ritual

the power of rituals

"We need regular rituals that compel us to turn & face the difficulties, the failures, the woe, the underside of things; spaces where we're obliged to confront & work through what we might otherwise avoid. Our lives and health would improve vastly if we did such things." — James Davies

andrea

Fermentation as Metaphor

Sandor Katz emergencemagazine.org

Keely Adler

Rituals (with your homies) make life worth living

Ayesha Khan, Ph.D.wokescientist.substack.com

Stuart Evans

“I’m looking for a practice and a journey, not a quick hit.” - Seth Godin

Alara

Ritual is essential because it is truly the pattern that connects. It provides communication at all levels – communication among all the systems within the individual human organism; between people within groups; between one group and another in a city and throughout all these levels between the human and the non-human in the natural environment.

Dolores LaChapelle • Ritual is Essential

Stuart Evans

All That Is Solid Melts Into Information

NOEMA noemamag.com

SpaceXponential

Insights from Byung-Chul Han: The rise of narcissism, the emphasis on authenticity, and shallow technological experiences are eroding essential societal bonds We need daily and lifelong rituals to help bring narrative structure into our lives In the past,... See more

sari

sometimes the most destabilizing chaos isn’t on the world stage. Nor is it a public outrage or even a shared experience.

It’s found instead in the quiet chaos of our everyday lives: making a home, raising a family, putting a meal on the table. These mundane corners of the human experience are also where we find the loosest pockets of culture today:

Jasmine Bina • A Time to Build Tight Brands in the Chaos of Loose Cultures

Keely Adler

Rituals have been crucial for humans throughout history – and we still need them

theconversation.com

Laura Pike Seeley