“This is what rituals are for. We do spiritual ceremonies as human beings in order to create a safe resting place for our most complicated feelings of joy or trauma, so that we don't have to haul those feelings around with us forever, weighing us down. We all need such places of ritual safekeeping. And I do believe that if your culture or tradition doesn't have the specific ritual you are craving, then you are absolutely permitted to make up a ceremony of your own devising, fixing your own broken-down emotional systems with all the do-it-yourself resourcefulness of a generous plumber/poet” Elizabeth Gilbert from Eat, Pray, Love Listen Here:
anchor.fm/as-the-crow-flies/episodes/S1-E9-The-Place--Power--Potential-of-Ritual-ekg370 Released on October 2nd (run time of 44:17) this episode focuses on the place, power and potential of ritual. As people working in the maritime sector we are often asked to pray with others, or to mark a death on board, or to share in a blessing of a ship. Rituals are important markers in life, and have the potential for incredible significance. This episode explores why we have ritual, how to develop them, and how to incorporate ritual into our everyday lives. Today we are joined by an amazing guest, Sande Ramage, who works as Spiritual Care Coordinator for a local health board. Here Sande is asked to perform rituals and ceremonies on a regular basis. Sande encourages us to consider the significant of living intentional lives, and how we can incorporate ritual into our life and practice. Useful Resources shared in the podcast: Why Do People Perform Rituals? by Axel Michaels lt.org/publication/why-do-people-perform-rituals Why Rituals Matter Michael Norton www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE42C8z9brE Podcast COVID-19 and the Loss of Rituals, Formation of New Ones Michael Norton, PhD www.apa.org/research/action/speaking-of-psychology/ritual-loss-covid-19?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=apa-pandemics&utm_content=sop-ep106-ritual-loss-covid The Restorative Power of Ritual by Scott Berinato hbr.org/2020/04/the-restorative-power-of-ritual From Beginning to End: The Rituals of Our Lives byRobert Fulghum www.bookdepository.com/From-Beginning-End-Robert-Fulghum/9780804111140 Resources Recommended by Sande: Juliet Batten A Cup of Sunlight: Discovering the Sacred in Everyday Life www.julietbatten.co.nz/product/cup-sunlight-discovering-sacred-everyday-life/ Juliet Batten Celebrating the Southern Seasons, Ritual for Aotearoa www.julietbatten.co.nz/product/celebrating-southern-seasons-rituals-aotearoa/ Juliet Batten Dancing with the Seasons www.julietbatten.co.nz/product/dancing-seasons-resilience-inspiration-times-change/ Riting Myth Mythic Writing: Plotting Your Personal Story by Dennis Patrick Slattery dennispslattery.com/wordpress/2012/05/riting-myth-mythic-writing-plotting-your-personal-story/ The Stories We Live By: Personal Myths and the Making of the Self by Dan P McAdams www.bookdepository.com/Stories-We-Live-By-Dan-P-McAdams/9781572301887 Mighty Stories Dangerous Rituals: Weaving Together the Human and the Divine by Herbet Anderson & Edward Foley www.bookdepository.com/Mighty-Stories-Dangerous-Rituals-Herbert-Anderson/9780787956486 Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings by John O'Donohue www.amazon.com/dp/0385522274?tag=joodo-20 Anam Cara by John O'Donohue www.amazon.com/Anam-Cara-Book-Celtic-Wisdom/dp/006092943X The Inner Landscape of Beauty podcast John O'Donohue onbeing.org/programs/john-odonohue-the-inner-landscape-of-beauty-aug2017/ Care of the Soul by Thomas Moore www.bookdepository.com/Care-Soul-Thomas-Moore/9780749941208 A Religion of Ones’ Own by Thomas Moore www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/313524/a-religion-of-ones-own-by-thomas-moore/
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