Queen of Swords

I turn around and suggest, at least as I use the term, that while all (or most) initiations are rites of passage, not all rites of passage are initiations.

Initiation is a pretty specific term and concept the way I hear and see it used. So that may just be where I'm coming from.

[psychgeek]

And our experience of pain is highly impacted by our perception of it - and our perception of it is highly determined by how we define it... ;-)

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