1. Magic Mushrooms Used by the Aztecs in ancient rituals, magic mushrooms are a hallucinogen. 2. Some have made pilgrimages to re-enact ancient rituals in caves, others have dressed in costumes and objects evoking traditional Goddess images. 3. Ancient religious ritual, after all, is jarring in the slick world of an international luxury hotel. 4. And preferring ancient rituals to a secular lifestyle can alienate some Jews, who have chosen the other path. 5. Ann Lapidus Lerner, who teaches Jewish literature, said that having to live without e-mail complicated the ancient ritual. 6. As a Navajo, Staff Sgt. Shawn Arnold always had trouble reconciling his Marine Corps career with his religion, whose ancient rituals clashed with military anti-drug policy. 7. A brother knelt on the ground and rocked his body, keening in an ancient ritual of grief. 8. About this time last fall, teams engaged in the ancient ritual of firing unsuccessful managers, and then replacing them with equally unsuccessful managers. 9. But if Dolly stands on the frontier of science, the calf of Kfar Hasidim harks back to the most ancient tribal ritual. 10. But thanks to a series of stunning archeological discoveries, researchers are now gaining a clearer glimpse of these ancient rituals. |