03-05-2011, 04:40 AM
I know three men involved in the project here in Puna and all relate what a great, life-changing experience it has been for them. While I haven't experienced the group firsthand, I have been involved in other programs with similar rituals. It is easy to look from the outside and characterize rituals as shocking and bizarre. Taken out of context, almost any ritual can be made to seem bizarre. There are two sides to this story.