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War and Ritual Ecstasy

The Emerald

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The Deeper Drives behind War and Ritual Ecstasy

War is not solely driven by brute aggression, abstract policy, or territorial expansion, but is ultimately fueled by fulfilling somatic needs and associated states of consciousness. The central drives behind war are similar to those fulfilled by ritual ecstasy, as both involve syncopated group action and repetitive movement inducing trance, leading the collective to move as a living breathing unit.

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