0621 In period three of human evolution, from the domestication of fire to the first singularity, cooking with fire opens opportunities for novel teams.  Some of these novel teams are highly productive, yet highly dangerous.  So, the questionof whether a young male has the correct psychological disposition for these sorts of teams arises.  The mature men who work risky teams want to know who is eligible in advance.

The community solves the problem with initiation rites.

Before the evening rite, father says to son, in hand talk.

[Point to YOU][Point to own chest][image of small bird]

Put a small bird in your heart.

0622 With this in mind, consider the interventional sign-relation between the loquens and ego interscope.

0623 The initiation rite begins after sundown.

Figures with masks dance out of the shadows and into the fire-light.  One mask has the wings of moths glued to the face, looking like an owl, but at the same time, obviously not an owl.  Two dark spots serve as eyes that obscure the eyes of the old man wearing the mask.  The figure threatens whoever stands near.

In the ceremony, it seems as if each initiate attracts a masked person from a swarm of masked figures.  The masked figures not engaged with the initiates dance and sing and entertain everyone not directly involved in the initiation, which may be a good number in a community of 150.

0624 Does the young man remember to put a small bird in his heart?

He has trained the small bird exercises of evasion.  Life in the Lebenswelt that we evolved in is not for slackers, who prefer to sip latte and type out commentaries on their computers.  Every team expresses its own martial arts.  When father speaks his ceremonial command, the son knows exactly what his body is trained to do.  He also knows other exercises, for sure.

His father says what he must.

The son either pays attention or not.

0625 When the figure with the moth-adorned mask threatens and pursues, the young man avoids and does not strike the flying predator.

The young man acts out_2bf the language of danger_2am.

The young man is a small bird_2cf.

0626 This is who we evolved to be.