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What Is Ritual and Why Are We Searching for It?
I’m curious. Someone out there is searching for things like “what is daily ritual” and “why don’t we see the sacred in everyday life” (my personal favorite, because it’s a really good question) and “self care rituals”. Who are you … Continue reading
Why Ritual?
The last few days (half a week, really) have been tough. Not because anything in particular has happened, but because inspiration and motivation have been hard to come by. I felt like I was in a rut with my ritual … Continue reading
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Tagged mindfulness, personal ritual, philosophy of ritual, purpose
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Vision Board Update
In case you were wondering, I did finish my vision board last night! Here are some pictures:
Creating Personal Ritual
In the course of my recent cleaning of my apartment, I came across a document I created over two years ago, before I knew I wanted to start a ritual consulting business. I was still working in a mental health … Continue reading
The Search for Lost Holy Things
I’m back! It’s interesting to me that my last post was about what I do and why. My experience last summer with the homeless woman helped me to understand one piece of what is at the heart of my work. … Continue reading
Building Home Base Through Your Personal Symbols
This blog post follows closely on the last one, in that I think the two are stronger together. After writing about incorporating small rituals into daily life, I felt that something was missing. It’s not that I don’t believe what … Continue reading
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Tagged personal home base, personal symbols, ritual as catalyst
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Ritual: The Easy Way
I was reflecting recently on my experiences with ritual, and had a pretty profound realization. It’s one of those things I already knew, but didn’t quite grasp the significance of until just now. After we have experienced something in ritual, … Continue reading
The bones of ritual
Think of a skeleton. Think of the bare framework of something. The calendar before the dates are filled in. The electric grid with no electricity running through the lines. The block of houses with no inhabitants. Graph paper. Think of the … Continue reading