sacrifice: from Latin sacrificare; sacer sacred, holy + facere to make. 1.

To make an offering of; to consecrate or present to a divinity by way of expiation or propitiation, or as a token acknowledgment or thanksgiving; to immolate on the altar of God, in order to atone for sin, to procure favor, or to express thankfulness; 2. Hence, to destroy, surrender, or suffer to be lost, for the sake of obtaining something; to give up in favor of a higher or more imperative object or duty; to devote, with loss or suffering. 3. To destroy; to kill. 4. To sell at a price less than the cost or actual value. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, 1996

By Catherine Fournier The Interim Pilgrimage is not a North American word. Its not a concept that fits the history of the continent. North Americans understand emigration - getting there.. We came over the oceans by ship or plane, moved through the plains by wagon, train and car, scaled the mountains, all in search of a better future. The destination was the point and the journey itself best forgotten, especially if you had any thoughts to go home again.

(Middle English, pilgrime, Old French, pelegrin, derived from Latin peregrinum, supposed origin, per and agerwith idea of wandering over a distance). Pilgrimages may be defined as journeys made to some place with the purpose of venerating it, or in order to ask there for supernatural aid, or to discharge some religious obligation.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12085a.htm http://www.theinterim.com/activism/youth-activism/embracing-the-notion-of-pilgrimage/ http://psychology.about.com/od/historyofpsychology/a/psychodynamic.htm By Kendra Cherry, About.com Guide

Criticisms of Psychoanalysis

Freud's theories overemphasized the unconscious mind, sex, aggression and childhood experiences.

Many of the concepts proposed by psychoanalytic theorists are difficult to measure and quantify.

Most of Freud's ideas were based on case studies and clinical observations rather than empirical, scientific research.

Strengths of Psychoanalysis

While most psychodynamic theories did not rely on experimental research, the methods and theories of psychoanalytic thinking contributed to experimental psychology.

Many of the theories of personality developed by psychodynamic thinkers are still influential today, including Erikson's theory of psychosocial stages and Freud's psychosexual stage theory.. Psychoanalysis opened up a new view on mental illness, suggesting that talking about problems with a professional could help relieve symptoms of psychological distress.