Mandalas Rituals

Nicole utilizes a variety of themes and materials in her artworks. Her mandalas come to life on rough hemp canvases where the color gets absorbed by the thirsty texture. As the fibers need to be fed again and again, the mandala motifs arise shyly to the surface. The traditional method of making mandalas through the patient and repetitive movement of the hand dropping sand on a surface is mirrored in Nicole’s approach to constructing her mandalas, with an evident connection to meditation.

In the article “Body Ritual among the Nacirema” talks about how society is obsessed with their physical appearance. However, I don't agree with that because there are many people who have a hold on many other things such as materialistic things. People today think having everything in life is the way to live happy and better than others. Material wealth is not only based on having money and goods, it can also be valuable/meaningful things people have in their possession as well as having a large amount of things they don't need. Having everything you want isn't always as important as you may think because there is other things out in the world that are better than having unnecessary and awfully expensive things.

The piece Body Rituals is outstanding, written by Horace Miner, the piece contains many different satiric devices. So many satiric devices that many people it's considered the piece confusing, but once they understand the meaning they too agree what a successful write it is. One of the main satiric devices used is irony. In the text, the author is talking about “Notgnihsaw” and he discusses that “Notgnihsaw” was known for chopping down a cherry tree in which the spirit of truth resided. This is ironic because the author is mocking America and what it stands for. “Notgnihsaw” is meant to be George Washington, and the author is saying that America began as a land where the spirit of truth resided, but that America today is the complete opposite.

In the essay “Body Ritual Among the Nacirema”, anthropologist Horace Miner depicts a group of people known as the “Nacirema”, but is referring to Americans, whose cultural beliefs are deeply rooted in the perspective that the human body is prune to sickness and disfiguration. Consequently, a substantial part of their lives is spent on unusual rituals and customs to improve conditions of the body that are filled with magical components. Moreover, Miner uses the Nacirema’s unusual culture to establish his view that we simply could not judge another culture that it is different from our own, as opposed to another anthropologist Malinowski’s point that we can judge another culture since we are

The rituals of the Nacirema culture are very unique when it comes to the different forms of beliefs and remedies. According to the article, “The fundamental belief underlying the whole system of the Nacirema appears to be that the human body is ugly and that its natural tendency is to debility and disease” (4). With that in mind, the Nacirema have come up with a bundle of ways to keep the body healthy and pure. Of those ways, most are included with the belief that magic is the key component in the use of ritual and ceremony. Houses in the Nacirema culture have shrines dedicated to the purpose of these ritual ceremonies. Homes with one or more shrines often mean the family is considered wealthier. The focal point of a shrine is a box or chest

Living and being an example of the ritual in my everyday life is of my highest priorities. My commitment to this fraternity is unquestionable; I have attended four PIKE University events despite only being a member for a little over a year. I attend these events to better myself, my fraternity, and my community. I know that I can best represent the undergraduate members of our fraternity through the lessons and experiences I gained at PIKE University events. Attendance at these events provides exposure to multiple chapters and the trials and tribulations they face as well as the success stories. I can take their concerns and formulate plans to solve them, all the while using the principles and interest of the International Fraternity as

Body Ritual Among the Nacirema What is the precise geographical location of this strange tribe, the Nacirema? The Nacirema is a North American group living in the territory between the Canadian Cree, the Yaqui and Tarahumare of Mexico, and the Carib and Arawak of the Antilles. Little is known of their origin, though tradition states that they came from the east.

How are you doing? I don’t know if you remember me, but I took your intro to addictions class last fall. One thing that really stood out to me during that class was the presenter you brought in who spoke about his difficulties with addiction.

After reading Horace Miner’s Body Ritual Among the Nacirema I cannot say that I would want to be part of the tribe. A huge reason would be that I could never go from my own Christian faith to the religious practices of the Nacirema. My second reason for not wanting to be part of the tribe is that I could never be subjected to the horrific medical practices and “magical potions” used on every citizen in the tribe.

From Sunday April 2nd to Thursday April 6th, the Tibetan Buddhist monks created a Mandala from colored sand. This act represents the monks recreating the world for five days only to be ritually dissolved on the 6th day. The ritual dissolution is thought to clean and purify the surrounding environment. Drupon Thinley Ningpo Rinpoche and other monks affiliated with Drikung Namgyal Ling invited the public to see this manala which illustrated their environment in a new and alternative way. Upon attending the 6th day of creating the mandala, which was the day the colored sand picture would be ritually dissolved. The downstairs library of the bookstore held a heap of people, anxiously waiting the ritual dissolution. I went to the event open minded and had no knowledge of what was about to occur. The ritual

There are Rituals in the West that compare to those in other cultures Orthodox Jews take a bath after their period of ministration; whereas in the West after your first period you get to visit a Gynecologist. Yes people in the West need to recognize puberty more than they do now. There are a lot of parents that don’t talk to their teens about puberty so they don’t know what to expect, or know why their growing hair everywhere, or whatever the case maybe. A lot of teen girls aren’t prepared for puberty so they wake up one day, and they started their period and freak because there’s everywhere. Then you get told to read the instructions on the box, or you call your friend who started hers before you to get the supplies you need because you’re

In the article Body Ritual among the Nacirema, the author, Horace Miner, discusses the various types of strange rituals the tribe of Nacirema performs. The main reason for these rituals is that these people believe that the natural human body is unattractive according to their established standards. The article is solely focused on the rituals and traditions that the Nacirema go through on a daily basis. Their primary focus is centered around appearances and health instead of their economy. The Nacirema believe that by going through these rituals, it would help avoid diseases and to improve the “ugliness” associated with their bodies. A huge portion of their daily time is devoted towards this aspect of life. The Nacirema people have specialists

1. One of the first rituals that pilgrims must do in order to begin the pilgrimage is to wear the Ihram which is the traditional clothing worn during the Hajj. According to the video, men have to wear two white sheets to cover their bodies. One sheet is draped over the shoulder while the other is secured at the waist with a belt. However, women do not have a traditional garment, but they must dress modestly while covering all of their head. The main objective of wearing the Ihram is to make everyone appear the same because to God there is no difference between a wealthy and poor when they are dressed in the same garments. Also, there are certain behaviors that the pilgrims are expected and forbidden to do once they put on the ihram.

The stone fence surrounds the whole stopa to restrict the outside world from the sacred burial mound. The dome shape of the stopa represents the mountain of the world. The toranas are large stone pillars that are placed in the cardinal points of the stone fence, north, east, south, and west. Directly on top of the stupa sits the harmika. This harmika is a rectangle shape stone fence that represents an area of the gods. In the center of this harmika extends the yasti, a pole like structure protruding towards the universe representing the axis of the universe. There are three chatras that are pierced through the yasti. The chatras are stone discs that represent the union of the earth and the “heavenly paradise” (Kleiner, p. 15). The stupas are walked around in a clockwise manner by Buddhists because that is the same movement of the earth around the sun. This is known as circumambulation. The theory of circumambulation is that it “brings the devotee into harmony with the cosmos” (p. 15). This is the standard blueprint to which all stupas are constructed, thus allowing the Buddhists to circumambulate the structure.

There is a spiritual component regarding indigenous lands. This land “is very important for indigenous peoples, and the major centers for spirituality are located in indigenous territories.” Specifically in Guatemala, the indigenous rituals are performed in sacred places sometimes “to maintain a link to nature, for the use of land, for natural phenomena, as a way of thanksgiving for the produce received during a specific season, or generally for giving people the opportunity to live, that is, the gift of life.” We do not want to infringe on these precious rituals; thus, we must communicate with the Maya people to ensure we are not disrupting this sacred land. In addition to the spiritual component of the land, there is also the Mayan calendar