Sacred And Profeane Analysis

In the “Sacred and Profane” by Eliade, he talks about the sacred being a realm of extraordinary forces. In the sacred realm it shows the values. Eliade states that all religions speak of a sacred reality beyond this world, which manifests itself in our midst to make itself known and to bring a change in our reality. There are many different religious traditions which adds to global cultural peace. All religions have sacred destinations, items, and rituals that the believer goes through in order to grow and change their own reality. The whole idea of Sacredism is getting closer to one's beliefs. Lame Deer's vision quest is a great example that shows how the sacred reality manifests itself onto one's world and changes one's reality. One of the things Eliade mentions is that all religions speak of a sacred reality beyond this world. Sacred places were shown to religious man as something that is coming from the divine, or a way to God. The sacred reality can be a place, destination, or a thing that is found to be holy.This is called the Axis Mundi. The Axis Mundi links together earth, …show more content…
During his ritual into changing into a man he felt the presence of a big bird. He felt overwhlemed so he took the gourd with his grandmother's flesh and the pipe to seek for comfort. He felt the bird talk to him, and he began to understand it. His vision was seeing everything belowing him as if he was flying above the stars. He saw the hilltop, the pit, the trees, the stars below him. The voice he was hearing told him that he is sacrificing himself to become the medicine man. Soon he saw his grandfather who wished for Lame Deer to take his name. Lame Deer had felt the religious spiritual power surge through him and it changed him, his reality. Four days, and four nights have passed and he becamse what he wanted to be, the medicine man. His grandmother had sacrificed a part of her in order to help build Lame Deer into a