Godchecker.com - Your Guide To The Gods. Mythology with a twist! Witchcraft. Vampirism. Ordination Credential. Licensing Procedures. Two-Spirit. Two-spirit people (also two spirit or twospirit) is a modern umbrella term used by some indigenous North Americans for gender-variant individuals within their communities. Non-Native anthropologists have historically used the term berdaches /bərˈdæʃɨz/ for individuals who fulfill one of many mixed gender roles in First Nations and Native American tribes, but this term has more recently fallen out of favour. Third and fourth gender roles historically embodied by two-spirit people include performing work and wearing clothing associated with both men and women. Some tribes consider there to be at least four gender identities: masculine men, feminine men, masculine women, and feminine women. The presence of male two-spirits "was a fundamental institution among most tribal peoples Terminology[edit] Definition and historic societal role[edit] Two-spirit individuals are viewed in some tribes as having two identities occupying one body.
Media depictions[edit] Self-identified two-spirits[edit] Tree Lore: Blackthorn. By Susa Morgan Black Species: Prunus spinosa Family: Rosaceae (Rose family) Ogham: Straif (ST), a Chieftain Tree Scots Gaelic: Draighionn Irish Gaelic: Draighean Welsh: Draenen ddu Astrological Rulers: Saturn and Mars The Blackthorn tree is esoterically known as both the Mother of the Woods and the Dark Crone of the Woods. Description Type: Blackthorn is a deciduous tree; its leaves turn yellow in autumn and fall off in winter, leaving a stark twisted black skeleton. Location: Found throughout the British Isles, Blackthorn dwells on the edge of woodlands forming dense thickets and hedgerows, often with Hawthorn and Elder.
Size: The Blackthorn ‘tree’ is actually more like a large shrub, with dark twisted branches, which can grow to twelve feet in height. Bark: ‘Rough and scaly, and bright orange just under the dark gray surface.’2 Branches/Twigs: The thickets are dark, dense and thorny, the branches and twigs twisting and branching out in all directions. Sloe berries are a very bitter tonic. Religulous. Religulous /rɨˈlɪdʒʉləs/ is a 2008 American documentary film written by and starring comedian Bill Maher and directed by Larry Charles. The title of the film is a portmanteau derived from the words "religion" and "ridiculous". The documentary examines and mocks religion and religious belief.[2] Contents[edit] A range of views on various world religions is explored as Bill Maher travels to numerous religious destinations including Jerusalem, the Vatican, and Salt Lake City, interviewing believers from a variety of backgrounds and groups.
These include a former member of Jews for Jesus, Christians, Muslims, former Mormons,[3] and Hasidic Jews.[4][5][6] Maher travels to Speakers' Corner in Hyde Park, London, where he "preaches" Scientology beliefs.[7][8] Maher also takes a tour around Creation Museum and The Holy Land Experience. Production[edit] The documentary was produced by Thousand Words and distributed by Lions Gate Entertainment. Box office[edit] Reception[edit] Robert W. See also[edit] Home - Akron Shambhala Meditation Group.
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