Initiation
by Pedro L Gili
Title
Initiation
Artist
Pedro L Gili
Medium
Digital Art - Custom Texturized Digital Art
Description
Held to be one of the most ancient of rites, an initiation marks the psychological crossing of a threshold into new territories, knowledge and abilities. The major themes of the initiation are suffering, death and rebirth. The initiate undergoes an ordeal that is symbolic of physically dying, and is symbolically reborn as a new person possessing new knowledge.
In neo-Pagan Witchcraft, the initiation marks the entrance of the initiate into a closed and traditionally secret society; opens the door to the learning of ritual secrets, magic and the development and use of psychic powers; marks a spiritual transformation, in which the initiate begins a journey into Self and toward the Divine Force; and marks the beginning of a new religious faith. While many traditional initiations exists, many neo-Pagans and Witches believe that the spiritual threshold may be crossed in many alternate ways; and, all are valid. The ritual may be formal or informal; may be old or new; may occur as a spontaneous spiritual awakening, or may even happen at a festival.
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Note: The "Fine Art America" watermark does not appear in the final print.
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July 23rd, 2013
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