Chapter 8 2. The soul is a tramp

Nuwa was born in an unsolved mystery - death. In fact, this question has perplexed primitive man ever since he realized his own mortality.Since people are alive, why do they have to die, and why do they die?Where does a person go after death?Is he wandering, or has he resettled?If he leaves without saying goodbye, will he come back? This is really asking: what is death? The most straightforward understanding of death is, of course, "I'm gone."But how could "I" disappear, and how could it disappear? The "I'm gone" thing, do I know?If I know, then I am still there; if I don’t know, how can I prove that it is me who is gone, not someone else?This is something that I can't figure out anyway.

There is only one conclusion: I am still there, but I just changed places. Changing places is possible and possible.According to primitive people, fish, birds, snakes, cows, and of course humans all have souls.The body is where the soul resides.Since it is a sojourn, it is possible to move, because the tent will always be torn down.The demolition of the body is death, and the relocation of the soul is reincarnation.In other words, death is the migration of the soul from one place to another, just like the transition of nomads. The soul is a vagabond, and fate tells him to go far away, far away.

Everything has a spirit, and the soul can be reincarnated. This is the most primitive philosophy of life.Of course, how to turn, whether to go to Dongwozi or Xia ranch, whether to become a Buddha or become a cow and a horse, will not be answered by religion until a long time later, primitive people do not know.All they know is that if the soul just changed places, then I'm not dead. very good!This is enough to deal with death, to conquer the fear of death.Because it implies a belief that man is actually immortal.The body may disappear, but the soul does not die; the individual may fall, but the group does not die.The life of the ethnic group, the collective, and the species will continue unceasingly.Anyway, when a soul leaves its native land, it immediately finds a new one.Therefore, death is not the end of life, but the beginning.

This requires two things to be done, one is to settle down, and the other is to praise. Those who are settled are the dead.Both Neanderthals (early Homo sapiens) and cavemen (late Homo sapiens) in the Paleolithic Age had burials, and both had burial tools, food, and even jewelry.The meaning of this is also very clear: since the soul is on the road, it must bring some dry food; the dead are not dead, and may come back to life at any time.This requires burial objects, even mummification, or evocation by wizards.Anyway, a funeral is required.In the tombs of ancient Egyptian nobles, there will even be fine wines so that they can drink to their heart's content or hold receptions.

The object of praise is first of all women. Women are the source of life, the builders and creators of the soul's new home, and they are the least afraid of death, least of all bloodshed.They bled every month and didn't die. Even if there is bleeding during childbirth, it is just a special baptism for the new life. Obviously, life and death, the secret lies with women. In other words, only women have mastered the "No. 1 secret" in the world. This requires praise, worship, and special production of women and female genitalia by means of sculpture, painting, and altar building.The most famous examples include the "Ayangbai" in Jianchuan, Yunnan, the altar of the Hongshan Cultural Site, a large number of "Venus" and a small number of "Bai Ladies".

It is not surprising that there are more mother gods than death gods; the former is ugly and the latter is beautiful, perhaps it is the opposite.Isn’t the Tujia people sobbing at weddings, which is called “crying marriage”; dancing at funerals, which is called “jumping funeral”? Therefore, the ones in the Aegean Sea region are centered on goddesses.There is a seal of Crete showing such a scene: a goddess with full breasts stands high on the top of the world, proudly raising a snake, showing off to the world that women rule the world; a young man with a strong body stands below, Cheering to her in reverence and excitement, the cock erection was spectacular.This is not pornography, let alone obscenity, but an extremely sacred and solemn ceremony.In this ceremony, an erection is a salute.An erect penis is the hymn of a goddess.

This kind of ceremony is called "reproductive worship".

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