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Why ritual? Where does all of this ceremonial stuff come from? What’s the purpose anyway? |
I Will Tell Thee a Supreme Mystery
By Cornelia Powell
What’s a wedding without some sort of ceremony, and what’s a ceremony without re-enacting a ritual or two, and what’s a ritual without a bit of mystery? The rituals of wedding ceremonies—such as exchanging rings, repeating vows, or even dressing in special clothes—are intended as outer expressions of our inner transformation. Rituals act as guideposts on this rather mysterious transformational journey called being a bride, this womanly rite-of-passage.
The essence of rituals comes out of the ancient past from early cultures where one’s life was deeply connected to nature and the spirit world. They may come from the past, but rituals are alive and creative, full of energy as vibrant as what we’re willing to put into them. And the magic is not the ritual itself, but where it takes us. And that journey is within.
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