Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 291W. Blackwood, 1962 - England |
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Page 193
New leaf was being weighed at the entrance , and it was there that I met the Manager , who said astonishingly that we were invited to a fire - walking ceremony . It was to take place that evening at some estate ' on the other side ...
New leaf was being weighed at the entrance , and it was there that I met the Manager , who said astonishingly that we were invited to a fire - walking ceremony . It was to take place that evening at some estate ' on the other side ...
Page 197
Others maintained that the fire - walkers were so exalted that they were unaware of pain , but did not explain why they were neither scorched nor blistered . Some of us speculated about the preparatory rites that are customary before ...
Others maintained that the fire - walkers were so exalted that they were unaware of pain , but did not explain why they were neither scorched nor blistered . Some of us speculated about the preparatory rites that are customary before ...
Page 198
And so the fire- walking ended . The people dispersed and the fire - walkers , having fulfilled their vows and being therefore possessed by the god , visited all the houses as a blessing . ' As As for me , I was exhausted .
And so the fire- walking ended . The people dispersed and the fire - walkers , having fulfilled their vows and being therefore possessed by the god , visited all the houses as a blessing . ' As As for me , I was exhausted .
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Contents
THE GERMAN CHARACTER BY R L SEDGWICK | 42 |
A FIREWALKING CEREMONY BY BARBARA GUNN | 61 |
THE LAST CONTINENT BY RICHARD BEAUCHAMP | 270 |
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| Title | Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 291 Blackwood's Magazine |
| Publisher | W. Blackwood, 1962 |
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