the perception of the pregnancy the outcome can be very different. 
https://www.questia.com/library/journal/1P3-2113516821/pregnancy-as-a-rite-of-passage-liminality-rituals]]> 2019-04-26 16:12:50 UTC https://padlet.com/memad/pmsbupdy64r0/wish/354511452 https://padlet.com/memad/pmsbupdy64r0/wish/354511506 2019-04-26 16:12:57 UTC https://padlet.com/memad/pmsbupdy64r0/wish/354511506 https://padlet.com/memad/pmsbupdy64r0/wish/354511527 For the most part, our group believes that magic doesn't exist. We think that people are luckier than others, but it doesn't extend much further than that. Magic and other supernatural aspects are fun to think about, but we believe that there isn't much evidence of it actually existing. In order for us to believe, we would need more proof. Voodoo dolls are an example of magic because they are used in various cultures as a way to control and hurt a certain individual.]]> 2019-04-26 16:13:01 UTC https://padlet.com/memad/pmsbupdy64r0/wish/354511527