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    The Power of Ritual: Turning Everyday Activities into Soulful Practices
    The Power of Ritual: Turning Everyday Activities into Soulful Practices
    The Power of Ritual: Turning Everyday Activities into Soulful Practices
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    The Power of Ritual: Turning Everyday Activities into Soulful Practices

    Written by Casper Ter Kuile

    Narrated by Casper Ter Kuile

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    About this audiobook

    Casper ter Kuile, a Harvard Divinity School fellow and cohost of the popular Harry Potter and the Sacred Text podcast, explores how we can nourish our souls by transforming common, everyday practices—yoga, reading, walking the dog—into sacred rituals that can heal our crisis of social isolation and struggle to find purpose—a message we need more than ever for our spiritual and emotional well-being in the age of COVID-19.

    “After half a decade of research and hundreds of conversations with people around the country, I am convinced we are in the midst of a paradigm shift. That what used to hold us in community no longer works, and that the spiritual offerings of yesteryear no longer help us thrive.”–Casper ter Kuile

    What do Soul Cycle, gratitude journals, and tech breaks have in common? For ter Kuile they offer rituals that create the foundation for our modern spiritual lives. 

    We are in crisis today. Our modern technological society has left too many of us—no matter our ages—feeling isolated and bereft of purpose. Previous frameworks for building community and finding meaning no longer support us. Yet ter Kuile reveals a hopeful new message: we might not be religious, but that doesn’t mean we are any less spiritual.  

    Instead, we are in the midst of a paradigm shift in which we seek belonging and meaning in secular practices. Today, we find connection in:

    • CrossFit and SoulCycle, which offer a sense of belonging rooted in accountability and support much like church groups
    • Harry Potter and other beloved books that offer universal lessons 
    • Gratitude journals, which have replaced traditional prayer 
    • Tech breaks, which provide mindful moments of calm 

    In The Power of Ritual, ter Kuile invites us to deepen these ordinary practices as intentional rituals that nurture connection and  wellbeing. With wisdom and endearing wit, ter Kuile’s call for ritual is ultimately a call to heal our loss of connection to ourselves, to others, and to our spiritual identities.

    The Power of Ritual reminds us that what we already do every day matters—and has the potential to become a powerful experience of reflection, sanctuary, and meaning.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateJun 23, 2020
    ISBN9780062883537
    Author

    Casper Ter Kuile

    CASPER TER KUILE is the co-host of the award-winning podcast Harry Potter and the Sacred Text, a Ministry Innovation Fellow at Harvard Divinity School, co-founder of startup Sacred Design Lab, and former Director of Possibility at the On Being Impact Lab. His work has been featured in the New York Times, Boston Globe, Vice, The Atlantic, and the Washington Post and on PBS. He is the co-author of seminal paper, “How We Gather,” and has presented his research at venues like the Aspen Ideas Festival, Institute for the Future, and Cannes Lions Festival.

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    • 4/5
      I listened to this audio book during my workout and enjoyed learning more about deepening our rituals. The examples given are well -researched and wonderfully explained.

      3 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Will change how you think about rituals and everyday living.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Wonderful book! Full of rich and powerful insights that warmed my heart and made me slow down and be more intentional in my day to day activities.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Coming from a religious background and living as a current skeptic, I do sometimes feel a bit of loss around the ritual and community I had growing up. This book has shown me very practical ways to create ritual and honor to the important moments and people in my life. I’m excited to share it with a few key friends and hear their thoughts about it. I’d recommend it to anyone looking to deepen their personal spiritual practice on their own terms.
    • 5/5
      I liked the suggestions for increasing the sacred aspects of life.
    • 5/5
      This was really lovely, and I truly enjoyed listening to it. Now in these Covid times, it’s harder to see how community can be created even though it’s needed more than ever. It’s given me a lot to think about as far as ways to incorporate the sacred into daily life.