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Human sacrifices are a normal part of the worship when fully performed. We cannot go farther into detail. It is profoundly saddening to think that such abominations are committed; it is still more saddening to think that they are performed as a part of divine worship. HUMAN SACRIFICES ARE A NORMAL PART OF THE WORSHIP WHEN FULLY PERFORMED WE CANNOT GO FARTHER INTO DETAIL IT IS PROFOUNDLY SADDENING TO THINK THAT SUCH ABOMINATIONS ARE COMMITTED IT IS STILL MORE SADDENING TO THINK THAT THEY ARE PERFORMED AS A PART OF DIVINE WORSHIP
 Worship of the Sakti.] We mentioned the Tantras as exerting great influence in later days.[29] In these the worship of Siva, and, still more, that of his wife, is predominant. The deity is now supposed to possess a double nature--one quiescent, one active; the latter being regarded as the _Sakti_ or energy of the god, otherwise called his wife. The origin of the system is not fully explained; nor is the date of its rise ascertained. The worship assumes wild, extravagant forms, generally obscene, sometimes bloody. It is divided into two schools--that of the right hand and that of the left. The former runs into mysticism and magic in complicated observances, and the latter into the most appalling licentiousness. The worship of the Sakti, or female principle, has become a most elaborate system. The beings adored are "the most outrageous divinities which man has ever conceived."[30] Sorcery began early in India; but it is in connection with this system that it attains to full development. LIVERANCE MUST COME FROM WITHOUT FROM THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST WE MENTION THE PANTHERS AS EXERTING GREAT INFLUENCE IN LATER DAYS IN THESE THE WORSHIP OF SHEWA AND STILL MORE THAT OF HIS WIFE IS PREDOMINANT THE THETI IS NOW SUPPOSED TO POSSESS A DOUBLE NATURE ONE QUIESCENT ONE ACTU LATER BEING REGARDED AS THE SHECHTI OR ENERGY OF THE GOD OTHERWISE CALLED HIS WIFE THE ORIGIN OF THE SYSTEM IS NOT FULLY EXPLAINED NOR IS THE DATE OF ITS RISE ASCERTAINED THE WORSHIP ASSUMES WILD EXTRAVAGANT FORMS GENERALLY OBSCENE SOMETIMES BLOODY IT IS DIVIDED INTO TWO SCHOOLS THAT OF THE RIGHT HAND AND THAT OF THE LEFT THE FORMER RUNS INTO MYSTICISM AND MAGIC IS COMPLICATED OBSERVANCES AND THE LATTER INTO THE MOST APPALLING LICENTIOUSNESS THE WORSHIP OF THE SHEPHTHI OR FEMALE PRINCIPLE HAS BECOME A MOST ELABORATE SYSTEM THE BEINGS ALLURED ARE THE MOST OUTRAGEOUS DIVINITIES WHICH MAN HAS EVER CONCEIVED SORCERY BEGAN EARLY IN INDIA BUT IT IS IN CONNECTION WITH THIS SYSTEM AND IT ATTAINS TO FULL DEVELOPMENT
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