Spiritual Self Flashcards
Spiritual Self
Focuses on the beliefs and includes the functions of rituals and ceremonies.
Spiritual means
Relating to or affecting the spirit or soul of a person instead of material or physical things
Santrock (2014)
Religion is an organized set of beliefs, practices, rituals and symbols that increases an individuals connection to a sacred other
William James (1902-1958)
Defined personal religion as the “feeling, acts and experiences of individual men in their solitude, so far as they apprehend themselves to stand with whatever they may consider alive.”
Rituals
Religious or solemn ceremonies consist of actions performed according to a prescribed order. The sequence of activities involves gestures, words and objects
Rites
refers to the spoken words used in rituals to convey meaning and value.
Ceremony
refers to the movement or gesture expressing feelings or beliefs beyong the limitation of speech.
Magic
The power to influence events by using mysterious or supernatural forces
Witchcraft
The practice of magic, especially black magic; the use of spells
Magician
The one who performs magic like casting spells and summoning spirits.
Sorcerer
Translated from the Greek word pharmakos and carries with it the idea of medicine, magic potions, drugs, and poison with the one who is thought to be acquianted with the secrets of the nomaterial or unseen world.
Necromancer
The one who ‘seeks unto the dead.’ It is a term that includes all forms of attempts to contact departed spirits.
Logotherapy
aims to help the person search for the meaning of his existence. A term coined by Victor Frank
Logos
A greek word that stands for meaning Someone, Deed, Act or Work ot Suffering.
Barang
The Filipino term for a Sorcerer. It is used to descriibe malidnant sorcery or familiar spirits