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THE SPIRITUAL SELF
UNDERSTANDING THE SELF
SPIRITUALITY
Vs.
RELIGION
• GOD
• self
• others
• institutions
• and God’s entire creation
-marked by respect,forgiveness,
generous service and prayer
KIND
“Corporal works of mercy”
Explain such experience and
describe how you felt.
• A belief in anthropomorphic
supernatural being
• A focus on the sacred supernatural
• The presence of supernatural
power or energy that is found on
supernatural beings as well as
physical beings and objects
CHARACTERISTICS OF RELIGION
Sometimes, however, it
comes out of the body and
takes on a visible form such
as that of an insect (a
housefly or a moth) or a
small animal like a lizard.
RITUALS AND CEREMONIES
- the performance of
ceremonial acts
prescribed by
tradition or sacred law
- "is a sequence of
activities involving
gestures, words, and
objects, performed in
a sequestered place,
and performed
according to set
sequence"
CHARACTERISTICS OF RITUALS
• Reduce stress
• Reinforce group
norms and identity
• Provide sanctions
for individual
behavior
• Provide a sense of
the world
The self can be
described as a
ritual being
Participation
in ritual is an
expression of
religious
beliefs
Ceremony is "a
formal religious
or public
occasion,
typically one
celebrating a
particular event
or anniversary."
HOMEWORK
In groups, research on
Local/Indigenous Filipino
Religious Beliefs and Practices
and the functions they serve.
Make a short powerpoint
presentation of it and upload it
in the LMS.
RELIGION, MAGIC, AND
WITCHCRAFT
Religion is an
organized system
of ideas about the
spiritual sphere,
along with
ceremonial
practices.
FUNCTIONS
• creates a moral
community
• provides rites of
passage
• provides emotional
support
• serves as a means to
provide answers to
ultimate questions
• agent of social
change
Magic are
illusions. They are the
oldest performing arts
in the world in which
audiences are
entertained by staged
tricks of seemingly
impossible using
natural means.
FUNCTIONS
• avoidance or healing
of illness in humans
• seeking some “luck”
where the outcome is
in doubt or beyond
factual influence
• captivate audience
with expert
showmanship
Witchcraft is an
explanation of events
based on the belief
that certain
individuals possess
an innate psychic
power capable of
causing harm,
including sickness
and death
FUNCTIONS
• 1. Experiential Values
family, relatives, friends,workmates
• 2. Creative Values
by becoming involved in one’s
projects, or better, in the project
of one’s own life
• 3. Attitudinal Values
practicing virtues such as
compassion, bravery, and the like.
LOGOTHERAPY ASSUMPTIONS
• 1. Purposeful
work
• 2. Courage in
the face of
difficulty
• 3. Love
“Love is the only way to grasp another
human being in the innermost core of his
personality. No one can become fully aware of
the very essence of another human being unless
he loves him. By his love, he is enabled to see the
essential traits and features in the beloved
person; and even more, he sees that which is
potential in him... Furthermore, by his love, the
loving person enables the beloved person to
actualize these potentials. By making him aware
of what he can be and of what he should
become, he makes these potentialities come
true."
HOMEWORK