spiritual+self+12/2021, Summaries of Gender Psychology

Download spiritual+self+12/2021 and more Summaries Gender Psychology in PDF only on Docsity! Unpacking the SelfSpiritual Self Objectives: 1.Identify personal spiritual practices of belief. 2.Explore the relationship of religion and behavior. 3.Understand the concept of Dungan or spirit. 4.Appreciate one’s self as a result of finding or creating meaning in one’s life. Therefore… The practice of religion is good for individuals, families, states, and the nation. It improves health, learning, economic well-being, self- control, self-esteem, and empathy. It reduces the incidence of social pathologies, such as out- of-wedlock births, crime, delinquency, drug and alcohol addiction, health problems, anxieties, and prejudices. Religious Ri tua ls a n d Ceremonies Agree or Disagree: Rituals, not beliefs, provide the social glue for religious communities. "While an individual may sincerely hold religious beliefs, a group does not have a common mind and cannot hold any belief. Faith becomes socially relevant through action. Until there is action, religion is socially meaningless.“ Dr. Daniel B. Lee Assistant Professor of Sociology Penn State's DuBois Campus. Witchcraf tthe art or practice of witches; the practice of sorcery, enchantments and intercourse with spirits; the belief in, or use of, certain kinds of supernatural or magical powers. Witchcraft often occupies a religious, divinatory or medicinal role, and is often present within societies and groups whose cultural framework includes a magical world view. Conceptions (or misconceptions) about Witchcraft:  It is the practice of magic or sorcery by those outside the religious mainstream of a society  It is the practice of sorcery, enchantments and intercourse with spirits.  the use of certain kinds of supernatural or magical powers.  a diabolical conspiracy against Christianity.  a cultural ideology which explains human misfortune by blaming it either on a supernatural entity or on a known person in the community.  a pantheistic, nature-based religion with possible pre-Christian roots Historical Perspective  Historically the witchcraft label has been applied to practices people believe influence the mind, body, or property of others against their will—or practices that the person doing the labeling believes undermine social or religious order.  The concept of a magic-worker influencing another person's body or property against their will was clearly present in many cultures, as traditions in both folk magic and religious magic have the purpose of countering malicious magic or identifying malicious magic users.  Malicious magic users can become a credible cause for disease, sickness in animals, bad luck, sudden death, impotence and other such misfortunes. By performing certain magical acts in a particular way… o crops might be improved; o game herds replenished; o illness cured or avoided,; o animals and people made fertile. 2 Types: 1.Religious based magic: this involves the use of faith by requesting the intervention of major or minor deities to enact spells or weaves. 2.Nature based magic: this involves modifying the world according to the desires of the spellcaster. Finding Meaning in Life Something to consider… "...Meaning is something t o discover rat her t han t o invent .“ Man’ssearch for meaning has the same concept wi th inner happiness, life satisfaction, self- actualization, deep spirituality. Existential Vacuum Life that isempty, meaningless, purposeless, aimless, adrift, and so on, and seem to be responding to these experiences with unusual behaviors that hurt themselves, others, society, or all three. Because of t his exist ent ial vacuum, we fill our lives with:• pleasure, • eating beyond all necessity, • having promiscuous sex, • we might seek power, especially the power represented by monetary success; So how do we find meaning in our life? •Experiential values •Creative values •Attitudinal values Experient ial Values Experiencing somet hing ( or someone) we value. • The most important example of experient ial values is t he love we feel towards another – family, friends, workmates, etc. Creat ive Values This is t he t radit ional exist ent ial idea of providing oneself withmeaning by becoming involved in one’sprojects, or, be t ter, in the project of one’s own life. It includes the creativity and passion involved in art , music, writing, invention, work and so on.