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How do you enact a communal meal in ritual?

2012 Thing on Thursday #6 We continue our series of questions on liturgy.  Our poll asked about the most important elements of ritual liturgy, the third most popular element was the communal meal. The breaking of bread together could be…

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Last hum of the cicada: Death in naturalism

– by B. T. Newberg Deep in the mountains of South Korea, a cicada hummed its last.  Walking along the roadside, I saw a spider fall upon it with its venomous mandibles.  Caught in the web, it had no escape,…

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How do you enter trance or meditation in ritual?

2012 Thing on Thursday #5 Two weeks ago, our poll asked about the most important elements of ritual liturgy, and last week’s dug into methods of “giving thanks.”  The second most popular method, after spoken words of gratitude, was making…

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Honoring our ancestors, by NaturalPantheist

Two and a half years ago my world was rocked to its core when a friend was tragically killed in a car accident aged only 23. He was a very close friend. Coming to terms with his loss was very…

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How do you give thanks in ritual?

2012 Thing on Thursday #4 Last week’s poll asked about the most important elements of ritual liturgy, and the most popular element was “giving thanks.”  This week, let’s dig deeper into this.  How do you go about this in ritual?…

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