If the Phibionites had succeeded I might have been interested!
http://listverse.com/2014/02/07/10-bizar...ian-sects/
Obviously, Ehrman is using 'god' in the pagan sense. But the screwing sounds great.
http://listverse.com/2014/02/07/10-bizar...ian-sects/
Quote:The reason for this sex ritual? The Phibionites believed this world is separated from the divine realm by 365 heavens. So to reach the highest world, a Phibionite redeemed must pass through all 365 heavens—twice. But each heaven is guarded by an Archon, and to be granted safe passage, a Phibionite must call out the secret name of one of the Archons, while doing the sex act. This belief guarantees every Phibionite male sex with a female member at least 730 times. The sex liturgy was also founded on the idea that humans have the divine seed trapped within the physical body, which must be liberated in order to return to the higher realms. This seed is passed on through the male semen and female blood. To allow the seed to develop in the woman’s womb into another human being is to perpetuate the cycle of entrapment. Thus, the ritual collects semen and menses, and their ingestion represents the liberation of the divine seed.
Obviously, Ehrman is using 'god' in the pagan sense. But the screwing sounds great.