THE KORE IS THE LAST OF THE SIX INITIATION
SOCIETIES. THESE SOCIETIES, RUN BY A FEW
ELDERS, ACT IN POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, AND
MEDICAL CAPACITY AND EXERCISE SOCIAL
CONTROL OVER THE COMMUNITY. INITIATION
FOR MEN LASTS FOR SEVEN YEARS & ENDS
WITH THEIR SYMBOLIC DEATH & THEIR REBIRTH TO TEACH THEM THAT BODILY DEATH
DOES NOT MEAN SUFFERING AND FINALITY,
IT MEANS UNION WITH GOD. THE KORE TEACHES SELF KNOWLEDGE, AND THE DOCTRINE
THAT THEY UNDERGO ENDLESS REINCARNATIONS. WITHOUT THE HELP OF THE
KORE, EVERY TIME HE RETURNS TO EARTH,
GOD REMOVES FROM THE REINCARNATED
PERSON A PORTION OF HIS SPIRITUAL
NATURE, AND KEEPS IT IN HEAVEN. THEREFORE, IF UNINITIATED, AFTER A CERTAIN
NUMBER OF REINCARNATIONS, THE DEITY
WILL BECOME COMPLETELY REABSORBED.
TO AVOID THIS, THE KORE SOCIETY SEEKS TO
ACHIEVE THE ASSIMILATION WITH GOD TO ENSURE COUNTLESS REINCARNATIONS. THIS ENTAILS ENDURING THE INTENSIVE TRAINING
PERIOD INTO ONE OF THE EIGHT CLASSES OF
THE KORE. THIS IS A KORE DUGA MASK, AND
REPRESENTS THE SPIRITUAL JOYS AND
PLEASURES EXPERIENCED BY THOSE WHO
REACH THE STAGE OF UNION WITH GOD.
14.5"H x 7"W x 6"D
THE KORE IS THE LAST OF THE SIX INITIATION
SOCIETIES. THESE SOCIETIES, RUN BY A FEW
ELDERS, ACT IN POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, AND
MEDICAL CAPACITY AND EXERCISE SOCIAL
CONTROL OVER THE COMMUNITY. INITIATION
FOR MEN LASTS FOR SEVEN YEARS & ENDS
WITH THEIR SYMBOLIC DEATH & THEIR REBIRTH TO TEACH THEM THAT BODILY DEATH
DOES NOT MEAN SUFFERING AND FINALITY,
IT MEANS UNION WITH GOD. THE KORE TEACHES SELF KNOWLEDGE, AND THE DOCTRINE
THAT THEY UNDERGO ENDLESS RE-INCARNATIONS. BUT, WITHOUT THE HELP OF THE
KORE, EVERY TIME HE RETURNS TO EARTH,
GOD REMOVES FROM THE REINCARNATED
PERSON A PORTION OF HIS SPIRITUAL
NATURE, AND KEEPS IT IN HEAVEN. THEREFORE, IF UNINITIATED, AFTER A CERTAIN
NUMBER OF REINCARNATIONS, THE DEITY
WILL BECOME COMPLETELY REABSORBED.
TO AVOID THIS, THE KORE SOCIETY SEEKS TO
ACHIEVE THE ASSIMILATION WITH GOD TO ENSURE COUNTLESS REINCARNATIONS. THIS ENTAILS ENDURING THE INTENSIVE TRAINING
PERIOD INTO ONE OF THE EIGHT CLASSES OF
THE KORE. THIS IS A KORE DUGA MASK, AND
REPRESENTS THE SPIRITUAL JOYS AND
PLEASURES EXPERIENCED BY THOSE WHO
REACH THE STAGE OF UNION WITH GOD. Ex James Schmidt Collection
14.5"H x 7"W x 6"D
