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It seems that an initiate's fertility still rested on the far older religio-ritual practices associated with the spirit forces of her lineage.
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Note 152: CS 1698 and 1699; Proto-Kaskazi * - teg - "to trap, medicine"; PR * - tego "fertility medicine, medicine trap; to trap"; PER * - tego "fertility medicine, trap, initiate's bed"; e.g.,
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Note 57: CS 1698 and 1699; Proto-Kaskazi * - teg - "to trap; medicine"; Proto-Ruvu * - tego "fertility medicine; medicine trap; to trap"; PER * - tego "fertility medicine, trap, initiate's fertility bed."
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Among the Zaramo it was an initiate's circumcision mat, and in Kaguru - and Luguru-speaking communities it attested as a temporary shelter for circumcision.
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Flabbergasted faces all over the refectory whipped in her direction, but Merrodrie cared not a whit--not until a thundering voice cut her off in the middle of going for her fellow initiate's throat.
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He cannot know what has really taken place in the initiate's soul.
Christentum als mystische Tatsache und die Mysterien des Altertums. English Rudolf Steiner 1893
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Such, for example, is the custom found in New South Wales of the initiate's drinking the blood of his companions.
Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV Crawford Howell Toy 1877
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"The agency plans are part of the Administration's commitment to assure that all Americans have a seat at the table," said education secretary Arne Duncan, who serves as the initiate's co-chair, in a statement.
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The initiate's journey, like all such journeys, had begun at the first degree.
NPR Topics: News 2009
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"Brother," the gray-eyed master said, placing his left hand on the initiate's shoulder.
NPR Topics: News 2009
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