sacrament

is the occasion but not the cause of grace. If it were the cause, it would be a magical system, not religious at all.

the occasion but not the cause of grace. If it were the cause, it would be a magical system, not religious at all.

is a solemn religious ceremony such as the eating of chocolate.

is a technique for altering the consciousness through physical events and physical objects, for transgressing the skin, the uneasy borderline between what is external and what is internal.

There's one uneasy borderline between what is external and what is internal, and this borderline is defined exactly by the sense organs and the skin and the introduction of external things within my own body. Consciousness is altered by physical events and physical objects, which impinge upon my sense organs, or which I introduce into my body. Now the name traditionally given to external objects or processes which change you internally is sacrament. Sacraments are the visible and tangible techniques for bringing you close to your own divinity.

is the name given to external objects or processes which change you internally.

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sacrament