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| the belief in and study and practice of supernatural agencies |
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| universe of mystical agencies beyond the grasp of human experience |
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| why is occult power a two-edged sword |
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| it is a means to an end, it's neither good nor evil in itself but only as it is used |
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| "occult" is derived from... |
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| the Latin word "occultus" meaning hidden, secret, concealed |
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| what makes the occult so powerful |
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| inscrutability- operations of the occult are conducted in secret, placing it beyond the confines of immediate detection and control |
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| Undifferentiated mind-stuff (lying deep down below sub-consciousness) from which individualities are specialized. It is primitive and belongs to the past (archaic) |
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| Constellation of individually developed/specialized minds, shared by many minds, and transcends individual minds that make it up. Each individual member of the group is under the shadow of the G-M. |
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| How does the scripture "If two or three are gathered in my name, there I am in the midst of them" relate to group mind |
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| It deals with power in unity |
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| why should we be careful when deciding which groups we join |
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| because of the incalculable influence of the group mind |
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| how does a person escape the influence of the group mind |
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| by advancing further in knowledge than those with whom he is associated |
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| never fight a magician with magic unless... |
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| you are of a higher degree than he is |
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| if your enemy fights with the weapons of the human mind what should you fight back with |
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| the Power of the Divine Spirit |
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| the name of Jesus is inimical to nothing but... |
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| whenever moral evil has to be dealt with in a group, what can be used as a universal solvent |
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| the Power of the name Jesus |
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| most significant feature of the occult |
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| what does it mean to say the occult is sectarian |
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| it is reserved for the few |
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| the principles of the occult are available in text, but what is concealed |
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| what did Helena Petrovna Blavatsky do in the 1950s |
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| taught the basic principles of the occult, experimented giving out the theory of the occult to the general public, but she never taught the modus operandi |
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| a complex of ideas and practices that gives ultimate meaning to human existence and enhances quality of life |
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| what are the sources of ATR |
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| worship of gods, stories of origin, healing rituals, funerary rites, festivals and rituals, sculptures, witchcraft practices, folklore |
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| "a people and their life" |
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hierarchy:
1. Supreme Being
2. lesser gods
3. ancestral spirits
4. mystical powers |
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-beliefs
-practices, ceremonies, festivals
-religious objects and places
-values and morals
-religious officials or leaders |
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-polytheism
-sacrifices and prayers to ancestors can be used to describe the entire religion
-superstitious
-animism or paganism
-fetishism or magic |
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| where is Trokosi practiced |
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| Benin, Togo, Nigeria, Ghana |
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| offenses punishable by payment with a trokosi |
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murder
stealing
adultery
having sex with a trokosi |
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| what constitutional and international provisions does trokosi violate |
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-Article 14 of Ghana’s 1992 Constitution guarantees every person the right to personal liberty
-1957 Abolition of Forced Labor Convention (ILO No 105) abolishes forced or compulsory labor
-Article 28 of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child guarantees children’s right to education |
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| arguments against trokosi |
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-Discrimination against women and children /Denial of basic human rights
-Violation of constitutional and international provisions
-Community members remaining superstitious and living in perpetual fear
-Increase in inhumane and immoral acts
-Promotion of illiteracy and poverty |
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-Crime minimized and safer community ensured
-Families protected from punishment from the gods
-Tradition kept alive
-Priests reaping economic and other cheap benefits from trokosi slavery |
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| what schools of thought have emerged regarding the practice of Trokosi |
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-those who think it should be completely abolished
-those who believe it should stay the same
-those who believe it should be changed but not abolished |
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| what forms of discrimination are involved in trokosi |
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-It’s children (and not adults) that are offered as payment for the crimes committed by their family members
-Only a girl can be selected and accepted as a “trokosi”
-No woman is allowed to be a priest of a “trokosi” shrine
-Hardships of the shrine are often borne by children and women (not men) |
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| why does trokosi belong to the occult |
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-Shrouded in mystery—how are crimes found out for the necessary punishment to be meted out to offenders? Why would calamities cease as soon as a virgin is offered?
-Secrecy—shrines are located at the outskirts of town
-Various rituals are performed at the shrines |
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| what is being done to get rid of the trokosi practice |
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| By November 1999, International Needs Ghana (the most active of the local abolitionist organizations) had successfully negotiated the liberation of 2,000 girls and women from approximately 132 different shrines in Ghana, with about 3400 still in bondage. |
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| Ad hoc communities of people who have been accused of witchcraft and cast out of society, chased away by accusations, threats, and violence. |
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| what situations can end up in someone being labeled a witch and sent to a witch camp |
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Misfortunes in society, such as:
-Someone falls sick mysteriously
-Someone dies mysteriously
-Somebody’s face appears suspiciously to another in a dream
-Bad luck befalls a community
-Somebody envies another, etc. |
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| what is life like in a witch camp |
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| misery, poor water supply, and housing manual labor in hot sun, often shunned by family members |
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| why does the concept of a witch camp belong to the occult |
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-It's obscure, ambiguous, concealed, etc. E.g., some rituals are performed to check whether the new inmate is a witch or not. How do we know whether the results are true or not? What rules are followed in this exercise? How do we explain the results? etc.
-It's open to a select few—witches.
-It's believed some of the inmates are cured of witchcraft when they get there. We don't know, but how exactly is this achieved? It, therefore, remains a mystery. |
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| why are witch camp children unable to access education |
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| they are far away from civilization and shunned by the community |
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| what is being done to stop witch camps |
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| groups such as MAID are trying to convince the king to abolish the practice |
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