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ABORTION RITES - Jesus is Savior

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women are given the option of undressing and going “skyclad” 60[naked] during an intimate and physical blessing of the female body.As part of the ritual, post­aborted women are given an opportunityto d<strong>is</strong>cuss their feelings related to their abortion and are supportedand affirmed in their choice. The practice also involves a purificationof the participating women­ a branch of rosemary wetted with saltwater <strong>is</strong> sprinkled on the women­ and a “trance journey to the Placeof the Mothers, guardians of the cauldron of life.” 61 During theirtrance, women are encouraged to “communicate with the spirits ofunborn children” and “ask for help or guidance from the Mothers,Grandmothers, Goddesses, Crones, Midwives, and other w<strong>is</strong>ewomen of th<strong>is</strong> realm.” 62Rather then the exception, such delves into the occult are60Ibid.61Ibid.62Ibid.158

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