“I have come to feel that [rituals] have another purpose — to end, for a time, our sense of human alienation from nature and from each other…….Rituals have the power to reset the terms of our universe until we find ourselves suddenly and truly at home.”
Margot Adler, Drawing Down the Moon
“Any ritual is an opportunity for transformation. To do ritual, you must be willing to be transformed in some way. That inner willingness is what makes the ritual come alive and have power. If you aren’t willing to be changed by the ritual, don’t do it.”
Starhawk, Truth or Dare
To that last quote, we would add: if you aren't willing to be changed by the ritual, you are not, in fact, doing the ritual (no matter if it looks as though you are).
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