Ritual During A Pandemic
Let’s be very basic: What is ritual? Ritual provides a model of reality, showing how to interpret the world as is, as well as a model for reality, clarifying how life ideally should be.
Ritual brings these two aspects – the “model of” and the “model for” – together.
Ritual is about order and sameness. There is comfort and security in knowing that ritual stays the same, no matter what. (more…)