When I had been at my master’s wigwam, I took the first opportunity I could get to go look after my dead child.
That's probably one of the most depressing stories I've ever heard. Depressing, not horrific; that would be bashing babies against rocks.
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Sabbath
Damn again I feel bad for her. Not being able to rest at all especially when it partains to ones religion.
For anyone who doesn't know the Sabbath is the day god took to rest their for Christians and Jewish people rest on that day.
All I'm going to mention is the Trail of Tears.
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All was gone, my husband gone (at least separated from me, he being in the Bay; and to add to my grief, the Indians told me they would kill him as he came homeward), my children gone, my relations and friends gone,
Damn, that actually sucks. I feel bad for her. She's still not great, but I do feel bad. I have only done some coursery research into her, but I do have to agree that asj1531 might her, family, village, or country have done something to deserve it.
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Oh the roaring, and singing and dancing, and yelling of those black creatures in the night, which made the place a lively resemblance of hell.
I can excuse kidnapping, but I draw the line at racism. (If you spot the reference, you have great taste.)
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(deserted by the English before, for fear of the Indians)
Damn, leaving a perfectly good house in this economy couldn't be me.
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The coffin will be set before you and then you will see your body.
Damn, I hope that doesn't happen to me.
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I got over my sickness.
Sounds like you had some kind of mental disorder like depression.
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For three days and three nights I had been eating medicine, and for three days and three nights I had not slept.
Dude, stop, Jesus, slow the hell down.
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morning star
Lucifer?
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This religion, let me know. Help me, O medicine, grandfather, help me! Let me know this religion!
I'm sitting here listening to this fucking guy's peyote trip even when I want to learn more about the religious practices of these people.
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That evening I ate eight peyote.
Dude, stop, Jesus Christ, man. Your self-preservation instincts are terrible.
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It had legs and arms and a long tail. The end of this tail was like a spear.
I know what monster I'm using for my next D&D game.
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Suddenly I saw a big snake. I was very much frightened.
I would be too.
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“All right, I’ll do it.” So there we ate seven peyote apiece.
I guess he did like taking drugs. Since he ate seven.
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“O, my, I should never have done it from the beginning. Never again will I do it. I am surely going to die.”
I don't think he likes drugs.
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It seems to be alive and moving around in my stomach. If only some of my own people were here!
Why? I would want people who know what they're doing while I'm tripping BALLS.
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“Why did I do it?”
Anthropological research man come on.
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We ate it and I also did. It was the middle of the night when I got frightened, for a live thing seemed to have entered me.
Probably feels even weirder since this guy had no idea what was going to happen, and the hardest drug he's done is probably alcohol.
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Mount Sinai
The place where Moses received the Ten Commandments.
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strongly permeated with Christian teachings
We are already pretty Christian. One of the things in religious ceremony is Mount Sinai the place where Moses received the 10 Commandments.
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explanation of parts of the Bible.
Ah, shit sounds like crazy mega pastors. I also wasn't expecting the bible to be brought up. Although, then again considering the fact that natives are constantly bombarded with Christianity even today makes sense.
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performance
Seems pretty loaded to me. Calling this a performance instead of a religious ceremony seems very specific.
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cult
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These generally arise and deliver self-accusatory speeches, and make more or less formal confessions, after which they go around shaking hands with everyone and asking forgiveness.
I hope they actually get forgiven.
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cult.
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Peyote song
WHAT IS IT CALLED PAUL? ANSWER MY CALLS, PAUL!
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the founder
What does THAT MEAN? EXPLAIN, PAUL RADIN, YOU OVERRIPE BANANA!
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The ceremony is generally held in a building called by the Peyote worshipers a church,
I agree with Looseleaf. What is the celebration about? What does it represent? What is the mythological basis?
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cults found among the Winnebago
Cults- are we talking about them like the Ancient Greek versions of cults, are they like an actual doomsday suicide cult, or? Are you talking crazy, brother?
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