Trance

Within Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’, the juxtaposition of courtly love and true love is prominent throughout, especially through the scenes 1 and 5 of act 1. The first scene of act 1 is actually unnecessary to the plot, and only exists to emphasize the brilliance of true love through contrast to the utter sorrow shown through the character Romeo when he is a courtly lover. An example of the development of Romeo as a lover, from courtly to true, can be seen in his descriptions of women he…

The Salem Witch Trials In 1692 in Salem Village, Massachusetts, many of the young girls and women were complaining of being possessed by the devil due to witchcraft. However, none of the villagers were certain of who was doing the witchcraft. The girls accused many other women and some men in the village out of revenge or pure hatred. “Thousands of suspected witches were hanged or burned in Europe in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and belief in witches was common in the American…

Sexual jealousy is also quite common. According to Dobe Ju/’hoansi, the universe is inhabited by a high god, a lesser god and the minor animal spirits. They bring luck or misfortune for people. Ju is the central actors in the world. There are healing trances at the night dances. The dancing increases the head which rises from the stomach to brain. This healer put their hand on the back of the sick and pull the sickness out. Becoming a healer is an honor but it is a difficult job.…

has a small solo as well. Right after that, both the flute and the drum began to play together, while the flute gives the melody and the drum gives the background music. A little into the song, a raddle is heard playing a repeated beat. “Shaman’s Trance,” the sixth track in the album, has a similar beginning with the flute, though this song bends the pitches of the flute much more strongly than “Oasis.” It sounds as if either multiple different types of flutes are playing at different timings or…

Juvenile Delinquents... The drive was rather couthy; but our destination was not- A cemetery. I was travelling with Steve McRoul, a sixteen year old, jolly, ardent, committed and inquisitive poet. His poems were acclaimed all over the world. I was ambivalent of the reason- why were we travelling to a graveyard? “Time would tell,” Steve answered discreetly. McRoul had given me a story- the sole story written by him- to read. The smooth road and the cloudy sky gave me an ethical reason to sail…

In "Reclaiming Our (Real) Lives From Social Media" written by Nick Bilton, and Tristan Harris’ TED Talk, "How a handful of tech companies control billions of minds every day", both authors expose the main goal of social media, which is to attract attention by utilizing emotions, creating convenient features, and a subconscious schedule. Ultimately, today's society has become overly dependent on technology to a point where we mindlessly replace precious time with mindless scrolling. Nick Bilton’s…

ritual that a Txiv Neeb, a shaman, performs by sacrificing an animal and bartering its soul for the vagrant soul of a sick person (p.100). A Txiv Neeb is a very high stature position in the Hmong culture because they are said to be able to enter a trance state that grants them access to the spiritual world. Once there, they negotiate for the patient’s health and…

Shamanism or shamanic healing is a type of spiritual healing practice that was introduced in ancient traditions and is still practiced today as it is believed to be the most ancient healing practice in the world. Even though Shamanism is a religious practice is not considered a religion but more so a cultural practice adapted by many diverse people around the world, and those who practice Shamanism is called a “Shaman”. The word “Shaman” derives from the Tungus people of Siberia and arises from…

also stated that there was missing shoes and jacket, and buried in a shallow grave and by a religious statue (Zammit). This information was too accurate for the killer to deny. Valerie Morrison knew that the murderer knew the victim. “The psychic in trance asked the mother, “where did you put me.”The mother of the victim then confessed to shooting Shillie in the head and is serving fifteen years in prison. The police officers in the case firmly believe in psychics and fully trust Valerie's…

On May 29, 1913, spectators filled every sit in the theatre des Champs-Elysees in Paris. They sat in anticipation of celebrated dancer and choreographer Vaslav Nijinsky’s Le Sacre du Printemps, in English, The Rite of Spring, a ballet set on the dancers of the critically-acclaimed Russian company, Ballets Russes. Ever since its inception in French courts in the 15th century, ballet has remained a pastime reserved for those with class. When one envisions a ballet, they imagine an evening of…