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ABORTION RITES - Jesus is Savior

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of her ritual orgasm performed with the intention of m<strong>is</strong>carrying herunborn baby, make Maia’s journal entries difficult to read. But it <strong>is</strong>her devotion to “releasing” the life of her child to the goddess that <strong>is</strong>most d<strong>is</strong>turbing.Maia described how over a course of a few days she collectedthe blood from her abortion and fertilized her plants, “Allowing th<strong>is</strong>Womb Blood to flow onto a cotton flannel pad <strong>is</strong> comforting andoffers a sense of freedom. I rinse the Womb blood from these padsand give it to Mother Earth, and to the plants within my house. As Imake an intentional connection with th<strong>is</strong> Womb Blood and givehomage, an inner bl<strong>is</strong>s comes upon me.” 5Definitions for the word bl<strong>is</strong>s include spiritual joy or perfecthappiness. Bl<strong>is</strong>s can also mean heaven or parad<strong>is</strong>e. Given that Maia’sabortion was filled with religious significance, the word obviouslyindicates spiritual joy. As Maia offered the blood of her baby to5Ibid., 20.134

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