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AllatRa by Anastasia Novykh
But let us return to our conversation about material sacrifices. The knowledge of the
existence of collective and individual mind was also present in the society of that time as
an integral part of spiritual knowledge. Understanding his dual nature helped man make
an informed choice, to which of the natures (the Spiritual or the Animal one) to devote
his transient life and to which will to serve. By the way, the basis of the primordial
Knowledge about collective and individual minds later gave rise to archaic beliefs, for
example, totemism, animism, fetishism, animatism, and shamanism. Let's consider
totemism. Initially, a totem denoted a certain sign, through which a person possessing
spiritual knowledge could influence natural elements, processes, and fauna, in other
words, matter. And much later, because of the temptation of people with magical
practices, increased dominance of the Animal nature in communities, and the desire to
achieve abundance and material well-being, people have turned all this into the totem
cult, a whole set of beliefs in the supernatural “kinship” between tribes and certain
totems (animals, plants, natural phenomena, and inanimate objects). Once again, where
was the emphasis? On the people's request of the Animal mind to “share power with
them”, that is, supernatural power to achieve some worldly goods or to give them power
over others and so on. As it is known, like attracts like.
Magic, animism (the belief in spirits and supernatural beings), and fetishism (worship of
inanimate objects - fetishes which are endowed, according to people’s belief, with
supernatural powers) appeared in the same way. So appeared animatism (the cult of
worship of impersonal, supernatural power, which determines, in people’s opinion, vital
processes in nature, for example, success in hunting, in war, a better harvest and so on),
shamanism (based on the cult of spirits, faith in supernatural communication of the
cult’s mediator - shaman - with spirits). These cults were once formed on the basis of
spiritual knowledge after substitutions from the Animal nature started to take place,
priesthood was born, and race for power began. The knowledge of the laws of matter in
them begain to be applied in favour of the system of the Animal mind. That is, people
started worshipping and imitating the “strongest one”. They started deifying him and
creating a halo of immunity. And in some cases they would even eat “the strongest one”
as in some cults it was thought to be necessary to be like him and to get his strength.
Moreover, representatives of such beliefs were characterised by an aggressive attitude
towards any otherwise-minded people. Attacking the enemy (people who worshipped
other cults) and their destruction were strongly encouraged. Well, the purpose of
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