ritual
the power of rituals
Sarah Drinkwater and
ritual
The word “practice” is such a wonderful word because it has time built into it: you can only practice if you practice
Ritual provides us with a tool for learning to think logically, analogically and ecologically as we move toward a sustainable culture.
Dolores LaChapelle • Ritual is Essential
That, I think, is the power of ceremony: it marries the mundane to the sacred.
Braiding Sweetgrass, Robin Wall Kimmerer
In an overly digitized world, people embrace with intensity the few remaining ritualistic activities available to them. Halloween gets turned into something extravagant—not just for children anymore, but adults too. The same is true of Valentine’s Day or Mardi Gras and other ritualized occasions. They are pushed to extremes because people have so... See more
Ted Gioia • 13 Observations on Ritual
We still instinctively long for this kind of belonging, as our sacrifices to sports teams, fraternities, or churches demonstrate.