What do weddings, white coat ceremonies, and singing the national anthem in school all have in common? They’re highly symbolic acts, also known as rituals. From baptisms to presidential inaugurations, rituals are everywhere, even in our daily lives. Join us as we discuss the multitude of reasons we turn to ritual, and how they can help us both tap into something larger than us, as well as keep ourselves fully rooted in the present.

Episode Resources & Easter Eggs:

Reoccurring Characters:

• Hey, it’s Aleister Crowley again.

Groups:

• Explore the Golden Dawn (maybe at...uh, dawn?)
• Investigate your local Freemason temple (+1 for in-the-field action).

Pop Culture & Books:

• Watch National Treasure (+2 to binge watch both franchise movies).
• Read Israel Regardie’s The Tree of Life for free.
• Meet Dr. AJ in The Resident, a medical drama.
• Isn’t it funny when fictional characters have Wikipedia pages? Here’s Han Solo’s.

Concepts:

• Brush up on shiva.
• Learn about Hinduism’s Kali Yuga.
• Recognize the caduceus?
• Dive down a rabbit hole by discovering kundalini.
• Refresh your memory on the Hippocratic oath.
• Have you ever achieved gnosis, even for a minute?
• Read some Nietzsche (or read something about Nietzsche).
• Discover invocation (results may vary).

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Music Credit: “The Gatekeepers,” from silvermansound.com (2017).