"I often think that ritual gives us something to do with our hands rather than our heads, performing a set of actions that root us into our being again. Ritual is different from worship: a matter of instinct rather than construction, a gesture that lets us weave significance in the moment. It is so undemanding, so simple, almost passive. You follow the steps, and they take you down to find what you need."
–– Katherine May, British author and podcaster
Source: Katherine May. Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age. New York: Riverhead Books, 2023; p. 90.
via: Commonplace Book 2022, 2022, p. 103.
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