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smoking and enemas with underworld contexts
Posted By: poenadareDate: 4/9/11 1:22 p.m.

In Response To: The Road To Xibalba *LINK* (Godot)

Pathways Into Darkness: The Search For The Road To Xibalba
Barbara Mac Leod
University of Texas, Austin
Dennis E. Puleston
University of Minnesota

http://www.mesoweb.com/pari/publications/rt04/Pathways.pdf

Oh man, this is great.

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For those who see particular significance in the association of smoking and enemas with underworld contexts, it may be worth noting that one Lacandon informant has been recorded as saying that Cizin, as lord of the underworld, burns the soul of the dead first on the mouth and anus.

When the soul complains, it is doused with cold water until it protests again, when it is given more mouth/anus treatment, and so forth, until the soul is gone. The soul, presumably in some way transformed, then goes on the Sucuncyum who spits on his hand and washes the soul, which is finally free to go wherever it likes.

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One of the sites has many petroglyphs, which include step-frets in series of seven, cloud symbols, and the Union Jack — a possible variant of the day sign Akbal. An alternative interpretation is that of a prophetic anticipation of future British dominion on the part of the Maya!

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A series of replication experiments was undertaken by Mac Leod during 1972 and 1973 in which all of the conditions, ritual bloodletting excepted, were self-imposed by the investigators. Sites were chosen for extended stays in total darkness.

Good find Hamish.

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The Road To Xibalba *LINK*Godot 4/9/11 4:47 a.m.
     Re: The Road To Xibalbapoenadare 4/9/11 9:00 a.m.
           Re: The Road To XibalbaGodot 4/9/11 9:24 a.m.
                 Re: The Road To XibalbaJabberwok 4/9/11 12:40 p.m.
     Re: The Road To XibalbaForrest of B.org 4/9/11 12:27 p.m.
           Re: The Road To XibalbaGodot 4/9/11 12:51 p.m.
     smoking and enemas with underworld contextspoenadare 4/9/11 1:22 p.m.
           Re: smoking and enemas with underworld contexts *LINK*Godot 4/9/11 11:01 p.m.

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