<![CDATA[This research analyzes the pilgrimage motives at the Loang Baloq cemetery in Mataram City, examined through the perspective of Auguste Comte's Law of Three Stages. The purpose of this research is to identify and analyze the theological, metaphysical, and positivist motives behind the Loang Baloq cemetery pilgrimage. A qualitative approach with a phenomenological method was employed in this study. It involved passive observation, conducted by the researcher being directly present at the Loang Baloq cemetery without participating in the pilgrims' activities. Secondly, in-depth interviews were conducted with 19 research subjects who were pilgrims, and 4 informants who were the administrators of the Loang Baloq cemetery. Thirdly, documentation was carried out on the activities and rituals performed by the pilgrims during their visits. The results of this study indicate that the ritual practices of pilgrimage at the Loang Baloq Cemetery in Mataram City are not singular; instead, they move dynamically across Auguste Comte's three stages of intellectual development. The Theological Stage manifests through the remnants of fetishism practices (such as using blessed water and tying tree roots as mediums) intermingling with the monotheistic belief in Allah SWT. The Metaphysical Stage is present through adherence to ancestral traditions as well as abstract conceptualizations of the cemetery's aura, positive energy, and blessing substance. Meanwhile, the Positivism Stage manifests through the desacralization of rituals, where the pilgrimage is rationally interpreted as a space for historical education, cultural preservation, reflection on mortality, and recreation.]]>
