Sunday, September 19, 2004
water, fur and flame
water, fur and flame
Casey writes:
"ritual is a word that has lost much of its power, i think. people talk about empty rituals, and it is true that a ritual can be empty, or not entirely in tune with our times, but i think more often that we are enacting it emptily (if that's a word) - - that we are mouthing or moving without really connecting with, learning about and from, and enlivening and bringing into the reality of our lives this ritual for ourselves."
This is thought provoking. I suspect that I'm going to have a lot to say about this article after I think about it for a while. But here is my first shot across your bow: One reason that people don't do ritual right... is because ritual done right can change you, and change is frightening...
Casey writes:
"ritual is a word that has lost much of its power, i think. people talk about empty rituals, and it is true that a ritual can be empty, or not entirely in tune with our times, but i think more often that we are enacting it emptily (if that's a word) - - that we are mouthing or moving without really connecting with, learning about and from, and enlivening and bringing into the reality of our lives this ritual for ourselves."
This is thought provoking. I suspect that I'm going to have a lot to say about this article after I think about it for a while. But here is my first shot across your bow: One reason that people don't do ritual right... is because ritual done right can change you, and change is frightening...
