The meaning of ritual, irrespective of the useful effects which primitive man expects from it, lies precisely in strengthening the conscious system.  The magical forms by means of which archaic man comes to terms with his surroundings are, all other considerations apart, anthropocentric systems of world domination.  In his rituals he makes himself the responsible center of the cosmos; on him depends the rising of the sun, the fertility of crops, and all the doings of the gods.

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