124 - Are Rituals Essential or Ornamental?

Welcome!
I have a new curiosity I am exploring, for the next little while I will be speaking about the often misunderstood world of rituals.

This came about when I sat down and had a conversation with Tanya from Body Art Motion and Jai from Zephrym about the upcoming art and performance showcase they're hosting called Ritual Arts.

It's a little ironic that I will be using my own ritual of exploration to explore the practice of rituals.

There is a lens of which I've viewed that term, like all of us. Mine comes from how I was raised and the religious context I observed the world growing up. 

There were rituals that were deemed right and those definitively wrong.

Regardless of where you find yourself, the world of rituals is a fantastically huge realm to explore.  A worthwhile pursuit to decode the way in which our global collection of cultures describe, honor and display their deepest values and beliefs.

These have been a cornerstone to our evolution and will continue to influence how we honor our individuality while attempting to coordinate with aligned purpose as a collective.